TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1863. THE VICTORY. As the details of the recent glorious 'vic tory conic to hand, wc find it increasing’ .fi'aiilpr than diminishing in splendor and i ni vpoi tance, as has too often been the case : heretofore. According to reliable accounts, we hare taken in the three days’ battles nearly thirty thousand prisoners—at least ■ one-third of Lee’s entire army; and it is -morally certain that the remnant now seek ing refuge in the mountains, or endeavor ing to cross the swollen waters of the Poto mac, is so fearfully shattered and demora lized, that even though it should succeed in escaping into Virginia, it can never be its former self again. In the memorable past it? has been a formidable antagonist to, the Army of the Potomac ; but we do not be lieve, from the present aspect of affairs, that it will ever again dare to meet that army in battle array-.' Its campaigns are drawing to a close, and perhaps it will only he heard of in the future of the war as a band of guerillas. Never was an army more tho roughly or completely routed in a single . engagement than Lee's army has been. It is scarcely possible to believe that it can be restored to its original effectiveness and spirit. There are. no more men iu the Southern States to swell its decimated ranks. It cannot he reinforced from Charles ton, for the garrison at that point has al-. ready been sent to protect Richmond, and at most it cannot' number more than fifteen thousand men. It cannot be rein forced from Tennessee, for Bragg even now is unable to maintain himself before Rose crans, and is rapidly retreating. Nor can it be reinforced from -the Southwest, for Johnston has not sufficient force as it is to/ assume a hostile attitude towards Grant, and is making hopeless appeals to the rebel Government for aid. By this single defeat of Lee the total aspect of the military situation has undergone change, and the prospect of a speedy and honorable end of the war was never so encouraging as it is at the present time. By a single rash movement, the folly of which the expe rience of last September should have taught him, Lee has brought the “so-called Southern Confederacy ” to the verge of dissolution, and its most formidable army almost to the brink of annihilation. are content with the end of this invasion; ■we were content with it in the begin ning, for though we saw in it possible danger to our National and State capitals, we saw in it, likewise, the grand oppor tunity for the Army of the Potomac, and we knew that no»braver or better disciplined niniy ever took the. field. The opportunity came, and it was not neglected. Victory, magnificent, overwhelming, is ours to-day to rejoice over; ours to be thankful to God for,' in our inmost hearts. But we have not seen the end of this fearful drama yet. We have sufficiently progressed to understand the working of the plot, and to see that the denouement cannot be much longer post poned; hut another act remains to be. • played before the curtain falls and the lights are extinguished. There are other battles* to be fought; other privations and hard ships to he endured; other victories as glorious to he won. In the language of Major General Meade,'in whose sagacity and foresight ~we have every confidence.: “Our task is not yet accomplished, and the commanding general looks to the army for greater efforts to drive from our soil everwvestige of the presence of the.invader.” _ These words are as significant as they are modest. General Meade does not say that the rebel army is retreating to Vir ginia; whatever his hopes may be. He tells the Army of the Potomac that it must fight oilier battles to-drive the enemy from “ our soil" —he does not say,.to capture the ene my. Doubtless he hopes to accomplish this,. partially, at least, but he seems to studious ly avoid, in his despatches, any form of speech that may excite expectations in the public mind, which may not immediately be justified by events. He is aware that there are difficulties yet to be overcome before he can cross the Potomac, aud take up the line of march for Richmond. But- the difficul. ties will-vanish before his skill, and the de termined, dauntless spirit of his army, and the march once taken up there will be no backward movement. Pennsylvania and the Victory. > Next to the intense feeling of joy, every where prevailing, over the defeat of the rebel army, and its retirement from Gettys burg, the most gratifying feature of the victory, to our minds, is the fact that it was won on Pennsylvania soil, by a Pennsylvania general, and, in a great . degree, by Pennsylvania soldiers. We “would not disparage in the slightest way the ■ achievements of the soldiers of other States; we would not insinuate, however remotely, that the men of New York, or of Massa chusetts, or of Maine, are not as brave and as truly devoted to their country, as any "soldiers in the Idnd. Weclo not claim to be to them in these respects; but at least ; we claim to be regarded asxtheir equals. It is. time that the New York journals should cease to sneer and cavil at everything Penn , sylvanian. The constant superciliousness with which they interfere in our aflairs ; the pertinacity witli which they misrepresent the actions and sentiments of our people ; the air of affected superiority with which they obtrude then' gratuitous advice upon us, have a well-understood origin. These do not date from the commencement of thie war, but have been of much longer standing. Jealousy of our steady prosperity, the rivalry of business interests—these are the causes whence they spring; and the conse quence is that some little difference of sentiment has sprung *up between com- munities which should have the most amica ble relations, for the sake of their mutual advantage, if not for the sake of their mu tual credit. As Pennsylvanians, we have : nothing wherewith to reproach ourselves. The noble part our people have taken in this war for the Union is the best evidence that a proper spirit animates them, and it should silence the unjust imputations, vrtiich have been at* tempted from time to time to be fastened upon their character. When Pennsylvania was invaded a few weeks ago, we were up braided for permitting the rebel advance. Unmindful of this, yye ; quietly organized sand forwarded regiment after regiment to .Harrisburg, until we had there collected such a militia force as to insure the safety -of our capital, and check Lee’s forward .■movement. • Meanwhile, the Army of the • Potomac, suddenly placed under the com mand of General Meade, whom we are proud to claim as a fellow-citizen, hastened Northward, and fell upon the rash and au dacious enemy. We know the,result. * ‘Neither our children, nor our children’s children, to the remotest generation, shall •■■ever forget it, or fail to remember'it with a ■-thrill of gratitude and honest pride.. The rebels ware assailed with unexampled fury, ■iand'fhe gallant Gencral;.REYNOiA>s, a Pennr vayivahia soldier, . his life. > The slrhggle raged for several days, tho: losses' oh both sides were fearful, and still the rc,- suit seemed dovjjtful. If we should fail, ■Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, per haps New York, would he doomed. In this crisis'of the nation’s fate, it was PennsyW vania that came to the rescue. It was General Hancock, a Pennsylvanian, who acC nohly hore the brunt of the battle on Ceme tery Hill; and' in the contest of Friday none were more conspicuous for their daring : "than the heroic Pennsylvania Reserves, under General Crawfobd, and, scarcely had we received the- news that General Smith, with eighteen thousand Pennsylva nia militia, was moving down from Car lisle upon the enemy’s flank, when the joy ful news was .flashed to us that the rebel army was in full retreat, and the honor of the Republic was saved. ' ' We, of Pennsylvania, have done our whole: duty in this struggle.- We have poured out our treasures with;unstinted hand, because there was national danger to be averted,! and national honor to-be redeemed: We have sent forth our sons and brothers to the field by tens-of thousands ; and there have been' no battles fought in which we have not been among; the mourners. We have not been content with filling our quota of troops, but .have exceeded it by many thousands. We have testified, in a hundred ways, our self-sacrificing arid patriotic spirit. We have fed the hungry soldiers of New England; we have cared for the moral and intellectual not less than for the physi cal welfare of our armies; wo have sent volunteer agents to tho battle-fields to minister to the needs of the w'oundcd after every engagement; wc have done /every thing that could be done for the success and honor of our cause. Iu doing these things, we have only done what our fellow citizens iu other States have done. For all that has been achieved towards the resto ration of the Union ive do not arrogate to ourselves the credit nor ask an apotheosis as our due. > The lists of-killed and wounded will show that the blood of eveiy loyal State iu the Union, commingling in one stream, has made forever sacred and historic the soil of our noble Commonwealth. It was in every sense a Union victory—a victory purchased by the whole North, and the glory of which rests alike upon all loyal communities. In the efforts we have made to secure it, wc have only done our duty,'and aslc nothing in return but simple justice. Is it too much to ask for Pennsylvania ? The Army of tile Potomac. Three months ago the Government was gravely advised to break up the Army of the Potomac ; theipeople were warned to repose no confidence in its ability. It was in the West that the sun was to rise. It was in the West that the Rebellion was to- be crushed ; in the East the Union was merely to be maintained. We were told that the Army of the Potomac was fit for police duty alone, and that the protection of Washing-. ton was the only responsibility which could be with safety- imposed upon it. Opinions such as these were advanced by infiuential journals, with far more energy than wisdom. We, who had not lightly read the glorious - record of that noble army, the very flower of American manhood, repelled them as en tirely false. - Yet it could be easily under stood upon what facts they were based, for the Army of the Potomac had repeatedly failed in the great purpose to which it was dedicated. Richmond baffled it. The rebel Government scoffed at the idea ,of the capture of its capital. Worse than this, the rebel army of Northern Virginia remained unconquered. Defeated, it is true, it had often been, but our victories, though glori ous, were like those Oriental plants which bear brilliant flowers, but are forever barren of fruit. It was the stone of Sisyphus which it rolled. It was victorious again and again on the Peninsula, but there still stood the legions of Lee, ready to renew the conflict. It was victorious at Antietam, but LEE-re crossed the Potomac in safety, and boldly dared ,it to renew the contest. It marched: hundreds of miles, , foot-sore and "weary; it ‘sickenedin the swamps of the Chickaho miny ; it fought with valor and enthusiasm which no army ever surpassed, and which few armies have ever equalled; it poured out its precious blood with a stern; joy on many a fatal field ; it submitted patiently to its reverses, and bore calumny without com plaining. All this the Army of .the Poto mac did, and more ; in brief, it did every thing'hut conquer. And Conquest was what the people demanded of it. The North had not created this great engine of destruction out of its own blood and being merely that it might protect Northern homes, hut that it might strike fatal blows to the very heart of the Southern Thus it was that the North became impa-' tient, and by too many well-meaning people the army was distrusted. And truly it seemed strange that while its efforts were so great, its results were so little. Richmond laughed at it. Lee always opposed it; and while in this way it struggled apparently in vain, the Western armies marched to terrible conclusions. Rosecrans gloriously tri umphed at Murfreesboro ; Grant swept through Mississippi. State after State was regained from the tyranny of the rebellion. Compared with these successes, the doing 3 of the Army of the Potomac seemed failures. The Government -felt this painful-truth as deeply as the people. All that ingenuity could devise, wealth supply, or experiment attempt, to make this army absolutely tri lirophant. the Government devised, sup plied, attempted. It was reinforced, ie-' equipped, reorganized. Still it was not tri umphant. Because it was supposed that the army was not at fault, but that the plans of campaigns were wrong, bur military stra tegy Was repeatedly reformed,, and the thea-' tre of w T ar removed. Still it-.was not tri umphant. Its generals were changed, and still it failed. And so people came to look upon failure as an inherent element of the army. But .not all.,the people. The great North never gave up the army ; the Govern ment never abandoned it, and, best of-all,-- never did it lose faith in itself. - ; ' And now the events has proved that faith profoundly based upon consciousness of strength. At last it has, conquered, for the victory of the 3d of July was not fruitless. Glory had been won on Yirginian soil, but something more than glory was achieved in Pennsylvania. Results invaluable_to the • national cause were bdrn of that terrible .battle, for in the mightiest struggle, of• the war, the Army of the Potomac utterly de feated its great enemy. Nor is it content with this conquest, but even a foe which is strong even in flight,- and may at any moment turn upon its pursuer. Lee never inflicted upon any of his adversaries such a defeat as Meade has inflicted upon Lee. . Washington is not only sate, but Richmond trembles to its base. - The rebel army is not only baffled and beaten, but is in danger of com destruction. Yet, while we have deep reasons to exult in wlat the Army of the Potomac, has just accomplished, it is well to beware lest we repeat the fatal injustice of-expecting it to do more than is possible. We may hope that the victory near Gettysburg may result in the destruction of the rebel power in the East, but we should be wropg to be disap pointed if Lee should succeed in leading his ■shattered forces back to the mountain passes of Virginia. We must remember that the rebel army : is dangerous . even in defeat ; that it is numerically superior to our own; and that it is easier to force an enemy to flight than to intercept him when desperately re solved to secure a place of safety. After the seven days 1 battle of the Peninsula, Lee dared not attack our decimated force at Harmon’s .Landing. Nor shall we be dispirited, or greatly disappointed, if, in Spite of forces in his rear and on- his flank, the rebel commander should successfully reel oss the Potomac, and with- greatly di minished forces attempt to dispute our on ward march to Richmond. Let it be enough to know that the Array of the Po tomac has destroyed the plans of an irr jyasion of the Norths that it, at least,' threatens the ruin of the rebel power in the East; ■ that, its gallant commander has baf fled the strategy of the best soldier the South .possesses ; that it has gloriously vindicated its own honor and that of the, nation, and given to’the worlA additional' assurance of that great and universal victory which the United -States will, as certainly as the.sun shines in heaven, at last achieve over its desperate and failing foe; It is. a. principle of the Prize' Ring, an institution said to be the embodiment of im partiality ;*and belligerents, : that the -y ictor mu si v notstrike a foe when he has' fallen; Upon this principle, General Meade"* should be very tender in his treat ment of JJee, Is it fair that he should re lentlessly pursue a flying enemy, who de serves his pity and sympathy ? When we remember the huiriiliations the rebel army has met, its suffering for the want of pro visions and ammunition, its very painful .situation, we think it may reasonably claim eleemosynary aid from a general who seems so well able to yield it. Lee himself will admit that, to make the next battle fair, fifteen days should be. allowed him to en trench his army arid receive reinforcements. In this way we might emulate the chivalric courtesy of the ancient warrior, who, when he had disarmed his foe, politely suspended the contest, and requested him to pick up his sword. - - WASHINGTON. Specln.l Despntchea to “ The Freil*” Washington, .Tuly 0, 18G3. The District Militia. Tho special emergency for which the militia of the District or Columbia were called out having ceaoed, owing to recent victories, the order for mus tering them into service haß been Buspoodod for tho present. The militia. have been officially compli mented for the promptness with which, they respond ed to tho call, Naval. Aoting volunteer Lieutenant Oomaiandlng Wat. P. Bandall, of the United States bark Pursuit, re ports to the Navy Department, off Indian fnlot, .Tune 23d, that he succeeded in capturing the sloop Kate, from Nassau, with an assorted cargo. Her, captain acknowledged that he left Nassau on the 20th ult,, for the express purpose of running the blookade. Lieutenant Commander Sichhiis, of tho gunboat Tahoina, reports to the Department tho capture of the English schooner Harriet, on the Sth ult., while trying to run the blooltado. Lieutenant Commander Skmmus also reports to the Department the destruction of the English schooner Mary .Tane, on the 18th June—bUo having been run on the beach, on a small key, near Clear water harbor, by her captain, to prevent her seizure by the Tahoma. v The Defences of the Coast ot Maine* Vice President Hamlin, and Senators Fsssibn dkn and Morrill have arrived here for the pur pose of inducing the Government to.tako measures for the defence of the coast of Maine." They como by Executive appointment. Reply .of the President to the Ohio Com. mittee* Washington, D. 0., June 29,18G3. . Gbktlembn : The resolutions of the Ohio Demo cratic State Convention, which you present me, together with your introductory and olosing re marks, being in position and argument mainly the same as the resolutions'of the Democratic meeting at Albany, New York, I refer you to my response to the latter as meeting most of the points in the former* This response you-evidently used in pre paring your remarks, and I no more than that it be used with accuracy. In a single reading of your remarks, I only discovered one inaccuracy in matter which I suppose you took from that pa per. It'is where you say, “ The undersigned are unable to agree with you in the opinion you have expressed that the Constitution is different in time of insurrection or invasion from.what it is in time of peace and public security.” A recurrence to the paper will Bhow you that I have not expressed the opinion you suppose. I ex pressed the opinion that the Constitution is different in iis application in cases of rebellion or invasion, ia volviDgUie public safety, from what it is in times of profound peace and public security; and this opinion I adhere to, simply because by the Constitution it self, things may be done in the one case which may not be done in the other. • I dislike to waßte a word on a merely personal point, but I must respectfully assure yon that yon will .find yourselves at fault should you ever seek for evidence to prove your assumption, that I “ opposed In discussions before the'people the policy of the Mexican war.” You say: “Expunge from the Constitution this limitation upon the power of Congress to Buspend the writ of habeas corpus, and yet theother.guaran tees of personal liberty,would remain unchanged.” Doubtless, if this clause of the Constitution, impro perly called, as I think,'a limitation upon the power of Congress, were expunged, the other guarantees would remain the same; but the. question is, not how those guarantees would stand with that clause om/ of the Constitution, but how they stand with that clause remaining in it, in oases of rebellion or invasion, involving the public safety. If the liberty could be indulged of expunging that clause, letter and spirit, I really think the constitutional argu ment would be with you. . My general view on this question was stated in the Albany response, and hence I do not state it now. I only add that, as seems to me, the benefit of the writ of habeas corpus is the great means through which the guarantees of personal, liberty are conserved and made available in the last resort; and corroborative of this view is the fact that Mr. Yallandigham, in the very case in question, under the advice of able lawyers, saw’not where else to go but to the habeas corpus. But by,the.Consti tution the benefit of the writ of habeas corpus itself may be suspended, when in cases of rebellion and invasion the public safety may require it.; ' - You ask, in substance; whether I really claim that I may override all the guarantied rights of indivi duals, on the plea of conserving the .public safety—> when I may choose to say the pubUo’safety requires. This question', divested of the phraseology calcu lated to represent me as struggling for an arbitrary personal prerogative, is either simplya question who shall decide, or-an .affirmation that nobody shall decide, what the public safety does require in cases of rebellion or invasion. The Constitution contem plates the question as likely to occur for .deci sion, but it does not expressly declare who is: to decide it. By necessary implication, when rebellion or invasion comes, the decision is to be- male, from .time to time; And I think the man whom-, for the time, the people have, under the Constitution. __xaa4e the commander<ln-chief of their army and navy, is the maiTwho holds the power and bears the - responsibility of making it. If he uses the. power justly, the same people will probably justify him ; if be abuses it, he is in their hands, to be dealt with by all the modes they have reserved, to themselves in the Constitution. .. The earnestness with which you insist that persons can only, In times ot rebellion, be law-. fully dealt with, in accordance with the rules for criminal trials and punishments in times of peace, induces me to add a word to what I said on that point in the Albany response. You claim that, men may, if they choose,' embarrass those whose duty it is to combat a giant rebellion and then be . dealt with only in, turn as 4f there were no rebellion. The Constitution itself rejects this view. The military arrests and detentions which have been made, including those of Mr. Yallandigham, which are not different in principle from the other, have been for prevention, and not for punishment —as injunctions to stay injury—as proceedings to k eep the hence, like proceedings in such caseß and for like reasons, they have not been ac companied with indictments, or trials by juries, nor, in a single case, by any punishment whatever beyond what is purely incidental to the prevention. The original sentence of imprisonment in Mr; Valiandig ham J s case was to prevent injury to the military ser vice on&, and the modification of it was made as a less disagreeable mode to him of securing the same prevention. I am unable to perceive an insult to Ohio in the case of Mr. Yallandigham. Q,uite surely nothing of this sort was or is intended.- I was wholly un aware that Mr. Yallandigham was, at the time of his candiditfi forthe Democratic nomina tion for Governor, until ao inforaieu oy yodi" re£-" 'ing to me the resolutions of the Convention. ~I am grateful to the State of Ohio for many things, espe cially for: the brave soldiers and officers she has given in the present national trial to the armies of the Union. •• You claim, as lunderstand, that accordingto my own position in the Albany response, Mr.YalUndig bam should :be released; and this because, as you claim, he has not damaged the military service, by discouraging enlistments, encouraging desertions, or otherwise; and that if he had, he should have been turned over to the civil authorities under the recent acts of Congress. I certainly do not know that ;Mr. Yallandigham has specifically, and by direct language, advised against enlistments, and in favor of desertion and resistance to drafting. We all know that combinations, armed in some in stances, to resist the arrest of deserters, begin several months ago; that more recently the like has appeared in resistance to the enrolment pre- a draft; and that quite a number of as sassinations, have occurred from the same animus. These had to be met by military force, and this again has led to bloodshed and death. And now, under a sense of responsibility more weighty and enduring than any which is merely official, I solemnly declare my belief that this hindrance ofthe military, includ ing maiming and murder, is due to the course in which Mr. Yallandigham has been engaged, in a greater'degree than to any other cause; aad is due to him personally in a greater degree than to any other one irian. These things have been ■ notorious, known to r ail, and of course known to Mr. Yallandigham. Perhaps I would not be wrong to say they originated with his especial friends and adherents. With perfectknow ledge of them he has frequently, if not constantly, made speeches in Congress and before popular assem blies ; and if it can be shown that, with these things staring him in the face, he has ever uttered a,word of rebuke or counsel against them, it will be,-a fact greatly in his favor with me, and one of which, as jet, lam totally ignorant. When it iB known that the. whole burden of his speeches has been to stir up. .men. against, the ; prosecution of.. the ; war, and that in the midst of resistance to >it he has not .been known in any instance to counsel against such resistance, it is next ;to impossible to repel the inference that he has counseled directly in favor of it. With all this before their eyes, the Convention you represent have nominated Mr. Yal landigham for Governor of* Ohio, and both they and you .have declared: the purpose to sustain the Na tional Union by all constitutional means. < But, of course, they, and you, in common, reserve toyouiy selves to decide what are constitutional means, and, unlike the Albany.meeting, you omit to state or intimate that, in your.opinion, an army is a cousti-' tutional means of saving the. Union against a re bellion, or even to intimate that you are conscious of an existing rebellion being in progress with the avowed . object of destroy ing-that very Union, At the same time, your nominee for Governor, iff whose behalf you appeal, is known to you and' to the world to "declare against the use of an army to suppress the rebellion.. Your own atti tude,, therefore. encourages- desertion, resistance to the draft, and the like, because; it teaches those who incline'to desert and to escape the draft, to be lieve it is your purpose to protect them, and to hope that you wifi’ become strong;enough to do so. After a peisonal intercourse with you, gentlemen of the eommittee, 7 cannot any I think you desire. this effect to'-follow your attitude ;:but I assure you that both friendß and enemies of the Union look upon it In this light. Xtria tt substantial, hope, and by consequence, a real* strength.to the enemy. :It is a false hope, and one which you would willingly, dispel. I willraake ,the way exceedingly easy. X* send you duplicates of this letter, in orderthat you, ora majority of you, mayHf you choose, endorse your.nasnes upon one* of them,, and return it thus endorsed to me, with the understanding that those signing are thereby committed-to the following pro positions, and to nothing else r 1. That there is now a reljelHon in the United States, the object am? tendency of which is to de stroy the national Union; and that, in your opi nion, an army and navy are constitutional means for suppressing that rebellion. , 2. That no one of you will do anything Which.in his own judgment.will tend tojhinder sthe increase or favor the decrease,'or lessen the efficiency of the army and navy, while engaged in the effort to sup press the rebellion; and * -3. That each of you will, in his Bphere, do all he can to have the officers, soldiers, and seamen of the army and navy, while engaged in the effort to sup press the rebellion, paid, fed, clad, and otherwise weii provided for-and supported. And with the further understanding that upon re ceiving the letter .and names thus endorsed, I will cause them to be published, which publication sha3i be, within itself, a revocation of the order in rela tion to Mr. Yallandigham. ’ It will not escape observation that I consent to tbe release of Mr. Yallandigham upon terms not embracing any pledge from* him or from.others, as to what he will or will not do. Ido this because he present to speAk for himself, or to.'authorize others to speakfor him; and hence, I shall expect, that on returning, he would not put himself practi cally in antagODism with the position of his friends. But I do it chiefly because I thereby prevail on other influential gentjemen_of jOhiq \to define their position. > as tp''be of imtnense value to the army— thus more than compensating for the consequences of any mistake in allowing My. Yallandigham to re turn; »o.ihakon the whole,the public safety will not lfeve sufitered by it. Stilly in regard to:Mr. Vallan digham' ahd r all..others,-I must hereafter, as hereto fore, r do so mucharthe public service may .seem to. require. I have the honor to be. respectfully yours, etc, A. LINCOLN. WE PRESS-PHILAPELPHIA; TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1883. THE TOR 15 PIffISYLVAIIIA, A GRAND VICTORY. Disastrous Betrcat of the Behels. I General Meade’s Order of Congratulation, WE WHOLE ARMY IN PURSUIT-OF LEE. Capture of Rebel 'Trains liy Kilpatrick. COUCH’S TROOPS IN CONFLICT 500 Prisoners and 9 Guns Taken lty Gen. .EE HOLDING THE PASSES OF SOUTH MOUNTAIN. 4,000 UcOols {Captured by General Gregg. LOEGSTIIEET’S DEATH STILL AFFIRMED. CEE OPPOSED TO TOE INVASION. ISpaclrl Dosputoh to Thn ProKR. ] OitTTYflmmOj .Tuly fi— 2 P. M.—A despatch has jußt come in from Gen. Haupt, who is in thondvanoo, announcing that tho enemy la rapidly rotrcatlng. Wc arc now moving all-our sick and wounded In this vicinity into this town. Point P. M.—The I2th Army Corps Is on tho maroh, and la now moving in hAste through Uittlo town towarda Williamsport, to out off the retreat ol the flying enemy. The left winghaajußt received marching orders. A part, of the artillery and oavalry belonging to Oon. Pleasanton’s command ia In motion towarda Frederick. *. The following la a partial list of killed in tho noth Pennsylvania Regimont; OoL D. O’JCane, Tillut. Col. Shudy, Oapt. Geo. Thompson, Oapt. MlohAel Duffy, and Lieut. Kelly, Out of twenty-six officers in this regiment, only four escaped. Two of them were taken prisoners. D. CSpecial Despatch to Tho Press. 3 Bloodt Run, July G.—Jenkins haa made off with his rebel cftvalrv. A portion of the rebol«£Avalry under Lee is reconnoitring the Potomao for a ford,. L. W. W. O©ef«iiATULfITORY ; ORDER OF GENERAL The Commanding General, in behalf of the coun try, thanks the Army of thePotomacforthe glorious result of the recent operations. An enemy superior in numbers, and fluahed with the. pride of .a successful invasion, attempted to or destroy this Army. * Utterly baffled and defeated, he haß/now with drawn from the contest. The privations and fatigues which the army has endured, and the heroic courage and gallantry it has displayed, will be matters of history to be ever remembered. Our task is not yet accomplished, ami the Com manding General looks to the army for greater efforts -to drive from our soil every yestago of the presence of theinvader. - It is right and proper that we should, on a suitable occasion, return our grateful thanks to the Almighty Disposer of events* that in'the goodness of his Pro vidence He has thought fit to give victory to the cause of the just. By command of S. WTLLTAMB. ' THE RETREAT OF THE REBELS. Near Gettysburg, July 6, via "Washington,* July 6.—The enemy have retreated towards the Po tomac. V Their skirmishers were driven : in last night, and a small cavalry force (probably the rear guard) passed through Emmittsburg this morning about; daylight. . ‘ Our troops have been'engaged all day in burying ~ the dead,'relieving the wounded, and collecting * arms, many thousands of which'belonged to the rebels. The rebel pontoon bridge, at Dam No. 4, baa been destroyed by our cavalry, who were almost entirely unopposed, and the cavalry, at the last ad- : vices, had gone up to Williamsport to destroy the two bridges there. ‘ Other preparations are in progress to intercept- Lee’s passage of the Potomac, and our army is already in motion. ; So muoh time,-however, has elapsed since. Lee" ■ commenced to withdraw from our front, that his advance may have reached Williamsport in time to cross before we can prevent it. Gen. Lee yesterday paroled ..about 2;000 Union prisoners. They*were received by Gen. Couch. ; It is not true, as stated, that Longstreet was cap: : ; tured or killed, ; Gen, Hunt, chief of artillery, was. 's.not wounded. Bothof these, reports were at first* apparently well authenticated'and fully believed. Creigerstown, July 6.—lt is reported here, by officers, that on Saturday afternoon our cavalry, under Kilpatrick, intercepted a retreating train of rebel wagons, which were guarded by Jones’ bri gade of cavalry,'infantry, and artillery, near Monte rey, on the Hammerstown and Gettysburg road. He captured 900 prisoners, including 200 wounded officers, 160 wagons, and two guns. The enemy were completely surprised, and unable to make any serious resistance. , . Firing was heard in the direction of the enemy’s retreating column yesterday afternoon, and it was probably caused by our cavalry and flying batteries pressing on the enemy’s rear. FROM CUMBERLAND VALLEY. Harrisburg, July 6 —ln answer to many inqui ries concerning General Couch’s movements, it may be stated that be has pushed forward all his effective' force to co-operate and join with the Army of the Potomac, and is, by order of General Meade, push ing the regiments forward as rapidly as they are or ganized. The country may rest assured.that he is doing all in his .power. His advance 1b already In wcontact with the enemy, and aiding in the glorious results. General Lee, so far as known, holds all the passes in the South Mountain leading into Cumberland •Volley from aettysburir. This (a done for the pur pose of rctooving his trains, which arc now" pushing for Virginia, - • . - The mountains are full of disorganized troops b£- longing to Lefr’s'army, who are arriving within our lines every hour. No accurate estimate of the. num ber cah be made, but it is very large. ; The troops under General Pierce, formerly Mil roy’s, arrived yesterday at Charabersburg, and pushed on to Greencaßtle, where they captured five hundred prisoners, ten wagons loaded plunder, and three pieces of artillery. - The prisoners were stragglers who were making their way to the Potomac in company with the NWagon train. A despatch from near Chambersburg this morning states that heavy firing is heard in the direction of Hagerstown. It is believed that General French has made an * attack in that vicinity on thetrains moving towards Virginia. ~. The order requiring passes to cross the Susque-'. hanna was this morning temporarily revoked. Gen. Cameron left this morning for Gettysburg, in company with a number of surgeons. There is no further news from the Army of the Potomac. FROM FREDERICK, MARYLAND. Frederick, Md., July 6.—Our whole army is in motion, and the highest hopes are entertained that hut a small portion of Lee’s army will-be able to reach Virginia; A spy, named Wllllfti Richardson, about fifty, years of age, was hung this morning. He was cap tured yesterday at Oxford, Maryland, but it appears that he had been previously captured, but made hiß escape. .„■ . - It is reported that he admitted the charge, and sai£ he had been in theTnisiness for a longtime. Also, that important communications between Generals Lee and Ewell were found jm his person. -FROM HARRISBURG. • «% Harrisburg, July 6.-r-The embargo is raised. The river may now be crossed. Meade’s name is on every Up. Harrisburg 1b clothed in smiles and tears—tears for the brave'dead, smiles for the living victors. ~ • The troops under General Pierce, stationed at Bloody Run, advanced yesterday through the moun tain passes about McCbimclTsburg, and fell upon "Lee’s rear, taking three- pieces of artillery, five hundred prisoners, and about one hundred wagons. Lee’s scattered troops are retreating rapidly through the Valley, but the impression prevails in ' official circles that the fords on the Potomacare all in the possession of our troops. * Gen. Smith’s mtUtta-force ic pushing on rapidly, and has now reinforced the wearied troops of Gen. Meade. The militia’are pouring in rapidly, and UeiDg organized and 1 sent forward. Philadelphia is behindhand. ■ * . ■ • General Cameron leaves to-day for the battle ffejd, with a corps of Burgeons and supplies for the" wounded. „ ' The following order has just been posted in the Capitol, and is confirmatory of the good news : Headquarters TJkb’t or tiie Susquehanna, / HARRTBfftURO, July 6, 1863. 'So the Officers commanding' at the Bridge across the Susquehanna: • - . ;• Sir : Until-further orders you will permit all per sons, except such as- are suspicious, across the bridge to go to Carlisle* and by the way of York to Gettysburg. Teams for conveyance of personajnay also hepaßsed, but not droves of horses or stock without Bpecial permission from these headquarters. y By order of Major General COUCH. TELEGRAM FROM.THE GOVERNOR/ Harrisburg, July 5, 1863. Golonel R. Biddle Roberts, Philadelphia : The army commanded by • Gen. Couch is advanc ing in force, and ieliliely to render'important ser vice. We should push troops, forward, and there should be no delay. General Couch has telegraphed General Dana to that effect. The State is respond ing with so much . generosity that we cannot afford further delay in the city.. lam satisfied that the rebel army is in our power, if we aot promptly and vigorously. Much may depend on the strength of Couch’s army. ’ ~; - The orossing of the Potomac prepared by the ene my is destroyed, and he is short of ammunition. Send forward companieß'aß mustered into service. To-day anil;to-morrow we must make up to 40,000 men. Be prompt, and make everything yield to the presenoe of troops here. A. G. CURTIN/ " GENERAL ■ By a despatch from General Blrney to a friend in this city we learn that he w “ weU and unharmed,” WITH THE ENEMY. Fierce* MEADE. (IHNKUAL ORDER NO. 68. HEADQUARTERS AuMV-OIT TUB POTOMAC, Niijsja Gettysburg, July 4. MAJOR GENERAL MEADE. He also says: “ All Is going well. The corps had its usual heavy fighting.” The despatch is dated July 5, 10 A. M., and ia from the the battle-field. ' i Baltjmobr, July 6.—Brig. Gea. H. Haupt ar rived here at midnight last night, and had an inter view with Gen. Schenck up to one c/fclook on Sun- • day* "When Gen. Haupt left the headquarters' of (ien. Meade, the enemy were fleeing, Gen. Meade’s headquarter* were at Cresgeratown, I Md., some fifteen miles north of Frederic*, and to day lie U no doubt at Frederick. Gen.' Halleek is in possession of several recent despatches from Gen. Meade, and, from their tone, Meade declares that Lee has suffered a disastrous defeat. The following has been posted at headquarters: 'Advices from the'array up-to-2,o’clock on Sunday afternoon state that Gen. Meade’s headquarters were at Greagerstown last night, and were to be- in Frederick to day. Gen.,. Meado has telegraphed'that Lee’s army fa retreating. FREDERICK, MD.V FnwDiißTOrc, July 6, P.-M.-rlt is believed here that the reported destruction of the rebel bridges at WilJlamspoit is'a mistake; originating in the fact that the bridgo at Falling 'Waters, flVe miles below, was destroyed. * An officer, who was with the party Chat destroyed the latter bridge, reports thatthe party subsequently Blurted to destroy those at Williamsport, but, find ing Gen. Imbodcn there with a largefbree, abandon ed the enterprise. About fifteen hundred rebel- prisoners, including thirty* seven waKon loads of wounded, arrived here to-day by the Hagerstown pike. They included those captured on Sunday by Colonel'Kilpatrick. , Heavy firing was heard yesterday, at noon, In the direction of Monterey and Grcencastie. ' It Is re ported to have been caused by our pursuing forces pressing upon the enemy’s roar guard, who, being strongly posted, oheeked the pursuit. . (HARRISBURG, , ' . HAiiTuanuno, July o—Midnight-iTlie authori ties here are In costaslcs over tho news reocivcd to day. The Potomac Ims risen six feet within tho past forty-eight hours, which must neoessarify destroy nil the fords, and there being no bridges within striking dlstanco of Lee’s army, all means of re treat is out oir/! A despatoh, whioh" was received 1 to-night by Gen. Oouch, states that Gen. Gregg, with a force of Gen, PJeasflnton’B oavalry, had an engagement to-day at Fayetteville, in whloh he took 4,000- prisoners. Fayetteville is between Oashtown end Chambers burg, on the east of SouthMount&in. After disposing of his prisoners, General Gregg took an interior road, and advanced in the direction, of Greencastle. The militia, under General Smith, are in supporting distance of Genera! Gregg, and rapidly advancing up the valley. x The veteran troops of the Army of the Potomac moved yesterday after the retreating Army of Vir ginia, Their position at the present time is not known here. Deserters from the rebel army, who had fled to the mountains, continue to deliver themselves up in large numbers. The report that Col. Coulter, or the llth Penn sylvania, was murdered in the Btreets of Gettys burg, by a rebel-officer, ia not true. A person representing himself aB Gen. Long street’s adjutant' general, who was captured near Hagerstown on Friday, arrived here to-day. He states that Longstreet and Lee both opposed the invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania, believing -that it would be disastrous ; but President Davis would not listen to their objections, and gave the order ffor the advance, promising to send them 30,000 reinforcements;under Beauregard. When the adjutant was captured he wbb on his way to Cul peper, to ascertain what had become of Beaure gard’s' troops, and was . very anxious to know whether any one here had any knowledge of them. Gen. Sigel, who arrived here to-day, was'serena ded this evening at the Jones House, and made a short speech. army wagons arrived at Carlisle to-day. They were captured from the enemy, near Ship pensburg. A gentleman who left Gettysburg last evening, states that Gen. Longßtreet is dead, and within our lines. J There was every indication that Lee’s army would be forced to turn and give us battle, or surrender. Total Rout ot* Tee. AN IMMKNBE NUMBER OF PRISONERS—GEN. COUCH FORMS A JUNCTION WITH GEN. MBADE. New York, July 6 A speoial despatch from Bal timore to the Herald says: ; • * . “Eight thousand prisoners have arrived here, and Gen. Soberck has orders to preparefortwenty thou sand more. “Gen. Couch has formed a junction with Gen. —Meade, and. the rebels are being slaughtered and captured by regiments and brigades. “Not a tenth part of Gen. Lee’s army will be able to reach “Dixie” by the way they came. It iB not only a defeat for Lee, but a total rout.” FORTRESS MONROE. Advance of General Dix on. Richmond— Skirmishing' near the City. Fortress Monroe, July 4.—' The steamer John A;- 'Warner arrived at 7 o’clock thiß A. M., from An napolis, with 213 women and aa many children, on -their way to Richmond. They left for City Point at 9 o’clock this morning. • .A letter just received, dated Baltimore Cross . Roads, July 3d/says,'yesterday there was a slcir , mish four roilesrihis Bide of Bottom’s Bridge. Ser •geant-Burnet, C, sth Pennsylvania Cavalry, was killed. No other casualties on our side,v .. : - This afternoon the rebels opened upon our advance brigade, Colonel West’s, with five pieces of artillery. A fight ensued.. Our advance fell back until the reserve came up. There may be a fight at any hour. ' ■ , The force of the enemy is variously estimated from -five to twenty thousand. Our army is in ex cellent health and spirits, and are amply able to cope with the enemy that are now in our front. The enemy are rushing forward reinforcements by railroad. A slight engagement took place last evening. No decisive result. The 6th Pennsylvania Cavafy captured twenty-five prisoners. A national salute was fired to-day from Fortress XiTonroe, which was responded to by the English frigate Rinaldo. The United States flag has been displayed from her foremast'during the day. The legan Battery, 7th“*New_*sCork, came into Norfolk r about 5 o’clock this morn tug, and opened the Fourth, as well as the eyes of the inhabitants, by the familiar sound of their battery. v REPORTS FROM THE SOUTH. \ Fortress Monroe, via Washington, July 6. Thesteamer Cahawba, Captain Baker, arrived this morning, from New Orleans on July Ist, freighted cotton hnd sugar, bound to New York. She also brought 480 rebel prisoners, which she landed licre, She reports the bombardment of Port Hudson going on when Bhe left. Our steamers are running up the river regularly, with Gen. Banks’ supplies. Thpro is no truth in the'report of his supplies being, cut Off. *' =•>. * i Great confldeflct i«-expressed that Port Hudson will soon fall. - Tteseitcrs are daily coming into General Banks’ lines from the rebel army. The Richmond Enquirer, of July 4th, which has been received, says; “The Yankees are making a raid into Eastern Tennessee. A strong force was at Seequ&tchie Valley on the 2d inat. There has been no communication with Knoxville or London Bridge since.! It is.believed that important movements of Bragg’s and Rosecrans’ armies are in progress, but no particulars have been obtained.” North Carolina. Washington, July 6.— A copy of the Raleigh Progress of the 2d inst., which has been received" here, says that the Legislature of North Carblina is in secret ppssion. ' / This, taken in connection with late information as to the growing disaffection in that State toward the rebel cause, is regarded as significant.—Evening Post. Preparations lor the Wounded. New York, July G.— Delegations 'from New Hampshire and Vermont passed through this city to day, en route for the.battle-field, to take care of tbe.wounded of those States. ■ Boston, July 7. —Several thousand dollars, of which the Board of Brokers contributed $5OO, were raised to-day, inlaid of the wounded in the late battles. ' A large amount of necessaries and luxu ries were also contributed and sent forward in care of .the Adams Express, this afternoon. The news of yesterday, and to day has created a most glorious excitement throughout. the com munity, and praise of General Meade aud the Army of the Potomac is on the lips of every one* Riot at Buffalo. Buffaio, July A difficulty occurred between the Irish 'Stevedores and negroes this afternoon, in consequence of the former trying to prevent the lat ter jfrom unloading the propellers. .One of the negroes shot an Irishman, it is said, in self-defence.' Tbiewas- the signal for a general on slaught on the'negroes, several of whom are reported killed and a number severely wounded!, All is quiet to-night, but it is understood that the longshoremen and stevedores are to prevent ihe negroes from working a or the docks. Departure ol‘ the Iron-clad Roanoke* New York, July 6.— The iron-clad battery Roan oke sailel from this port to-day. ' The United States Steamer Rockingham. New York,'.Tilly 6;—The United Slates steamer Rockinghan Arrived here to-day from a cruise. Army of the Cumberland. Tullahoma, Monday, July 6—3 A. M.—Major General Thomas has succeeded in crossing the Elk river, with ;a corps and a division oi cavalry, uader General Stanley, and is in close pursuit of Bragg’s army, with pvery prospect of capturing their wagon train and rear guard. , Major Geieral Sherman occupied Winchester this morning, hii advance driving out tho rear guard of the rebels, fgid at last accounts he was pushing them hard. - } - ' > ' It is thought that Bragg can hardly cross the mountains Without suffering a severe loss, and per haps being forced a into battle. Our loss during the campaign inkilled is between 400 and 500 ; wounded, about 300. The enemy’s lossi is more than double, bf Bides about t,OOO p^sonera; and, without a battle, aml.the necessary loss oflife, the enemy have been driven out o jTennessee.— Correspondence Times, VaUaudigliam at Halifax. Halifax, iff. S.» July 6.—The steamer Harriet Pinckney, fourand a half days from Bermuda, arrived here on Sunday, with Vallandigham and several others from Charleston and; Wilmington, N. O. 'rflie Pirate'. Tacony. n) S., July 6.—The remains of the pirate Tacony j|ave been towed into Oape Coqe. ’att lu Rhode Island. R. I.» July 6.—The draft will take this State. There arc to be drawn per cent, more as an allowance for Provider o k, place at once in 2,850 men, and 5 exempts. of a Bank President, uly 6;—Charles R. Richards, the Bank of Troy, N. Y., ply yesterday, ... . Death,i PITTSRURQ) JJ president of Ahei ''aiedhera sudden EUROPE. Intervention in American Affair* The Polish Question. Nbw Youk, July 6.—The steamt'hip City .of Washington arrived at noon today, from Liverpool on the 24th, and Queenstown on the 25th. The steamer Sldon arrived out on the 22f1, the Jura on the 33$ and the Edinburgh on the 25th. In the London money market on the 23d, funds closed dull, owing to the apprehended difficulties from the Polish question. Consols are quoted at 91%®92. r The case of the’ seizure ©£ the suspected gunboat Alexandria was commenced, at London on the 22d, and was still progressing when'the atenom lett’Li verpoob There wars' large array of legal talent on both sides. The information contain*' nioety-eight counts. The defendants pleaded not gui39y to all tue charges, and denied'th'at the- Alexandria was in tenaed for the purposes charged:.and wa* therefore not liable to seizure. 1 . **°Hock tt&rwas thefirst cusethsft had a^XTy-flvi°y r^“Sii liatmeQt aCt ’ aWlout!a the h ?i ! on S lnt<svlcw« wMiNapoJfeon. r.imlßay, .BngHah rcemberß of Pkv hB.‘) 'S'™™ with the Emperor;whc. iniormed them, in.the most formal manner, that’ his YiV'w the American war were unchanged., and ne desired again to interpose-hia good’oifleess- in) conjunction with England. He was moved by no-un friendly feelings towards the North. His- only results WM t(> Bt ° P a Carnage whicil produced' no? At » Cabinet Council, at which Napoleon pre sided, it wasreeolved to instruct Baron Groß to re^ new the FrencA proposals to the Ehgliah Govern ment for a joint diplomatic action, in America. The* result has not transpired. In the House ofl Commons Sic G-: Grew said the* papers relative to the alleged recruiting.'for the- I; ederal army in Leeds were under consideration-bp the law ofqcerß of the Crown. Mr. Layard. in response to-an inquiry,. said the Government had no official information that the prize courts had decided in favor of the condemna tion of a vessel' bound to a- neutral l port, if there wftH ground to suppose that she wasdntended subse quently to run the blockade. The Polish question is unchanged: Lord Palmerston, in Parliament,, explained- the substance of- the propositions of England, France, and Austria. . They include a general* and coiaplete amnesty, a national representative for. Poland;, that the Poles alone shall fill official positions in Poland;-, that perfect liberty of conscience be,grantedthat the Polish language be used in all Polish transac tions, and that a regular sysfcem.of recruiting be es tablished* The reply of Russia Is anxiously awaited; Very warlike rumors had prevailed in Paris in relation to Poland, and the aesertlons. have even been made that the troops were befogs placed on a war footing. These rumors lack confirmation. The London Moving Pont continues- to- employ a threatening tone towards Russia in its editorials. It is reported that the King of *he Belgians haa given a decision in the Brazil question more favora ble to Brazil than England. Sundry ministerial changes have taken place in France. Billantt is Minister of State, Borocke of Justice, Boudet* of the Interior, Ihiringr of Educa tion, and Betric of Agriculture.. -London, June-25;—The Times looks on the pre- position of England in European affairs with uneasiness. .We are'neither pledged to tntervention, nor bound-to an ofl’ensive or defensive alliance with France ;.yet we seem, to have swerved some what from the wise and professed policy of keeping ourselves disentangled from the counsels of other States, and guiding ourselves by the doctrine of non-intervention. We have entered upon a career in which it is quite impossible to stop short; from which it may even be impossible to reeede—a care'er which, so long aB it lasts, is not unattended with danger, aDd from which we may find it difficult to extricate ourselves without some degree of discredit. The Times adds: We confess .to some of the un easy and unsettled feelings which took possession of tlie minds of all reflecting men during the lower ing and unsettled year which preceded the.Crimeaa war. Our anchor is lifted, and we are drifting in a current which seems leading us to one of two dis agreeable alternatives—war if we advance; losb of character if we retreat. The Times aleo Bays: The Russians ia Paris seem to be persuaded that war is all but certain. Letters from St. Petersburg Btate there is but lit tle probability that the Russian Government will make any satisfactory concessions on the Polish question. Thiß opinion iB confirmed by theforraida-, ble warlike preparations being made throughout the Russian Empire. . / . ' ■ Calcutta, May 3.—Cotton goods are improving. Exchange 28.1*6. Canton, May 13(—Sterlings dull. Tea quiet. Ex change on London 45.10%. ; . London, June 26.—'The trial of the Alexandria case has been decided by averdict forthedefendanta. The Attorney General presented a bill of exceptions to the judge’s ruling, which was decidedly in favor of the defendants. The caseis not, therefore, finally settled. There is nothing additional as to Napoleon’s new mediation propositions for the settlement of the American difficulties. It is stated that, if England refuses to'join him, he will invite Spain to do SO. Commercial Intelligence. Liverpool, June 24.— The cotton market i 3 irre gular, but prices unaltered. Sales of two days 10,000 bales, including 4,500 to speculators and . tor export. The Manchester market is^better. Breadstuffs.— Flour is dull, but easier. Wheat quiet, and prices easier. Corn 6d lower. Provisions.— Beef and Pork quiet ; Bacon easier. Cheese scarce. Butter active. Lara and Tallow quiet. v Produce. Ashes quiet. Sug&r. firm. CofSge steady. Rice inactive. Linseed Oil steady. v LONDON MARKETS. Wheat is Is higher. Sugar declined 6d. Coffee firmer. Tea quiet.- Tal low 60s; ; ’ Liverpool, June 25.—Cotton closed "quiet but unchanged ; sales for the past two days 10,000 bales, including 4,000 bales to speculators and for export. flat. Provisions dull. Produce quiet but Bteady. London, June 25— P. M,—Consols for money closed at , American securities are dull. Illinois Central shares 29%@28,f* cent, discount Erie Railroad 60@61, . STILL LATER. Tlie Hibernian at Farther Point. Farther Point, July 6 —Thesteamer Hibernian arrived here at 3 o’clock this afternoon, with ad vices from Liverpool to the 26th. London, June 26 —There -is nothing new to day in regard to the. project of a mediation with Ame rica. The. . Globe t contends that England cannot indefi nitely continue immovable on the American ques tion, and fully endorses Napoleon’s views thereon. The war prospects regarding Poland are actively canvassed, and have depressed funds. The verdict in the Alexandra case, in favor of the defendants, waß received amidst considerable ap plause. Sir Hugh Cairnes, in addressing the jury for the" defendants, showed that they should not stretch or warp the English laws to suit the temper of a foreign minister or the exigencies of a foreign State. The Attorney General denied that the Govern ment had been in the slightest degree influenced or coerced by any representations on the part'bf the United States Government. The judge sumroed np strongly in favor of the de fendants, claiming for them the benefit of the slightest doubt. ;He argued that if the Birmingham manufacturers were at liberty to export arms for the belligerents} similar privileges should be con ceded to shipbuilders. He quoted Chahellor Kent in support of this argument. The Attorney General rendered a bill of excep tions against the ruling of the judges, so the case goeß before another tribunal. ~ ; A great Secession meeting was held at Preßton, in' England, at which resolutions were offered, declar ing that the Confederates, by their efforts to.accom plish their independence, have entitled themselves to the sympathy of England. A counter resolution was proposed, declaring that it is desirable to main tain a strict neutrality in the present relations of America. - After a debate and considerable disorder, the original resolution was carried by a large majo rity. - The aspect of the Police question is unchanged. The Polish Minister of Public Worship has resigned his office. The National Government has published a warning to the citizens of Warsaw, stating that the Russian Government desifei'that there should be an uprising in that capital; Additional cases of attrocity have been published. It is stated that the Cossacks became tired of slaugh tering the wounded insurgents in one of the battles and acTuwll" buried them alive. Letter, from St. PerefSl" B Is.but little probability of Bna.ia maUio* c ?p c , e , s_ eioiiß. This opinion ia confirmeu by the tormuiable preparations being made throughout IcU* l9 *®!..-;.. 4 The Paris correspondent of the London 'times, th further aHution to Napoleon’s mediation proposi tion, says: “In the event of the present overtures of the English Government being unattended with a practical should not be surprised if the Imperial Government addressed itself to Spain.” London, June 26 —There ia nothing new to-day in regard to the project of the mediation of France with affairs in America. The Globe contends that Eogland cannot continue immovable on the American question and fully en dorses Napoleon’s views. The war prospects regarding Poland are actively canvassed, and have 'depressed funds. FRANCE. It is reported that M. Persigny will go to St. Pe tersburg on a special mission from-the Emperor Na poleon. ••• The Faria Bourse is unchanged. Rentes are quoted at 68f. 60c. ‘ The PAria correspondent of the London Times, al luding to Napoleon’s proposition of mediation, says: “In the event of the present.overtures to the Eug 1i sh Govern men t being - attend ed with no practical rcaulti I should, not be surprised if the Imperial Government addressed itself to Spain. She has been repeatedly urged to do something, that something being to declare, her recognition of the Southern Confederacy. This she has not ventured to do. She was alone, Ahd did not care to bring down upon her the vengeance of the North. But, as her necessities are great, end the position of her rich colony most critical, I would not affirm that she will turn a deaf esr to the solicitation coming from France, particu larly.when France proposes to aot with her. “ Mr. West, a Confederate delegate, has been in Paris for the last efght or ten dAys.” ITALY A duel has taken place with svTords between Ra tazzi and Minghetti, in consequence of the latter having branded the assertion of Ratazzi as false. Ratazziwas slightly wonndedin the right arm. The seconds' then terminated the contest, but the princi pals do not appear to have been reconciled. Commcrcial*ttn.teUlgencc. Liverpool July 26.—Cotton—The sales ofthe week amount to 32,000 bales, of Which. 1,750 are to speculators and 10,600 bales for export. The market closed dull, at decline for American, and for other descriptions. - The sales of to-day (Friday) amouutto 5,000 bales, including 2,000 bales to speculators and exporters, the market closing quiet, but unchanged, at the fol lowing quotations: v Fair. Middling. Orleans... .....24 21 -M0bi1e5............ 23 2!# '■ Up1and5........-.* ...23 21j< The stock in port amounts to 16,300 bales, inclu ding 51,000 bales of American, . ■ . Breadstuffs are very dull, anil the prices arc tend; iDg'downward. The quotations for Wheat are no- LONPON MONEY MARJfET.—Funds are dull ADd heavy. The money-market is unchanged. ; The Provißions market is flat, with the exception of Beef, which iB firmer. Lard is dull and unchanged. London, June 26.— Consols The bul lion in the Bank of England has increased £176,000.' American Securities. —Illinois Central shares 29(fh*2S per cent, discount; Erie Railroad shares, 60@61. * New Jersey Troops. Trenton, N. J., July 6.—One hundred guns were * fired here to-day, in honor of the Union victories over the rebels. Our people are rejoicing greatly, and Col. Kargea’ Cavalry Regiment is filling up. A company of infantry will probably leave for Harrisburg to-morrow evening. Balloon Ascension. Boston, July 6.«—Mr. King’s balloon, the. “Star Spangled Banner, 99 which leftthe Commons on the afternoon of the 4th, with ffregentlemcn. as passen gers, including Mr, Holden, of the New York Herald , descended safely at Farmington, N. H., at 7 o’clock on Sunday ni£ht. \ Tile Knights of the Golden Circle. Toledo, Ohio, July a—The Knights of the Goldea Circle broke open the at .Huntington, la diana, at 2 o’clock this morning. They opened two or three boxes of guns and ammunition, and distri buted them among themselves. The Draft in Massachusetts. . Boston, July B. — The enforcement of the draft In Massachusetts proceeds forthwith. Those whose names are drawn will be notified at once, and then allowed ten days to appear or furnish a substitute or pay $3OO. ' , - Marine. Nkw Yoniv July G.—Arrived, ship Hamilton, from Marseilles; brig Three Sisters, from Messina* ’ SECOND EDITION. I FIVE O’CLOCK A. M. RETREAT OF THE REBELS, THEIR DEMORALIZATION DOUBTED. ANOTHER BATTLE IMMINENT. Tfrt Hills Full of Stragglers and Deserters, ATTEMPT TO RECROSS THE POTOMAC AT WIL LIAMSPORT. . ' A FIffHT HSAE CASHTOWK A MATTIE AT MERCERSBURG. fSpeciai 1 DespaJcH to The Press.] Hanover, J*jsly 6.—-Nothing of great interest has transpired to-day. Our cavalry has not ceased to ft,-wass the enemy’s-rear. The rebels have abandoned theft* wounded in their retreat, and they are how mostly in 1 our hands. We have buried large numbers or their dead. Gea-FarnsworthWody was’reoovcred to-day. Our scouts report that OGee is-atrainiirg every effort to gain a strong position in South’ Mountain Gap He late country roads;; which are- ble; and his men and animals are reported to be ex hausted with great fatigue. Another battle 1b imminent. ~ ; CSpecial Despatch to The Press.] Frederick, July 6.—General Rlcftfeynoldß sent forward a force to-day, to discover"the enemy, towards Harper’s Ferry. The iron bridge at that place was so far destroyed as to-be impracticable for the retreating rebels. The rebels are retreating from-Gettysburg in all directions. A ‘ wagon train conveying wounded was captured with Itß guard of nine-hundred and sixty-four men, to-day. They will arrive in‘Balti more to-day. Portions of the rebel army passed through South Mountain, but the Potomac is high, and their pon toons destroyed. General Kilpatrick iB after them sharply. A Bpy, named Richardson, was hung here last night by order of General Buford: McD. A Kattle Near Mercer sbuTg*? New York, July 7—3 o’clock 1 A; Iff.—-The New York Herald has received the follo wing special de spatches : ‘ ’ x Bedford, Pa., July 6. —Captain Jones, ‘of the New York let Cavalry, suoeeeded* in capturing a rebel store train, near Chambersburg, yesterday. It consisted of one hundred wagons. He also cap tured five hundred prisoners. Heavy -firing waß heard to-day in the direction of Cashtown, indicating a skirmish in that vicinity. It is believed that General Pleasanton hag come up with the enemy and is engaging him. The militia are turning out very strong. A de tachment of colored troops- were-forwarded from this county to day. South Mountain, South of Carlisle, July 6—Evening. A fight was going on last-night and this morning in the neighborhood of Cashtown. I have no in formation as to its results. . At 10 o’clock to-day everything was quiet at Get tysburg. At that time none of our forces were there. Both our killed and wounded and that of ,the ene my are being brought in from the neighborhood in large numbers. General Meade’s forces are moving forward. General Bee is retreating as fast as he can with his train and wounded. His forces are not de moralized, and there is some chance that the enemy will get back again into Virginia without that great loss which so many counted upon. From actual fact, the highest number of prisoners Bean account for, as having been taken by us, does not exceed 15,000. - General W. F. Smith reached Bendersville to-day. Harrisburg, July 6. —Governor Curtin received a despatch, this evening, informing him that the mountains and hills in the vicinity of Fayetteville are literally full of rebel stragglers and deserters. General Smith has commenced operations on the flank of the .enemy, and the capture of the whole rebel army is now our expectation. * It is confirmed that General Pierce has captured a . train of one hundred wagons laden with valuable plunder. , s The Pennsylvania formers are taking courage from the success of the army and have commenced firing on the retreating rebels,-whenever an opportunity offers. Two alleged spies were brought in here this afternoon, from Lebanon. .> v Bedford, "July 6.—General Fifz Hugh Lee, with three brigades of cavalry, comprising the lßt Divi sion of .General Stuart’s cayalryjcorp**. wore at Greencaetle at i o’clock this afternoon. The force -numbered 21,000 men. . A regiment or brigade left .this afternoon in the direction of Mercersburg and another portion proceeded towards Hagerstown, .where General Pierce, of the 12th Pennsylvania Cavalry, is ready for them. Bedford, July G.—A. battle took place near Mer cersburg this afternoon between the rebels under Fitz Hugh Lee and General Pierce’s forces. The firing was continued up to 9 o’clock to-night. Our forces still maintain their position. General Pleasanton will be up to-morrow, and head the battle at Merceraburg. Balti work, July 6—Midnight.—The whole num ber of prisoners that have arrived here is four thousand tire hundred and sixty three, and more are on the way. > It.No intelligence has been received here of the cap ture.of prisoners “by regiments or brigades,” as Btated in a special to the Herald. ■ ' A Body of the Knemy at Williamsport— Their Bridges gone and the-River Un« , fordable* [From the Washington Star of last evening.] By despatches received this morning at Headquar ters, the rear guard of the enemy, is represented as having reached Williamsport, with the main army following close on their heels. They, find their bridges gone—having been destroyed by General French—but attempted a crossing. They find the Potomac, however, too higli for fording. - [Note,— This “rear-guard of the enemy” is doubt less some small portion of Lee’s force which was not up with .the main body in time to participate in the three dayb’ battles, and was too insignificant in numbers to attempt anything against Meade’s left flank while those glorious engagements were in progress. Hearing of Lee’s defeat, .they probably endeavored to get back into Virginia as best they could, and hurried to the Potomac only in time to find the bridge by which' they felt sure ..of escaping destroyed, aid the river so swollen as to be unforda ble. s The main body of the rcm&ant of Lee’s army Can nCf-he endeavoring to escape by the same road, as Meade occupies find holds it securely against any such movement on their part. As elsewhere stated by us, Lee will probably essay to retreat by way of :• Hancock.] Arrived.— A strong guard, that left Maryland Heights on Wednesday last, reached here on Satur day, having in charge a number of canal boats, ’ loaded with stores, which they brought with them ~fiom Harper’s Ferry. KENTUCKY. A Midnight Alarm, at Louisville* Ky.- Approach of* Morgan* Louisville, July 7—12.30 A. M.—The alarm bells are now ringing, calling the citizens .together for the defence of the-dty. Rumors were prevalent all the evening of the ap proach of Morgan’s forces. They were reported to be at Bardstown this merning, and at Shepherds yille this afternoon.- His foree is estimated at from 2,000 to 4,000. This evening at 5 o’clock the Nashville train, due here at 6 o’clock, was thrown off the track by a party of guerillas. Our guard of fifty men repulsed the assailants. It is impossible, under the present excitement, to get any further news till morning. Unfounded Reports* St. Louis, July 6.—The despatch, sent West this morning, purporting to be a special from Cairo.to a New York Sunday paper, relative to an .engage ment between Johnston and Grant’s forces, is with out foundation. No such despatch was sent from Cairo. It is more than, probable that the despatch from Des Moines, relative to the movement of the Indians, is also bogus. Speech of Governor Seymour* The Democracy of New York celebrated the evening of the Fourth of July, by a large mass meeting in the Academy of Music. ‘Governor Horatio Seymour, of New York; ex-Gov. Thomas H. Seymour, of Connecticut ; Gov. Joel Parker, of New Jersey; ex-Gov. Bently, of Ohio; Senator Buckalew, of Pennsylvania; Professor Morse, and others, wereupon the stage; We extract from the speech of Governor Seymour: f I stand before you'upon this occasion, not as one animated by expected victories', but feeling as all feel who are now within the sound of my voice, the dread uncertainties of conflicts! which rage around us, not alone in Pennsylvania, but along the long course to the^Missieslppi— contests that are carry ing down to bloody graves so many of our fellow countrymen, so many of our friends—that is spreading renewed mourning throughout this great broad land of ours. Under circumstances like these, I shall allow to go unsai4.many topics upon which I meant to speak on this occasion. They .might seem-to jar with th© ; solemnity* of the occasion. They might not be in keeping with feelings which now press on each' breast of ours. But there . 'appeal that I want now to make to this whole community, irrespective of party, and I pray that you may hear that appeal. &. few years ago we stood before this community to warn them of the dangers of sectional strife, but our fears were laughed at. At a later day, when the clouds of war overhung our country, we im plored those in! authority compromise that diffi culty, for we had been told by a great orator and statesman, Burke, there never yet was a revolution that might not have been stayed by a compromise made in a timely and graceful manner. Oar prayers were unheeded. "Again, when the contest was opened, we invoked those who had the conduct of .affairs not to underrate the power of the advej> sary. All this warning was treated as sympathy with treason. . I need not. call your attention to the tone of the press, or to the tone of public feeling, to show you - how, atthiamoment, parties are thus exasperated, and Stand in almost defiant attitudes to each other. Until we have a united North, we can have no suc cessful war. Until we have a united, harmonious North, we can have no beneficent, peace; How shall we have harmony? Is'harmony to be coerced? •:'I appeal to you, my 'Republican friends,if you * yourselves, in your serious rooments, believe that -this is' to be produced by seizing our persons, by iniiicgiiig by insultibg our homes, ahd by depriving usof those cherished privileges for which our fathers fought, and to which we have al ways sworn allegiance? We oome to you in no spirit of arrogance, 'We do not come to you Mkingyouto make any. concession of advantage to u*. On the contrary, we only say to you, ho&ding in your hands and in your control almost all the'political power of y° u /, country, to exercise it, but to exercise it no chrding to o.ur chartered rights. We only ask that you cl&ina foT your selves, sndthat which efrery freeman, and every man who respects himself, wilt have for himself— freedom .of speech, tte right to exercise all the franchises conferred by the Constitution upon Americans Canyou safely deny us-these things! Are you not exposing yourselves, your owa interests, to as greats peril as that with which you threaten us ? Remember tble—that the blotnfy and (reasonableand revolutionary doctrine of public nemsiCy canbe proclaimed by ft mob as well as by a Gorernmentl' ’’ Wendell PMHips on Mr. Conway* 'Wendell Phillips, in his speech at Framingham, Mass., July 4th, made the the following allusion to Mr. Conway’s well-known proposals to Mr. Ma son: “ Let me say one word in reference to our friend. Mr. Conway. I think his intentionswere as honesp as the ..raid-day inn is clear. - [Heaiybear, and ap. SlauseJ/ I think his devotion-to the' g?eat cause of uman liberty iB as single-hearted as when he took his father’s seventy Blaves, every one of their hold ers a rebel but himself, and leathern,-with such' de-" voted and self-sacrificing earnestness to freedom on. the northern banks of the Ohio. [Loud applause.] I know, at the same time, that her does not repre sent in that offer one single man on this side of the. Atlantic. £Bear r hear, and applause,]' Ido not say I believe it: bat I say—my own knowledge joined to hie—l toiourit, Now, I wißhto say further, that I entirely agree with the eesence that underlies that offer. The Union without liberty is today ten-fold more accursed than it was anv time the last quarter of a century. [Applause.] Union without liberty I spit upon, as the subjection of the North and the’ eclipse of the nineteenth century. Disunion with liberty is an impossibility. These two ate ttae'ar ticles of my faith. At the same time, the reason why I would not have made- that offer is this: There is no slave in the Confederate States for the Con federates to free, if* they had a mind to. Every negro in the fourteen 1 -rebellious States was freed by the proclamation, except those that events had freed before. That is the law of the only Govern ment existing on this Northern Continent, and it is the law of agreement which has the power to exe cute itß will. There is no- slavery, therefore, about whtch the Abolitionists' could treat, if they had a mind to, with the Con federate rebels. And as for treating with treason, if the sun were forbidden ever again to rise in the morning, and I could have sun rise again by asking treason, I would remain in the dark forever rather than speak to the author of the fugitive-slave bill. [Loud applause.}- That is mr view of the offer of Mr. Conway on the supposed behalf of the Abolitionists. • THE CITY. [von additional city news sbb poubth pagh.| Mass Meeting of Colored? People—— Speeches or Judge Keli/by and Miss Dickinson. —National Hall was filled to overflowing last eve*, ning, *on the occasion of a mass meeting of the colored people, to assist in recruiting* the black regiments. A great many persons in the audience* were white, fcnd they all Beerned to take a lively in- : terest in the proceedings. The platform waß also Ailed, and among those in this portion of the hall were a number of prominent citizens. At eight o’clock, a procession, composed of a cou ple of hundred of colored men, headed by a band of music, entered the hall, and was received with loud cheering. The band performed airs, and, at their conclusion, “John Brown’s Soul is Marching On” was played, by general request. The meeting was organized .by-the selection of-the following officers : . „ . ' Presid&it —Rev. Stephen Smith; Vice Presidents —Rev. Jonathan C. Gibbs, William Whipper, Benjamin B. Moore, Rev. Jeremiah- Ashefj Jacob O. White, Rev. J* B. Trusty, David B; Bowser, James McC. Crummill, Rev. .Tabez P; Campbell, Henry Minton,.Rev. James Underdue, John P. Burr, Rev. Wm. J. Alston, Samuel Wil liams, John W. Page, James Brown, Henry Jones, Thomas Jordan, William H; Riley. Rev. Jesse Boul den, Henry M. Cropper, Thomas J. Dorsey, Wilkin son Jones, Robert Adgers Daniel George, M. B&a -com. * Secretaries— Ebenezer D. Bassett, Jacob C. White, Jr., Octavius V. Oatto. - v- ■ ■ ~ . Hon. ¥m. D. Kelley was first introduced. He commenced by saying that- the rebel army of Vir ginia is no more. [lmmense cheering.] As an or ganization, it will never-leave the soil of Penn sylvania. [Renewed cheering.} And old -Vir ginia is henceforth secured to freedom. [Cheers.] First West Virginia hjr the votes of her . patriotic people, and Eastern Virgini a by' the power of the United States. [Applause.] She will'no longer lead blue-eyed girls or stalwart black men to the slave mart.' [Loud* cheers.] He then asked the black men to stop blacking boots, and waiting behind men’s backs,to engage in the glorious work of war. [Applause.]: After two hundred yearß.of oppression, he asked them to seize the opportunity and fight for their freedom. [Cheers.] He was here to ask themto carry the flag of freedom—to carry that banner wherever'rebellion rears its head—to show that those who. have bought and sold them, and believe that they have eaten the soul out of you, that you are a maßtcr for oil the autocrats of the South; He would not have it said of the colored regiments, of Pennsylvania that there are no Philadelphians-in . it. He advised the rich ones to disinherit their sons who are cowards; and, said he, you girls, remember the young fellowe when they come to spark you. Ifithey are, afraid of the smell of you will have to tuck them under the bedclothes, when it thundeiß. [Laughter.] - The speaker then ap pealed to the white people present to know whether they would assist in the work in hand; [cries of'“yes”]? and he wanted to know whe ther they would take care of the widows and orphans? [Renewed cries of “yes, yes.”} We have waited for two yeaTß and a half for the coming man. Have we got him? Is it Meade, who is covered with glory? [Loud cheers.] Then there is Rose crans, thrice glorious. But. Meade is master in Northern Virginia—Roeecrans in Tennessee. The speakerthen said, that the colored men were the ones who .are to save this country, and concluded by proposing three cheers for the 3d Colored United States Regiment and Rev. Stephen Smith, their friend, which were given with a will. Three cheers were then given for Judge Kelley." Judge Kelley then said that he hai been requested to express the regret of Bertf. H. Brcwater at not being able to be present, and to assure them of his entire sympathy with the meeting. Miss Anna E. Dickinson waß the next speaker. She said that* she had been waiting for a long time forvictory. The North had the power and wealth on their side, but we have failed. The South has been going unsteadily winning victories and pushing us to the wall. Looking at the strength of the South, we ask what needs this people to become a nation l It needs the corner-stone of liberty. [Loud ap plause.] She then referred to Meade’s victory, and said there were parties waiting anxiously for a con firmation. Then there' was another partv who want;to get this war over—yes, all over the North. [Laughter.] These" victories now beiQg gained are because the President is decreeing justice, and then the proclamation of January 1,18G3, was alluded to, and called forth vociferous applause. We are sending the black man out now to fight for his liberty. [Cheers.] She would blush to call the Africans to fight, for her. True, we have been de feated, and we want you. If the North succeda—if the TJniou succeeds, it will he by letting all men % fightforthe stars and stripes. This war is not for the white men nor the colored men, or for the flag, or for a military victory, but it is a war of demo cracy against aristocracy, a war of liberty against slavery. Now is the opportunity, for the black man to" make a, nation. The speaker then de precated the idea of offering bounties, and re ferred to the manner in which the black man had rallied around the standard, without bounty. . The deeds of the black men, at Port Hudson and in South Carolina, were next alluded to in eloquent terms ; and then the speaker impressed upon the minds of her hearers that this Union which we are fighting for will be a Union of liberty, and the stars and stripes will float over everybody, be their color what it may. She then made an urgent appeal to those present to fill up the ranks, and not hesitate 6r waver about petty questions. Miss Dickinson then concluded . her address amid loud applause. Professor E. D. Bassett then read the following appeal: Men of color, to arms, now or never 1 This is our golden moment. The Government of the United States calls for every aMe*bodled colored man to enter the army for the three years* service, and join infighting the battles of liberty and the Union. A new era is opened to üb. For generations we have . - - the honors of nnt,r*r«k, -nd suirerea wrong; our manhood has been denied, our oitizeif* ship blotted out, our souls geared and burned, Our spirits cowed and crushed, and the hopes of the future of our race involved in doubts and darkness. But now the whole aspect of our relations to the white race is changed. Now, thereforefiß our most . precious moment. Let us rush to arms? Fail now, and our rAce is doomed on this, the soil of our birth. We must now awake, arise, or be forever fallen. If we value liberty, if we wish to be free in,this land,' if we love out .country, if we love our families, bur children, our homes, we must Btrike now, while the country calls ;• must rise up in the dignity of /our manhoody and show by our own right arms that we' are worthy to be freemen. Our enemies have xtfffde' the country believe that we are ' craven cowards, without boui, without manhood, without the spirit of soldiers. ' Shall, we die with this stigma resting bn our graves ? Shall we leave this inheritance of shameto our children? No! ;A thousand times'no ? We will rise! The’alternative is upon us; Jet us rather die freemen than live to be slaves. What is life witho.ut liberty? We say. that we . havemanhood—nowisthe time to prove it. A nation or a people that cannot fightmay be pitied, but cannot be respected. If we would be: regarded men, if tre would forever silence the tongue of calumny, of pre i judice and hate, let us rise now and fly to arms t We have seen what valor and heroism our brothers dis played at Poit Hudson and Milliken’s Bend; though they are just galling, poisoning grasp of slaverv, they have startled the world by the most exalted heroism. If they have proved themselves, heroes, can not we prove ourselves men? Are free men less brave than slaves? More than a "million white men have left comfortable homes and joined the armies of the Union to save their country; can not we leave ours, and swell the hosts of the Union, to save our liberties, vindicate our manhood, and deserve well of our country ? Men of color I All races of men—the Englishman, the Irishman, the Frenchman, the German, the American—have been called to-assert their claim-to freedom and a manly character, by an appeal to the sword. The day that has seen an enslaved race in arms has, in alkhistory, seen their last trial. We can now see that our last opportunity has come! If we are not lower in the scale of humanity than Englishmen, Irishmen, white Americans, and other races, we can show it now. Men of colrir! Brothers and fathers ! We appeal to you! By all your concern for yourselves and your liberties, by all your regard for God and humanity, by all your desire for citizenship and equality before the law, by all your love for the country, to stop at no; subterfuges, listen to nothing that shall deter you from rallying for the army. Gome forward, and at once enroll your names for the service. Strike now, and henceforth and forever freemen! ' Moreover, we, the colored people of Philadelphia, in mass meeting assembled, do most emphatically and unitedly express our firm belief that we not only ought, but must and ttill, raise a full regiment of ten companies, eighty men each, of colored volunteers for the United States service within the next fen. days in our own cityof Philadelphia. The addressnvas unanimously adopted. . .. Mr. Maxwell (colored), of Chicago, was next in- and delivered a brief address. He made an urgent appeal to the colored men of Philadel phia to fill up the Pennsylvania regiments afoncei - Frederick Douglass was the next speaker. He re ceived a very flattering introduction from Judge Kelley. The latter remarked that he was about to present what was once a thing —a part of* the estate of Thomas Add, of Maryland, but what, under the influence of liberty* has become a gentleman and an accomplished -orator. Mr. DouglAss then proceeded to address the meeting. He referred to the oppression which the black race had heretofore borne, and to the bright era now dawning for them. Then followed an earnest appeal to the colored men to stand up for the Union, and to fill up thq regi ments now forming at Camp William Penh. The Bpeakerjthen drew a comparison between the two Governments which was found existing ,at present in this.country—the one with Mr. Jefferson Davis at its'head, and the other presided over by Pre sident Lincoln. The Southern, Confederacy,, as-it' is called, said Mr. Douglass, was founded upon the principle that black men have noughts, and quoted from the speech of their Vice President, Mr. Ste phens, to substantiate his while, under the Government of President Lincoln, the colored race enjoy perfect freedom, and are having their fights respected. ;;.The valiant deeds already per formed by the black troops were set forth in fitting language, and the name of Gen. Butler, when men tioned in this part of the speech, called forth a per fect storm of cheers. Mr. Douglass continued his remarks at some length, portrayed the advantages the colored men receive while living under this Go vernment, and urged upon them the necessity of at once: filling up the regiments now forming for the purpose ox upholding the stars and stripes, and crushing out the rebellion of the slaveholders., At the conclusion of the speech, of Mr. Douglahs, the poem, “ The'Second Louisiana,*? by George H Boker, Esq., was read by George Inman Kiohd, Esq., and the different passages were greeted with rapturous applause. • The meeting then adjourned.
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