had bidden themselves in Paris and London
are quietly returning to their homes. As to
these men we have a right to demand that the
Administration of the Federal Government
shall put the strong band of power upon them.
The sympathizers with Secession, whether oar
elegant friend Mr. Haldeman, from this neigh
borhood,whose correspondence with the traitor
emissary, T. LSutier King, has od!v lately seen
light, whether the editor cf a newspaper, who
ie only saved from puuisbmeut by his own in
significance,or the faithless representative who
looks for re-election by the votes of a people
he has deceived, they should be admonished
that there is a limit even to the indulgence and
forbearance of a great Government ; and that
they cannot at the same time enjoy Its pro'.ec
tion and intrigue for its overthrow.
He who is false to the flag of his country,
and yet dares to live in the loyal States.shonld
either be corpelled logo to a foreign land, or
be driven with the seal of condemnation on
his brow, among the rebels themselves Let
the admiustratiori treat such men as euemios,
and with a firm and consistent policy the war
will terminate victoriously, and the ballot-box
will record an emphatic verdict, in favor of the
friends of the Union. [Tremendous applause ]
Gov. CurtiiTs Proclamation
To sustain the Government in times of com
mon peril, by ali his energies, his means and
his life, if need be, is the first duty of every
loyal citizen.
The President of the United State? has made
n requisition on Pennsylvania for twenty one
new regiments, and the regiments already in
the field must be recruited. Enlistments will
be made for nine months in the new regiments
and for twelve months in the old.
The existence of the present emergency i 3
well understood. No patriot will pause now
to investigate its causes. We must look to the
future. Everything that is dear to us is at
stake. .
Under these circumstances I appeal with
Confidence to the Freemeu of Pennsylvania
You have to save your homes and your lire
sides—your own liberties and those of the
whole country.
I call ou the inhabitants of the connties,
cities, boroughs and townships throughout our
borders to meet and take active measures for
the immediate furnishing of the quota cf the
State.
Let those who cannot go themselves con
tribute to provide bounties, equal, at least, to ;
those offered by adjoining States.
The Constitution prohibits me from drawing j
money from the Treasury wbithont authority
of law, and I will not cast a doubt on the pa- i
triotism ot cur citizens hy assuming the neces- ;
sity of cabling the Legislature at this time.
This is no time to wait for Legislative action J
aud the negotiation of ioaus. Delay might be j
fatal. To put down this rebellion i 3 the busi
ness of every mau in Fenusylvauia ; and her
citizens will show on this occasion that they
do not wait for the slow process of legislation, i
and do not desire to throw on the Treasury of ,
the Commonwealth a burden which they are I
individually ready to bear themselves.
The conduct of our men already in the field !
l>as shed immortal lustre ou Pennsylvania.—
Let their brethren fly to alms to support them,
and ruike victory speedy as weil as certain.
I designate below the number of companies :
which are expected from the several counties I
in the State, trusting the supportnt her honor
in this crisis, (as it may be saftlv trusted,) to
the loyalty, fidelity and valor of her freemen.
Whilst the quota, of the several connties is
fixed equitably so as to fill the requisition tor
twenty-one regiments, let not the loyal peo
ple of any county limit I heir exertions to the !
enlistment of the companies named.
Onr heroic sons of Pennsylvania have moist
cued every battle field with their bloo ; thou
sands have bravely died defending the unity of
the Republic and the sanctity of our flag, and 1
other thousands have fallen sick aud wounded,
and their places filled.
Freemen of Pennsylvania ! Friends of Gov
ernment, of order aud of our common nation
ality 1 one earnest struggle and peace will
again dawn upon us as a happy, prosperous
and united people.
Given under ray hand and the great peal of the State at
Harrisburg. this twenty-iirst day of July, iu the year of
our Lord on luotisaiul eight hundred unci sixty-two, aud
•of the Commonwealth, mo eighty seventh,
A. G. CUBTIN.
Bvthc Gover-aor,
ELI SLIFER,
iiecrttary cf the Commonrcealth.
SCHEDULE OF APPORTIONMENTS.
Adams 2 companies.
Allegheny 15 "
Armstrong . 1 "
Beaver 2 "
Bedford 2 "
Berks 6
Blair 2 "
Bradiord 5 "
Bucks 5 "
Butler 3 "
Cambria 2 •'
Carbou 2 "
Chester 6 "
Centre 2 *'
Clarion ar,d Forrest 2 "
Clinton 1 "
Clearfield 1 "
Columbia 1 "
Crnvrinrd 2 •*
Cumberland 2 "
Dauphin 5 "
Delaware 2 "
Erie 5 "
Elk and McKean I "
Fayette 1 "
Franklin and Fulton 5 "
Forest (see Clarion)
Greene 1 "
Huntingdon 2 "
Indiana 2 "
Jefferson 1 "
Juniata 1 "
Lancaster 8 "
Lawrence 2 "
Lebanon 2 "
Lehigh 2 "
Luzerne 7 "
Lycoming 3 "
Mercer 2 "
JlilSm 1 "
Monroe and Tike 1 "
Montgomery 5 "
Montour 1 •'
Northampton 3 "
Northumberland 2 "
Perry 1 "
Philadelphia 50 "
Pike (see Monroe)
Potter .' 1 "
tschylkill 5 "
Snyder 1
Somerset 77*7*7 * 2 "
Suttivan and Wyoming. . .*. .* I "
Susqueuanna .777..7.... 7 2 "
Tioga .7777*7" 3 "
Union 77 . 7*77 7 . . .'. *1 "
Venango f ••
Warren 7777' 2
AV'ashington 7777' 3 "
Wayne .7. 7*7". 2 "
Westmoreland 777". 3 "
Wyoming (see Sullivan). 77..
Y0rk,..., ..7*. 3 <<
s©• In the 3d Wisconsin volunteers, it is a
rule that no soldier can leave the camp without
a pass. The chaplain one day was distribut
ing tracts; among them was on headed, "Come
ainnera, come 1" Soon after the tract was
picked np in camp, and under the beading was
peneiled :
•' Can't do it; Colonel Rogers won't sign
my pass."
Importer. |
an.':.-- : - ■ '■ -l |
E. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR.
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TQWANDA :
Thursday Morning, July 31, 1262.
Republican Slate Nominations.
FOR AUDITOR GENERAL,'
THOMAS E. COCHRAN,
OF VOIIK COUNT*.
FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL,
WILLIAM S. ROSS,
OF LUZERNE COUNT*.
I
AM EETi NG OF THE RE PUB
Gtw LICAN COUNTY COMMITTEE, will he :
held at the Court House, in Towanda, on Saturday, Au- ;
gust 2,15G2, at 2 o'clock, P. M., for the purpose of ap- |
painting Committees of Vigilance.
The following named person compose said Committee : 1
H. L.SCOTT.Towanda twp.
B. P POWELL, Towanda boro'.
JOHN BEARDS LEE, Warren,
J. B. HINES, Wysox. ;
C.E. GLADDING. Columbia,
J.H. GRANT. Troy,
VVM. CLAGGET. Standing Stone.
ALEXANDER ELSBREE. Athens,
ROBERT MCKEE, Orwell. !
VOLUNTEERING.
The President having called for THREE j
HUNDRED THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS to assist in
putting down this unholy rebellion, the quota '
for Pennsylvania is placed at twenty-one regi- !
ments.of which Bradford County is expected
to send five companies, or somewhat over five j
hundred men We will not allow ourselves
for a moment to doubt, that as ready as our
citizens have been to encounter the dangers of
war, and as frte'y us they have already poured
out their blood to save our glorious Union, the i
requisite number will be promptly forthcom
iog. The spirit of our people is fully aroused
—war meetings are being daily held through
out the County, and ail accounts are encourag
ing for the speedy filling up of the five com
panies, when the pressure of the harvest time
shall have past.
A meeting of citizens was held in this place
011 Monday afternoon last, at which a resolu
tion was adopted requesting the Commissioners
to pay a bounty cf Twenty-Five Dollars to
c-vory volrntecr enlisting in this County.—
Which request the Commissioners have acced
ed to, and the necessary funds are already
placed at their disposal at a very low rate of
interest. The amount thus to be paid ($12,-
500) is proportionably much larger than voted
by any other County in the Commonwealth.
The most extraordinary inducements are
now offered to Volunteers, independent of
those h'ghcr, holier, feelings of patriotism which
showed themselves suffice to rally around our
country's starry banner,every able-bodied man, !
in this hour of onr country's need. The term
of enlistment is but for nine months. The i
County pays a bounty of $25 —the Uuited
States a bounty of $25 a premium of $2, and
one months pay, sl3, when mustered into ser
vice. The volunteer will thus receive at the
cutset SOS as follows :
County bounty $2.5
U S. bounty 25
Premium 2
1 month's pay, 13
SOS
This sum will provide for the wants of his
family (if any is dependent upon him) until IT.
j S. paymasters visit him again, when every
prudent man can save and remit nearly tue
whole amount of his monthly pay.
To expedite Volunteering camps have been
instituted in different parts of the State.one of
which will be located in this Comity, at which
Volunteers can rendezvous from neighboring
counties, nnd perfect their Company, and per
haps their regimental organization. This will
make the filling up of companies a much
easier matter, than if the men were to be sent
in squads to Ilarrisburg. Tiiis camp should
already be in operation and will doubtless be
opened in a few days.
A general order from the War Department
at Washington, provides that in organizing
new Regiments of Volunteers, the Governors
of States ure hereby authorized to appoint, in
addition to the Staff Officers heretofore author
ized, one Second Lieutenant for each company,
who shall be mustered into the service at the
commencement of the organization, who shall
have authority to muster in recruits as they
are enlisted. If any recruit shall be enlisted
by such officer, who shali alterwards, on med
ical inspection, prove to have leen obviously
unGt for the service at the time of his enlist
ment, all expenses caused thereby shall be
j paid by such officer, to be stopped against him
i from any payment that may be coming *o him
j from the Government thereafter.
Any officer, thus appointed and raa>tered
j shall only be entitled to be paid on the muster
! and pay roll of his company, and should he
| fail to secure an organized company within
; such reasonable time as the Governor may
j designate, his men may be transferred to some
other company, his appointment be revoked,
I and be discharged without pay ; unless the
Governor shall think proper to give him a po
sition in the consolidated company to which
! his men have been transferred.
! By order No. 28, of the State Authorities,
it is provided that persons proposing to organ
ize companies will be accepted under the fob
; lowiug provisions and not otherwise, viz :
! To be commissioned a Captain, the applicant
: must have furnished forty (40) or more men
who have passed Surgeon's examination, and
beeu mustered into the United States service.
To he commissioned a First Lieutenant,
j from twenty-five (25) to forty (40) meu must
have been fnmisbed as above.
To tie commissioned a Second Lieutenant,
from fifteen (15) to twenty-five (25) men
QNiit have beet furnished as above.
And in explanation of Order No. 28, the
Order No. 29, further provides, as follows :
The troops now being raised, have by the F'roclarha
tion of the Governor, of the '2lst inst., been apportioned
among the several counties. This renders it expedient,
in order to avoid confusion, that the number of persons
engaged in recruiting should be limited.
It is therefore ordered.
I. That no person shall recruit men under General Or- ;
dcr. No. 28, ot this series, without special written author- i
ity from these head quarters. j
11. All persons already engaged in enlisting men will i
report themselves immediately, and apply for such au- i
thority. . . |
111. County Commissioners, or other local authorities, !
or the committee of citizens, as the case may be, are in- ;
vited to suggest the names of fit persons tor officers of
companies to be raised in their respective districts where j
such persons have not already acted under the order.
To those who have already beea recruiting
men, these orders need furnish no appreheu- i
sion. While they should promptly app'j f° r
authority to recruit, ia the meantime they need
uot relax their labors, as there is not the
slightest danger but their success will com j
mand them the position they are entitled to.
The man who raises from fifteen to forty men ;
need not have any apprehension but he can
have the position he would be entitled to un"
der order No. 28, provided his character and
ability is such as to secure iiitn the respect
aud support of his men.
As a camp i§ to be established in this Coun
ty, the regulations in regard to subsistence
aud transportation are of small account, as
the men will be received at the camp aud be
properly provided for.
We believe the above contains all the in
formation in regard to volunteering we can
now give.
And now, citizens of Bradford County, shall
the quota set down for Bradford be quickly
raised ? It can be done, if every man will
put himself to work Tnoso who can leave
should at once step forward ; and those who >
cannot go, should by their voices aud their
means, encourage the volunteering of ethers.
It is not a healthy stete of public sentiment
which tolerates the staying at home ot any
person capable of bearing arms, who has not
some good and apparent reason, for not giv
ing himself to his country's cause. The " times
that try mens' souls" are upon us—the days
of our country's peril have come—if we act as
men worthy of our sires, a glorious future
awaits us—if we are cravens and cowards, the
star of our country's destiny is extinguished in
the deepest gloom of barbarism and slavery. I
The fair fame and honor of Bradford Coun
ty is at stake. If we fail to supply the num
ber ol men apportioned to us, we are disgraced
in the eves ot the nation. What citizen of
Bradford could hold up his head under the
deep disgrace of now proving recreant. We
have the men called for—shall they be fur- 1
niahed voluntarily—or under a draft ? That
is the question which should engage the atten- J
tion of the citizens of Bradford for the next
thirty days. We will not believe but that at
the expira'ion of that time the five companies
expected from Bradford will be fully organ
ized.
The following letter and important General
Order have just been made public :
WAR DEPARTMENT. WASHINGTON, .July 28,
Hi* Excellency A. G. C> KTIS. Governor of Pennsylvania,
SIR:—I have been diie.ted to advise you that the sys
tem ot enlisting recruits lor nine and twelve months, j
adopted in cnnsylvawiii. has produced great dis'-utfi.-fuc- ;
tion iu other States which have confined themselves to
enlistments Cor three years or the war. This system you
are aware was adopted without any intention on the part
of your Excellency or of the genera! government to make ;
an unfair distinction between the hta'es. The depart
ment entertains an earnest desire to act in entiie harmo
ny with the .State governments, and a strong sense of the
earnest and efficient aid whit ii it has always promptly re- j
reived from your Excellency, and it is only because the
department is fully satisfied of the inexpediency of short
enlistments, the impos-ibil ty ol extending the si stem to
other States, and the justice of the complaints already
| adverted to that a change is proposed in Pennsylvania.
; iience the Secretary of War is compelled to ask your Ex
cellency to change your system ol rscruiting. ami !"t your
I regiments go to the field on an equality in every res
i with those iiom other States. The mustering officer will
j continue to muster into service recruits enlisted for nine
; and aud twelve months ntil the 10th day of August next,
| at which time it is supposed the change suggested will
have heen completed.
Piy order of the Secretary of War
" C. P. BUCKINGHAM.
Brigadier General and A. A. G.
UNION STATE CONVENTION.
On Thursday the 17th inst., was assembled
at Harrisburg a body cf men who represented
the loyalty ol all parties in the State. Never,
I in the history of the Old Keystone did a more
patriotic body of men assemble in State Con
ventiou. It was not an assembly of politicians
| to aid each other in devising means for the
| success of each one respectively to the position
to which he might aspire. Loyal men of all
! parties assembled for tbe purpose of demon
i strating to the loyal men of our sister States
! the true sentiments of the people of the noble
old Commonwealth. Party iines are oblitera
; ted and old prejudices have melted away bo
fore the warm rays of patriotism. In that
, Convention were old line Whigs, American 3
llepublicans and Democrats, all met tog
i for but one purpose,and that the gre
: pose that can animate the hr American
Freemen—the highest of the true
| patriot—to • a glorious old flag, the
1 UutV. ;siitution, and to stand by the
j Arii .u.stration, through the earnest support of
which only we can hope to see the rebellion
crushed Of the resolutions we need not speak
—we published them last week. We ouly
I ask of the reader, take them and place them
: side by side with the platform adopted by the
: traitor Breckinridge Convention which dese
: crated the glorious 4th of July.by its treason
able proceedings, and after comparing them
j carefully, to judge for themselves which party
gives the Federal Government its earnest aud
hearty support, and which party gives the en
emy aid and comfort—which party adopts res.
| olutions that it would te diffiealt to construe
I iuto support of any cause save that of open
and defiant treason and rebellion. Judge for
yourself, reader—if you caunot discriminate
; patriotism from treason, then it would be use
less for us to undertake an exposition of the
glorious sentiments expressed in the patriotic
resolntions adopted by the People's Union
Convention, or to show *o the world, and to
expose to the execrations of all loyal men the
hidden treason, tbe base lies, tbe enbtle false
hoods and disloyalty 60 cunningly concealed
beneath the apparently shining exterior of the
platform of the Breckinridge Democracy.—
Of the candidates selected by the Convention
ot the loyal masses, it is scarcely necessary to
speak The Hon. Thomas E. Cochran, the
candidate for Auditor General,illustrates more
faithfully than any other candidate heretofore
presented to the people of Pennsylvania, the
! true policy of l&e office seeking the man. Ilis
selection was entirely the result tf a healthy.
| frank and unwaveriug public sentiment in his
favor. 110 made no contest for the position
I —his immediate friends sought the use of no
! influence in his favor ; but left the rasult to
; the spontaneous preference and decision of the
i masses of those who delegate men to roprc
| sent them in this convention, and most faith
-1 fully have they discharged this trust. It is
! uot our purpose to refer to the great qualities
jof Mr. Cochran for the position which he has
s) successfully filled, and for the re occupancy
|of which, after the expiration of his present
term, he has been thus enthusiastically and ;
unanimously nominated. The reputation he
has made during the last year, i 3 sufficient
warrant of tbe success he will achieve before
the people in the coming contest.
•' Gt-n. William Ross, of Luzerne county,
the candidate for Surveyor General is one of i
i the most reliable, upright, and patriotic men
in the Commonwealth. Ilis record is a chap
; ter teeming with the evidence of his faithful
ness in the discharge of the trusts heretofore .
reposed iu him by the people, and his position ■
in this crisis, proves the sincerity of the patrt- !
otic motives by which he is unques- j
tionabiy prompted. Acting with the Demo
cratic party until that organization became
divided by the machinations and plots of men
who were conspiring for the success of rebel
lion, clinging to that party until partizinship
\ became tantamount to treason, he threw off ,
its yoke, and is now among the eurnest at d
most prominent defenders of the Union. As
such he has been presented to the people of
Pennsylvania for election to an important state
office, and as such, too, his election will add
: to the ultimate triumph of the cause of the
Union.
THE CONFISCATION ACT.
By the provisions ot this act, persons found
guilty of treason may be punished with death,
or imprisonment of not h-tss than five years
duration, and a fine of nut ie.s then ten thous
and rioiiars ; their slaves are to be freed, and
their real and personal estate may be levied
on for payments of the fine. Persons, cou
i vieted of inciting, setting on loot assisting or
engaged in rebellion or insurrection forfeit all
their personal property to the United States,
except slaves, who are freed ; and are subjtct
to fine and imprisonment,as in the case of trea
-8 in. In addition,every person convicted ofeith
er treason,rebellion or insurreetioii.ismnde capa
ble of holding any office under the Unit d Sta
tes. Tbe President may at once seize the pro
perty of the rebels for the use of the United
I States. All slaves in any manner corning into
our iines are to lie held captives of war, to be
free for ever. Slaves claimed under the Fugitive
Slave law are to be given up only to claim
ants proving their loyalty ; officers of the ar
j my and navy are forbidden under any eircnm
stances to decide in such cases; and the Pres
ident is nu'horized to employ blacks as be may
deem best for the public welfare ; to make
provision for colonizing them ; and to extend
pardon or amnesty to prisoners in rebellion as
lie may think good.
Lastly, the President is authorized, on the
passage of this act, to issue a pioelamath n
i
commanding all persons now in rebellion to r< •
turn to their homes and lay down their arms
within sixty days, and to dec! ire their prop
erty forfeited and themselves amenable to tri
ial for rebellion aud insurrection in case the?
I refuse.
The following is the President's Procla
; mntion:
' In pursuance of the sixth section of the act of Congress
I entitled " An Act to suppress insurrection, to punish
j treason and rehellion.tr> seize and confiscate the prnper
j ty of rebels, and for other purposes," approved July 17.
i lsG'2, and which Act, and the joint, resolution explanato
! ry thereof, are herewith published, I. ABRAHAM LIN
! COI.N President ol the United States, do hereby proclaim
j to and warn all persons within the contempt itb.u of said
! sixth section to cease participating iu. aiding, counle
' naiicing, or abetting the exis ing rebellion, or any re
j hellion, against the Government of the United States,on
I pain of the forfeitures and seizures as within and by
) said sixth section provided.
j In t r stirioru v. hereof I have hereunto set my hand and
j caused the seal ot the United States to lie fixed,
j Done a* a <" 'ty of Washington, this twenty-fifth day of
' ' „e year of our Lord one thousand eight hnn
sixty two, and of the Indepecdence of the
„itedStates"the eighty-seventh.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN*.
! By the President :
WILLIAM 11. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
*
i E<?L.ONE YEAR ENLISTMENTS. —The New
, ! York Times thus refers to the advantages of
I enlistments of one year, in preference to three
[: years :
It is better to imitate the example of the
rebels in battle in our treatment of this mat
i ter. They are constantly reuewing their re
giments that are brought under fire. If a
fight is joined requiring a force of one thou
I sand men, the rebels make five thousand men
fight it. A regiment advances, fires a few
rounds, and is withdrawn ; a second is thrown
forward, fires briefly and retires ; aud a third
goes through the same participation, aud so on
; till the fight is ended.
The advantage of this mode of fighting is
i obvious. It seasons men to the bloody work
|of battle. It brings them tinder fire and takes
i them quickly out, so they suffer but slightly.
! They are emboldened by their escape, and be
come more confident and fearless for future
1 contests. They learn to fight without fear
j and retire without panic. And the losses are
. I distributed among many regiments, and do not
| impress the minds of comrades deeply, or dem
| oralize friends at home by accounts of decimat
' j ed ranks.
i Ex-President MARTIN VANBUREN died
i at his residence in Kinderhook, July 28, in
i the 79th year of bis age. His health has
been declining for the last year
War Meeting. * /
At a meeting of tbe citizens of Towanda
borough, held at the Ward House, for the
purpose of taking into consideration tbe prop
er mode of ruisiug money as a bounty for vol
unteers, U. F. MASON was chosen President,
aiid E A. PARSONS appointed Secretary.—
After discus;icn, C. L. WARD, Esq , offered ;
the following resolution, which was unani
mously adopted :
Resolved, ihat a committee be appointed to call a
meeting at the (Jonrt limine in Towaiidu. on Mon ay the i
2sth in*t., at 2 o'clock, P.M., of the Military board of i
relief, the County Auditors, and as many oft tie citizens
of the different townships as ea be assembled, to c >nsid
er the question of providing for the payment iu advance j
ot a definite sum from the County treasury, for thejralief i
ol persons who may enlist iu the service of the United |
States under the recent call of the Governor, and to take ;
other measures to eucourage the enlistment ot volunteers, i
In accordance with the riquiremeutfi of the
resolution, the committee caused Hand Rills j
to be printed and circulated annoucing that a
meeting would be held at the Court House, !
OD Monday, July 28, ISG2.
THE MEETING OS MONDAY.
As announced a large and enthusiastic meet
ing of the citizens of Bradford County assem
bled at the Court House, at 2 o'clock P. M ,
when OD motion, Col J. A. CODDING, was call
ed to the chair,with two Vice Presidents from j
each township, and seven secretaries.
After the organization, JAMES MACFARLANE,
Esq.. after making patriotic, and explanatory
remarks, offered the following resolution,which
was adopted :
Resolved , That the meeting recommend to tbe roilita |
ry board of relief of Bradford County to offer of twenty
live dollars to each volunteer who shall enlist under the j
rei ent call ot the Governor, payable as they arc sworn |
and mustered into c imp, out of the funds ot the County j
Treasury applicable to the relief of volunteers, under the >
acts of assembly.
While the above resolution was under con
sideration, the meeting was eloquently address
ed by J. C. Adams, E-q , Hon. U. Mercur,
Wm. Elwell, Esq., Edward Overton, Esq ,
C L Ward, Esq., Col. O. F. Mason, W H.
Ournnclian, E. B Parsons, Esq., C. M Man
ville, E-q., M. C Mercur, Esq., and others. j
Mr. OVERTON urged that the most prompt,
speedy and efficient measures shouid be adopt
ed by the Military Relief Board, and closed
his remarks in support of the resolution bj
offering to rai>e and place at the disposal of
tlie board the sum of Ten thousand Dollars.
?Jr. WARD offered an amendment which
would recommend to the Military Board, to
piv a bounty of fifteen dollars each to volun
teers who now enlist aul the same amount to
each and every volunteer,or their families wl o
have heretofore enlisted. The amendment
was lost.
W. 11. C.yts'ocHAN*, E<q., offered the fol
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
R solved, Tuat such sums as have already been paid
bo individuals as bounty to recruits, shall be relundc-d to
thein. provided the same does not exceed $25 for each re
cruit, and that the vouchers for the payment of the sum
be duly attested.
M C. MKRCCR, E-q., offered the followii g
resoiutio i which was adopted :
Resolved, That a Centra! Committee of five, be ap
pointed by t lie Chairman of this meeting, whose duty it
shall be to cause the county I<> t>e Infly canv for vol
unteers ; to appoint one or more sub comuiinees in each
town-bip to make list-, ol all persons who is supposed
may be likely to volunteer, to furnish information and as
sistance to recruiting officers, and take other measures
to encourage enlistments.
The following named gentlemen were ap
pointed to act on the i bovo committee :M.
C. Mercur, E. O Goodrii h, A. 11. Spalding,
John F Means and C M. Manville.
JAS MACFARLANE, Esq., offered the follow
ing resolution which was adopted.
Resolved. That toe Central Committee shall take no
part whatever ill obtain.rig commissions of officers.
OU motion ot Col. (J. F. .MASON, a commit
tee of three wax appointed to confer with tie
Comity Commissioners and report to the meet
ing the action taken by them.
(j F. Mason, Win. Eiwill, F-q . and M.
! C. Mercur, were appointed said committee.
The committee alter retiring a short time,
reported to the meeting, through their chair
j man, that the County Commissioners will
promptly sustain the first resolution passed at
the meetinsr, and will pay a bounty of twen y
live dollars to each volunteer who shall Ire ae
! cepted and sworn in and mustered into camp
The arrangements were made to raise the
! necessary amount of money to pay the bounty
off- red, and a very large i.umber of the most
influential arid wealthy citizens and business
I men of the county pledged themselves to sup
! port the officers of the county iu carrying out
| tbe above arrangements.
(Signed 1 y the officers.)
Important from Gen. Pope's Army.
STOXEWALL J U KSONTREI'VRIXG FOR AX
OTHER EXPEDITION.
THIRTY THOUSAND REBEL TROOPS AT
AND NEAR GORDONSViLLE.
LITTLE WASHINGTON, RAPPAHANNOCK COCNTY, )
VA., July 23, lbUi. J
The report recently telegraphed from War
I rentou, that Jackson was at or near Gordons
j ville, is confirmed from other sources, which
*tatr* that he is at Louisa Court House with
24,000 men, and Ewell, with a corps of Jack
son's command, is at G irdonsville—making a
total of 30,000 men. His present intention is
said to be to assume the offensive and break
our lines, and if successful, to demonstrate rip
on Washington, lor the purpose of drawing off
! our forces from Richmond
That Jackso r is in great force nt Louisa
and Gordousville is beyond doubt and tlmt he
intended to attack us at an early day is fullv
believed. General Pope's forces here have
no object ion, but rather desire that he will
make the attempt.
As many misstatements have been publish
ed in regard to the expedition commanded by
General Hatch, it may not be inappropriate to
make the following statements, as given by a
returned officer ;
Alter reaching Culpepper, General Hatch
pushed his whole force to the Rupidan, where,
iu consequence of the destruction of the bridges
and the high state of the water, he was com
pelled to leave his artillery and infantry. With
his cavalry he pushed on to Orange Court
House, where he learned that the enemy were
in large force at Gordensville. Hrsuit thence
a company of the Virginia cavaliy towards
Gordousville, who approached within six miles
of the latter place aud confirmed the report of
tbe enemy's presence and strength
On Friday, the 18th, two brigades, sappoj.
Ed to be e >mmanded by Gen. Ewell, i Da( j e
their appearance at Orange, and on Saturday
after severe skirmishiug, Gen. Hatch fell back
recroseed the Rupidun and arrived at Cnlpep.
per on Sunday.
During this time twenty eight men of Coca
pany A, New Yoik cavalry, were captured bv
the enemy, owing, it is said, to the incredulity
of the commanding officer, w ho did not believe
a statement that tbe enemy were advancingj 0
force upon his out post station. Two or thro®
men, whose horses were saddled, made their
escape.
After returning to Culpepper, General
Hatch made another iueur>kn to Madison and
thence northward to Sperryville, ascertaining
that the enemy were uut iu force in that direc
tion.
SOLDIERS NOT REQUIRED TO
GUARD PRIVATE PROPERTY OF
THE ENEMY.
CF.NRRAL ORDER —NO. 1.
Hbdqcartkkj!. Army or Virginia, |
Washington, July 25, 162. F
Hereafter no guards will be placed over
private houses or private property of any des
cription whatever. Commanding officers arc
responsible for the conduct of the troops un
der their command, and the Articles of War
and regulations of the ar .iy provide ample
means for restraining them to the full extent
required for discipline and efficiency. Si llier
were called into the field to do battle against
the enemy, and it is not expected that their
force and energy shall be wasted in the pro
tection of the private property of those most
hostile to the government. No.soldier serving
in this arury shall hereafter be employed iu
such service.
By command of MA J GEN POI'E
GEO. I) BLGGI.ES, Colonel, acting Adjutant
General and Chief of Staff.
The Rebels Concentrating a large
Tores South of the James River.
FoistivKss Monroe, July 20,1862.
I am credibly informed that large forces
are being concentrated on the iiue of tire James
River, above the junction of the Appottamox
and James Rivers. They came down from
Richmond by the Richmond ami Petersburjh
Railroad, it is believed they alreudg number
from bO,OOO to 70,000 men, and that Stoue
wail Jackson is iu command of them, notwith
standing the rutuor that Ire is in pursuit of
Gen Pope.
My informant is very confident that th
rebels are now making a bold stand at the
above named place, and are bringing all the
foices there tiny can spare from Richmond.
My informant also (relieves that it i-the in
tention of the rebels to make an attack very
soon on St.fl'; Ik. as tbev are said to be within
twenty miles of that city, with considerable
force.
The night before last a company of rebel
cavalry came down on Gloucester Point, oi>-
posite Yorktowu, and seized and carried off u
lot of contrabands that had accumulated there
and also forced into tbe rebel army all the
inhabitants that ccuhl be found there capable
of bearing arms They then set fire to a lot
of ship timber, and taking with them l heir tro
phies, took their departure.
The rebel cavalry are almost daily prowling
about that region seeking plund'-r of any kind,
and pressing into the rebel service all the men
tiny can find who they think cau be of any
use to thi in.
Yesterday a man obtained a piss in Norfolk
for thr pretended jrtjrpo.se of going to .North
Carolina. II" was watched try an rfiner ami
followed scvi ral miles out from Norfolk, when
he tonk a wrong road, and was steering his
course toward Richmond. The officer thrn
; quickly rode njr to him, nrtvs'ed him, and
found upon him two thousand letters lie was
about to convey to Richmond. He was taken
back to Norfolk and lodged in j .il to await
his trial. He admitted and stated he got two
dollars apiece for conveying letters between
N rrto'k and R chin >nd. This will stop the
avenue by which letters and papers have been
: passed to and from Rebmou'd.
EIET?,
In North T'waada. .Inly
LANE, in the ssth } ear ot Lisage.
Sfttorrtfsrmnts.
IpLOWER POTS.— A few thousand just
received, of all sizes, for sale cheap, at the Gar
! den of HA lilt Y MIX.
T'lvr.rnda, July 30,1862. — m 4.
D! SSOLUTION. —THE COPAKTNER
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M \ X ,t VOORHIS. is ihi> day dissolved b> mutual coir
; sent of parties. All debts belonging to said tinn mast be
j settled with said Herman, who will contiaue the busi
ness at the old stand in Springfield, P.i.
GEORGE HERMAN,
A. B. V'OJRIHS.
I Ridghnry, July 23, 15C2.
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