giotAlam.
THURSDAY; :AIIGVST:: 251864
"The printing preises shall be free to O'er'''.
parson 'Who undertakes to examine the pro
ceedings of the legislature, or any bnmers of
government; and-no law shall , ever beWaide
to restrains thegt i it 'thereof. The tree commu
nication of th ough t and opinions
every,of the
Invaluable Tigh of men; and citizen
may freely speak, write and print on any sub
ject; being .responsible for the abuse of that
ilbertY. In prosecutions for the publication of
papers investigating the official conduct of offi
cers, or, men In public capacities, or where the
matter published is proper for public Informa
tion, the truth thereof may be given In evi
derme."—,Censtitution of Pennry/vonia.
THE DAILY INTELLIGENCE&
The first number of the Daily Intelli
gencer will be issued on Monday next.
Let such subscription lists as have not
been already forwarded be sent in at
once. We shall start with a large elr
ctilation which will increase rapidly.
RATIFICATION METING!!
On the evening of the day when the
news of the nominations at Chicago
reaches this city, A GRAND' MASS
RATIFICATION MEETING, under
the direction of the Young Men's Dem
ocratic Association will be held in Cen
tre Square. This may be Tuesday eve
ning. The time will, however, be duly
announced in the Daily Intelligeneer,
and by`bills Hosted. Able speakers will
be present to address the people. Let
their be a full turn out.
AN APOLOGY
The present number of the Weekly
Intelligeneer is printed on our own
steam press in our own office. Its
beautiful appearance 'will attract the
notice even of the most unpractised eye.
After weeks of unremitting labor we
are at length fairly afloat.. Hone delay
in the present issue was beyond our
control, but we are sure our friends will
overlook this under the circumstances.
The Daily, long looked for, will cer
tainly make its appearance on Monday
evening, and, if we are not mistaken,
will he one of the handsomest little
papers in the State. We are sure it will
be well sustained by the gallant Demo
cracy of Lancaster city and county.
THE ABOLITION PRESS
One of the most noticeable features
the times is the weakness of the new:,-
papers which support Lincoln, and
their entire want of snirit. But for the
envenoned malice which still exists in
them they-would be completely lifeless.
They 'still cry " copperhead;" and in
dulge In vulgar personalties, but, in all
that constitutes strength or excellence
in political journalism they are want
ing. Their subdued tone is a sure indi
cation of that depression which always
foreshadows, as it precedes, defeat. We
do not wonder at this. During the last
three years they have had no other oc
cupation than to cry war, and, now that
the hearts of the people are all anxious
ly yearning for peace the occupation of
abolition editors is gone.
,'hey have
lived by lying, but an overeredulous
public at length refuses to be hum
bugged any longer. A substantial vic
tory or two might infuse some life into
them, but even with a renewal of good
fortune on the field the people would
demand a rational discussion of the
great questions now at issue.
The numerous and noted disaffect iOTIS
existing among our opponents, the
many denunciations of Lincoln and or
his policy, both by leading abolitionists
and conservative republicans, are
enough to dishearten even the most en
thusiastic. It is no wonder abolition
newspapers are dull reading
,just now.
They have -sense enough to see " the
hand-writing on the wall." 'They feel
and know that the ticket which they
fly at the head of their columns is
doomed to defeat. It is not strange that
they lack vigar.when they see the t.n
tire want of enthusiasm among the
masses of their party. There is noth
ing to buoy them up or to infuse a par
ticle of energy. 'Their's is the apathy
and the listlessness of those who dread
certain defeat while seeing their ene
my mustering in force, elated by en
thusiasm, and confident of a glorious
and crowning victory.
Everywhere the hearts of the people
are turning with eager solicitude to that
good old party which ruled this nation
so long and so well. They do not be
' lieve it to be a treasonable organization
—they know it rather as a constant and
unswerving friend of the Union, and
they are ready again to trust the des
tinies of the nation in its hands. It is
not strange that democratic newspapers
present such a contrast to those of their
opponents. They are sustained and
buoyed up by a swelling tide of popular
sentiment, which is the sure precursor
of success. The people are ready to
pass judgment upon the crude theories
and the many misdeeds of the party in
power. Lincoln has been arraigned
before the bar of public opinion, and so
numerous are the witnesses , against
him, even among those who were once
his friends, that it is not strange even
his paid advocates are dumb.
THE MASS MEETING ON THE lint.
The Mass Ratification Meeting to be
held in this city on the 17th of next
month will be a monster demonstration.
Front all parts of the State we hear the
people say "We are Coming." It has
been rumored that such of the Union
League of this city as have not gone to
war, and that is about the whole. of
them, have given out an indication
that Mr. Vallandigham will not be al
lowed to speak here. We beg them
word-valorous, stay-at-home patriots
not to be rash. They have kept them-
Selves well out of danger so long that it
would be a great pity for them to risk
their precious carcases now. Let these
wait till they see the democratic hosts
,fu3sembie here on that occasion, and
then, if their courage does not quite
ooze out of their linger ends, let them
"pitch iu." The democracy love law
and order, they will not seek a luarrel,
xlor thrust one upon any man or any
04 of men, but they know their rights,
,and ere both able and willing to main
tain them. No set of men living have
the right to dictate to us as to who shall
be the speakers at a meeting of the peo
ple. Let and• who do not desire to hear
Mr. Vallandigham stay at home, but
whatever they do let them not attempt
to interrupt or interfere with him.
"DECENCY."
We would like to know who it is that
writes editorials for the Daily Express
over an asterisk. He took us to account
lately for a lack of decency in our col
umns: We are not aware of having
inserted a single line of any thing that
could be regarded as exceptionablei, un
less it might be the sworn affidavits of
a trio of the harlots who infested the
Treasury Department at Washington.
But, strange to say, he.does not refer to
that remarkably disgraceful expose,,
which be it remembered has never been
contradicted by any republican paper.
With the Treasury building made a
place for prostitutes to revel in with
their paramours in high places, and a
President V. 1 4, is in the constant habit
of polluting the atmosphere of the
White House with jokes too obscene to
be repeated, we would respeaftilly sug
gest to the, star editor of the N4presa
thathe belongs to the wrong party to
talk to us about decurtcy.
Ingf- All kinds of rents are advancing, and
Punch complains that the prat fa his sam
pler Pantaloons grows larger w.f.+ day,
WAR PREACHERS.
Since this war )3egan there have been
many fool aid igno , - t - takVs
abroad In; to lat 4. facts ~,, • net
political atiii 4. 1.494104,*** . ‘ dis-) :
torted and per4ted .latis dis rd
!for truth that 103 litimplyMtmazl
Scareely a,. war Siiiecel . hatt d, e -..
-which diit !jot*: Und ilkWeV*o 1\
lag and untruthful 'misrepresentation.
Lying prophets have abounded, and
fools, if we should judge: them from
their utterances, have been the most
noted orators.; Algtifront„no class of the
community' 'lime so large - a number of
.:Tunnies" ''rttshed , 'ttnthinktttgly"'ftf*dr' c
the political rostrum as from among the
intensely "loyal" of the clergy. These
fellows, fresh from their polemics, have
almost invariably made sad havoc of
political truth. Many of them have so
completely distorted the facts of history
as to leave one doubting whether they
most Acelled in ignorance of what was
truth or in reckless disregard of it. They
have uttered falsehoods without. pum
ber, whether intentionally or not we
must leave their own consciences to de
termine, inasmuch as we have had no
_means of judging either of the extent
of their information, or of their moral
sense of the criminality of lying, other
than by their utterances. It seems to
. us that they can scarcely be so entirely
ignorant, even of recent events, as most
them seem to be, and yet we would not
wish to do them injustice by accusing
them of asserting for truth what they
know to be false. We are sorry so
many of them have abandoned their
professional care of souls to rush into
the theatre of excited political discus
sion, only to cut so very sorry a figure
there. Not a few of the most disgust
ing exhibitions of political insanity
which the country has unhappily wit
nessed since this war began have been
made manifest in the wild ravings of
" war preachers." These fellows have
ranted with the most excited zeal from
Sabbath to Sabbath. They have turned
their pulpits into political rostrums,
and have attempted to dictate to the
Almighty in blasphemous bellowings
made from bonded knees. They have
been, not messengers of peace, whose
coming should make glad the nations
of the earth, but ministers of blood, and
stirrers up of the bitterest strife. Their
voice has been heard, not pleading for
mercy, but hounding on others to in
discriminate slaughternn which they
were only kept from mingling by cow
ardice and considerations of personal
ease and comfort. They have disgraced
their calling, and brought contempt,
if not upon the Christian religion,
upon the various christian associations
to which they have professed to belong.
They have been a pest to society, and a
public nuisance. For the true minister
of the gospel, when he tills his lofty
calling in the spirit of his divine mas
ter, every man of right feeling must
entertain the most profound respect.
When from the holy place he rebukes
us for our sins we feel that we are re
buked indeed ; when he prays God's
blessing to rest upon us we feel that we
are blessed Indeed ; but, when he conies
down from his lofty position to bedrag
gle the robes of his holy office in the
filth and mire of partizan politics, and
honey f ogles round with pot-house poli
tieians to secure the election of some
fey() r i te eniniidate to office, he disgraces
his clot li, and becomes an object of scorn
and contempt. The abolition preach
ers bay,. done much to bring about the
present unfortunate condition of our
vountry, and their garments are red
with blood. It is high time they took
to repenting of their sins " in sackcloth
and ashes." I iod may possibly extend
some mercy to them, but their country
men can never forgive them.
AN EDITOR INDICTED FOB TREASON.
Wm. H. Simpson, the talented editor
and proprietor of the Re/made/yin Journ
al, published at Belfast, Maine, and one
of the ablest democratic papers in the
country, has been indicted in the Dis
trict l'ourt of the United States, for the
alleged crime of "giving aid and com
fort to the enemy" by indulging in
meritedly caustic continent on the re
. eent call of Lincoln and his order of
draft for "500,000 more." When the
indictment was read he plead " not
guilty," and demanded that the trial
Should proceed, but the' United States
District Attorney insisted upon a post
ponement. Mr. Simpson's attorney
gave notice that they would admit the
üblication of the article on which the
indictment was founded, in manner and
form as alleged, and again reiterated
the demand that the trial should prof:
ceed ; but it was postponed, Mr. Simp
son being admitted to bail on his own
recognizance. Mr. Simpson, with his
noted fearlessness, exposes the malice
which led to his prosecution, and re
fuses to be scared into abating one jot
or tittle of his right freely to discuss any
of the acts of the administration. The
day when democrats can be awed Into
silenee by any terrors of would-be des
pots has passed away forever. They
know their rights under the Constitu
tion,and will maintain them at any haz
ard.
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Legislature have passed a Militia
Bill through both Houses, authorizing
the borrowing of three millions dollars
for the purpose of raising and equipping
fifteen regiments of militia for purposes
of state defence ; but they have put the
whole matter in most objectionable
shape. The men are not allowed to
select their own officers, and no pro
visions are made to prevent these regi
ments being taken away from the de
fence of the Border at any time the
President may see tit to order them
elsewhere. such a bill only imposes
more tax upon the people without giv
ing assurance of the protection desired
and needed. It will be remembered as
another instance of the folly and the
subservient baseness of the party in
power.
On Thursday last the vote on the
amendments to the Constitution
Vol- First Amendment
For Seeond Amendment
I'or Third Amendment
Against First Amendment
Against St,ond Amendment
Against Third Amendment
Adjourned.
As yet no method of taking the vote
of the Pennsylvania soldiers in camp
has been decided upon.. We suppose
something will be done in the matter
before the adjournment is had.
OLD NORTHAMPTON MOVING
A large meeting of the Democracy of
gallant old Northampton was held on
the 15th inst. Hon. James 'Kennedy
was chosen President, and a large hum
ber of prominent men Vice Presidents
and Secretaries. A series of :very sound
resolutions was adopted as' expressive
oT the sentiments of the party, and:
(4eo. B. Clellan declared their choice
for the Presidency. After able speeches
from E..J. Fox, Esq.,' and Hon. Philip
Johnson, the meeting adjourned with
three cheerio Or gallant " Little Mac."
It was one of the largest assemblages of
the kind held in that county fot. years,
and gave unmistakable evidence that
that the party is fully alive to the great
work before it.
IRA c, grroun, ESQ.
I,Ve notice that the nimae of our friend
Ira C. Mitcheisq„, ep well known to
tike democracy of this State, the
El,ectorul tieket in the state" of ovVa.
hie renztweitl from this, lie native tits,
since tkie,-wit; hsgigi, And we are glad to
notice that he, 48.8 EP amAlx nont
orable dietipctlon among:. 0 VilteTFA'
4k.d" in the weak. •
"WHICH ARE THE WORSI'?"
Would any man believe that inteneie
ly loyal-sheet the Examiner coulnind
lassmFrt Nvo lAits cotill "Om
ion
• trßerhWaeins •
. 4 it 4it CA* ei sin the
rWar Wfg',a' ' ' n ?Y -B't 17
.. tit tdoes, n 1 thal too,
itlondfaifukto Aide, itW nnediftiOdt to;
:- 141
leli , in ‘7 . orala4OilrOlv•P'Oifillit;
and aecayini party After enumerat
ing "the outright brazeiteOppetheads,"
"the mixed race who assume an air of
tra ti itu
candor and - moderation," and a certain
other sect of democrats whom it- de
nominates "our cold blooded phibiSi)-
phit'lletlareat' - '2OI - lheSt i - earl&
be met'atuldefeated:'? .But, it Cediti II tlf`ii
in undissembledalarin, "thEre ore others
more difficult to deal with, and more
dangerous in their perfidy and folly;"
Who, in King. Abraham's name- we
ask, who are these worse than Copper
heads? ,Are they rank rebels, the men
in arms? Not so, indeed ! They are
of the loyal, abolitionists every one of
them, or republicans if you will.
our agitated, and much distreSsed
neighbOr: "4 fair example of that
- apostate class (how apostate?) may be
seen in Mr. Thurlow Weed and his
New York School." No wonder the
I Examiner is disturbed, and the soul of
its editors disquieted within then,. Mr.
Thurlow Weed is really a most danger
ous opponent to Mr. Lincoln, since his
New York School comprises. the whole
conservative element of the republican
party in the Empire •State. But,,bad
as these men are, and dangerous as they
promise to he, they are not the worst in
the estimation of the E--.m iner. There
is another set whom it regards as
"more hurtful still." Who think you,
reader, can these be? Who leads this
guerrilla band ? Who, hut the arch
apostate, John W. Forney? This , is
more than the Erombuft van bear with
complacency, but eertainly not 'core
than it should have expected. lt is
silly when it asks: " Is the editor of
the Chronicle and the Press adlieted
with softening of the brain •."' --,surely
no man so familiar with the rank apos
tacy, and the utter political depravity
of Forney ought to be surprised at indi
cations of his "ratting." •He sees how
the tide is setting, is getting ready to
desert the sinkidg' fortunes of "Old
Abe," and this is rather an evidence of
his usual selfish sagacity than of any
"softening of the brain.", But it is surely
the unkindest eat of all. When friends
of human kind forsake a man his 'dor.
generally "sticks to his heels," but it
seems clear from the printed admission
of the leading abolition organ of Lan
caster county that even " the Presi
dent's Dog" is ready to turn upon the
master who fed him. No wonder the
Examiner is alarmed. No wonder that
when contrasting these men with Cop
perheads he asks " Which are the
Worst." The cause of Lincoln is en
tirely desperate, and his disgraceful
defeat as well assured as any future
event can be. We are glad to observe
that the Examinee has sense enough to
see it.
MR. BIiCHANAN AT BEDFORD AND IN
EUROPE AT THE SAME TIME.
The malice of the abolition press is
just now its ehiercharacterfStic. Driven
from the field of fair argument it resorts
with more than its accustomed Verrlbil
to vulger personal abuse. No one scents
to be safe front its lying accusations.
Decency is entirely disregarded, the
privacy of domestic life invaded, and
even a lady's sex no longer secures that
protection which no,gentleman would
refuse to extend. Sonic anonymous
scribbler, who would doubtless be re
fused admission into any respectable
circle of society, in making an unwar
ranted attack upon a majority of the
visitors who assembled at liellford
Springs, sought. to give point to his
malicious lies by coupling the names of
Ex-President Buchanan and his aevom
plished niece, Miss Harriet Lane, with
'others. Straightway, thereupon, we see
the assertion flying, the rounds of the
abolition press that Mr. Buchanan and
his niece were prominent in the ex
pression of sympathy with the rebel
lion, &e. The whole story was a ma
licious lie, but, therefore, only especially
well fitted to grace the columns of
abolition newspapers. It is not true
that either Mr. Buchanan or Miss Lane
ever indulged in any such utterances.
The whole story is as little worthy of
credit. as the following, which we
clipped from the foreign correspondence
of a prominent republivan paper only
last week. It is of a piece with much
that is now read in such papers, and the
writer in England was about as near
right, and as worthy of belief, as he
from Bedford. The following gent of
truth is from the foreign correspondent
of tne Philadelphia inquirer:
JAMES BUCHANAN EF:PORTED is ENO
LAND: It is announced here that Mr_ Jas.
Buchanan, formerly United States Minister
at this Court, and afterwards President of
the United States, has been staying.revent
lv, if he is not now, at LCallliligioll, OM! Of
the English watering places, the guest of
Mr. Mason, the Southern Commissioner.
I have 110 reaSollto (lOWA the statement,
which has not been contradicted, and it
would not be, difficult to believe stall :in
assertion. Certainly nothing less could
have been expected. Mr. Mason, I see, is
no longer described as the "Southern Oun
missioner." hut as "the Agent or the Con
federate States." This is rather a letting
down of his dignity, but I presume the poor
man is satisfied with any title unit any
position under which he can lead as life of
Idleness, and amuse himself as a small lion
among the Southern sympathizers he meets
in his various excursions about England.
How inconsistently Abolition news
papers do lie !
THE VALLEY SPIRIT
Prominent among the sufferers by
the burning , . of ehambersburg were
Messrs. Hamsher and Keyser, of the
Valley Spirit. They lost the whole of
their fine establishment together with
their books, and are destitute of the
means of starting the Spirit again with
out assistance. They have, therefore,
been compelled to make an appeal for
assistance. They say:—
"Our loss is total, having saved nothing
except our wearing apparel. In order to
re-establish our paper we are 'compelled to
call on you for assistance. We feel less
hesitation in doing so in the belief that it
will he a pleasure to you to aid us. It is
our intention to resume the publication of
our paper as soon as we can get material
from the city, and in order to wet a refit,
we would request you to collect front 'mei'
Democrats in y o ur I.oeillity, who are able
land willing to contrilmte to our tel such
sums as they may lie disposed to give. and
forward the amount to us.
199 950
210 402
2U7 337
105 152
7i 100
io 913
'•:Any amount SO nontributed we will
consider as a loan to be paid in better
times.
" Anything you may do for us in this be
half will be duly appreciated."
Any contributions that may be made•
for the purpose- of again placing :this
able paper in operation, may be left at
this office, and they will he faithfully
transmitted.
THE NETT ELECTOEIL COLLEGE
Congress has decided that none of the
States which have been formally declared
in insurrection shall vote for President till
re-admitted into the Union. The 'States
thuS excluded from participating in the ap
proaching Presidential contest are as fol
lows:
North Carolina,
Eionth Carol Ina,
Georgia,
Our next Presiden
are therefore to be eh,
• iatea: Electors:
Maine 7
,
NSW Hampshire 5
Massachusetts. 12'
Rhodelsland '
Connecticut • 6
Vermont
etvr•York' • 33
,New JArsiey • 7
ot,
Wind • 7
'NV 'Vlngtula ••-••••• 5,
Tot*, •24 Statep, Hie
Necessary to a civil(
MAINE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
I kl '
ix nul
m• • ' • Gather' of Peo_ple—Lieg , nik,
p 4:3 0 ; = . ...tion ewer in sae State. ~',. 1
ro a= e Iti 2 gor Re .] . A i'% i
.:,.1 Tholl.oLl. -, c01f 66 4° 61 10 15 1 5 ,..., /644114,... at-.l
iende44the i
ocrati4eitepfpnvelgion at '
.Sa, ng4 , on : Ttl -44 d a Y , Wasbe* sigglitanie
Of theljgreat t4iFinge that isfitlth2ikiplade .
Inuphg . thell*Ps 4 ZEl,**o l ` their detkirhtinte
lion to hurt:froui‘Powei'ihiecorrtipt and
wicked cabal at Washington. Even as early
as Monday, they began to arrive from dis
tant places, and on Tuesday morning they
mane cattle in crowds from every - direction.
The pte.h.nwr. Lads-J 4 ang• i brnoght . i about
=eight hundrial—thotisands tauneby'therail
roadsandbyprivinocarriageo.-.ThenViem=
Wage numbered Ten Thousand l'er.sons..
When it is remembered that the gather
'ing was spontaneous, thut no efforts were
made to bring, out the people, beyond what
resulted from the folly and bigotry of the
' city govenunent in refusing the use of City
1 Mall—the great concourse can have Inn one
interpretation, which is that - THE PEOPLE
lARE MOlrri ! It was well that the tent
ihad been provided, as no hall could have
held one-fourth the numbers present.
A preliminary meeting was held in the
tent on Monday evening, which was ad
dressed in effective speeches by Col.- 1. W.
Johnson, of Belfast, J. C. Madigan, Esq.,
of Houlton, and others.
Over 41)0 towns were represented by
nearly one thousand delegates. Hon. Jona.
Smith, of Westbrook, was made chairman.
While the Committee on Resolutions was
out, the Convention was addressed by
Messrs. Clay of Gardiner, Stanborn and
Boynton of Bangor`, Kimball of Portland,
and Bion Bradbury of Eastport,
Hon. Joseph Howard, of Portland, was
nominated by acclamation as a candidate
for Governor. . Hon. Wm. I'. Haines, of
Biddleford, and Ilon. Adams Treat, of
Frankfort, were nominated for electors at
•
Ite.eolved, That the Democratic party is,
and has ever been, the true Union party
of the country. Under its conservative
pinciples and enlightened policy the Utiitett
States have hitherto been preserved in con
cord and in strength; our territory has
been extended, our resources developed,
our wealth increased, the rights of the
States and the people maintained, public
peace and domestic tranquility secured, and
the respect of the world for our free G ON'
i•I'II mein established, and, God helping us,
this Union we will maintain linnet, and
hand it down, as a priceless heritage, toour
posterity.
Resolved, That the existing fratricidal and
calamitous war is the result of the political .
ascendency in power of fanatical and fac
tious extremists; that the, deliberate inva
sion by the national adMinistration of the
rights of the States, the elective franchise,
the freedom of speech and of the press, slid
the personal security of the citizen, and its
avowed purpose to prosecute this war for
the abolition of slavery, or until that insti
tution shall 1)e abandoned, exhibits a polidy
at once unethistitntional and revolutionary,
and in direct violation of the most solemn
pledges of the President, when he entered
on the duties of him_othee, and of the unani
mous voice of congress, when it resolved
that this war was not waged in any spirit of
oppression, or for the purpose of conquest or
subjugation, or for overthrowing or inter
fering with the rights or established insti
tutions of the States, but to defend and
maintain the supremacy of the Constitut ion,
and to preserve the Union with all the dig
nity, equality and rights of the several
States unimpaired, and when these objects
are attained the war ought to cease.
Resolved, That the only ground of hope
for the preservation of the Union, tinder the
Constitution, and of maintaining the rights
of the people and of the States, ancl of se
curing an honorable peace, is by expelling
front power the present corrupt, imbecile
and revolutionary administ rat ion, and sub
stituting in its place an fldillilliStrlitioll
Which Will conduct the Goverillnent accord
ing to the requirements of the Constitution,
and protect all panics in the full enjoyment
of their Constitutional rights, privileges and
immunities.
Resolve il, That the administration, by its
corruption :Ind imbecility, has shown itself
incapable or ii successful prOSN'lllioll or tile
war, and from its levity, tergiversations
and till faith is IllilllifeStly incapable .I . Ile-
gotiating an honorable peace.
liesoired, That we stand where the Pe
mottracy always have stood, in favor of the
Constitution ;tint of the rights ot• the States
and the people, and of the entire Union, in ,
all its integrity, and of an Itoma•nble pence
at the earliest pouttittable moment.
I II the evening it mass mecting was holden
in the tent, which was crowded to its fullest
capacity. The hunps suspended from th,,
supports partly illuminated the space, and
from the speaker's stand the sea of fares
stretched away on either hand until lost in
the distant,. More than seven , thousand
persons were present. lion. It, L. Hopi
ton presided, and opened the meeting with
a brief but effective speech, denunciatory
of the administration and Abolition !tarty.
Ile was thllowed by lion. L. 11. Sweat,
who delivered one of his Ihrcible, argu
mentative speeches of an hour's duration.
'The mention of ten. McClellan as a can
didate postured the utmost enthusiasm,
the audience cheering loudly and repeatedly.
Mr. Sweat was lidlowed by E. F. Pillsbury,
Esq., of Farmington, who, for an hour and
n halt• held the vast throng while he a rraign
the abolitionists for their many and mani
fold sins, in one of the most effective
ittpeetthes we ever listened to. It was half
past ten when he finished, and the crowd
was undiminished. The meeting then ad
journed.
We have heard ninny rumor:: of the
starving condition of the rebel armies,
and have had it predicted with periodi
cal exactness that very soon, if not
sooner, the people of the South would
he compelled to succumb from shere
want of the wherewitlial to sustain life.
The following extract from an exchange,
if it, be true, and we take it to be about
as nearly so as most of the starvation
stories with which abolition newspapers
have abounded, represents our prospect
of reducing the obdurate city of Charles
ton as more hopeful that it has been at
any former period. It would be dis
tressing to read the following; but for
the fact that we must all admit that the
rebels of that doomed city are entirely
undeserving of the slightest sympathy.
The writer says:—
The seine of Charleston has been in pro
gress for itn•ee hundred and twenty-eight
days! " Charleston is almost taken." "The
people are in the last stages of starvation,"
they have been reduced to the last turkey
gobbler,—and he is so tough and strong and
the rebels so weak frOm hunger, that they
have not got the strength to kill the fowl.
They have for a number of weeks now been
putting him within range of the Federal
guns, in the hope that a shot may provi
dentially take off his head. But it is no go.
It has been brought down to a fine point.
It either " hit the gobbler or shtrve."
Tom Woons os usll N .—Tom Woods:,
or the Ohio Patriot, idsvar; 11 rites to some
purpose. Hear him:
Mt7sm N.—There has been considerable
joking upon the words" raising of muslin,"
but it has now got so high that those words
are about played out and people who don't
want to white-wash and go naked, will be
compelled to raise something else. I'n
bleached muslins are selling at seventy-tive
cents in New York. During the latter part
of last week there was . a grand rush at the
stores for cotton goods, in the fear that there
might be still more extravagant advances.
It will not be long till it will take a poor
man two days work to get a yard of untslin.
By tins time the brains of the people should
begin to act. They were paralyzed for a
while, hut time enough has elapsed for the
thinking substance to recover. Under the
old Democratic rule everything was cheap
and times were prosperous. War is the cause
of hard times and high prices. Stop the
War, blot out the debt, and in two years
Democracy can bring back prosperity. If
you want shirts, vote the Democratic ticket.
If you don't vote right, you will show you
are a shiftless fellow, and your wife will be
pretty - Much in the same
Tennessee,
Mississippi,
Louisiana,
Florida,
Texas.
And Vice President
.sen by the following:
Electors
21
13
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.8
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3
11
• 11
Staled
Ohio
- Indiana
Illinois
Michigan..
Wisconsin.
Minnesota
3owa•
Kansas
Kentucky
California.
Oregon
co
ER=EI
STARVING THE SOUTH
PATRICK N'EVOY
We observe that a number of our
Democratic cotemporaries throughout
the State have the name of the nominee
for Elector in this district wrong. The
gentleman's name is PATRICK M'Evoy,
not if voy. Will our friends make
the proper correction at once?
NEWSPAPER CHANGE
"The Mentor" heretofore published
by J. Ale*. Fulton, Esq., haS changed
hands; form, and name. The first num
ber of the "Sentinel," the new paper
edited by J. W. 'Rohrer, is 'full cif
Promise. Mr. Fulton gained a desirably
high reputation - as a 'political writer
While in charge of . " the Mentor." We
are sorry to losehim from the ranks of
the editorial , fraternity of the. State, bid
isitend
VIE DEMOCRACY IN MOTION.
Stm"ease and EnthustaSk Meeting at
Clearfield.
th ar„
Clearfield RephWa . V 11,10 1 ,4
t*iiteek with a detailed a mxtroffthe
mass meeting ever. d
cottrity. It thus speaks of IV— • . 4
exaggeratimi- to 144-.,,,'
this place on ay . lArvems'
by far thd largest gathering of men—able
`laiidied,Antelligent, thinking men—ever
held - irf this or any of the adjoining counties.
It was emphatically an outpouring of the
whole - county. To show with-whid7ima-
Mindy, and .spirit ‘ the ,pepple p4;iieo„ we,
need only state a single Austancet: ,
'ship polling abdut ninety Democratic AT."
-ters, left buttliireeWttheir - littmbet - titilieime ,
—all having to travel not. less than twelve
miles. So uumerous were the delegations,
that • the -Marshals Were totally Unable- to
perfect - their order of reception; and the idea
of a grand procession and display of the for
midableness of the host had to be abandon
,
ed. Delegations begantoarrive about ten
o'clock, and from that until one o'clock,
look, in what , direction you would, you
ecitild see the akireaehof wagons, carriages
and buggies, filled With the sturdy yeoman
ry of the hills and-valleys of Clearfield, to
gether with a creditable representation froM
some of the adjoining counties.
It would be idle to attempt a full descrip
tion of this demonstration. It was success
ful in every respect—and but a single pur
pose animated every heart, and that was
that some plea might be devised to save our
country from the dangers that now threaten
it. It was not simply a partisan display ;
but a demonstration of the people to con
vince our rulers that their present war pol
icy is condemned, and that if they would
carry out the
,popular will, they must re
sort to peaceful negotiation as the only hope
of averting final and irretrievable ruin.—
And we rejoice that a respectable portion of
Republicans had the nerve to disregard the
dictation of their leaders, and identify them
selves with this movement. They are not
Abolithalists, and when they see clearly—
Os they cannot now fail to see—that all this
precious blood and treasure is shed in a vain
attempt to place the negro on an equality
with the white race, many more of theist
will array themselves with the old National
Democracy, whose high mission it is to re
store the Government to its orginal sim
plicity, purity and dignity.
The best of order prevailed throughout
the day. The speeches were all excellent,
and were listened to with eager attention,
and when evening came, and the parched
earth and heated air refreshed and purified
with a gentle shower TILE MEN 01 , CLEAR
FIELD repaired to their distant homes, !lid
ing. that they had devoted another 'toy to
then - country; and hoping that they had
many more such left, and that their fellow
countrymen throughout the entire Union
would co-operate in the mighty work of re
storation.
The
he meeting was organ.— ap
pointment of D. 11. Hall, Esq., as Pres
ident, assisted by a large numbef' . of
Vice Presidents and Secretaries. The
vast assemblage was addressed by Fx-
Governor Bigler, Senator Wallace, Dr.
T. Jefferson Boyer and others. We have
no ,room even for a notice of the speech
es of those able and eloquent champions
of Democratic truth. Suffice it to say
that they did credit to their deservedly
wide spread reputation, and amply vin
dicated the cause of the 'people. The
following resolutions were unanitnously
adopted as the sense of the meeting;
WHEItEAS, It is not curly the constitutiou
al right but the duty of the people petwea
bly to assemble together to express their
opinions on all questions touching the pub
lic welfare; And whereas none In. a tyrant
would attempt to interfere with the free ex
ercise of those rights;.heretbre we, a por
tion of the citizens of Clearfield county, sol
emnly re-avowing our tinily and ,l-iliga
tions to the laws and the vomit noted author
ities, do now and here declare—
First_ That the( lovernment of the United
States, mintinistered in acc.,rdance wit h tlw
Constitution and the' several at
thereto, is the best ever devised by human
wisdom.
,Second. That to restore that (tovernment
to its original simplicity, purity, and digni
ty, we are willing to sulnuit to env sacritire.
Third. That a war of more llian three
years duration, and of unparalleled mag
nitude, should he sufficient to convince all
rational minds that the Union cannot, be
re-established by the sword.
Fourth. That the most effective Means
for the restoration of the Union, arc a ces
sation of hostilities, intercourse, reason and
negot int i n n.
' , WM. That the ultimat um of II r. Lineoln,
addi.essed "to whom it May concern,.. es
tablishes the fact beyond all controversy,
that the war is now waged for the overthrow
s l it ve ry, and not for the restoration or
preservation of the Chien or the enforce
ment of the laws.
Sixth. That shivery, being exclusively a
State inst it Minn, a War waged for the pur
pose of emnpelling its abandonment, is no
less re olutionary and violative of the Con
stit mit m than was the :iet of secession itself.
Nerenth. That so long, as the war was
waged for the purposes set forth in the res
olution of t !ongress of .111fy, twit, tile •ti In
ot; volunteers exceeded die demand, :Lll.l
no heartless conscription was necessary.
Eighth. That the subsequent abandon
ment of these purposes by Congress and the
PreSident, so detracted the people of the
North its to make conscription and draft
the only means to fill up our depleted
armies ; and, after two million of soldiers
have been sent to tilt, field, and Mr. Lincoln
had called tbr 500,0110 more men, he enunci
ates a purpose or the war that is utterly un
lawful and revolutionary.
Ninth. Inasiiiiich as it 'has been shown
that the restoration or the Union was the
pretended, whilst the destruction of Slavery
Was the real purpose of the war, may we
not reasonably fear that N,lr. Lillentil has in
store other deceptions, through which he
designs gradually to tissume the powers of
a Dictator I Therefore—
lle,o/c,,/, That, in view of Om foregoing
deelarations, wo, confessing and acknowl
edging our obligat ions to the laws and in
stitutions of our country, Mal sincerely de
sirous or preserving and transmitting them
unimpaired to posterity; do solemnly pro-•
test and,remonstrateftgainst being required
to contribute another man or another dollar
towards the proseent ion of the present war;
and further, that in view of the fact that
overtures for negotiation and settlement
have been repeatedly made by these-called
I'ottirderate States authorities, and :is often
rejected by Mr. Lincoln,, we insist that a
cessation of hostilities shall be proposed,
tints allbrding an opport unity for the int ro
&teflon of propositions for settlement and
peace.
Resolved, That as it is evident from the
policy or President Lincoln, that 110 settle
ment of the difficulties bOweeu the North
and the South can be effected whilst he oc
cupies the Executive chair, it becomes the
solemn duty of all men who desire the pre
servation of a Repul LI inn tbritt of Govern
ment, to unite their energies to prevent his
re-election.
Pcsofrca, That evidence' to prove the ten
dencies Of Mr. - Lincoln to usurpation is to
be found in his supPression of the public
Press,. in his suspension of the writ of habe
as corpus, in the arrest, imprisonment and
banishment of citizens without due process
of law, in his interference in elections, and
finally, in Ins attempt to re-elect himself
through his rotten borough system of a one
tenth vote of the rebel States, to necomplisli
which he boldly assumes to ignore asolemn
law of the last Congress, and which act is
characterized by Senator Wade and Repre
sentative It. Winter Davis (both Abolition
ists) as "thetatorial muipation" that nowt
Le remedied.
Resolved, That, "I,enco upon the basis of
the Union es formed by our fathers is now
the heartfelt desire of every true foyer of
our instittltionS• and all other poi itikal ob
jects should be inade to yield to its attain
ment ; and we solemnly protest against,
and utterly repudiate all dogmas m vari
ance therewith, and denounee the manifesto
of Abraham Lineoln addressed "ro whom
it may concern,' as revolution in sentiment,
contrary to law, and subversive of the Con
stitution. and we affirm, that a servant of
the people who has thus placed hiniself
above the law, has forfeited all claims to our
eOrindelleti, respect and obedience."
Resolved, That while we are ready to
obey all laws enacted in accordance with
the t !onstitut ion, we hold it. to be the right
of freemen to disregard all edicts and pro
clamations that have no higher claim to our,
observanee'than the despot's plea of "mill
,-
/cow ltece.v.vity."
ltesolved, That, the only hope of escape
from the evils that 110 w Millet our common
country, and ptit....lf stop to the slaughter of
husbands, fathers - .and sons; an end to
heartless vonscriptions, utmost odious in their
discriminations ill favor 01' the rich and
against the pOor ; cause the seeking, burn
ing and spoliation of cities, towns, villages,
hamlets and,other property, to cease; lead
to a reduction of debt, a diminuthm of tax
es, and restoration of Conlititutional cur
rency ; and finally to the 'ire-establishment
of freedom of speech and of the press—is to
be found in a speedy return to peace and
the benign influences which will, thereby,
be brought to bear upon the minds and I
hearts of the people in all sections.,
Resolved, That the doctrine of States
Rights—now so much derided by these who
seek to subvert our present system of Gov- •
ernment—is one of the main pillars upon !
which the frabie of Union Wan erected by
the fathers of the Republic . ; that the 'depart
ure therefrom brought upon UFVOUX present '
woe, and that a return thereto would leave;,
the Southern States no pretext to remain
out of the Union.
Resolved, That the • course of Senator
Wallace and Representative 'Boyer, meets
our most hearty approbation, and deserve
the appellation of 'Weil . done; good and
faithful servants." • •
:ASTHMA ORyIITHISIC.—A spasmodic af-,
faction. of the. Bronchial..Tubee,: which, are
covered with a, thy, tenacious Pb egn? r -
" , ..Efrow7i4 Bronchicif i TNlhes - will In sane
cases kivo immediate relief.
The SeTen-Thlrtles—What are They?
We trust that a large portion of our read
,z ha ndered the Appeal 4r. Fes
deb, ottenew Secretary gate Treasury.
~, .: , , , •• • .rt of :it is - ~ t , : • ...tide of th
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1 - '.nt '
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of
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v v -per con Um' u - corestOay
; r erSV_W-Antso4 \ , Ulla:they .•,ntrejr
ot c es -- in A36/47; *tea
drawn and endorsed by every man in the
country, Ttie loan is wanted for a great
national purpose, to effect which every man,
unless he be a traitor e t heart, if not in act,
IS - seltaintlY pledged.
, ,The Appeal is addressed not merely to a
feVgreateapitalists, but also to the many
,w - hose wegate means constitute the mass
"atlitiiVealth - ofthland.: — ' ; The'netteS' upon-
which this loan is asked . are :from $5O up-•
warlL Every man who hes fifty &liars
can take part in this loan. Apart pa
triotism and the duty which all owe to their
• Country, no investment is, so desirable as
this. . ,
It is .
sehure. Every &liar of every man's
property is pledged for the punctual pay
ment of the interest, and of the debt when
due. The security is increasing, in value.
For some years before the war we were
earning 1000 millions a .year more. han
we . spent. During the three years of
the war, owing to the' high price
and constant demand for labor, -' we
have 'earned more 'than ever be
fore. No man who could or would work
has been idle ; and, except for the war, we
have spent less than before. The total val
uation of the property of the United States,
according to the census of 1860, was $141,150,-
000,000, of which $10,957,4-18,956 was in the
Loyal States. This valuation, according to
the usual rule of assessment, was not more
than two-thirds of the actual cash value of
the property. The increase of property in
the Loyal Atates during the last ten years
was over 126 per cent., or an average of
12 11-10 per cent, per anntlin, In three,years
of the war We of the United StateS have cer
tainly earned :MOO millions more than we
have spent apart front the war. The cost
of the war may be set down at 2004) millions.
Deducting this front our net earnings, the
People who are security for this loan are
1000 millions richer to-day than they were
when the war broke out.
No other investment can be so easily con
vertible. The man who has a Treasury
note tier sso, or 8100, or :51000, can turn it into
money more readily, and upon better terms,
than if it were investtsl upon bond and
mortgage, or in railroad stocks.
The interest offered is higher titan call he
realized front any other safe :Ind converti
ble investment. It is, moreover, readily
collectable when due. To each note are a
: fixed five "coupons," or interest tickets,
due at the expiration of each successive
half-pear. The holder of a note has simply
to out off one of the coupons, present it at
the nearest bank or Government Agency,
anti receive his interest; the note itself need
not he presented at all. Or a coupon thus
payable will everywhere be equivalent,
when due, to money.
Thus, while this loan presents great ad
vantages to large eapitalists, it offers special
inducements to those who wish Mmake a
safe and profitable iii vestment of small sav
ing. It is in every way the best Savings'
Bank ; for every institution of this kind
must somehow invest its deposits profitably
in order to pay interest and expenses. They
will invest largely in this loan, as the best
investment. tint from the gross interest
which they receive they must deduct large
ly for the expenses of the Bank. - Their us
ual rate of interest allowed to depositors is
5 per cent. upon sums of $:100. The person
who invests directly with Government will
receive almost 50 per cent. more. Thus the
man who deposits $l,OOO in it private &W
-ings' Bank receives 50 dollars a year inter
est ; if he dephsits the same sun, in this Na
tional Savings' Bank he receives - 73 dollars.
For those who wish to rind a safe, conveni
ent, and profitahle means of investing the
surplus earnings which they have reserved
for their old age or for the benefit of their
children, there is nothing which presents so
many advantages as this National Loan.
It is convertible into a six per cent, gold
hearing bond, At the expiration of three
rears a holder of the notes of the 7,30 loan
has the option ,if aceepting payment in full
I or of funding his notes in a six per cent.
gold interest bond, the principal payable in
not less than live nor more than twenty
stars from its date as the flovernment may
- cleet. For six months past, these bonds
. have ranged at an average premium of
• ' about eight per cent. in the New York mar
-1 ket, and have sold at 100 to-day (Aug. 12th),
I dins making the real rate of interest over
• i ten per cont.; and besides, to make the in
' iluct•tile, it ' , vim greater, Congress by special
. act exempts its Treasury notes from Mate
- and municipal taxation. Could Shvlock
I ask more? Was patriotism ever so 'fiber
-1 ally rewarded ?—/Thrper's Mitgazine.,,
iFrorn the Patriot and Union.]
Geo. W. Cass, of Allegheny County,
=ffl=M
The Democracy who adhere ti) the Con
st it ut ion beg leave here to present the name
o f I 1,0. W. Cass, of our own great and pow
erful Commonwealth, for Vice President of
the United Slates. The National Conven
tion W hieh is soon to assemble at Chicago,
will be looked to by the people as a body
equal in importance to the Patriots who as
sembled to form the Declaration of Inde
pendence. They will 1111.Ve a duty to per
form almost as important to the country as
the url.•tl band tt•ho proclaimed the
"profile [We and Ind Ilt bet
ter way to do this will lie to bring nut the
best men of the country; teen fresh from
the ranks of the people themselves-net
your stale political hacks, who would be a
drag on the party of progress. What the
masses desire are true patriots; men who
love the Constitution, and will adhere to it
in all its purity; men who will guard the
honor and fame of our common inheritance.
Then, with your permission, 1, in corn-
mon with others, would like to see nomi
nated, with General McClellan, our own
sterling Democrat ie friend, Iteorge \V. Cass. '
Pennsylvania and New Jersey will come
booming into line with a united voice that
will speak terror to evil doers. elem. Cass
is the nephew of that distinguished patriot,
Lewis Cass—a name well and favorably
known throughout the land.
The subject of this not ice was horn in our
sister State, Ohio, and is now in the prime
of life, being about ti fly years of age, strong
in mind, and strong with the people, for he
is emphaileally a nom of the people. 'Phe
General is an accomplished gentleman in
every relation of life, possesses a well stored
mind, and is a ripe scholar, matured under
the teachings of masters of better days, and
indeed better times. The elevation of a
man of such noble qualities, true and lofty
patriotism, would he an honer to the pub
lic councils, where once presided the great
and powerful minds of the nation. We
must bring the country hack to the palmy
days when to be known as an American
citizen was a passport all over thetvorld I
Alas! we have fallen on evil tin tes, with evil
nen in power, when the country is cursed
with those Who are the scoff of mankind,
I and who, from their conduct, are inure to
be pitied than despised.
The people will not be deserving of real
happiness, unless they turn out, and at one
single swoop drive front power those who
are prolonging this wicked war Mr their
own pecuniary guilt. We must have peace
restored to a distracted and divided coun
try. What we want is an honorable peace;
that no injustice be done to any part of our
confederacy of, States,and the people at the
ballot-box should demand it. The enemies
of the Constitution might us well attempt
to extinguish the sun in its natural course
as to defeat the uprising of the people in
rescuing thea:overnment front the hands
of the present faction.
The election of the nominees of the Chi
cago Convention, providing they be National
men, bearing aloft the Constitution and
banner of the country, will be a blessing to
the nation. Such Democrats as McClellan
and Cass, would at this time, indeed, be " rt
nawiNtratiov of Heaven 8 merry" to the
country. . CAS DOR.
THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY.
It is stated now that the retreat of Sheri
dah up the Shenandoah 'Valley was not
caused by Early's movements, so much as
by the Administration. A staff officer, high
in, position in Sheridan's army, is our au
thbrity for stating that when the Federal
troops were drawn up the other day, pre
pared to give Early battle near Strasburg,
a peremptory order was sent to Sheridan
frt an Washington commanding his retreat
to the Potomac. This is precisely similar
to ‘Vright's case a month ago. He was or
dered to retreat through Snicker's Gap to
wards Washinglon, by the Administration,
and the defeat of liunter and the burning
of Chambersburg were the consequences.
l !owe ver Sheridan's retreat may have been
caused, he is now on the. Potomac, near
Harper's Ferry. The enemy are about live
miles from Harper's Ferry. On Sunda•
there was heavy skirmishing between the
outposts, resulting in a loss of about one
hundred on each side. There was a general
retreat of the entire Federal line towards
the Potomac. Averell, at Williamsport, is
on the northern bank guarding the fords.
FROM ATLANTA
General Sheriniiii seems to have given up
any further attempts either to reach the_
Macon Railroader to get into Atlatita. His
troops are idle, and remain in their works
without - risking any contests. The corres
pondents of the newspapers are despondent.
Many have left the camp.. They state that
Sherman has stretched his line out until he .
has reached twelve miles southeast of At
larita, and still he finds the enemy en the
alert, and proteeted by strong He
Cannot outflank Them. Sherman is' now
entrenching the north hank ofthe Chatta
hoochee, and it looks as if he contemplated
' a retreat to that side of the river. There is,
anything but exultation in hie camp. The
Federal cavalry have out the railroad-lead;
ing from. Atlanta to Montgomery about
twenty-five miles from Atlanta. They have
withdrawn; liirwbver; and the road is 'repel r-
Shartnan's:ecimmunications , with the
,North wereJnterruptedfor aboa, fear day.,
They aro now re-opened.
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At
4 4 . ., .4-. 0 --4 ,: !1
. irthe Walden 'ltailsoad-•red-
I. ,in Felder" Ittella Stated at
000 i: eluding 1,500 rtdianere.
ELT.43%* HOUSE, Atignet 19, A. M.—
About bye miles, froa•Retersburg stands
Waellaw krouse,..At - Otte, Kiproaelt the
. ttitqlettSetowntr , , r and General
W arren now uses the place for his head
quarters. Not twenty yartls distant is the
Weldon Railroad, which-enters - Petersburg
from the south. At one time we thought
this main artery of the Confederacy had
been completely destroyed,. and 814411 it
was reported to.hikve beet coyeted;bY the
6th corps, but One thing' is sure,' the rebels
-didnot-bethe-uswof this valuable line of
internal communication corn greater period
than one week.
Here is a beautiful clearing. From the
narrow woodland road we- emerge into a
circular glade, and the Yellow House is the
centre. The Weldon Railroad, running
directly north and.south, divides it in two
semi-circles. Our.earthwer.k.s extend along
the road a short distance, and meeting the
rebel batteries turn off to the right.
In this field on an easy rise of ground oc
curred the conflict. lie rebels wished
to preserve their railroad intact, and our
aim was to make them relinquish all hold
upon it until such time as we thought
proper-
Beth's Division of Hill's Corps, number
ing perhaps between three and Live thous
and men, guarded this point. How came
we upon them so suddenly? This has been
a subject of wonder to Inc. It would lie to
any one who had ridden over the ground
torn up at intervals of ten or twelve feet to
form shelters for pickets and sharpshooters,
The march of the sth Corps was arduom>.
The distance traveled was not more than
five or six miles, but the effect of the exer
rise and heat was apparent in the increases
number of those sutlering from sun-stroke
A short distance this side of the railrone
our advance cavalry met the enemy's
pickets. That instant they were driven it
tatt soon the reserve rallied and a char
skirmish ensiled, and our infantry coming
up ended this amusement by driving the
rebels hack from the railroad.
As soon as our line was formed across the
track, ( ri ffin' s Division bey ti tearing it up.
About noon, when the stragglers had nearly
all rejoined their eommands, and the men
were regaling themselves upon coffee and
green corn, the enemy opened upon our
skirmishers. The 2d Division, command
by General Ayres, was at that particular
moment in a state of transition. The tlyst
battle line was being relieved by the second.
Ayres might become confused. The first
and second lines begun to be mixed into one.
The rebels taking advantage of the slight
token in their favor, began to yell loudly
and press our right vigorously. Ned,
seemed to concentrate his whole division at
this one point, and our men began to drop
here and there.
It seemed that we were being surrounded,
for both flanks were upon the eve of being
crushed back, when Colonel - Hoffman led
up the 2d Brigade of ('otter's Division and
strengthened (ten. Ayres' left, which was
fast being overpowered. It was now their
turn to sutler. The Purnell (Maryland)
Legion tired a very opportune volley into
the swarming rebels, when they were hesi
tating whether to retreat or advance. They
then fell back, suffering a repulse.
The Re1b411.4 Attack IN.
Five o'clock mine and the rain began to
shower down afresh. On- the right a few
shots are exchanged. Our cavalry are at
tacked and forced back upon Wilcox's Di
vision of the 9th Corps, but the men seemed
glad of the assault, ass it relieved them from
all thought of discomfort and wretchedness.
With a hurrah they ran to meet the ad
vancing rebels, giving them a, volley which
admonished them to beware of a closer ap
proach. The gaps were soon filled up,
and
every sign of wavering disappeared from
the gray obscure line of rebels, who were
marching with determined braivery into the
jaws of death.
Now our cannon opened, and the thunder
of the great guns added to the fury of the
belligerents. The Union troops hurrahed
and were answered by the rebels with one
of their prolonged, peculiar yells and sour
from right to left extended, until almost
every portion ot; , our line became enveloped
in the smoke of tactile.
At every point thAir fierce assaults were
repulsed. In a single night our men had
thrown up substantial breastworks and the
rebehi soon learned this fact, and ceased all
vain endeavors to repossess themselves of
ho Weldon road.
Further Particulars of Friday's Figlal.
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, August 21.—Our
losses in the fight on the Weldon Railroad
on Friday afternoon were greater than here
tofore reported in this correspondence. The
number of prisoners is Wm' put down at
1,500.
It seems that our troops were surprised,
many of them being in their shelter tents
at the time trying to escape the heavy rain
that had been falling for several hours previ
ously. The enemy first appeared about noon
on the right of the road in trout of the 3d Di
vision of the 4th Corps, but this was evi
dently a feint, or for the purpose of feeling
our lines.
About - 3 P. M., they charged in heavy
force between the sth• and 9th Corps, mid.
succeeded in turning the flank of the former,
capturing a large number of prisoners.
This part of our line was forced back some
distance, when the 9th Corps, which had
been relieved the night previous by a part
of the 3d Corps, came 011 the field and
opened a tire, checking the enemy's advance
and taking a few prisoners.
A heavy ~,-olumn :it the same time charged
on the left of our line west of the railroad,
held by the ffd Division, General Ayres,
which they broke, and here also they Rack
500 or 000 prisoners from the regular brigade.
• This brigade was commanded by CoL or
(:en. Hays, who is believed to bee prisoner,
as he cannot be found. Our whole line was
thus forced back with a heavy loss in killed
and wounded.
The enemy, however, suffered more than
we did in this particular, his it ten lying
j thick all around the field. Before dark our
men were reformed, and, being reinforced,
a desperate charge was made to recover our
lost ground, which was successfully ne
t eomplished, so that we held at night the line
j which had been taken trout us in the anen
t noon. Col. Earle is reported a prisoner, as
1 is also Col. 1 lartsteene.
The Situation.
Gen. Warren's Corps still holds the in
trenched position on the Weldon Railroad,
south of Petersburg. The enemy, since the
severe battles of Friday and Saturday, have
made repeated attempts to drive Warren
off, but have failed. On Sunday 50 prison
ers were captured from them ; Warren's
loss was one hundred and fifty, most pris
oners. Ihtneock's Corps and • one division
of Parker's Corps have reinforced Warren.
On Monday there was a contest in which
the Confederates were again repulsed. The
losses ar, nut reported. On the north hank
of the James nothing has occurred. Bi miff
keeps close in his camp at Deep Bottom.
LINCOLN TAXATION
One of our exchanges comes to us with
the following lines which if not very good
poetry, aro most abundantly true :
din. PRINTER
I wish you would make a note of my
state at the present time, and give it to the
public in your paper. The people wanted
a change four years ago, and they got it.—
Then I could support my family—now I
can't. Then I had.comparatively no taxes
to pay—now I must pay
Taxes on my bread, Taxes on my butter,
Taxes on my salt, Taxes on my supper ;
Taxes on my tea, Taxes on my .coffee,
Taxes on molasses, Taxes on my barley ;
Taxes on my pepper, Taxes on my spice,
Taxes on my chocolate, Taxes on my rice ;
Taxes on tobacco, Taxes on my mnutl;
Taxes on cigars if I would take a puff;
Taxes upon cheese, Taxes upon fish,
Taxes upon inuttint, if I taken savory dish ;
Tuxes upon beef, 'faxes upon veal,
Taxes upon pork, enough to make it squeal ;
Tax upon my coat, Tax upon my pants,
Tax upon my drawers, all paid in advance ;
Tax upon my shirt, Tax upon my shoes,
Tax upon my hoots, and Tax upon my hose ;
Tax upon my hat, Tax upon my bitters,
Tax upon my knife, and Tax upon the scis
sors ;
Tax upon my shaN;ing-brush, Tax upon my
razor,
Tax upon my soap, and Tax on what I pay,
sir;
Taxes on my medicines, Taxed if sick or
well,
Tuxed on all I have to buy, Taxed on all I
sell ;
Taxed for my children, Taxed for my wife,
Taxed am I for every means of life ;
Taxed whether at work or unemployed,
Taxed for a stamp or a receipt is void ;
Stamped and taxed, and Taxed and stamp
ed,
Screw'd and twisted; scourged and clamp
ed
Consenpted, and taxed the bounty to pay,
Taxed with life if I go, and taxed if I stay.
Oh God, of our fathers pray grant us re
lease
From this Lincoln War, and restore us to
peace;
Restore us the old time-Thy powerful hand
Can alone save ns from the eorrupt shoddy
band;
Who tread down the poor while loyalty cry,
Leave widows and orphans to sutler and
die;
Destroy this fair land, its Union sever,
And makes slaves of us whites, to raise up
. the nigger.
Yours,
A WORKING MAN.
A JOKE ON LI:COOL:C. — The Boston Tran
-Beript relates the following 'joke on "Old
Abe," which is vouched for loy Setehel, the
comedian, who ' was present at ,the White
House when it Was perpetrated: "An old
farmer froin the West, who knew President
Lincoln in days
_gone by, called to pay his
respects at the , Presidential mansion.—
Slapping the Chief Magistrate upon the
bick, he exclaimed: ' Well old boss, how.
r are you?' Old Abe, being thoroughly'
Democsatic in hisldeas, and withal relish
"Mg a Joke, responded: `So, I'm nri old
hoes, am I? What kind of a heat, pray ?'
Why . , on old draft homy to be sure,' was the
rep:ander." . •
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THE NEW GOSPEL.
• the
habit of attending.
,the_ministrations of the
pubit far litinyt find idwiSri'reimitled 2
profit and instruction from its teachings un
til since•the inauguration of .tbis diabolical
Abolition war. - Previous to MU the so-
called etribromaclora of the meek tand lowly
Saviour, as a general thing, confined their
discourses to an exposition of the Scriptures
9.f Diving d
_truth an shykersl t0.,r4)-
pentarice; TheYtaughllWhleaSealifecept v
of Christ, of "peace on earth and good will
to, meir," and prayed for forgiveness. to our
enemies, even as we (minners that weare}..
hope to be forgiven-by-a merciful God in
the great . day of final accounts. But, alas!
with but rare exceptions' we no longer hear
the purei-pacitic pritudpLsoftheGospeleX.:
pounded by these men who " have stolen
the livery of heaven to aerVe the devil in ;"
but, in its stead,'Our ears are saluted from
Sabbath to Sabbath, and from day to Mtn-
with insane exhortations in Savor of war
and desolatibri,'thid With 'wicked impreca
tions upon the heads of all, both North and
South, who will net basely be* the knee to
the newly installed ]lwity of Abolitionism,
at whose shrine these traitors to their God
(assuming to speak by authority of the
great Jehovah,) commend all their hearers
to fall down and worship.
I have been led to this train of reflection,
Messrs. Editors, by reading in the Ezpress
of Thursday last a synopsis of the political
harangues made by two of these black
coated, hypocritical pretenders at a harvest
home celebration held in Bart township a
few days previous. War - and the Negro
burdened their discourses lamest from be
ginning to end. The plain, practical teach
ings of the Bible of our ththers were ignor
ed, and the hell-engendered doctrines of
Greeley, Beecher, Sumner and the whole
horde of Abolition infidels substituted in
their stead.
the of these reverend (!!!) gentlemen had
the presumption to call Mayor Gunther, of
New York, to account for the very import
ant and appropriate advice given to war
preachers m his Proclaination concerning
the o Ise rvance of President Lineoln's last
Fast day, anti wound up his cecy clerical
•
remarks upon that point, ht' pronouncing
his l lonor a " public liar and slanderer."—
Pious, exceedingly! Now every reflecting
;old candid mind tied has taken cognizance
or the course or a vast Majority of the North
ern clergy, \rill 1)0 Opt to reviTse the story
and nail those choice expletives to the ut-
carer of them
Tit that eminetfitly wise Proclamation,
Mayor Gunther issued the truth as also the
senihnents of more than half the people of
the Northern States who are sick, and more
than sick, of the ministrations of these sew-
Ught,, wlro are seeking notoriety at the ex
pense of desecrated altars and scattered eon
regitti( ins, to say nothing of the eternal
perdition of their own ambitious but petty
souls.
Another illustration of the elasticity of
his mart's c.tnscience is given a little further
on in his speech, in which he says: "The
crittenden compnanise was offered and
treated with scorn and contempt, and voted
down by tiouthern men." Now it is a well-
known' htet that the Southern statesmen
were all in favor of, and willing to vote for
that ,•outprutuise, and while some did east
their votes for it, others; stood aloof from
doing so, only because they saw that their
Abolition colleagues were determined not
to vote. All the affirmative votes were cast
by Democratic members of the House. The
above fort is conclusive and daunting
against the Abolitionists, arraigning
them as the sole instigators of the unholy
war now convulsing our Union.
This pio,(4 caterer would, doubtless, like
to acquire a reputation as an expounder of
Scripture. 1 would most respectfully sug
gest‘t Inc he also practise its precepts. There
is but one divine injunction that I can tes
tify to his observance of, and that only in
the /otter, not in the spirit—v is :—be "all
things to all nicn." I lis politics are a con
glomeration of all the different parties' prin
ciples, and each sepal-ate doctrine is drawn
out for ventilation to suit the opinions and
prejudices of the society in which he is, for
the time being, mingling. Hence, his al
most total avoidance of the slavery question
since his residence in Lancaster. That was
held in abeyanee—as impolitic for hint and
unpalatable to the sensible residents of our
city, and reservist for an occasion like that
presented by the " biack".-hearted gathering
at Bart, in which sun opportunity was af
forded him of attracting attention to his
own pusillanintous self through the agen
cies of the Union, the war, and the Negro,
for which things he cares not one "jot or
title," only se far as a pretended interest in,
and " bunkum " :spoclies for them, will
glorify his own scheming saintship. On
these he would ride into immortality, as he
has endeavored futilely to ski on the worn,
out hobby of Spanish Ameriva, to which
count ry, I:understand, he went some years
ago, with the
.purpose, it is to be hoperl, of
winning souls from heathen darkness to
Christ. One thing is certain, however, the
desire to grasp a life-time's fame was no
minor consideration with him. It is to be
regretted that he did not remain in that
everlasting " laud, (to which he never tires
referring,) tbr, in that case, our goodly city,
would have been saved the infliction of Insl
presence and ministry (I !!) To those who
sit under the droppings of his sanctimoni
ous lips, I beg leave to offer my heart-felt
sympathies.
In the course of his remarks, he makes
Ibe ffillowing startling announcement.—
"Grunt has beaten Beauregard, Johnston,
Bragg, andssan whip the Southern Confed
eracy, Makimilian, France, England, the
Pope, and the Devil to boot."' Astonishing
calculation ! It' more than three years has
not been sutheient to insure the North front
invasion and its capital from capture, how
many centuries will be required to whip
the 00.ffisiermly with all the other powers
and rulers mentioned above? I am afraid
that our brave General himself—with all his
untiring perseverance—will grow pale at
the trentendons job set before him, and re
sign in favor of this boastful ecclesiastic,
who could, without doubt, accomplish the
task iii moot!, (lags; At all events, the Ad
ministration ought to make him a Briga
(tier a 4,•neral, or recognize his military abil
ities i way, for he has pledged. him
self I from liis own pulpit, it is said,) to go to
the war, if drafted, even should he "not be
able to 'aria' his gun a mile." (Why does
this "iotiriet " wait tbr a draft? His coun
t Valls now.) Right speedily turn the
wheel, it r. Provost Marshal, and give hint
a " first chance."
But I am wearying your patience, as well
as paying too much attention to' an insig
nificant personage, who would be unworthy
of notice outside his solemn office, and if
he did not dare "lift up" un-"holy hands"
in our very midst. Ile and all his ilk will
soon receive their, just due, for thanks to a
kind mid over-ruling Providence, there is a
day of retribution coming. The people are
beginning to get their eyes opened to the
dreadful realities of the hour--to the awful
gulf of ruin towards winch they are being
driven with lightning-like velocity by the
whole shoddy crew of clerical and lay dein-.
agognes. And when the light of that day
fully bursts upon the country a deceived,
betrayed and outraged people will execute
summary vengeance upon the perpetrators
of the terrible wrongs under which the land
has groaned for the last three years. The
churches which they .have distracted and
divided will cast them off as unworthy ser
vants, and they will he driven in disgrace
(ifa halter does not encase their necks,) from
the companionship of every patriot and
christiun in the community. We shall then,
once more, have a pure Gospel dispensed to
us, and our pulpits will be filled with men
who will preach " Christ and Him cruci
fied" to lost and perishing sinners, instead
of holding up the horse-thief, John Brown,
Iris alders and abettors, as exemplars of
purity and worthy to be deified. May
Heaven speed the day when all these trai
tom to God and humanity Will be driven
from the presence of WHITE American citi
zens, and consigned to the more congenial
fellowship of the NEOiIO whom they so
much admire and for whom their affinities
are so very strong.
Against all such would be assumptionists
of apostolical robes, I desire most emphati
cally and solemnly to enter my woman's
PROTEST.
AN ABOLITION HUMBUG EXPOSED
We have been asked to notice the pro
ceedings of the Working-men's Democratic
Republican Association, and will do so. Wo
hereby warn Working-men and Democrats,
therefore, that the organization is a fraud
upon the community. It is not composed
of either Democrats or working-men, and
is deliberately intended to deceive both. We
are informed that it comprises some half
down persons—is in the interest of the so
called Loyal League, and that the active
members are custom-house officers. The
secretary of the concern is in the navy
agent's ofiube. These pSople levy contribu
tions on wealthy Demagerats to print doc
uments addressed ostensibly to working
men, full of the most absurd radicalism.
The Commercial Advertiser of last evening
was deceived into noticing one of the stupid
pamphlets of this swindling concern. We
warn Democrats not to be humbugged by
the custom-house officers who compose the
" Working-men's Democratic Republican
Association." This is the same impudent
set who went to Washington some time
since, and told LINCOLN that he was the
choice of the working-men of New York
for President, whCn the fact is that not one
laboring-man in a hundred, in this city,
would look at a ballot that-had LiscoLN's
name upon
A CASE OF MISCEGENATION.
We clip 'the following .noticii of a case of
Miscegination from the Indiana Democrat,
published in -Indiana borough. this State
A good deal of exciteinent preVailed
here for several days 'in; reference, to the'
marriage of a `young and inexperienced
:white girl to a " free American of African
descent.• The-parties are Charles Sunder
land, the hostler ~at the "Black Hors.
Hotel " and - a white girt; named , ' Dunlap,
employed ag'a domestie the same house.
; The marriage ceremony . was , performed by
Andrew Hall, ,p,sq.,u Justice of the Peace
for White township ,Mid firiniceliever in
• the toilette 'end' ttPatsi.VO di:A:trines Of amal
garnation.• Andy: engin, in the: ftjtare, to
have a monopoly of this burin • '