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S HEADQUARTERS “UNION
LEAGUE July2, 1863
NOTlCE.—Persons authorized to raise men for the
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ters, No. tSOJi CHESTNUT Street, EVERY MORNING,
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Of their commands. By order, • JLJt - ,
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*1 PATBIOTS! FREEMEN!—AW AKS
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Til and children, and ciiase these robbers from your
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PHIA. JctlyS, 1563.
--GENERAL ORDERS, No. 4.
The followinff-named gentlemen of this city are con-,
fetituted a Board of Appraisers to examine and report;
•upon the damage sustained by private .property daring
.{ho rotation of cl!y;
“‘-JOHN BICB, - ;
“ JOHN 0, JAMES. -, rt - T *, r t
The Board will meet and organize on MONDAY next,
at 10 o’clock A, M., at these Headquarters. They will
act tinder oath. ■ _ ■ , .
All citizens whoso property is suffering damage by
ihe erection of defensive works, or by military occupa
tion. are requested to report their cases as soon as they,
arise to the Board, so that the members may examine
Qoneral DAS A. „
ill COBUU CYEUS B. HALDBMAN, Asst. Adj; Gen.
- Official: L; HaiCwoop. A. A. A Gen. ; } jy4-3t
.TTEADQUABTERS of commission
Ax FOBU. S. COLORED TROOPS, No. 1210 CHEST-;
J?UT Street, Philadelphia. . s •
The following i 3 the official order authorizing tho re
cruiting of Colored Troops«
HEADQUARTERS o? THE ARMY, AdJ T GENERAL’h OFFICE,
Washington, June 17,1803.
GENERAL ORDERS No. 178.
Major GEORGE L. STEARNS, Assistant' Adjutant
General United States Volunteers, is hereby announced
.as Recruiting Crmmiasioner for the United States Colored
‘Troops, subject to sncU .instructions as he may from
timeto time receive from the Secretary of War. .
By order pf the Secretary of War: „„ T _
(Signed.) E. D. TOWNSEND,
■ . - _ Assistant Adjutant General.
To Major Geo. L„ Stearns, Ass’t Adj’fc General U. S.
Volunteers* . _ . , t .
The undersigned is prepared to issue the proper au
thorization to colored men to enlist recruits for the
Armies of the .United States. He will receive applica
tions from those desirous of being made commissioned
cfflcers,and transmit the same to the Board ofTnspeo
tion at Washington, and will be glad to give fall-in
formation oh au. matters connected with this branch of :
'Ahe service to those who may seek it.
The undersigned has the co-operation of a Committee
Df sixty oltitens of Philadelphia. The-Agent of the
*aia committee is R. R CORSON, who is likewise the
Agent of the undeMeued. .' _
. CAMP WILLIAM PENN, at Chelton Hills, has been
selected as the camp tor instruction, and Lieut. Colonel
XEWIS WAGNER placed in command of it. All- -re
cruits will be mustered in by companies of eighty men,
and by squads, and immediately uniformed, equipped
and sent fo the camp., ...
Squads of men will be subsisted until companies are
completed by the committee of citizens, at such localities
as their agent'may designate.
■*\ Papers in the interior of the State will oopy this ad
vertisement one time, and send the paper containing same,
With bill, to those Headquarters.
Communications V>y letter will he promptly'answered.
GEORGE L.STEARNS, Major and A> X G.,
Recruiting Commissioner for U. S. Colored Volunteers,
JtfMf
YOL. 6.—NO. 287.
BATTLE OF CEMETERY RIDGE-
THE FIGHTING OP THREE DAYS.
NO ENGAGEMENT TO §.P. M. ON SATURDAY.
. w. A. GRAY.
Colonel Cominaudiuir.
The Rebels Repulsed with Terrible
Slaughter.
Voluntary Surrender of a'Florida Brigade.''
GaliaiitTy ol" Pennsylvanians,
CAPTURE OF DESPATCHES FROM
AN ARMY MOVING ON HIS FLANK.
Headquarters Army of this Potomac,
Near Getttsburo, July 3—8.30 P. ftl,. '
To Major General Halleck, Commdnder-in * Chief:
The enemy opened at 1 P; Iff., from abqut onehun
dred and fifty guns concentrated upon myleftcentrej
continuing without intermission for about three
hours, at the expiation of which time he as
saultedmy left centre being, upon both occa
sions, handaomely repulsed with severe loss to him,
leaving in our hands nearly 3,000 prisoners, among
them being General Armiatead, and many colonels
and officers of lesser note.
The enemy left many dead upon the field, and a
large number of wounded in our hands.
The losb upon our side has been considerable.
Major General Hancock and Brigadier General Gib
bon were wounded. . ' . v
After the repelling of the assault, indications lead
ing to a belief that the enemy might be withdraw
ing, an armed reconnoissanoe was pushed forward
from the left, and the enemy found to be in force.
At the present hour all is Quiet.
My cavalry have been engaged all day: on both
flanks of the enemy, harrassing and vigorously at
tacking him tyith great success, notwithstanding
'they encountered superior numbers, both of cavalry
and infantry. ' .
. - army is in fine spirits.
Washington, .July 4, 10 A. M.—The President
announces -to the country that the news from the
Army of the Potomac, up to 10 P. M. of the 3d, is .
such as to cover the army with the highest honoiyto
promise a great success to the cause of the Union,
and to claim the condolence of all for the many gal-'
lant fallen, and that for this he especially desires
that, on ;thiß day, He whose will, not ours, should
ever he done, be everywhere remembered and reve
renced with the profoundeat gratitude.
* ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
SITUATION OP THE FOURTH.
[Special Despatch to The Press.}.
Hanover (Pa.), July 4, 6 o'clock P. M.—There
has been no fighting up to this time to-day.
. Last evening we drove .the enemy back to Gettys- r
burg.
Our lines, this morning, extend eightmiles around
Gettysburg, our batteries being on all the hills look
ing oh the town from the southT '
"We occupy Round Top Ridge, commanding the
Chambersburg turnpike, and have cut off all the
lines of retreat. Our forces occupy the strongest
possible position.. A flank movement on oucJeftAfl^
impossible. . ,
At aboirt^ghtiolelocA^iost. night the Florida bri--
-gaue‘or<3feneral Longstreet’s division,-with u briga
dier general in command, advanced to within our
lines, and gave themselves up with their colors.
Abearer of despatches from Jeff Davis to General
Lee has been captured. The despatches perempto
rily order General Lee to return to Richmond—state
that the movement into Pennsylvania' was wholly
s against his wishes. ' s
The following were among the officers killed in
Friday’s engagement: Colonel Taylor, of the Buck
tail regiment, a brother of Bayard Taylor; Lieut.
Colonel Miles of the same regiment. , -
~ Lieut. Manton, of Philadelphia, was wounded.
: Major Kerney, llth New Jersey, was-wounded in
the knee.
Washington, July 4, P. M.—We have no report
of the movements of the armies to-day, up to this
hour.
The loss of Federal officers has been very great.
- All who witnessed yesterday’s fight say it wp.b the
greateßt'battle of modem times.
The general tenor of the news received here up to
the present time is highly encouraging to the success
of the Union troops.
There is no. question, as it is corroborated on all
sides, that the rebels were hot',only driven back
yesterday, but badly whipped. They gave way at
all points. Our men fought like tigers.
•; The rebelß lost yesterday in prisoners seven thou
sand, and their slaughter was immense.
; Our army is in the beat of spirits, and sure of final
success.
The despatches of ,General Meade to General
Schenck are highly favorable.
A number of those who were not seriously
wounded walked from'Gettysburg to the hospital
at Westminster. '
Army op the Friday, '6 A. M.—The
enemy’s guni.opened on our left wing 'at.daylight,
apparently to feel our position. They found us at
home, and soon suspended operations.
They endeavored to push forward their front on
our right, but were driven back with loss.
9,40 A. M,—An hour ago the enemy made a strong
infantry attack On our right, and endeavored to
break our line. The 12th. Corps, which formed our
right, steadily drove them back for half an hour,
when the enemy were reinforced, and a portion of
the 6th Corps was sent-to its'support. Failing in
this the enemy opened a cannonade all along the
line.
The attack on the right is believed to have been a
feint to cover a more formidable flank movement on
the left. The cannonading is now heavy in that di
rection, and appears to be extending.
The 3d Corps 'Buffered greatly yesterday,- The
number wounded is heavy, and includes many offi
cers. No estimate can the killed at this
writing. / • '
. -Heavy musketry is again heard on our right, and
cannonading on the left. The enemy are fighting
with the greatest desperation. Nothing can surpass
the vigor and precision of our artillery.
R. R. CORSON, Agent,
Yesterday the rebelß took two of our guns, for :
want of horses and an infantry 'support, but. the
division (Humphrey’s, I think) rallied and recap-'
tured them. We'also took one gun from the enemy. :
* Comparatively but few prisoners have been taken
on either side up to this hour.
10 A. M.—The cannonading has slacked.
The rebel prisoners say that when their infantry
charged on our left-wing batteries yesterday,{} the
massacre among them wab beyond parallel.
; Some of our’guns were masked, and did not open
on the enemy until they were within canister range.
PROM HARRISBURG—MOVEMENT ON THE
ENEMY’S FLANK.
Harrisburg, July 4.— I The best informed circles
at Harrißburg are in excellent spirits, and. the news
from General Meade’s army is consideredhighly fa
vorable. *'/'
A gentleman who left Bridge No. S 4 of the North
ern Central railroad at 3 o’clock this morning, heard
heavy firing. It was aUo heard at Harrisburg for
about half an hour. •
All iB quiet in our immediate front.
The rebels are supposed to have left this imme
diate neighborhood entirely.
The Sanitary Commission of Pittsburg have for
warded the last supplies to this point. '
Our wounded have all been brought from Carlisle
to Harrisburg, and are doing well.
Eighteen thousand men are in motion on the fiank
of the rebels. . ; .
Telegraphic communication iB kept up with Gene
ral Smith, wherever he is. ""
A large number of men are at work-on the. Cu
mberland Valley railroad, and trains run to Carlisle.
The trains on the Pennsylvania railroad will com
mence to run regularly on Monday morning.
Not a bar of the road has been touched, and no,
further danger is apprehended.
The repairs to the Northern Central railroad have
been nearlycompleted.
g*A gentleman who left the battle-field at Gettys
burg last night arrived here at noon. He came by
the way of York. He Teporta that the rebel pickets
were posted five miles this side of Gettysburg.
The country between here and Gettysburg may be
safely traversed. Our troops were in excellent
spirits, It is the universal opinion that this battle
is the most desperate the Army or the Potomac haa
ever fought. -: r -.
From the latest intelligence received here it is
fully believed that General Lee will be completely
defeated. v v ~
MONDAY, JULY 6, 1863.
TOE WAR IN PENNSYLVANIA,
A Great Struggle on Friday.
OFFICIAL DESPATCH OF GEN. MEADE.
3,000 MORE PRISONERS,
DAVIS TO XEE.
LEE’S HETHEAT OPPOSED.
THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS TO THE NATION,
GENERAL MEADE’S DESPATCH.
GEORGE G. MEADE,
Major General Commanding.
ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
"We hare captured about 8,000 prisoners.
THE FIGHT ON FRIDAY.
There has been no fighting to-day, and the rebel
army is endeavoring to. retreat through South
Mountain Pass and Boonsboro’.
It is certain that Lee’* retreat is already seriously
interfered with, and his escape from our army vyiU
be a matter of great difflculty, ■
A large force has been concentrated here, and is
ready for offensive operations at any moment,
F Nearly the full quota of Pennsylvania has been
already raised, and either organized in regiments or
encamped at Heading,
Colonel Dougherty, a volunteer-aid on General
Smith’s staff, arrived here to-day, having been pa
roled by the rebels.
Harrisburg, July 4, P. I>L—YVe are fall of start
ling rumors to-day. A report was circulated here
this morning, that General Lee had asked for an
armistice of forty* eight hours to bury his dead,
,wbich was refused by General Meade.
It is estimated that the losses in both armies du
ring the three days’ fighting is nearly fifty thousand
in killed and wounded.
BALTIMORE.
. Baltimore, July 4, ltx P* 3VL—A Government
train has just arrived, bringing about fifteen hun
dred wounded from the. late battles.
.Generals Sickles and Gibbons are among them.
There is every prospect of their recovery.
At noon tb-day salutes were fired from Fort Mo-
Henry, Federal Hill, and the inen-of-war in the har
bor. Captain Dove, of tbe Allegheny war steamer,'
led off..'with twenty-one 64-poundersi ..Many sup
posed that the firing from tiie Allegheny, was be
tween our. own and the rebel forces in the vicinity
Of the city, and for a time there was a great conster
nation'in the city. : '
; THE BATTLE OF THURSDAY.
[Special Despatch to the-New York Times.]
..Battle Fikijp. Near g-ETTypnyno, pa,.
, . VrA'BAiTiHoirE, Friday, July 3. ~
My brief despatches regarding the desperate en
gagement of-yesterday have hardly conveyed a true
idea of and character. We have now
'had two days* fighting. Nearly the whole of Wed-.;
nesday was thus employed by the Ist and llth corps,
with varying success, they finally, being obliged‘.to
fall back "before greatly superior numbers. ’
; This morning there were; strong premonitions of
an early engagement with-.the enemy,in force, but
as the day wore" away* arid no positive exhibition
was made by the enemy, we began to think that per
haps there would be no immediate battle after all.
We were hardly in a condition to give battle, aaall
our dispositions had not been made. Gen Meade
;Eot having arrived on the ground until 2 o’clock in
the morning.
The*>dBition of our forces after the fight of Wed-'
nesday was to the eastward and southward of Get
tysburg, covering the Baltimore pike, the Taney
town and Emmettsburg roads, arid still being nearly
parallel with the latter. The formation of the ground
on the right and centre was excellent for defensive •
purposes. On our extreme: left the ground sloped,
off until the position. waß no-higher than the ene
my’s.; The ground in front of our line was a level,
open country, interspersed here and there with an
orchard or a very small tract of timber, generally
oak, with the underbrush cut away. During the
-dayTa portion of the troops threw.,up temporary,
breastworks and an abattis. General Meade’a head
quarters were at an old house on the Taneytown
road, immediately in rear of the centre. -
Our. line was not regular in shape.: Indeed, the'
centre protruded out toward the enemy so far as to
form almost the two sides of a triangle. -Before
sundown General Meade’s*headquarters proved to
be the hottest place on- so far as
careless ehelliDg was concerned.
General Howard occupied, with his corps, a beau
tiful cemetery on a hill to the south of Gettysburg.
Gannons thundered, horses pranced, and men'care
lessly: trampled over the remains of the dead. : From'.
this hill a beautiful view could be obtained of the
valley, and also of a goodly portion of "the enemy’s
line of battle. ' -
Our forces had all been concentrated on Tuesday
night, Bave the 6th and Gfch Corps. The former arrived
.durffig the morning, and the latter soomafter noon.
They were all massed immediately behind our centre.
..Whether or no it was General 1 Meade’s intention
to“atfcack, I cannot say, but hb was hardly ready for
it before the afternoon of yesterday. The day had be
come almost dull. Skirmishing; was now and
then briski and the sharpshooters in the steeples
and belfrys of the churches persistently blazed away
at officers and artillery horses. It was by a sharp
shooter in a barn just opposite Wadsworth’s^Divi
sion, yesterday, that Captain Stevens, of the Gth
Maine Battery, got hit. X bullet passed through
both legs below the knee, inflicting a severe, but not :
dangerous wound.
,At o’clock, General Meade-had received suffi
cient assurances to justify him in the belief that the
rebels were concentrating their forces on ’our left
flank, which all felt to be secure under the' protec-'
tion of toe invincible 3d Corps. Our line was
immediately strengthened on that.flank; General
Sickles’ corps being_sent to its support, and several
batteneß from the reserve being brought out and
placed imposition. • •
At about 4 % o’clock P. M. the'enemy sent his first
compliments by-a salvo of artillery; hia first shells'
falling uncomfortably near General Meade’s head
quarters. From this hour forth, to B>£ o’clock, oc
curred by all odds the most-sanguinary engagement
yet chronicled in the annals of the war/considerin*
itß short duration. The'artillery attack which was
made by the enemy on the left ana centre, was ra
: Pidly followed-by the advance of Mb infantry.- The
3d Corps received the attack with great coolness;
The rebels at once made for our flank, and kept mov
ing heavy columns in that direction. This necessi
tated support,, which wAs: quickly given by. the oth
Corps, the division or Gen. Barnes being sent to the
.right, and that of Gen. Ayres, regulars, to the left,
with <-ren. rn reaerre. ■ "■
. The'battle'now became perfectly fearful; The"
armies engaged each other at very short rangeland
. for three long hours the,roar of musketry .was inees* -
; a ant. I have heard more noise, louder crashes, in.
otlier battles, but I never saw or heard of such des
perate, tenacious fighting as took place on thiß flank.
The enemy would often bring up suddenly a heavy
column of men, and force our lino back, only to be
in. turn forced back by our own line of glittering'
steel. Our gallahtcoluihns covered themselves with
glory over and over again. ' 1 They fought a superior
force in numbers. The-dispositions of the euemv
were very_itapidi.for.look whemyou would on thaV
fle2d A body ot.rebels-JPOuld;be'advaiicingCXCur dia
posiumys were equally jfapidf-iiua'tne'enemy found
more than their.equal in such gallant veterans as
Sickles, and Birney, and Humphreys. At half-past
six Gen. Sickles was struck in the right leg by a piece
of Bhell, and was borne from the field. The injury was
so great that amputation became necessary, and it
vas performed successfully—the limb being taken off
below the knee.
The struggle grew hotter and hotter. The 2d Corps
was called on for aid, and though its own position
. was Btrongly threatened, yet the. Ist Division, for
merly General Hancock’s, flung themselves into the
fight with desperation, and after a long and obstinate
conflict the enemy., slowly and %nUehly gave way.
In thislaßt charge the brigade of General Caldwell,
2d Corps, and that of Colonel Switzer, from the sth
Corps, won great hpnors; ; The charges made by our
men deserve mention; but want of time forbids. The
rebelß made frequent attempts to capture our artil
lery and at one time had Watson’s Battery in their
possession, but it waß retaken in a furious charge bv
Birney’s Division.
The battle lasted till fully B’-£* i ®’clock, when the
enemy fell back to his position, and.left our veterans
the ensanguined, victors of that field. Our pickets
are thrown out, and our.lines'cover most of the
field, including a great number of the enemy’s
killed and wounded. ,
I visited. Bonie- portions of the line by moonlight,
and can bear personal witness to the terrible ferocity:
of the battle. In froht'of some of our brigades.who
had good protection from stone walls or fences, the
rebel dead Jay piled in lines like winrows'of hay,-
In ftont of General Webb’s, the Philadelphia bri
gade, they lay so thick as to literally cover the
Sound. Not far from here was found the body of
eneral Barksdale, that once haughty and violent
rebel, who. craved, as a dying boon, a cup of water
.and a Btretcn6r from an ambulance boy. He is
literally cut to pieces with wounds and mußt die.
A great and magnificent feature of this fight was'*
the splendid use of artillery. Though our line of
battle was only a mile and a half long, r yet-alinost :
every battery belonging to the Army of the Potomac
was more or less engaged. Every one of the rcservc
batteries waß brought intoaction,the positions for
ÜBe being numerous. The enemy also used artil
lery largely, but hot to near so great an extent as
we did. From this they suffered immensely, and
specially on the left, ivhere canister was largely
used. : I believe we lost no artilley, unless it was
two or three disabled pieces, though it was very
wonderful we did not, considering how the enemy’s
forces were piled on to them. Some of their skir
mishers were literally.blown away from the muzzles
of our guns. . *
Our losses at .this hour, cannot be computed,.but
for two days’ fighting they are very heavy. We
mourn the loss of many valuable officers; but they
have been amply avenged in the hecatombs of rebel
dead, who lie i>iJed along theiinea... .
. Between 10 o’clock and midnight a consultation
was . called by General Meade of all the corps com
manders, and after deliberation it was unanimously
decided to maintain'. our: present position at Vail
hazards, and fight as long as there was a man left.!’
The death of Lieutenant General Longa tree tig re
ported by prisoners' taken from'his corp 3. I know
of no other authority for it;
The enemy withdrew his forces from the city of
Gettysburg yesterday, and occupy it now only with
skirmishers. Our skirmishers advanced into it a
.short distance last night, and now hold considerably
more than they did.
‘V -There isiinuch.-doubt .whether the enemy will re
new the attack at daylight, but the expression on all
hands is; “We are ready,” . ...
Captain Dahlgren, volunteer aid to Geif. Pleasan
ton, made a daring scout into -Hagerstown,'yester
day,.with . twenty picked men, and captured more
prisoners than -he had mien iu his party. He also
captured a despatch-bearer , from \Teff Davis to Lee,
.with despatches of the greatest the na
ture of which cannot to-day be properly disclosed.
They ;have an important bearing on “coming
events.”
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
General Reynolds, it seems more and more clear,- -
fought rashly on .Wednesday,-and very probably
against the wishes of the commander of the army; <■
yet this battle, which lost us many men, gave us.
full information of the whereabouts of the enemy’s
main body, snd committed the enemy to the posi
tion north of Gettysburg, or perhaps led him to be-•
•lievethat we had a greater force,in ; his front than
we then had,. r and so made him fear to‘make any:
such considerable movement as would be necessary '
to take up h new posftionin presence of this army.
At Gettysburg all the good roads invthis part of-the •
country converge. All the other;roads,, except
those that meet here, are mere byways for the use
of the neighborhood, narrow, and soon cut up, and*
thus rendered unfit for the .movement of an army.
Northward from Gettysburg run roads to Harris
burg, and aouthward'from it nin three good roads,
the principal and best'-of which is the Baltimore'
turnpike.
\ For any movement towards its. own border,-there
-fore, the possession of these roads - which run to the
eolith 'was necessary to the Southern army, and
these roads, once in our possession, the position of
' the rebel army becomes critical j for should Lee at- ,
tempt ? >to retire by. any other roads than these
we should have a shorter line to any poiDt on his
route, and’could, consequently, hit him.wherever he
might chboae-j while if he should fighfc us without
these roads.’ &nd 'win, he would win but little more
than a way to,get out, and, if decisively beaten, his .
defeat would be very disastrous.
Gen. Meade, therefore; began from the first to
masß his forces in such a manner as would enable
him to hold these roads to the beßt advantage.
South of the town the 'country is generally hilly;,
but,there are three hills that deßerve especial men
tion, as they form the points on which our line is,
drawn: Cemetery Hill, in the>southern edge of the
town; a nameless MU naif a mile to the east of Cem
etery Hill; and ,Sugar r Loaf Hillj directly, fiouth oL
Cemetary*Hill and two miles distant-from it. Be
tween Cemetery Hill and Sugar Loaf Hill.th'e coun--
try is open and level, and our’ men in that position••=
faced directly west from Cemetery Hill to the name
less oneV.we faced to themorth, and between;the lat
ter ami Sugar Loaf HUI you looked to the soiitheaat. ‘
, Our position waa there a somewhat irregular' trian
gle, and its peculiarity waa that, practically, it * hads.
no nanks; for in case of necessity the line'could have;'
swept around so ;that\ the extreme right And left
would meet on the turnpike. Our line from Cehie- "
tery Hill-to the right was on a rocky ridge, very :
thickly wooded: and here, during the early part of :
the day, some uefenoes were 'constructed under the
direction of Generals Williams, and Geary, of the
12th Corps, which was .posted atrthia place. Though
many of those who helped to construct these defen
ces thought that they would, like countless others,
amount to very little when the: fight came, they
proved eventually to be of the utmost value.*...
General Steinwehr occupied Cemetery Hill, .which
commads the town, while the fight raged on Wed
nesday, "andat the close of that day’s battle the rem
nants of the lst’and 11th Corps were posted there a
little down the line to the right and left, and there
they remained on Thursday at the commencement
of the second battle, Oa the open country to our
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JULY 6, 1863.
left lay the 2d and 3d Corps, and the 6th was so
massed as to fill up the third line. The 6ttvwas put
.near to the 6th when it came up.
On Cemetery Hill we had several batteries, and,
indeed, every point that could possibly command s
fire was crowned with a battery 5 for, in addition to
the guns regularly attached to the corps, we had up
tbe reserve artillery. Throughout the wide extent
of the fields, enclosed within our : lines, ambulances
and ammunition trains were packed everywhere,-
and it proved that they were all under fire, for the
field of fire of the rebel guns opposite our right met
that of the rebel guns opposite our left in this en
closed space, and shells exploded everywhere, and
round shot hurled through the air in every direc
tion. *
After what had taken place on Wednesday, and 5
with the knowledge of the force that had come up, .
there was good reason to believe, and . all in camp :
did believe, that the day would be ushered in with
the noiae of battle. - Day broke in quiet, however; j
and breakfast was taken at ease. Now and then :
there were little disputes between the enemy’s pick-"
ets ami outs, in the streets of the town, for we held,
’part 'and .they part.and sometimes a gun in one of
our batteries would send an experimental shell to •
wards the enemy’s line’s. —The enemy through all;
this kept marvellously shy with his artillery, and.;
did not fire a shot, which itejras thought indicated
that heavy ammunition was scarce; in the rebel
camp. .
During all the early part of the day very little waß ■
known in-respect to the enemy’s movements, but it
'was thought to be clearly made out that he was?
massing hia forces on our extreme right. In view
of this, additional preparations were made to meet.
whatever might come in that direction. Bat there
were seine who thought from the first that the move /
mentsof the enemy towards our right were made.
only for a show, find to distract attention from more
important points; for such was- the nature of the
country that,“had the enemy really wished to mass.
hu forces
making & inan visible. .
’ All day, more or less picket firing had taken placd
on our left, and it became pretty sharp between two -
and three P; M. Some-movements were in progress
behind-this Jfire, v and to develope these General
Sickles was ordered to advance with'the whole 3d:
Corps. This advance brought on the general en-'
gagement. Under cover of a fire.from! the eight
pieces in battery-on the open field, ; the corps'
went'forward in line of battle, corps’ s ari!d division
and brigade colors all in the air, and the men in exp
edient spirits. Then the enemy’s artillery, so long
silent, began on our left at the pieces in the field; *
In turn, our pieccß. on Cemetery Hillopenedon
those of the enemy in the field; other-batteries of
the enemy nearer our centre opened on those ;‘on ;
Cemetery Hill, and so it went around until our guns
orrthe northern face of the hill engaged the enemy’s
batteries two mileß across the country on our right.
The whole valley in which Gettysburg ließ was one
immense network, with the trace of shells from bat
tery to battery. :i \ ■
■ 'Such, a concentration of fire on our .position
naturally necessitated some movement- of ambu
lances and ammunition wagonß, and in ten minutes'
after this extensive duel began, the Baltimore turny
pike waß lined with vehicles in motion towards
safer places. All :sorts of ishaky.feliowsi'also im
proved this opportunity to effeot a slight skedaddle,:
and soon the column of men in motion towards the.
rear became more considerable than the column of
.vehicles. When men once,begin to go, each iad
di 1 ional shell that explodes in the air above! them
makes them want to "go/fader, and owing to this
peculiar constitution of the human animal, a stam
pede down the Baltimore road was imminent, when
a line of; men was established, and every fellow dis
posed to retire was forced to the front. V - -
By this' Bhelling the Cemetery Hill was cleaned.
All day it had been occupied by lines of men; and
there groups of officers-gathered together, inspected
the position and canvassed the possibilities. Many
men sat upon the graves, leaned against’the tomb
stones, and recounted their various mischanceß.
Orderlies came and. went incessantly, for there
Generals Howard and Steinwehr had their head
quartere. Altogether the'city of the dead was a
.very lively place; butwery soon after the artillery
fire became warm, it was deserted by all but the
headquarters were there, and ,the
men necessary to hold the place.
Meantime the musketry fire on our left seemed to
become evejy moment . more and more. fierce. Al
ready the 3d Corps had once been driven in disorder
from ground it had won. but, rallied' by General
Sickles in person, it had.again gone forward, and
• now held its place with desperate tenacity against a
very heavy force, for thiß advance on ourleft had.
developed that the enemy’s force" were in
massed here ;'and when, the 3d Corps tools the fnitia-/
.tiveitonly precipitated an attemptr/ou the part of
• the enemy which might otherwise come when we
were not so well prepared to receive it.'
Hard pressed on its whole line, the 3d Corps called
for support, and, at 5 P. iff.; the sth .Corps was',
marched; From its position on the Baltimore turn
pike by a little cross road right ; acro9s to the little ,
■- hill just north of S.ugar.lioaf Hill, and went into
action .on the left of the 3d Corps. 1 ' This'advance
’ developed still further the intention of the enemy,
which was to get around our left flank, and bo to get
at theEmmettaburgroad, and, perhaps, at out am--
, munition wagons near'it. As the division of regu
- larS/andGriflln’B dhflsion of the sth Corps went for
ward, and before the fire had opened-on theirfront,
. some fire swept from their left , down their line, and
the right brigade of .the division of regulars was
. wheeled so as to face that way. No sobner h'ad -it
done so than the fire in front opened, which then
came in the rear of the right brigade', and threw it
into some confusion: ; but-it was rallied, and went
on again, and the line of the two divisions drove the
enemy before it until it had taken thepOßition pre-..
yiously occupied by one of the enemy’s batteries. 1
Heie a fire was concentrated on these two divi
sions trom batteries further to the rear, and at the
"same time the enemy, was reported on their left. At
once the line was ordered to retire, and .-went back
steadily to the oreat of the hill.. This hill was not
- particularly precipitous, but on the front it was very'
. rough and rocky, and the crest was covered with a
growth of scrub oaks.
It was half an hour before sunset, and now came -
; the final great attempt with which the rebels usually ,
endeavor to close up great , engagements—the at
iemptwbich certainly has in a,large number of in
stances been crowned with success, : Here, how
ever, itfmet a different fate. Two divisions, .which« :
proved to r be. and McDavf’s./of-Long-j, l
street’s Corps, were.attempt;/- [
Jjanu caihe-ibrwafd^jiytheir.usual magdiflosfnt style/
. Tbey had difßcult ground on they
came, over rdcks afid through thelow wood, until
within a-fair distance, when they made a rush with -
all possible yells roared out in one. They did not
keep their v line very even, but, they were scarcely
lees impetuous a.s a mass than they would have been
inline. They killed men on the creßt of the hill, •
over the creßt, and men were even driven well down
on the other side, but-these rallied on those that
held their places, and bullets were poured into the
rebel mass, by volleys. Checked, broken, beaten
back bv this one Titanic effort of the sth Corps, the
attacking column was scattered down the hill, and
the. battle waß over on the left, with the enemy
completely beaten. ;
In twenty minutes after the heavy fisht was over
on our left, the last vestige of daylight was gone,
and the moon was so much enveloped in clouds that
it was scarcely possible to see at all. Just in this
impenetrable darkness., the fire of pickets began
across on our right, and in a little while swelled into
a heavy, continuous fire. This'was at the post
where the 12>fch Corps had’-bsen placed early in the
day, but, when the battle became doubtful on our
left, all of the 12th Corps but one brigade had been
sent over there. The brigade thus leffc was the 3d, -
of General Geary’s division, made up of five New
York regiments—the 60th, 78th, 102d, 137th, and 149th
—aDd was commanded by Brigadier General George I
S. Greene. Though the force was so light, the com
mand was in worthy hands, and thus our brigade I
Was enabled to hold a line which had previously
been occupied by a corps. General Wadsworth sent
down a few men from the Ist Corpse and Colonel
David Ireland, of the 137fch New York, gathered to
gether some loose men on the road, and compelled
them to take their placeß behind the field-works
against General Greene’s position.
The enemy advanced in two lines. Our men . held
their places well, and repulsed at this point ,four
charges, when the enemy gave qp all farther efforts.
Though I recount General Greene’s victory/thus
briefly, the fire on his front was continuous for thirty
■ minutes, ~ . s '' ... ■ .
'ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
BATTLE-FIELD SOUTH OP GETTYSBURG,
July 2—Midnight.
For seven hours, without' cessation, the Army .of
the Potomac has been tried by the tire. It has suf
fered terribly, hut has beaten : the enemy in the hard
eat-fight it has yet seen.-
GenerarMeade, once fully aware of the enemy’s
whereabouts, determined to take his owh.tiine, and
maES : his fdrces properly, before'fighting the great
battle, and in that view did not assume an offensive
attitude, but merelyoocupied a position and watched
the enemy. Meanwhile corps by corps of our forces
came up, until by noon to-day we had oh the field
the whole force with which we fougHt.this battle. : - /
'But the'enemy had other' ideaß as to the time,
when the .battle should take place, and -this After
noon some -extensive :movements toward .onr left
..were discovered, and Gen.‘Sickles was* ordered to
advance his whole corps, which was engaged from
three to five'P. M., and behaved admirably.. Though
driven back once; it was rallied by the General in
person, giving and 'receiving a heavy fire.
Soon after five, o’clock the sth Corps went into
notion on the left of the 3d Corps.- At that time, as ■-
for three hours previously, the cannonading was
very heavy. Besides the guns in batteriesregularly
attached to different corps, we had on the field many
batteries of the reserve artillery, posted on eminences
at different points in the field, and these,lwith;our -
guns on Cemetery Hill, thundered tremendously.
Rebel batteries were alsoatwork in every direction,.
and as our lines formed nearly a circle, shells from
the rebel batteries on both our flanks exploded neap-*
the-centre of ourpoaltion continually, and made it a •
hot place. : T V
But, aB usual, the fighting at close qaurters and
the musketry fire were infinitely the most jleatruc-,
tive, and this continued along our left for four hours.:
About seven P. M.-one of those magnificentcharges
of infantry, so much favored in therebel.tactics, was
made by the divisions. of McLaws and Anderson.
This.advance was made by about fifteen thousand
men, formed in column of divisions, and was directed
. against our extreme left. Both columns, after they
had.almost grAsped the victory, were repulsed by the
’sth Corps. 1 •
-After thiß terrible fight on our left, and while.all
were glad enough that .the day-waa oyeiVaisharp
musketry fire suddenly broke out on. our right, J at a s
point th at had been held by the 12th Corps; but the
greater part of the 12th had been withdrawn, 1 and
the place was" held only by-Gen, Greeners brigade,
which almost alone the night attack;
- .Every'one is exhausted, anduthere is great mieerjr
for want of water. ' • ■
FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.
: 33ALT! 316 rb> July 3,, ISG3.—During 3the night of
Wednesday General Meade' and commenced
fortifying the heights by-the construction of abattia
and throwing up earthworks for a distance of over,
a mile, in the formof a crescent', hia left resting upon
the Emmettsburg pike, and' Ms right upon the
hills east of the town. There was no'ffghtiag on
: the morning oLThursday. • occasionally threw
shell into the woods north west of the town.as
..feelers, .but developed nothing.but pickets and skir
miahers./ '
General Meade, however, knew that he nad a
-cunning enemy, and relaxed none; Of his vigilance
or caution. . . .
About 12 o’clock' skirmishing commenced on our”
left centre, and was. kept up on both aides quite
briskly by the sharpshooters. Gen. JRobinson re
marked that, this was only a feint of the enemy,;
- that he would soon appear in force somewhere else.
’ True enough, about 4 o’clock cannonading and shell
ing commenced moderately on our extreme,left,
where the 3d Oorps, General Siekles, and 2d Corps,
General Hancock, were posted, and, in the course of
an hour, increased to 'the, moat: terrific degree, ac
companied, by repeated onslaughts from.their infan-.
try, who yelled like so many hyenas.
Their intention was undoubtedly to turn our left,
to accomplish which purpose) theyhad, as usual,
maesed their full force upon our extreme left. Gen.
Xee conjectured that ; our. ammunition trains were
parked in that quarterJ and; He wished to capture
them 5 but General Meaae had taken the precaution
to place his old corps—the gallant 6th— there in re
serve to guard against any suohsurprise.
• ; Between five and six o’clock the 3d Corps, having
. -withstood, with frightful loss," many sucoessiyei
charges of the enemy’s infantry, of many*
; their numbers, began to show signs of weakness,
r and the sth were ordered to in and relieve
them, which they did with a will, and forced the
enemy back a mile and a half, taking many pri
soners. Persons who have never witnessed a bat
tle can have no conoeption of the grandeur of the
••scene. " The air was perfeotly, thick with the burst
ing of shells, and the, firing; of the musketry filled
the Bpace with bullets like hail-stones in a summer’s
.shower, scattering death and destruction on every
side. •
This wan, undoubtedly, the fiercest contest of the
war, and the loss on - both sides must be terrible.
- The enemy were most desperate in .their attaoks.
Brigade after brigade were marohed up against
Generals Sickles’ and Hanoock’s columns, with a
most,demoniac fury, and having delivered their Are
till their strength was spent, >they would fall down
and let another line march over them, and perform,
the same manoeuvre, while they would deploy and
recruit for a repetion of the same rdlc.
- Pennsylvania.*
[Correspondence of The Pres 3. ]
The exoitement attendant upon the gigantic inva
sion now going, on in your State, h&B caused much
excitement here._J3ut it has been, and is still, an ex
citement of vituperation and contempt. Were a
person never to see a . Pennsylvania paper he would
suppose that the Keystone State was indeed a State
worthy of the most reckless and unguarded con
tempt. Papers are slashing right and left, and are
allowing no stone to rest unturned, in their search
for the most calumnious and vile epithets. I have
been branded more-than twenty times as a coward
and aB a base ingrate, and for what! Simply be
cause I had the distinguished honor of beinga oiti
■ z. eh of Philadelphia/ Only yesterday a diminutive
penny sheet published in this city branded the great
Keystone of the Arch a poltroon, and her citizens a
company of cowardly minions. But it is worthy of
All notice, that tcTbe attacked by such a paper as the
Knickerbocker' is an - evidence that the assailed is at
least a person of unblemished character, and of un
flinching bravery. Its readers are not of theclaßS
to appreciate truth, and, of course, demand a corres
•ponding admixture of error and outright falsehood,
The sons of Pennsylvania, distant from her in this
perilous hour, are watching the efforts of her chil
dren at home. When ramparts have been made of
: the bleeding bodies of those at present around-her
-social firesides, let her but cast a glance on her thou
sands wild fU’e now in pther parts of the landj and.
‘ again and again the foe met, and the folio wv
era of Satan hurled to the earth. I recollect that a
short time since I became engaged in a dispute about
the number Of men Pennsylvania had sentincrim
iparieon with New York, and I made the assertion
.' that we had sent several thousands more than New
York pit being denied, a letter from the adjutant
■ general of both States was received, add the fact was
not only doubly proved, but it silenced a blustering
. paper up in this section, to whom I sent the facts,
•• In this invasion, I am a careful reader of the New
,York city papers, and I sometimes think that New
York is not only the whole world and the rest of
/mankind, but that it is also a part of the undisco
i vered “last ditch.” Correspondents to the press of
that city inform ua that our soldiers are not only
bcowaids, but'that they mutiny, just when it suits
their convenience, and- hoodwink Governor Curtin
with the irrepressible bounty; that New York sol
diers are the salt of the defence, and that the soldiers
, : f Pennsylvania are sitting Nero-like, instrument in
r hard, playing/antasitts, .while; Rdme crumblingly
• burns to the ground.. Truly this is interesting, and
, I guess I- will have to change my allegiance to a
• State whose men are said to fight, but whose record
- shows no bloodier or'more bravely*contested fields
/than those fought by the sons of Pennsylvania.^
; Yours, . . ATWOOD.
An Exploit at McCoimellsburgv
"Correspondence of The Press.]
' , McCoknellsbubg, June 30,T563.—1 take advan
tage 9f to-day’s mail (the first that has gone north
Afor many days, and perhaps the last that will go for
.-many. more) to inform you of the particulars of the’
affair that oanie off in our ’streets yester
day. Captain .Tones, at the head of a detachment of 1
the Ist New York Cavalry, entered this place, at
•9 yesterday morning, on a reconnoissance. Scarcely
had he dismounted his. men and established his
pickets, when one of the latter came rushing into
>towh and reported the rebels but a short distance up
the Mercersburg road, and advancing. The bustle
.and excitement usually incident upon the receipt of
;bucli intelligence was not Exhibited by the New
Captain Jones asked their number, A
|hundred was the reply; and, although his' force
did’not amount to half that number, he coolly
•‘ianswered “I’ll fight them \ { men, take your
places!’’ By this-time the rebel advance was'
entering town. Our Yuen ‘ had mounted, and were
leisurely down street; -the- enemy?
supposing them on a retreat, followed cautiously.
the New Yorkers’ wheeled; the-rebs halt-,
ed. The distance between the parties war but two
-hundred yards; for a moment they gazed on each
other, and O, the anxiety of that moment! but it,
was soon dispelled. The rebel officers, standing far
in the rear of their men, cried to them to-“ Charge,
charge the d—d Yankees, charge. them !” But it
.was no'use, the roenwouidn’t move.' But when the
clear voice oi Captain Jones rang out, “Charge!”
order.had. not to be\ repeated ; led by/ that gal-,
laht bffi'cer, r h’is men with one wild whoop, that sent
terror into the hearts of their cowardly foe, sabre
in hand, .sprang forward to 'the work. Had; the
rebel lineß been braced with iron, they ,neyer could
have stood that - shock ; they broke' and fled,
, and amid tlie : waving .of handkerchiefs and'the
’cheers of the citizens, the New Yorkers dashed after
ltheir flying foe'. The sharp ring of the carbine, the
clang of the sabres, and the shouts of the pursuers
’created a Beene at once bo wild, so exciting,.and so
full of interest, that I doubt'whether it has. been
'equalled during the war. The rebels were overtaken
at the, edge of the town ; our- cavalry dashed
[i'fcn?amongat .them, and a. regular hand : to-hand.
- fights p.uauefi i,, _ J w'; nvom ent a the' - crack
■of the revolvers and the ~ rattle Vf the sabres
was-incessant. iThe result,-however, was’ soon
decided in our favor; three only of the rebels
escaped; and the New Y.ork boys returned to town
driving before.them more prisoners than their own
Cheer after cheer rent the air as they
marched down Btreet, and such; an amount of good
, feeling was neverbefore exhibited-by our citizens.
' TWo of the rebels were killed and a number wound
ed; several dangerously. Captain Jone 3 had one
man slightly woubded.
The rebels, in their flight, threw away everything
that impeded; them. Guns, sabres, and haversacks
were distributed all ; al6hg the route. The whole
waß a perfect success; and too’ much credit cannot
be awarded to Captain Johes and his men for their
gAllantry in this affair, and our citizens will always
remember with gratitude the brave boys of the Ist
New York.
"•In the evening the rebels returned, expecting to
capture our men and*rescue the prisoners. They
surrounded the town and moved in on all sides, but
the bird had flown. So confident were thev, of their
prey, that they supposed the Yankees were concealed
in the houses and ordered them all to be searched;
but, finding themselves mistaken, they returned to
their camp, feeling very little better, than they had
in the morning. ' w.
STATES IS REBELLION.
Expected Return of Ncvtli Carolina to tile
Union— News of tUe iticliinond Papers.
Foutress Monkois, July 3. —The Portsmouth
VirqinianyJxilj 2, says:
■; “Reliable information has been received here that
the return of North Carolina to the Union is an
event which maybe daily expected. A disaffection
-toward the Government of Jeff Davis, radical and
widespread, exists in the State, and overtures have
been made to General: Foster, ;which will shortly
lead to important results.” **
'Suffolk, July 2. —In all Bix thousand confcra
• hands have left this village and neighborhood. _Nofc
only the blacks, but the whites are leaving, and the
town wears a deserted appearance, y
. The flag of truce steamer New Yorkr arrived at
Fortress Monroe at seven o’clock last evening, with
I'OOO Federal prisoners ‘of war from. Richmond,
in charge of Major John E. Mulford, general flag of
truce officer.
Richmond July 2,.1863, says forty*seven
’ Federal .prisoners were received'at Libby prison,
who were pastured at Stafford, June 15, and two
hundred and ninety-four received from ‘Winchester,
including Major H. A. White, 13th - Pennsylvania
Cavalry,:and Captain D. Shortz, Lieutenants L.
Marye, C. L. Edwards, and Robert Thompson.
“Counterfeit (Confederate) treasury notes arc
again in circulation.”
.“Raleigh, N. C, July l. —Both houses of Legis
lature went into secret, session tor-day to receive a
verbal communication from - the Governor. Resolu
tions were introduced in the House approving the
of the North Carolina banks in continuing to
receive all issues of Confederate notes; requiring'
vSheriffktO pay into , the:treasury all fundable notes ;,
before-the first of August. ~
“Tht treasurer is authorized to fund the same and;
sell the bonds sb the finances may require, instructs
ing ihe members in Congress to urge and vote for a
repeal, of the funding act, and instructing .tax collec
tors to receive all issues for taxes.” .: - i 1 • -
The Richmond '.Tune 30th, says:
“ Jackson’, Miss., .1 unc 26.—-A staff officer, who
y lefty Vicksburg- on Monday, reports the .garrison
. cloßelybesieged. - -
“The enemy keep up a constant fire more severely
than before, ‘ab they have-a better range of the
; : . i
“An.-entire block on Washington street, Vicks
burg, was. destroyed by incendiaries last week.
Every means has beenresorted to to discover .them,
but without success. :
“The sappers and miners on' both sides are hard
at work, and - can hear the sound of each other’s
.-picks.; ,
. “Major McGibbon, of:the Federal army, was ai>
rested in disguise .at Grenada yesterday. He was
reported to the provost marshal last week as having
left on businesß; with a promise of $lOO,OOO
reward, if successful.”-
“ Atlanta. Ga., June 28. —The enemy in force
advanced on Hooper’s Gap, fifteen miles from Shel
by ville, Tennessee, where they were met by the Ist
Georgia Regiment. A skirmish ensued, after which
the inemy took possession of Liberty Gap..
“Hi S. Drake and Sam Kimble, of the sth Penn
sylvania Cavalry, were received at Libby prison
yesterday.
“The new gunboat Virginia was launched yester
day, at Rockett’s ship yard, Richmond.
The Richmond Whig of July 2 contains a letter
dated Jackson,. Mississippi, June 19, which Bays:
“Our lines of defence at Vicksburg/extend about
seveiimiles, ina semicircle, around the city. Grant ,
has made approaches., within fifty yards of our
works. He has from one hundred thousand to one
hundred and twenty thousand men.
“General Johnston needs, and rhear will have,
reinforcements. His forces are between the Big
Blactland Canton, and his headquarters .are at
Jackson. ■' /
“Generals Diok Taylor, Kirby Smith, Price, and
Marmaduke, are all along the other side of the Big
Muddy.” r:
,i RAIDS IN MISSISSIPPI. r
“IteookHAVEN, June 29.—Rumors reached here
laatlyening that othfir raiding parties have started
fronuKodney on a'tour of destruction.
“ rte Yankees Bay they will destroy the- Mobile
and tnio Railroad, ir it takes thirty thousand men
to ac(bmpliah it.”
. The Siege of Vicksburg.
Mntvms, .Tuly 2, via Cairo, July 3.—Advices
from' icksbuig to the 29th ult. have been received.
Alt ough no positive advantages have resulted
from tie springing of General McPherson’s mine,
yet tl it officer is vigorously pressing the rebels, and
has oi lsed them to spring a counter mine on Gene
ral S eiman’s front. .
Thi only, damage done by them was to destroy the
head f the latter’s approach, which a day’s work
will i car up. - . > . ,» ■ ■/ ,
Co: nel Wood is raising the guns of the gunboat
Ginci nati. and three of them are now in position
on tl! bluff.’-: Tho rebels keep up a constant Arc,
but c t casualties are not numerous. <
Th weather is extremely warm, but themghte
are c il and refreshing. .. . .
Gesral Johnston ls;in the vicinity of Canton,
prepi Ing for a forward movement.
Ti ksbuko, June 29— Evening.—Our foroes were
with rawn to-day to the other side of the contested
fort, o the front of General liOgan,.in consequence
of s< be advantages of position whioh enabled the
cneijr. to throw shells Into our position, tliusen
■ dani ring the lives of our men without present
beni t. . The withdrawal, however, is temporary.
A harp musketry fire is still maintained, The,
tota casualties in this last struggle ardnot known,
but is believed they will not exceed two hundred.
ITS OBSERVANCE IN THE CITY.
Albany, July 2,1863.
VETERANS' OP 1813 IN COUNCIL.
Eutliusiastic Reception of the War News.
THE DAY IN LANCASTER.
The Funeral of Major General Reynolds.
.TIIE DAY IN PHIIiADECPHIA.
t The eighty-seventh anniversary of In
dependence was generally and appropriately ob
served in thiß city, on Saturday, but not celebrated
in the old-time methods of rejoicing, when Peace
shed her blessings on the land. It was a strange,
imprCßßiye, Buggeßtive commemoration of our only
national jubilee. Few cannon were fired, few bands
of music paraded the streets, few of the customary
rejoicings which foreign tourists professed to regard
as essentially American, and which most of us were
wont to consider as inseparable from a due observ
ance of the day, were anywhere to be witnessed.
Yet, we venture to say, that never, previously, on
any Bitch occasion, did a more spirit ani
mate the heartß of our people; and never before
was there such a general and heartfelt solicitude
that the cause of the Union and of American inde
pendence might prevail against its enemies every
where. Abundant proof of this gratifying : and sig
nificant fact is to be found in the account of the cele
bration, here and elsewhere, which we annex. "We
cannot better preface our report than with the fol
lowing spirited poem, from the pen of Mr, Boker:
The anniversary of our great national day f was
probably never as religiously observed as on Satur
day last. Not that there was any great amount of
pomp or display in the churches. There was not.
But the awful suspense which marked its early hours
was calculated to make it a time of
solemnity, and prayer for the success of our fighting
armies. In very -many of the churches, of all de
nominations, there was an early service, mainly of a
devotional character, though in some few instances
there were short addresses also, by the pastors, suit
able for the day. By far the most important re
ligious gathering, however,not only from its repre
sentative character, but from the peculiar interest
which was imparted to it by the deep-toned loyally :
which pervaded it, was -
The exercises, which were conducted by Mr. Os
tender, were commenced at 12 o’clock, and con
tinued until half past one. They were opened by
singing the well-known hymn—
“ All Kail the power of Jesus’name,
Let angels prostrate fall;
Bring forth the'royal diadem,
And mown him Lord of all,” &e.
After the hymn, the chairman read the 46th psalm.
After the reading, by request, prayer was offered by
the Rev. Mr. Pattißon, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. He prayed for the forgiveness of our na- -
tional Bins, and for mercy upon this land;; not for
any merits of ourown, but for. the sake of Christ;
also for the reviving influences of the Holy Spirit to
rest upon this meeting. Special allusion was made
to the'day, its objects and memories. He prayed
that this nation might be preserved one . and in
separable; that God might be with- the generals of
our armies, and that He would overthrow and de
stroy our. enemies and the enemies of our country.
'"-Another hymn was next sung, commencing—.
“ Howfirm a foundation, ye Baints of the Lord,
Is laid for your faith in His excellent word!”
At.the close of this hymn, the chairman announced
that the meeting was now open for voluntary
prayer %nd exhortation, stating that they were re
quested to-day to remember in their prayers the son
of a widowed mother, now in the Western Army;
also a young man now convalescent in one of our
hospitals. Before an opportunity’was offered for
prayer, however, the Rev. Mr. Cornell, of this city,
made a short addreßS.
It had, he said, been the purpose of our citizens
to celebrate this day with peculiar pomp> But
General Lee,, having heard of our designs,-deter
mined to interfere with such a demonstration; and
in a great measure, said the speaker, he had re
deemed this promise; nevertheless, the service of
prayer had not been interrupted—and surely Chris
tians had great encouragement to pray. It had been :
once said by a warrior, that he dreaded the prayers
of John Knox more than the arms of the enemy. At
the end of three minutes he was promptly rung
down by the speaker. , . .**
Prayer was next offered by Mr. Lincoln, of the
Baptist Church, who prayed that we might.consci
ously have' God on vour side in this terrible con
flict ; that the God of our fathers might be the God.
of our people to-day, and that speedily might go
forth the realized proclamation, “ Liberty through
out all' the land, unto all the inhabitant thereof.”
The hymn commencing . ’ .
, : “Giveto the winds thy fear, . ; .
;Hope,and be • ]
was next sung, after which there was another
prayer. •- ,
The next speaker said that during the last few
years, peril spa longer, there had been a popular
shrinking from listening to the distinctive principles
of our Government, He thought theJime had now
come, however, when every man should speak out
the truth, that all men everywhere are created free
and equal, and that now life, liberty, and pursuit of
happiness were the right of every man.
Prayer was next offered by a gentleman whose
name we did not learn, in which special thanks:
were returned for having been again preserved from
the foot of the invader.
The national hymn, “My country, ’tis of thee,”
&c., waß.next sung by the congregation standing.
The Key. Dr. Bombcrgcr, of the German Ee
formed Church, then took the floor. He commenced
by saying that the love of country may be either a
sentiment or a principle. To many it was only.S,
sentiment. It ought not so. to. be with Christiana
Their patriotism ought tone based upon the priiroi-;
pies of the Bible, He had no special boasts to make' -
of his own patriotism; and yet, he had, through all.
the years of his life, cultivated a love for'.this coun
try—the country, as it was, of his birth and of his
fathers. But he was nut so, absorbed in the lo ve of
any country , or any earthly government, as not to
hate its faults—its deviations from tko principle of
God’s word. He would not laud the best govern
ment on earth for acts that are contrary to the law
and requirements of God; knowing! he'did, tiAt
TBE NATIONAL ANNIVERSARY.
Appropriate Religious Ceremonies.
Movements of tHe Military.
FLAG RAISINGS AND SALUTES.
MEMORABLE AND STIRRING SCENES.
The Celebration Here and Elsewhere.
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS
t
An. Impi'os&ivo Bcone^
HYMN VOS THE GRAND NATIONAL CELEBRATION
OR .THE 87TH ANNIVERSARY OB' AMERICAN IN
DEPENDENCE. ' :
Lord, the people of the land
In Thy presence humbly stand;
On this day, when Thou didst free
Men of old from tyranny,
We, their children, bow to Thee.
Help us, Lord, our only trust!
We are helpless, we are dußt!
All our homes arc red with blood;
Long our grief we have withstood;
Every lintel, each door-post,
Drips, at tidings from the host,
With the blood of some one lost,
Help us, Lord, our only trust!
We are helpless, wc are dust!
. m.
Comfort, Lord, the grieving one ‘
Who bewails a stricken eon [
Comfort, Lord, the weeping wife,
In her long, long widowed life,
Brooding-o’er the fatal strife I *
Help us, Lord, our only trust!
We are helpless, we are dust t
On our nation’s day of birth,
Bless Thy own long-favored earth!
Urge the soldier with Thy will!
Aid their leaders with Thy skill!
Let them hear Thy trumpet thrill l
Help üb, Lord, our only trust!
We are helpless, we are dust!
Lord, we only fight for peace,
Fight that freedom may increase.
Give us back the peace of old,
When the land, with plenty rolled,
And our banner awed the bold l
Help us, Lord, our only trußt!
Wc are helpless, we are dust!
Lest we pray in thoughtless guilt,
Shape the future as Thou wilt!
Purge our realm from hoary crime
With Thy.battle3, dread, sublime,
In Thy well-appointed time!
Help Lord, our only trust!
•We are helpless, we are dust!,
With one heart IN Nation’s cries
From our choral lips arise:
Thou didst point a noble way
For our Fathers through, the fray;
. Lead their children thus toiday!'
Help usj Lord, our only .trust l
We are helpless, we are dust!
viii; .
In Hiß name, who brarely bore
Cross and crown begemmed with gore;
By His last immortal groan,
Ere He mounted to His throne,
Make our sacred cause Thy own!
Help us, Lord, pur only trust l
We are helpless, we are dust!
GEO. H.BOKER.
THE RELIGIOUS CELEBR ATION.
THE NOONDAV PBAYER MEETING,
THREE CENTS.
if God loved Columbia, it was only for liia own
honor and glory’s sake. f ■
After another three-minute prayer, the hymn was
sung, commencing
“ Guide me, oh thou great Jehovah,”
which was followed with a characteristically elo
quent prayer, by the Rev. Dr. T. H. Stockton. The
following were among his petitions:
Arise, O thou Almighty one! Make bare thine
arm. Make bare thine hand. This day, strike for
thy glory! Strike for the welfare of this land l May
it be a day of glory forever;—a day of joy forever; a
day of gratitude forever; a day of thanksgiving foi*
ever; a day of blessing forever. If the rebelß be
right, grant them ! But if we 'are not mis
taken, and we are assured that we are not, then we
pray again, O God, strike this day a decisive stroke,
and let the rebellion be crushed. Strengthen
ral Meade’s heart; Strengthen General Meade’s
head; strengthen GeaeralJlVleade’s hands. And before
this day goes over, let the Bunof freedom take its
place in mid heaven to go down no more forever.
Amen.
The silence which pervaded the meeting while this
prayer was being offered was very impressive.
At this stage, 1 o’clock, at the suggestion of a
gentleman in. the room’, it was decided to continue
the meeting half an hour before Hs usual limit. v
Tkeßev. Dr. Brairierd' 1 then took the '
i saidthathedidnotsee‘thewisdom' vr, ‘‘ „
the time; and sohcoausc
„ .. . to him that under
bl^b^'-^ 8 1D '' aCUCC ofjthe prayer of that venera
-wi«r (Stockton), so Johmlike in his appear
ance, and no leas John-like in his character, all
could have gone; to their homes and entered their
closets in the true spirit of prayer. Dr. Brainerd
was not disposed exactly to agree with the remarks
of his Brother Bomberger. He saw the defence of
Truth in the gallant struggle now being made '
for thd'maintenance of the-institutions which our
fathers founded. The same principles which were
upheld by the martyrdoms of other days in the
Church of God he saw being maintained now in the
martyrdom, of the young men of his own congrega
tion, %v ho were to-day shedding their blood on the
field of battle.
After another hymn, there was a prayer offered,
byMr. J. Sheppard. He prayed that this day might
give to us a second and a better independence, by
giving speedy success to the right.
Kev. Dr. Brainerd having4n the meantime left the
room, returned with the cheering hews, from the
seat of war, that our army had achieved a'victory.
He had, he said, a fact to announce that ought to be
borne on the future surface of this meeting. Intelli
gence had been received, direct from the President of
the United States, stating that after a most terrific
battle our army had achieved a decisive victory.
That a rebel general and three thousand of his men
had been taken prisoners, and he requested that the
people throughout the land should unite with him
in Thankifgiving to Almighty God, for this signal
manifestation of his mercy.
This glorious intelligence operated electrically
upon every one, and was fittingly responded to by
the Kev. R. A. Carden, of the Episcopal Church, in
prayer, which was followed with the hymn com
mencing,
“Awake, my soul, in joyful lays,
And Bing thy great Redeemer’s praise.”
The next speaker devoted his three minutes rtf
endeavoring to prove that “the Lord is not always
on the side of the heaviest battalions,’Vand he had
no difficulty in making out'his case. The conflict
now raging in this country had. he said, been raging
for ages in different parts ofthe world, and it was
simply a conflict between liberty and . oppression.
This nation was guilty before God for having tole
rated aj system which' treated a portion of our fel
low-men as-if they were cattle; and it was because
the Lord had said that this system shall come to an
end that this conflict was now going on.
The chairman then proposed that the meeting
spend two minutes in silent prayer in behalf of the
wounded and suffering ones oh the battle-field, and
ofthe hearts that are to be riven with grief on ac
count of bereavement.
The two minuteß were accordingly spent in silent
supplication, the silence, atrthe request of the mode
rator, having been broken at the end of the time by
Mr. Peter B. Simons, who engaged in audible prayer.
Mr. Simons thanked God for all the blessings of the
past, and prayed that He would,in His providence,
overrule and overturn until the wrath of man should
be made to praise Him. He thanked God for the
indications of victory which they had just received,
and trusted that its completeness would soon be
verified. He also prayed specially for the wounded
and the dying, and for their friends, who would soon
" hear of the bitter bereavements .to which many have
been subjected by the recent battles.
The congregation then rose to their feet, and sang.
thedoxology: ~
“Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;”
after which, the meeting was dismissed with a'bene
diotion, pronounced by the Rev. Dr. Stockton.
6BRVIOE AT ST. MARK’S LUTHERAN CHURCH.
At 8 o’clock in the morning, a meeting was held in
St. Lutheran church, Spring G arden street,
above Thirteenth, with special reference to the day,
its memories, itct doubts, and its duties;** There w»S'
a large congregation in attendance.
After going through with the appropriate devo*
"tional exercises, the pastor, Rev. G< F. Krotel, de
livered a stirring and patriotic address. -
He trusted that they believed, with him, that the
race wgs not always to the swift, nor the battle to
the strong. He referred to the noble and self-sacri
ficing men who were now marching to wallow, it
may be, in their blood; and he felt an obligation to
them which words could not express. ' They
were men as good, and perhaps better than the
speaker; and when he saw the sacrifice -which'
they were making for us, lie saw "the wicked
ness of thia rebellion and the depravity oF tlie'
; human heart, as he had never seen it. He did not
Hope bythese remarks to stir up the patriotism of
This hearerß; for if at this late day it needed
stirring up, he had no hope for them. We were
now in the darkest hour. Perhaps before many
hours, however, glad tidings would come, from the
East and the West and the South. Nevertheless,
if even still greater reverses were in store for us, it
was our duty to hope oh, and patiently do our duty.
After concluding bis short address*, during the deli--
very of which many were moved to tears, lie in
vited the congregation to bow their knees with
him in prayer. The prayer which followed was
earnest and eloquent
In conclusion, the congregation united with the
excellent choir of this church in singing, with line
effect, the popular national hymn commencing, /
“ My country, ’tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
• Of thee I ring.”
• SERVICES, IN;,. THE . CHURCHES. .■" ■
The Episcopal churches were open in the morning
for prayer.
At the Church of the Covenant,-Filbert street,
above Seventeenth, a prayer meeting was heldin
the evening, at 9 o’clock, at which there was a large
attendance.,,
At ,St. Stephen’s Church, Tenth street, below
Market (Rev. Dr. Ducachet, rector), the Litany w«
read, and prayers, at 9 o’clock in the morning.
The Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute met
in their hall, at 10 o’clock, on the morning of the
-Fourth, to celebrate, with appropriate ceremonies,
the anniversary of American Independence.
At the First Congregational Church, Thompson
street, below Front, the Rev. L. Gear preached a
sermon appropriated the day, on the morning of the
Fourth, at 10 o’clock.". - .... > ;
; A PERTINENT SERMON. '
Although most of thechurches throughout the
; city were open yesterday, the following timely and
patriotic sermon was the only one delivered, as far
as heard. It was preached in Wharton-"
street Methodist Episcopal Church, by John F.
Chaplain.
Rom. 13 1-3. Let every soul.be subject unto the higher.
powers. For there is no power but of God. The powers '
that be are ordained of God. Whosoever'therefore re
..sistefcli the power, resisteth.theordinance of God: and
they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
For rulers are not a terror to goodworks, hut to the evil.
The Christian is a citizen, and the principles and
dutie* which affect him as a citizen are a part-of his
: Christianity. There is, then, a Gospel message appropri
ate to the fourth day of July, for American citizens.
Eighty-seven years ago.to-day, by the national Decla
ration of Independence, which was pronounced in this
/city, this nationality of ours was initiated. It was the - '
result of resistance hud revolution Our forefathers
were called traitors and rebels, and their act was stigma
tized as the highesc crime against God and humanity.
But we vindicate thtir act as heroism and self-sacri
flefng Christian devotion io the cause of God aud human -
freedom, and we venerate their .memory as the world’s
greatest statesmen, noblest benefactors; ."and purest
Christians; and the Christian sentiment of the world
-accords to them its* gratitude and praise.. The .-Fourth of
. July, synonym as it is of resistance to tyrants and revo
> lution in Governments, is a day of.Chrietian thanks
giving all over. Christendom. : i, V.
' But to*day. resistance and attempted are
again upon us. Declarations-of independence, styled:*
'ordinances oi-secession, have been,pompously and so
: lemnly issued by rebellious parts of ournation, in which';
that classic instrument of the ■ justifiable, rebels .of -1776
has been aped by the unjustifiable rebels.of IS6O, . 61, ’62,
and ’63, just as fcheaps aped the lion, by wearing his
skin.; The baptism of b2ood iS'agaiii upon us, as we are
thisiiour engaged in the most hei culean military srrag
gle which the world has ever.known, to put down what
? we believe to be- the mostrnnholy rebellion which has
,• occurred since the apostacy of Satan; and we stand.be-.
foie the. world, to-day with an iopen .history, and we
come before our God with an open Bible, to see what is
‘ the moral difference between the resistance'and revclu
;iion which gave us nationality, and tlie resistao.es and
1 attempt at revolution which" setak to take it away from _
rus; and on what Christian grounds we so. distinguish
.'between rebellious grandfathers and rebellious brethren
as to venerate the condemn the ocher. : . ,
• The Ch ristian doctrines which justify such a distinc
tion are contained.in the text. Loc us see-what they are':
: First. ■ Civil gouemxne-nt t? av.niversal fact : -
“Every soul” is under “the higher powere;”thatis,
every man is under civil government. Every soul in
every continent, island, and speck of earth; every soul '
on all waters and. on the high seas; every soul soaring
above the earth In .balloons. or. burrowing beneath the
earth in caves and mines, or plunging baceath the. sea.
in diving-bells; every soul, without distinction of age;
sex, race, language, or civilization, ie a subject,of civil*.
. law. The man.may.put himself out of one civil govern
ment into another, hut he cannofryat.himself beyond
the reach of civil government altogether while he stays ‘
anywhere on earth. We are afb born under civil go
vernment; we live under it.without the hiatus of-'an
hour; we die under it.
Secondly* The text teaches ns, @ivil government te&n
ordinance of God. ' » - ' ,
“For.thereis no power hut of God ;’the 'powers, that
be are ordained of God.” Civil .government is not a
universal fact, because it is. a human contrivance ana
invention; for human contriivance9'and invemicms-are
limited and partial things. God, the universal Gover
nor, has ordained it, and made. it universal, has
-not ordained all the identical governments.which do
" exist as they are; for manyfeacurcs of all
rnents are very repugnant, to the nataM -
quite opposite to his ordinance- Bat Goa
that there should be such a thing, as civil government
and He has ordained,.m the
velations which He has made of his
•rabflt nil rivii ffo-*ornmenis should be. He made all
Sen fS - that man.;:
be a: mbieci »f law, He ov
dftiS tlfatis social-or civil.
! law- and-as men. aT«:left:-,ftaa- by; Sod. to obay,. i or
disobay His laws, to lmitiite or
V refect ihc pattern Avhich He ha£ given
more or l€SC,di6iinctly-toall humaW-lawgivers. For the
*fact;ofthe axistenca of clvUigoyerniiient we are Indebted
„vto God; fen Ha .has universally ordained and established
'ft. Foi’ everything that. in cfyiL government
- wo are indebted io God; for governrsent'whiok
he originally established, and. the pattern. of-Mt whioh
deprived and fallen men stiH have for their-imitation
and/guidance, are perfectly and.whatever.is
vin-huruan constitutions and eivil laws, csrisinatoemthis
■fountain of all good. fo re very tbShg. that isbaain
'civil government we are.toj charge the-wickedness of
, men, .who have so far violated their wral freedom as .tp
make what God to be an uhwxed good, a mix
ture of much that is. tery bad. •
The third doctriaa taueht Is, the'lcoitimaie.end of,
civil government ts the le-bt gwd of the governed. , v = -
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a rule of right conduct; and as govern
.i-n-l’i §ystem of laws, it is a system for the regular
tnrni as£?} COl l dl l ct ' .The government of God. bothna
rl," ls ?? cb - and all human go
as conforms to the Divine ordinance,
aQ d a co-worker with,
education of men in virtue and
rf^SSf£sn'SS;^ , ? er - AB civil government is his'de
signed instrument, so are civil rulers his designed mtnis
rpu I }, prime and exclusive business
to this thing. The legitimate province of civil co
veniment, civil rulers, js to keep within Hie
sphere of duty prescribed bythe Divine economy, -and.
treat men, so far as they knoy how, and so far as the
best interests of society will allow, as God treats them.
And when civil government does that, rnlers are at
their appropriate business Ol imitating God and serving
God, by punishing vice and and encourag
ing virtue: they “are not a terror to good works, but
to the evil.” . . 1
Fourthly . Resistance and revolution are ordy justi
fiable when perverted government is grossly oppressive
and tyrannical; when there is more of evil than of
good in it, anavjhen all other means of relief have
failed. - ,r-
As civil government is an ordinance of God, according
.to the principles of law which he has ordained 1 , the con
stant effort of all 'who love and obey God’s laW. is to bo
the bringing of human government np io the standard
which God prescribes far it. This is the gradual, peace
ful, and constant operation of moral enlightenment.
The civil institutions, of a people are thus., th(*
usual criterion of their moral advancement. But,
sometimes this work of moral elevation calls for sterna
influence. -As in the days of Daniel, men of -rr
sometimes defy law, when it comes *■ rTW . „ c ; a ™i
God T.iVP din thren TTobrP—' "fltWGen US'-aua
men stand firm in H conscience muatmake
oAjotfnr^' 111111 opposition, even m the presence
which are ready to barn them And,
....i«ntiihes of desperation come in human affairs, when.
‘ the ends of Government are perverted hopelessly; whan,
in the turning points of events, “judgment is turned
away backward, and justice standeth afar off, and truth
is fallen in the street, and equity cannot -enter;” when
God : s providence presents the opportunity Of rescuing
the right from the thraldom of-' over-ihasfcering .wicked
ness, duty has driven men to do stern things, fh. the re
sistance of oppression and th 9 revolution offyrannw
Such stern.deeds were performed, we think, most
jnstifiably, by our Revolutionary forefathers. Inahoffle
on another continent, when they grew by neglect, and
were noticed in legislation by the mother country only"
after they were grown, and legislated for only to be op
pressed, they chose, like the three Hebrews, not to bow
down before such golden images as the British crown
had Eet np,.in such various forms as taxation Without
representation, the transportation across the seas of
alleged criminals for trial, the stamp-tax, and’Bostoa
port-bill, and boldly told the King that they wonla not.
They petitioned.for redress, without avail; they expos
tulated and entreated. And when the worst came to the
wont, the first guns were not fired by them, hut 'upon
them, at Lexington and Concord. If theirs was not a.
case of justifiable resistance and revolution, the world
has never known a case: and the benign influence of
tbeir conduct on the subsequent development of ea.r
lightened institutions in our country, and through our
instrumentality, throughout tlie world, is proof of it.
' Fifthly. When resistance i-s not justifiable, it is CC
damning sin. -
“They: that resist shall receive to themselves damna
tion. ” If our fathers had resisted the government of a
country to which they were geographically united by
a common territory—hound together as one by common
rivers, mountains; and bays; if they had resisted laws
which had been enacted chiefly by themselves, and had
sought to overthrow a government which had been,
almost without intermission, controlled by themselves,
and whose patronage had been chiefly for their emolu
ment; if they had used bravado in the halls of legisla
tion, and refused redress when they could easily have
voted it, and complained of wrongs which they could,
not name, and bullied the Government and insultingly
sneefed that it was powerless to punish them for acts
which they laughingly boasted were treason; if they
had proceeded to vote themtelves out of the Government,
and had initiated a system of social disintegration which,
could result in. its logical applications in nothing short
of anarchy; If they had prated “peace! peace!” when
they were stealing arsenals.and navy yards, andalltha
apparatus of war, to seize with violence a government
. which they defied: if they had solemnly announced to
. the Christian world that their purpose was to substitute
' (for what they had allalbngbeen calling thebesfcgdvera
mentinthe world) another, whose corner-stone is Che
recognition, of the perpetual bondage of the laboring
class; and if they had commenced hostilities by firing
on an unarmed vessel, endeavoring to convey s littl*
food to half-starve! men in the Government fort, and
then, with an overwhelming force had, taken, it—if our
fathers had resisted such a go vernment,in such a way, and
■ forsuehan end’, who couldhave vindicated them? If they
had thus resisted, what could they have received, if ths
words of the text he true ? Aud if these acts of resistance
had arrayed brother against brother in the strife of-battle;
if vast armies of men of the same blood, am! language,
and religion had been mustered into the field almost by
the million; if blood had been made to flow like water,
and if this vast country had been made either a place of
skulls or a vast hospital for the sick, the wounded,'and
the maimed; and if, in addition to the commercial ruin,
the pillage and misery necessarily consequent upon war,
a hemisphere had been, filled with the lamentations of
bereaved Rachels mourning for tbeir children, the
broken-hearted widows 'arid fatherless children who
have none to pity, what sort of damnation would-they
have justlv deserved ? •
'. r And finallu, another doctrine is clearly enforced.
Obedience and submission'to constituted civil a.uthoritt/
is as much enjoined as any form of obedience and sub
mission to the authority of God.
“ Let ererv soul be subject unto the mgher powers. ,r
This is what God: says, and it is not advice only, bub
command. This is the command of God to Christian
people in Borne in the days of political rottenness and
vindictive oppression of the ..Christian religion during
the reign of Hero, that cruel tyrant who.covered these
-.men of God with tar and set them afire, and made them
run through the streets for the sport and derision of fch©
heathen populace. But even uuder .such a government
the command is emphasised and repeated, V‘ Wherefore
ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also
for conscience’ sake. ” Abd’if tills was the word of God
to'them, and they were threatened with -damnation if
they refused submission, what shall be said to Cbristiart
people in this blessed land, whereall were happy, before
rebellion mads us wretched, and whereall unitedim
calling this Government the boat in the world,‘before
the evil suirit which preaches damnation entered into
the hearts of many as our beloved but misled brethren,
and filled their mouths with the vilest invectives ? If a
Christian will not submit to stick a Government, to whafc
will he ever be willing to submit? If he would
rebel against institutions such as ours, against what
would he not rebel ? If he is dissatisfied with a govern
ment which such men as ..Washington, Franklin, and
Hamilton gave him, based on the holy principles of tas
Rew Testament, and manifesting in its structure the
- spirit of Christianity as no ot her did, with what govern
ment will the man he satisfied ?
May the Lord God of our fathers grant unto us hiß wis
dom and prudence in dealing with this rebellion, and
may the power of constitutional law speedily triumpk
so thoroughly over anarchy and treason, that every
soul shall soon he subject uuto . the higher powers, and
yield obedience to one grand nationality!
TltE MILITARY CELEBRATION.
IjVDEPjEKTXENT .CITY GUARDS. ’..
An enthusiastic gathering convened, at the large
armory of the independent City G-uards, Captain
'Wiiliaxn'Millwardf on Saturday, on the oocasion of
the presentation of a stand of colors by the lady
friends of the organization.. There were several
hundred ladies present, besides a . number of other
invited guests. A fine band of mimic discoursed
some most excellent music. The ceremonies were
opened by Charles B. Mount, Esq., whcT-preseutei
to the audience Mrs. Charles Anspach, who present
ed the flag in behalf oftheladiea. Shes&id;
Captain Milliard and Soldiers of the Independent
City-Guard : With; feelings of sincere patriotism and
pleasure, the ladies present to you the emblem of liber
ty. Onr fondest hopes are, that it shall ever remain the
standard of a nation whose motto is “Unity, Peace, and
Prosperity?” lApplause.l Itwaves over our right, and in
maintaimngthe supremacy of the Union, we feel “That
conquer you must, for our cause it is just. ”
applause:We know that these colors will never be
dishonoied. that you will prove yourselves gallant sons
of worthy fires: CApplause ] And hereafter may the
name, of the Guards of Philadelphia
be the synonym -of-chivalrous courage and undaunted,
bravery; and we trust-that ere long the stars and stripes
will wave trinmpbahtlY over our glorious Union. [Tre
mendous applause., aba a tiger. J
Mr. George T.TnornV in behalf of the company, was
called upous-at a moment’s warning, to receive the colors
fresh from the-hands of the fair donors. His speech was
brief and patriotic., ' He said that he felt great pleasure
,11a receiving from the patriotic ladies of Philadelphia
these beautiful flags, the emblem of.pdrity. prosperity
and Union. [Applause.] We can see in their bright
folds all that'coßspires to freshen the memory of the
past, bringing tfithe-mind the seene3 of the revolutiona
ry struggle in which our patriotic sires fought for and.
. sustained tbem untll clothed In vietory. We would in
deed be unworthy sons of these sires of J 76, didr we not
now rally with oaeaccord to maintain them in this strag
gle. [Cheers.]' We have pledged ourselves "with a
united voice to stand bv the stars and stripes, until it
shall fall as a pall'over the last man of the Independent
Ciiy Guards, t Great applause from the spectators. 3 Re
ceiving these co!6rs,-as we have from women,' worthy
,the/name and fame of . their ancestors-of the re
volution, we feel a glowing pride, and if it should
he our fortune'to meet in deadly strife with onr fo9.
weshalLrallyforfa in the hour of desperation, in.the
name of our God,’and oirr country, and the women of
America. [Tremendous applause. J
The. band now struct up the- Star-Spangled Baa-
and conclude# with Yankee Dbodle. The com
pany then went through the nsannal, keeping excel
lent step to the music. TMb being over, the de
spatch from our army, bringing good news, waa
read hy-Mr. Thonw It awakened a thrill ofdelight,
firing up the whole asaembly, soldieraj ladies, specta
tors, and'all, with: a‘degree of enthualaim that we
can only leave to the imagination of the reader.
A handsome eoHation was prepared in the com
mittee room, and-sverything pasAed off in the most
pleasant manner/ then drawn up
in line, and went -through the drill, and their move
ments called great applause. This* organi
zation, composed as it is of some of our most promi
nent and influential citizens, has been in existence
about a year r and have, on every. occasion when
necessary, offered* their services to the authorities.
The Guards are-about procuring their ,camp equi
page, which is all ; ?thati» yet needed to place them
in a position ready to act at an hour’s notiee.
-MEETIKG OS'-THE OLD SOLDIERS OF 4512,
: The usual gathering of these old veterans was held
on Saturday morning,.in the Supreme Court room,
immediately over the Hall of Independence. The
meeting was- unusually large and spirited. Presi
dent Peter Hay •occupied the chair, and Mr. John H.
Frick, Secietaiy, ; occupied his old position. Ten
new members were-elected; , Captain Emerick, front
the Executive Committee, made the annual report
ol the proceedings. There have been’ t wenty-three
deaths during the past year, among which were two
of the Tice Presidents, Major J. B. Springer and
the James Mi Porter, and Charles B. Reese,
Esq., ofthe.ExecutiveCommittee. ,
Captain Emenck, fron^,ttia Executive Committee,
reported the following which were
■unanimously adopted:* . •
' Resolved, That ws regards a due observance of the
American political. Sabbath-as an imperative duty at ail
times,'bnt iftorelespecial’ly at a solemn crisis like the pre
sent in->x2r nations history* when the principles of civil
liberty, proclaimetLin the imiaorfcal Declaration, on the
4th of July, 177fl,piid; the free republican-iinStitutions
founded thereoui .are.assailed-alike by.couc'ealed and.
open traitors. : • -
, Resolved, That while we mourn the death'of an un
usual- number of our esteemed fellow-soldiers since wo
last met in this plaoe,-our hearts ore filled-with grati
tude to our Heavenly’Father- for preserving oar lives
and permitting so:many ofns health
and comfort, to celebrate another of onr
co-entry’s independence, and with sincere prayers that
ths storm of war-which now threatens the existence of
our'republican , institutions may : speedily pass away,
and the sunshine of peace once more enlighten and bless
r the land. ' . ,
■ Resolved, That we truly regret that the_lnvasion of
Tennsylvania .qy. a large force of armed traitors, for the
.purpose of plunder and devastation, has rendered *t ne
ceesary for-a“number of our old associates in various
- parts of the State, who were making arnngements to
- unite'with ns on the present occasion, to reniain as.home
to defend their firesides and families irom anrnnnalural
- andrnthleea i'oe * with emotions ofpride,
thai with ths true; unselfish, patriotism of sealers of
1812 some of them have taken up arms-and gone fortli
; to the tented iield,.thus putting to shame the ihousanda
-of able-bodied young men who, with more are
; Joiterißg at-home in inglorious ease when; their: State,
their connir-y, that ought to be dear jaa patriot,
are in peril.
. Resolved, . That we sincerely deplore tkji.lamentable
condition of our beloved country, convulsed Jiy g. cruel
war against* the Government, between pe2£UA;connccte<l
bythe dearest social ties, by the gloriouAreeoUections of
-thepast, by a common religion, and almost by a natural
and political necessity, and waged with -a
disregard of the rules or modern civilised warfare* and.
altogether in snch a spirit that we should almost.-despair
of the restoration of .our once glorious Union, ii.all lt&
purity andvigor.-wero-it not that-st», have a'Uiabidina
faith in the intelligence andYirtue of ihe peoyle.
t the thanks of the. country ai>eminenUy.
due to onr,* gallant soldiers, officers, and. of -the.
i army, and also the officers and saamen of who
Miavoso uobly sustaihed the hom>r, of-th*star-Bpangled.
■ banner in a hundred fields, the inmuaerahle diffi
• cultiee,- privations, and dangers to whjch v they have
i been exposed in this unnatafal, fraipic.idal.war; they
may -rett assured .that.a gratofa J. country, will hold them
in'perpetual remembrance. :/ .. . >
Resolved, That we respesfcfcllly uirge our State Legisla
ture, at its next session frbpitss: an efficient :miUtialaw,
which will enable the. Governor, in the event of any
, fnture.invasion of. oun* soil, promptly to ‘ call out a suffi
cient military force t <C6 repel the Toe without subjecting
three mlnons .of Pennsylvanians to the mortification of
soliciting adjoining States or the Federal
Government, for,-in the language -of Washington, “the
militia of this , 'country, must be considered as the palla
dium' of our Security, and the first effectual resort in
case of hosh iiity'.'* • y •
H6«oiued./.That we pledge ourselves , as an association,
to Rive ouj: hearty, and sincere support to the constituted
authority of the State and of the United States.
That-while we sincerely mourn the.deata
of so.rpany of our gallant officers and soldiers, in de
fence of the Constitution “ah \ fhe laws, - and the princt-
P 166 of universal'freedom throughout the world, we
touiler to their parents, widows, and childrea our
syinuatbyia their nioun^.