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TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1863.
PROCLAMATION.
pr.Ficx OP Tun NATOR C/F THE OITY OF PHILADA.,
'CITIZENS oe' PHILADHLPHIA : Pennsylvania has
lo•day been again invaded by rebel forces, who al
ready are ruthlessly laying waste all within their
'reach by fire and sword. Your services are urgently
sand instantly 'needed to aid in checking the &Wane
tug foe, and to drive them beyond our borders. In
ibis sudden emergency the protection of our State
lutist come mainly from its own people, and the mo
ven of their efforts, under the favor of Almighty
Clod, will greatly depend upon the zeal and prompt
loess with which they answer the call made upon
them by the President.
In pursuance of instructions from the Governor,
I do hereby urge upon all citizens who are willing
to join in the defence of their State, and in the
shielding of their own homes frdm rapine, to or
ganize without delay, and proceed forthwith to
Harrisburg. And Ido further request that the com
manding afters of all military bodies will have
their respective commands in readiness for any or
dors that may be issued,
Citizens, the honor and safety of Philadelphia and
of Pennsylvania are in imminent peril. Let no
one refuse his, help in this their hour of need.
ALEXANDER HENRY,
Mayor of Philadelphia.
OPPIOB OP THE MAYOR OP THE CUT'S' OF
- - - PHILADELPHIA, June 16, 1863
The members of the Select and Common Councils
of the city of Philadelphia are hereby requested to
assemble in their respective Chambers, on Tuesday
afternoon, the 16th instant, at 4 o'clock, to take into
consideration matters pertaining to the defence of
the State and city. , .
ALEXANDER HENRY,
Mayor of Philadelphia,
THE NEWS.
Tan President has just issued a proclamation
calling for one hundred thousand men, from Mary
land, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio, to
prevent the invasion of the North by the rebels
under General Lee. Governor Curtin accordingly
calls for fifty thousand men, on the , urgent necessity
of protecting the frontier of Pennsylvania, now,
perhaps, more seriously in danger than ever. The
rebels have advanced in large force on Martinsburg
and Winchester. At the latter place, General Milroy
Was contesting the advance, and holding out for re
inforcements. The rebels reported to be under
Lieutenant General Ewell, the 'successor of Jack
son, are doubtless directing every energy upon their
progress Norihward, as the best military policy of
lino South. Later, we have a special despatoh from
liarrillinsrg, bearing a report from Lieut. Palmer, of
the Purnell CaValry, which encountered the rebels
at Greencastle, and retreated before superior num
'bergs, The rebels are advancirr , on Pennsylca
iota in three columns—one on ' Mercersburg, an
.other en Ohambersburg, and another on Gettysburg.
General Milroy, completely surrounded at Win
chester, cut his way out, after a severe engagement,
with the loss of 2,000, and joined the forces at Har
per's Ferry, which are now awaiting attack. The,
rebels are commanded by Ewell, Trimble, Evans,
Rhodes, and Early. Troops are being organized ra
pidly in all the great frontier States, and the draft
is to go into immediate effect in New Yost. Va
rious organizations are on their way to the valley
of the Cumberland, and the whole population of the
State have become alive to the immediate danger of
invasion. Later, we learn that the rebels are in
Csbarnbersburg. •
THE Richmond papers speak of the cavalry battle
in Culpeper as one of the most fiercely contested en
gagements of the war. Beyond doubt, the rebels
have suffered most. Brigadier Fitzhugh Lee was
oeverely wounded, and General Wright,-Colonel
Williams, and Colonel Hampton, were killed. Col.
Butler had a leg shot off, and Colonel Harman was
shot through the neck. General S. E. B. Stuart
himself must have made a narrow escape. Captain
'Parley, and Captain Jenkins, of the staff, were
killed. General Lee modestly claims the battle as
Stuart's victory.
A GENTLEMAN who visited General Grant at his
headquarters, on the 6th instant, informs the Louis
ville Journal that the reinforcements received by
our army amount to sixty thousand men of all arms.
Upon their arrival many of them have been sent to
guard all the approaches of therebel General John
ston, so that it has become a matter of impossibility
for Pemberton to 'receive aid in men, provisions, or
.munitions,
Tun invasion of Northern commerce by the rebel
pirates apparently bears relationship to the new
movement of invasion Northward by the rebellirmy.
The depredations of the pirates have been of late
remarkably numerous, bold, and sudden. Yester
day we chronicled the capture or burning of four
vessels bound to this port, and a number bound to
New York, by the pirate Coquette. Today the list
is considerably extended.
ON Saturday, the President, General Meigs, and
one or two others, started on a special steamboat
for Acquia creek to visit General Hooker's army.
When near Alexandria, a small tug put out and
overtook them, with a despatch from the Secretary
of Mar recalling them. They at once turned their
boat and returned to Washington.
Con, Sim PERCY WYNDHAM ' commanding a
gade in Pleasanton'e cavalry, has made report of
the gallant conduct of the Pennsylvania, New jer
sey, and Maryland regiments, comprising his bri
gade, in the fierce cavalry battle of Culpeper.
We have to announce this morning that
the State of Pennsylvania has been invaded
by the army of General LEE. A despatch
from Chambersburg, which we received
last evening, announces this fact.in terms
which cannot be questioned, and which
must cause great anxiety and alarm. It is
the advance of a part of the army, and not
merely a raid ; for we know that all branches
of the service are represented, and we see
them coming with deliberation and power.
We cannot but feel a great solicitude. It does
not arise from any lack of faith in the bravery
and determination of our citizens. We
have confidence that the military leaders
upon whose skill and energy so much de
pends will not be found unworthy the re
sponsible trust reposed in them ; and we
feel equally confident that . the steady yeo-
Men of the interior counties, as well as the
toiling artisans of the city, possess as high
Soldierly qualities as the veterans of LEE'S
army. Still, the situation of affairs is un
doubtedly critical, and will be regarded' as
embarrassing by those who cannot draw
consolation from the rules of strategy and
the promises of, military precedents. There
is danger that we may be disposed to rely
too much on General. H.oonizn's army,
and not sufficiently upon our own strength
and resources, which alone 'should be
equal to the task if stout hearts direct
them. There is danger that, having been
so 'frequently aim:fled by reports of previous
raids which have proved unfounded, our
people may allow themselves to rest in a
false sense of security.. There is danger
that, from these causes, the response to the
• Governor's proclamation may not be so
prompt and, unanimous as the emergency
demands, and that the enemy may come
upon Us before we have armed and orga
nized our forces, and certainly but little
time remains for drilling• No mere rabble
can hope to defeat a desperate army, - Such
SS Lnn commands. There may be truth in
the confident assertion so often made, that
when our homes and liberties are menaced
by. invading foes, each tree .and bush and
fence will become the ambuscade of rifle
men. If Itre were about to fight another
battle of Lexington, and instead of ninety
thousand rebels, had but eight hundred Bri
tish troops to oppose, these tactics might be
:as effectual as they proved in 1775 ; but at
:the present day 'we cannot, afford to _rely
- upon them in any degree. Our only seen
bin immediate organization, and the
.sooner our people appreciate the fact, and
:accept it as a call to duty, the better it will
'be for them. The time has come for action,
and we must act at once.
While we urge upon all who love their.
:homes, their families, and the honor of
- the State, to take up arms.at once, we may
.even see hi this danger a great opportunity.
As long as LEE chose to remain behind the
'fortifications of.Fredericksburg,.or those of
Ilichmoncl o he was not only in a sense un
liregnable, but he occupied a strategic posi
tion of vital importance to the security of
the seceded States. These important ad
vantages have_been abandoned by LEE, but
not voluntarily. Nothing but sheer despera
tion could have induced, such a skilful gene
ral to withdraw the 'bulk of his army finin
a vital position, to embark in so hazardous
an enterprise as the invasion of a densely
populated State, from which his shattered
columns were forced to retreat less than a
year ago, where he will not only be met by
a powerful volunteer army . in front, but
must expose himself to an assault in the
rear by the army of Gen. HOOKER, which
alone outnumbers him. Great as may be
the temporary danger to our own State,
therefore, we feel rejoiced that the opportu
nity for the Army of the Potomac has come.
Without itself being exposed to malarias,
or the danger of masked batteries, it can
now meet the enemy away from his en
trenchments, . and cut off from all hope of
receiving supplies or reinforcements, and,
as we have never had a doubt of the bravery
of our men, so we can have no doubt of the
issue of the coming struggle..,We know
that the ArmY of the Potomac is moving
against the enemy, and, if the call of the
Governor upon our own citizens is promptly
responded to, we do norsee how failure is
possible.,
Sune 15, 1863
Friends, the hour has come when god's
providence has brought the enemies of
liberty upon the soil of our dear old State.
Let us meet them as brave men, who have
homes to defend, a cause to cherish, and a
country more precious than life. We could
have wished that this tide of war 'had not
overflowed our borders ; but since it is to be,
let us welcome .it like freemen. It may be
that Pennsylvania will be the final battle
ground of freedom. In this Cumberland
valley, rich with all that nature gives to
make earth beautiful, and with all the memo
ries that men call holy; 'the rebellion invites
its doom, Let us rise at once, and, -locking
arms *under the banner of our .Common
wealth and our country, advance upon these
fierce and cruel invaders. Pennsylvania
must be saved, and Pennsylvanians must
save it.
The President on Arbitrary Arrests.
There can be no better evidence of the
sincerity of the President and his desire to
do justice to 'all men in the administration
of the national affairs than his recent letter
to the committee of Albany citizens. In
that letter the. President calmly submits his
reasons for sustaining the arrest of Mr. VAL
LANDIGITAM, and at the same time reviews
the leading acts of his Administration, so
far as they have been subjects of criticism
and animadversion. • Such a letter was
hardly necessary to convince loyal men of
his own honesty and justice, and the Presi
dent would have been justified in carefully
folding away the resolutions of Mr. CORNING
and his friends and holding his peace. We
all know that he has done nothing but his
duty, and that he did not shrink from that
duty when it involved painful and unplea
sant deeds. When he tells us of his reluc
tance to suspend the writ of habeas corpus,
even in individual cases, we believe him as
we would believe the words of a conscien
tious and true man who was oppressed by
his scruples as to what was wrong, and his
conviction that sternness and courage were
necessary to save the country. We needed
no assm•ance of his devotion to civil liberty,
nor his respect for the safeguards of the.
Constitution. Therefore, what he -has said
will be doubly precious. He is so plain
and frank and earnest, that we do not see
how any just man can take an exception.
He' emphasizes the argument that should
never be forgotten when We een§lci.er Mr,
Luirco - tx and his Administration—that when
he took possession of the Government it was
already in the hands of the rebels. 'For
thirty years the enemies of the country had
been gradually making themselves masters
of the: Republic, and by the aid of.weak
men in the beginning, and wicked men in
the end, they were enabled to gather strength
from Our weakness. Mr. BIICIIANAN, by
his complicity in the end, precipitated the
disaster, and made himself the great crimi
nal. And so, when Mr. LINcOIAN came into
power it was, to find a Republic betrayed
and bound, and traitors crushing it to the
earth. Ina time like this, the President
would have been justified in adopting the
most extreme and earnest measures. ," Yet,
he says, "thoroughly' imbued with a reve
rence for the guarantied rights of indivi
duals, I was slow to adopt the strong mea
sures which by degrees I have been forced
to regard as being within the exceptions of
the Constitution and as indispensable to the
public safety." And then, as if fearing
that his errors might have been errors of
moderation and leniency, he says : " I think
the time not unlikely to come when I shall
be blamed for having made too few arrests
rather than too many."
The great argument to which the Presi
dent addresses himself, is that - which the
enemies of the Administration have made
so farniliar—to wit, that while the military
power may be permitted to make arrests
within the limits of military occupation, in
peaceable communities away from war and
invasion, any such an attempt is tyranny.
The President shows that the public safety
may be as much endangered by citizens
who array themselves against the cause, as
it would be by spies and scouts and traitors
in a military post. Applying this to the case
of Mr. VALLASIDIGRAM, he sustains it with
one of the most beautiful and conclusive illus
trations that we have ever seen in a state
paper. "Must I," says the President,
"shoot a simpleminded soldier boy who de
serts, while I must not touch a hair of a wily
agitator who induces him to desert? This is
none the less injurious when effected by get-
Ong * a father or brother or friend into a pub
lic, meeting, and there working upon his
feelings till he is persuaded to write the sol
dier boy.that he is fighting in, a bad cause s
for a wicked Administration of a contempti
ble Government, too weak' to arrest and
punish him if he shall desert I think that
in such a case, to silence the agitator and
save the boy, is not only constitutional, but
Withal a great mercy." This, we think, ends
the argument,_so fay as it affects the duty of
the resident. 'He meets the great quesdon
now being used against his Administration
in a:manner that must convince all who are
not in heart and soul against the cause. As
for ourselves, we make this' letter a -part of
the record on which we 'hope to pursue
future campaigns. It should be printed
and reprinted, and circulated everywhere,
by loyal newspapers and loyal leagues, so
that every man in the country may see the
President's calm and dispassionate vindica
tion of his course in.this trying time. And
to Democrats he makes an appeal which
we know will not be forgotten. He speaks
the sentiments of the true Democracy—of
the followers of JA.CICSON, whose example
he conveys `in a conClusive illustration—and
we =know they will not answer in vain,
when.reminded that in this time of national.
peril all loyal men should meet upon " a
level, one step higher than a party plat-
There is not very much news front
abroad, but the foreign journals are not
absolutely barren. In England, in Prus
sia, in Prance, and in. Poland, events of
some, interest have recently occurred. Let
us briefly mention them, with a slight
running commentary upon each.
The Volunteer corps in England, Wale
and Scotland, now consists. of 150;000 dis
ciplined and armed men.,_ Afraid of tnist
ing Muskets ,to the Irish, who may be
l oo k e d _ u pon as the Poles of . Queen Vic-
TORTA'S dominions, there is not even a
solitary company of Volunteers in Ireland.
The.force having attained numerical po7er,
and no ordinary degree of popularity, it
has pleased the Palmerston Ministry to
pro Pose a new measure for' :its special mis
government. It bears the general title
of "The Volunteer Bill," and appears
destined to bring its authoni. into grief.
It is one of those.'stone-walls which, Burics=
LEY SHERIDAN wittily said, tlie Whigs were
fond of building for the express purpose
of running their heads against. It cOn
tains some, clauses :which, if passed into
law, wily probably cause the main body', of
the Volunteere to abandon playing at spl.
`tilers. One of these clauses empowers the
European Polities.
commanding officer of.any corps to dismiss
any volunteer, with ce,Witkout cause, on any
pretence or on no pretence, at any moment,
solely at the will of the said commander.
This clause expressly says " the calm to• be
judged by the commanding officer"—sothat,
on mere caprice, fancy, or tyranny, the best
man in a Volunteer army may be suddenly
called upon, at any time or place, to surren
der his musket and lay aside his uniform:
One ill-regulated. Colonel may-injure a re
giment in a few weeks, even under the pre
sent military code of England, but the pro
posed change will increase his power of do
ing mischief.
Another clause places the continued or
ganization of a Volunteer solely at the will
and pleasure of the Lord Lieutenant of a
county. A third gives this functionary—
usually some dilapidated peer—the power to
call the Volunteers into active service, sole
ly at his own pleasure, with or without
grounds, and march them off; under mili
tary law, to any part of. Great Britain: the
man who disobeys such order to be tried and
punished as a deserter. John Bull has borne
a good deal from his law-makers, but this
Volunteer Bill is too much for even his pa
tience.
In France .the elections were proceeding
at the date of the last advices. There are
many reasons . for believing that TRIERS,
MONTALEMBERT, and probably a score more
of anti-Napoleon candidates, hive been
elected into the Corps 'Legislatif. It is true
that twenty or-twenty-five members make a
very small minority in a body of 267 legis
lators,—but there hitherto,has scarcely been
any minority, whatever. That, then, would
be the introduction of the wedge,—the com
mencement of a party such as, in the British
Parliament, bears-the name 9f "The Oppo
sition." Military preparations are , being
largely made in France. It has been re
ported that they were intended for the war
in Mexico, but many politicians affirm that
the Emperor means to get out of Mexico as
soon as some decided victory there will
allow him to do so honorably, and the pre
parations in camp and: dock-yard are
connected with an expected rupture with
Russia. .
• The Polish Revolution, of which the first
blow was struck on the 22d of last January,
has not abated. As yet, the whole military
power of Russia has been inadequate to
put it down. There were orders for a gene
ral rising IA the Poles en masse, on the first_
of June. - The Poles require the indepen
dence of the Poland of 1772 as their maxi-
mum, and the union of the Russo-Polish
provinces to the Kingdom of Poland under
the Russian Crown, with a nationat 'Parlia
ment, a national Administration, and a na
tiynal army, as their minimum. With
scarcely an exception, the European Powers
have addressed remonstrances to Russia
on this Polish difficulty. The replies have
been civil and cool—generally to the effect
that the Czar does not require any sugges
tions except from his own heart and his sen
timents of duty. The last speech in the
British House of Lords made 1,5 Earl Rus-
SELL, 'on the Polish question, - holds out lit
tle hope that England would actively inter
fere, except under very peculiar circum
stances. We doubt NAroLEox's rushing
into a war with the Czar, without the co
operation of England.
Mention of interference suggests the re
newed rumor of France or England, or
both, being about to acknowledge the inde
pendence of "the so-called Southern Con
federation." To do this would be a virtual
commencement of war with the - United
States. Not only has Lord RusSELL said,
most decidedly, that England would avoid
this, but the Times, which generally enure-
Elates Lord PAIZIERSi.Oii•b policy, has also
been very decided on this point of late, de
claring that non-intervention in American
affairs must be the policy of England. In
-this matter it may be expected that France
- will adopt a similar policy. •
Prussia is evidently on the eve of a revo
lution. The dispute between the King and
his Lower House of Parliainent has assumed
a serious character. Tile King stands by
his Ministers. The address of the Chamber
of Deputies, addressed to the King_ on his
recent- scolding Message-to the ' ChaiSer,
was carried by a large majority, and was' a
remonstrance against his Maje,,y §Ple o o
stitutional course. A deputation of thirty
members was named to deliver this Address
into the, King's own hands. Its character
had transpired, and the King declined re
ceiving the deputation. On this, the Address
was forwarded to him through his Ministry.
A reply from the King blamed the House
and defended the Ministers. Later in the
day, the Deputies were summoned to the
royal palace, when Herr TON BAMARCx
read them a yet stronger reproof; and in
formed them that the Legislative Ses&.on
was over. The Royal Missive indicated the
course of the Government—namely, to levy
revenue and spend it, without authority from
the Legislature. Here is a crisis. If the
Prussian people continue to support the
Deputies, the'defeat of the King is certain.
He is obstinate, ambitious, and unscrupu
lous, and may seek to 'prolong the contest,
but it is said that he is apprehensive and
nervous, and that he is dispined to abdicate,
on the plea of bad health, leaving his only
son, Qileen VroTonr.s.'s son-in-law, to take
his place on the throne. This young Prince
is said to hold liberal principles, and to have
carefully held aloof from siding with his
- father in his quarrel with the Legislative
body.
Summer Resorts.
The season of trunk-Packing, and guide
book conning is upon us, and in a few
days the exodus to the sea-shore will com
mence. To-day the hotels at Atlantic City
throw open their doors to the public, and
with to-day the " summer arrangement" on
the Camden and - Atlantic road goes into
effect. Atlantic City may have few of the
chaims that invest a popular resort with at
tractiveness. Its scenery is not of that
brilliant and striking order that a BIERSTADT
would delight. to depict upon canvas ; and
was never known to inspire an ode or a son
net. Its associations are tame and barren as
its beach ; they are not born of history ; for
unlike Saratoga, it cannot boast a revolu
tionary pedigree and fame. It is not a
Newport, or an; Old Point Comfort, with
gray fortresses to give a sober Impressive
ness to its architecture ,` nor a Beaufort with
luxuriant and magnificent verdure. It is
not a place that has figured in domestic no
vels, and, perhaps, it never will. But all
these interesting features, however attrac
tive, are not absolutely indispensable, and
in the - case of Atlantic City, their place is
supplied by more solid and valuable advan
iages. The hotel accommodations are ample;
the sea-breeze is refreshing and health-giv
ing; the class of visitors is respectable without
being, exclusive or conventional; and access
by rail from this city is easier than to any
other watering place, the trip being made
in a few hours. In days net very long past
it might` have spoiled all the romantic in
terest of a summer 'resort of this kind to
have had it the terminus of a ; busy railway
in constant hearing of the shriek of the en
gine whistle, and only a few hours removed
from a vast city, the centre of life and
traffic. Ordinarily, pleasure-seekers would
have preferred to jaunt and jolt along
leisurelyin a lumbering stage-coach, so as to
get a view of the scenery along the route,
and watch the cattle browsing, and catch the
muses of the tinkling sheep-bells mingling
with the shrill echoes of the driver'S horn.
Instead of `a 'common railroad trip, it would
be so much more like a European tour, and
thnlandscape, instead of being one con
fused mass of worm-fences and telegraph
poles, moving hke a brisk panoramaptowards
Philadelphia, would have an individuality
andperhaps a httle.interest of itsown. But the
day for stage-coaches has passed away, and
we cannot go to Atlantic City in a diligence
or vettura, or be stopped upon our journey by
picturesque brigands, however desirable it
Might be to give piquancy and romance to.
the trip. Americans, for the most- put,
have no very exalted appreciation of these
customs'- and characteristics of the Old
World. We'go to the watering-places, not,
from sheer . ennui,- or to flirt, or talk
fashionable scandal, but because the op
pressive heat , of- the - slimmer and the
,
obsequious attentions of the measuring-;
WOrins driVe us from the city ; and: most' of
THE PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA; TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1863.
us care only to go where the atmosphere is
cool and healthful, and the company is
select and sociable. • •
Of course, Atlantic City has not a mo
sn:mly Of these advantages . , and there are
othar rides quite as pleasant' as that upon
the Camden and'Atlantic Bairn:wad. Ephra
ta: is now open to the public., and those
wire. would spend a pleasant week in the
beautiful valleys. of Lancaster could not
select a more inviting, retreat. Then we.
have 13edford. Spring - Bi_ whose . invigora
ting waters give health • and energy to• the•
frame, and a rosy hue to the cheek of the .
invalid.; and Cresson, at the top of the Alle
gheny mountains, where the pleasure-seeker
is filled with a new and exquisite sense of
the enjoyableness of life, and an enlarged
appreciation of the sublimity of Nature. In.
the eastern part of the State, the Delaware
Water Gap will attract its old-fashioned
company of guests, while those who• are
more pretending, and economical! in their
tastes, and who are besides oppressed' with
business, can spend a few days pleasantly
in the adjacent counties'. -Not to be invidi
ous, there is no place to whielLwe would
more willingly commend Philadelphians
than to our wird, romantic, and long-loved
Wissahickon, with which, the - name of Dm-
PARD is immediately associated. The
strange legends that invest this locality with
interest are numberless. Unfortunately, the,
stream itself is getting lower and lower with.
each succeeding year, and the time may
come when its furrowed 'course will be
merely a bed for the rustling leaves of au
tumn. But the attractiveness of the
,spot
cannot pass away, while its pleasant drives,
long shady roads; and commodious inns
remain, not to mention the rich foliage, and
rocks, that might almost recall to imagina
tive minds the grandeur of the Andes or the
Alps. With so Many delightful resorts
within a day's ride of this city;the necessity
of crossing the ocean, either for health or
pleasure's sake, no longer exists, and, if the
custom of spending every sumater a month
or so secluded from the cares of. business
and the dull routine 61 city life were more
general, we would be a much healthier and
happier people'.
LETTER FROM "OCCISTONAL"
WASIIINGTON, June 15, 1863.
What is called the Democratic State Con
vention of Pennsylvania meets at Harrisburg
on the 17th of June, to nominate a candi
date for Governor and a candidate for Jus
tice of the Supreme Court In the days
gone by such an assembly always awakened
much interest beyond the borders of the
State. The example of Pennsylvania was
frequently followed, and never disregarded,
in other States. lt was in Pennsylvania
that . ndrew Jackson was first named for
the Presidency ;, and when that iron man
was attacked and deserted by his false
friends, the people of Pennsylvania rallied
closer and more ardently to his aid. That
which endeared him to them was his
bold readiness "to take the responsi
bility" on all occasions. He smote nullifica
tion and the United States Bank with Titanic
blows—blows fatal for the time because they
were struck with fierce and unresting courage.
The Convention that meets on Wednesday is
interesting for many reasons, but chiefly be
cause, while assuming to be Democratic, the
leaders who will try to mould and manage
it, are deeply committed to the most odious
and aristocratic doctrineg. In fact, the old
Democratic party have been obliterated by
the new Democratic engineers. The old
party has been swung from the base of its
ancient principles, and is to be made
the armed assailant of freedom. if those who
have it in charge can succeed In their A -
signs. They recognize no teacher in the
past but John C. Calhoun, -and ; follow'no
instructions in the present but such as fall
from Calhoun's disciPles now in battle array
against the Republic. Especially do they
abhor the stern example of Andrew Jack
son. His life and his counsel are full of re
proach of their former and present feelings
and designs. Nearly all the exponents of
the so-called Democracy of Pennsylvania
were
were the vehement • "Altes of Aar
di:W-oackaa.-;—an -,i4t, are con
o
),
sistent in denounci .1 ; lines and in
deriding his invocat g VI? se days. Be
hold the list; ~W,- , ors ,George Share
_ _
wood, George M. I , ep vaian Ran
dall 1 These are - hid& of the
new -• Democracy—thes ere the mouth-
pieces of the former anti-Jackson or
ganizations in Pennsylvania. In ordinary
times the Democratic masses would revolt
against such guides; and the period is not
far distant when such a rebuke may be ex
pected. But not now. The prejudices and
passions excited by the anti-war politicians
now in the lead of the Democratic organiza
tion will undoubtedly master everything, at.
Harrisburg on Wednesday, and a candi
date for Governor will be nominated who
will fully represent and - champion them. I
shall be gratified beyond expression if this
prediction is falsified ; for nothing would
give me greater satisfaction than to see the
Democracy recovering the high-ground it
has lost under its modern commanders. But
when I see how ruthlessly every independ;
cut man who espouses the war policy of the,
Government, and denounces slairem is os
tracised, the hope of such an act as this is
feeble indeed. Leaders..who sneer at our
brave soldiers, and refuse to subscribe to
their support, and toil to stir up bloody re
sistance to the laws, are too firmly fixed in
their treason to be sucldbnly brought back
to reason. Let us, however, be grateful for
one thing: - The' coming contest will be a
frank and fearless one on both sides. The
new Democracy, fighting under theltanner
of Aristocracy, and stimulated by a, fanati
cal hatred of the war, will be opposed by all
men who believe in sincere Democracy,
and 'who despise and trample under
foot every form of tyranny and slavery
whether of the body or the soul In the
catalogue or ritual of the former-are classed
every complaint, censure, and grievance
against the Government;'every sympathy
with rebellion ; every revenge for the loss
of position ; every soured ambition ; every,
scorn of labor r every longing for foreign
interference, and every prayer for a de
spotic ruler. In the latter are custalized
the hopes and prayers of the present
generation of' mankind : the hopes that
look - for n' unfettered civilization and free
dom ; and the prayers that go up to
God for the preservation of the American
J7nion. 'lf - 'the Democratic masses are not
yet strong enough to get rid of their tyrants,
it behooves the men who owe no allegiance
to any power but that embodied in the idea
of the American Union, to see to it that they
do their duty when, in their turn, they come.
'to nominate candidates for .State officers. I
belong to none of the rival houses for the
honors of a candidacy for Governor ; for-to
any good man I will give my vote and my
best energies. But we must remember that
he who is to represent the stupendous issues
involved in this next election must be clothed
with extraordinary pilities and' armed 'with
uncommon firmness and conscientious
mess. ATrovemor of Pennsylvania for the
three years after Januar3r, 1864, may
have duties to . discharge, as he will
undoubtedly have, responsibilities to carry,
never dreamed of in our past philoso
phy. He must be able to grapple with
these issues, and to endure all these trials
with a fortitude that knows no quaffing,
and with a %fill that has never felt a doubt.
And may we not all hope that the delegates
who go to Pittsburg on the - first of July,
will leave behind them every motive, pre
ference, and prejudice, inconsistent with
this object? OCCASIONAL.
LARGE POSITIVE SALE o.l' BOOTS AND SHOES,
STRAW Goons, &cc-The early attention of pur
chasers is requested fo the large assortment of boots
and shoes, stock_of shoes, men's and boys' leghorn
'end Panama hats, Shaker hoods, iralises, em
bracing about 900' packages of ilrst-clasi city and
Eastern manufacture, to be peremptorily sold,-by
catalogue, on four months' credit, commencing this
morning, at' ten o'clock, by John Ilk Myera Si Co.,
auctioneer!, N0i.'232.and . 234 Market street '
To.B reply of the New York ,pollce commissioners
to the charges made against them by Mr. H.N.
Blauvelt is abemphitic, and general denial.
THE clergy of many denominations in the Smith
un it e , i n a call for peace, and praise the institution
of slivery.
LI&TTISB from New Orleane give" • aiwuraaeo of
General Sherrnan'a recovery. •
iota tobacco - crop Of three counties in Indiana wDI
tbia - year amount to 960,000 poutids, " • 1"
PENNSYLVANIA INVADED !
ADVANCE OF THE REBELS, 11NDE'R GENE
RALS EWELL AM:1111E11BM
BATTLES AT MARTINSURG AND
WINCHESTER.
Ewell, Evans, E.arly, and Ithodem in Rom-
inand of the Rebels.
Milroy, Snrrouniled at Winchester,
Outs' His Way Out to
Harper's Ferry.
TM REBELS ABTANCINC:II4 THREE CO-
LUMNS ON' PENNSYLVANIA
Largo. Bodies of Itoops Organising in Penz
sytyania, New
.York,, Ohia, Druryland,.
and. West Virginia,.
(Special Despatch to The Press.)
Etanzienunp, June 16:—The folkwingls just re
ceived :
Lieutenant Pamumr., of. the Purne3l l oavalry, has
just come in. He had to fight hie way out two miles'
this side of Greencastle.
The enemy is advancing In three cohinins one
towards W aynesboro and Gettyabimg ; onedirect to
Chambershurg, and one towards Mercersburg and
Cove Mountains.
It la not known whether the-rebels wileproceed in
separate columns or concenfrate here.
A. large fire-is now seen the direction- of Green
castle.
Lieutenant PALmizu reportsthe column, at Green-.
castle about 6,000 strong, principally cavalry, sup
ported by infantry and artillery. -
[Special Despatch to The Prom) :
BALTIMORE, Tune 15.-41ajor General Milroy has
made a gallant escape from Winchester, after main
taining his position for. a lons. time against ereat.
odds. •
After many hours' hard fighting he was completely
surrounded, but with renewed desperation cut his
way through, with a loss of two thousand men.
He haa'now joined 'Tyler at Harpees Ferry. This
place is now strongly garrisoned and fortified; and
will be able to hold out for reinforcements.
The rebels are commanded by Lieutenant General
Ewell, of Stonewall Jackson's corps, and Major
Generals Evans, Early, and Rhodes, and evidently
constitute a large fraction of the Rappahannock
army. MoD.
: MILROY CUTS- HIS WAY OUT FROM WIN
CHESTER, AND JOINS THE FOROES AT
HARPER'S FERRY.
BALTIMORE, June 15.—General Milroy was air
rounded at Winchester, by 18,000 rebels; but after a
desperate fight cut his way through and united with
our forces at Harper's Fer"ry.
Our forces at Martinsburg have also fallen back
on Harper's Ferry.
GENERAL DIILROY'S RETREAT.
BALTIMORE, June 15.—The American's special re
port from Harper's Ferry Says that General Milroy
succeeded in cutting his way- through the rebel
lines, and reached - there_this morning, after evacu
ating Winchester.
The fighting was very desperate, and we re
pulsed tte rebels repeatedly with heavy loss, but
finally they were largely reinforced, and Milroy
made his arrangencents on Sunday to abandon
Winchester, finding that the rebels were _endea
-
..
voring to closely invest the place. He lost pon
siderably—some two thousand men, in killed,
wounded, and priioners.
Military movements are in progress to check
the rebel movement in this direction which it
would not be proper to particularize.
BALTIMORE, June 16.—The Baltimore American
publishes the following intelligence from an entirely
reliable source:
An attack was made on Sund- . 5 „
Morning on a
small force of - our men at -
Berryville, nine miles
from Winchester, 01/ . ..usite Snicker's Gap, under
General leicßeYriOldr, of which the Ist Maryland
Regiment famed a part. _
,They fell back before the superior numbers and
joined Milroy at Winchester, after a sharp engage
ment, of which the results are at present unknown.
At the same time Winchester was attacked in
front from the south, by a force said to be under
General Ewell, Jackson's successor.
The troops making the attack at Berryville are
said to be under Gen. Trimble.
A third force after this encounter is said to have
captured a small detachment of our men at Bunker
Hill, and then moved on to Martinsburg.
At 4 o'clock P. M. to-day they demanded the sur
render of Martinsburg, giving forty.five minutes for
the_ omen and children
co to leave the town. . _
commanding rit - lefartinsburg, re
fused to surrender, and an artillery fight ensued.
At 7.16 to-night the wires were broken between
Harprea Ferry and Martinsburg. What occurred
after that is not known.
A battle was also in progress at Winchester to
daY. The resifits - aii. tinkicAn at this hour.
General Milroy repulsed Ewell on Saturday, and
said he could hold out for reinforcements to reach
him._
No damage to the railroad as yet, and no cars or
engines are exposed to capture, as all hive been re
moved.`-No fewer than seventy locomotives and
twelve hundred cars were brought to Baltimore to.
day.
. THE PRESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION.
Winutnas, The armed insurrectionary combiner
tions now existing in several Statelare threatening
to make inroads into the States of Maryland, West
ern Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, requiring im...
mediately an additional military force for the ser
vice of the United States::
Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, President of
the United States and Commander-in-Chief of the
Army and Navy thereof, and of the militia of the
several States when called into actual service, do
hereby call into the service of the United States
100,000 militia, from the States following—viz:
From the State -of Maryland 10,000; from the
State of Pennsylvania 60,000 ; from the State of
Ohio 30,000 ; from the State. of West Virginia 10,000;
to be mustered into the service of the United States
forthwith, to serve for the period of six months
from the date of such muster into said service, un
less sooner discharged; to be mustered in as infantry,
artillery, and cavalry/ improportions, which will be
made knowmthrough the War Department, which
Department will also designate the several places of
rendezvous. These militia to be organized accord
ing to the rules and regulations of the volunteer
service, and such orders as may hereafter be issued.
The States co-operating will be respectively credited
under the enrolment act for the militia services
rendered under this proclamation.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set iiiy
hand, and caused the seal Of the United States to be
affixed. -
Done at the city of -Washington this 16th day of
June, in the year of our Lord 1863, and of the hide
pendence of the United States the eighty-seventh.
ABRAFIAM LINCOLN.
By the President : "
WILLIAM H. SEWARD,
Secretary of State.
PROCLAMATION OF THE GOVERNOR
HARRIF.BITRG, June 16.—The following Proclama.
tion has juat been issued, and should be wide-spnead
as early as possible. - -
Pennsylvania, ss:
In the name and by the anthority of the Common
wealth of Penneylvan's, Andrew G. Curtin, Go
vernor of the,ald Commonwealth,
A PROCLAMATION.
The 'State of Pennsylvania is again threatened
with invasion, and an army of rebels is again ap
proaching our border. The President of the United
States has issued his proclamation, calling upon the
State for fifty thousand men.
I now appeal to all, the, citizens of Pennsylvania,
who love liberty and are mindful of the history and
traditions of their Revolutionary Fathers, and who
feel that it is a sacred duty to guard. and maintain
the free institutions of ourz country, who hate trea
son and its abettors, and who are willing to defend
their homes and firesides, and to invoke them to rise
in their might and rush to the rescue in the hour of
imminent peril.
The Jamie is one of preservation or destruction. It
involves considerations paramount to all matters of
mere expediency, and all questions of local interest ;
all ties social and political, all impulses of a per
sonal and partisan character, sink by comparison
_into insignificance. -
It is now to be determined by deeds, and not by
}words alone, who are for us and who are against us.
That it is the purpose of the enemy to invade our
borders with all the strength he can command, is
now apparent. Our only dependence rests upon the
determined action of the citizens of our free Co
mmonwealth.
I now, therefore, call upon the people of Penn
sylvania, capable of bearing arms, to enroll them
selves in military organizations, and to encourage
all others to give .aid and assistance to the efforts
which will be put forth for the protection of the
State and the salvation of our common country.
Given under my hand and the great seal of the
State, at Harrisburg, this the fifteenth day of June,•
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and siiity..three, and of the Commonwealth the
eig,hty-reventh.
s.] ANDREW G. CURTIN.
By the Governor. ELI SLIFER,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
GOV. CURTIN TO COL. ,THODIAS.
The following despatch from Governor Curtin to
Colonel Wm.„ B. Thomas, collector of the port, WM
received. yesterday:
HARRISBURG, June 15,---The President calls for
one hUndred thousand men, for a term not exceed
ing six months ; all the men so raised, to be, credited
on thedraft.
Lee , s army is approaching in force. We must
heve men immediately to check-him. Can you not
rape a force at once 1 The men are to be equipped
and paid by the United States. A. G. CURTIN.
GENERAL ORDERS FROM THE GOVERNOR
-L-THE ORGANIZATION OF TROOPS.
BAnnisnuna, June 15.—The -following order has
just been issued :
• HEADQUARTERS OF THE PENN'A MILITIA,
HARRISRURE, June 15,1863.
GENERAL ORDER No.' 43.
Fiist. To rePel the- threatened and imminent I.l'
vasion of Pennsylvania by the enemies of the eoun
trY, the President of the United States has this dayr
issued his proclamation for fifty thousand voluntners
to skive for — a - period of six months, if not sooner
to`be - subsiiited,:equiPpefic and paid%by
the United States es priViptly tie ether troVini in
the service.
Second. All organiZatiOns ofeompnntes of men' re
sponding to this call wil•atOncerrelibrt , by telegraph
the place of their rendezvous, solliat °tilers may be
issued/Torn the Department - at Headollatt eriga4 Major
General Couch, at this cit 7, for transportation to
Harrisburg; and of Major General Broolts;qaPitts
burg, for transportation to Pittsburg oz' sutlrother
points as may be deemed expedient,
Third. Troops rendezvoused,,at Harrbburg' end
Pittsburg will be mustered into the Unired•Stittee
service at those points ; and those ordered tb•ren.
dezvons elsewhere will be mustered in at.the' plate
of their respective rendezvous, by mustering otilL
cers detalledlor that duty.
By order of A. G, Curtin, Governor, and Chm“
rnanderin. chief, ' A. L. RUSSEL,
Adjutant GeneraC
IsfEW - YORK COMING , TO THE RESOUK;;--
, 20,000' MEN TO BE MUSED INtIVIEDIA.TEL•E`
--t•EVEN THOUSAND EXPECTED TO An..-
RIVE—THE STATE DRAFT AT ONCE
FORCED.
fiLnarry, June 15.—The New York 7th Regiment
have offered their servicen to , aid in resisting the
invasion of Pennsylvania, arid have been accepted.
They are expected for leaf far Harrisburg to
morrow.
Gov. Seymour will; spare na. effort to get all the
New York militia, to go to the'rescue.
The Governor received toffy" a telegram from
Washington calling for 20,000 militia immediately.
He has summoned the several major generals of the
State militia to Albany for consultation, and taken
steps for the rapid erganization of the militia. Gen.
Sanford telegraphs thathe cart bring - out 5,000 men
without delay, and the general cemmanding the Bth
Division promises 2,000:
A draft will be made under the State law to fill up
to their maximum all the militia regiments in the.
State, and from these_ the 20,000 will be supplied.
They are called upon to• serve for six months, and
will be credited to the State as three-years men
under the impending_ national draft They are to
serve without State or national bounties.
NEw Yowl, June 16,--It is. uedsrstood that all
the New York city militia have. beem ordered to the
seat of war.
SUSPENSION OF BUSINESS AT OIN
, °INNATE
CINCIVINTAT7 S June i6.—After the issue of the Pre
sident's and Governor's proclamations business was
generally. euspendedlo-ciay.
VOLUNTEERS CALLED our IN OHIO.
CINCINNATI, June lb.—Governor Tod has issued
win gemination calling - Ont. en,tall volnnteera=for the
defence of the border.
THE SIEGE OF VICKSBURG.
Unofficial telegrams from Haines' Bluff to the
10th instant have been 'received. They represent
that there has been no material change in affairs
there. Our lines,around the enemy are gradually
being contracted. The late rains have improved the
condition of the army and the navigation of the
Yazoo. .
F=OrMWTW=lM n llina=MZl
DlEsTru is, 3;11D0 1.3.--The steamer-Hiawatha, from
below, has arrived with dates to the 10th.
The situation or affairs at Vicksburg was, un
changed, except that our lines were daily COD
tracted.
The lath rains have improved the condition of the
army.
About 6,000 of Kirby Smith's force are reported to
have come up the Washita river, and making de
monatrations on the Louisiana aide of the river.
Our troops at .Milliken's Bend have been rein
forced.
Johnston is still receiving reinforcements from the
East, and preparing to move forward.
St. Louis.
ST. Loursjune 15.—At a meeting of the Chamber .
of Commerce, to-day, on the subjeet.of memolial
izing Secretary Chase regarding the-restriction in
trade with the Southern States, General Walbridge,
of New York,•made a speech, in.which he expressed
the opinion that it would be wise for the Govern
thent, as fast as it took possession of any portion
of the 'Southern States, to. throw it open to com
merce with the least possKsle restrictions, since our
armies go to extend the blessings of the Federal
Constitution, which was of itself founded on - the.
necessities of commene.
The enrolled militia of this eounty have been
der to_drill daily until further orders,
Eleven hundred prisoners were to. glityVolut, from
here last week, for exchange, .
Governer Gamble bat Orde
'.: '
ed an election le the
Third Cong. reseinnal !l'.-.-"trict, to fill the vasanor
2.4 ' W ' d 1:13 ' tb _ . ::death of John W. Noell,
Massachusetts Regiments Ordered to Hie
NEW Yonrr June Is.—Gov. Andrew, who is here,
has tendered to the Government the services of all
the available 152assachusetts militia, including the
recently returned 44th, 3d, and 6th regiments.
The Twenty..tirstNew Jersey Regiment.
TRENTON, N. J., June 15.—Tike 21st Regiment,
which arrived here yesterday afternoon, were hand
somely received in this city to-day. They will be
mustered out of the service in three or four days.
Another Vessel Captured and. Burned.
NEW Yorm,, „Tune lq.-JThe brig Spartan, from
Cienfuegos, reports that on the 12th instant, when
forty miles E. N. E. of Hatteras, she saw a fore-and
aft schooner on fire, She was about three hundred
-tons; painted black,-with white 'and yellow streaks,
gilt figure-head, and had all sails set. She was pro.
bably one of the victims of the pirate Clarence.
Base Ball Match.
NEW YORK', June 15 —The Athletic Emit Ball
Club, to-day, beat the Excelaiet 1710,
Ti o ninth Ip9ws stoeC, tie, Is and 16, and the
tenth innings fio I. Tbt Athletic's runs were Paul,
2; Mcßride, 4; Biricenatocit, 1; Wilhins i -;_- Klent
feuler, 2; Pratt, 2 ; Moore, 2; uaekill, 3 ; Smith,, is
The Excelsior's runs were: IL Brainard, 2 ; Mas
ten, 2; Clyne , 1; "Manly, 3 ; Mace, 3; A. Brainard,
1; McKenzie, 1; Whiting, 2; Leggett, 2.
Sales of Confiscated Cotton.
CINCINNATI, June 15.--Two hundred and seventy
three bales of confiscated cotton were sold at auc
tion to-day, the prices ranging from 303 , 2 6.453 z. The
quality of ,the cotton was generally of an inferior
description.
Strike of 'Longshoremen at New York.
NEW Yortir, June 15.—The 'longshoremen and
elevator employees and a few railroad employees
are on a strike for twelve shillings per day. Two or
three hundred of them paraded the streets this after
noon:
The War in Kentucky.
Cirmirmavr, June 15.—ithout 250 mounted rebels
dashed into Maysville, Kentucky, last night. They
left this morning, after stealing the guards' horses
and arms.
Marine Intelligence.
NEW YORK, June 15.—The steamer McClellan,
from New Orleans, with 650 bales of cotton ; the
steamer S. R. Spaulding; from Newbern, with the
3d .MaFeachusetts Regiment; and the ship. C. A.
Farwell, from Liverpool, have arrived.
BOSTON. June 15.—Arrived, steamers S. L. Tiller,
from Newbern; Faxon, from Philadelphia; ship
Beverly, from Calcutta ; brig Foster, from Gonaives.
NEW Yonx, June 16.—Arrived, barks Thomas
Terry, from Matamoros ; S. W. Holbrook, from Ma.
tanzas ; America, from Bremen ; brig Montrose,
from Kingston, Jamaica ; schooner Alice, from
Gonaives; Rafaela, from Sisal; Quinet, from San
Salvador.
GOVERNOR RAMSAY, of Minnesota, will resign
his governorship on the let of July, having been
elected United States Senator. Henry` A.' Swift,
President of the Minnesota Senate, will become
Governor to fill out the unexpired term of 'Senator
Ramsay.
MAJOR GENREAL GORDON G - RANGER, cavalry
commander in bre Army of the Cumberland, has
been placed at the head of a reserve army corps,
comprising divisions under Brigadiers'S. D. Morgan,
Robert Granger, and Alexander Baird, headquarters
at Triune. ""
NEWS from Havana repeats the report of Ortega's
escape, along with that of other captured Maicans.
Panama adviedif state that the question of the own
ership of the Guano Wands it likely to lead to a
warbetwenn Bolivia and Chili.
_
GEN. O. B. .WiLoox, succeeding Gen. Mile S.
Hassell, takes command of the District of Indiana
and Miehigan in the folloiring Order No. 1 : " The
undersigned hereby assumes command of this 'disL
trict.”
CAPT. NATnenrer. W. 21LA.23EY ' of the 30th Bri.
tieb, a lion in Toronto socyty, latelir eloped-with a
dhitingui,thed Canadiin - heiress, Miss McTavish.
Re was-pursued, captured, and put in jail.
As will be seen in our local columns, recruiting
bas commenced with considerable earnestness, and
is progressing rapidly.
JTIDGE Alwoca.TE G-ENIMAL HOLT furnishes to
Judge Cadwalader; by instruction of the See,retaiy
of , Iyar, under the habeas-corpus fiat of Congress,
March 3d, a list of State or political prisoners to be
given to the court for trial in a few days.
THE NEW COMPTROLLER ON THE NATIONAL
BA.N.SING LAW.
Comptroller McCulloch, in a private letter to a citizen
of New Yoyk, gives the following exposition of the new
national banking law: -
1 By this law. the faith• and resources of the nation
are pleaged for the redemption of the national currency.
The notes to be furnished to the associations organized
under it are made receivable for all public dues, except
for,duties on imports; and in case of the failure of any of '
the associations to redeem the notes that are to be sup
plied to them, the Government is bound promptly to re
deem them at the natior al treasury; so that the redemp
tion of this national currency is not only made certain,
but not a dollar of it can ever be even temporarily depre
ciated in value. Forthe first time the Government has
undertaken :Judiciously to "regulate the currency,"
and to do its duty to the people, who havebeen virtually
compelled, by national and brace legislation, to regard,
and to use bank notes as money. By this law the Go
.vern men t becomes responsible for the character and the
redemption of the currency of which it authorizes the
•
2. The fact that the national currency is to be received
for all public dues except duties upon importS, and is se
cured by the Government itself, will give to it a 'nil'
formiLy of value throughout the country- which the
notes of State institutions can never possess, an d cause it
to take the placeof the circulation of the thousands of
local banks which are now in existence, - whose issues,
even if there is an available security behind them,
(which the people have so frequently learned, to their
sorrow, is not always the fact, keen have no certain and
reliable credit, exceptin limited localities... The national
system of banking has been devised with a wisdom that
reflects the highest credit upon its autnor, to famish to'
the people of the United States a national bank-note cir
culation without the agency of a national bank. It is
not to be a mammoth - corporation, with power to, in
crease- and diminish its diecounts and: eirmilation at
the will of .its managers, thus enabling a board of
'directors to - control; tcr a large extent, the business
and politics of the country. It can have no concen
trated political power. Nor do I see how it can be
diverted from its proper and legitimate objects 'for
Patti , an purposes. It will concentrate in the hands
of no privileged persons a monopoly of, banking. It'
simply authorizes, under suitale and necessary re
strictions. any number of tersonii, not less than five in
number, in any of the States or. Territories of the Union,
touncage in thelausinees a banking, while it prevents
them from leaning a single duller to circulate as money
which is not seemed by.the stocks and the resources of
the Government. It is, therefore, in my judgment(as
far as calculation; is regarded), not only . a perfectly safe
'system banking,but it is one that is eminently adapted
to the nature of our political institutions. It secures the
bill-holder beyond a contingency,protects depositors to
a greater extent than they are usually protected by State
legislation; offers equal facilities to all who marhave
the capital and the disposition to form associations under
it, and promises fair, if not large returns, to their stock
holders on their investments. .
, S. -This
system of banking. if it becomes a success,
' which I belisve it will be, will tend directly and power
- fully to create and keep alive a Union.. sentiment among
the people: The national circulation' will represent the
unity vf the nation. It will add the power of pecuniary
interest to higher comidera lions for the maintenance of
the Goverment; and make loyalty to the Union 'and the
- 00mM - titian smatter of interest-ax well as duty.;
SECOND EDITLON.
FOUR O'OLOOR A. M
THE REBELS AT CHAHBERSBURG.
THE NATION TO THE RESCUE.
TEiE STATE CAPITAL IN DANGER.
HATMIBBTrRa, June 15.—The rebels en
tered Chambersbvig, at 9 o'clock, to-night.
[To thp Associated Preasd
Rennrst - PRO, June Is.—The telegraph
operator left Chambessburg at 9' o'clock to
'i night, some tine after' the - rebel had en
lilteled the town: His inatruntemt is now in
2 operation five miles east - 13f Chambersburg,
'tat aeatland Bridge: A. G. CITILT2Zi.
HARnrsnuno, Slane. 15-41idnight.--The
rebels. occupied Hagerstown , at n00..1 to=day.
From there they advanced' irr three columns;
one on the main road: to, Chambersbarg , ; and
one to the right; and one to the left. Hach
column has 5, 000;astvalry, besides- infant - 17
arm' artillery.
Tlie centre column. arrived atrOhatthers
burs at 9' &clock to-night:
A large fire was seem inthe neighboritood
of Greencastle.
Governor Curtin and General , Couch , axe
working night and day. On the receipt of
this newa the Governon ordered. the. bells
rmag,,and the people assembled en marne at
the- court house to devise means- to defend
the city. It is evident that something, must
be done , immediately, or the-State capital
will be:invaded;
THEasitTESI3.
HARRISBURG .1 - mm 16-2.151 A. M.—The
telegraph. operator at Chsanbersbeng left
there on the report of the. rebel cruvalry
entering the square in that town: He
walked down the line,. and anrived at
Scotland at midnight, where he: put in a
magnet- and communicated. with Governor
Curtin. Shortly after the line. gave out,
and no com:municatien has beau had since
that time.
All the Important documents of the Capi
tol are being remand- to- a place of safety,
in case, of an evacuation being rendered
necessary
TH,3 CITIZEIMNBOUNTY FUND COMMITTEE' will
meet this day, at, 12 o'clock. We are requested to
call the attention of gentlemen composing this com
mittee 'to the, advertisement to this effect in this
daVe bone.
THE CITY.
POE AZOIT/ONAL GITY N&WS 888 FOURTII PAGF.]
rce2arations. to Meet the Threatened Raid
—Response' . of the
.People.
The news of the threatened raid into Pennsyl
vania and the proclamations of the President and
the Governor threw the city, yesterday, into a fever
ish state of excitement, which had not wholly sub-
Sided up to midnight. Numerous recruiting sta
tions were opened and military meetings held, for
the purpose of 'adopting such measures as would
meet the emergency yet that spirit was not mani
fested which stould be at a time when ;ye are
threnten'!",l with such imminent dar...,5-r. Officers at
tir7pted to recruit, and aMough considerable suc
cess was met with
yet they did not display that
energy and estivity which should have marked all
their proceeding& Not a single corporal's guard
with the drum and fife could be seen, when it is well
known that: this 'is the only speedy way to stir up
the people and obtain recruits.
, '• •• •• 0 . .0 :•: ••V:c •:
Yesterday morning a meeting of the Board of
Bank'Presidents was held, at which it was agreed
to offer to Governor Curtin a loan of one million of
dollars. This money, we learn, is to be paid the
soldiers in advance, in order that they may make
some provision for their wives and little ones be
fore going forth to repel the - invader from our soil.
There will be no difficulty, however, we are assured,
in the soldiers procuring their pay as-soon a s
. due,
and in 'some cases in advance ; as ample arrange
ments have been made to provide for the same.
THE NAVY YARD
As soon as the news of the threatened raid was
received at the navy yard, it was proposed to or
ganize one battery of men with 12 guns. The men
were obtained in a short time from among the sailor
gang, and will be ieady` to start for more active
scenes at once. They were to have left yesterday,
btit as no preparations for their transportation had
been made they will be delayed , until to-day. This
battery was raised through the exertions of Lieut.
Walmough, of the ordnance department of the navy
yard. An effort will be made to organize another
battery.
We also learn that Master Joiner James W. Blay
wic ca,...,. his Inert tot..ther, and informed them
all that such ai would volunteer in the present
crisis would have their places reserved for them,
arq :would be re-employed upon their return. This
statement had the effect of inducing many V join
Colonel Thomas' regiment; and as work at the navy
yard is rather dull at present, and as there is likely
to be a heavy discharge, it is quite probable that
additional men will enroll their names to-day.
MILITARY MOVEMILNTS
Colonel William B. Thomas, commanding the
20th Regiment P. M., opened recruiting stations
yesterday at the Custom . Rouse and - the old Penn
sylvania Bank building. A number ofrecruits were
obtained, and at last accounts the' regiment was
being fast filled. This regiment will march' to-mor
row. About one-third of the Custom-house officers
will accompany it.
A meeting of the officers attached to the Wash
ington Regiment, Col. Wm. B; Small, was held last'
evening, and largely attended. Adjutant H. EL R.
Elliott stated the result of his recent interview with
Governor Curtin and General Couch, and stated
the services of the regiment would be accepted under
either call. Colonel Small, who presided, corrobo
rated this statement, and said he had been told by
the Governor to go on recruiting, as the regiment
would be taken. The captains of each of the compa
nies represented reported the strength of their re
spective commands. At present each coMpany num
here from 30 to 40 men, and as recruiting 'stations
were ordered to be opened to-day, it is thought they
can easily be filled to the maximum number. The
regiment will probably 'be able to leave by Satur
day.
E. E. Wallace, late colonel of the 91st
Regiment P. V., proposes to raise immediately
a regiment for State defence, and calls upon all offi
cers and privates who desire to enter the service to
report to him at the northwest corner of Ridge
aye' ue and Coates street.
Col. Wm. Gray haa also commenced to recruit a
regiment at No. Cob Sansone street. Colonel Charles
Angeroth, of the; 241 Washington Guard, hai also
called his officers together, to reorganize the regi.
meat, and °there are forining "lor service in defenCe
of the State. •
That standard old company known as the 4, Wash
ington Grays," at their company meeting last night,
unanimously resolved to'form a regiment for State
defence., Here is a nueleus of worth and ability
right to hand. The officers in command are intelli
gent and capable, and all who wish to respond to
the call of the Governor, and join a regiment of
character; &c:, should 'enroll in the Grays. Their
armory is open every day for recruits.
• During the day, Mayor Henry received a number
of despatches from the" Governor relative to - for -
warding troops, and the probable number that could
be sent on atonee.___The.Gonsailtree:on-Defo.sei of
City - CO - tiielle, and General
,Pleasonton, were in
conference. The city has plenty of arms, uniforms,
etc., atite disposal, and the skeletons of the Home
Guard : regiments still exist. There would be but
little difficulty in filling each of these organizations
to their maximum number were the time of service
only for the• emergency,- and not for six months.
There seem to be many who are willing to go for a
month ortwo, but who do not appear anxious to
serve for a longer term. '
During last evening, meetings of the officers of the
Home Guard Regiments and Gray Reserves were
called at their different armories, and measures
adopted to at once fill their respective commands.
SECOND REGIMENT, MISR 'BRIGADE.
The officers of the 2d Regiment, 2d (Irish) Brigade,
ist Division, P. S. M., held a meeting, last evening,
at the Commonwealth Hotel 'Sixth and. Oallewhill
streets. The greatest. enthusiasm was manifested
by all the officers present. They had all been in
active service. Colonel Heenan, Captains Kelly
and Quinlin, and LieutenantHandall, were in the
116th Regiment P. V., and fought -at the-battle of
Fredericksburg, under General Meagher, in the Irish
brigade. Captains Fury and , Harvey were through
the Peninsular and Maryland campaigns, with Ow
en's 69th P. V. The other'officers were in Galla
gher's cavalry and the iloth P. V. Colonel Heenan
made a powerful appeal to the veterans present. It
was decided to open recruiting stations to-day. The
company officers will report daily tile' strength of
their commands. The following officers have been
selected to command the companies :
Capt: Harvey, Co. A, late of 69th Regiment P. V.
Capt. Fury, Co. B, late of 69th Regiment P. V;
Capt. Flood, Co. C, late of 69th Regiment P. V.
Capt. ,Sehoales, Co. D, late ot 116tti Regiment P-V.
Capt. Carrigan, Co. E, late of 116th Regiment P.V.
Capt. Rogers, Co. F, late of 116th - Regiment P. V.
Capt. Kelly,. Co. G, late, of D6th Regiment P. V.
Capt. Quinlin: Co. H, late of 116th Regt. P. V.
Capt. Doyle, Co. I, late of 115th Regiment P. V.
Capt. Murry, CO. K, /ate of 116th Regiment P. V.
==!
The call of Gov. Curtin will be well responded to
here. • Already qol..T.C.ltess, senior major of the sth
Pennsylvania CaValri, aid the oldest commissioned
officer in that regiment, has been selected, by Major
General Couch to raise a cavalry regiment for the
defence of the State. This is thejirst order to this
effect that has been issued. Colonel Hess has been
in the service., II)r two years, ia-a•fine
a thorough officer, and a perfect gentleman, upon
whose character the shadov,x Of reproach hal never
rested. 'Already; , nearly half the :regiment is on
hand for mustering, but Colonel Hess is chary in
selection, desiring to have a crack and model corps.
This is for State Defence; and . therefOre every vo
lunteer will be exempt from the general oonscrip.
tion. The office Of enrolment is 401Chestnutstreet,
northwest. ciiiner of,Fourth stripitt,) .. in the,
second story. , No . doubt this regiment Tull
in its numbers hefore the week has ended. pod
commander can always raise a good corps.'"
POLLTICAL ARRESTS AND TRIAL BY
JIIRY.—The following correspondence of Judge-Ad..
vocate Holt with Judge Cad walader is very im
portant as correeive of a mistaken impression w ith
regard to political Zrrests in this district. The pri
soners mentioned in the following document will in
a few days be handed over to the trial and judgment
of the court. Thus we have no "arbitrary ar
rests," and judicial trial in this distria is fully ope- .
rative in all cases of State offence:
JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL'S OVPIOR,
WASHINGTON, June 9; 1864
John Caduudader, Judge, 4 - c., Philadelphia , :
Sin: Please find within a het of prisoncrtr, fur- ,
nished you from this office, by instruction of the
Secretary of War, under the requirements of the'
act of Congress of March 3d last, entitled "An•act
relating to habeas corpus and regulating judlcial:
proceedings in certain cases.
I have the honor to be yours, respectfully,
JOS. HOLT, Judge Advocate General.
List of State or political prisoners furnished by
the Secretary of War. to Hon, John Oadwalader,.
judge of the United States District Court for the'
Eastern District of Pennsylvsnia, under the require
ment, of an "Act relating to Habeas Corpus, and
regulating Judicial Prneeedings in certani Cases."
Approved March 3, 18631
Robert Bouniaster, confined in Fort Delaware,
arrested on the 14-th of:November, 1862. Charge,
" enlisted men, se substitutes, and then enticed then
away."
Daniel Slyder, of Adana COmsty, RS, arrested-
Febinary , lo,ls62, and conflated is Eon idchieury.
Charge, aiding and abetting desertion."
The followinworder has been issued by the court :
"In the matte: of a paper ce whiclithe caption is
'List of State and political prisoners fitrniehed by
the Secretary of War.' &c., under an Act relating
to habeas corpus- and regulating judicial proceed
inge in certain oases, approved- March 3di 1863,n
and an accompanying communisation from the-
War Departmen'gof the Government of the United
States, submitted by the Judge Advocate General,
is ordered Sy the court that the said papers be•
Sled, and that sr transcript of this order be trans
mitted to the Secretary of Ws_,- and that the' at
torney of the United States being present at the.
promulgation of the order, the court suggest , that
the contents of thapaper appearto.roquire hiscon
sideration."
DISCITARGEL" SOLDIERS' YlRETlNG.—The
honorably discharged soldiers' association held a
meeting last nightyat the county nourt-house. As
ries of resolutionn•ur ere passed i. they:condemned: '
action of the late officers of the assoc anon repu
ated the use of all opprobrious epithets ; proclai
that while the attachment of the association
owing to the whole Union, our allegiance was
eially due to the:Keystone State, and. that the or
nization concert.meaeurea for raising a regiment for-
State defence. The following gentlemen were.con
ctituted a finance committee:.
Messrs. Le , ;:4. Leech, Eveleth, Ruasell,
mete, Casey, Crawford, Wright, Stevens, and;
Sedinger. Its obj.ct was to collect fundsto defray .
the expenses of the association. The late treasurer
of the association reported. that $4.42 was the , be.
lance in his hands. On motion,.the report was. re-
ceived.
A resolution was passed that the seceding officers
be notified that a motion to. expel them from the
association would be considered at the next meeting.
It was resolved that all persons having property
belonging to the association be informed tnat
prosecution would be commenced against them if
it was not immediately returned.
A committee of ten was appointed to, make ar
rangements for raising a company for State defence.
The discharged soldiers will meet this evening at
the Columbia Hose Rouse for the purpose of at
once taking means to organize. companies, which, ea
sona.as filled, will leave. for the State defence. A
company of discharged suidiere, who, have been
drilled, and have seen service, will be at more bene
fit ikan a regiment of raw recruits.
MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON DE
-IWIENCE AND PROTECTION.—.The Committee on-De
fence and Protection, at a meeting held yesterday
afternoon, at half past 5 o'clock,
Resolved to recommend to the Mayor to call a meet
ing of Councils with reference to the defence of the
city.
Resolved, That the sum remaining at the disposal
of the Committee be applied to guarantee the pay
ment of the men who volunteer for the defence of
the State whale in actual service.
ADDRESS AT THE - UNION LEArnot Rooms.
—At the rooms of the Union League, Chestnut
street, above Eleventh, there was an address made,
last evening, by Dr. Cox, medical purveyor of Bal
timore. The rooms were well filled, and the speaker
was listened to with quiet earnetbleas which well
contrasted with his energetic etea. impressive Op
livery.
Rux °TER. — At:but one o'clock yesterday
afternbon a man..bsmed Nitta Walker was run over
in Seybert below Seventeenth, by a runway
.12 brae ann - Ooal cart. The wheel passed over his
sholfiner, injuring him severely. He was taken to
':.is residence, at No. 1643 Thompson street.
BANCROFT LITERARY UNION.—This so
ciety recently elected the following-named officers,
to serve for the next six months: President, - Harvey
E. Mold ; vice president, Richard I). Young : secre
tary, John B. Lammey ; treasurer, John Edgar",
editor, Wm. R. Cooper; assistant editor, Edwin.
Corlies ; librarian, Miles Corson.
DEATH rt.; A STATION-HOUSE.—AII Un
known man died last evening in one of the cella of
the Fourteenth-ward station-house.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. I
THE MONEY 'MARKET.
PHILADELPHIA.. JUDO 15, ISO.
Gold opened with considerable excitement this morn
ing, a speculative feeling being developed as to the truth
of the rumors of invasion. Before noon. the urgent de
mand for troops, and the exciting and_dechisd tenor of
the news, created something like a fever on the street.
and gold soon rose to 147, falling off, however. to 1153;,
at which - figure it remained until near the close, when it
took another-start and ran to 147, which is the figure for
it at the moment of writing. Government seenritlee
maintain their position, aslight weakness being observa
ble this morning. The sovenlhirties are offered at 167:
sixes, of 1891; at 10911©10913 new certificates at 99, the
old at 101,44. Money waSin active demand from sto 7
per cent., the supply quite balancing the demand. Thet
subscriptions to the five- tWonty loan are gOlng forward
at the rate of over a million dollars a day.
. . . .
Prices at the Steck Ixchange were not much influenced
by the"war news, some of the fancies even improving.
Seven• thirty treasury notes told at 107; Coupon 1881's at
NW- New City sixes were steady at NZ; the old at 103
In the absence of buyers, 102 was bid for State fivessi
-phutaelphiafißd §Tatbur7 .. .selreilli sold, at 109; Sunbury
, s•
and Erie sevens at 111; Reading sixes, 1886, at 110; uorth
Pennsylvania sixes at 9431—an advance of X ; 112 was
bid for the lens;- Camden and Amboy sixes, 1870, sold at
107%. Pennsylvania Railroad mortgages were firm.
Schuylkill Navigation Improvement sixes sold at lit;
88 bid for 1882's.
Reading Railroad shares advanced to 533„ closing at
53—an advance of %; Philadelphia and Erie declined
Pennsylvania 2# ; NorristoWn sold at 59; Bearer Meadow
at 74; Catawissa preferred' at V; 15 was bid for North.
Pennsylvania; 36 for Long Island; 36 for Elmira; 49 for
Little Schuylkill. Passenger railways were inacslye,
but prices are steady.
Schuylkill Navigation was freely taken at 2W—an ad
-vance of % ; the common sold at 13; Susquehanna Canal
atl4%©l4%—a decline of X; Union preferred at 3%; 5634
was-bid for Lehigh Navigation; 43 for the scrip; 70 for
Morris; 139 for the preferred; Big Mountain Coal sold at
4%; Commonwealth Bank at 39; Commercial at 51.34.
The market was steady at the close, $23,000 in bonds and
3,500 shares changing hands.,
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.;947,420.64 . $317.100 9'T
.. 3,912,112 65 314,573 'MC
3,830,713 59 335,633 48
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.. 3.872,800 60. 436,095 45
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C4%161,026 29 452,070,329 54
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Tie following statement shots% the condition of the
ba n ks of philadelphla at various times. during 1862 and
' S >len, . ' Loans. 1 Specie. Circal. Deposits
---- --
January 6 31,6160715,638. M 2,145;219 21,596,014
August 4' ' 33,517,9 5
24 5,660,187 5,026,070 24.6.58,229
September - 1 -13 3)9,351. 5,543,160 ,071,865 ,597.59 6
October 6
31526,163 5,135,748 5,695,7 N 25,419,30
November 3 . 35.514,335 5,458,029 4,8E19,890 26,938,714
December L . -X,774,722.15.465,3.44 4,541,391 3035,225
January 6 11363 37,679,675 4.510,750 4.501,115 28,429.188
February 1 2 37,263,334 4,562.5804,131,503 19,231,753
. .Dlarcb. 2 37„.90 1. 030 4,267,6 3.696,097 .30,X78,518
.
- .g . . .... ...-. 38,603,671 4,249,035 3,608,974 30,679,250
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' ... 16 49 206,025 4,247,8171 9A5 3.534,360 30,549,537
23 638 - t 9,458,334 4,247, 3,,862 30.106,135
-" _ 30 36,9,612 4,311,704 3,369,194 29,171,233
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6- • —... 37,516 0.6) 4,139, - 62 3,374.413 29,531,559
' •13........:. 0259,402 4.041,242 3,7.36,665 30,117,527
36 295,644 4,343,988 3,135,012 3 1,659.644
•' ..27.. ... . . .... 36,48 - t,658 4.346,377 3.078,921 31,021,799
May ..... 4.- - ... .. ... :36 587,294 4355.324 2,939.4'4 30.60)331
11.......... 36,503,179 4.359,365 2,901,631 , 30,949.721
13... .. ..-.. 36,887.301 43,57,119 2.366.121 31,692,303
" 3 26 ..... ..... 37116,093 4357,10 3,9313,1.0.4 4t455,t53
Jima 1 37343,957 4,357,021 2,716,653 31,883,763
. • 8 ..... 37,157,739 4357,076 2,61909- 31,50,339
15...---- 37,157,769 4357;076 2,649,26, 31,519,339
Jay Cooke & Co. Quote Government securities, &c., as
f alows:
united States Sixes, 1881
Unitei. States 7 MO Notes....
Certificates of Indebtedness,
Quartermasters.' Vouchers,
Demand
_ .
Bales of five-iwinaies, tO-day, 8535,250.
Drexel ,kg,o. nnote Government seenrities,lrp.' ea
follows:'
United States Bonds,lB9l.- -
Certificates of Indebtedness,
United States 7 8-10 Notes. •
Quartermasters' Vouchers
Orders - sor „Certificates of Indebtedness...—.
Gold
Demand Notes
Certificates of Indebtedness. new
Stalling Exchange.
. •
The New York Evening Post of to-day says _
The market opened , Sbrorzand closed. steady. Govers
meats are firm. railroad bonds Quiet, sad railratt
shares active, especiallik those otthe most prospersus
Western lines. " •
Before the first session, 'Erie was selling at 054@i 5 X6.
Pittsburg , at 873i(dIng, Harlem at, ilk- and hfuniain,
Southern at TaggeY 4 ,. •
The exaggerated reports as to the rebel invaaort or
Maryland:however. turned the ohierattention of speen,
latore towards gold: Fanny stocks; ticeorilinell were
less t ought for, smd r pricea befsanet irregular; a 7 While;
'Erie "Brie, - Minhigan Central: Ifinhigan 'Souibero.
note Central, and Rock Island advanced firm lOW Per
cent:, .Harlem, Batik" Mail, - and."Toledo`daelinid froze,
VP per ennt, on thepiiees of tis t tituilay eve:Maje.-*
illig.oun Kate bonds adganeed one per neat., pairiq
consequence of the antielpated.action of the Corgi ton.
'at Springfield, which, as we learn by telegram; DA and
organized this reorning, every Prospect co arrY.
'fug the project for terminating slavery in that_'
,- 4 -,, Tbe, following table ebefws the rriuelpel,tuns 111.
..1073i 100 X
•./06-34" 107
..10131,' 01K
.9&.s 90
..98Y 9P
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