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DRY - GOODS JOBBERS.
1863. FALL 1863.
DRY GOODS.
HOOD, 130NBRIGHT, cfc
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
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The attention of the TRADE is invited to their•large
Stook of
STAPLE AND FANCY GOODS.
Among which are chs g e brands of Sheet
ing and Shirting Muslins,
Madder Prints, De Laines,
• Ginghams, and
SEASONABLE DRESS GOODS.
ALSO,
MEN'S WEAR
IN GREAT VARIETY.
GREAT INDUCEMENTS OFFERED TO
CASH BUYERS. -
an2o-2nt
1863 , FALL IMPORTATION. ` ' 1863
EDMUND YARD & co.,
IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS, SILKS AND FANCY
• DRY GOODS,
617 CHESTNUT and 611 JAYNE Street; "
Have now opened their Fall importation of Dress Goods,
viz:
MERINOS,
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REPS,-
ALPACAS,
DELAINES,
PLAID AND STRIPED POPLINS,
FANOY•AND BLACK SILKS.
Also, A large assortment of
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BALMORAL SKIRTS,
WHITE GOODS,
LINENS,
EMBROIDERIES, Sco.,
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LOWEST MARKET PRICES.
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NEW AND SECOND HAND,
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Air WOOL SACKS FOR SALE. aul9-6m
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Ike advantages of a STOOK OP GOODS, equalif not su
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and EDWARD P. KELLY. the two beet Tailors of the -
sit P—at Prises mush lower than Siff other trot-slam esta
blishment of the city. apl-tf
GENT'S FURNISHING GOONS.
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WATCHES AND JEWELRY.
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FOE SALE IN ALL SIZES. , m7C-Sze
FINE GHAT COMBS
IA EVENT VARIETY
IMITATIONS OF PEARL AND CORAL.
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MUSICAL BOXES.
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[Special Correeponaence of. The Press.
Beauvows, August 12, 1863.
Walking out the other evening, I was attracted by,
the sound of a plaintive air, which proved to, come
from the men of one of the hospitals of 'the Massa-
Chusetts. 54th. I got them to sing "De old Ship of
Zion," which they did with a will. It must be heard
to -be appreciated. I have often, enjoyed it more
than anything I have heard at Christy's, From the
singing we naturally passed into a talk about the
fight at Wagner. How they eulogize their colonel I
I could hardlyconceive it possible that in so short a
time he could have made so deep an impression. But
he has made an enduring monument in the hearts of
his aamiring soldiers. -
The'? stories were simple. They had * been on
James Island, two days before, in the skirmish,.
when the enemy threatened General Terry with an
attack; had been ordered the next day to fill their
haversacks with two days' provisions, which few,
got, however, owing- to the neglect of their cooks,
and the worthlessness of sonic of the " hard tack ;"
and were marched, the day of the fight on empty
stomachs, and thrown forward in the advance, not,
however, out of will. , General Strong was confi
dent of success, and was desirous of having them
share the credit of it. Thiey thought the firing on
James Island was "pretty s art, but Wagner beat it
clean out sight. De bullets and de grape-shot fell
'bout dem like hail-stones." They did not break.
The shells threw them into temporary confusion,
but "dey close up, push forward, and gets on de
parapet, when it's push, and punch, and shuv, unit
we falls back." "I crawls off de best I knows how.
Somebody was kind enough to help me.- I
lays, den, for I don't know how long, kind of
senseless like, and den creep away, do best I kin."
"All I oxen is anudder chance at 'em." That was a
favorite sentiment. I wish I could convey some
adequate idea of the earnestness with which it was
echoed. I don't think the moat incredulous Copper
head in the country would have entertained any
doubt that these men will fight. They are eager to
get back to the regiment, some of them, too, before
they are fit; and, if you want to excite a genuine
burst of indignation amongst them, just tell them
that the Southernersaay that the niggers have only
to look in the faces of the chivalry and they will run
without using a musket.
One of the party I met was a Virginia fugitive
who had escaped from his master just before the bat
tle of Antietam, after having been with him from
the commencement of the war. He is a stout, pow
erfully-built darkey, with - a deep voice, sound head,
and no little humor. For instance, he had taken
but little part in the talk until something was said
about the Irish riot ; with that he sprung up and.
said, " When die war is over, let no Irishman gib me
any of his same. Dey is meaner dan dirt. One came
to my uncle's, almost starved and naked ; he gave
him close, and I have gin him many a piece of
meat. But he made money, and de first feller for
hangin' niggers, on de least 'spicion, wen de war
brook out, was dat same Irishman. I tells you, if
dey gives me any of dare sarse, I'll make 'em a pre
sent of dis five-dollar bill," doubling up his huge fist,
"and away goes dare teeth down dare throat" -I
asked him a question about the Gaines' -Mill
fight. " Don't know him by name. Dey nebber tells
us de name of any of de places. , We Can't read.
Dey wouldn't let us learn, so dat a book is no more
use to a nigger dan a fiddle is to a mule._ He don't
know how to tune it ; and if it was tuned, he couldn't
play it." He confirmed the story of the rebels run
ning at the first Bull Run—they broke three times—
of the great slaughter at Malvern Hill, and John
son's inability to meet Patterson. He states that,
when he first went to Richmond, "Dey was full of
fight, and going to take Washington right off.
Some of 'em was going to pluck out OM Abe's eyes,
and some was going to turn his teeth for breastpins.
Some was going to'make his scull into a drinking
cup, and some use his bones for rings, and etch
like; but, so far as I knows, Uncle Abe is in his seat
yit." The wildest and most ridiculous stories were I
told the darkies to prevent them from deserting and
making their way inti:Tour lines.
,
This war his diseipated not a few illusions.
Among them is Big Which a certain class have so
frequently promulgated, that the rowdy and the
street bully would - do the most desperate fighting.
The ruffianly element of the army does not hold its,
own. It is the conscientious, earnest men-who fin',
nish the most daring scouts and the most deterinined
fighters. In the 48th Regiment N. Y. y.. , Zjoinpaily
D, was a squad of Methodists, who.twere dn the
habit of holding prayer-meetings, and one of their
favorite' hYinns was, "I am gbing home, I
am going home to die no more:" They sang
it so often that some irreverent wag dubbed
them, and even the company, with the name "Die no
mores." The captain, James Olen Paxson, for
merly of Trenkm, New Jersey, Was—for alas 1-the
widospread branches of the sycamore wave over his
ashes in. the Episcopat grave-yard at Beaufort —one
of the most energetic and reliable officers in-the ser
vice. Trusty, untiring; considerate, and universally
beloved, he has fallen into an honored grave. A fa
vorite of his former colonel, because" when assigned
a duty, he always was sure to do it," he was en
trusted with the repairing of Fort Pulaski, and sub
sequently drilled his Knee into efficient artillerists.
But he made his last charge at Wagner, where he
was severely wounded. Ache was mounting the
parapet, he waved his sword, and shouted,'" Come
'Oh, Die no Mores." They did come on, for of the
pious band not a single one escaped unhurt, and
most of them have reachedthe haven for which they
Were bound, and where they can never more die.
THE SANITARY COMMISSION.
There is one institution growing out of this war,
in whose favor too much cannot be said. I refer to
the Sanitary Commission. Opposed at the outset
by not slew of the army surgeons, it has gradually
won its way into their good graces, and compelled a
recognition of its invaluable services. IVlany a sot.
dier whose wounds are dressed with the bandages it
has supplied, whose aching limbs are eased by its
pillows, whose fevered lips-are-cooled by its grateful
drinks, and whose capricious appetite is tempted by
its choice viands,. thanks Goff for the labors and
ersourees of this noblest of charities. What the
wounded, suddenly brought here from Morris Island,
would have done, had it not been for the supplies of
the commission, it is terrible to think of. But falling
back on its stores so judiciously concentred here the
surgeons had all they! could ask for—shirts, sheets,
bandages, lint, jellies, wines, preparations for syrups
—everything which the kindness and forethoughtof
experienced-hands could provide,; and, under the
judicious management of the untiring Dr. Marsh
and hie excellent lady, they were properly and
promptly distributed.: Nor let it be forgotten that
our jaded and hungry soldiers, who through some
mismanagement did not get their rations on the day
of the last attack on Wagner,. were furnished in
creased stomach for the fight by beingsupplied with
an abundance of soup just before advancing to the -
attack. The Dr. and his assistants were busy in
looking after thewounded, and many a poor sufferer
owes his prompt succor to their efficient help. Had
the Sanitary Commission done nothing else than
put at the command of Dr. Marsh the resources
which he has so skilfully used to prevent and allevi
ate suffering, it would be entitled to the lasting gra
titude not only of the army, but of the nation.
UNDBEOLOTHING. duk
I referred in a former letter to the case of Wil
liams. I was misinformed. The grapeshot struck
just behind and above the ear, and lodged under the
femoral artery, not piercing, but slightly crushing
the skull. He was helped off the field, and carried
the shot in his head for two weeks. He behaved
with , a great deal of coolness, both at Wagner and
on James' Island, and his comrades speak in high
terms of his nerve, though, as one of them said.be
fore the fight, "we did not think he would make
much of a soldier."' His wound is slowly healing;
but the first time I called on him he was not about,
and the second, was complaining of headache,'so
that I did not trouble him to talk.
On Sunday last Messrs. Culver and Calef, two
refugees from Savannah, arrived here, having left
their homes the previous Saturday week. They
were. tanners, and have been exempt from prior
conscriptions because of their occupation.; but the
last sweeping order includes them also; and finding
that on the following Tuesday, they would be forced
into the rebel ranks, they decamped, taking the
railroad some ninety miles up the country and then
across. Taking the cars to Brunswick, they made
their way thence to the salt works, running the
gauntlet of the rebel pickets, and finally paid a man
$l5O in Confederate money to bring them to one Of
our gunboat&
The most' important item of intelligence they
bring with them, if true, is that - Gen. Lee has re
signed command of the Army of the Potomac. It
was first brought by telegraph to one of the towns
through which they passed, and published after
wards in the local journal. They state that that
hot. headed Secessionist and slave importer C. A,
Lamar, has cleared the country. He and the Hon,
John S. Ward, late minister to China, converted all
their available property into money and slipped off
unawares, running the blockade at Wilmington,
N. C.. shortly after the fall of Vicksburg. Their
disappearance created no little indignant com
ment. After the fall of Pulaski the Savan
nah people, .many of them, moved their furni
'ture,up country, but the recent advance of Rose
crane has sent them back. The late reverses have
destroyed, too, their hopes of success, and even the
violent.women are manifesting a disposition to be
friendly with their Union neighbors, whose protec
tion they have gone so far as to invoke. They as
sert that Savannah never was a disloyal city. It
was hurled into the current of Secession by its
lawyers and professional politicians and rowdies,
while the. more intelligent citizens, its merchants
and its artisans, were oppos ed to a folly they dared
not openly fight. There are more dry goods in the
shops at Hilton Head than in all the stores
at Savannah, and the few dry goods there are
enormously high. One of them paid thirty dollars
for a common felt hat. Flour was worth $l6O a
barrel; cheese $5 per pound; loaf sugar $4, and
other goods in proportion. Most people are seeking
to get rid of Confederate money, by converting it
into State currency, gold, and greenbacks, •giving
from ten to twenty for one in gold.- They report
that Savannah could have been. taken with the ut.
most ease after the capture of Hilton Head or Pu
laski, and even now that a very small land force
woulimeet with no opposition, many of the people
having months ago provided themselves with Union
flags. One sturdy old Pennsylvanian"cued like a
Ohlld when the Stara and Siiipee were pulled doWili
7Prezz.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1863.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
HILTON. HEAD, August 14,1863
PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1863.
and told them they would live bitterly to rue the day.
Only two vessels, the Nashville and the Fingal, ever
succeeded in running the b]ockade,though goods have
been imported freely. through Charleston and Wit.
mington until recently. These refugees seem to
think that Davie will make but little by his con
scription, for the most of the men he may get will
be more willing to fight against the stars and bars
than for it.
THE EXPECTED ATTACK.
Military posts are famous for their rumors, and
this is no exception. We have had any quan
tity in regard to the coming bombardment.
But I was pretty well satisfied
.that it would
not come off before next Monday, and now
General Gilmore has shut down on all passes,
except those emanating from himself. This stringent
rule creates sonic outcry in certain quarters, but .I
not at all wonder at it, and should not complain
evert though it prevent my arrival at Morris Island
in time to witness the greatest bombardment of the
war. Of the reduction of Sumpter not a doubt
need be entertained. Gee. Gilmore is bound to suc
ceed. But Sumpter is three miles and a half from
Charleston, and the enemy have not been idle. They
are strengthening constantly their defences on the
adjacent shores, so that, though Sumpter may fall,
we have not got the city. The whole pride and pas
sion of the State is roused, and they will make a de
termined resistance.
JUSTICE TO THE COLORED. SOLDIERS.
I had the pleasure of conveying to the let Caro
lina Regiment their first information of the Presi
dent's bulletin, announcing that the policy of re
-
taliation would be acted on in every, case of their re
taliation. It would have done you good to see their
eyes glisten and their ivory shine. " Dat is right,"
"We are glad de Preaident do us justice," 6 ' Dat
what we had a right to 'pect," &c., &c., were the
exclamations. Presently said one, " Well Ilse
never gwine to take any prisoners;" "Nor I," ' nor
I," followed. " ' What do you tink doe rebels cares
for,dat prbelamation " Dey fights to kill, and so
doed T." "'Deg nebber gin nigger a chance, ,I won't
give - dem." " Whar's de wounded dey took at Wag
ner?" I said it was not known that they harikilled
them, and many thought they had not maltreated
them, but only refused to give them up. "I don't
beleeve it I know dose rebuts. Dey hab no mercy
on a nigger, and dey nebber forgive him for taking
gun in hie hand. I tell yur dep nebber tak die
chile alive." " Nor me." " Nor me." These men
are proud of the courage displayed by their race,
but a deep feeling of hostility has been enkindled by
the alleged barbarity of the rebels at Wagner. S.
am somewhat auspicious whether proper care is
exercised in filling up these regiments. I think
there is some stolid and some incapable material in
them that can never be worked -up into good
soldiers, and all such is only an injury to the
regiment, and a dead loss to the service. Nor are the
officers precisely all of them what they should be
for this great experiment. What are wanted are
earnest, energetic, practical. men; uniting the high
est morale with first-class executive talent. Men
may be sincere humanitarians, and most-unexcep
tionable citizens, who are totally unfit to command,
Beside, unworthy men, lured by the shoulder-straps
and the pay, have wormed themselves in. They
should be worked out without mercy. Of.all sol
diers colored men can least afford to be improperly
led, and at the outset of this experiment no consi
derations Should prevent the lopping off of unfit
officers.
There is another thing that should be set right at
the earliest moment. As the law is now construed
the colored soldier is paid but $lO a month, there
being, it is asserted, no authority to pay more than
ie authorized for labor in the Quartermaster's De
partment. This is the grossest injustice,, and is
doing no little injury on the minds of the blacks,
who are accepting it as one of the many proofs of
the disposition of the whites to take advantage of
them. What makes it more objectionable is the
fact that they were promised, when enlisted, the
same pay and rations as the white soldiers. Really
some method should be devised to keep this promise
until Congress meets, when the law should be,
promptly amended.
There is another order applying to the colored re
giments, which I cannot characterize in too strong
terms. Surgeon General Hammond has authorized
a triplet of surgeons to convert hospital stewards
into surgeons for colored. regiments. Now, I know
.it is difficult to get good surgeons. But, then, peo
ple are but children of a larger growth, and require
especial looking after, for the more ignorant men
are the more negleCtful they , are of proper sanitary
precautions, and it seems to me a perfect outrageto
pirt it in the power of three surgeons to foist a favo
rite hospital steward, who knows"nothing' of ana
toiny, and has never made a dissection in his life,
upon a regiment as their physician. I ant not
making any attack upon any individual, and I.wish
that distinctly understood. Bat F protest against
any regulation liable to such scandalous abuse, and
I call upon The Press to expose and denounce it.
CHARLESTON.
A War of Artillery-,The - Bombardmemt of
Forte Sumpter.
[Correspondence of the New York Tribune.]
Mounts ISLAND (S. 0.), August 16.—One hundred
and five to one hundred and ten degrees in the shade
today on Morris Island, quite tropical enough_ for
the most ardent lover of the Southern climate, is it
not But ! our Northern troops endure it well. No
thing but the severest labor in the trenches seems to
affect them. Fevers are scarcely heard of. Sickness
from fatigue and exhaustion, and occasionally from
sunstroke, are all that the physicians are called upon
to administer for. The' negroes grow fat anti jolly
under this intense heat, and drag the big siege guns
through the deep sand under the blazing sun without
the least murmuring. True, they do not drag them
very, fast. Four miles a day to a Northern man
would seem slow progress ; but, nevertheless, in this
climate it is progress, and quite as rapid as the engi
neers care to have it.
It is worth a trip to Morris Island to see these
dusky soldiers, after having worked all- night and
until nearly noon in the day, lie down in the hot
sand on their backs, with their mouths wide open,
and swarms of flies hovering in and around them,
sleep as soundly as if they were upon the most com
fortable mattresses and beneath the coolest shade.
Yesterday morning the severest and most obsti
nate cannonade of the campaign came off, but with,
as usual in all these great expenditures of ammuni
tion, very little loss of - life or limb.
The night before we had advanced our lines on the
right to within four hundred and - twenty yards of
Fort Wagner, without the least knowledge or suspi
cion of the rebels. In the morning, to their surprise,-
they found that we were within easy rifle range of
every man who lifted his head above the parapet of
the fort, and at our leisure could drop their artille
rists as they came out in sight to work their guns.
In advancing our lines, we had anticipated and
prepared fa an obstinate resistance, but had met
with none, and had been entirely successful. It
seemed, however, to almost every one that it could
hardly be possible that they would allow us to con
tinue our work unmolested much longer, and ouch
in a few hours proved to be the case.
While our men were at work in the trenches and
our mortars were firing at intervals of half an hour,
Forts Wagner, Sumpter, and Gregg, opened a most
terrible fire from all the guns they had bearing upon
our extreme right and left. It was the most rapid
firing heard in this department since the repulse of
Dupont from Fort Sumpter. Fort Wagner threw,
for two hours, a constant stream of 42 and2o.pounder
grape - and canister, and spherical-case shot, and
bumpier and Gregg their heaviest shot and
shell. Col. Bell, of the 4th New Hampshire,
commanded the front during the engagement, and
the moment it opened ordered all mortars and
20. pounder Parrotts to reply, which they did
instantly in splendid style. After the heavens had
trembled for more than two hours, and just as the
sun :was rising in golden glory on the ocean, the fire
from Fort Wagner began to Blacken. Fort Sump.
ter's big guns seemed to grow weary, and little Fort
Gregg was evidently completely exhausted. The
rain of shell from - our mortars had been too much
for:them, and though We may not have destroyed
many lives, we had demoralized their gunners ' and
compelled them to seek the shelter of the tiomb-.
proofs. Our own men being well protected during
the Whole engagement, we lost but one man killed
and eight wounded.
Reinforcements are rapidly% arriving. Gen. Gil
more has now all the- troops he desires. In a few
days the final . attack upon these formidable struc
tures will be made, and in a few weeks thereafter
the whole world will knowwhether we have been
able to reduce them or not.
Today all the rebel forts,from Johnson, on the
left, to Wagner, on the right, have been firing at in
tervals of fifteen minutes, and:we have replied from
our mortars with the-same rapidity. -
For the first time eincethe siege commenced, we
opened fire upon Fort Sumpter ;: and, for the first
time in the historyof siege operations } brought to
bear a two-hundied•pound'farrott.
Colonel Turner, chief of , General Gilmore'eatafr,
desiring to teat the powder to be used in these Ms,
experimented with stew shots upoa Sumpter with
the moat gratifying results. He fired seven shots S.
the first three fell short, but of the remaining four,
two went directly through the gorge wall of the fort,
a short distance above thesally-port,andtwo struck
the parapet and sent an immense amount of bricks
and mortar tumbling into the ditch and into thefort. '
The effect cil these shots can clearly be seen with
the naked eye at the distanee of two miles and a
The solid shot whioh went through the fort made
holes from. four to five feet in diameter, or, to use
the technical language of the engineer, the diameter
of the craters, by mathematical calculation, is four
feet and ten inches,.
After the range had been obtained upon Sumpter,
every shot struck. .When all the 200. pounders open,
if handled with the same skin, it would seem hardly
possible for the'fort to stand twelve hours' bombard
ment. It cannot otherwise than fall within the time
required to reduce Fort Pulaski.
While we were firing upon Sumpter this afternoon,
an Meer in Fort Gregg, evidently designing to
watch the effect of the shot, brought his campchair
out upon the parapet of the • fort, and sat down as
coolly as if he was not within the range of fifty or
sixty Parrotsa. One of -our artillerists, desiring to
teach him a lesson of prudence, let fly a 30. pounder
Parrott shot, and sent him tumbling off his chair
into the. fort. Our gunners are using these small
Parretta with almost as much skill as the sharp
shohters do their rifles+ and are competing with
them in the taking off every head that, appears in
sight. .
Charleston in Her Time of Trouble.
[From the Savannah Republican, July 24.3'
To one who moves about among the good people
of this famous city, it cannot be disguised that a feel
ing of commingled doubt and apprehension, in some
cases amounting to hopelessness, has taken posses
sion of all minds; They look to the future with
many forebodings of evil. And yet, in spite of all,
they are calm, dignified, self-poaseased, and reso
lute. There is no panic here nor the prospect of
one. The joint recommendation of General Beau
regard and tbe Mayor that the women and chil
dren depart to a place of safety has been almost
entirely . unheeded. Tomthe contrary, many fami
lies that had been absent a twelvemonth or more
have returned within the last few weeks, under
the belief that all prospect of -an attack until
autumn had passed. Home once more, they seem
ed inclined to remain there, if not to share the
fate of the city, at least until the last moment for
flight shall have arrived. Business of all . sorts -is
pretty well suspended, the young men going into the
ranks and the old men into the street or at home,
doing what they can to back up and provide for the
defenders. The magnificent sea-wall, known as the
Battery, is crowded every afternoon, and often at
midday, with the ladies of the city, mulling the cool
air from the ocean, or listening to the thunders'of
the fleet and forts as they, come roaring - over the
waters of the beautiful bay. Those who visit the
hospitals .meet their angelic l'orms in every ward and
passageway, and by the bedside of every sufferer.
They arc the bearers of refreshments'of the most
savory hind, and what are still better, the - aweet
words of copoißtion and ohm to the and dying.
Heaven reward them for their Anxious toll and an
gelic ministrations.
The importers of goods are the most bustling and
anxious class to be seen in the city. Boxes, barrels,
and bales of every desoription are being rolled into
the street daily, and every imaginable species of
conveyance is emplOYed to transport them to the
ddpffis, for the purpOse le being sent into -the inte
rior for safety. But- a portion of the merchandise
can be accommodated by the trains, and the rest will
have to remain and share the fate of the city. lam
not so sure but that it would be agood plan to - allow
more to go away, for "where the treasure is there
will the heart be also," and it is pretty certain that
there are many who would care but little for Charles.
ton, were their own worldly goods removed to a
place of safety. • • •
I spoke in the outset of the general distrust per
trading the minds of the inhabitants. - .-L should be
unfaithful to the truth- did I fail to - refer to the
causes of this uneasinees, as such a state of feel
ing'must have a reason, real oilniaelnarY. Nobody
believes that the city is not perfectly defensible,
but the impresaiOn ifigeneral that the proper mliite.
ry efforts have not been made for its protection.
Whether this be trutTor not I shall not pretend to
say, even were I a competent judge of such matters.
My object Is simply to-state a feet, a general belief,
which may or ma be wellsfounded. The come
mending general bat enjoyed every opportunity of
military education and experience, while his exploits
in the held haVe won more popular admiration than
1 hose of any other leader Since the war begun Were it
only in deference to public sentiment throughout the
Confederacy, I .ahould be loth to charge such a man
With professional shortcomings. Besides, it is due to
him that we wait for the results of his opinions and
labors before we even:',insinuate a charge of ineffi
ciency. It is true that`appearances wear rather an
unfavorable aspect imiw, but Morris Island and -
Sumpter have not yet been taken.; and should both
Mil; though the peril May 'he increased, we by no
means surrender our hopes of Charleston. The enemy.
canncver occupy Sumpter; that is a fixed fact. It will
be destroyed before it shall fall' into their hands,
and if
not, Battery Bee, on Sullivan's island, could level it to' the
foundation in twenty-four hours.
But granting that there has been remissness, that
things have been left undone that ought to,have
been done, it does not necessarily follow that the
military authorities are responsible. When absorbed
with ae effect we are very apt to overlook the cause,
an'excited state of the %public mind being unfavora
ble to rational investigation. Are the slaveowners
or South Carolina,, ay, of Charleston herself, free
fromtlame in the matter! Taking it for granted
that they are willing to face the inquiry, we may
observe that for rrianf months past we have eeen re
peated and urgent calls in the Charleston papers for
the planters of the State to send in thelr'negroes for
work on the fortifications. The last Legislature of
the State, impressed with the importance of the sub
ject, passed a law imposing a heavy fine for a refusal
to furnish the desired labor. Still more recently (3-en.
Beauregard and the Mayor of Charleston issued as
moat urgent appeal to the same end. What has been
the result of their frequent calls for aid to the mill
tary 7. The present state of the defences answers the
question, and conclusively. After more than two years
for preparation.the enemy are knocking at the very gates,
of the city, and we are not ready. The papers of this
very morning contain an appeal and statement from
'the Governor which shd - w the most culpable indif
ference. So far from planters answering the appeals
.-to their patriotism for contributions of labor, the
Governor informs us that even "the act of the Legis
lature proves insufficient to the procurement of the
labor asked for by the Confederate authorities " .f
am informed 'that the planters, many of them, prefer to_
pay the fine rather than respond to a great public ;weep
lily involving the livis of thousands of their fellow•citi.
noes, and perhaps their own liberties. The negroes of
Charleston were impressed a few days ago for this
same work; why was it not done months ago 3 Geor
gia, I am proud to say, has set a better example.
These things maybe very well taken into considera
tion when we come to enter judgment against the
delinquents.
I sincerely trust that the vigorous counsels of our
generals, and the unsurpassed valor of our troops,
may yet overcome all obstacles and deficiencies, and
save this noble city from vandal tyranny and pollu
tion. The reports to-night from Morris Island con
tain little worthy of note, except that our officers are
expecting to be opened upon to-morrow by three
batteries instead 01 one. Neither torrid heat above nor
burning sands beneath seem sufficient to deter the indefati
gable Yankees from their favorite tactics of digging.
It is stated in Mondayla Republican that " the Tat
nail Guard were not in the battle (of Saturday),
having been assigned to - other duty." This is a
mistake. The whole of Offionel Olmstead's command
participated in that bleody engagement, and the
Guard, with their fearless leader, Captain Daven
port, did their full share of execution. The Wash
iogton Volunteers were•commanded by Lieutenant
John 0. Rowland, and not by Captain Cooper, as
stated in the same article. The Captain, from indis
position or some other good cause, did not accom
pany his command to Charleston. The Oglethorpe
Light Infantry, Company 13, is commanded by Cap
tain (not Lieutenant) Lachlison, he having received
his commission as Captain Sims' successor some
week or two ago.
I heard today of an aet of .magnanimity to a fallen
foe of which but few of us are capable. At the close
of the battle on Saturday . , which was foughtat such
close quarters that the dead and wounded of both
sides were commingled, Sergeant W.- H. Santine, of
the Tattnall Guard, was seen administering water
and other refreshments 'to a aeverely-wounded
Yankee within a few feet of his own dead brother.
The battle-field after thesfight, makes wondrous.
conquests over human paseions.
A MissoliLii-
The St. Louis DeMOCNIZ has received fromits cor
respondent at Jefferson City the following order. 'lt
explains itself. A tine_ revolver, worth $lOO, is to
be presented to the heroine, Miss-Schwartz-, by Act
ing Governor Hall, on behalf of Missouri. The tea.
timonial is well deserved.
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OENTRAL , MISSOURC,
JEEPERSOPT BITS, August 9 ; 1863:
GENERAL ORDER N0.42.—0n the night of the 6th
inst. a party of bushwhackers, some three in num
ber, visited the house' of a, Mr. Schwartz, about
twelve 'miles from, , JefFersore City, in Cole county,
and on demanding admittance, they were refused by
Miss Schwartz, it young lady of fifteen. They re
plied they would come in, at the same time trying to
break down the door. hile this was going on, the
other inmates of the house, viz: :Mr. Schwartz, John
Wise, Captain Golden, Government horse dealer,
and a young man in his employ, all left, taking with .
them (as they supposed) all the arms and'ammunt
tion. In their hasty retreat they left behind a re
volver, which Miss Schwartz appropriated' to her
own use. She went to the door, and on opening it
presented the pistol to the lender of the gang, telling
them to " come on if they wanted to, and that some
of them should fall, or she would." They threatened
to kill her if she did not leave the door ; she replied.
" The first one who takes-one step towards this door dies,
for this is the house of my parents, and my brothers and
sisters, and I am ate to and shall defend it.' , - Seeing
that she was determined in her purpose, and after
holding a consultation together, they left. '
Here is an 'instance of true courage: A young
girl of fifteen years of age, after all the inmates of
the house—even her father—had fled, leaving her
alone to her fate, with the courage worthy of a Joan
of Arc boldly defended her native home against three
bloodthirsty and cowardly ruffians, and by her cool
ness and heroic daring succeeded in turning them
from their hellish designs.
-
It is with feelings of no 'ordinary pride and plea
surelhe commanding general announces this act to
the citizens of his district. On the other hand, those
mieefable cowards who deserted this brave girl in
the hour of danger, flying from the house, leaving
her to her fate, are unworthy the name of men de
serve the scorn and contempt of the community at
large, and whose society should be shunned by every
.one who has the least spark of honor or bravery
within them. By order of
- BRIG. GEN; BROWN;
.Gen. Sibley's Indian Campaign..o ,
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF IV[INNESOTA,
DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHWEST,
DAMP SLAUGHTER, July 31, 1863
GENERAL ORDER. NO.- 5L
To the Users and Soldiers of the Expeditionary Forces
in Camp: •
It is proper for the brigadier, general commanding
to announce to you that the, march to the West and
South is completed, and that on to-morrow the
column will move homeward, to discharge such other
duties connected with the objects of the expedition
on the way ste may, from time to time, present them-
In making this, announcement Gen: Sibley ex
presses, also, his high gratification that the campaign
has been a complete success. The design of the Go-
vernment in chastising , the savages, and thereby
preventing, for the future, the raids upon the fron
tier has been accomplished. You have • routed the
miscreants who murdered -our people last year,
banded as they were with the powerful Upper Sioux
to, the number of nearly 2,000 warriors, in three suc
cessful engagements, with heavy loss, and driven
them in confusion and dismay across- the Missouri
river, leaving behind them all their vehicles, pro
visions, and skins, designed for clothing, which have
been destroyed.
Forty-foUr bodies of warriors have been found, and
many others concealed or taken away, according to
the custom of these savages, so that it is certain
they lost in killed and wounded • not less than from
120 to 150 men. All this has been accomplished-with
the comparatively trifling loss on our part of three
killed and as many wounded.' You. have marched.
nearly 600 miles from St. Paul, and thenowerful
bands of the Dakotas, who have hitherto• held un
disputed possession of the great. prairies, have sue.
cumbed to your valor and discipline, and sought
safety in flight; The intense heat and drought have.
caused much suffering, which you. have endured
without a murmur. The companies of.the 6th, 7th,
9th, and 10th Regiments Minnesota . Volunteers, and ,
the Ist Minnesota Mounted Rangers, and the scouts•
of the battery, have amply sustained the reputation,
of the State by their bravery and- endurance amid ,
unknown dangers and great hardships. arch , has.
had opportimily to distinguish itself' against-a foe
at least equal in nuinbersteitself.
It would be a gratification if- these remorseless
savages could have been pursued and literally ex
tirpated, for, their crimes and. barbarities merited ,
ouch a full measure of punishment; but men and
animals are alike exhausted after so. long a march,
and a further pursuit would only be futile and
The military rysults of the campaign, have
been completely accomplished, for the savageshaye
not only been deatroyed-in great numbers and their
main strength broken, but their prospects' for the
future are hopeless indeed, for they can scarcely es
cape starvation during the. approaching winter. It
is, peculiarly gratifying to the Brigadier General
commanding to know that the tremendous fatigues
and manifold dangers of the. expedition thus far
have entailed so small a loss of life in his command.
A less careful policy than that adopted might have
effected the destruction of more of the enemy, but
that could only have been done by a proportional
exposure on our part, and the consequent lose of
many more lives, bringing sorrow and mourning to
our own homes; .
Letus,therefore, return thanks to, a merciful God
for his manifest interposition in our favor, and for
the success attendant upon our efforts to secure
peace to the borders of- our own State. and of our
neighbors and friends in bakotah Territory, and, as
we proceed on our march toward those most near
and dearito us, let us be prepared to discharge other
duties - which may be imposed upon us during our
journey with cheerful and willing hearts.
To the regimental and company officers of this
command, the Brigadier General Commanding ten
ders hie warmest thanks for their co• operation and
aid on every occasion during the progress of the
column through the heart of an unknown region,
inhabited by a'subtle and merciless foe. -
For the friends and families of our fallen commadeS,
we have our warmest sympathies to offer in their
bereavement;
Gen. Sibley takes this occasion to express his ap
preciation of .the activity and zeal displayed by the
members of his staff, one and all.
By command of Brig. Gen. SIBLEY.
The general and his staff will probably reach St.
Paul during 'the last of August, and the soldiers
Composing the expedition will, for the present, gar
rison frontierpOstS. The results that will grow .out
of this campaign, and numerous incidents and par
ticulars, I am obliged to leare for another letter.
Gen: Sibley's last report, Oated July M stated
that he was then on the Indian trail, four miles from
the Missouri Coteau, and should Vow the trail
wherever it - might lead. When three days out, he
had found the camp where the 600 lodges or 3000 In
dians were reported to have been, but they had left,
and it was their trail which he was following up.
Great anxiety is felt here for further news from the
expedition. \
CoLorain TROOPS IN NEW •YORR.--001. John B.
Montgomery some time since applied to the War
Department for permission. to •organiso a regiment
of colored cavalry in.the State of New York. The
tesponse to this application has just been received,
to the effect .that " the Department does not intend
to authorize the raising of colored - troops to the
State of lieri , Yorlit mt preseutli
A Letter from parson Brown low.
CINCINNATI, August 17,.1663.
To the Editor of The Press:
fin: I am here on a brief visit from Nashville,
and expect to return to-morrow. I am cheerful, and
in confident expectation of seeing this rebellion
crushed out at no distant day. I see refugees from
East Tennessee, North Georgia, and Northern Ala
bama, almost every day, and certainly every week.
Many of these men I have known for years, and I
can confide in what they say. From the evidence of
these men—and the testimony of the letters of intent.
gent writers smuggled through to others of us—it is
clear to be seen that the rebellion now has the
galloping consumption, and can't hold out much
longer. Charleston can't hold out much longer, and
the city of Mobile must soon surrender. These cities
taken, and we will soon capture Richmond. We
have the Mississippi river and Mt tributaries, and
we shall not again allow their occupation by rebels,
in whole or in part. North Carolina is seeking to
get back to the old Government, and wants "the
Union as it was, and the Constitution as it is."
The exhausted population of Missiasippi are sick of
the insurrection and its corrupt managers, and are
talking out in favor of a return to the "old con
cern."
We have the rebels out of Middle and West Ten
nessee, with the exception of small thieving bands,
who -are not regularly in their army. Burnside is
now marching on Knoxville, with a heavy force of,
cavalry and mounted infantry, commanding them in
person, and by the time this letter reaches the read
ers of your paper, he will have established his head
quarters at Knoxville. Rosecrans is now marching
upon Chattanooga, with a large army, in tine con
dition, and in a few days he will have taken that
ey to all their strongholds ; and, after having garri
soned Chattanooga, he will march upon Atlanta,
and after that meet Grant's forces at Montgomery,
the capital of that infamous rebel State. Then, fare
well to the "Southern Confederacy," and all its
long•talked-of greatness. Narrowing down their
operations to a few Cotton States, they will have no
outlet to the sea, and with their "pent-up Mica,"
they will see their small proportions " as others see
them." Without men, without resources, without
foreign aid, without money, without credit, without
hope, without honor, without truth on their aide,
and without honest men and God on their side, the
bogus Confederacy Will collapse, and while its more
active wire-pullers, loaded down with the curses of
the misguided masses, some will flee to Europe,
some to _Mexico, and others will go the way Ward's
ducks did, while the great body of the people wil
gladly return to their former allegiance.
The boastings of the mad and infuriated leaders
of the conquering cause loom up in huge proper-
Hone before my - eyes while I write this hasty letter;
in the charming picture of the wholly imaginary
Southern Confederacy, which, two years ago, I - de
nounced in every issue of my paper. It was then a
happy land, defended by unconquerable hosts- and
impregnable forts; a land reveling in plenitude of
food and money; a land which neither naval block
ade nor invading battalions could affect; a land
whose chivalric soldiers could conquer the Lincoln
hirelings, when arrayed against them five to one; a
land whose leading generals were all Napoleons and
Chathams, and which could, if it pleased, bid de
fiance to the four quarters of the globe !
But suffer a few more remarks in regard-to Ten
nessee. Thousands are crowding into the county
towns of Middle Tennessee, taking the oath, and de
claring themselves to be sick and tired of the rebel
lion. A great many deserters are coming into Nash
ville, Murfreesboro, MclVlthsville, Tullahoma, and
Winchester, and asking leave to take the oath, re
turn to their homes, and give bonds to the effect
that they will have nothing more to do with the
war, or their guilty leaders. There is a great change
going on, and one that will result soon, bringing the
State back into the Union. The Federal Grand
Jury, under a charge by Judge Trigg, recently found
three hundred indictments at Nashville, for treason
and conspiracy, against the leaders of the rebellion in
that State; and among the guilty culprits indicted
are some proniinent clergymen. Indicted for trea
son, those villains will not be allowed ban, but if
caught, mast go to prison!'
The news from East Tennessee is unusually pain
ful, in view of the long-sufferinK of this abused
people. The late conscription act is the last despe
rate piece of cruelty needed to complete the ruin of
the country, and the murder of. the Union men.
They take all from sixteen to sixty. All that have
not made their escape have been forced into the
rebel ranks. The last califs from forty-five to- sixty.
Thousands have escaped, among them old gray
haired men ; and they have gone into new regiments
here, until we have how twenty thousaneßast Ten
nesseans in the Federal army. Poor fellows! I
have recently shed tears on more 000E01011e than
one, in listening to their tales of cruelty, and of the
sufferings of their families. My book does not give
even a faint idea of the inhuman slaughter and most
wanton cruelties suffered by the long-neglected
Union men of East Tennessee. They are shot down
like wild beasts wherever found.
Messrs. Crawford and Fletcher, two Union-law
yers from Andrew Johnson's county of Green, and
the latter a State Senator, tell me of the marching
of twenty women and children into- - the - town 'of
Greenville - under guard, barefooted, with feet bleed
ing, having made them previously stand and see
their husbandi and - fathers shot down in cold blood,
for their Union sentiments. These gentlemen saw
these women and children, and' secretly conveyed
money to them. Mr. Crawford saw the Cherokee
Indians in the rebel ranks exhibit Union scalps they
had taken, and upon which they obtained premiums !'
Boys under twelve years have been-shOt at their
mothers' knees, begging for their lives !' Old Union
men have been shot and hung in-the presence of
their agonizing wives and daughters. Mothers have
been brutally murdered for concealing their sons and
husbands when they have Red from' the act of con
scription-. Reputable females have been violated in
the presence of their chained and helpless-male pro
teeters. I' assure the people of the- loyal States,
upon the honor of a man, that rapine, pillage, arson,
rape, and murder are no longer crimes in East Ten
nessee, and no rebel soldier or officer there has yet'
been punished for any of these offences against a
Union man or woman !
The wheat crop in East Tennessee is very fine, and
the Rebel Government has pressed its ragged sol
diers into the work of harvesting and threshing it
for their own use ; and they are now collecting and
running it off to Georgia, in anticipation of the ap
proach of our army, :l'he corn crop is more than an
average one, mostly procured by the labor of the
women and children, while their Male protectors
were forced to bide out. The Rebel government
has ordered details for its gathering and-preserva
tion ; but, before their time comes for this last act of
plunder, Rosecrans and Burnside and their con
guering armies will have:taken the country, and
driven the thieving scoundrels into the- Cotton
4tates. My God what a retribution awaits these
oppressors, thieves, and murdirers,. when these
abused, banished, and ill-treated East Tennessee re
fugees reach their homes clothed in Federal' uni
forms, and armed with Federal guns and - sabres !.
They may call in vain for the rocks and Rills. to fall
upon them, and hide them from the wrath of Union
soldiers ! ' They will depend. in vain upon prominent
Union men to save them ! They will- seek in.vain
to pull wool over the eyes of the Federal generals !-
Their doom is sealed, and their horrible but just - fate
is written upon the wall !
I confidently expect, in a few weeks, to go to
Knoxville and Chattanooga, as a special' agent of
the
.Treasury Department, to establish Boards of
Trade, and to turn over the merchandise of that
country to loyal men, While I seize upon and' coatis.
cate the abandoned property of .rebels. I expect- to.
hearths telling charge of Judge -Trigg.to the. Grand•
Jury, andlo see that jury bring-in bills of indict•
meats- for 'reason against the leading murderous,
corrupt, and unmitigated scoundrels who led the
way in the work of rebellion !
Last,. but not least, I expect- to • put my paper
under way, and come down , upon rebeldom after a,
style that will interest all loyal men, North and
South.- I already have my prospectus written, and
in a few weeks I shall have it in the leading North.
ern papers. The title of the paper will be "Brown
low,s Knoxville Whig and Rebel Ventilator." The
yearly subscription to the Weekly. Whig wilt be
$% and the first Issue shall be worth the money to
a loyal man. I will give timely notice of its coming.
I am, sir, yours truly,
BRONVNI,OW.
Another Letter from Buchanan to, Davis.
The Lafayette (Indiana), Journal' publishes the
letter from Jaraes Buchanan to Jetf . Davis? which
was captured by an Illinois soldier in Mississippi.
The noticeable feature is that the writer makes a
merit of his - interest in "Southern rights,” and,re
commends a man for office on the strength of his
having been a strongar Southern-rightV'man than
Mr. Buchanan hinisslf.: : -
[Private and confidential. 3
, WREA2LAND, NEAR, LANOASTER,'
' - March . 2o, 1.553.
AIT DEAR SIR . : Although you, know I do not deal
Much in - professions, I heartily rejoice that you are
in the Cabinet. -Most cordially do I wish and antici
pate that you may and will gather -fresh laurels on
this new theatre.
After my long experience, I eh.ould not complain
of the fate of war; but from the Cigna of the times
it is evident that my Pennsylvania friends ' although
they fought -- the battle, are not destined to enjoy
many of the spoils of victory. I still entertain a
hope that a single individual whom I have recom
mended for office may be successful. This is James
C. Van Dyke, Esq., of Philadelphia, who is an ap.
plicant for the District Attorneyship of the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania. If you knew the man as
I - do, you could not fail to be warmly attached to
him. He is a noble, generous, whole. souled gentle
man, possessing legal ability of a high order., As a
Democrat, he has been active, untiring, and enthm
elastic; and I believe has done es much for thecause
an any individual in the city and county of Phils,,
delphia, with the exception of Judge Campbell. You.
might perhaps be pleased to knoW that he even went
ahead of myself in his opinion on the subject of
Southern rights. The estimation in which he. is
held by the bench, the bar, and the people, will apt:
pear from his recommendations. I request} of you,
as a personal favor, which I know will be granted;
-
that you will not suffer my enemies to prevail against
him, if this can be avoided.
If you can appoint a single clerk in your depart
ment on my, recommendation, I shall be happy to
send you one, on whose ability, fldellty, and indus
try you may depend. But if this.ahould be incon
venient, why-there is no harm done,
The condition of poor King exeitee - My warmest
sympathy. He is one of the purest and beat men I
have ever known; My affection for him in stronger
than for ' any other man living, except my own
brother. .
' 'With sentiments of the hishest reord, I remain,
se ever, your friend, ' JAMES NUCHANA.N.
Hon..TßPFnusori DAVIS.
DISLOYALTY IN ILLINOIS.—The Copperheads and
Knights of the Golden Circle in different parts of
Illinois, especially in the 'southeastern, western,
and central: counties, are evidently preparing for
mischief. , In ligewrence - county they hold nightly
meetings for drilling. At Laomi they have gone
into camp, and -last week a' furloughed soldier,
passingby on horseback, was seized by their vekets,
disarmed, and , severely beaten. Goverebr Yates
has been informed oftliese proceedings t aid is taking
PrtClititiontl%OgaiDaintbrenks.
THREE CENTS
POLITICAL.
—The progess of the contest fob the nomination
showed that flovernor Curtin has a strong hold on
the hearts of rSe'people, for while he desired aot to
be a candidate, and wane other gentlemen of posi
tion and 'ability were working' for the noadnation,
the people quietly,,yet flrmly 7 insisted that he ahould
be the man. On thesesond'Theeday of Ontober they
will speak with stronger emphasis the words that
will make him Governor:
—The friends of the Union should organize eve
rywhere. Let meetingyhe held in every township.
Let able speakers be Eectirtd; that tbvissues rsay be
fairly stated, and we feel eonfident that, when the .
sun goes down on the second' Tuesday of October,
disloyalty will not only be mtehed, but killed in -
Pennsylvania forever.
—As an evidence of the feeling among the-people,
the Lancaster Inquirer observefr,. speaking of (}op;'
Curtin's speech in that city on Mbnday evening,
that the slightest allusion to the Go' vernment or the
nag produced an almost involuntary shout of al).
plause. There is reason for this. The . skies were
never more bright ; the hope of speedily restoring
the Union was never more sanguine. The people
know this, and are determined to give the. Govern
went, in this final struggle with the monster Seces
sion, their earnest and unqualified support.
Governor Curtin delivered a telling speech, at
Lancaster, on Monday night. He Said, in substance,
that be was the representative of principles that lie
at the very foundation of this Government This
was no time to quarrel about men; while we may
not like certain men or measures, we must look the.
issue square in the face. Pennsylriania was the
foremost State in tbe Revolution, and when the
Revniutionary war closed - with the freedom of this
country, it was to Pennsylvania that the statesmen
of the country came—from the East and the West,
the North and the South—they came to Pennsyl
vnnia and formed this Government Again, during
the war of 1812, ten days after the British had burnt
Washington, Pennsylvania sent 19,000 men to the
rescue. NeVer ban Pennsylvania faltered in her loyal
ty. He was in favor of appropriating the last dollar to
crush the rebellion, and believed that if 266,000 fresh
men were VOW ready to be placed in the field, there
would be no more pitched baffles. Those in rebellion
could stop this war in one hour by laying down
their arms and coming back to the Government
The honorable speaker denounced bitterly France
and England—especially the latter—for the aid they
have given the rebels. The rebellion was kept up
by foreign supplies, the rebels furnishing but poor,
deluded men to be slaughtered.'And why was this
done by foreign nations I Because they envied the
growing power of this country. After this war was
over, we would have a long account to settle with
England, and we would settle it. When we fire
once more a united people, when the old stag waves
in triumph throughout the land, we would be. able
to whip the whole world combined.
Pennsylvania bee contributed 203,003 men to the
National army, who are the bravest of her popula
tion, yet these men were disfranchised by a mere
phrase, a lawyer's quibblo. He alluded to his mes
sage to the last Legislature in regard to altering the
Constitution so as to allowthe soldiers the privilege
of voting.
This is not a war of Abraham Lincoln; it is not a
war of hie cabinet ; it is not a war of his generals,
but a war of liberty., It is no time to falter now.
Over 30,000 martyred Pennsylvanians call out of
their graves for vengeance.
If it is proved that slavery is the cause of this
rebellion, let it go down. Pennsylvania, when her
ships were rotting at her wharves, when the hum of
industry was 'hushed in her midst through the ope
rations of an unjust enactment, waited patiently,
and remedied her wrongs at the ballot box. But
slavery could not wait, and rebelled against the Go
vernment, and if it stands in the way of this Govern
ment, why, in God's name, let it go down.—Governor
Curtin at Lancaster.
The Huntingdon Globe, an old Democratic paper,
hoists the names of Curtin and Agnew.
The public opinion is well settled in the convic
tion that a man should not hold one important office
while a candidate for another. Judge Longstreth
tried it in 1848, and_ lost the gubernatorial chair
thereby. Judge Woodward has accepted the nomi
nation for Governor, but still sits as Supreme-Court
judge. Will he resign t Or does he distrust the.de
votion of Pennsylvania to his semi-loyal platform?
—No wonder the Copperheads and Copperhead
presses of Pennsylvania denounce Governor Curtin
and extol Judge. Woodward. Governor Curtin' is
known as the soldiers' friend, and the thousands of
Pennsylvania volunteers would go in a mass for
him, if permitted to vote. But Judge Woodward
decided, as Justice of the Supreme Court, that the
law, enacted by a Democratic legislature, and on
the statute-book ever since the war of 1612, permit
ting soldiers to vote, is unconstitutional. He may
properly be called the soldiers' enemy. -
in opening the campaign, Governor Curtin has set
an example which we commend to the imitation of
every Union speaker throughout the canvass. He
was calm, dignified, and argumentative. Conscious
that he had truth and right on his side, he did
not condescend to use the weapons-of sophistry or
partisan abuse. Contrasting themtfectof his speech
upon the audience with that of the gentleman who
followed him, no one could fail to see the superior
force of the Governor's style of speaking.—Lan caster
Enquirer.
Speaking of judge Woodward, the Frank/in
Repository says "He took considerable part in the
able debates of the Constitutional Convention , of
1637, and made his mark especially in his- earnest
efforts to disfranchise all' foreigners in Pennsyl
vania. He made one of his ablest speeches irrfavor
of incorporating the denial of suffrage to foreigners
with our organic law, but he failed ;-so that the.
Irish and Germans who vote for him in October,
can do so with thetaatisfactory assurance that if
Woodward had succeeded in his efforts to• amend
our Constitution they would now be without even
the right to vote at all."
We find in the NorlhornStalesmon, published at .
Paribault 'Minnesota, a letter from the-Hon. H. M.
Rice, addressed td 'some citizens of that place, de
fining what his position is, and what that of all De
mocrats ought to be on the war question. We make
the following extract:
"The thought of acting with any other than the
Democratic party never entered: my head. The
whole object of the rebellion is -to destroy theprin
ciple of Democracy. The party which stands by the
Government is the true Democracy. -Every soldier
in the army is a true Democrat. Every man who
liftt his head 'above party trammels is m Democrat,
and every man who permits old issues to-stand . in
the way of a vigorous prosecution of the war can
not, in my opinion, have any claims on the party.
lithe city was on fire would you.call on any particu
lar party to extinguish the names?' or would you
stop to examine its character, for fear that you might
violate some of its provisions- by taking water from
your neighbors' wells? .
"Should disaster befal our country in the struggle
for life, true Democrats cannot be blamed. Those
, who have the power- and do not use it to the fullest
extent, and those who are wasting their time and
distracting the people by the idle discussions, will
occupy no enviable position , hereafter, Union or no
Union. -
"I am for regaining and retaining every foot - of
soil we ever possessed, without any compromise
whatever."
General Halbert E. Paine f so well• known to
many in Northern Ohio, in a letter published• in the
Milwaukee Wisconsin, declines to be a candidate for
Governor of the State of-Wisconsin, at the ap
proaching Union Convention, and expresses his ear
nest wish to return to the field as-soon as his wounds
will permit. The patriotic letter closes as follows :
"If I had supposed that so many or the:people of
Wisconsin would honor me as they have done, I
should have hesitated to return home from the De
partment of the Gulf, for it is easier to- meet the
armsof enemiesthan the unmeritedpralse of friends.
But I hope on my return to the field, to engage with '
such increased zeatand. diligence in the. service of .
our country, as shall contribute to the maintenance
of the honor of this State, andtestify my gratitude
to its generous people."'
—Of the Democratic- party in the West only` a'
small part opposes the war or desires. the success of
the rebellion. In all the States there are thousands
of earnest Democrats who refuse to• follow the lead
of Mahoney, Vallandigham, fe. Co. These put aside
altogether =partisan considerations:and unite With
the Republicanaen a. common Platform of devotion
to the cause of- the nation. This is especially true
of Indiana, where the War Democrats are every
where organising. Why oannot it be the ease is
Pennsylvania-?' Is- our State less loyal than Id- )
liana?
Genera/ Tuttle, who has been put in notni
nation for Grtmernor of. lowa,. by the Democratic
State Central Committee, is from all accounts aut.
stantially a. Republican. The lowa City _Repub
lican ins,:
"General Tuttle is understood to approve of the
proclamation of the President declaring the slaves
of the rebellious dietricts.free, is in favor of orga
nizing usszo regiments, and using them to put down
rebels, believes in conscripting Democrats and
others who have failed to volunteer, to fill up the
depleted, skeleton regiments now in the service, and
gives generally an unwavering support to the war
measures of the Government."
Mr. Mahoney, through his paper, the Dubuque -
Herald, denounces General Tuttle's nomination
with, great bitterness, and says that -Democrats in
supporting such a man must stultify themselves.
-The Lancaster Inquirer says Governor Curtin
will inaugurate the campaign here by an address to
our citizens, in which semi-treason will receive a
stinging rebuke. Once more entrusted-with the
leadership of the Union hosts of the old Keystone,
he comes directly before them, there to answer the ,
charges of his enemies, appeal to them to rally
round the old flag once again, boys," until it wane
in triumph over the State capital, and to combat the
spurious doctrines of Northern Copperheads. Ilis
work ie a great one, but he is equal to the task.,
It has _been, truthfully observed, by a camp°.
vary, that theie are but two parties in the field in
the North—one supporting the Government in,all
its acts, aiding it in the suppression of rebellion,
and giving it encouragement in this its hogrof triad.
The other opposes that Government, emdeavors to
impede the working of the AdministraMtms, throws
°Wades in the way of the army, and refuses. ti suc
cor by bringing into disrepute thoselaws designed
to enable the Government to °orate- successfully
with armed traitors.
The loyal people of this great Common,weala
love. Andrew. G. Curtin, and a sonvention of their
representatives could do nothing, less.than give ex
pression to that confidence ands love, by,-renominat
ing him as their standard.beazez in the coming cam
paign. So well has he acted hitipart ; so intimately
has he been associated se the the proud history of
Pennsylvania and her baave sons .who have done
battle for the Republic, during the past two years ;
so emphatically has he 'menthe master spirit of every
movement ; so successfully has he gathered our
brave eons and brothers around him to drive a
ruthless invader from oar Boil, that it would have
been simple injustice to have set him aside for a
new and untried man.—C awford County Record.
The Berks County Press bilthoroughly in earn
est in its campaign, and prints the following appeal:
"Democrats of Berke, who began this war Un
questionably it was commenced by Ted' Davis and
other rebels in the South, and is now prosecuted by
thein. What was their . object? It WWI tO iieStfOy
"I'MXM "VV - 1&:Pro.
(PUBLISHED WEEKLY.)
TRH WAR PREBH Will be sent to subscribers by
mail (per annum in advance) at S so
Three copies "
5 00
flive copies " R 09
Tee 15 00
Large,' Clubs than Ten will be charged at the same
rate, 91.0 Per copy.
Themon, ,must always accompany the order, and
in no instance lan these terms be deviated from, as thew
arord very littl e more than the coat of the paper.
zap- peet mee t ere ~'re requested to act as Agents for
Trig WAR PRETO.
sir To the getter-up (. 1 the. Club of ten or twenty, an
ektra copy of the Paper wi 'll be given. •
the Union, and that is their`object now. Are you
willing to fight for the U n 1 Then come with
Unto- if the United States.
us and support the Government , United States Go.
By opposing the measures of the
vernment you help to support Jeff Da. via and his Govern
ment. -Which do you choose 1
-By the side of Gov. Curtin the 0 ' , invention has
placed Daniel Agnew, of Beaver C 01.113. one or the
ablest jurists in the State, and at the time of hie
nomination present judge of one of ", "m
-portant districts. He is. Union to the and
sound on the great issues of the day. Ti i e "eta/
life has ever been marked for honesty and u oright•
nese, While liia ebaracteria as pure as the titre/. ‘ ulletl
of his native hills.
PERSONAI.
-- The rebel papers (says the St. Louis Union) an.;
nomme the resignation of Sterling Price, the moat
distinguished traitor at the South. His lot has
been a hard one—its termination pitiable. At the
commencement of hostilities he stood eminent
and honored in the then young and half.formed
'Union party of Missouri—eminent on account of
his known abilities, and honored on account of
the high positione be had held. But, in an evil tion4l
the conspirator Jackson, who possessed none of the'
abilities of Price, was yet able to seduce him by the
appointment
of maim. general of the Missouri State
duard. Price accepted the bait, and in accepting it,be..
came a traitor. In the first flush of hie treason, when
hishie COD acien ce was deadened by the pomp and din and
braggadocio of the "chivalrous South,” he gained
some successes through the imbecility of the antago
nist pitted against him, anti his name became famous
everywhere throughout rebeldom, except at Rich
mond. The rebel Government refused to acknow-
ledge his services and merits, and since his last re
treat from Springfield he has been a nominal major
general, with the command of a brigadier, and sub
ordinate to such scoundrels as =Aran Dorn,
and such inferiors as Pemberton and Holmes.
His prestige has departed, and, with the
fading of his fame. his conscience has, no doubt,
become active again. In his career of traitor he has
met, s ince his successes in the fall of 1861, nothing
but defeats, retreats, hardships, and humiliation.
The "sunny South" is a wilderness in which the
feW laurels he gathered have withered. He has
been neglected and ignored by the cause he has so
faithfully served, and has discovered, in his adversi
ty, that the much-lauded generosity and chivalry of
the South are, at the bottom, the moat heartless
selfishness. In his humiliation there is nothing left
him but to retire from a service that has yielded
only a heritage of remorse, and surrender himself to
the castigations of an awakened conscience.
—We see it stated in the Time Journal that Mr.
Collector Barney, of New York, has shown taste in
appointing to and retaining in office several gentle
men well known in the literary and art world. R.
H. Stoddard, the poet, has long held n post in the
" debenture room." R. B. Coffin (better known as
"Barry Gray") is in the "auditor's department."
Louis Gaylord Clark, of tbe Knickerbocker Magazine ;
Richard Grant White, the Shakepearian scholar;
John Savage, the poet and dramatist; and Charles
F. Briggs, of the Sunday Courier, have each come in
for a share of the "spoils of office." T. C Derby, long
at the head of a publishing house in New York,
wends his way to the granite building every morn
ing. C. G. Thompson represents the artists in the
service of Uncle Sam.
Can this be true of an Emperor who sympa
thizes with American liberty? A Madame M.
waited on General Mouravieffi Governor of 'Vilna,
to obtain clemency for her husband, who had been
unjustly condemned to banishment by a former Go
vernor. General Mouraviefflistened politely, and
promised to communicate with the lady. He did
so, and the message was that her husband had been
sentenced to be shot on the Bth Tune, and was shot,
on the 10th June. We obtain this item from the
Posen Journal, and can, of course, neither affirm nor
deny its truth. .
Remarking on the season at Newport, the
Providence Journal says: "Visitors at Newport
were quite as numerous as accommodations were
ample on Saturday evening, and some people were.
compelled to put up with indifferent quarters. The:
lack of servants is a great drawback at the hotels
and large boarding-houses. Mrs. Ronald's ponies,
which have been heard of at Saratoga, created a
sensation on Saturday. Mrs. Ronald-is the Idr
whose graceful movement in the Paris skating-park
attracted the marked commendation of the Emperor..
Among other notables at present at Newport. are.
Charlotte Cushman, Brignoli, Robert C. Winthrop,.
Clarence Seward, H. T. Tuckerman, E. S. Sanford,
'the Military Censor,' and Wm. A., Blanchard; the
publisher, of Philadelphia."
-The "Stonewall Jackson" monument in Eng—
land is to be of marble, not of granite, of heroic
size, to cost $7,500, most of which is already sub.'
scribed. It is not intended that the subscriptions to
the statue should imply an opinion on the merits of
the American struggle. The committee say "they
will be taken solely and simply as- a recognition of
the rare personal merit of Gen. Jackson." Lord.
Campbell, Lord Eustace Cecil, the Earl of Donough.
more, Sir James Ferguson, 111. P., and twelve or flf
teen more baronets and members of Parliament.
are members of the committee.
The following letter to Colonel Bowen, of - the
10th Missouri Regiment, who shot Colonel Florence
Cornyn at mempt4a, has been published :
Raw 'Form ' August 17, 1880: -
To Colonel Bowen, 1014 Missouri Regiment, Corinth,:
Miss.—This day's Herald confirms the ' death of
Colonel Cornyn, at your hands, on the 10th instant,
at Corinth. .
You have a court martial there—its origin I know
not—but its result no time will enable me to forget..
Colonel Cornyn doubted the truth of your testimony;-..
and when he doubted it he had ample reasons for
doing so ; for truth was ever on his lips and justice
in his heart. For this doubt you took his life, cut him.
off,in the prime of his manhood, in the midst of seed- -
fices he was daily making in his country's cause for -
that that country and that Union he loved so well.
He was the pride of his home, the honor and 'hope.
of his aged motherrs heart, whore heart is breaking
with the weight of grief which oppresses it. May
your homg"never know the deep, deep sorrow you.
have inflicted on ours, and may your immortal tout,
as it trembles on your lips, in its passage from time.
to eternity, meet with clemency from the Most High , .
—tbat clemeney you failed to extend to one ofghe
best and bravest amongst men. _ _ _
A reminiscence of Newark, in old times, , pub
lished in the Daily Afterti sir of that city, brings- to
mind a remarkable oration of the well-known
Hooper Cumming.. "Nothing written," says .the
narrator, "can give an idea or his beautiful - manner,
or great power as an orator—he must have been
witnessed to be realized." The passage in this ,
oration, where Cumming touched so eloquently
upon the sufferings endured in the great Revolution--
ary struggle, has application to our own day.
Speaking of the sufferings endured during the Revo
lutionary struggle, he says :
"For more than seven years, the savage foeman, •
and the fiend-like Hessian, exhausted their murder
ous propensities. The old man trembling beneath-a
weight of years. the infant smiling on the glittering.
bayonet pointed at its bosom, and the tender female
swooning amidst her fears, were alike disregarded.
Ab, yes f this brings to the remembrance of some
who hear me. that awful night- when ruffians, insti
gated and guided by the more diabolical refugees, per
petrated two acts in this peaceful village of which,
were they living, they could not too bitterly repent.
You passed' the spot this morning, within a fewstepo
of the saactaary which you entered to pay your tinned.
homage to the most High, the spot where, with
vandalic bands, they consigned to ashes. a temple.
reared to literature and science. And yonder stands.
the mansion where Hedden, already peat the meri
dian of life, and racked with path, by a most excru
ciating disorder, was compelled to leave his house-.
at dead of night, and without a garment, in the
coldest month of the coldest year ever knowil in this
country, to travel over thefrozen pavementifof three ,
ricers—every impress of his feet leaving' blood be
hind it—was positively denied- the privilege-of- ac—
cepting a blanket which was offered , him. one the ,
way by the kindness of a friend—and all this "cruelty
continued throughout the distance of- ten ,miles
and was - then cast into.prison, and there confinedifor
the space of almost nine months, until nature - do. -
mended release by death from the injuries and 1 - or-- ;
three he had sustained. And yet,- forsooth,,we are,
gravely told, that we should not observe
or if observe it, yet only • by exercises-properly reit--
glove ; that the Declaration of , Independence about&
not be read, lest we should offendthoreelinge of Great'
Britain ; that we should erect-no memorial of the
heroism ' the constancy, and the sacrifices of our
fathers, lest we should cherish an unforgiving tem.- •
per. Away with the idle tale—the sick, niarels:
dream. It is the slang of the Pharisee, and•althost
deserves the fate of treason. For it is the blowor,
the pesticide ,• it is the voice of rebellion agaiiistlhe
impreseriptible rights of human nature.- I depart:
not at all from my appropriate sphere, I Unwise,
riot-a moment on the limits of my peculiar functions,'
when I accept the honor you have been. pleased to---
confer upon me. Nor am I-justly chargeable-with
boasffulneta and vanity, when I deolare„that oftem
as I have wept at the recital-of- the tragical scenes
attendant on the Revolution, Ilhava at the seine%
time triumphed in.the fact, that in these veins, front'.
one branch ;lowa the blood of- a martyr, and from
the other that of a hero. But martyrs and heroes,
accomplishad f undee God; whatthe fondest hopes of -
freedoms had anticipated."
The 'Newark Advertiser of 'Friday says,. "On
Tuesday,evening thaouiet town of Orange wets en..
livened,. by the following incident : -A New- York
merchant was riding through - Main, street, with his -
ramify, and a colored driver,.when a bully of the
town cried out, There goes. a nigger; let's catch
and hang Idni. s -0a the return of the party,the OMB
thing. was repeatedochen. the merehant r having first
Wien. his family home, immediately droveback to
the.place, and, jumping:frent his emiege, demanded
of•the bully who wanted to. hang his driver. - The
ruffian replied he. did, butt scarcely.had the words
brut uttered before he was knocked down by the in-.. -
(figment merchant. The same chastisement was in
flicted several times, - when finally the offender ,
caught up a chair, bat was - riot allowed to use it by -
the crawd,.who by this time had gathered. The.
merchant was - arrested last evening, but the com. l
plainant subsegnently withdrew the charge a.m.
omit and battery. The merchant gave him, fair.
warning that beeause his driver. happenedie.be a.
colored man he should not be insulted while.attend
ing to his duties.
-The remains of the lamented Clol. Carnyn, of
the 10th Missouri Cavalry, reached St. Louis on,
Sunday, an d were taker, to the residence.of General.,
Blair., It la rather remarkable that he died on the.
anniversary of the battle of Wilson'n, Creek s where.
as surgeon of the Ist Missouri Infan.,try, • he attended
Gen. Lyon in his last moments.
-- On Tuesday evening, his Excellency Governor ,
Curtin was presented with a beautiful. gold-headed
cane, a gift from theofticera, and men of the fled
Regiment Pennsylvana Militia. The eanewaa pre
sented on behalf of the replanent by A. J.
of Ilarriaburg, in an appropriate speech, which was
replied to by the Goverruaor in his usual happy
manner. The cane was made from a pieceof wood
taken from the rebel iron• Clad, the Merrimac.
—An exchange says that-the manyfriends of Pars.
Anna Cora Mowatt (now Mrs. William F. Ritchie)
will be glad to hear that, though her husband is edi
tor of Jett' Davis' especial organ, she is invincibly
loyal to the Stare and Stripes. She is living inEng
land, and is mild to have lately come into possession
Of a handsome property.
—At the recent Commenencement of Waterville
(Me.) College, the honorable degree of Doctor c,
Divinity was conferred upon Rev. 0. S. Sterns, of
NeWton, and Rev. Thomas P. Curtis, Professor oft
Theology in the Lewisburg (Pa.) -Univers*,
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