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Matted to Eintecnibers out of the City at Vona 'DOLLARS
?I ANNOY, In advance.
CARPETS, OULCLOTIIS, Ace.
CARPETS! CARPETS!!
JAMES 11. ORN3O,
I:DA.RPP.,'T WAREHOUSE:
CHESTNUT STREET,
BELOW SEVENTH STREET,
I li'ave received,
BY LATE ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE
A large assortment of
NEW STYLES CARPETING,
'Comprising some new kinds of goods never before offered
in this country, for parlor furnishing.
Included in our variety will be found the
FRENCH AUBUSSON CENTRE CARPETS;
FRENOH VOL ANTE
*TEMPLETON'S ENGLISH AXMINSTER CARPETING.
CROSSLY & SON'S WILTON VELVET and TAPES-
TRY Do.
R. CROSSLEY & CO.'S celebrated BRUSSELS Do.
With a large variety of other malces of BRUSSELS and
TAPESTRY CARPETINEL
HEM EMON'S CREEBRATED VENtTUNS.
With a run yarie.y of American makes of three-ply and
Ingrain goods, '':11 of which can be offered at considers-
IlJeretill'lt'op ;rem last season's prices.
JAMES IL mtsz,
"CHESTNUT STREET, BELOW SEVENTH STREET.
thstutf
ARCH -STREET
CARPET WAREHOUSE.
w - m . vcr
All tho leading atylta of
VELVET, BRUSSELS, TFIREE-PLY,
INGRAIN, AND VENETIAN
C ARE'ETTNO-S,
Now In store, and Ogling at THE REDUCED PRICE'S,
for Cash.
J. BLACKWOOD,
832 ARCH STREET,
isels.2m Two Doors below NINTH, South Side.
REMOVAL.
41. F. do E. B• 0 R N
RAVE REMOVED FROM
619 CHESTNUT' STREET,
Opposite the State House, to their
NEW WAREHOUSE.,
904 CHESTNUT STREET,
in the "BURD BUILDING," and have now open th.els
FALL STOOK OF
NE'VCT CARPETING 3 S_
904 CHESTNUT STREET.
set-2m
r 4. W BLABON & CO.
' l / 4 -A • MANUFACTURERS OF
4:70XX.1 la-T-ICO r r i 3E - Xt%
N 0.124 NORTH tEIED STREET, PHILADELPHIA,
Offer to the Trade a full stock of
FLOOR, TABLE, :AND CARRIAGE
cnor_.
GREEN-GLAZED — OIL CLOTHS AND WINDOW
seVim SHADES.
' 6 6 GLEN ECHO " MILLS,
GERe&NTOWN, PA.
Mc:CALLUM ea. : 000.,
fittLINUFACTIMFAS, IMPORTERS, AND MUM IA
C AIZEPVITIN
OIL OLOTEIS, .110 i
WAREHOUSE, 509 CHESTNUT ST.,
OPPOSITE INDEPENDENCE HALL.
sel-3m
GEORGE W. HILL,
Mannthatnrer and Wholesale Dealer In
CARPETING'S, MATTING'S, RUGS.
ALSO.
COTTON AND WOOLLEN YARNS,
At very Low Prices.
30. 116 NORTH THIRD STREET. ABOVE ARCH.
Philadelphia.
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE.
11. FRANC ISC US,
WHOLUSA.LB DBALBEt IM
YABNI3, BATTS, WADDINGS,
'WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
‘Oll CLOTHO, WINDOW SHADES.
LOOKING GLASSES, CLOCKS,
3FA.N 4 bY BASKETS. cea.
518 MARKET and 510 COMMERCE Sta.
aul 311
GREAT OPENING OF
CEDAR AND WILLOW WARE.
TEE LARGEST STOCK IN THE CITY
NOW SELLING AT BARGAINS.
'MOO DOZ. CORN BROOMS
3,000 DOZ. FANCY PAINTED BUCKETS.
LOCO NESTS CEDAR WASH TUBS.
'2,000 CEDAR STAFF AND BARREL CHURNS.
1,000 DOZ. WILLOW MARKET BASKETS
S,OOO BALES COTTON•WICK AND TIE YARN.
2,000 BALES BATS AND WADDINGI.
RETICULE BASKETS. OIL CLOTHS
Lamm GLASSES, CORDAGE. &0., &o.
All Goods are sold at the Manufacturer's Lowest Cash
Orden promptly filled
ROWE Et EUSTON
157 and 159 NORTH THIRD STREET,
el-tuthelm Three doors below Race
FALL, 1863
WHITE & PECUIN, •
No. , 4g3 MARKET NTREET.
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
WOODEN AND 'WILLOW WARE,
.BROOMS, CEDAR WARE,
OIL-CLOTH, LOOKING GLASSES,
FANCY BASKETS,
CORDAGE, Sao.
Say' Agents for
"HALEY. MORSF,, St BOYDEN'S PATENT SELF-AD
JUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER,"
IVER MOST RELIABLE WRINOER NOW IN USE.
se7-2m
J. H. COYLE & CO .,
Wholesale Boatels to
YARNS, BATTS,
CARPET -CHAIN,
WOODEN WARE,
BRUSHES, &a.,
- RIO MARKET STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
CABINET FURNITURE.
CtIgEVRNITURE AND BIL.
31.
• - MOORE Sr, CAMPION,
No. Rai SOUTH SECOND STREET,
En connection with their exteneive Cabinet buniness. are
ZION manufacturing a superior article of
BILLIARD TABLES,
and have now on hand a full sopply, finished with the
MOORE & CAMPION'S •IMPROVED CUSHIONS,
which are pronounced by all who . have used them to be
superior to all others.
For the quality and finish of these Tables,
the manu
facturers refer to their numerous patrons throughout
the Union, who are familiar with the character of their
work. sell-But
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SILK AND D.RT-DOODS JOBBERS.
1863. FALL AND WINTER 186 3 .
TO 11, G 0 0 - 1) .
RIEGEL. WIEST. ea ER VINa
IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF
DRY GOODS;
NO. 47 NORTH THIRD STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
We are constantly receiving large lote of all kinds of
fresh and desirable Goode. Merchants will find it to
their advantage to call and examine our stock before
purchasing elsewhere,as we can offer them inducements
unequalled by any other eetabltehment in Philadelphia.
se9-2m
BLACK SILKS,
AT VERY LOW PRICES
M. L. lIALLOWELL & CO.,
No. 615 CHESTNUT STREET.
SII&WLS,
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN..IN GREAT VARIETY.
M. -L. HALLOWELL as CO -
No. 615 CHESTNUT STREET
DRESS GOODS.
An immense 11.0.optaieut, in French, English, and Saxony
Goods.
M. L. EIALLOWELL & CO.,
No. 615 CHESTNUT STREET
CASH BUYERS,
AT WHOLESALE,
Are incited to examine oar
FLANNELS,
BLANKETS,
MERINOES,
POPLINS,
• - BLACK SILKS,
FANCY BILKS;
IRISH LINENS, WHITE GOODS,
DRESS G-0 OD 8,
and other articles adapted to the season.
JAMES R. CAMPBELL it CO.,
7'27
CIUESTITIIT STABST
110 S. AIELLOR & Co,
IMPORTERS, .
Nos. 40 and 42 NORTH THIRD. STREET,
We invite the attention of the trade to oar large stock of
HOSIERY, GLOVES,
SHIRTS, DRAWERS,
GERMANTOWN FANCY WOOLENS,
LINEN CAMBRIC HDKFS.,
4.4 LINENS, AND SHIRT FRONTS.
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JAMES, KENT,
SANTEE. it CO.,
IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF
DRY GOODS,
Noe. SE9 and M 4-1. N. THIRD STREET, ABOVE RACE,
PHILADELPHIA.
Have now open their usual .
LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK
OF
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRY GOODS,
Among which will he found a more than usually attrac
tive variety of
LADIES' 'DRESS Goons;
Also. a full assortment of
MERRIMACK AND COCHECO PRINTS.
and
PHILADELPHIA.-MADE GOODS,
To which they invite the SPECIAL ATTENTION OF
CASH. BUYERS. an27-'
CIL(nIrtIN Q.
WA_NAMIKER & BROWN'S
POPULAR
IC MX I_ .7ICA
s.E. CORNER
SIXTH AND MARKET.
FINE CLOTHING READY-MADE.
W. & B.
WANAMAKBR & BROWN,
MERCHANT TAILORS.
CUSTOM DEPARTMENT,
NO. 1 SOUTH SIXTH STREET.
=The-newest styles for Fall and. Winter
Now Ready.
sele-tde3l'
ANDRIOT, MAGEOCH, &- CO.,
FRENOII TAILORS,
No. 608 CHESTNUT STREET.
PHILADELPHIA.
PAUL ANDRIOT, (of_ Paris.) late Principal Cutter
and SOperintendent of Granville Stokes.
NAMES B. MAGEOCH, late Pants and Pest Cutter of
Granville Stokes, and
D. GORDON YATES.
A choice stock of Seasonable Goods always on hand.
French and German sAken. sels.3m
EDWARD P. KELLY,
JOEIN KELLY:
FORMERLY CHESTNUT, ABOVE SEVENTH,
LATE 10`i% CHESTNUT STREET,
TAILORS,
11-2 SOUTH TRIED St., NEAR VIE EXCHANGE.
Have just received a large Stock of Choice
FALL AND WINTER GOODS,
AND
FALL STYLES,
7131041.8 CASH, at 'micas ranch lower than any other
Bret-lass establiehment. an27.tf
BLACK CASS. PANTS, $5.50,
At 704 MARKET Street.
BLACK CASS. PANTS, $5.50, At 704 MARKET Street.
BLACK CASS. PANTS, $5.50, -At 704 MARKET Street.
BLACK CASS. PANTS. 0.50. At 704 MARKEr Street.
BLACK CASE. PANTS. $5.50, At 704 MARKET Street.
GRIGG & VAN GIINTEN'S, No. 701 MARKET Street.
GRIGG & VAN GIINTEN'S, No. 704 MARKET Street.
GRIGG & VAN GIPATEN'S, No. 704 MARKET Street.
GRIGG & VAN GUNTEN'S. No. 704 MARKET Street.
GRIGG & VAN GUNTIMUS, No. 704 MARKET Street.
mh22-8m
SEWING MACHINES.
LONG -LOOKED FOR
COME AT LAST!
raE PERFECTION OF SE WING M&OHINES
SAMPLES OF THE CELEBRATED
FLORENCE SEWING MACHINES
Can be seen at
No. 439 CHESTNUT STREET (second door),
Where all persons Interested in sewing machines are In
vited to call and examine this wonderful Machine.
It has been the object of the FLORENCE SEWING
MACHINE COMPANY to supply a machine free from
the objections attached to other first-class machines. and
after the patient, uhtlring labor of years and a liberal
expenditure of capital in securing the fast mechanical
talent, their efforts have been crowned with success and
they are now offering the public the MOST PERFECT
SEWING :MACHINE IN THE WORLD. Among its
man y advantages over all other machines, may be mem
tioned:
let. It makes four different stitches on one and the
same machine, each stitch being perfectand alike on
both sides of the fabric.
2d. Changing from one kind of stitch to another, as
well as the length of the stitch, can readily be done while
the machine is in motion.
Bd. E'Very',9titch is perfect in itself, making the seam
secure and uniform, combining elasticity, Stivorth sm d
beauty.
4th. It has the reversible feed motion, which enables
the operator to run the work to either the right or left,
or stay any part of the seam, or fasten the ends of seams
without turning the fabric or stopping the machine.
sth. It is the most rapid sewer in the world, making
five stitches - to each revolution . , and there is no'other
machine which will d o so large a range of Work as the
FLORENCE. ,
Bth. It does the heaviest or finest work with' equal fa
linty. without change of tension or breaking of thread.
7th. It hems, fells, binds, gathers, braids, quilts, and
gathers and sews on a ruffle at the same time.
Bth. Its simplicity enables the most inexperienced to
operate it. Its motions are all positive, and there are
no fine evringe to get out of order, and it is adapted to
all kinds of cloth-work, from thick to thin, and is al
most noiseless.
9th. The FLORENCE SEWING MACHINE is unequal
led In beauty and style, and must be seen to be appro.
elated.
Call and see the FLORENCE, at No. 439 CHESTNUT
Street, 11P stairs. anEl-tf
WHITE VIRGIN WAX OF AN
TILLES—A new French Cosmetic, for preservingg.
whitening, and beautifying the complexion. This
preparation is composed of White Virgin Wax, of the
finestquality, giving the complexion a transparent
whiteness and the most bewitching beauty, while its
component parts render la harmless to the skin. pre
serving it from - tan and other impurities. This is one of
he wonders of the age, and must be seen to be appre
ciated. A bottle will be open for Ladies to try its effect
before purchasing. Price Shand SO cents. HUNT & CO.,
Perfumers, 41 South EIGHTH Street, two doors above
Chestnut, and 133 South SEVENTH Street. above
Walnut. t sel43m
E4t
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1863.
AN EDITORIAL LETTER.
Notes Of Governor Curtin's Tour Through
Western Pennsylvania—Slcatelies of Erie,
Verret', Meadville, and the Great Oil
Region.
COREY, Erie Co., Pa., Sept. 15, 1863
It was early in the morning of Tuesday, the Bth
day of September, that the train approached the
beautiful borough of Mifflintown, Juniata county,
on the route of the Pennsylvania Central Railroad.
Nowhere can many more pleasant scenes be wit
nessed than in this splendid valley, and especially in
the autumn. The early frost tinging the foliage,
the cool, bracing air, the 'shorn meadow, the sur
rounding hills, with their dark, yet changing sha
dows, have more than once excited the admiration
of the traveller. I had never before visited Mifflin
town, and therefore enjoyed my first observation of
its situation and people. Like all Pennsylvania
towns, it is characterized by thrift, comfort, and in
dustry. As I walked over the bridge with Colonel
Patterson, (who, from having been classed among
the opponents of the nomination of Gov. Curtin, is
now one of his most active and sincere friends,) I
was rejoiced to find, seated on his own door step, an
old Democratic acquaintance'of many years, William
Wilson, Esq. He greeted me Cordially, and reminded
me that we had eat together in more than one con
vention-, but that from the period the last adminis
lion had mede slivery a test he had broken the
shackles of the party, and was now as ardently in
favor of Governor Curtin as he had been in favor of
James Buchanan:li was pleasing to hear this. vane'
table man giving utterance to such wise and corn
mon. sense opinions, and it was an auspicious sign
at the beginning of my tour through the State to
hear the firat Democrat I met announcing his deter
mination to co-operate with the friends of the
Union, and his decided approval of the course I had
pursued. " Why, air,"- he said tome, "these men
(the opposition) declare that this war could have
been compromised by Mr. Lincoln ! Have they for
gotten that James Buchanan himself, if he had
been desirous of compromising it, could have
done so when the commissioners of South
Carolina, instead of being put where they
ought to have been—in a common prison—were
received at the White House? What they
asked for then they ask for now. What they
demanded the present leaders of the Democrasy have
alwal a been willing to concede—namely, the sepa
ration of the American Union. Buteven James
Buchanan did not dare to do that which his friends
now assert Mr. Lincoln 'ought to have done."
Kindly received and entertained at the hospitable
mansion of James Madison Sellers, formerly an
honored member of the State Senate,- I sat at his
window and observed the people coming in to the
meeting, from the country, for it was the second
day of court—honest, robust, intelligent men, com
fortable matrons, handsome girls, and happy chil
dren. The usual scenes common to court week re
called the old timetsin my native place, Lancaster,
where, four t - -ntery year, the citizens of the
county ca e n to adjust business, to settle law
suits, t pay off their debts, and to interchange
courteeies. At the hour appointed the Union meet
ing was organized. What I said on that occasion
hae already appeared in the full report of Mr.
School, which contained a few errors, unnecessary
to correct, unless they may be misrepresented. Hon.
B. F. Junkin, of Perry county, followed me in a
speech of rare ability and humor. This gentleman
served in the National House of Representatives
when I was last elected clerk of that body, and dis
played uncommon power and eloquence in support
of the principles to which the Union party are
now devoted. Mr.- Junkie, like myself, had been
many years a Democrat; but, disgusted with the ar ,
rogance, and insolence, and aggressions of the South,
he separated from its leadets, I believe, about' the
year 1854. To him and to his friends are we in
debted for the fact that Perry county, formerly
Democratic, is now classed as a sterling Republican
county. I was happy to hear that strong hopes are
entertained that the Hon. Joseph Bailey, who so
badly beat Glossbrenner for Congress, in the Perry
and York district, at the last election, will act with
the friends of the Government 'in the next Ilouse.
The fires are well lighted in Juniata. Our friends
are organizing rapidly and surely. Here, as else
where, however, the Copperhead influence is
secretly at work, and the most discreditable means
are resorted to to embarrass the Administration in
the prosecution of the war.
A committee having been despatched from Lewis
town, some twelve miles west of Mitflintowta, to- in
vite us to address the people there, Mr. Junkie and
myself took, the cars, and reached that flourishing
borough about hale past six o'clock P. M. Incon
ceivably beautiful is the approach to Lewistown.
It is a picture worthy of the pencil of `the painter,
and the inspiration of the poet. The silvery Tuniata,
with its luxuriant shores, the handsome farms and
substantial dwellings, and the, bridge spanning the
river, makeup a laradscape -which, at all times, and
especially at this amnion of - the year, can nocrliGro
be surpassed. Probably the richest man in this fer
tile valley is James Burns, Esq., who is said to be
the owner of four or five valuable farms, and who,
by his energy, industry, and intelligence, has se
cured the esteem and confidence of his fellow-citi
zene I deeply regretted to hear that he was not
classed among the friends of Governor Curtin.
About half past seven o'clock we addressed a crowd
which spontaneously gathered to receive us ; and I
think with good effect. Mr. - Junkin'a speech was
uncommonly able and exhaustive. Our friends in
Mifflin must wake up. They did not seem to be as
thoroughly organized when I left, as their neighbors
of Juniata. Exhorting them to remember, and to
perform their duty in the coming campaign, I re
tired to bed, and at five o'clock next morning took
the -train for Pittsburg, one hundred and ninety
milett distant, where I arrived about twelve o'clock
M. Wonderful as are the works of nature, the ge
nius and perseverance of man have achieved some
almost miraculous triumphs ! Among these may be
classed the Pennsylvania Railroad, and foremost in
the category of its scientific triumphs is the crossing
of the Alleghenies—a work pronounced by the ells
thlguished Robert Stephenson, when in this coun
try, to be greater than the pyramids.
A.t Pittsburg I- met Governor Curtin and his
friends, who were just starting on their Western
tour; and, as I had been invited to join them, we
took the cars for Cleveland, at I o'clock, on the ith,
having only had time to miss my baggage and take a
hasty meal at Orosson's Monongahela House. Our
party consisted of Governor Curtin, ex-Governor
William F. Johnston, Hon. P.C. Shannon, of Alla
-
gheny, James R. Worrall, Esq., of Harrisburg, Cal.
W. Smith, of Pittsbuig, Mr. Wilson, reporter of
the Union State Central Committee, and myself. I
was seated at the side of Governor Johnston, who
pointed out to and the different country-seats in the
neighborhood of Pittsburg, the pleasant and flour
ishing colony of the Economites, at - Economy, and
gave me. the names of the villages and streams that
we passed. The Ohio ran at our side for many
miles, and it was difficult to believe, as I gazed upon
the low stage of water, that sueh a mighty commerce
could be borne upon its bosom. Ia a short time,
swollen by the autumnal rains, an extensive trade
will cause the wharves of Cincinnati, Louisville, and
Pittsburg to swarm with business. At Wellsville, we
leftthe Ohio, and struck along the course of the Bea
ver river. A strange contrast was presented between
this region and that I had left. I saw none of the
perfect cultivation, the substantial barns and farm
houses that have made Lancaster county and the
Cumberland Valley so famous; and, considering
that this part of Ohio has been settled for nearly
fifty years, I was surprised at the difference. The
country here is a broad level, in itself presenting
another contrast to the rolling land between Phila
delphia and Harrisburg. When we left Alliance,
Ohio, where the Cleveland and Wellsville and the
Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad form a junction,
we entered upon the celebrated Western Reserve—
the home of an anti-slavery population, the seat of
the highest type of refinement, industry, and agri
cultural skill. The space selected was at first called
the Western Connecticut Reserve. The boundary
lines being parallel to each other, an opportunity
was afforded for laying out the land with great ex
actness and with rectangular corners. This oppor
tunity was fully improved. _The area of the Western
Reserve is as regular as a chessboard, with broad
and beautiful roads passing around the squares, and
crossing them diagonally. The townships, I be.
lieve, are five 'miles square, town houses being
erected in the centres. The people are taxed two
day& labor per man to keep the roads in order, and
these taxes are never relaxed. The consequence
is that the country roads of .the Reserve
are kept in better order than similar roads
elsewhere. Neatneas is the characteristic of the
whole country aide, and rural lite is rendered more
beautiful by the symmetry and regularity of the
farms. The population still, delight to call the
Western Reserve, New. Connecticut. The products
are butter, cheese, horned cattle, mules, and horses,
with the serial grains in sufficient proportion.
We now approached the splendid city of Cleve.
land. In the car occupied by our party were a num
ber of drafted men from Clearfield county, Penney],
vania, on their way to Waterford, Erie county, for
the purpose of being inopected. When they heard
that Governor Curtin was, present, they manifested
their attachment to him by, enthusiastic cheers. It
was dark when we entered Cleveland, and,' there.
fore, I did not enjoy the satisfaction of, pausing
through its broad streets and beholding its beautiful'
location anti luxurious buildings. Cleveland is the
residence of Bun. John Brough, the Union candi
date for Governor of Ohio. He is a .13:1an. of .large
Wealth, and is universally beloved. Long a member
of the Democratic party, having seared it in many
public positions, he will be elected by an immense
mojor ity. There were many persons at the hotel to
receive Governor Curtin, and I was presented to a
nulnber, who had never before voted any other than
the Democratic ticket, but who are now actively
supporting Brough. After procuring some clothing,
and partaking of FL hasty meal at the Angier Rouge,
we took the train for Erie, distant ninety ; live
miles, and arrived there at two o'clock' in the
morning of the 10th. I had thus travelled four
hundied and thirty-one miles ill less than twenty
hours.. We were met at . the ddpOt at Erie by my'
old friend, Hon. morrow B. Lowry, who invited
Judge Shannon and myself to partake of his 71090.-
1 Unties. It was exactly twenty-three YOUS since I
visited the beautiful town of Erie. I was then at
tached to the suite of .Tames Buchanan, and in at
tendance upon a Democratic Convention for the pur
pose of advocating and - assieting the claims of ietar.
tin Van Buren to a second election to the Presi
dency. I shall never forget that occasion, Erie
PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, SEPT. 22, 1863.
was a small, straggling, ill-assorted town, the. ace
commodations of which were so unsuitable that
owing to the large concourse (for two Conventions
- had been called together to advocate the respective
claims of Van Buren and Harrison), there were few
facilities for sleeping, or for eating. I remember
well that I made an evening speech in the market
house. When I descended from the butcher's block
from which I spoke, I said " Where can we sleep to
night and where shall we get something to eat?"
Mr. Buchanan was the guest of P. P. V. S. Flamot,
whose fine residence fronted Lake Erie, and whose
house was filled with guests ; but I had no such
comfortable abode. After the remark to which I
have referred, a gentleman in uniform stepped for
ward and said, "Come to my house, I will give you
shelter and food." This was Douglass 0 Mager,
of the United States revenue service. And
I shall never forget the eagerness with which my
friends and myself shared the hospitable fare he
spread before us. Since that time, when the popu
lation of Erie was about four thousand, it has
swollen into a population of fifteen thousand, and is
now one of the most beautiful and progressive
cities in the Union. After a good sleep at Mr.
Lowryto, we passed out to look upon tee changes
produced in twenty-three years. Broad streets,
splendid mansions, numerous churches, colleges, in
stitutes, manufactories, and school-houses give it a
metropolitan appearance. The Erie ceraetery, alone
is one of the wonders of the lake shore. Our host,
Senator Lowry, was in 1840 a resident of Crawford
County, and was then a hard-working man, struggling
for his livelihood, and a leader of the Democratic
party. He is now one of the wealthiest men in
Northwestern Pennsylvania, and a Republican
leader. His mansion is the abode of elegance and
"refinement; his benevolence unostentatious and
general ; his position among the.highest and most
respected. There is no better way to judge of a man
than to flee him in the bosom of his own family ; and ,
if we judge Mr. Lowry by this standard, it is easy
to see that he deserves _ the confidence of the people,
and the respect of his political adversaries. Many
were the instances of his charity and generosity that
came to my knowledge. Walking along the streets
of Erie, we met a young fellow who had lost an arm
in battle, and who was presented to me as Lieut. Col.
Huydekooper. Senator Lowry explained to me that
the mother of this young man, with the true devo-
Bon of a noble heart, upon hearing of his severe
wounds, had gone to the hospital to seek him out;
a hospital distant five hundred miles from the piece
of her residence. The Senator was present when
she found her soldier son. You can well imagine
the affecting scene which followed—the gladness of
the wounded soldier to see his mother, and her own
agony at meeting her mutilated boy. Lowry, who
is one of the most sensitive of men, stood by and
witnessed this scene with flowing tears, and he
turned to the mother and said, "Oh, madam, is this
not terrible?" Her reply is worthy of all that we
hear of the Roman matrons of early days. Straight
ening herself, and brushing her tears from her eyes,
she answered, "It is very sad, it is very horrible,
Mr. Lowry, but it is not half so sad nor half so horrible
as human slavery." And, would , you believe it, that
when I met this youngster, at Meadville, he had the
audacity to tell me that he intended to return to the
' The people were by this time coming:in crowds to
the mass meeting; processions, adorned with flags
and marching to martial and national airs, passed
along the streets; carriages filled with beautiful
women waving the banner of the country ; wagons
densely crowded with stalwart and shouting men,
produced the most agreeable exhilaration; every
street was an avenue, and nearly all the. houses, on
both aidee, were open to the populace. Here, as else
where, I met a number of old Democratic friends,
who received me with cordiality and kindness, and
warmly approved my political course. I wish it
were in my power to give you a faithful deScriptlon
of, the events of the afternoon and evening. The
great meetings that assembled at Erie in 1840, which
have always been remembered as monsters of their
kind, were overshadowed by this mighty assemblage.
Not alone the numbers that flocked in, blocking the
highways and pavements, surging in and around the
hotels, and crowding the parks of the city, but the
deep irresistible and religious feeling indicated a
very different cause and a very different sentiment
from those which rallied parties twenty-three years
ago. From twelve o'clock at noon until twelve
o'clock at midnight, thousands heard the arguments
of the different gentlemen invited to address them on
the issues of the day. What added renewed interest
to the occasion, was the presence of numbers of re
turned and discharged soldiers, who took the live
liest interest in the proceedings, and rent the air
with their shouts for Governor Curtin. The only
drawback was the fact that I was not at that time
accompanied by an accurate phonographer. The
speech of Governor Curtin was an effort that should
have been preserved. Never shall I forget its effect
upon that great mars of men, women, and children.
He discussed the various questions with signal
ability, leaving no doubt as to his otho.ioxy
and his patriotism. No pert of his speech was more
V , erally welcomed than his magnanimous and
striking vindication of the, policy of Mr. Lincoln
and his Administration. But it was when he called
the attention of the audience to the fast that he
asked their support because his election would be a
tribute -to the arnai c and navy, and some slight re
cognition-of the seTScrificinga bravery of the
, , „
soldiers of Pennaylvenhee that he awakened the
greatest .enthusiaefe. - Without asseultimehisimm
yetitor, he drew attention — to — We fact that Judge
Woodward was the author of the opinion die
franchising the soldiers. and that he was running on
a platform framed and erected at Harriatairg, one of
the chief features of which is a resolution endorsing
and - sympathising with Yallandigham, who, while in
Congress, refused to vole supplies and money to The
troops fighting for the old flag. At this moment I saw
tears rolling down the cheeks of hundreds. Seated
near the spot where Governor Curtin stood was an
old sailor, the only survivor of the crew of the flag
ship of Commodore Perry in the victory of Lake
Erie, (and Governor Curtin spoke on the anniver
sary of Perry's victory,) and wilco the Governor
took the old man by the hand, and raised him to his
side, so that all could behold laim, cheers made the
welkin ring, and new emotions excited and thrilled
the crowd. The name of this sailor-hero was Ben
Flemming. A more affecting incident, if possible,
was the unfurlingof the flag' of the decimated 814
regiment, composed of Erie boys, of which: there
now remain but three hundred survivors. Colonel
McLane, who was originality in command of this
regiment, was a captain in the Mexican war. At
the breaking out of the Rebellion; he was sheriff of
Erie county, and was tendered, by Governor Curtin,
the.position of Commissary Generatof the State,
which he declined in a letter declaring that in
this war he "would stand by the guns." And
he fulfilled his word, for he died at the head of his regi
ment. The command was then assumed by Colonel
Strong Vincent, one of the most accomplished young
men in Pennsylvania in all respects. He fell at Get
tysburg. The regiment is without a colonel because
of its terribly reduced numbers ; Captain Graham,
the senior captain of the regiment, is now in com
mend. After Governor-Curtin had spoken at the
meeting on the 10th, Captain Graham took ground
openly in favor of the Governor, and abjured the
present Democratic organization, to which he had
belonged, in an effective speech. He is now on the
stump, speaking for Curtin in Erie county. Stand
ing at the side of the Governor and holding the flag
in his hand, was another Democrat who lost his
leg in the Seven-days' fight before Richmond and
was rewarded for his courage by the Republicans,
who elected him Treasurer of Erie county. Such
are the examples that will go to - the people as sub
stantial proofs Of the generosity of the Republican
party, and as substantial rewards for the brave and
self-sacrificing Democrats fighting the battles of the
country. If you look over the State you will find
that the Republicans have in many instances select
ed war Democrats as candidates for the Legislature
and county offices ; and observe, also, that :the De
mocrats, with rare exceptions, never follow this no
ble example. The reason for this may be that when
they do attempt to nominate a seldier he rejects and
denounces it as an insult. -
Returning to Governor Curtin's speech at Erie.
His appeal to the ladies was touching and beauti
ful, and his contrast between the men who stood
back in this great crisis and employed themselves in
demoralizing the people, and in embarrassing the
Administration and the ladies who have been true
to themselves and their Government, elicited rounds
of applause. After Governor Curtin came ex-Go.
vernor William F. Johnson. Having long been the
opponent of Governor Johnson, it had never been
my pleasure to hear him pronounce, an elaborate ,
speech; and I confess that I listened with; equal
.pleasure and instruction... He is a straightforward,
solid, and practical talker, something after the style
of AIL Buchanan. He had a right to feel proud of
the opportunity presented to him, because at a pe•
rind when it was dangerous for a public man to take
anti• slavery ground, he took it ; and, although this
may be no time to ventilate personal records, I was
right glad to hear Governor 'Johnson justify his for
mer course by its significant consequences. Every
speech he has delivered has been marked by a shrewd
common sense, and by thehighest patriotism. What
imp) essed me with Governor Johnson was his Jibe.
rality to former political opponents, the eagerness
with which he. honored Democrats who rejected
their party and decided for the Union ; and, above
all, his own utter disregard of all personal or selfish
aspirations. Since- he left the Gubernatorial chair
he has devoted himself assiduously to business, and
is now the possessor of a fine estate and a handsome
competency, thus enabling bim to give his talents
and his time to the great cause. I have to regret in
his, as in the cane of Goiernor Curtin, that no fair
report could be made of this fine speech.
While Governor Johnson was speaking at the
main stand, Hon. P. C. Shannon, of Allegheny, was
speaking to the people at another. Judge Shannon
was attached to the Democratic party all the years
of his life until the breaking out of the rebellioe
when, without hesitation, he separated himself from
his party friends, discarding all social or interested
considerations, and from that day to the present has
given himself to his country.- The appearance of
this ardent advocate of the Union was greeted.with
loud cheers, and during his sustained and masterly
argument, he was listened to with 'breathlesi
tention. < Judge Shannon has made some • fifty
speeches during-the, present campaign, and, he in
forms me that he intends to persevere until the day,
of the election. He bears his own expenSes, and_
enters into the fight With a apirif and an energy that
might well be imitated by others who profess to be
equally devoted to the common cause. I have been
with him in the three counties of Erie, Crawford'
and Warren, and I can bear testimony to the fact
that his example and his eloquence have won over
many Democrats, He has collected a mass of facts
and ineidents. His speech in the court house, at
Meadville, - Crawford county, on Saturday evening,
was heard by an. immense throng of ladies and gen
tlenien, and though he spoke two hOttra Scarcely a
person left the hell,- ' -
But I must not forget' a Democrat who, unlike
Shannon (a Douglas Democrat), supported Breckin
ridge at the last election. I mean Colonel James
R. Worrell, of Harrisburg. Colonel Worrell made
but few efforts as a public gipenker until the present
campaign, when, fully convinced of the wickedness
and despotism of the South, he indignantly separated
from the Democratic party and joined the friends
of the Union. Worrell Is identified with this sec
tion of Pennsylvania, where, during many years, he
was a contractor on the public works, and where I
was not surprised to see him universally respected,
bemuse of his genial nature and his high and honest
character. He has also been associated with the
improvements' in middle . Pennsylvania, and this
experience, added to his acquirements in other
avocations, and to his - extensive reading, give to
his conversation, whether colloquial or public, an
indescribable charm. It was very pleasant and,
edifying, as, riding through this, to me to Inco:yenitair
to have him point out the different localities, to de.
scribe the pedigree and history of the old families,
the nature of the soil, the events of the past, and
to predict the bright promise of the future. On the
evening of the 10th, at a large meeting at Farrar
Hall at Erie, Colonel Worrell entertained the
audience In a speech' of singular and surpassing
humor, and concluded by singing the following
song, written by himself, in a style that convulsed
the whole audience in laughter
THE BATTLES ,OF JULY.
yame—VlLLlgiss AND Ms DINAR.
Jeff Davis, be sot in the rebel divan,
A thinking what wickedness next he could plan;
too
r o aa f
a h war tl b ; t t get ooa s
i k d .
a .
3,
Says he, we must wallop them Yanks pretty quick,
into Pennsylvaniay,
s O o r
i s , e e ltl ec folks o. o ,u, f un c s n i—u r slitimarch
And fill up your wagons with oats and with hay;
Wbilst frightnin' theni Dutchmen and setrin' their cattle.
--And if they mitlist you,.then give 'em a battle.
lel, &c.
Then Lee started off,:-and he made a great sally
Among the rich farmers of Cumberland Valley;
Be Chartiberchnrg robbed, and he battered Carlisle,
And Harrishurg readhed within two or three mile,
Ri to ral laL &c.
At last he got ranged'all in order to strike,
But who should he meet, on the Gettysburg pike,
But them very same vei'rans he loft on Potomac.
- Which they gave him a bifter that sickened his stomach
Rt to ral lal, &c.
Now, Vicksburg was took on the very next day.
And likewise Port Hudsonsoon had to give way;
Jett Davis a login' these places s ) strong,
It made hie pale visage lock wonderful long.
Ri to ral lal &c.
Then hurrah for the stars. and hurrah for the stripes,
And down with Jeff Davis, consarn his old tripes;
For two Sebastopols and one Waterloo
Is pretty good work in a fortnight, says you.
Hi tu.ral lal, &e.
Monet No. 1.
Now ail ye Seceshioners, mind what I say,
Don't never advance into PennsylvaniaY;
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For sure as you're horn, it can easy he Eihown.
Seceshers by Yankees are soon overthrown..
Ri to ral lal,
MORAL No. 2---(Brie.) Sept. 10. 1.663.
"Now, bRN R . thus treated the foe that's without,
The foe that's within is the next to serve out;
And Justice Gouge Woodward, for sure and for certain,
Will vanish helot e our good Governor Curtin.
Ri to ral lal, &c.
The same song, I may add, was sung with im
mense effect by Col. Worrell, at the camp' of the
Pennss lvania Reserves, on the occasion of the pre•
rentation of a mord to General Meade. But the
great effort of Col: Worrell was that at Titusville,
on the 14th of September. I trust he• Will consent
to visit Philadelphla,•so that our people may have
an opportunity of realizing the justice of this tri-
buts to one of the beat and moat disinterested pa
triots that I have met.
I have spoken of the spirit of the Erie mass meet
ire-, but I have not told you that it has appalled the
sympathizers and encouraged the friends of the Go
vernment. The rapid change in public Sentiment
is Dearly as great as that presented to my eyes in
the city itself, in the contrast between 1810 and
1863, In September of 1840. the time I consumed in
travelling from Pittsburg to Erie was thirty-six
hours, or a day and a half, over a dusty road, in
heated weather, and in a crowded conveyance.
never shall forget the miseries of that ride, nor the
joy with which I hailed the appearance of the rail
road at Buffalo. Now, as I said, I have travelled
in less than twentyfour hours 431 miles, inclusive
of the delays at Alliance and Cleveland. And so of
politics. Before we visited this section, while our
friends were patriotic and decided, they were, I am
sorry to say, neither organized nor active. Now,
however, I can see on all hands a determination to
succiad. Now, the Democratic leaders begin to feel
.that unless they change their course - and range
themselves under the banner of the Government,
and support Gownor Curtin, their doom is fixed—
fixed and irrevocable. There were some sad in.
stances of party spirit manifested, however; one of
which was the transformation of Judge Church, of
Meadville, into a full-blown sympathizer with Se. ,
cession. I recollect Judge Church when he plumed,
himself upon hie conservatism, when he was a
halterer between the two parties, and when he
deemed it better •to be nearer the Whigs than
the Democrats. But when his country wants all
her sons. to stand-by her, and when the soldiers in
the field who are suffering for that country have a
reasonable right to expect the safe and easy men at
home to be their friends, this distinguished gentle.
man lavishes his sympathies upon the common
enemy, -and rtfuses theiw to the soldiers in the field!
Another no less singular - anomaly is the extraordi
nary teetamorphosisVf William A. Galbraith,. of
Erie, who was,a furious - Douglas Democrat in the
time'•when it—required some , courage to be for
---DififigMsiann-yet
cepts of Judge Douglas, in bits dying hquis. bra
living lnenKaleg. Lr't Democratic heart, and are
inspiring thousands, gives time and money to the
organization of a party which seems to have no
other ambition but to advocate such a peace as can
only be consummated on the basis of a separation
of the Republic. Is it wonderful, iu the face of such
personal paradoxes as these on the part of intelli
gent and leading minds, that the unthinking and
ignorant should be led astrart One would have sup
posed that, respected and honored as these two gen
tlemen and suchlike them have been in this and other
communities, bearing near relations to'great bust
ners interests, they might at least agree to throw by
party names until the Government had been vindi
-000; that they might be willing to put aside the
old trumpery of the Democratic organization, and
cease playing in a broad farce which may end in a
yet broader tragedy.
Talking, of Erie I must not forget ;Hiram L.
Brown, of BroWn , s Hotel, of that town. I asked
for the landlord, and was pointed to his picture—it
self a study. "`Where is Colonel Brown?" "He
is in the battle-field," was the reply; and, on further
inquiry, I learned that this g allant aoldier, the head of
one of the most prosperous hotels in Northrvestern
Pennsylvania, who could have readily shielded him
self from the dangers of the strife,was off fighting for
Ms country; that he had been wounded four times,
three bullets passing through his body, and one re
maining in Ms shoulder; and yet, so full of the fire
of the fight, BO earnest in MB devotion to his
country,,thai, casting behind him all considerations
of self or family, or convenience, he again offered
his life to - that dear old flag in whose behalf so many
lives have already, been lost. Colonel Brown is a
practical Republican, a voting and ft4hting Repub
lican, and a lesson to young men. He is I believe,
not yet forty years of age, but hia fine presence, in
telligent face, and eloquent tones, ..ppear beore me,
and ring in my ears to this day.
The .nextr day being the 11th of September, our
party took the cars for a town with the curious name
of Corry, distant thirty. six miles from Erie [Of
Corry I will speak by and by,] where Governor
Curtin, Governor Johnson, Col. Worrell, and Col.
Gibbs, of Tennessee, (by the way a most eloquent
refugee,) dropped off to speak to a mass of working
men, who Were eagerly waiting for them, while
Judge Shannon and myself proceeded on to Warren,
,
distant some thirty miles. I shall never forget my
ride from Olarion to Warren, in 1856, to advocate
the claims to the Presidency of that historical °ham"
ter, heretoforeknown is James Buchanan, but more
latterly, symbolized as the 0. P. F. It was some
thing like the ride I have had since I bade good bye
to the slave.Democracy.' Heaven knows how long
I was on the road ; but over brakes and briars,
across mosntains and through defiles, along roads
without houses or refreshments, quarreling with
and apologizing to the driver, breaking down in
chasms, ifiternately joyous and indignant, wading
rivers, and now and then encountering strange peo
whn regarded me, as I undoubtedly regarded
them, as !a most dangerous personage. I finally
landed lc the beautiful town of Warren; made a
speech In ,the court house, tried to convert Curtis—
failed; tried to convert Scmtlelcl=failed ; think I
converted Hall—and failed ; and, finally, reposed in
the residencomf that excellent man, whom I did not
meet on 'My' second visit, J. Y. James, and who, I
regret to learn, continues to adhere to the Demo
cracy 'Obese, its days • of_ degradation. Judge
Shannonl and myself entered Weireifinme-mie.
of the glories --of a beautiful sunset. It- is a
lovely village, and it was a lovely. evening. War
ren, like Erie, has changed. The railroad, after all,
lathe great phYsician. It clears the forest; it pours
young blood into old societies ; introduces civili
zation 'and elegance, where, however desired, they
bad not truly appeared before. Warren is now con
nected With Erie by railroad, so that he who desires
to visit Warren need undertake no break-neckjour
ney from Clarion, but has only to go round by way
of New York or Pittsburg. We spoke in the court
house to. a cosy and comfortable audience. The
people listened with respectful and frequently with
enthusiastic attention. - I was rather proud to hear
since we left, that we did no harm to the Union
party in Warren county, and I am sure the Judge,
and myself had some reason to be pleased with the
manner in which we were received by our old Demo..
°ratio friends. Here we saw Glennie W. Scofield, a
member of the House of Representatives in the
coming Congress, living like a prince, heepitable as
the knight of Gwynne, and ready to make our stay,
if it bad been longer, if possible, more agreeable.
But, with the early dawn, we rose and returned
to our duty, coming back to Corry, where we met
Governor Curtin and his friends, who, on the even
ing previous, had addressed an immense crowd of
workingmen in favor of the common. cause. Judging
from the indications, a very4arge majority will be
polled against Woodward at that place. When Go
vernor Curtin was a candidate, in 1860, this place
was a thick wildernese, with scarcely a single resi
dence, and with nothing but rough and dangerous
roads leading into the adjoining settlements. Here,
at Corry, our party first halted. After speaking at
Warren, Meadville, and Titusville, we returned,
and thus made it . a sort of headqnarters. The Boston
House, where:we sojourned; le incontestably the beet
country hotel I have seen in years. It is kept by
James Foreman, who reminds me of Chambers Mc-
Kibbin, of the Merchants' Hotel, saving that he is
an ardent arid thorough Republican. He is the post
master of Corry, and wields a deserved influence
among the people around about. James was an ap.
prentice of the martyr John Brown, to the tanning
business, and in my conversations with him I gath
cred many interesting incidents' of that great and
unforgotten fanatic. John was a man of Penman
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exacting integrity, a scrupulous religionist, very un
selfish and eccentric, heroic in defending innocence,
and remorseless in detecting crime. In 1826, John
Brown moved from Ohio to Richland township,
Orawfoid county, near this spot, where he carried
on his tannery until 1E335, James Foreman being
with him aif these years. If I were not hurried for
time, and you pressed for space, I could fill a column
with anecdotes of this iron man's character. One
reminiscence, for which I am indebted to ,tr. Fore
man, was an 'autograph letter, written to him by
John while the latter was in Oharleatown (Virginia)
Prison, just before he was hanged. It is character
istic, and is almest the likeness of the man himself.
The following is the letter
CEARLIISTOWN PRISON '
Jefferson Co., Ye., Dec. 1, 1859.
James Foreman, Esq. :
My DEAR FRIHND : I have only time to say I
in got
t a nd ve le ry tte g r i : e f fu t i h7 .or 2 6:111 the November goof. this
'expressed by yourself and wife. May God abundant•
ly bleer anave Ali all. lam very cheerful, in
hopes cifeser dea Was r state of existence in a few
hours; through' _ grace in Christ Jesus, my
Lord." Renumill poor that. cry," and " them
that are in bonds as Ind with them."
:`• Your friend, as ever,
JOHN . BROWN.
It
Was on Saturday, the 12th, that we left Corry
for Meadville. Meadville is the county-seat of
Crawford, and is one of the oldest and most inter
eating towns in this section. Having been offered
the generous hospitalities of Judge Derrickson,
Judge Shannon and myself enjoyed what had not
been our good fortune for some days—a sound sleep,
and a good rest on the following Sunday. Of the
meeting itself, I need only say that it was a grand
spectacle, only second in significance to that at Erie
on the loth. I again met old Democratic friends,
who announced to me that they intended to support
Curtin, and I could see from all the signs that the
Republicans had closed up ranks,cured divisions, and
resolved upon victory. Here we met another evi
dence of the enterprising spirit destined to convert
these border counties into great centres of trade and
prosperity. While the Sunbury and Erie Railroad,
which ought to connect our city with Erie, is as yet
uncompleted, while we are thus cut off- from inter
course with the lake, leaving this entire people
mainly dependent upon New York, (the newspapers
of which arrive at Erie twelve hours before our
own,) foreign capital has been invoked to build a
road one hundred miles long connecting Meadville
with Erie, and so with New York. This road was
laid down in an inconceivably short time, and is
now doing an enormous business. The dipOt would
reflect credit upon any metropolitan city. It is
nearly as large as that at Broad and Prime, and
much more elegant. Connected with it is a spacious
and splendid hotel—a desideratum for which Mead
ville has long devoutly wished. The Meadvillians
are justly proud of this fine structure, and are warm
in their utterance of their gratitude to the Hon.
Darwin A. Finney, who lives in princely style at
this point, and but for whose energy and perse
verancethe road never would have been built. I
heard many expressions of- regret, that while this
fine enterprise had been quietly and rapidly com
pleted, the great line extending from Philadelphia
to Erie remains unfinished. Let us hope, however,
now that the Pennsylvania Central Road, with its
energetic President and directors, has possession of
the Erie Road, a short time only will be permitted
to elapse before that improvement is successfully
completed.
You will perceive that I date this long letter at
the town of Corry, already referred to, in the county
of Erie, from which point I intend to take the care
for New York, at 3- o'clock this afternoon, having
parted with the Governor and his friends, who speak
today at West Greenville, Mercer county, and to
morrow at Pittsburg. Corry is the great distribu
ting point of the oil region, being at the intersection
of the Atlantic and Great Western and the Philadel
phia and Elie railroads, the former of which, when
completed, will, connect Cincinnati with the city of
New York, and the latter the city of Erie with
Philadelphia. It ie now about three years since the
Atlantic and Great Western railroad was opened to
this point. At that time the present site'of Corry,
Red the adjacent country, was an almost entirely
barren tract, witk two public roads on either side,
the termini of the- one being at Jamestown, N. Y..
and Union; Erie county, Pa. ; and that of the other
at Columbus, Warren county, and at Meadville,
Crawford county, Pa. Two years ago, Mr. Samuel
Downer, of Boston, Mass , became the purchaser of
the Corry farm, which, with other lands, comprising
in the aggregate about a hundred acres, is now used
by him in carrying on Dbrsnch of the oil business.
This gentleman has also a large establishment in
Boston, and he has connected the business of oil dis
tillation at that establishment with - the product of
the oil wells at their source on Oil creek. The farm
referred to is located on an elevated piece of table
land, from which, within a space of two miles each
way, the waters flow into Lake Erie,Ssn the north,
and into French creek and the Allegheny river on the
eouth. It is considered to be the highest table land
east of the Mississippi. Here the Atlantic and
Great Western and Philadelphia and Erie Railroads
have built their ddpots. Mr. Downer has erected a
large brick factory (the lot covering some five acres
of ground), which is fitted up for all the purposes in
connection with the business; outbuildings, and
residences for the proprietors and employees have
' been erected on the.premieee, and the whole is laid
. out in a beautiful and perfect manner, well adapted
for caleptrag!:Tlhe Manufacture of oil on a large
scale: Tnndrlittnn fn-theme five acres, a apace of ten.
acres has been devoted for itiiikge - yrurpoaes. --- rrom —
Mr. Downer I learned some interesting particulars
relative to the early refining of oil. When the dis
covery of coal oil was first made (for which the
world is principally indebted to Mr. James Young,
of Glasgow, - Scotland), the efforts of the manufac
turers were directed almost exclueively to the lubri
cating principle, that of illumination having been at
that time almost entirely overlooked. The early
efforts of Mr. Downer and the gentlemen then con
nected with him, were first turned to the develop
ment of the lubricating principle in the coal tar of
the gas houses. After that branch of the business
had arrived at some degree of perfection in this
country, they were induced, at the solicitation of
European capitalists, to superintend the erection of
a factory ins Glasgow, Scotland, which was in
tended to be used in carrying on that business.
While in that country their chemist, Mr. Luther
Atwood, and Mr. Josiah Merrill, superintendent of
the mechanical portion of the undertaking, had
their attention drawn to the light bodies of the coal
oils then worked by Mr. Young, who at that time
was selling some half a million of gallons of lubri
cating oil per annum, at a price equal to about a
dollar and one-third per gallon, while he was dispo
sing of the lighter portions, from which the illumi
nating oil is now principally made, for purposee of
napthas and similar light bodies, at about six pence
per gallon. Mr. Atwood, availing himself of the
knowledge he had acquired in the purification of
the foul oils of the gee houses, purified these oils
white and sweet. On the return of those gentlemen
to America, the manufacture of these illuminating,
oils was immediately commenced on a small scale,
the celebrated Prince Albert coalof New Brunt wick
being mei in their production. They were so per
fect in their quality, and so admirably adapted to
supply a great want of the community, then severely
felt, that their consumption and - sale was most
rapid. From that time to the pressnt (an interim
of not more than five years), the annual consump•
tion of these oils from American sources was as
follows : For the first year one million gallons ; for
the second year four million gallons ; for : the third
year twenty million gallons ; for the present year
(with from three hundred to five hundred factories
scattered over tho land), the whole production will
not be lees than from forty to sixty millions of
gallons.
Samuel Downer is one of- the extraordinary men
of these times. Whatever position he might occupy,
he would soon take the lead. His whole nouns
absorbed in his present avocation, and he is the
benefactor of a large community; in fact,- the
pioneer in one of the greatest scientific revolutions
in history. He is an ardent Republican, and he pre
sided at the Union meeting on Thursday evening
last, held at Corry ; he fs, therefore, as sound politi
cally as, he is experienced and gifted in matters of
science. Corry, of which he and his friends are the
principal owners, must become a town of great
portance, owing to the fact, as above stated, that it
is here that two great lines of road intersect. In
studying Mr. Downer i e character I was deeply im
pressed as well with his own energy and learning as
with the inconceivable benefits showered upon all
parts of the country by New England men. It re.
quired faith, courage, perseverance, genius, and
wealth to conduct such a movement as that which
has already been crowned with such splendid success
in this interesting section ; and I believe that
~.11.......nnatities could nowhere have been found, save
in the New Engiancr - miaraa ,, .. , . ,
wonderful, marvellous, most marvellous, are the
stories told of the oil region ! It is, in fact, another
California ; the came greed for getting suddenly rich,
the same spirit of speculation, the same rapid rise
from poverty to affluence, and, the same abandon.
ment of other pursuits. As I came here from Erie,
a few days ago, I was introduced by Judge johnson,
of Warren, to a gentleman named V. N. Thompson,
whose receipts from his oil wells were one thousand
dollars per day, and who only a few years ago was a
poor man and a bankrupt. Another instance was
that of the firm of Nobles Sc-Delle.tnater, whose
daily income wan said to amount to $3,000; sixteen
hundred barrels per day being filled from their well!
I also learned that the 'Farrell well, at Titusville,
produced when started, more oil than eight hundred
whaleahips had collected in a year at New Bedford
Titusville, Crawford county, heretofore an in
considerable village, with a population three years
ago of not more than four hundred inhabitants, now
contains nearly four thousand, and is realizing more
wealth, by reason of the oil product alone, than
California is sending here in gold. The habits of
the people of Titusville and vicinity had become so
settled, and they had so long lived an isolated life,
that even after the great discovery in the oil region.
they could not conceive that a railroad could be
built to tap that wonderful district, and to open It
up to the commerce of the world ; and they were as.
cordingly startled from their propriety, when, on the
Ist of October, 1860, a locomotive dashed into their
midst, dispelled their prejudices, awakened their
energies, and taught them that they were the citi
zens of a progressive world. The enterprise of two
or three individuals, associated under the name of
the Oil Creek Railroad, with but little wealth, out
• atripped that of three or four grand incorporated
companies ; that enterprise has been rewarded with
a munificence, only equalled by the energy, which
originated it. The names that "deserve to be ho
nored in this connection are Thomas. Struthers, of
Warren, Dr. W. S. Streator, of Cleveland,. and
Samuel M. LEMITIIOe, formerly of Harrisburg, and
now a resident of Warren. •
Passing through the streets of .Titusville yeater--
and observing many evidencea of thrift and
prosperity, the fine mitodous erected, or In the
THREE CENTS.
course of erection, in the neighborhood, the streets
crowded with teams moving to and from the:oil
region, I felt that these bold and enterprising
men had been abundantly rewarded. It is a
noteworthy fact that the officers and men on the
railroad between Titusville and Corry, including, of
course, the gentlemen referred to, are ardent Re
publicans and Union men. Let me add, in this con
nection, that our party have nowhere received more
courtesy and attention than from the able and cour
teous secretary and treasurer of the Oil Creek Rail
road, John F. McPherson. Before we reached Titus
ville we were admonished that it was so crowded
with people (as, indeed, It was)• and so barren of ac
commodation (as, indeed, it was not) that there was
no decent hotel in which we could be entertained ;
and yet, when we arrived, we found not only a
hearty welcome, but a generous and hospitable one.
We halted at the Moore Rouse, the captain of
which is known in this region as Major Sam Mills,
an old Schuylkill county man, who, like a good
many others in this region, stuck to the Democratic
party until it went over to slavery, and is now an
ardent and devoted Republican. He is a regular
Boniface, reviving the pictures of the olden time.
When he greeted us at the door I almost fancied
that the landlord in the Canterbury Tales was stand
ing before me. Excepting by our good friend Pore
man, at the Boston House at Corry, we were nowhere
more kindly received. To show you how Titusville
has grown, apart from the increase of population,
I need only tell you that eighteen hundred two horse
teams arrive and depart every day, from and to the
oil wells. The post office contains three hundred
and ninety one boxes, and this number does not ap
pear to be half sufficient for the accommodation of
the increasing wants of the public. On the evening
previous to our visit, the postmaster mailed over
five hundred and fifty letters! A fine new banking
bouee is in course of erection at that place. Mr.
Chase, the president of the bank, has lived in this
region for forty years. When he came here the set
tlements were some ten miles apart, and the many
incidents of his early experience among the wilds of
Pennsylvania would form an interesting volume.
On one occasion making ;a campaign through the
woods, he killed fifteen deer in three and a half
day's, and during one fall season tifty.six wild tur
kies.
There resides at Titusville Mr. E. L. Drake the
original discoverer of the oil product He is a man
of good habits, respected in the community, indus
trious and useful; yet such are the freaks of fortune,
that while this enormous development of wealth
bas been given to the world, and from which many
others have realized princely fortunes, it has been
the misfortune of Mr. Drake, owing to the peculiar
localities in which he started, and the general vicia
eitudes that attend all inventors in new fields, he
has reaped none of the fruits of this golden harvest.
The T_Tnion meeting at Titusville, the president of
which was Mr. Chase, was a monster demonstra
tion. While Governor Curtin was speaking it was
pleasing to note the various delegations arriving
from the surrounding country, ,particularly from Oil
'Creek; and as I studied the faces of the crowd, I
could see that they were men of nearly the same
character that flocked to California at the beginning
of the gold discoveries. Indeed, judging by the
thousands that assembled at this meeting (for there
were thousands on the ground), the local residents
were far outnumbered by the enterprising and ad
venturous spirits froii other States, especially from
New York and New England. The whalers of New
Bedford and- New - buryport have come hither in
crowds, and find it much more agreeable to earn good
wages and sometimes to acquire large fortunes, than
to be risking their lives amid the storms and dangers
of the treacherous deep. Naturally enough, where
these classes preponderate, the political principles
advocated by Governor Curtin are moat acceptable,
and I was not at all surprised, therefore, when
every eloquent word that fell from his lips and
from the lips of his friends was promptly and
earnestly responded to. I have high hopes that the
popitlation attracted thither by the marvellous de
velopments in the oil region will contribute to swell
the certain majority in Crawford, and, probably to
extinguish Copperheadism. in Venango county.
Considering that this petroleum was only Cis
covered in 1860, the discovery has produced a magi
cal effect upon the whole region around about. It
has attracted strangers from all parts, and unless
the supply should suddenly cease, which is not an
ticipated, will infuse new life into every village, and
induce the erection of many other towns. The- im
mediate oil region is about eighteen miles in length,
extending from Titusville to Franklin, Venango
county. I did not visit Oil City, which is in the
same county, and is the place where the flowing
wells are to be found, but I heard enough to induce
me to regret that my time did not allow me to go
there. It has a population of two thousand, and is
one of the most important depOts in this locality,
being situated at the, confluence of the waters of
French creek and the Allegheny river. Four thou
sand two and four-horse teams are engaged daily
in hauling oil to the different railroad and river
stations ; the Southern and Eastern markets being.
supplied from that point Large quantities of oil
are floated down the creek by means of artificial
pond freshets, and in consequence of the extreme
narrowness of the flats, much skill is requisite in
managing the different craft. The value of the oil
transported daily from Oil City is estimated at
$60,[00:; and when it is considered that the price of
this oil is increasing rapidly, another year will at
leftist dellbie thin amount
the_COMltkencement of the war that:'
the oil, region would turn Ont_the beat soldiers for
the reason that the people there had hee( - 51 — ne - 3TO- -
cuatomed to drilling. And if we consider either the
number or the material of the men furnished to the
Government from this portion of the State, we will
be fully satisfied of the justice of the remark. Im
mediately after the striking of oil on the Oil creek,
an intense excitement WAR produced, particularly in
the beautiful old town of Franklin. It was then
supposed that the place would become one of the.
great depots for the product, and the inhabitants
were in consequence considerably elated. As yet,
however, comparatively little success has attended
the boring of wells in that region. Lately the At
lantic and Great Western Railroad Company ex
tended a branch of their road to that borough, and
the people there are again sanguine that it will as
sume an important position in connection with.the
great national product.
I met several of the most active journalists at
Erie, and other places where my engagements led
me. Among these was a companion of my youthful
days, Isaac B. Garra, Esq., born in Lancaster
county, and for nearly twenty years past:the editor
in-chief of the Erie Gazelle, one of the most tho
rough and faithful Republican journals in the coon
try. He greeted me moat cordially, and we talked
over the past with its changes for many hours.
Years had not weakened our mutual regard, only I
thought that
,I detected in all his manner an inward
satisfaction that we were now occupying a common
platform in defending a common and a threatened
country. I had agreeable meetings with Young, of
the Erie Despatch; White, of the Crawford Journal;
Clark, of the Crawford .Republican; and Clapp, of
the Buffalo Daily Ear - ass, a spirited and progressive
Union paper, which circulates in hundreds among
the people of the lake and border counties of Penn
sylvania and New York. When the Sunbury and
Elie Railroad is an fail accomili, The Press will have
thousands of readers and I was gratified to hear a
wish everywhere proclaimed that that hour might
rapidly come.
I must now bring this long and desultory letter to
a close. Although some errors may occur to those
who are better acquainted with much I have at
tempted to write about, it is proper that I should
add that I have been careful in the collection of
facts and data to do justice all round. To mingle
among the people of Pennsylvania, to study their
habits and to gather their opinions, to> observe the
development of the resources of the State—these
have always seemed to me so many imperative
duties .of the journalist But they have also
afforded me great and exquisite enjoyment. There
is something indescribably pleasant in feeling that
our affection for our native State and our pride in
her wonderful advantages, natural and acquired,
have not been misplaced. J. W. F.
The Sunbury and Erieltailroad connects Erie with
Waterford, Union, Concord, Corry, and Warren.
The Atlantic and'Great Western, chiefly owned by
foreign capital (Spanish and English), running, front
the New York and Erie road, at Salamanca, N. Y.,
to Akron, Ohio, has been finished to the latter, and
will be extended to Cincinnati. The completed sec
tion is two hundred miles long, and was built in ..
abouttwo years. The president is W. Reynolds, of
'Meadville; the, superintendent, W. F. Sweetser,
both bold, thorough, and able men; Thus, the whole
of this great line will connect New• York with St.
Louis by a six-feet gauge road.
From Old Mother Cumberland.
Editor-0j-
Sin : A very numerous and respeCtame
of the Union party, friendly to the election of Cur
tin and Agnew, was held at this place on Monday
evening last, the 14th instant, to take into conside
ration the propriety of a more thorough organiza
tion of the party for this district, and Ido assure
you the people are. aroused and determined to do
their duty, and with this object in view,, a commit
tee was appointed to call another meeting, in order
to get a full and complete list of all the voters in
the township, and lee that they vote on election
day. The meeting was ably addressed by Major
Lemuel Todd,. of Carlisle, and others. Notwith
standing Cumberland county has heretofore been
strongly. Democratic, I feel satisfied their majority
will be considerably reduced this fall. We are de
termined to do our whole duty, and with the aid de
termined to
our valuable paper, which has an extensive circu
lation here, we hope to do good service for Curtin
and Agnew. "
I am, sir, yours truly, W. B. M.
MOUNT HOLLY Sr nacos , Cumberland county, Sept.
17, 1563.
A Meeting at Altoona.
ALTOONA, Sept. 19,1863
To the Editor of The Tress:
Six t An immense meeting of the friends of Gov.
Curtin was held here last evening. Hon. Louis W.
Ball presided. 'The greatest enthusiasm prevailed.
Chase, of New York ;. Col. Montgomery, of Missis
sippi; McAllister, and Sharman, addressed the
meeting. It was the largest ever held here.
I am, sir, yours, truly, B
SOLDIER'S RIGHT TO VOTE.—In the Digest of
Election Laws with which, we believe, each Elec
tion Board is furnished, on pages 155-6, Section 29,
la the following
"No body of troops in the army of the United States.
or of this Commonwealth, shall be present either armed
or unarmed, during the time of such election: Provided.
That nothing herein contained shall be so construed
I , li to prevent any atm or soldier- from exercising
the right of stiff, see in the election district to which he
may belong. if otherwise qualified according to law."
We perceive the foregoing section of the Election
Laws, except the Proviso, published in several Demo
cratic papers. It- is undoubtedly thus garbled for
the purpose of producing the false Impression, that
soldios have no right to vote, even if present on the
day of election, in the districts to win& they're
sprotively belong. It is a very shallow• device to
deprive them of their right of suffrage.
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PEPARTMENT OF THE GULF.
The Expedition to Texas — Return of
Franklin's Command to New Orleans—
Disabling and Capture of the Gunboats
4 Cl ifton and Sat:he'll.
At date of September flth, a correspondent of the
Herald writes:
The expedition of the 19th Army Corps, Major
GL'eneral Franklin commanding, which left New
Orleans on the 4th inst., has returned, without ao
ccmpliehing the object for which it win:despatched.
AWthe preliminary arrangements were made in the
moat expeditious' and secret manner, and the pro
mise. of succees was most dithering up tothe very
last moment, when a combination of those unfortu
nate accidents which no human foresight or deter
mination can prevent or overcome, turned' victory
I into deftat.
OBJECT 01.7 . THE EXPEDITIOE-
The silt of the expedition was the occupatiba of
Sabine City, situate on the right bank, at thamouttE
of the Sabine river, the dividing line of Louisiana&
and Texas; a point of great strategic importance an
a bare of operations against either Western Lou
isiana or Eastern and Central Texas. The city is
only forty to fortylive miles from Galveston, by
land, and about sixty miles by sea; from Houston.
the capital
of Texas. it is distant about sixty mil*
and is connected with it by a branch railroad"froffs
Beaumont. This railroad is not in operation at
present, a portion of the track having been torn up:
The distance from the mouth of 'the Mississippi
two hundred and eighty miles. The strategic im—
portance of the place can thus be' comprehended' at
a glance, and its occupation was, doubtless, intended
as the first step in a campaign, the results of which ,
promised to be of the moat brilliant and lasting ,
character.
PLAN'OF OPIERATTONS
Accompanying the land force was a naval force of
four lightdraught gunboats, consisting of the Clif
ton, Arizona, Granite City, and Sachem, and the
plan was for these to silence the batteries, drive
hack the enemy, and cover the landing of the troops.
At the last place of rendezvous. off' Berwick hay, it
was determined that the entire fleet should endeavor
to reach the point of destination bymidnight of the
7th, and the attack was to take place at three or four
o'clock on the mornin. , of the Bth.
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The gunboats Clifton, Arizona, and Sachem, were
to engage the enemy's work, while the Granite City,
which carried only a broadside of email brass guns,
was to cover the landing of an advance force of live
hundred men, of General Weitzel's division, selected
from the heroes of Port Hudson, and composed of
two companies of the 165th a New York; four coin
panics of the 161st New York, and a detachment'
from the 15th New York Regiments, under com
mand of Captain Fitch, of the last named regiment.
The General himself came on board at the last mo•
went, to superintend personally the operation of
disembarking hie troops.
TILE . BALL OPENS
"All ready" was the signal. and about four o'clock
P. M. the gunboats steamed slowly forward. the
Clifton advancing directly toward the fort, followed
by the Granite City, and she in turn by the trans
port General Banks, having on hoard the advance
of the army. The Sachem andthe Arizona steamed
off to the right and ran up nearly opposite the bat
tery. The Clifton opened the ball with a shell from
one of her 9-inch pivot guns, which exploded inside
the rebel works, throwing up a perfect shower of
debris, and instantly followed it with a second shot
of the same kind. Soon the little Sachem, corn
mended by Captain ,Tohyson, opened her broadside
32-pounder guns on the work, and the next moment
the Arizona also paid her compliments to the foe.
The gunnery was magnificent, a few of the shells
only exploding prematurely and the pieces dropping
in the water. UP to this time, and until from thirty'
to forty shell had exploded in the works, not a shot
had been returned by the enemy. An ominous si
lence pervaded the fort, and many were of the opi
nion that the works had been abandoned.
THE EblEln . REPLIES
The action of the enemy, however, was the decep
tive calm which often precedes the storm, and the
sudden flash of flame, plainly ^ visible from the
deck of the General Ranks with the naked eye, and
the cloud of white smoke which floated lazily up
from the parapet of the enemy, were instantly fol
lowed by, a heavy shot thrown at the Arizona, the
largest boat of the fleet, and which passed directly
over her, striking in the edge of the water beyond.
This was followed in quick succession by a shot at
the Sachem, and other at the Clifton, neither of
which, however, took effect. The engagement now
became general and very warm, the Clifton and
Arizona moving very slowly forward and back,
while the brave little Sachem, under a.. heavy
fire, kept pushing steadily forward, endevoring"
to pass the battery and engage it In- the rear.
which was supposed to he `unprotected.-This
movement the enemy divined. and redoubled
their fire at her, answered shot for shot by
the three boats, the huge shells every instant
bursting in their midst, carrying destruction in their
wake, and knocking great holes in the parapet,
which appeared of sufficient size to admit the passage
of a carriage and horses. The enemy acted with
great bravery, however, and if their fire slackened an
instant after one of those terrific explosions, which
seemed to shake the very earth-around them, it was
instantly resumed with increased rather than di
minished determination. Gradually but surely the•
little Sachem was gaining her desired position. A_
moment more and she would pass out of range, and
the clay would beyeon. All eyes were bent upon the
noble little craft, when suddenly a shot was seen to
strike her amidships. crushing in her sides, and tear.
ing the iron plating for the protection of sharp
shooters as a piece of paper, and causing her to
careen and tremble from stem to stern. An instant
more and sktrwas enveloped in the scalding vapor of
escaping steam, and lay a helpless wreck, at the
mercy of the enemy. The flag was lowered;
DISASTER
Putting on a full head of steam, the Clifton ran
swiftly down directly toward the - battery, with the
intention, doubtless, of delivering her broadside,
giving her sharpshootersopportunity an of picking
off the enemy's gunners. and thus silencing the
works. At the same time the Granite City and the
General Banks gradually followed in her wake for
the purpose of reaching the point of debarkation as
soon as the Clifton had effected her object, although
the heavy solid shot and hissing shell which were
intended for the Clifton, but which passed her, Mite
ricochetting along on the water, almost reaching
them. - Just as.tl3e Clifton gained the point she
aimed at reaching, and as her bow was throWn:
-rppnd slightly, In the act of turning, she struck,
tn 6- Venm- ,1 17 with which she was running driving
her a long mintint—u-t---43----thin mud at the bot
tom of the pass. At the same time - a-tuteerso _
undiscovered battery to the left of the main work,
and in easy range, opened upon her as she lay, her
broadside offering a target of which the enemy took
every advantage. The gallant Crocker still kept
up a constant fire from both bow and broadside
guns, the quick rifles, loaded with double charges
of grape, being poured into the main work, sweep
ing the parapet
clean at every discharge, and killing
the enemy by scores, while with his broadside guns
he administered dose after dose of shell and solid
Shot to the battery on the left. Lying as be did, he
would probably have succeeded in silencing the
71 1 / 1 113 work, thus enabling the troops to land, had it
not been for, the broadside work; for it was from
that his boat was disabled. Up to this time she
had sustained no material damage. The Shots
which had struck her had been her:ll44ls to the ship,
and but very few of hie crew were injured. But
fate was against him, and he was obliged to suc
cumb. A shot from the smell battery struck his
boat abeut the centre, passing through her side
end entirely through the boiler, leaving her a
stranded wreck at the enemy's mercy.
Considering the number of the forces engaredilit is
doubtful if any affair of the whole war can compare•
with the battle of Sabine Pass in obstinacy of fight
ing. loss of life. end the amount of interest involved.
To the enemy it was a matter of life and death, and
to the Union forces it was the opening battle of a
most brilliant campaign. The enemy retained their
p; ize .• but their lose has been undoubtedly without
precedent in the annals of the war. and they will. in
the midst of their rejoicing„lremble at the thought
of a repetition of the attack: There were on board
the Clifton, beside her crew, a party of seventy-five
sharpshooters and three of the signal corps, and on
the Sachem a detachment of thirty sharpshooters.
Of the crew of the Clifton, five soldiers, one sailor,
-end one signalman escaped down the beach, and were
taken off by a boat from the fleet. The number of
killed and wounded must have been large, particu
larly on the Clifton. as she was not only exposed to
a cross tire, but was raked from stem to stern by
grape. As to the killed and wounded on the Sachem
nothing is known ; but the loss is supposed to be
light. and mostly from the escaping steam, as but the
one shot was known to have struck her. The loss
of the enemy was undoubtedly enormous; as the
huge nine-inch shell apparently searched every nook
and corner of the earthwork; and Clifton
was aground the same guns' poured in a murderous.
lire of grape, sweeping the parapet - from end to end.
THE SIEGE OF CHEIRLESTON.
Creditable Order of General. Gilmore—Pro
'gress of the Siege.
[Correspondence of the World)
MORRIS ISLAND, Sept. 15.—The "granite" Gil•
more is as unyielding as ever in. his labors for the
reduction of the city, and the land forces are at work
day and night. Heavy guns are being put in posi- .
tion, and the fine pieces of the enemy which we
found upon the island are being turned toward the
city, so that perhaps before many days have passed you
may hear that the Parrotts are again raining upon it.
Their inextinguishable fire. The rebels seem to appre
ciate the danger to which they are exposed, and
keep up a continual fire upon the men engaged in
Wagner. Their shells come continuously during the -
night, when the heaviest part of the work is done,
but our losses are very small in proportion to the
number of men employed.
GENERAL ORDERS.
DEPARTMENT OP THE SOUTH',
HEADQUARTERS IN THE FIELD,
MORRIS ISLAND. S. 0., Sept. 15.
It is with no ordinary feeling of gratification and
pride that the brigadier general' commanding is ena
bled to congratulate this army upon the signal sue
ores which has crowned the enterprise in which it,
has been engaged. Fort Sumpter is destroyed. The
scene where our country's flag suffered its first dis
honor you have made the theatre of one of its proud----
-..sugrgopli .. s.'
More than tw-O-ralltni.BM-31F1°P of the enemy for
has been strengthened by every aPififilifilaNfiLlt9fists
military science, and has defied the assaults of - it - le - -
most powerful and gallant fleet-the world ever saw.
But it has yielded to your-courage and patient labor.
Its wa n. are now crumbled to ruins, its formidable
batteries are silenced, and, though a hostile flag still
floats over it, the fort is a harmless and helpless
wreck.
Forts Wagner and Gregg—works rendered memo
rable by their protracted resistance and-the sacrifice
of life they have - cost-have also been wrested from.
the enemy by your persevering- courage 'and skill,
and the graves of your fallen comrades rescued from
desecration and contumely. -- -
You now bold in undisputed possession the whole.
of Morris Island, and the city and harbor of Charles--
ton lie at the mercy of your artillery from the very
-spot where the first shot was fired at your country's.
flag and the rebellion itself was inaugurated. •
To you, the of and soldiers -of this command,
and to the gallant navy which has co-operated with.
you, are due the thanks ofyour commander and your ,
country. You were called upon to encounter untold
privations and dangers; to undergo unremitting and;
exhausting labors; to sustain severe and disheart-.
Ening reverses. How nobly your patriotism and real
have responded to the call the results of the campaign
will show, and your commanding general gratefully
bears witness. Q. A.. GILMORE,
Brigadier General Commanding.
The apparent pride with which General Grllmore
refers to the achievements of the troops is pardona
ble to one who sees on every band the evidences of
severe and enduring toil guided by the highest skill.-
No one who knows the master-spirit of this cam
paign doubts for a moment that he will soon be dic
tating. "general orders" from the headquarters of
the rebellion.
A Ratioroud DidkAsk.—Lsat year. a very extra
ordinary scene presented itself at -the church of
Montmartre, Paris, on the day when the young
females of the parish take their first communion.
Upwards of fifty of the young communicants were
suddenly seized with convulsions, and some of them
with epilepsy. This year, the same circumstance
has occurred upon a smaller scale. -bout a dozen.
of the communicants have been similarly
have.
Those that were taken to the hospital. beers
cured almost without medicine. "It-appears to hi
- rather a religious fanaticism than any real malady.
The singularity is the periodicity of these convul
sion; and the rapidity with which morbid• sym,
apathy is coaveyed mold so many indixthmkth