4 55 4 * fl't Ire g BATUBDAY, JUNE 8, 1861 Ferever Beat that standard Sheet! Where breathes the toe but tans before tel With Freedom's son beneath sm feet, And freedom's banner streaming o'er no! FORNEY'S CALIFORNIA PRESS will be ready ON MONDAY. at 4 P. 111. Primp dm Mate per copy in worm wriamers, and stamped, ready for manias. hue paper is published expressly far CALIFORNIA CIRCULATION. Alid contains a oomplete summary of what has trawl. plied in our City. State. and Cie Atlantic States, Inns tke departure of the last steamer for California. FiRST Peoz.--Prize Poetry Extraordinary ; New Publioations ; An Original Preventive of Bun Stroke; Unole Sam off Mobile; Round Abe, t Washington—No. IV; Religious Intelligence; Bt prune Court of the United State.; Extract of a Letter from Missouri; From Weatern Virginia; Weekly Review of the Philsolelphia Markets; Communisations ; General Newt. FOURTH Pena —Notes on the Rebellion; The American Flag; The Summer Friend ; Marine Intelligence. Beanregard. We have not troubled ourselves with any speculations on the death of General Blunts quip, as we confess to have felt but little in terest in the matter. The General belongs to one of those wealthy Creole families of the South who constitute a social aristocracy of sugar, like the Virginia aristocracy of oysters, or the Carolina aristocracy of cotton. They speak miserable French, (or, as the negroes call it, cc Gumbo Frencn,") sneer at Bonapartism, and More the memory of the Beennons, speculate in Degrees, detest anything Yankee or Saxon, and claim an af. finity with the Roman races of the world. In tensely proud, and like all democratic aristoc racies ignorant and opinionated, they look upon themselves as the natural rnlers of the Western hemisphere, and live in the hope of the establishment of a Gallic empire on the banks of the Mississippi, with a prince of Or leans or Burgundy enthroned in New Orleans, and a gay court flattering around him. The present conspiracy seems to open up to them a realization of these dreams, and they have gone into it with enthusiasm. It is the only enthusiasm, indeed, the French Creoles have been known to exhibit since the English drove them from Arcadia a hundred years ago. They have never forgiven the BONAPARTES for the transfer of Louisiana, and have obeyed the Republic in a very sullen and discontented manner ever since. From • this race of men comes General Baarrazassn. Be is a wealthy man by mar riage, an educated man by the charity of the Government, a popular man by accident, and a proud man by instinct. He is said to have distinguished himself in Mexico, although his exploits only came to light ten years after the war was over, and are vouched for by men who Claim JEFFIRSON DAVIS as the conqueror of Buena Vista, and General Twines the superior of General .1 - Ammon. The most undoubted ex ploit of his life was to fill the position of su perintendent of the new Custom House at New Orleans, and draw sixteen dollars a day from the Government, in addition to his mili tary salary. His achievements in Charleeton are also in history, and no one will deny him the ct glory" of the capture of Fort Sumpter. On the 27th of May General BISATIRKGARD Was in Charleston, and being about to depart from the scene of his trials and triumphs, he wrote a letter to one General MART/N, and Lad it published in the newspapers. The let ter bears every appearance of being genuine, as far as the Charleston Courier is concerned, as it comes to us in that newspaper. It Is very brief, and reminds us of the schoolboy who Tames the graveyard at midnight, strengthening his courage by a desperate of fort at whistling. He says he its not going to Virginia, but g 4 elsewhere," and thither he shall go, «not with Joy, but with the firm de. termination to do more than his duty." very safe thing for a military man to say, al though extremely difficult for a civilian to un derstand. Among other noticeable things the General abandons any hope of a triumph uat first," but, is very cc certain to triumph at last." This would intimate that the General does not cal elate on bombarding any more half-starved garrisons, and evidently suggests to him that his next interview with Colonel AirnSasom will be under different circumstances, and amid different surroundings, than when they met as combatants in Charleston harbor. The volunteers of the North are it disciplined mercenaries," while the Southern soldiers are a u gallant and free people," which means that the cc gallant and free " warriors must be con tent to do without their pay until Secretary itisatrsoza negotiates another loan. He re gards our soldiers as men "gathered together hastily on a false pretence, and for an unholy purpose, with an octogenarian at their head;" and sagely concludes with the reflection that none but 4 ‘ the demented can doubt the issue." The phrase is a very good one, and the epithet ebuld not be more appropriately applied than to a pompons and well•paid traitor, who calumniates the people of the North who have educated and protected him, and sneers at a General whom be would have gladly welcomed as his commander, because he has passed into the last years of a long and honorable life without disgracing his manhood and abandoning his flag. The Attack upon Harper's Fem. The loyal forces are closing around Harper's Ferry with so much rapidity that its speedy capture is a foregone conclusion. It appears impossible that the traitors can resist the overwhelming onset which is evidently in con templation. We think our generals can, and probably, will, soon place themselves in such a commanding position that they can either obtain it by a bold assault or, by cutting off all supplies and communications, compel Gen. Jonzson's command to flee or to surrender. If the current reports about the scarcity of food there are correct, after a few days of in terruption of their usual facilities for obtaining food they would be in a starving condition, but it is possible that, foreseeing this danger, strenuous efforts will be made to guard against it by those who direct operations at Richmond, and those in Baltimore and other parts of • . . Maryland who, strongly sympathi z i ng with the Secession cause, have already rendered much "aid and comfort" to the Harper's Ferry forces. On the operations against this point the people of Pennsylvania naturally feel an in tense interest for various reasons. It is brit a short distance below our southern border, a convenient station from which to make raids into our State, if by any possibility the traitor forces should be emboldened by any tempora ry sueeesees, and much the most Northern post that the traitors have presumed to defend with any considerable body of men. H owever treason may flourish; like a rank Weed in more tropical climes, we can illy brook the spectacle of beholding its defiant head reared almost within sight of our mountain tops. But, independent of this consideration, a very large proportion of our own Pennsylva nia volunteers are connected with the move ment which will probably result in the Ilmt ex tensive battle of the campaign, and even the Ohio forces will be under the command of one of our distinguished sons, General m u o raza4 , 4 who has already deserved ly attained a rank only second to that of Gai ra l Scurf, and who is universally re regarded as one of the beat officers in our ser viCe. It would be a gratifying, and, to some extent, a characteristic sequel to the ope n i ng Incidents of this contest, if, after all, the trouble' connected with the organization of our forces and the delays which have appa ready kept them, in some respects, in the loseitgranad, they should win the first snb stiendel glory in tbe battle for the Union, and be among the first to achieve a victory of so tangible, enduring, and substantial a diumter, that in all future time, it would stand out as a leading feature of this war. A 00XPANT has bean orgtallzed at Augusta; Geatibi, to manii!betiall printing ink on a Imp slab. •ie fThu is J•ff • :i u- the Habeas Corpus Argument of Chief Justice Taney. ' The following extract from the letter of the great Virginia statesman, who maintained at the period the extremest views of the inviola ble character of the writ of habeas corpus, will be read with interest at this time. It is taken from his letter to J. B. COLVIN, written September 10, 1810 : "The question you propose, Whether tnroum stances do not sometimes wear whioh make it a i tig e h ary tra I I s t o a t t t r o nmien principle,authorities d b i t s ly ty on i ci n o t iffi ne co l r e s of w, but someetanss embarrassing in practice. A strict o bservance of the written laws is doubtlees 0716 f the high duties of a good citizen but it is not the hig,hest. The laws of necessity, of calf preservation,of saving our country when in dan ger' are of higher obligation. To lose our country by a scrupulous adherende to w ritten law, would be to lose the law itself, with life, liberty, proper ty, and and all those who are enjoying them with us; thus ohs-artily sacrificing Me end to the means. When, in the battle of Germantown, General Washington's army was annoyed from Chew's hones, he did not hesitate to plant his can non against it, although the property of a citizen When he besieged Yorktown, he levelled the =- barbs, feeling that the laws of property must be postponed to the safety of the nation. While the army was before York, the Governor of Virginia took horses, carriages, provisions, and even men, be fore*, to enable that army to stay together till it could master the public enemy t and he was justified, A ship at sea in distress for provisions, meets another homing abundance, yet refusing a supply; the law of self-preservation, authorises the distressed to take a supply by force In all these oases, the unwritten laws of necessity, of self-preservation, and of the public safety, control the written laws of invent. and tuum. Farther to exemplify the principle, I will state an hypotheti cal ease. Suppose it had been made known to the Knontive of the Union in the autumn of 1805, that we might have the Florides for a reasonable sum, that that sum had not indeed been so appropriated by law, but that Congress were to meet within three weeks, and might appropriate it on the first or se bond day of their session. Ought he, for se great an advantage to his country, to have risked him ielf by transcending the law and making the pur abase ? The public advantage offered, in this sup• oared osse, was indeed immense : but a reverence for law, and the probability that the advantage might still be legally accomplished by a delay of only three weeks, were powerful reasons against bezudingtne act. But suppose it foreseen that a John Randolph would find means to protract the proceeding on it by Congress, until the ongoing spring, by which time new oiroumstanoes would change the mind of the other party. Ought the Executive, in that case, and with that foreknow. led g e, to have secured the good to his oodetry, end to have trusted to their justice fee the trangression of the Jaw? I think he ought, and that the sot would have been approved. After the affair of the Chesapeake, we thought war a very possible re wilt. Oar magazines were illy provided with some necessary articles, nor had.any appropriations been made for their purchase. We ventured, however, to provide them ' and to place our country in seni or ; and stating the use. to Congress, they sanc tioned the eel. " To prooeed to the conspiracy of Burr, and parti cularly to General Wilk ineon'a situation in Hew Or leans. In judging this case, we are bound to con-, eider the state of the information, correct and in correct, which he then poeseesed. He expected Burr and his band from above, a British fleet from below, and he knew there wag a formidable con spiracy within the city. Under these oiroumetaneeS, was hejuetillable, let, in seizing - notorious con spirators ? On tbls there can be but two opinions ; one, of the 6reilty and their accomplices; the other, that of all honest wen. 21. In sending theta to the seat of government, when the written taw gave them a right to trial in the territory ? The danger of their rescue, of their oontinning their inaoninatione, the tardiness and weaknese of the law, apathy of the judges, active patronage of the whole tribe of lawyers, unknown disposition of the juries, and hourly expectation of the enemy, salvation of the city, and-of the Union itself, *blob would have been convulsed to He centre, bad that conspiracy succeeded; all these consti tuted a law of necessity and self presertation. and rendered the salus pofrulz supreme over the written late. The officer who is called to ant on this superior grotind, does, indeed. risk himself on the justice of the controlling powers of the Condi tution,. and his station makes it hie duty to them' that risk. Bat those controlling powers, and his fellow-oitizens generally, are bound to judge so cording to the inroametanoee under which he acted. They are not to transfer the informative of this place or moment to the time and piece of his action ; but to put themselves into his Situation. We know here that them never was danger of a British fleet from below, and that Burr's band was crushed be fore it reached the Mississippi. But General Wilk inson's information was very different, and be could actors no other. " From these examples and principles, you may see what I think on the question proposed. They do not go to the ease of persons charged with petty &i -sles, where consequences aro trifling, and time al lowed for a legal coarse, nor to authorise them to _take such cams out of the written law. In these, ha example of overleaping the law is of greater evil than a strict adherence to its imperfect pro visions. It ie incumbent on those only who accept -nf great charges, to risk themselves on groat ec melons, when the safety of the nation, or some of its very high interests are at stake. An officer is bound to obey orders ; yet he would be a bad one who should do le in oases for which they were not intended, and which involved the most important consequences. The line of discrimination between cases may be difficult; bat the good officer is bound to draw it at his own peril, and throw him self on the justice-of his country and the rectitude of his motives. "I have indulged freer mews on this question., On your assurances that they are for your own eye only, :and that they will not get into the hands of newewriters." The following facts shed light npon the views here expressed by JEFFERSON. Wuarntsox reached New Orleans November 25, 1806. CLAIBORNE, Governor of Orleans Territory, .re ceived from General ANDREW JACKSON a let tor dated November 12, in which occur the words : to Defend your city as well against interne/ enemies as external. I fear you will meet an attack from a quarter you do not at present expect. You have enemies within your own city that may try to subvert your Govern ment, and try to separate it from the Union. I fear there are plans inimical to the Union. love my country and Government. I will die in the lent ditih before I would MS the Union disunited." Dr. BoLl.mari, who had COMmn nicated with WILKXRSON as an avowed emis sary of Erns, and SWARTWOur, and OGDEN, who were active 111 the conspiracy, were placed under military arrest. BM:taxmen immediately brought before a judge of the Supreme Court by a writ of habeas corpus, and Wrfarresoft returned to the writ, that what he had done had been necessary for the safety of the city , and that he should continue to arrest danger one persons. He sent BOLLMANN and SWART. worr to Washington by Bea t , Some other ar rests took place, and sharp contents arose be tween the commander-in-cbtef and certain judges ; they attempting to discharge the pri soners on habeas corpus, and he resisting their Interference, and in one instance placing in confinement, not only the counsel for the pri goner, but the judge who issued the process. " Altogether." says &UDALL ; from whose ad mirable life of JEFFERSON we derive the facts we are stating, , " the scene was much like one witnessed a few years later in tbe same city, when the officer placing himself in conflict with the civil laws was General ANDREW JACK. SON." JarressoN sustained Thistason in his course, and in a special message (January 22, 1807,) expressly endorsed his action in send ing the prisoners to Washington, on the ground " that an impartial trial could not be expected during the present agitation of New Orleans." Congress was far more alarmed tban JEFFERSON was. " The members were fired by au apparent attempt, coming from the judiciary itself, to prevent the confinement of men charged with a dangerous violation of the laws." GILES, of Virginia, and Swan - of Mai-eland, formed two-thirds of that committee of the Senate which almost immediately re ported a bill suspending the operation of the writ of habeas corpus for three months, in cases of arrest for treason, or for other acts endangering the peace of the Vaited Btates, and the bill passed the same day. Before the House acted, however, the evidence became ampler, and proved that the danger which in the judgment of all would have justified the sus pension did not exist, and the bill was reject ed. BOLLMANN and Swenrworrr were brought before Chief Jastice Mansnete early in Fe bruary, on the writ of habeas corpus, and were discharged from custody. After their release, JEFFERSON declared that these men, it conclusive evidence should be found, could be arrested again "if it should be worth while." He did not concur in the Chief Jus tice's view of the law, and afterwards claimed that if that officer's decision was correct, and if such jadicial interference as With/maw re sisted was proper before the executive officers, of the Government could possibly gs ther the testimony concerning the parti culars of a distant conspiracy, it was out of the question to attempt to preeent the enlarge ment of any detected traitor who was diethelied either to fly or to return to the execution of his designs. Our readers will notice bow 00110 are the parallels with our own times anggeeted in the facts and in Jarreasoe's opinions. The views expressed in his letter are the more striking because they'exprems his mature jadgraeut, a judgment in conflict with his early and crude views. In 1787, writing from Paris, he ob jected to the Constitution that it bid not a bill or rights, providing among other thing, for " the eternal and unremitting force of the ha. beaa corpus laws." In the same spirit he wrote in 1788, but, conscious of the danger in volved in his own extreme view, he proposes to allow during insurrection.-and rebellion, &sty that the Government,shall act on "less probable testimony than in other cases;" and, macondly, that a man acquitted may be " re taken and retried," which ie, to say the least, aa dampening AR Wheaton of legal rights - as is the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus. We See bow - experience d change his mode of thinking. His views have special weight just now, as those of the greatest statesman or the South, whose tendencies were all fitainht con solidation and executive strength in the Go vernment. - ' An article in ono of the papers of our city says, that in ig January, 1807, as president ho (Jamison) asked Congress to suspend the habeas corpus, and they refused it. He did not himself." The writer gives no atithotity for this very conflised and inaccurate state ment, nor could ho have found one. jarrau son did not ask or wish Congress to suspend the habeas corpus. He said not a word to them on the subject of suspending it. He justified `ir traixsou in his coarse because ho believed that, with his imperfect information, the General did his duty ; but JEFFERSON him self, as we have said, bad no great fears of the success of the conspiracy. When the Senate passed, unanimously, we believe, the bill to suspend the writ of habeas corpus for a limited time in certain cases (Jan. 23d), and three days after it was communicated to the House (Jan. 2Gth) it was there rejected, largely on the ground that, fn the judgment of the Presf dent, Mere Was no neeesstly for it ; or as BAR. *ELL, who made the first speech upon it, after quoting the words of JEFFERSON'S Message, expresses it, because "the President evi dently holds out the idea that the correct and proper mode of proceeding can be had ender the existing laws of the - United States." A full account of the action of bOth rtouses will be found in the Debates and Proceedings of Congress : Ninth Congress,second session, columns 4.1 and 402-421. he resolution of Mr. Ream, at a later period, to make further provision to secure the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, a resolution which was inimical in its purpose toward JEFFERSON and Wilma soN Was, after a long and able debate, indefi nitely postponed. Gems from Our Eught.h Fi es. The London Saturday Review, of May 25th, thinks Mr. CASSIUS M. CLAY has a double right to attention when he appeals to English attention on the American crisis. an Mr. CLAY is a citizen of a slave State. He is the son of the celebrated orator who averted secession forty years ago by negotiating the Missouri Compromise." Pena of the same date 'distinguishes itself by displaying. a high appreciation of the moral questions involved in our contest. In an "Ode to the North and South," it says; I , 0 Jonathan and Jefferson .(?) Come listen to my song; I Garet deolde, my word upon, Which of you is most wrong. I do declare I am afraid To my whioh wore° believes; The North, imposing bonds on Trade, Or South, that Man eualaves." We are not sure that we would be seriously provoked if our pious English friends should declare the Morrill tarif bill to be worse than the slave trade. We hope the ac London Cheri vari " will not give itself ranch trouble in making up its mind. The State Iman and Philadelphia "Caps- tftl e The following artiele, from the North American Of yesterday, on thin enbjeCit, speaks so near our own sentiments that we copy it in full, with this additional observation, or rather question, to the capitalists and property holders of Philadelphia: Of what service will all your wealth and property be to you, if we shalt have no Government to protect you rn it And how can that Govern ment, under which you have been so long pro tected, be sustained against the treason and rebel. lion which is now rife in the land? Only by fight ing for zt! Bat you are not asked to do the fighting; you are not asked to leave your homes and brave the dangers of the field, for there are hundreds of thousands ready and willing to do it, and hate done it, and you ere only asked to loan a portion of your means to the State, at six per cent. interest, to onaldelt to meet the expenses of those who have gone to fight for your homes and your Womb!. Shame upon the men of tooalth who will not ei,rdtally respond to thus call of has Stale and country TO CAtITALISTS—THE STATE LOAN. In times of peril, when the stability of our in stitutions, and indeed the very existence of our Government are threatened, as they now are, there Is no class of ()Wagon who are not bound by every sense of slaty, and every principle of right and justice, to aid in one tray or another in sustaining and protecting the government, and upholding the Constitution and the laws Beptislaily are these duties incumbent won the citizens of a Re public, those who , have lived under- and enjoyed the blessings of free institutions, and we are proud at this time to have it in our power to to say, that never in the history of any nation bee there been manifested such a prompt and unanimous uprising of a people in defence of their liberties , and their wintry, no has been witnessed in the last six weeks in our land. The hardy yeomanry of the nation, by handreda of thousands. have some for ward and are offering their lives upon the altar of their country in obedience to its call, and are lite rally begging for the privilbgh of being allowed to ambit in crushing out the rtbellion which has reared its bloody Iront in our midst. Bat in an hour of peril like this there aro °there who have duties to perform besides those who are willing to peril their lives upon the battle field, and those other classes of citizens are the capitalists— the men of wealth taxi:inseams—thugs who have made that wealth undo r the protection of this Government and its laws, and in the maintwanee of which is their only continbed proteotion and safety. That Government is no* appealing to them, not to give, but to loan to it a portion of their meant to meet the expenses which must =wearily be incurred in an emergeney like this. And shall that appeal be in vain? Never let it be so recorded! Never let the future historian of our country have it in hie power to record that diegraw against the citizens of the old Commonwealth of Penneylvania. Never let it be said that, while the yeomanry of the State were flocking by thane:ludo to the flag of their country in tte hour of danger, the eapitaliets and men of wealth refused to do their part and their duty in this hour of trial. Our State is now asking them to loan it a portion of their means to enable it to protect their own homes and &whim and to Sus tain the Government tinder whioh they have been so long and so abundantly blessed and protected, and let not that appeal be in vain. Rather let the offers be double and treble the amount required er asked for, and each a manifestation of loyalty arid patriotism upon the p , art of our Orisons will do mach to sustain the " Government and strengthen the hands of ant brave and loyal men in, the hour of conflict, while it will at the same time paralyze the arm •• of our traitorous foe. Come forward, then, you aspitalietil and moneyed men of Penn. sylvatua, and do your duty towards sustaining tno Government and atren,gthening the arms of our noble volunteers who have left their homes and gone out upon the tented Sold to brave Ile dangers and sustain the flag of our glorious Re public. Woodruff's Patent Portable Barometer. Considering the great value and convenience of the Barometer, especially. in a climate as pro verbially variable as ours, it Is surprising that its Introduction has not became more general. Every public institution, and almost every well-regu lated family,bas its thermometer, and yet the Barometer is of much more importance in immoral particulars. Whilst the former notes the current temperature of the atmosphere, the latter unveils the future and enables us to prepare for the me teorological changes indicated. It may fairly be presumed, however, that a chief hindrance to the more popular use of the Barometer, or " Weather- Glass," as it is known in Europe, hitherto, has been its unpopular price, and its non-adaptation as a portable instrument. Both these objects have been effectually overcome in a Barometer Invented within the past year by Mr. Woodruff, a practical meteorologist, for many years the " observer" in that department in the Smithsonian Institute. We had yesterday an op portunity of thoroughly inspecting this new porta ble Barometer, and are compelled to award to it several deoided advantages over others that we have seen. In the first place, its low price-being sold at from eight to twelve dollars—recommends it. It is, moreover, conveniently portable, and will bear the greatest amount of exposure without injury. Its cistern is manurial, and its construe don simple. Being beautifully finished, it: is at once useful and ornamental. Besides being an ac curate fastleater of the weather, It is supplied with a Vernier goal°, index, and thermometer. The su periority of this instrument has been flatteringly acknowledged by a number of agricultural MAO ties in various parts of the Union. The agent for its sale in this city is Mr. Samuel B. Seaman, No. 139 South Eighth street, whose advertisement will be found elsewhere. PICTORAL PUBLICATIONS.—FrOM Mr. Callender newspaper agent, corner of Third and Walnut streets, we have The .illustrated London News, of May 25, with numerous engraringe of American asehery, and the Illustrated News of the World, of same date, with portrait on steel as supple ment. We also have the forthcoming number of the Now Yorh• Illustrated New t with numerous engravings of the war, among which a two• page picture of the marsh of the troops down Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, previous to their going into Virginia, figures largely indeed_ Dr On and after Monday, June 10, the trains on the Pennsylvania Railroad wilt leave as follows : for Pittsburg, mail train at 7 30 A. M., feat line at 11 20 A. M., and through exprem at 10.15. P. M ; and the accommodation trains as follows Harris burg aooommodation at 230 P. M., Lancaster Andromeda - lion at 4P. M., Parkaabarg train at 5 40 P M., West Chaster No 1 at 815 A. M , No. 2 at 12 noon. Passengers for West Chester will also go by Harrisburg acoommodation at 230, and by Lancaster accommodation at 4'o'olooh P. M. PgREMPTORY &MIS Rem, EISTATII 11ia ntwr.--- See Thomas a Bona' pamphlet catalogues, Issued ta.dsp, for Tomato nest. _Rightpropertiie, Amen of toJoteh aae peremptory :rates. New "fork Nineteenth in Washington. Wderfureroar, Sane 7.--The New York Nine teenth Regiaient arr iv ed her e th is afternoon, and were quartered la the city. THE PRESS.-PHI L DELPHIA, SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1861 VirASHINOTON CORRESPONDENCE. Letter from 4 I een‘tonaL," (Correspondents of The Pies J WAsEiNerroN, June 7, lea - • Shall we have a short weir or a long war? Thin le the question. Shall thehlow be a sudden and it crushing one, or shall we resor t to a Mow, torturing process. In all chiles th subject of discussion is, whether the Contest shall laminate within a ievr weeks, or be protracted through long years. It is contended that gatheling an overwhelmi ng force, and throwing it lite a thimderbolt noon the traitors, is the best wOr to vindicate the goad cause, to strengthen the alnatitution, and to per. petuate the Union. My opinion io clearly In favor of a short and decisive solpion of the great pro. blem. It is very true thatwe can afford to wait ; that the Government is strong ; and that, even in Its passive attitude, locking upon the traitors me. nacingly, and gathering slowly its full force, it may starve and , eubdue them. It is also true the free States have so many materiel elements of prosperity among themselies, that they can on. dare whike the cotton an the tobacco Btatefi languish and die. Bat th longer our difficulties remain unsettled, or the m e steadily a 001101Wdro battle is pushed off, the re danger there la of factionsin the loyal Stet , and the more proba bility of involving oiviliz Borope in our own quarrels, and so extending the conflict to other nations. Of course, ho ever S this struggle ends, it must be in theertion and triumph of free institutions, and in . the defeat and extinction of the whole system of Slavery. Jefferson Davis is, this da a far snore e ffi cient Abolitionist than ever Wit dome was, or Garli ir eon and Wendell Phillips's are ; and the men who obey his commands an repeat his arguments are unconsciously doing theork of the very ene mies they profess to belt e they are opposing. i 1 Bat yet, this aspiring eerp t of slavery retains enough vitality and viruspoison the healthy sections of the Union, an to awaken against the Government jealousies nd resentments that may fatally display th ews veil, unless the whale' power of the Republic is seedily called forth to l le put an end to this strife. I • . We should recollect that, iwing to the advance. merit of the human race id arts and sciences, all recent wars have been briel bloody, and decisive. Improvements alike in the oonracy, the rapidity, and greater range of eve rl kind of firearm, are only so many arguments inf avor of a speedy ter urination of every difforeme between eivilirea nations. Thus, the brimeait war, terrible while it lasted, was concluded in; ay comparatively abort period, and thus, too, the great Italian campaign of Louis Napoleon, which, (with all its startling Incidents and consequencls, thrilled the whole ,world, and added to the ages of history some of its hardest- contested and at sanguinary battlead *is in nothing more re rkable than in the i-h -pidity of the movements f the combatants and in the suddenness of Its (do OCCIAgIONAL. LATEST \ NEWS y Telegraph ti the rress, FROM WAS Special Despatches It is rumored that the War °aired information to-day tha, been centred at Manassas Jun Harper's Ferry, Richmond, BEAURBEFARD 113 at their head( • living, he is undoubtedly by t is time in Virginia, and in no part of the State is ie more likely to be •than at the Junction. He nuy have gathered up and mobilised a few thousandiroops in his recent tour through the South,- and trought them on with him but no combined effort mid concentrate any snob number at the Junoticu Without the fact being known. Again, Hoff* requires a large concentration of their forces, hrhere they homily anticipate a movement on the ilrt of Can. Ernms. Promoted. Lieut. W. 0. WBST, United pates navy, in com mand of the steamer Battsmore, during her Ber ries on the Potomac, baa bee.f ordered to the fri gate St. Lawrence, at New To*. Lieut. WLST is very justly held in high esteem by those under him in the steamer Balt:more. The New York A eventy.Rrst Regiment. A detachment of this regime* was on board the Anaeostut during the engageniontiat Acqula creek. The commander, Lient. N. Corpse, in an official note to Commodore Damanasi of the navy yard, compliments those men very strongly, end be says : "As soldiery, gentlemen, or boatmen, they do honor to their immediate oomManding officer, and to the Seventy-first regiment." j Departure ot Troops Irom Washington —Fears of an attack' on Arlington He!ghts. Five companies of the 33 United States Infantry, via Company B, Captain .tinstranau ; Company D, Lieut. liilt.t. comittanding; Company G, Lieut. Brinntatts commanding;;Company Captain SIIKSIDAN ' and Company K, Captain SYKES, SO oompanivdby a baud numbering twenty- fire pions, with eleven heavily-loaded baggage wagons, left their barracks in the First wart, at 4 o'clock this afternoon, and marched to the :railroad depot, where they , took passage, so the men said, for, Chanabersbarg. This movement, in conneetion with the concentration of troops at that point, is regarded as indioative of immediate designs by the Government with reference to, the stronghold of the enemy at Harper's Ferry. Company F, of the 4th United States Artillery, loft the arsenal this afternoon, by rail, for Calibre barracks. Their place'at the arsenal was relieved by Company D, 2d Artillery, which arrived here a few wcoks ago from North Carolina. The works opposite Georgetown, west of Aiding; ton Heights, are being rapidly and effectually strengthened by the United States forces there. Thirty-six guns have been mounted on the embank; bent. The troops are in °notation of an attack upon - their line by the rebel !bra& from Manassas Junction. Good, tor a Soldier's. Wife. The ladies of the Keystone State aro up to the Smell. A woman in the interior of Pennsylvania, the wife of a soldier now here, who, hearing of the shameful manner in which the troops from that State have been treated, went to the portrait of a hiih public funotionary, somewhat implicated, which was hanging on the wall of her room, and shivered the affair with a blow from her fist. The husband of this woman had written to her that, owing to the shame he felt at being in the service of the great Keystone, he thought some of pro- curing * discharge, and going home. She replied, " , Don't you do it ; you would he disgraced. would rather go South to the battle-field, and gather up your bones'." He dtdn't go. Post Office an Camp. Quite a heavy mail of letters and papers passes to and from each oamp daily An insight into the poet offioe in wimp is artineing. There IA a drat tartly to some extent in them all. I will briefly describe , the camp post oMee. There is a wall conducted one in the damp of the iourtli llegiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, under :,the chairs Of Chaplain McDaniel. Ills marqutse is the 'head quarters of the P. 0. department. An armouries. merit is posted in front, that, 4, Mail opens at 11 A. M. Closes at 6P. M." Peering the guard at the door of the tent, and entering ) by invitation of the courteous postmaster, there is very little of the ornamental to attract attention. The useful pre. veils. There Is a primitive contrivance to answer the purpose of a writing desk. Upon this are lying ■ lot of letters just handed in to:go North, collected by an authorized person in each company, and by him oarrfed to the regimental postmaster, who examinee the matter and depoetts it in the bag for Washington Poet Office. Bat the excitement com mences when the mail arrives from the North. About 10 A. M. no one in camp is more in demand than the postmaster. The intereetinoreeisee when he appears within the lines in charge . of a well filled mail bag. Oh, " the himei and fears, the joys and griefs, that are bound up in that matter•of feat affair, the mail bag ! The . mail, bag Is taken into the poet office, while the anxious crowd await out side. There is a box divided-Into • twelve apatt ments, ten of which are marked far the respective companies of the reglminte, from A to It—one of the remaining species is for the staff, the other for miscellaneous purposes. The Jotters are dis tributed into the company boxes, end the mail Office is opened. The company memengere nail oat their company letter, receive what M for them, and go on their way rejoicing. There is a very lug* correspondence carried on by the soldiers, and hundreds of letters go out of camp daily. The Diplomettto .Dinner. The following are the names of the guests who were present at the diplomatic dinner at the Ex ecutive Mansion Secretary Seward; Lord Lyon% minister from England ; M. Mercier, minister from France ; Baron de Stoeckl, minister from Russia; Chevalier Bahamian, minister from Aus tria; Senor Tamara, minister from Spain ; Serer Lisboa, minister from Brasil; Chevalier Bertinat ti, minister from Sardinia ; Senor Molina, minister from Costa Rioa ; M Von Limburg, minister from the Netherlands; W. de Itawdoff, charge 4raruiros from Denmark ; Senor R. Pambo, secretary of lega tion from New Granada; Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Se ward, Madame Stoeckl, Mine. Gerolt, Mine Lisboa, Mine. bleroter, Male. Limburg, Mr!, Dunlap, Mrs. Grinisley, Mies Gerolt, Miss Lisboa, Miss D. Gerolt; also, 1' W. Seward, Assistant flearetary of State; Dr Wallace, paymaster in the navy; mid Pdeurr. Nioolay and /loges, private seinen ries to toe President. It was a very briillant.af fair throughout. Seeretary Seivard 7 s Entertainmento. At that of last ,evening, ' a number of foreign ministers and prominent gentlemen were present. The army and navy were largely repremmted. Th e adoptions from the newly-arrived .regiments were full. 'These enterialmnenhi are vary plea sant, and quite Maar. : 4TON " The Press." wron, Jana 7 Sensation R it apartment hae re -60.000 troops have 'lion, gathered from and that General If BEAVBEGARD 18 The Pennsylvania Fifth Regiment. This regiment, stationed at Aleiandria, is *ln. Ain gulden opinions. The activity and seal of the °Moors and men are testified to by their comrades of other regiments, and by the loyal ()Rheas whose interests they so fs,ithfully guard, A few lore ago, a squad of the Fifth "captured" three hundred barrels of flour at the mills near Alexandria, and another squad discovered Concealed in thb woods near the teesbdrg road, a ton of lead, near which Was the mattress and blankete of . the 6eoeseloniste guarding it. I am requested to acknowledge, on behalf of this regiment, a valuable present of towels, procured by Mrs. Edtratt (widow of the late Mr. BAILEY, Of the Arittional Era), from the ladies of Brook= lyn, N. Y. Such gifts are highly prized by the men, as much on account of the kind attention which their presentation exhibits, as for the use fulness of the ankles themselves. Suppressing Information. A demand has been made upon the Government here to suppress the publication of the movements of our troops. The 'far Department will secede to no such policy. It is well enough for the weaker party to comma' their weakness, but the irery fact of our superior strength ought to be known, because, when known, it will have a salu tary influence in restoring confidence in the minds of the thousands of Union men in the South, and give them hope, while it will paralyze the efforts of the enemy JCPP. Dsvis''speeoh at Richmond clearly indicated that a forlorn hope had already depressed Ms , spirits. Re is sick. His men are deserting the ranks daily; and declare that they are miserably fed and "worse clothed. Re - is already compelled to dli up the ranks of his stars ing army by drafting, while the trouble with the War Department here is to say "No " to the thousands who are daily pressing regiment. of volunteers into the army. Let the world know this by a free publication of the faota. Diisconnting Soldiers' Claims eon:plaints have been made liy the volunteers in-some of the regiments now . quartered here that certain officers, whose names I will withhold for the present, buy up the claims of their men at a discount of twenty to thirty per oent., necessity Compelling the men to submit to the impoiition. Il this be true, some system should be adopted to prevent the continuance of so creel a practice upon our brave volunteers. Coloneley of the 79th Regiment. Yesterday, Listitenant 00loitel StioIOTT, 00M mending the Vith, (Highlandets,) authoriied Gen. Besu'rono, on behalf of the regiment, to tender to Semis CAMERON (brOkher of the Secretary of 'War) the colons:4oz LI that duo regiment. Vol. OAMIBRON is recognized as the obief of the " Oa meronlan Clan" in this wintry, and as the regi lent is of that clan, and the men wear the Came: intim plaid, the appointment of Col. 06317,R0N ii pooullarly appropriate. .The Moen and men nun. nimously urge Col C to socipt, though, fully ap; preciatLug the high oompliMent paid to him, he is not yet prepared to signify his aceeptanCe. Ha visits the regiment at the Georgetown College to day, whore he will ba reoeived with all the honor., and probably make an address to the brave eons of oil Scotia. Letters. - Stixnebody said In The Pres.'s that the Fourth • Pennsylvania Regiment hid gone to Alexandria; and many of their letters from home are 'conse quently addressed to that eity, mnoh-to the teem- Venteme and annoyance of the soldiers. This regiment is enbampbd in the suburimpf the oily. The Fifth Pennsylvania Regiment is in Alekl. andria. . All letters for soldiera who came to Washington should be• addressed. to Washington poet oOioe, Arrangements are made here to forward all letters to whatever place those to Whom they may be addreesed have been ordered. Engines Coming Forward. The Government have re:eived another instal ment of three engines for the Alexandria and Orange Railway. Tha road has been repaired, and in a few days there will be front _ trains running fro Alexandria Tip to the tong Bridge. The railway On this aide, front the tong Bridge through tho city to the Baltimore road, is nearly completed, and will greatly facilitate the transportation of troops and stores. Important Despatches. The steamer Mount Vernon left yesterday, with importaLt despatches for Fortress Monroe. Way thing Indicates an early movement at Norfolk. Respect to the Memory of Senator Douglas. The President received no vishore to-day, and not onlythe Government departments but the mu nicipal °Wes and public schools were closed, in respect to the memory of Senator Donglas: Personal. Capt. CEIESTER 3 " a tall grenadier," six feet three in his stockings, from Pittsburg, (tame on here to tender his company of Scotch volunteers to the Government, having failed to get in under the btate requisition. This could not be done, hut the captain'amilitary, experience and fine soldier-like bearing were promptlY recognized by the Presi dent and Seoretary of War, who commissioned him a captain in the regular service, The lion. G. R. SMITE, who has been here for the last week, devoting his time and means to the volunteers of his State, returned home to-day. Quite a number of Pennsylvaniene, inoluding sore ral members of the Legislature, and preexistent citizens of Philadelphia, are now here, all anions to do the bett they can to ameliorate the condition of the Pennsevania volunteers. Where is Ipeanyeigarstl At Memphis----itlehtnand—aad' Mamma Jane. Van at the lame time JEFF know, ie Met, but where is Bastraziaaa ? Stoppage or the Matti. Hundreds of letters are deposited daily in the Washington post office for the South, which re- main as dead mail matter. Wagons and Ambulances. Thirty ierge wagons and thirty amlialanooe kave arrived from New York. The Extra Seitsioh. At C.'a are. already uniting in considerable numbers. Storm: We have had a oold, forty-eight-hour storm: The tented soldiers have been tionelderably moist ened, but they consider it 411 in the contract. To them it ie unpleasant, however, to wake to In the morning and find themselves in a miniature pond of Water. " They say they have caught more colds than rebels during the past two dap'. Miscellane ens Lisnionatte Simmons, jones, and Cash have been promoteitto captaincies in the marine corps. The Third Maine Regiment arrived here this evening The prospect - of batter weather cheers the sol diers, and increases the excitement for some for ward movement; but up to tide hour (le A. M.) there is no news of any. It is said that the government does net approve of CABSIIIS M. CLavis defence of Abe United Estates in the London Times. 'tie regarded as a violation of a law forbidding ministers or commis from making any rublfeations on political affairs. • , Nem its aaidi to have been reoeived that the Government of rruesta her received favorably our protein against a reaognition of, the Southern Con redersoy: - ' In the late affair at Aoilnia ()reek, it Is serer . tained that the rebels lost twenty killed. In the affair at Pairfai:Clourt House it is now •said that not lets then ten were killed. The ten new regiments for the regular emir are nearly organized. and the offioere wall Boon be an nounced. They have been eeleoted in proportion from, all the loyal States. Arrival, from Philadelphia. Wtllard's—J.l7. Parker, H. J. Hawker, F. W Boaker, O. D. Marion, W. Myrna; A. Herron. Kirkloood'S—W. B. Reaney,,li. B. Maim W. F. Dennis. • Brown's--J. Basinger, S: W. Showaker, W. P Latham. A Rebel Catsup Dispersed in Kentucky. Cam°, June 7.—Glen. Prentiss - having learned that tome Kentucky Becessioniats bad established a camp at Elliott'? Mills, Kentucky, ten miles from hero, sent two companies to that plane; but white they arrived, the;eneMyhati fled. Colonel Wyoliffe, who represents Kentucky is a semi-efftoial capacity, visited Gen. Prentiss yester day, for the purpoie of protesting againet this In vasion of Kentucky nil. Gen. Prentiss ehowed several letters from the western part of the State, askiogproteetion from rothanism, and deelared that It was his intention to send imps in whatever direction and upon such era as his Government or. dered- Icreel Blanohard, another Secession itympathiser Living near . Oarbbudale, has been arrested and cent to Springfield to be tried for treason. Movement of the Chambereburg Diva. CoAxggßlSstraG, ;UDC 7.—The First Brigade merehed southward from here this morning. It consisted of Ave companies of the Second Cavalry, including the Pint City Troop: twe oompanies of artillery acting as infantry, commanded by Capt. Doubleday ; one company of regular infantry ; the Sixth Regiment, .Col. Nagle ; the Twenty first Regiment, Col. Valiant, and the Twenty-third Regiment, Col. Dorn all eommanded by Cal. Geo. H. Thomas. The bilged, wee accompanied by a large.ntun bar of baggage wagons, but they were insufficient in numbers, it requiring eighteen to each regi ment. Latest from Missouri. Sv. LOUIS, Jima 7.-.. General loon him autho rized the formed= of s Rome Guard in Benton county., for the proteetion of persona and proPerty. 'Union men in that seition say that three bun. Bred din & o f arm, and twelve thousand MASI of fixed ammunition, for the:use of the llome_Orptrd of Hannibal, arrived there from Bt. Louis on Wed ista!ds7- Colonel Brownstein denies having resigned the oommand of his regiment of Missouri velustsors. FROM WILLI aMSPORT Rebel Companies at Harper's Fern Disbanded. Zi*XYM.EROITS DEeIratTIONS. Abduction of Two linton Bop., Wil- BALTIr.ORS, Juno 7.—A 001700poudent from Bomar's', who hes shoin Weis& to be a most careful and truthful man, states, under date of tide morning, that a number of the Virginia companies at Harper's Ferry have been disbanded, and that most of the soldiers that went from Berkeley here returned to their homes. A deserter, who had just arrived at Williamsport, dedlared that the desertions have reduced some of the companies to about one-half of their original number Two bop of Williamsport, about seventeen years of age, were this morning Judi:mod to arose the river by two men, representing themselves as tnton men desiring to escape' The moment the oys crossed thó ri+or, their boat was stated by htddest Rolatere arid broken to pieces. The boys ware then carried off to the rebel camp. SOUTHERN NEWS. ARNE ARRIVED IN KENTUCKY Y/LON TIMBRASISR— TER BLOCRAOR OF. THE MISSISSIPPI—RXTRASIVZ COW/ANIS NEAR NATCHEZ—STEAM= AIRTIRTUAC READY FOR SEA—DRAR PROVISIONS AT RAMPIIIR 07.11ARANOR OP BRITISH SHIPS AT 3toßrim. Lonthvrraas, aerie 9.—The .Towrorri says that a Virgo quantity of army have been secretly brought into Kentuoky from Tennessee by the Seces sionists. 'The New Orleans Pzcervi.ne, of Ute 4th inatarit t map that the Mexham ealmener Brilltante bag been ordered off by the United Sham steamer Brooktipt. The brig Creole has been seised and sort North by the BtooNytt. The British, French, Spanish, and Bremen ann eals at New Orleans, and M. Barnette, the Vreneh agent, had an interview with the commander of the Brooklyn respecting the blockade. A destructive crevasse on the Louisiana side of the itississippl, near katobet, bad taken place. It was faro hundred and tiny feet wide and ten feet deep. A Norfolk deepatoh to the Adania Confidaracy says that the steamer Merrimac had been raised. The meohinary was found uninjured, end elle was reported as ready for lea on Friday hit. The ilhatleston Courtei of the 4th mays that the Minnesota was the only vesselioff that port. The Memphis papers are wining the attention of the vigilanee committee to the high prices for pro• vhdone charged by the dealers there. The Mobile Re„,easies says that the steamer Wa ite towed the British ships PerthAtri and Nrant ley Moor to Nei or the let inst., and MC port and hey of Mobile was then clear. • AFFAIRS AT HARPER'S PERRY. EiECESAIOX 'Pnaminrcx, jun* 6.—An intelligent gentleman from Harper's Parry to-day reports that Jeff. Davis was expected there to-morrow, to complete the state of preparations for an attack, which is tagerly expected. He represents that indications are not at ail favorable for an evacuation. New troops are constantly arriving. Fifteen tatiared reached there last night from the interior of Vir ginia. Provisions were abundant, and the men cheerful. The strictest disolpline Is maintained. Our informant was not allowed to speak to the soldiers etoePt in the presence of officers. . • 813 or eight _Welters from Chimbonburg reached Harper's Ferry, today, and seismal came yesterday. They represent that there are 14,000 Federal troops at the former place. Movement towards Harper's Ferry. HAGIBSTOWN, June 7.—The advance brigade of Federal troops, under General Thomas, reaohed Greencastle, thirteen miles south of Chambersburg, to , day; This column expecte to reach this place tomorrow night, and four brigades are to , be pushed forward in rapid succession. The advanoe Column Will probably encamp at the fair grounds, one mile below here, on the Williamsport road, Another column will be pushed fotvrard for the South. Everything locks decisive action on the line of the Potomac, near Harper's Ferry. The rebel pickets still ocoupy the position opposite Williams port. The news from the Ferry to day is, that the rebels have the likepherdstown bridge mined, and ready to blow up at a moment's notice. Another Report from Harper's Ferry. BALTIMORE, *TORO 7.—A Baltimore deserter from Harper's Ferry has just arrived here. He repre sents a deplorable state of affairs there. He says there is no diseipline, the men only half armed, and that food is only obtained by soramble, fight, or foraging. Half of the force are watching the opportunity to desert, and he ridicules the idea of their being in condition to repel the force now approaching from Chanibersbnrg. He thinks that secession has played out in that part of Virginia, mil that the place will be evacuated. From Alexandria and the Potomac River. ALakezenata, Juno 2. -- The United States steamer/is/knee arrived off our barber about noon to-day, and transferred the lieutenant commend• leg to a Washlngten steamboat. He reports from Fort Washington that four slaves sought refege there from Virginia, who state the rebels at Aoquia Creek have so far used only rifled field pieces, which. they have used at various pointa, changing them seeerding to the fire of the United States vessels. They have not yet used their bat tery of four 32-pounders, which is masked behind the old Ash house and beyond the range of the vassals' mane. A yawl boat, whlohliad been used for carrying letters between Maryland and Virginia, baa been captured. The clasped nogrocw bad ben engaged In tbrott• ins up the parapet at the Creek. From the oonfldenoe expressed by the Inhabi tants there Is not much fear of an attack from the rebels at present. There la not muob doubt about Gen. Beauregard being at Manumit Station. A private meeting of union mete, about thirty- Ave in number, was held last night at the Mar shall Haase which was addressed by W C. Parsons, of Washin gton. To-day .forty-eight.tinion men met at the same place, and nominated Henry P. Martin and James P. Close as delegates to the Union Convention at Wheeling. The leaden in this movement expect to receive seventy five sig natures to the addres s to the Convention. The Michigan Regimental Band is now sere 'lading Col. Heistsleman. A flag brought from Texas by the Third Regular Infantry will be hoisted to-morrow ever the rail road depot. A general jollification is expected. The provost marshal, Capt. Medlar, has recalled his prohibition of any newspaper publication, and the first number will appear on Monday. It is reported that the Union and rebel pickets are gradually approaching each other on the Fair fax road. Late and Interesting from Fortress Monroe. BALTLYOU., June 7.—The steamer Adelaide, from Fort Monroe, brings advises from that all- Important position up to last The steamer Alabama had arrived there with the Ninth New York (Zonave) Reglement, Colonel Hawkins commanding. They , proceeded at once to Newport News. Another regiment was hourly Impeded. The nava brigade of Oolonel Bartlett was feat diminishing. Two hundred had gone to New ICA, NW Deady WI msay More have enlisted In other regiments. Those who refused to labor have been sent to the Rip Rape. Captain -Merrill, of one of the companies of the brigade, come up on the Melcode and , proceeded to Waillbliton, to represent to the authorities there the forlorn con dition of the men. The Quaker City had captured a valuable prize, and the Harriet Lane also neared a mall sloop on Wednudsy night. A steamer from Norfolk, with a flag of trace, brought to Old Point one hundred and fifty of the refugee ladies and children, who say many more are coming. Villa Margaritte, the crammer residence of ex- President Tyler, neer Old Point, is now a:mooted by Federal troops. An Important military movement, it was un derstood, woe about to be executed when the steamer left Norfolk. A regiment from Elmira arrived here this morn ing and left for Wa■hington. The New Jersei Troops and their Equipments. Tnuttrorr June 7.—The three new regiments called for from this State are now onommpod at Camp Olden, three miles from this city, awaiting proper arms and equipments prior to their de• pasture for the meet of war. The clothing will be provided next week. The Governor has oontraoted for the alteration of three thousand flint-look mnakets, to render them affective. It is the dears of the department here that the troops shall not leave until they are fully provided with orverything necessary for the campaign. iddidonal ground for another camp Tau been militated which will give better oppOrtniiitimi for regimental drills. The troops era being drilled many hours each day, and are becoming pleased with camp life. They are in good health. Nave! Movements.' NNW Yong, June 7.—Tbe U. B. oloop-ot war Irandatia milled from the lower bay this after noon. Bossos,-.Tone 7.—The V. S. steam frigate Colo. rode Wail this afternoon. The Big Gun Union Bunk in a Dam- more Dock. Berazirons, Jane 7.—The big gun Union, broagilt bore from ritirintri, destined for Fortress Monroe, broke the timbers little bolas rolled ow board 'a venni for transportation, mall now lies is twilee feet V water, la the dock. THE CITY. THE BEIM:IRE OF .TKLEGRANIS. Mineral Exposures! and Fears. The student of Biblloal literature well reteem bars the emotions whiola attended his first perusal of the sixth chapter of Revelation. The opening of the book Bested with seven eeale, and the dread and terror which tongued thereon, dad actual °underpart in the opening of the seized telegrams, and the 4m:nguent shuddering and fear of gUilty abettors of troilism. The Divine writer might have lived in Men times, and penned his sublime epistle from the scenes attendant upon a certain examination, to War in a fed days, Pt the office of the United !hates Marshal. As, one after one, the seals of theee fled dam menu shall be broken, and the functionaries thereover presiding shall say, it Come and see " the •, rich men, and the chief captains, and the ntighty lilen, shall hide themselves in the dens end in the rooks of the eountaine And say to the mountains and rooks, fall on us, and hide to from the face of him that sitteth the throne !" It is probable that the known results of such cx. =illation will be but a fraotioa of exposures not less valid, but having little to do with the oriels o the times, and the purpoS6S for whieh the tele. grams were seized. Should it fail to the fortunes of a ohronieler to Vltneas such eliminations, how apt the theme for ttchapter or a volume Not Asmodetts, peering through the Sloe of a city upon the uneonsdious housebolda helow, had till avenue so broad to the rottenness of repute. , Utak, the fickle - nese of fortune, or the vanity of be. man virtue_ To see plainly the coneequences of such exit inination, the full uses of the telegraph must be understood. It has become, in our time as neces sitous as the Mail, or eyen speech iteo/1. It is not employed by the busineai world alone, but by an :ens of every rank and profession. As swift as speech, it is scarcely leas of a necessity, and upon its sieotrio wires the rarest swats gilds on no se enrely as if whiepered from lips Mears, or wrapped in the recesses of the staunchest mail bag. The operators. in time, become mental automa tons, who read, transfer, and Me ; but are content with knowing the letter of the 'beldam and are ignorant of its spirit, or, if cognizant, forgetful in an instant. Not so with the telegram flies! Day after day, week after week, year after year, the solemn or trivial secrete of the telegraph (doe are bundled together and laid carefully away. The traitor who informed conspirators Ira a die= font notion tit the movements of his COUZitry l o armies; the holiest corporation that winged the secret of its rottenness to distant agencies ; the bankrupt merchant, that still maintained his ere , ' dit at home, but overreached his sreditoie prompt consultation with the wires; the hypoorito that made his assignation in remote cities and still walked uprightly in the , eyes of men—all these did not know, or knowing, forgot, that, line by line, these despatches were treasnred, and that the day was to come, when the law, like a faloon, would pounce open them, and bring to light all written bibles and treacheries, villainies and frauds. It bas been reserved to our day to see this se sure, and Philadelphia, in common with the Cities of the North, wit:mewed, a few weeks ago, the appearance of the united &atm Attorney and the Dietriot Marshals, in the leading telegraph Offices, armed with power from Washington to lay hold upon all that bad, in any way, passed over the wires, einoe the Presidential election. The suspected ()floes in this city were located in Third street below Chestnut, and at the Conti nental Hotel. At the latter, befog a branch °dee, few tele grams were seized ; bat in the rooms of the Arne than Talegraph Company, a furniture car load o despatebes were bound and taken away. The entire lot now lie at the rooms of the United Ststes Marshal, in Fifth street, beldw Chestnut, and are contained in eight of the largest mail bags, looked and fully Bemired. The opening of the Nelda will owns in the latter part of this week, when, in the presence of a sp.- oial deputy from the Administration, the United States District Attorney, Mr. Coffey, the United States Marshal, Wm. Millward, and ail the deputy marshals, each mail-bag will be emptied of its contents, and one by one each message, of what ever oharaoter and degree, read and rectorded. The messages not direotly relating to the oriels of the times will he returned, but all that in any way affect the purposes and objects of the seizure will be carefully interpreted and trend to their guilty authors. In New York and Washington, the business of opening, recording, and reading is already being rapidly advanced. At the latter city, the fact has already leaked out that a minister to a European court and a eor revenant of Repallaan party newspapers— whose position as a correspondent at Washington gave him rare opportunities to become acquainted with the plans of Government—was, at the same time, betraying the Republic, and giving aid and comfort to its enemies. This discovery is but the prelude to a host of others, already rumored, that will cast disgraee upon thresholds already profaned, and make work for the scaffold Let not the abettors of treason trust to the shal low right of the law in this matter, for omniscience cannot be blind, and the Government that was trusting, and slow to suspicion, is now fully awake to the charades of its enemied, and es gulch to punish as to discover. When the inveatigation is over, and the secrets .of the seals are all revealed, will it not be found that some who even now fatten upon the Govern ment were the agencies of its peril, and perhaps overthrow ? The munitions of war in the hands of the rebels came from the North ; many of them were covertly furnished after the President's proclamation was issued ; and, it is darkly mentioned, not all the gunpowder and the cannon, the gnis-earrlages and the camp equipage, which clustered around Fort Sumpter, and now lay heaped in the trenches of Manassas GaP and liarpor'e Ferry, wore shipped from cities other than Philadelphia. If such he, hCw shall patriotism grow indignant and treason tremble ? What shall be the doom of those who supplied powder and ball to 'slaughter the soldiers of the Republic? All these speculations will be attended to by the Government, when the telegraph documents gyre up their secrets Till then—a short period—let good °Risme wait and oonspiretory fear. But the secrete of the seized telegrams do not all refer to our national troubles. They touch other than national sins. Individuals who have not the will and the power to !militate treason, have made use of the wares to abet private or social vice. The marshals have been repeatedly asked by nervous people : " Don't you really Intend to pub lish the despatehes?" " That," say the officials, " the Government is to determine " "Yon don't believe that they will take notice of little peoulations, do you ?" "Can't say. Highly probable!" "Oh !" rejoins the questioner, with a pale face and unsteady gait, "don't let 'em do it. VII be ruined ; I will' My business arrangements will , be exposed; my reputation won't be worth a Gent. i shall have my wife, and ereditors, and neighbors reviling me ; and had rather out my throat than live to see it'." This trepidation is not 66nlitied to a chtss ; It extends from the deepest to the uppermoet stra trim. Parties of the highest moral ohsraoter will be found to have indulged in lottery gambling. Political wimpulling will And developments to its Most seoret matters, and petty vices of every de seription will he all exposed In turn. It is as well to say, after this catalOguing of terrors, that private messages will not be exposed, and national secrets alone investigated and pushed to punfshment. Ithe Marshal and the United States Attorney go to Washington on Tuesday on business connected with the opening of the despatehes. INSPECTION OP lINCEIIITS FOR mune mugs' The inepeotion of volunteer. for the three years' service is more rigidly conducted then those who merely volunteered for a few month. No more re. °mite aro Dow accepted unless they offer their stir vise. during the whole war. When the mon are to be inspected, they are marched into the building where a formidable body of experienced surgeons are in attendance, who proceed at once to examine the physical staining of the candidates for martial gory. Pod" or Bee are totem into a rem at Wily and examined in turn. A pencil mark at 4 feet 5 inches is placed upon the door jamb, to which the reernit le eo•ducted, and if his stature readies above that figure, he is told to walk into another room. Those below that mark are rejected. Thera who pass thus far, pass into another room, and di vest themselves of all their clothing. The Bargees then enters and the recruit is subjected to a most rigid examination. His feel ere carefully exami ned, and If there are bunions on them he is re jected. His limbs and teeth are al so carefully looked at, and if be bears about his body the slightest trace of disease he is rejected. Qood eye eight is indlipenitahle. After being IMO examined he is masher into another room where the oath of allealanee is administered. The whole of the medical arrangements us un der the supervision of Surgeon esooral Hen. H. Smith. The madinal staff oxidate of Dr, Hazy W, Birkey, Dr. Joseph Hopkinson, Dr. Thom. B. Road, Dr. D Hays Agnew, Dr. Chas. S Watts, Dr. S W. liewboase, Dr. Yarrow, and Dr. Thom. Newbold. Ali of these are skilful and learned man and well qualified for the work before them. They have been engaged in the inapootion of men during the whole of the week, and the work will last for some time. 0 AMON LIGHT atTAEG lIGGEITIOnr At R meeting of the Pint Basjuicals, gaperou /alight Guard, of this city, Major - 0' co. P McLean was unanimously elected colonel. Major Me- Lean j _ is at present stationed at Camp Oadwala tier, Baltimore. Ha has been long and favorably known as a strict disciplinarian, both in this city and Now York. The Cameron Light Guard is gaining strength daily, with every marmoset seen being metered into active service for three years in a few days the Gaud wilt open their head quarters on Chestnut linnet. TAE INDEPENDENT BANGERS—A progelx, THE LAMES OP CIiAM AIRBPIAG . F igV By the kiodneee of Lewis O. Cuddy, E e have received the following correg n d ezi ` t i PIN tween Captain and the ladies of et tre boreberit CHallintaStitran Jane ; Iti6l. CAPreirl DlCMUbblit—Plify Dana Si. : plasm , Lad a lot of havelooltd for your from the ladies of Oisamberiburg, with therrts.4' wishes and ardbut prityers for yew brut, o '.r. ant safety. allonet Q tit yotirdelvea like rata " Let True this in be our and keeP Your Ow 4 v? dry). motto, la God is our 1;:r. Yours, traly, G ut. In behalf of the 141 ta HIADQUARTEntI, iNDRPVIO/131 .41411114 CilearnaßaßUßO, Jane 5, 1851 W. (h. Rnien, —DRoir Sir :Uo bent)l of oodtpcny i I beg leave to return to you, and th i .,./4 you to the ladies of Chatobersburg, the veri Ni care thanks of my Alms and men for the 41: U ful havetooks which they had the kind gen3id '- ral to send us through you. They ar e tot 'rt• beautifully made, bur are composed rr ihp;Vl material. This present but eonfirms our .tat oelled Ideas of the hospitality and generoo7: the ladies, and your very neat and pretty t wr We will endeavor to so " gift" onrselret st thElsi this gift a_g_d the fair donors Anil new t b b di grimed. We will let our aotioto dealero, mi t t than words, how well this promise bo Truly yours, Witaa,ke M e m ultr ia Captain Independent, p. In a Wide reefaived recently by a tain McMullin 'Attlee that, from all that he 4. 4. heard, himself and oleo arc to be triad. u. the deg whioh has heretehre Zed him hum et r, and die. Keay a brave fellow that. left home c him will never return; but the peril r{ h ol i m overreaches all individual danger which. tY 4 gars know COL gals.forra's crttrrewi QUAIIIIR Resorts? This regiment, üblob is daily expecting et ad" to be mustered into the Boiled States serriet.l4' into quarters in the Government buildings, gh ee : nut below Fifth, es soon as they arc netted b y cc Small's regiment. The Guards are rapidly up their ranks and will muster with the kill set plemeilt of 151. men to each company. Tt e too. ral armories ale /rightly crowded, end caters nod men are struggling to make the regiment q u i any now in the service. to THIRD NUMB lIPAIIMS3T, About two o'clock yesterday this regiment at. rived in this city, on their way to Washin ton The morning being a dell one, the crowd we e lei great, but the soldiers were treated to bread apj coffee, as is the custom of the citizens of the d e , aced ward, to serve those who are on the Way to Duey. The regiment is composed of etelwen looking men, with tread shoulders sod rugged looks. They are mostly !rum Kennahoes, end have been ergaged hz the lumbezing business, led are used to damping out in the woode--j ust men for campaign life Their term of enlietweet is for three years The uniform muske t of grey fatigle Cap, gray pante and coat. They Ir t armed with the Improved Springfield Alin. keti. The men have been harried on eo rapidly that they have not had mash sleep for three dip, but exp ressed themselves as feeling ii ageter Laving performed their ablutions is the pond near the depot at Broad end note, A find band accompanies the teniment Abell 04 7 ,1 several airs While waiting. The men nog Bop peculiar to their character. The favor* Country 'Us of Thee" . was sung and hummed by large number. They are provided with th e , days' rations, have complete camp equipege sad forty horses along ;. the regiment hamhere t t e b een I,ooomen, and filled twenty oars. A l arge height train with the !equipage preceded the cm with the troops. Owing to the six o'olook freight trek behind time the regiment did not leave the ilrowl• street depot till after seven c'crock. The following Is a list of the rAcere Cclort 0 0. Howard, late Professor of llletlierattice and Artillery Triodes, 'Arcot Poldt, who reaped hi position there in order to assume cowman,/ of the regiment; Lieutenant Colonel, J B Tacker; kip jar, Henry Staples; quartermaster, W D Riley; equtant,• B Bart; surgeon, Palmer; Ar. decant Surgeon, P. H. Setobell ; Sergeant J- H. Plaisted Captains—Oompan A, B. Ste. yer ; Company B, R. Batchelder; Cemp6o7 Jarvis; Company D, A. T. Simon; Ccal sonny B, C Savage; Company F, B. Reek; Cot. party H„W S. Heath; Company I, ---Lektorta; Company X, Strout; Company 9, -- Sue, line. The men were all in excellent spirit end mint to get to Virginia. The only thing that appillitC4 to trouble them was the prospect of hot weather. A WITILADELPRIA 'VOLUNTEER DROWNED. Mr. James Hamilton, Jr , belonging to the Se tional guards Refitment, now located at Comp Pennsylvania, Baltimore, was drowned n: , si the camp on the 31st ult. He had been slok for sernal days in the hospital. Ey some means begot awry from the camp, and nothing more was heard of him until his dead body was found in the Patapsco river. The body of the doomed fist brought to thin oily on Thursday, night, by Lieut. Frank 3 Johnson. and taken to the residetam of his family, No. 1810 Filbert street. His funeral took place yesterday afternoon, and the Infantry cape or tional Guards, and 81. John's lodge, No. 115, h. Y M., participated in the funeral ceremonies. BROWNNLL IN TOWN Mr. Brownell, the Fireman Howl, who that Jaakeon ' the murderer of Bilsworth, puma throughthe city, on hit way to Now York, yeller. day morning. Hereto! other dims and CM from New York regiments came an the trek' from the South and prooeeded at once to New York. During the stay of Brownell in town he was an objeat of much attention. He wag beset by a con stant crowd in the °treats, and was anthesiesW pally cheered. DiTARTITRI OP TROOPS. The companies of Captain Cbspines. Captain Martino, Captain John H. Taggart, and Cape& Peal!, met yesterday afternoon In Ititpeedenee Pcooro from whence thoy asorehtd w the perm , nylvania depot, and took the care for Camp They are to be attached to Col Tappet's reticent. 'ey were accepted under the /State nquitition under the three-million loan bill SWORD piasszliTATioN On Thursday evening, at the First Preatittnet Church, in Kensington, two swords were punted to officers, in presence of a crowded angora. The reeipiente were Captain Ttomas Bringtett and Fitat Lieutenant Kite, of Company B, 61. earner's Guards. Rev J. Lightbarn, Mr. J. N. iloohersperger, Mr. A. Zane, .1 r Mr. A P. him Mr. G J. Hamilton, Mr. John F -her, and other, participated in the interesting exercises of tie occasion. COL. BMW RIGINENT, Col Stem' regiment is progreesing finely. Tiro more companies are wanted. We understand, hem good authority, that they will be mustered 'moths United Staten aervioe as noon as the complement is MI. Their headquarters is at the S. E. earner of Twelfth and Spring Garden streets. CONCERT. BY THE HARR/SON FEMALE GRAN. WAR SCHOOL IN AID OP TEE AMERICAN RIMERS. — Tao pupils of the lIIETIBOR female GrammtulSoncoi of the 17th emotion will give a grand coma at the Mechanics' Rail, Fourth and George dtreeul en Monday evening neat at S o'elook, in aid of the Amortises Rangers. This concert having emanated with the scholars under the auspices and avant. lion of their enthusiestia and patriotic whet. the performancee will he principally by them - The proceeds are intended to be applied to th purchase of underclothing for the regiment, and other necessaries essential to their health and ton' fort during the campaign in which they have To- lunteerea their services in defence of the meat less institutions of our government, end the pens Jai, of our glorious Union. The scholars antiolpate that their elf iits affil be prope nix appreciated in witnessing a large attend• lane° of their patriotic friends on this wagon to ambit them In this laudable antorptioi• TIIE VERDlOT.—Yesterday morning the in• quest on the body of Charles Russell, colored, who died at the hospital from the etimPa of a stab re. &teed by a knife in the hands of Ww. ByL l e tt it Twelfth and Market streets,was resumed. Wm. lib eon wee examined, but his statement only conobo• rates the fasts published in the Press of yesterday. The coroner's jury rendered a verdict It MOOS+ awe with the Mots as stated. Hazlett wee eOlll. milted to await a trial at oourt, Tug FLOWER QvlEN.—This very novel and benntiful operatic apeotaole was presented at the .A.oademy of Maude on Thursday, and met with divided and merited moon 6) grea t wIE the favor it obtained that a large number of the anaemic have urgently requested repetition' Thle, we learn, the scholars of the school hire complied with, and it will be again presented se Tneeday evening next, at which time ore Mate thine who love a rich musical treat to attend. SHOCKING ActorDENT.—Yesterday a painter named Tboznel Forbes, aged thirty-eight y e w!. wh le engaged In parttion the restdebee of Mr Tbomae, postmaster in Wert Philadelphia, fdl from the soofftld, embed Ida right leg, broke her left leg, end also his jew bone. He wet picked tiP in an insensible condition and conveyed to the heepltal. The right lag wee so badly Injured II render amputation necessary. A TRIP TO Mittman:tn.—The Nations Barge Cluh, or this city, intend pulling their ale• gant barite Web* to Wlhalite.% an Teeldtr morning next. They ars a fine body of young men, and we hope they may meet with a hearty reception from their Wilmington friends We notion among the crew the skilled memo , J. B Muter and B J. Woodward, who are among the most expert bargeman of oar acquaintance. STEREOSCOPICON AND THE REDELLION. — D a Y after day audiences, afternoon and evening, levee the Assembly Buildings altar spending pleilist/Y a eouple of hours in looking at, from well selected stand-points the most noted plsoee of interest to this and the Old World ; and atter witnessing vivid representations on oanvae, and with drum' , trumpets, cannon, eto., the battles and ineldents of the Crimean war. An exhibition will be rv: this afternoon especially for families and lad: 6l, when beautiful statuary and landsoapee will b e shown. Kamen:HT& Miscture.—Wm. Bafly and Ju seph Dickson were *riveted and taken before Ald. Haines, yesterday, upon the charge of lames, and malicious mischief at a house in Pearl street. They were held to answer. Anassran.—Yesterday morning, ' Reisinger was before Ald Raines, having be aneatial at wing Tbtlama stre et° lT N the &Urge ot & alma, lie wap trial. Lour_ Bor.—A boy who gives the name 0 Afitboll,TNlekom, ea ts out Og lean , hi° at the i i 4e4 distriot tion prows for three diff Be was found wandering about the street. lost. Praw.—Tho alarm of fire about 11 o'clock last evening of caused by the bursting of th e 41 goods store of P, R. Crawford at No 60 Poplar moot The damage amounted to About $lOO. The Pennsylvania Railroad Chattels fetid Ralf Rates- HARRISBURG, JUDI'', —A gram error her Cm , ' into some of the Philadelphia papers coixteralog the railroad contracts with the Sotto of Pen° ll. Tanis. It is alleged that the charters requite do! roads to carry troops mad musittiond of war at bah rater This question was fully diseneted by the NO road Convention. The only charter sontwol o f nosh a provision was that of the Yeeeeldv" ati° Railroad. The language of their charter is, repel invasion ;" BO that even that one is de bateable. The railroad representatives folly discussed tilt matter. and endaratoed that no looount !Pid be paid until their abater had bees *ramie ed an this subject.
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