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INTR.= OSIITS I'En Wzoir, payable to the currier.
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Mimi to Fabqsribers eat of the City at &rine Dorm Ass
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8 8 , nignnx, Tuner. Dottnite AND FIFTY CENTS FOR DLN • ! • •i‘ • • rem
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MONTE& ONS DOLLAR ANL SNVER7I . ,FIVX DENTS son •
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44, - - ,
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asa Iforzsa, tuenxiably. In - advance for the time or. F,; .
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tiered.
Advartiaemants inserted at the renal rated.. SW • -
- «institute a aquaria
linos sousi a Er__
WKLICO WM-WEEKLY FRESS3,
Mined to Stibit.oibertt out of the any at Foul DOLLARS
13N1121. adTano.
CARPET'S, OILCLOTHS, Ste.
. .....
ARORSTREET
.CARPET WAREHOUSE.
I%IIO I CTUr .20 ,1 2V/112";01-St.
All the leading styles of
VELVET, BRUSSELS, THREE-PLY,
INGRAIN, AND VENETIAN
C GS, •
'Now In atom, and calling at THE REDUCED pnzcze,
for Cash.
J. BLICKWOOD,
S3' ARCH STREET,
841-21 m Two Doora below NINTH, Sonth Side
REMOVAL.
eT. F. &. E. E• ORNE
HAVE REIIOVED FROM
519 CHESTNUT STREET,
Opposite the State House, to their
NEW WAREUOINE,
904 OHESTNTJT STREET,
In the "BMW BUILDING," and have now open their
TALL STOCK OF
NEW C.ZN..P.PM"TIZTG-S.
• 904 CHESTNUT STREET.
re2-2in
BLAI3ON CO.
".-A • IdANUF,S.OTITE.FIRS OF
grZAIX.s 4 0..T-34:3 1 9VME51,
'No. 121 NORTH THIRD bTßltia, PHILADELPHLi s
Offer to the Trade a full stock of
FLOOR, TABLE, AND CARRIAGE
C:NIX-s • 40-MACIPWX-X.61,
GREEN-GLAZED OIL CLOTHS AND WINDOW
uadm SHADES.
GLEN ECHO" MILLS,
GERMANTOWN, PA.
MoCALT_,UIVI Jr, CO.;
q • 0 - . . • :
C A.Tl;P3E`rird
OIL CLOTHS] &CI
WAREHOUSE; 509, OIi.hSTNUT ST.,
OPPOSITE INDEPENDENCE HALL.
eel-Sm
GEORGE W. RILL,
Manufacturer and Whokale Dealer In
CARPETIII - 05, MATTINGB, RUGS.
ALSO,
COTTON AND WOOLLEN YARNS,
At very Low Prices.
'MO. IXO NORTH TIMID STREET, ABOVE &ROM
sel•lm* Philadelphia.
YARNS.
W 0 0 L
CLIP OF 1861
Medium and. Tice, vorylient and. clean
It store. and daily arriving, consignments of Tub CLa
Fleece., f: em new clip
WOOLEN YA.RNS,
18 to SO outs, tine, on hand
COTTON YARNS.
No. 8 t 0 o's, of fast class makes,
W. B. —All 1111Mbers and deecriptlere procured at once.
or. orc ors
ALEX. WEEILLDIN do SONS..
anal-mw&ftt
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE.
IL FRANC IS C US,
WHOLESALE DEALER IN
Ir.AENS, BATTS, WADDING%
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
OIL CLOTHS, WINDOW BRA. M
LOOKING GLASSES, CLOCKS,
FANCY BASKETS; &Co:
518 MARKET and 510 COMMERCE
anl•Sm
FALL,
WHITE PECIIIN, 1863.
No. 423 MARKET &TRENT.
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
WOODEN AND WILLOW WIRE,
BROOMS, CEDAR WARE,
OIL-CLOTH, LOOKING GLASSES,
FANO Y BASKETS,
CORD A.G.E, &o.
MI - Agents for
naALEY, MORSE. & BaYDEN'S PkTNNT SELF-AD
JUSTING CLOTHWRINGER,"
HOST.RELIA.I3LB WRINGER NOW. IN NSA
eel-2m
J. 11. COME. & CO.,
Wholesale Deelays in
YARN.!:, BATTS,
CARPET CHAIN,
WOODEN WARR,
suusuEs, &c.
li3lo MARKEN STREET,
PIILLKO-CLPEITA.
GAS PL.ICTU .&c
517 ARCH STREET
C. A. VANKIRK & OO.•;
MANIIPUTURERS OP
O kl ANDELI E S
DEEM
GAS FIXTURES.
Lleo, French Bronze Figures and Ornaments. Porcelain
and Mica Sbades, and a Virility of
FANCY GOODS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
irleaae call and examine woods
SEWRNO MACHINES.
LONG -LOOKED FOR
COME AT LAST!'
THE PERFECTION OF SEWING MACHINES.
BANYLES OF THE CELEBRATED
'FLORENCE SEWING MACHINES
Can bo teen at
No. 439 CIiBSTNOT.STREET (second floor).
where all persons interested in sewing machines are in
" Ned to call and examine this wonderful Machine.
It has been the objeci of the FLORBINOS SEWING
MACHINE COMPANY to snpply a machine free from
the objections attached to other first-class machinee. and
after the patient, untiriog labor or) ears and a liberal
expenditure of capital in securing the first mechanical
talent, their efforts have been crowned with success and
the are now offering to the public, the MOST PERFECT
SEWING MACHINE IN THE WORLD. Among its
=MY advantages over all other machines, may be mera.
let. It makes four different stitches on one and the
Mime machine, each stitch being perfect and alike on
moth sides of the fabric.
2d. °hanging from one kind of stitch to another,m
Well as the length of the stitch, can readily be done while
She machine is in motion.
Rocrestftch is' perfect in itself, making the eeam
genre and uniform, combining elasticity, strength and
lockout'' ,
eth. R how the racerafhfc feed motion, which enables
%he operator to run the work to either the right or left,
or stay any fMrt of the eosin, or fasten the ends of seams
Without turning the fabric or stopping the machine.
6th. Rig as most rapid sewer in the world, making
give stitches to each revolution, and there is no other
machine w_hich Will do se large a range of work as the
RLORENOE.
6th. It does the heaMe.st or finest Work with equal fa
fdlitY, without change of tension or breaking of thread.
7th. It hems, fells, binds, gathers. braids. quilts, an d
Bathers and sews on a ruffle at the same time.
Bth. At simplicity enables the moot inexperienced to
operate it. Its motions are all positive. and there are
WO tine springs to got out of order, and it hi adapted to
all kinds of cloth - work , from thick to thin, and is al
moat seofeeleag.
9th. The FLORENCE SEWING MACHINE is unequal
led in beauty and style, and must be seen to be appro.
Clan guid sae the FLORENCE, at NO, 439 CHESTNUT
i9~j,
an 294(
in Warp, Bundle. and Cep
1.8 North FRONT Street
VOL. 7.-NO. 46.
SILK AND DRY-GOODS JOBBERS.
1 86 3.. FALL AND WINTER 1863.
DRY G-ocops.
RIEG-EL. WIEST.
IMPORTERS AND JOBI3ERS OE
DRY GOODS:
NO. 47 NORTH THIRD STREET,
PHILADYLPMA
We axe constantly receiving large lots of all kinds of
fresh and desirable Goods. 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 establishment in Philadelphia.
se9.2m
THE ATTENTION OF
THE 7URAIDE.
Is called to
OUR S'H'OCK OF
SAXONY WOOLEN CO. all.ivool Plain Flannel%
TWILLED FLANNELS,
Varioua makco, in Gray, Scarlet, and Dark Mile.
PRINTED, SHIRTING FLANNELS.
PLAIN OPERA. FLANNELS.
PREMIERE QUALITY' ,
Square and Long Shawls.,
WASHINGTON MILLS Long Shawls.
BLACK COTTON WARP CLOTHS,
15, 10, 17, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22 oz.
FANCY CASSIMERES AND SATINETTS.
BALMORAL SKIRTS, all grades.
BEBBLANKETS., 104,11-4, 12.4,-13-4,'
COTTON GOODS, DENIMS, TICKS, STRIPES,
SKIRTINGS, Bic., from various Mina.
DE COURSHY, HAMILTON Qt
-
EVANS;
``33 LETITIA Street, and
321 Simla FRONT .i3treet
=l7-mws2m
CIL° AKS AND MANTILLAS - AT
'"•-•' WHOLESALE!
- ,TRE,LARGEST STOCK IN THE CITY!
C 1
t, D CANTILL AS ALT WKOLES &LE t
t - r.tESI.TO.I.IST CLOAK STORE 111 TES CITY I
COkirMACANTS will find a great saving ba
exorofnine-441. ifo , ?frOnae stock of CLOAK:4 and MAN:-
TILLAS:erThe iIigNOttMALL AND WINTER STYLES.
before makiit - tlit4irpfsFelast.es, Pa doing basinuse at a
very small expense, and exclusivem for otuh, we can
sell 20 per cent. cheaper than any other hence
D. WA7 RIMS & CO.,
N. E. corner of NINTH and CHEERY Streets. •
LEW1.03:,1
D. W.A.TEINS. 5 an24-mwt2m
1863. F ALL • Itout)Qi-t*...
.
3011.;Y GOOD S. • •
HOOD, BONERIGHT, & CO.
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
• DRY GOODS. •
fro. 455ALARRT,T STREET, PHILADELPHIA,
The attention of the MALE is invited to :heir largo
no& of -
STAPLE AND FANCY GOODS.
Among which are choice brands of Sheet
ing and Shirting Muslins,
Madder Prints, De Laines,
Ginghams, and
13BeaomuzE , DRESS Goons.
ALSO,
MEN'S WEAR
IN GREAT VARIETY.
GREAT 'INDUCEMENTS OFFERED TO
CASH BUYERS.
sn2o-2,ta
BLACK SILKS,
AT 'MY LOW PRICES
M. L. HALLOWELL & CO.,
No. 615 CHESTNUT STREET
SIIMVLS,
AMERICAN AND ECTEIGN, IN GMAT VAR'S.=
M L. HALLOWELL era 00
No. 6 - 15'GUESTNUT STREET.
DRESS GOODS.
do Immense assortment, fr. French, English, slid Saxony
Goode.
RL L. HALLOWELL & 00-;
sel-1m No. Gl5 CHESTNUT STREET
AUTUMN. 1863.
DAWSON, BRA.NSON,
N. W. COR MARKET .% FIFTH SM.,
• mu MARKET STREET.)
INVITE TUX ATTENTION OF CITY AND COUNTRY
MERCHANTS TO THEIR STOCK OF
FRENCH AND ENGLISH
DRESS GOODS,
SILKS,
SFIAWLS, &C.
Cash Buyers trill rind it to their Interest
to Examine our Goods,
T. R. DAB_ZOIT 0. BRAITSON J. G. ROMGARDSE.E.
sel2-2m
1863 FALL IMPORTATION. -1863
EDMUND YARD & CO:;
WORTHS AND JOBBERS, SILKS AND FANCY
DRY GOODS )
611 CHESTNUT. and 614 JAYNE Street,
Have now opened their nil importation of Drain Coed,.
viz:
=MOS,
00BURGS,
REPS,
ALPACAS,
DELAINES,
PLAID AND STRIPED POPLINS
FANCY AND BLACK SIT TT%
Also, A large aisextraeut of •
BRAWLS, •
BALMORAL SKIRTS, -
WHITE GOODS,LINEN',
EMBROIDERIES, &a.,
Which theT offer to the trade at the
LOWEST MARKET PRICES.
•
still-tf
THOS. MELLOR & co.,
IMPORTERS,
Nos. 4t and 41:4 NORTH TILLED STREET
We invite the attention of the trade to our large stock of
HOSIERY, GLOVES,
SHIRTS, DRAWERS,
GERMANTOWN FANCY WOOLENS,
LINEN CAMBRIC HDXFS.,
4.4 LINENS, AND SHIRT FRONTS.
ase7-3m
JIA.M.II.,'S, KENT,
SA.NTEE, cis CO.,
IMPORTERS AJXD JOBBERS OF
liDlWi r GOODS,
Nos. 939 and M 4.1 N. THIRD STREET, ABOVE RICE,
PHILADELPHIA.
Save now open their usual
LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK
OF
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRY GOODS.
Among which will be found a more
than WUXI' attrac
tive variety of
LADIES' DRESS GOODS;
Also. a full assortment of
AIERRIMaCK AND COCHECO PRINTS.
and
PHILADELPHIA-MADE GOODS,
To which they invite the SPECIAL ATTENTION OF
CASH BUYET,S. as -2m
'PAPER HANGINGS.;
pIIILADELPHIA
pALPEIA_IN G-S.
HOWELL Sa BOURKE,
CORNER OF
FOURTH AND MARKET STREWS,
MANUFACTURERS OP.
PAPER HANGINGS
AND WINDOW CURTAIN PAPERS.
Offer to the trade a large and elegant aeeortraent of
Decorations.
from the cling:met Brown Brock to the finest
Decorations.
IL B. CORBRE FOURTH & MARRBT STREETS;
N. B.—Solid Green, Blue, and Ball WINDOW P A.-
PERR of every trade. nalo-2m
CABINET FURNITURE.
CABINET FURNITURE AND BIT,.
Limn TABLES.
MOORE & CAMPION
9
No. 261 SOUTH SECOND STREET.
In connection with their extensive Cabinet business. are
n ow manufacturing a sunenor article of
BILLIARD TABLES,
and have now on hand a full su_pply, finished with the
MOORE & CAMPION'S IMPROVED CU9EEION3,
which are pronounced' by all who have used them to be
Ittperior 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
• seti•em
LAIN: SUPERIOR INGOT COPPER,
from the Amygdaloid Mine, in store and for mile in
quantities to suit, at WOMBATIPS
1030-6ne 413 B.IWII. tJtreet.
RETAIL DRY GOODS.
SHIRTS ! SKIRTS 1 SKIRTS !
N. A. JONES'
=TM=
NE PLUS ULTRA SKIRT
Can only be found at
No. 17 NORTH. EIGHTH STREET,
OVER THE WAX FIGURE.
None genuine unless stamped
N. A- attars.
RE FLITS ULTRA. SKIRT.
17 N. EIORTH STREET,
EDWIN HALL & CO.,
20 SOUTH SECOND STREET,
Weuld desire to call the atlentiou of
RETAIL AND WHOLESALE
BUYERS
To their ate& of
- S,
DRESS GOODS,
SHAWLS,
CLOAKS, &c.
self-wsw-nt
ri . DWIN HALT, 8c 00., No 26 SOUTH
SECOND Street, would call attention. to their
stock of
Silk faced Poplin,
Elided Cord Poplins or
• Corded Morinoes,
French Merinees,
Moh Poplins, sel7-thsmu4t
Fancy Styles of Poplinaonagnilleent
VERY IMPORTANT TO THE LA
DIES!
Staten Island Pansy Dyein g Establishment.
OFFICES.
47 North EIGHTH Street,Philadelphia.
and 5 and 7 JOHN Street,
- New York
NOW IS THE TIME TO SEND YOUR
VELVETS,
SILKS,
CLOTHS,MERINOES.
DEL SINES
&o.
•
To be dyed or cleansed in the lineal manner, at this old
and favorably known establishment. With an expe
rience of nearly forty yeart-., we present onrselves to the
public this season as stan fir g
FIRST
ouR•
LINE.
BARRETT, NEPHEWS, '& HO.,
sel7-lm 4-7 North EIGHTH. Street.
10. CIiEbTICEIT SPRELT
E. M. NEEDLES•
ALL DESIRABLE. 1,707.14LT1ES
LATEST IMPORTATIONS,
In LACES
EMBROIDERIMS,
HANTKERCE 'Ea
VEILS, dto.. ko
1t;%4 OFfIR',TtITIT
TABLE LINENS AND NAPKINS.—
-a- The Cheapest Stock now open in the City. One lot
Brown Table Linen, at 505; finer do. at 623; bleached
Table Damask, 62A; one lot Pure linen and very good,
75, worth 67.35; —Pieces - veY heavy Hand Loom Goods
of different 'patterns, at 75c; these aro extra cheap and
worth examining; line Snow Drop and Damasks in va
rions patients, at $l, that have bsen selling at $125;
one lot all Linen Napkins, $1 55, very cheap; finer do,
at $2 $2 00, and $3 some are Barnsley and very heavy:
Doylies bleached, halt' bleached, and colored; one lot
all "Linen Towels, n 50 par dozen, very cheap; finer do,
border all around, $2 and $2.2.5; also, various styles of
fine Towels for chamber use.
Buckabank, plaid glass Towelling, and Diapering by
the yard; also, 'German roll linssia'Crash, at 1231, 15.
16. and 18 cent s.
Heavy Linen Sheeting : at $l.. 21 and $1.50.
Pillow Linen. 40. 42, 43, and 56 inches wide.
50 dozen tine. IlandLerct ie.fs, at $L 59, worth $2..
Purchasers will save money by examining this Stock,
for there are many bargains in it.
GRANVTLLE - B. HALVES,
1613 Market, above Tenth.
se3l•lr.tw&s-lt
BLANKETS AgD COUNTERPANES.
_
Bly stock of Blankets range frour:ss up, and I be
lieve are the cheapest is the city. llavine; hid-many of
them left over from last season, I am able to sell much
less than the present wholesale prices.
Heads le Counterpanes, in aU the sizes.
Immesh - 1r Counterpanes, in 10-4 and 11-4.
Marseilles Counterpanes. at sf,O. and $lO.
There are some beautiful paltaus amnia thee.. and
are decidedly cheap
One bale superio.r ror- - wom gray Twilled F.lannels,
cents.
One bale superior all-wool red Flannel, at 50 cents,
which are about the cams as Miters cell at 62X. -
GRANVILLE B. lIA.YriES,
se2l-mtnwdts4t 10 tra kiAItRET Streit, ab. Tenth.
TALL DELAINES. .
cnoicrn STYLES FALL DHLAINRS. CHINTZ
FIGURES, Rich Colors. SIIARPLESS BROTHERS.
CHESTNUT sad EIGHTH fimets.
ERLNOS ! MERINOS I
Sh;•rpless Brothers offer a FULL ASSORTMENT
of NEW hIEIIIttOS. All of the regular SHAME, in
cmding the NEW COLORS.
so 7 (.IBESTRUT and. EIGB.T.R. Streets.
OPENING OF FALL DRESS GOODS.
R. STEEL &
Hoe. 713 and 715 North TENTH. Stmt.
Have now open a choice assortment of
FALL AND WINTER DRESS GOODS.
Plain Silks, choice colors, SI7A to $O.
Plain Moire intionas, choice shades.
Plain Black Silks 90c to $2.60.
Figured Slack Silks; Fancy Silks.
Plain. All-wool Reps and POplins, alroolors.
Plain &Ilk and Wool Reps, all colors.
Figured and Plaid Reps and Poplins.
Plain French gl erinoes, choice colors.
1 lot Plain French Merinoes, choice colors, el. ses
EDWIN HALL & CO., No. 26 SOUTH
sEcorD Street, would call attention to their Stock
of DBMS GOODS, embracing all the novelties of the
season, from the lowest price goods to the most expen
sive etyles.
Rich printed Merit:wee and Cashmeres.
Rich and neat stele "all-wool Detainee.
Figured :Mohair Reps.
Plain Reps and Tiohairs.
Fancy styles of Valencia:l.
.1.11-wcol Plaids. •
Rich French Chintzes.
Plain all-wool Delaixtes, double width.
Plain all-wool Detainer:, single width.
Black and Colored Alweacas.
Wholesale as well as Retail Buyers are respectfully in.
vited to examine our Stock, eel?-tf
WINTER GOODS OPENING DAILY.
Poplins. Plain Shades and New Colors.
Alpacas, Double and Single Width, choice shades.
New Merinoes. Fashionable Colors.
Plaid Mohairs and Valencias.
Plaid Flannels and Clotho for suirting.
Dark Cotton and Wool Delathes.
JOHN H. STOKES,
702 ARCH Street.
N. 8.-50 dozen Ladies' L. C. Handkerchiefs at $2 per
dozen. 81) pairs Crib Blankets, good quality. au2l
CLOTHING'.
WANAMAXER 8 BROWNTI
POPULAR
eCt• X—X Xs,
S. E. CORNER.
SIXTII AND MARKET.
FINE OLOTEILNG READX*-DIA.DE
W. & B.
WANAMAKER & BROWN,
MERCHANT TAILORS.
OUSTOM DEPARTMENT,
wo. 1 sour]" SIXTH STREET;
The newest styles for Fall and Winter
Now Ready. ,
sel6-tde3l
ANDRIOT, MAGEOCH, & CO.,
FRENCH TAILORS,
To. GUS CHESTNUT STREET.
PHILADELPHIA:
PAUL ANDRIOtr, (of Paris.) late Principal Cutter
and Superintendent of Granville Stokes.
JAMES B. BIAGEOCH, late Pants and Vest Cutter of
Granville Stokes. and
D. GORDON' YATES.
A choice stock of Seasonable Goods always on band.
French and German spoken. sels-3m
EDWARD P. KELLY,
JOHN . KELLY:.
FORATERLY CIIESTNUT, ABOVE SEVEIVTE.
• LATE 1O ChagSTNI3T STEWS,
TAILORS,
112 SOUTH TEIRD NEU?. T XE EXCHANOR.
Have just received a large stock of Choice
FALL AND WINTER GOODS,
Aivo
FALL STYLES, •
Timms °ABB at priced mach lowor than any other
first-class establiphmout. au27-tt
10,,L.ACK_CASS. PANTS, $5.50,
j, At 704 MARKET Street.
BLACK CASS. PANTS, 1dd.50, At 701 MARKET Street.
BLACK CASS. PANTS, $5.00. At 704 MARKET Street.
BLACK.CASS. PANTS. $5..50. At 704 31 - Ana's's. Street.
BLACK CASS. PANTS, $5.450, At 704 MARKET Street.
GRIGG & VAN GUNTEN'S. No. 704 MARKET Street.
GRIGG , - ,Sc VAN GIINTEN'S, 'No. BE MARKET Street.
GRIGG & VAN GUIVTEN'S, No. 704 MARKET. Street.
GRIGG & VAN GIINTEN'S. No. 704 MARKET . Street.
GRIGG di VAN GIINTEN'S, No. 70 . 4 MARKET • Street.
WW2, •13m . •
LP GOLD AND SILVER BOUGHT.—
()
The hishaat cash prleo will he paid for old GOLD
and STINKS, at • LEWIS LADOMDS S CO.'S, •
ae22-6tfp Sofa cassrgutr street.
PHILADELPRIA, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23, 1863.
(Tite Vrtss.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1803
C.F.Tocial Coire6DoLultoco' of Tito Plea I
It is but a short time since I came near entering
Culpeper ; but General Buford had no orders to puch
any further, so we had to fall back, after catching a
glimpse of the town. The whole army is pushing to
the banks of the Rapidan, and I can walk through
the streets of the town without trepidation or fear
of being forced to withdraw. Day before yesterday
the Army of the Potomac rested in their tents.
Every one expectrd General Pleasanton would soon
return, because he bad taken nothing with him but
three days' rations ; and his tents were left standing,
as though they meant to return and occupy them
after the, three days' provisions were exhausted.
The younger members of General - Dleade's staff
y awned and scolded, because of their inactivity ; no
one expected a forward movement of the army.
Imagine, the consternation of officers and men when
they found everything racked and ready for re
moval, a little after daylight; and the army Was
marching again, without confusion, quietly, steadily,
but surely, forward. Instead of frittering away
valuable time in ruinous idleness, along the shores
of the Rappahannock, last night we found ourselves
in Culpeper.
There is nothing pleasant in the march of a great
army. Dust, confusion, oath; and clamor prepon
derate. But the country through which we marched
engaged much of my attention. It in fresher, greener,
more lifelike, than that from which we came. Here
were fenees in good condition; corn-fields, gardens,
and orchards The houses .were all decertsd, an, if
they were haunted. Every one had lien,. carrying
along their household goods. I could not get my
eyes on a native, till near Culpeper. Walking along
the track, with bare feet, grapevine • hoops, and an
insolent defiant look, were tree) females, who were
soon followed by others ; they had the same darner..
nor, the same dress, and the same vacuum in the
brain that rendered the behavior of this others so
remarkable, so unfeminine. I instantly became pre
judiced against all the Culpeper; and imagined a
tumbledown town, with barefooted ladles, wounded
andaivorthless °wally horse; and trampled corn.
fields. But the ladies are shod and well drensed.
The mother of two talkative young 'creatures
showed nit. the receipt for half dozen platen, bought
In Rielmond—lg6. She deprecated the ruinous
price of household article; and envied us our "green
backs." Mies No. I . curtly remarked that she
" would sooner pay twice that much, as to get them
for She nets apiece from theYankeee'—No. 2 would
"rather eat. sweet potatoes off plates made of bark
like the great Southern partisan, Marion, the
Swamp Pox,' as to touch anything from the
hands of a hateful 1. - ankee." As a sequel to this, I
may as well mention the earnestness with which
both these Yardreehatera begged me to loen them
a nice novel. Unfortunately for the amiable collet
tors, a correspondent's means of transportation. are
very limited, and I had no room for novels; but I
advismi her to subscribe to " The Bear Frees,"
which would be to the family a weekly novel.
In the guard.house, where Captain Robert Mc.
Bride, of the 7ad Pennsylvania, had a miscellaaeous
areortmeet of prisoners, I found a man who had
percistently refund a commission in the rebel army,
because "he could not]precure himself an outfit."
"Things is ea high with me" he concluded, in.a
lackadeledeal etre in. Captain Mcßride had the
company colors hung from the second-story win
dow. I have been amused to see two or thre.
female Culpepers saunter gracefully along till
they came near "Old Glory," when the lip would
curl defiantly, the dress be quietly elevated in front
to eypedite locomotion, and all breathing stopped
till the pavement on the other side of the street had
been reached. Every inhabitant was so enraged at
our unexpected vita that I dared not talk to one of
them. Tickets were being printed fora "grand barbe
cue," or, as we would call it, a picnic. Gen. Stuart,
who had just been promoted to lieutenant colonel,
web to be-particularly honored. Preparationa had
been made to bring many luxuries, not attainable
here, from P.ichmond. The entire female population
. were on the qua vire, 'and what few WOrthle:ls males
were left in town were on committees. Where is the
man whom they proposed to honor' Stuart—where is
he? Buford, E ilpetrick, Grege, found him, last
Sunday; but he bore his honors like a blushing
bride--the r.ew3y.dubbee, Lieutenant General slipped
quietly and reodeMly off; fearing that he might be
compelled to receive either the complimenteor a
visit from then peracstent individuals I have already
named. So Keane did every one feel, services were
held in all the churchea In the morning, and Ike
Ilene' notice react after eermoe, "That Divine ser
vices might be expected here this afternoon n at halfe
Pact three o'clock,'!—Althaltmeateetuelrreverenteir
religious, irritable Yankees were among them.
From the large Bible, left en the pulpit of a tine.
looking church, I took the following:
ViarrE GOOTTS.
' , List of names of those expelled from Mount
Roney Baptist Church, Culpeper, Va., for going
with the Northerners, Dee. lith, '62," That them;
apostates may be known, and the alacrity with
which this exemplary church expurgated itself by
sloughing off thrse members, appreciated by the.
faithful, I give the names of the excommunicated :
Henry Becharn, Robert McKemp, Tane Bickham,
Rielly Biekham, Alice McWren, Champ. Massey,
Martin W. Finney, Blau W. Marshall, Susan Mar
shall, George Wallach, Richard W. Haughton,
Abram W. Williams, Louisa Williams, Luke W.
Lewis, Armttead Lewis, George W. Yancey,
Yancey, Robert S. Wren, SalHeYancey, Amend
Nicitham, Harriet Nickham, Joshua W. Wafer.
Few have any idea of the brilliancy of Sunday's
cavalry fight. Their batteries were advantageously
posted on high Wilt, amid dense thickets. Row our
cavalry managed to drive them so hastily and
steadily is still a great wonder to me. There is no
doubt they were utterly unprepared for such an Im
petuous onset. Tmo or three charges they made were
miserable failures, and their officere were heard
cursing them soundly for not falling quickly into
line. About two miles on the other side of town it
a large brick house, almost new. -In this the rebel
sharpshootera were concealed and annoyed our men,
exceedingly. Buford soon had a battery unlimbered,
and pointed at the house, which was soon pierced
by round shot and shell. In the cellar, which was
only two or three feat under ground, a neigh
boring family had taken refuse. A shell came
tearing through the building, knocked a. brick
on the man's head, which killed him instantly;
his son, -a small boy, was killed by a piece
of the same shell which almost broke his mother's
elrull. I saw the wounded lady this evening, who
walks around as unconcerned as if her head was
notbandaged, and she never had the warm blood of
husband and son spirted in her face. These are
some of war's horrors, Along the route pursued by
our army almost every house is vacant. Walk into
the hall of every large mansion you see near the
roadside, and you will be alarmed at the ghastly
sounds of your own tread. "The Yankees are
coming," the people say, "and we mutt be going."-
An infirm but pious contraband said in my hearing :
"Brett' de Lor, how our folks did git up and cut stick
when the Yanks come." Yes; we drove them—
and continued to drive them till they sought shelter
amid the friendly heights on the other side of the
Rapidan.
The handful of men we had on this side held them
in check till reinforced. Every precaution was
taken to prevent their discovering our weakness ;
no fires were lighted and no display alloWed. All
the while they were busy entrenching themselves,
and dropping shell among the handful of men who
had so discdmfitted them. They were at a loss to
know the meaning of this move, so opposite from
whet they expected when they formed plans to
amuse themselves during the winter while they re
mained in Culpeper. On the Rapidan there are
three fords, which both armies watch with ajealous
eye. Near Raccoon Ford we have thrown up rifle?
pits and have cannon planted. About noon yester
day the rebels crossed in force, determined to learn
our strength, and see if our whole army was after
them. The oar hundred and fifty men we had in
the rifle-pits were driven bank a mile; then two re
giments of dismounted cavalry, with repeatingriftes;
started for them on the double-quick. They turned
and fled, every man trying to save himself. While
recrossing the river they suffered fearfully from the
fire of our artillery. We lost about thirty in killed
and wounded. Discovering no infantry, they deter
mined to renew the attack, and under the cover of
night they once more crossed at Raccoon Ford, but
were speedily driven back. All 'the vedettes are
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
The Array en the :Hayek.
0131,1'EPER 3 September 1., ISO
EXCOMIUNICATION
THE CAVALRY Fl&ar.
now called in, find infantly pickets substituted,
The cavalry relieved from duty here will be found
again fighting, in some other locality. It is delight
ful to witness the good spirits of our soldiers. I
never OW them look better or feeling more like
fighting. Last night I rode to Culpeper from the
Rapidan, end slept in a tent a mile out of town. A
heavy rain storm coming up suddenly : I found my.
NH lying partially submerged. in water about an
hour before daylight. The rain continuing - to fall
with unabated fsry till late in the morning, I found
that all communication with the post °face was
Revered by the swelling stream. New the aim be
gins to peep foith, , and the •Army of the Potomac
renews its march in wet clothes.
SPEOUL
It is said the rebels are 40,000 strong. If so, they
would bold their line along the Rapidan. I am in
clined to think they are going to leave here, and may
make a decisive stand near Gordonsville. Yester
day every thing was quiet till toward evening, when
I heard heavy firing as I was returning front the
river... Two hours in the morning and two in the
evening is generally devoted to shelling. Kilpatrick
has made ene or two attempts to arose at Raccoon
Ford, but the thing is almost impossible. The ro ,
bele have a battery and a signal station on the top
of a mountain, which overlooks our men, who must
appear like so many flies to an observer' on this
mountain. I watched them signalliikg with their
flags, heard the shrieking of a few shells, and left
with an impression of .regret that we could, get no
position on this wide that would command this emi
nence. If tliey abandon this position we can whip
them, and if they don , t abandon it wo will certainly
take it.,
A deserter was executed 'in the Ist brigade, 6th
Corps, today, about a mile from town. -B.
-- A son orDoug las Jerrold is a lieutenant la Col
Terris' Maryland cavalry.
IRE WAR IN GEORGIL
The Reliel Plans Explained.
[From the Richmond Examiner. Sept. lel
Little doubt can be entertained that the enemy
have Chattanooms. That strong and important
position was 'evacuated without a blow from Gen.
Bragg, because it is said Renames bad, again
s' flanked " him, and he was compelled to make a
further retreat into Georgia, or fight in a position
when complete victory alone could save his army
from destruction or captivity. The event will be
contemplated with mingled emotions. The evacua
tion of Chattanooga, and retreat into the interior of
Georgia s iS eOnsidral with, the defensive police, and was
possioly essential to its final secrecy. In all countries,
espeeielly in this, it is necessary, should the deka
eiVe system, of waifs) e be adopted, to abandon many
points apprently imperrant, compelling the enemy
to elongate his column., and to weaken it by that
eloegation, till he can be fought far front his re
mora cea and reinforcements-. 27re Confedtrata general
will engage ht„ adversary wills groat advantage, if he
should attempt to follow him, or to force Ms way toward
iltobile, between the.. armies of Bragg and Johnston, or
toward Charleston through upper Georgia, and Ike.whole of
South Carolina. Even if he does not fulfil the common
expectation—does nothing, of the sort ; even if he
pursues the policy of Grant (who declined TO fOIIOW
Johnston further Than Jackson, and then returned
to complete his work on the Blissiesippi), and with
out pursuing Bragg, atter establishing himself is
Tennessee, turn to the attack of Southwestern Vir
ginia, the retreat from Chattanocig& can be fairly
justified. If Bragg was, as it is seed, flanked by the
enemy, he would soon have been shut up in that
place, and if not entirely succezeful in a desperate
battle, would shortly breve been compelled- to sur
render. To risk the army now would have been a
dangerous and unpardonable error. Its lose would
at once lay Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina
at the mercy of the invader. During the first
American Revolution a parallel situation to the
present was seen. The Massachusetts General
Lincoln allowed the army which was destined for
the defence of these same States to he shut up in
Charleston, as Pemberton'lately did another in
'Vicksburg. It' was lost; Georgia and South
Carolina were lost. Another was raised to defend
North Caro ina, and General Gates nearly lest that
by a real engagement. It was finally pieced in the
able hands of Greene, who pursued the defensive
system wisely, and finally won by 'means of a re
treat not less needeaary, and much longer, than that
which Bregg has been compelled to make . from
Murfreesboro to Shelbyville, from Shelbyville to
Bridgeport, from Bridgeport to Chattanooga, and'
Minn: elhattemeoga to Dalton. Greene's retreat to
the Den saved his army for the magnificent campaign
by which he ruined his enemy and recovered the lost
- States. Let us hope thot Bragg is a reproduction of
Greene; but 0 ! for an hour of Je,ckson 0 I for a
day of our dead Dundee !
A situation of affairs such as we behold in Ten
nests and Georgia at this moment is a hard. trial to
the fortitude of a nation. The timid and unreflect
ive, who have bitterly opposed offensive warfare
from the beginning of this struggle, and who have
treated, their fellow-citlzena who advocated an lavaSten of the North as little better than Incendiaries,
are those most prone to be disheartened by these
long retreats, these evacuations of cares, and re
linquishment of territory. But there was but one
choice between invading and being ourselves in
vaded. Raving chosen the latter alternative, the
only hope of success consists in admitting the enemy,
sooner or later, into the heart of the land. If he is
defeated there he can be destroyed, while, no matter
how often he is defeated on the frontier, he can come
again, and again, and again, until our resources are
exhausted and the country entered when we shall no
longer possess troops to contest our subjugation.
The oefensive system is one which must cause in
decor ibrible misery to the people, oven if successful
in, the end ;-and we were anyeous .that it should
have been avoided, se once it could have been. But
having teen adopted, there is no other chance but to
act with conefetenov and nerve. It is a terrible thing
to ace the whole Slate Of 2 . ennessee, absolutely the whole,in
the hands of the enemy. The South has striven greatly
for it, and irom Donelmon to Chattanooga every foot
of the ground nrie.ht be the grave` of a soldier. We
hate not non can inch ee Tennessee. Even the moun
t CMS, which are the bad: door of Yirginia, are in the
hands of the enemy. Chattanooga, one of the strong
eat` military positions, has gone without a shot; and
the Northern Press pretends—though we do not yet
believe it—that even Cumberland Gan has been 'cur
tendered by those in charge of it. These are painful
subjects for reflection. But nothing is really lost which
con be regained; and another step of Rosecrans may
possibly replace us not only in possession of all that is now
szerrendeved, bul sender our title to it good for this rest of
the war.
Rosecrans , Sira.trigic Campaigns.
[CorreEpondauce of the Herald.)
CRATTANOOGA, Teen., Sept 12, 1863.
TRT: WR.ITH OP BRAXTON BRAGG ON BRING
SEEM
Every hour which parses adds to the evidence
which has -been for some time accumulating, show-
leg almost positively that Bragg was totally de
ceived an to Rosemarie' purposes, and, up to the ;
time of Negley's occupation of Lookout Mountain,
on Monday last, as to the actual movement of his
infantry. At the name time it follow apparent that 1
tie expected a grant cavalry raid- in the direction of
Rome, and had prepared tor this by sending all his
epale ,cavalry to that vicinity, and posting all the
Georgia State troops in hastily constructed work& at
Rome. He never conceived that Rozecrane would
dare to throw hie troops' into the mountains
in rear. Of Chattanooga, but anticipated his ap
proach in the direction of the fordo and ferries north
of the city. General Waggoeer, who bed command
of tine feinting column north of the city, end who had
made loud daily demonstrations along the river from
Chattanooga, to Kingeto.n, says that, judging from
bin movements for the last three weeks, Bragg has
beencompletely deceived. In reply to Waggoner's
rapid movementa from point to point along the
lever, tied to prevent the bridging of the stream
above the city—a purpose Bragg falaely ascribed to
Wageobee,ethe rebels would hsetlly despatch heavy
columne in the direction of the threatened point.
Waggoner would send out a section of artillery and
htuadied aharnehootere to fords twenty miles
Illathe-eiverThe artillery would keep_up a brisk
cannonading of ie- - enemy enemy ap
peared, then fall back to another hyrcre-esee-aee
another rebel force from the city to that point. For
two weeks Bragg kept his army on the move in this
way, without effecting anything, and did not due
cover the actual movement until the clay ' before he
evacuated the place. A Captain Baker, we
have captured, states that on making the - diacovery
Bragg swore roundly at 'the . "damned flanking
Dutchman," and cursed him as a coward, because
he would not give him a fair eliand-up fight. He ex
pected Roseerens to come to him and fight him in
Die works. General Roomette yesterday met a boy,
a bright locating little fellow, whom he began, clues.
Ballengee his usual pleasant style. " Well, my son,
what did Bragg say when he left 3" " Oh, he didn't
say much," answered the boy. " Well, what did he
leave fort" "Oh, the- deemed Yankees was a
1 - lankier of him a g ain."- The rebel leaders are get
ting to be as fearul - of Bank movements as ever the •
rebel people were-of- gunboats, or the great &mere..
can nation was at one time of masked batteries.
The men of Bragg's. army had no intention of re-.
treating, and aware roundly "that they had worked.
the them caiheir bon= to fortify, only for old Bragg
to run, andit was damned - Dear played out." Toe
men had actually, to be coaxed away. The council
of war before whom Bragg laid his proposition to re
treat must have been a curious spectacle, and the-.',
amount of cursing which followed it would doubt
less fill a volume of curious slang. But, however un
palatable it wee for, them to retreat, it was the only
safe alternative to edopt; for had they chosen to re
main here and stand a siege they emote not have held
out ten days longer; for they did not have more than
ten days' It is useless to talk of their living
on half rations; for their full ration barely sustains
life. There was -no rebel army able Weenie such. a
siege as Roseerans would have instituted, and the
conrequence would have been the capture, without
loss to us, of the entire rebel army. The campaign
of Rosecrans, with such a termination, would have
eclipsed Grant's at Vicksburg; but e devold of those
prominent events which attracted such attention to
Grant's labors, this wonderful "campaign of the
mometains," a campaign of most admirable celoula
tion—brain and legs have doae it all—while at traelt
beg from all military men. the cloneet e.ttentloti, and
winning the admiration of all candid military critics,
wilineverbe at ellappreciated by the masses of the
people as it deeervee, becalm there are no salient
points in the history which cap be graphically told
by the cotempolaneous Matorians who endeavor
to relate untininhed events, seen with obstructed
-vision,
vition, in such a manner as to abzorb attention. We ,
'take up Roliin and are struck with wonder at Han
nibal's feat of creasing the Alps, but no cotempee
raneous hintaelan. will be able to fled the language
to irepreze upen the mimics of the public the difficul
ties and dangers encountered in making such a cam
paign au Reeecrana has just finished. Be has creased
no Alps; but in twenty-three days he has crossed
three ranges of _mountains, fifteen hundred and
tweetpleur hundred feet high, a river a quarter of
a mile wide, ranging with him forty-five clay& re
ticule, eed . simplyby strategy-pure, unalloyed stra
tegic movemente—with the loss of six men, four by
accident, has driven ri powerful enemy from a great
stronghold in rapid retreat: The campaign is truly
a wonderful one, end more wonderful still as having
been 'everted out at the distance of three hundred
mile?. Teem hie actual and reliable base of supplies,
,THE STRYP_CCTII BILIGG'S
[Conbspondenco of tha Tribune.]
WAsiiiNaTON, Sops. 1,
A gentleman who visited Bragg's army three weeks
ago, and who had an opportunity while there to be
mit; acquainted with several of hiabrlgade and di
vision officers, gives the following details concerning
the generals he hid with him, the composition Of his
fezzes, and their respective strength. •
Bragg's army was originally composed of two
corps, under command of Gan:. Polk and Hardee.
After the fall of Vicksburg and the removal of its
garrison to Demopolis, Ala., an order from Rich-.
mond took Gen. Hawse from his command and sent
him to Demopolis, for the purpose of reorganizing
the army paroled by Gen. Grant, and then in a state
of complete demoralization. Pemberton was sent
to Charleston to cb.operate with Gen. Beattregard in
the defence of that place.
This of course, produced in Bragg's army a vacan
cy which was Coon - filled up by the 'arrival of kl.
P. Bill, - one of 126'8 lieutenants, appointed by Jeff
Davis to fill up the place left by Hardee. The op
pointment of A. P. Bill to Brass's army did not,
however, involve the removal of his corps, which is
said to be still in Virginia under command of Gene
ral Lee.
The army of: Bragg wee then under command of
two division officers, 'General Polk and A. P. MB,
havirg underthem the following officers :
General Polk has in his division : Brigadier Gene
ral Patrick Clayborne, Generals Aleckal. Steward,
Preston'Smith, Bushrod,..lohnson, Dees, and others.
Under General A. P. dill are : General Dreskin
ridge, Lidell, Vance, Canby, Almen, and others.
The force of these two corps is estimated at 2.0,000
men each. To this mint be added the cavalry force;
brought by Forest and his two lieutenants . Wharton
and Wheeler, amounting to 14,000 men.
Then the force under Buckner, estimated at 12,000,
the reinforcements forwarded by . Gen. Johnston,'
who has left Meridian, Mieelseipin, to meet, accord
ing to the testimony of-sonic deserters the army of
Burnside at Knoxville.
.
The nib oleforoe, according to this statement, would
be as follows
Bragg's army 40,000
Forrest's cavalry 14,000
Buckner's - corps 12,000
J ohnstan's reinforcements, estimated at 0,000
71,000 men.
If to this be added EtvelPs or Longatreet's divi
sion, of 26,000 men, the whole force will amount to
9G,000 men the - dower of the Confederate army. It
is not, hovrever, by any means certain that any por
tion of Lees army has been sent to Bragg. I tind,
on the contrary, well•informed persons peraistiu the
opinion that the latter had no, other - forces than the
fragments of the rebel armies of the Went, nuater
log, as I have stated42o) men.
TRU KING or DAUOMEY.—In the Times the Rev.
Charles Hillard (Wesleyan) replies tothe letter of
" An African "—the defender of the atrocities of
the King of Dahomey. Mr. Hillard maintains that,
the statements of I'd. Jules Gerard, impugned by :
"An African," were a manly protest against Da
homey atrocities. Another correspondent, Mr.
Edward Tinsley, saps he has received a letter from
Captain Burton, in which he says " I have just
returried,(to Fernando Po) from a visit to the King
of Dahomey,. Re received me very cordially, shook
hands like an Englishman, and made. me captain
'commandant of the Fanti Corps of Amazons. Ho
also.gaVe me a hlaolc bey, a cloth, : and a pressing ,
invitation to spend the three winter months with
him," &a. Mr. Tinsley contrasts this statement
with the remark of M. Jules Gerard, after he had
detailed a number of Dahomean atrocities, viz.: that
he regretted Captain Burton was not present to
judge and see what the King of Dahomey had done,
30 1U - 11, 0 J? ..E -
Reported Decision of Southern Recogni
tion by France-f. Defensive League with
tine South—llleriCO—Tbe Merl eau Question
in Hisglantl - The Rebel Ram. Slaps.
SAIkiDT HOon, Sept. 22.—The steamship _Mina,
from. Liverpool with dates of the oth, and via
Queenstown of the 10th inst., has passed here.
The steamship Virginia arrived at Liverpool on
the 9th inst.
LoNnorr, Thursday, Sept. Io.—The Times' Paris
correspondent, writing oa the French occupation of
Mexico, rays : "The Federal Government may as
yet have taken no - official steps in the matter, but
numerous private letters from America express the
strong dissatisfaction felt at the proceedings in
Mexico, and the conviction that the Government at
azningten reckons on not allowing the arrange
ments that have been made to remain as they are,
Without very serious notice being taken of them.
The position the English Government finds itself in
is difficult and delicate, and you may depend that
Mexican affairs are at this moment the principal
subject of its thoughts and anxiety.,,
The Times has a leader in answer to a letter front
a correspondent who contends that the two ships in
the Mersey, supposed to be for the Confederates,
should be seized. The Times remarks, in reply, that
11 if the Ministers defend these vessels, we do not
think they would be justified in doing so ; but the
question entirely depends on the evidence, which
can only be known hereafter, as legal proofs are still
wanting," but concludes by saying: "After all, per
haps, our correspondent is simply eXpressing a de
sire, which we have no doubt is pretty generally
felt, that the Government would cut the vexatious
knot by detaining.the two steam rams, and trusting
the case to a trial. However, that is a matter for
the Government itself to consider. It is the very
common belief that thaie vessels, to whatever order
-they were originally laid down, to whatever nation
they may be intermediately pe.oted, are destined in
the end for the service of the Confederates against
the Federals. It is the universally general impres
sion ; and if we were in the position of the Federals,
and had suffered as they have from the operations
of such vessels, we should be unlikely to take the
matter quietly; nor can we say . but that we should
expect to ilud much counterpoise to these."
The Morning Herald denounces the Government
for interfering with the steam rams in the !Kersey,
and refuses to believe the statement of the Post that
they are detained on mere suspicion.
The British and Foreign Anti.slavery Society
memorialized Earl Russell to stop the vessels on
anli.slavery grounds.
The Phare de la Loire says two clipper steamers
building at Nantes and two at Bordeaux ere sus
pected of being intended for the Confederates.
The Paris correspondence of the Morning Herald
repeats its assertion that the recognition of the
South and a defensive -league between the Confede
rate French, and Mexican Govenments, 'are both
The Mexican and Polish questions arc unchanged.
The Kangaroo arrived at Liverpool on the Oth
instant.
Commercial Intelligence
LIVERPOOL, Sept: 10.—The sales of Cotton to-day ware
14,50 bales, including 8 000 to speculators and exporter%
Tbc market closed buoant, and quotations unaltered.
Theadetnffs firm and Provisions quiet.
Losno - s, Sept. 10.—Consols closed at 92l1(302!'ll for
Money.
.AIw_LIMAN STOCKS Central shares olf. die
coast; Erie lallrond
THE SOUTHEEN LEAGUE WITH MEXICO. AND
FP.A-NCE.
cpsris (Sept. 7) correspenden& of the Condon Post.
The journals begin to speculate on the probability
of the French Government recognising,-and enter
ing into an alliance with the Confederate Govern
ment of North Amerita. They consider it likely to
influence the peaceable settlement of Mexico.
La Park, commenting upon the pamphlet sup
posing to emanate from high authority, entitled
Le reeve, le Mexteptet et les Etats Confetieres, ob.
serves :Sas to the political reeults of that alliance,
they are considerable. The Southern States, having
become our allies, would guarantee us from the at
tacks of the North; Mexico thus protected, will
keep all her promises, and European industry and
trace will have discovered fresh resources and new
markets for their productions. _Besides, as the
_author of the pamphlet remarka ' as the American.
war will not be eternal, it is easy to foresee that, on
the morrow of the conclusion of peace, thousands of
adventurers from the Northern armies will rush to
Mexico, and; under favor of the disorder which
would return there without the aid of France, would
realize the plan of the absorption of the French
colonies. 'e * * * * 4
The author ea the pamphlet asks if the tart played
by the French Government on the subject of the
American war should not be different from that of
complete neutrality l The third part of the pamph
let is devote d.to a demonstration of the fact that the
American Union has become impossible; that the
war, in bring, prolonged, seriously injures the indus
trial resources- of Europe, and that the duty of the
great Powers• is to now recognize the Confederate
Government. Is there any hesitation in conse
quence of slavery? The pamphlerrepliee in these
terms The first European Power which shall recog
nize the Confederate States will be able to-obtain in
favor of the blacks much more than would the Fede
ral States in maintaining the Union by victory. The
Brut Power being France, one might be sure that the
cause of civillaatien, humanity, and. progress will
not be forgotten. 'What would have been difficult
and impossible' before, the struggle will become easy
in a period of calm. The emancipation of the blacks
and the complete abolißon of slavery can only be
the work ofpeace and of time, and from-our alliance
with the Smith , will arise that great social reform
which England has vainly endeavored to attain with
the right of visit.
[Paris (Sept.. 7) correspondence of the London S.tar.]
To day's &vile refuses to believe that the late
brochure on Mexico is a declaration of the Emperor's
policy. It cannot think that the Imperial Govern.
meet would now recognize the Confederate States,
they being evidently on the, brink of destruetion,
But the expression of this doubt is far from being
sincere. It, is but a safe way of blaming the retro.-
..rade foreign policy of the Cabinet of. the Tuileries.
Were - a more direct mode adopted,.an avertiewr4eM,
or moat probably suspension, would be the penalty.
M. Gueronit, in a covert way, expressos an opinion.
that nothing is more logical than that the ally of the
Czar. should be the ally of Mr. Setibrsoo. Davis, and
- that whea•kinuravieffis atrocitleacambe passed over
•en<=.==.-t, -y-the_llteirsror. it is consistent in him to
support tare slavenoktertrorme-- -
From the brochure to which I allude one may
gather thatme intention is entertained of recalling
the army of occupation from Mexico, whatever
there may be of recalling. Marshal Force. France,
the author says,- has rim after no 177141 glory. In
short; the only idea for which , her soldiers fought
across the Atlantic is that of an extension of terri
tory, with the end of keeping , the United States
from spreading themselves beyond their actual li
mits. But from the arriere penree which we can de
tect- throughout this publication it is evident that
Itirrare desires to curtail them also of many of the
States already in their possession.
Th 3 pamphlet says : Whether Maximilian will re
fuse or accept the crown of Mexico—whether an.
other prince will- fill the vacant- throne, or whether
a nameless (anon me in the originalltaileised) Go
vernment be established under the wings of the
French eagles, the French influence will remain ail
powerful.
CuFH:3-"T 'NAVAL REINFORCEMENTS ON THE A:MEM,.
A despatch from Paris of the ill, inst. says : is
asserted that the French Government will reinforce
the naval squadrons on the coast of America, under
the command of Laronciere le Noury. PV.AI
En ern the independence Beige, Sant 2.
Rear Admiral de la Roneiere le Noury has been
appointed to take command of the French naval
forces on the coasts of the United States of America,
in place or Rear Admiral Reynand, whose tear of
service has expired.
NEW .0951:3112(DEll IN NR-71C0
GeneralHerritier has, it is said, been mypoint
ed Comma n er-in-Chief of Mexico and its thotrids.
OPINION - IN SPAIN . AND lIELGIUN
[Paris (Sept. 7) correspondence Of the London, Po,s LI
The las'lreport gram Spain is, that the Govern
ment, so far trom opposing the project a creating an
empire imilleitico and placing c German prince at
its head, is prepared to give its moral support.
The Xemoriel Diplomatigue asserts that King Leo
pold, of Belgium, in a conversation with a distin
guished person, spoke highly of the Archduke, and
was happy that such a mission fell to the lot of an
individual so admirably adapted to. give satisfaction
to the people of Ittexice, ant that. there could be no
candidate who would so asentiay secure the sta
bility of the throne as his son-iralmv. •
A prtarron PHILOSOPHER Oil THE REDELLIOn.
In the preface to a late work on polities, M. La
boulaye, the French philosopher, says :
"As to the Americans, our ancient and faithful
allies, they are the people who have best solved the
questions that agitate us. For the last seventy
years, we have been exhausting ourselves in the
conquest of liberty ; for the last seventy years Ameri
ea has been living by it ; that is her fortune and her
glory. The sad convuleione of her civil war have
shaken feeble souls ; they charge Liberty with what
is the crime of Slavery. For ourselves, old friends
of America, these trials so nobly met have had no
other Efft et than to render more dear tons the collo-
try of Washington, All our aspirations are for o great,
strong, united, free America. Wo need her to coun
terbalance England, and to maintain the freedom of
the seas; we need her, to give to the world an ex
ample of ft rich, peaceful, moral, and enlightened de
mocracy; finally, we need her, so that, in the midst
of all our storms, there may be beyond the ocean a
safe shelter, where liberty shall shine like an inex
tinguishable beacon, and cast back its rays on the
old continent." •
rue REBEL 11-VHS—THE EMANCIPATION SOCIETY
ON THEM DESTINATIOF
The following memorial has been forwarded to
Lord Russell by the Union and Emancipation So•
ciety
The memorial of the Executive Committee of the
Union and Emancipation Society humbly sherreth :
That in the month of March last your memo
rialists brought the subject of shipbuilding for the
go-called Confederate States of America under the
notice of your lordship. That, your memorialists
feel milled upon, an loyal British subjects, having
regard to the honor and beat interests of their nun
try, again to implore your, lordship's earnest atten
tion to a matter of the must grave and pressing
poi tense—the building of vessels-of-war in British
dockyards intended to prey upon the peaceful com
vaelee_er a friendly nation, with whose citizens and
Government we desire to remain on terms of
amity and goodwill. That your memorialists hailed
with hopeful satisfaction the steps taken by her
Majesty's ministers, in the case of the Alexandra, to,
put a atop to these dangerous proceedie.gs, believing
that such action would deter the offending parties
and others from their reckless course, - at least whilst
the case was pending final decision. That your me
morialists have been informed that on Saturday
lest, the 29th of Auguat, a powerful-iron-clad steam
ram was launched from the building yard of
Messrs. Laird, of Birkenhead; that a companion
war-vessel of similar construction was launched
by the same firm a few weeks since, and that
both vessels aro now fitting out in the graving
docks, and are nearly ready for sea. That the Mr
cum 2ianCE s under which these vessels have been haat
and launched, together with the open declara•
tion of 11r. Land on the subject of chip building,
for the so•called Confederate States of America, have
created a strong conviction in the public mind that
such vessels are, intended for the use of the
said Confederacy. Another 'iron ;dated war vase!,
pour memorialists are' informed, is being 'completed in
the Clyde, destined for the same illegal service and
purpose. In view of the proceedings already taken
by her Iffejesty's Government to vindicate our na
tional good faith and the power of. British law to
suppress these illegal and dangerous practices!, your
memorialists cannot doubt but that your lordship
will take immediate and necessary steps to detain
these ironclad steam vessels until full investigations
have,been made respecting .their destination. Your
memorialists venture to, say, that should these iron
clad war ships be allowed to go -to sea, and should
they eventually be employed either to break the
Federal blockade or prey upon American commerce,
the peace now happily existing between this coun
try and the United States will be seriously jeopar
dized. Your memorialists are also convinced that,
if the course which the builders of these ships are
pursuing - can be continued with impunity, a most
dangerous precedent will be eatablished, which may'
be hereafter used against the commerce ot this coun
try should we ever be involved in a foreign war.
May it, therefore, please your lordship to order a
prompt invettligation into the matters referred to,
and bring the law to bear with vigor to prevent' all
such hostile - acts against a friendly Power. And
your memorialists will ever pray.
Signed on behalf and by order of the executive;
THOMAS BAYLEY POPPER, President.
(From the London Post: Swot. WEgi
The first exploit of these two vessels-of-war, te
which have almost arrived at completion in Mr.
Laird's building yard, will be to run the home
blockade of legal difficulties before they are allowed
to proceed on their destined career, whatever that
THREE CENTS.
may he. Whether they can successfully navigate
the channel beset with shoals and rocks through
which the Alexandra was steered remains to be
seen. There is now, we believe, little doubt (hot, under
the terms of the foreign enlistment act, they arc lobe de
tained by • Government. The allegation against them
is that they are fitted out for the purpose of carrying
on hostilities against the United Stales. On the other
hand it is contended that they were built by order of a
French hciuse for the late Pasha of Egypt, who gave
the firm a commission for the coinage of a large awn
of money in France, and for the construction of two
steam rams in England. The money was duly wined
and received in Egypt. The vessels were in course
of coned action when the Pasha died, and his suc
cessor repudiated that - part of the contract. What
the French house intends to do with them is not
known. The accusation is that they are deatined
for war with a friendly Power. They will COME
fluently be detained, and a court of law will determine
whether, under the terms of the foreign enlistment
act; the detentionis legal, or whether the owners can
recover them froM the hands of the Government.
The Constitutionnel of Paris repeats the aseertion
of a Parisian contemporary that these ships are con
structed for,the Egyptian Government
/ THE SUOIPTER AGAIN AT WORN,
The notorious steamer Sumpter, alias Gibraltar,
ran the blockade
off Charleston, on the morning of
the 2.3 d ult. She had on board two six hundred and
four four hundred pounders.
THE CANVASS FOR GOVERNOR.
tPRISING OF THE PEOPLE!
A Great Meeting in Chester County.
SPEECH or MAJOR CEFERAL BUTLER
Yesterday, Chester county manifested itedevotion
to the 'Union and 'appreciation of the all.important
nature of the approaching election, by one of the
largest mass meetings of its people ever known to
congregate within the county for any political pur
pose. The gathering was held - at Oxford, and the
whole day was appropriated to the occasion. The
sturdy yeomanry were assembled from all parts of
the county, and showed by their animation, cheer
fulness, and enthusiasm how much they have at
heart the reelection of our patriotic Governor. The
special train on the West Chester Railroad, which
left Philadelphia about 8 o'clock A. M.. was largely
tilled, and arrived upon the ground before noon, at
which time the meeting had been organized. An
other special train left the ddpOt at West Philadel
phia an hour subsequent, containing Major General
Butler and lady, Lieutenant Colonel Kinsman, of
General Butler's staff, many of the members of the
State Central Committee, and other prominent per
sons.
On the arrival at the grounds, the car was met by
a cavalcade of the citizens of the place, preceded by
bands of music, with banners and flags in profusion.
General Butler's appearance was hailed with great
delight, and as he ;mounted the stand was greeted
with enthusiastic cheering.
Rev. Dr. ;Suakin was addressing the meeting upon
the arrival of General Butler, When he had con
cluded the Geaeral appeared, and after the ap
plause had subsided he proceeded to speak :
MR. CHAIRMAN AND. FELLOW. CITIZENS OF PENN
SYLVANIA AND nu UNION : I should owe you an
apology if I mime here to advise with you upon the
oulinary issues of a State election. I would have
no right, as a member of the Union from a distant
State, to interfere with that peculiar and domestic
policy with which yOu should choose that Pennsyl-
Valliß thceld be governed, and were there any in
stances Is r own to me whicls involved simply what
Bheuld be done in Pennsylvania, I assure you, fellow
citizsns, I would not appear before you. But to me
this contra has a nob!er and a wider significance
than who shall rule in Pennsylvania. In thts con
test is involved the very life of the nation, now en
gsged in a struggle, which shall give her a proud
eminence among the nations of the earth, or
sink ther deep among the depressed implements
which in God's providence has failed to work out
that destiny which seemed to be her glory. And
Why do I say to you that in the contest in Penn
sylvania there is such an issue involved ? Because,
in myjudgment, if, to-day, the great State of New.
York, the great State of Ohio, and the Keystone of
the Arch—Pennuivania—should give back to the
South the same sound that far-distant California
has given, that Maine, too. has given, in their de.
tided, firm, and outspoken . majority—not for party,
but for country—that in ninety days from that date—
and I am no son of a prophet—l predict that the re
bellion will be ended. Why do the rebels hold out,
in the face of defeat and disaster upon every side of
them? Is there any doubt as to our superiority
over there?' any doubt abdut our numbers and theirs'
Is there any doubt about the issue when the cur
'rencyfs depreesed more than twelve hundred per
cent. against a currency almost convertible to gold?
Can there be any possible mistake upon thin ques
tion? Then. why is the contest prolonged Why
do we today hear the painful tidings that bur bro
thers, sons end fathers are being slain around Chat
taacoga ' Why do we hear of a short revival in
ether places of the rebel hordes? It is because they
hepe to prolong the contest, and, through the politi
cal divisions of the North, obtain terms at the bal.
lot.bos wnieh they failed to achieve by the cartridge
box [Applanee.] If argument were needed to prove
this, you have it in the expressions of the news.
papers of the South.
When the fair valleys of Pennnylvania, almost for
the first time Once the battle of Brandywine, were
pressed by a hostile foe—by our wayward brothers--
sod, I believe, by wayward sisters [laughter]—it was
for the purpose of plunder. The fair city of Phila
delphia was a great temptation. The rich valleys of
the Cumberland were tempting to those who had
teen wintering in want.' That was the object of the
invasion. The Richmond F,tuptirer gives us an ad
dittonal reason for a new invasion. It calls upon
General Lee. to come once more; and now:not
for the purpose of getting mules and horses—
by no means—but for the purpose of strength
ening the Democratic party in Pennsylvania,
includa new taxation ; a new conscription, and a
_ew outpot r Therefore, it is that I
have come here to advise w Wynn - upon
concerns we in Massachusetts, as it does you. in
Pennsylvania. My friends, how is this aid, which
the rebels expect, to be furnished! I understand- it
to be the peculiar idea ot that Democracy, that as
soon as they can get the power, that Pennsylvania
troops, New York troops, New Jersey troops, and
Ohio troops are to be withdrawn, and a general
amnesty declared, the Union to be restored' as it
was hetore the war, and all come back as a band of
brothers. To this proposition, I propose to address
myself. In the first place, the question recurs to us,
" Do you wish the Union restored as it was 1" [No.]"
I want to put the proposition distinctly, because
upon this some of my old Democratic friends are
sorely, troubled. Suppose we could wake up to
morrow morning and learn that the rebels. every
man of them, had laid down their arms and were
willing to come bask to the place they occupied on.
the Ilth of April, ISM, the day of the bombardment
of Port Sumpter. If the Union could he restored
intact, I might he in favor of it; nay,. I am sure I
would be in favor of it, if we could bring back the
glorious dead who now sleep along the banks of
the Chickahominy, the Potomac, and everywhere
else where our army has fought so many battles.
The Union as it was cannot be restored, and it
would be folly for him to say that he was in favor of
the restoration of the Union as it was.
The nest thing, continued the speaker, that the
Democratic party insist on, is the Constitution as
it is. On that he was on the same side with his
Democratic friends. The Constitution of the United
States was good enough, ao far as he was acquainted
with it. It has served us well. No man—cer
teinly no man that acted with him—deairea the
Constitution to be changed. Here is the difficulty.
It is a mistake of terms. We desire the Constitu
tion of some of the States to be changed. Under
the old articles of partnership, under which we lived
very comfortably, nobedy desired to make a Change,
but when the partners broke up and stole all they
could, whether of their own or others , property
matte's changed, and now shall we take back thew
partners as before I I don't. [Apptaused
Gen. Butler proposed next to speak on the sub
ject of slavery. He was one of those who did not
wish to see alavery back into the Union again. He
would give his reasons therefor. Aadvessing him
-eelf to his old Democratic friends, he said he did
not change his political principles when he entered
into this war. He was an old lover of Andrew
Jackton, and with him endorsed with all his heart
the patiiotic sentiment that "By the Eternal the
Union must be saved." [Applause.] From that
source he learned his Democracy. He had
voted for Polk, Cass, Pierce, Buchanan, and
Breckinridge. (Laughter.] He had taken every
dem that had been offered him. More than that, he
attended every Demccratic National Convention
since 1844, and helped to make every Democratic
platform. It Might be said he was a politician.
Well, he was not, for, up to the time he received his
commission into the United States army, behad held
no office in his life under the State or. National Go
vernment. Down in Massachusetts, there was no
auch thing as a Democrat getting an office. lie was
a Derneerat from principle. He had wine right,
therefore, to address his old Democratic. friends.
" There were, he knew, many loyal Democrats who
adhere to the Democratic party through r. sense of
duty. They have believed for a generation that the
principles oi the Dere ocratio party have. always been
udvantageous to the National G - overnment. They
cling to the organization notvjuet as if it were ma
patriotic and as pure as in the early days elite exia
tence. The question' of e elavery catered as 'a fair
plonk in the Democratic platform at the time of the
election ct Mr. Polk. In tele, the elaVery plank
the Dereccratic platform wee renewed, and mo in all
aucceeding conventions. If slavery became a por
tion of the Democratic platform, it was also part of
the Whig platform, for the Whig party had it then
incorporated. The mita - don of elavery commenced'
in goed calmest, with able men on both sides. He
(the epeaker) labored for the Cincinnati platform at
Charleston, because he saw the men of the South
determined to leave the Union unless they got their
way, and, frightened at the sight, he was determined
to yield everything for the Union. He oftered to no.
mivate a young man from Kentucky, Mr. Breckm
ridge, tor the mike of keeping the Southern men with
in the. Union. But the Southern men were not to be
aatisfied even with this. They, organized for the
purpose of overthrowing the Government, and
Beauregard opened his guns, which sounded forth
not the death of the Union, but the death of slavery.
Why do we say the death of elavery l He assumed
the] e was no man in this crowd who, if left to the
instincts God hes given him, would wish there
should bc slave on earth. [Applause ] ' Thera
were= many of us who stood by the institution
so long as it was under the protection of the
Conatitution. But what did our Southern men
do at Charleston for slaveryl They withdrew from
under the Constitution. They gave up all the obli
gations of that Conatitution. From that day they
released us`from> all obligations to them, and we
Democrats were left tree to follow the dictates of
our own conscience upon the:flatterer slavery. Pre-
ViOUB to this, we gave them every constitutional
light. We hunted their negroes in Alasanchusetts,
and did everything they ached of us. They spurned
us. and said they would make a new Government
with slavery as its corner- atone. They broke the
partnership. flow much longer were we to be
bound by the partnership article than they we re . ?
When they went out of the Union, they lost.
all rights under the Constitution. They had
our bond, by which we were to give them
not one pound, but raanyepounds of human flesh,
and we then told them to beware that they did not
draw any human blood, for in that ease their goods
were 'Welted to the State.. [Applause.] We need
not discuss the question of slavery, therefore, for it
has become, to uset a familiar word, a demoralized
institution. [Laughter.] The slave has learned
his strength. He has learned his rights, and on
that account he is no longer valuable as a elave.
Having learned the value of the musket and
rifle, he to becoming a dangerous species of pro
perty, and masters will find him insubordinate.
He has new learned vicious tricks, so far so a ser
vant is concerned. The horse has learned to kink
and is dangerous. Before the war an •able-bodied
negro would sell for $2,000. He noticed the sale of
one the other day at that price. But mark, you,
that is hardly two thousand ten-cent pieces. r The
tact is, slave property has decreased in value, so
much eo that the South will soon be glad to get rid
of it. Within the next six menthe, he had no doubt,
Louisiana will come into the Union with a consti
tution for the abolition of slavery. [Applause.]
He had seen the true men of Louisiana, and they.
entertain thin view. They Bay that slavery is gone,
and are willing and anxious. to have hired labor._
This war has not destroyed negro property; but nee
rather inoreaaed its value tenfold, for the free negro
labor will be so much the more beneficial than slave
labor. Be assured, then, that slavery is dead.
Bettureglicd trilled it, and let it be buried.
Again alluding to his attachment to the old Demo
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crate'c party, the General said he did not mean to
desert ';,that party. He meant to take it with him.
some cu . , and have a platform upon which all loyal
D emer ol's can stand. But we must sustain the Go•
vernmentthrough all its dangers. We must sustain
a Republican Administration. We must go with
them, right Cer wrong. The Administration is the
only means .‘ey whfch we can be preserved front
anarchy, and a you oppose the Administration you
oppose the el a evernment. The time may come
when this Adm:nintration will be changed. If
eo, it must be . for a more vigorous prose
cution of the wal'a [Applause.] A Demooratio
orator, the other day, made nse of this illustration
The Government is represented by an engine, and
the Administration by aa engineer. The engine ie
very pretty, and altogether acceptable, but the engi
neer was a wicked fellow, said ought to be turned
away. But the engine is no,w in danger. It is
reaching a precipice—no time to be lose—and the
fate of all the passenger's hangs upon the skill of
that engineer, whoever he may bee Do not tie his
hand'', and he will bring his previous load safely
through. [Applause.] You will nil that Wood
and Vallandigham are opposed to threaeragineer, and
would tie his hands. Their friends In this state
likewise ; and are we to permit them to overthrow
us on the precipice? It was a remarkable thing that
reverses to the National arms were faverable to the
Democratic party. Suppose Gilmore is driven
away from Charleston, Rote.crarts from Chattanoo
ga, or Meadefrom Virginia, would that not tend to
increase the Democratic vote at your next °leeriest,
Undoubtedly. Suppose, on the other hand, that not
only Charleston has fallen, but that the rebellion
should give its last gasp, can there be any doubt
about the election of the Union ticket in Pennsyl
vania? There can be only two parties at there
sent time. The opposition to the Government does
not come from the old Democratic party. That
party has always been for the country in the
peat. There are honest, conscientious, men
in the Democratic party who still vote that ticket
beeauee they believe the party is still for the Union,
They cannot fight against their Southern brethren
because the South is still a part of the Union: Let
us look at this a little. Are they in reality our
brethren? Are they our enemies, or are they nott
They had no right to accede, but they did. If we
find a man with hie throat cut, we say he hue
committed suicide. He may not have had the
right, but he took the right. The rebels in arms
are not our brethren. They were our brethren,
but the hate between us now passeth all the hate
ever known between enemies. The Democratic
party cannot go for the Government, because it is
not for free speech. Every map, he agreed, had the
light to hie tongue, but he believed also that other
men had a right to their ears, and when one man's
speech became offensive to another man's ears, it
was time that it should be stopped. He was a great
stickler for free speech himself; but we are engaged
in a great war now, and if anybody complained
about an outrage upon the liberty of speech, let
him shoulder his musket and put down the rebel
lion, and free speech will be restored. [Applause-I
It is complained that the President suspended the
habeas corpus. Now, the suspension of the habeas
corpus is essentially a Democratic idea. It never
was recommended to be suspended until by Thome&
Jefferson, in the Burr rebellion. Who actually' did
suspend it? Gen. Jackson, and he was a good De
mdcrat. Gen. Jackson Rot only suspended it, but
arrested the offender and imprisoned the judge.
[Applause.] The suspension is, therefore, accord
ing to Democratic practice. But, without stopping
to defend it upon that ground, how can we get rid of
it? End the rebellion. Do not interfere with the
Government. If it is weak, give it your strength; if
it is weak, give it your power; if unpatriotic, give it
your patriotism. Go with me, and end the rebel
lion,- and there will be no further suspension of
the behests corpus. End the rebellion; and all oar
woes are ended. There will be no further drafts, no
more increase of taxation, no more infringement of
the liberty of speech. Therefore, in conclusion, he
would say, if we wished this war stopped, and sub
stantial peace again restored, work with and for the
Government. We in Pennsylvania could do as
much at the ballot-box as our brave soldiers can
upon the battle• fields of the South.
Gen. Butler retired from the stage amid great ap
plause. He was followed in eloquent speeches by
Messrs. Morton McMichael, Wilber Worthington,
Lewis R. Broomell, Wayne McVeagh, and others'.
Before leaving the grounds, Gen. Butler was pre
seated with a handsome bouquet and pound cake, by
the Ladies' Soldteres Aid Society of Oxford. The
presentation speech; ands very happy one it was,
was made by Mr. MeTeagh, to which the General
briefly replied, saying that the gift, coming as it did,
from the patriotic ladies of this county, would long
be remembered by him, in whatever Held he might
hereafter be placed.
Grand Union Mass Meeting at Norristown.
MONTGOMERY
COUNTY FOR THE UNION—ER=I7.
SIAIM OF THE PEOPLE, PROCESSIONS, SPEECHES.
Yesterday was the oecaelon of a grand Union do
monstration in the borough of Norristown. From
early dawn till late at night the streets of flue
beautiful town were thronged with the populace,
and at all the street corners the national colors
Misted gracefully in the breeze. Many of the pri
vate residencem along the principal thoroughfares
were gaily decorated . with miniature flags, patriotic
inscriptions, and other appropriate devices, it
noon a number of delegations . arrived s and con-
trihuted by their numbere to swell the dense cock.
course of people already assembled, We noticed
that large delegations were present from Philo
delphia, Conshohocken, Gwy_nned, and other places,
each of which were preceded by fine banda of music
His Excellency the Governor accompanied by
Judge Shannon, of Allegheny, and other members
or his suite, arrivedfroMEaston at about one o'clock
and was escorted to the Montgomery Hotel. in an
peen barouche. Upon his arrival at the hotel, he
was eethusiestically welcomed, and cheer after cheer
lent the air ; bouquets and wreaths of roses were
thoweted from the upper windows, and upon the
whole the Governor appeared to be very well satis
fied with hisreception. Many of the most prom!-
neat citizens of Norristown and the surrounding
country, without distinction of party, waited upon
him at his theme and expressed their determination
to favor his re-election to the Gubernatorial chair.
His Excellency was doubtless considerably fatigued,
but received his friends with that distinguished cour
teey and attention"characteristic of the gentleman.
In the afternoon n large and enthusiastic mass
meeting was held in the public grounds to the west
-of the court house, where a stand had been erected
for e tnetessee 0-.t-s_number of benches supplied
for the accommodation of etne - peopie; - her. Itsavid
Crouse presided, and, after some few introductory
remarks,
introduced Governor Curtin, who com
menced his remarks with an allusion to the great
importance of the issues to be decided in the pending
contest. In the consideration of those issues, the
interests of self, the dictates of personal ambition
orpecuniary gain, were lost sight of by him, in view
of the mightier and nobler idea that upon his suc
cess the destiny of our State, and possibly of our
'country, were totally dependent. The ques
tion of the life or death of the Government
was to be decided by the ballot-box on the'
lath of October. As the representative of princi
ples and measures upon the triumph of which de
pended the triumph of the Government, and the de
feat of which would lead to tee deetruction, the re
epenaibility of his Millen Willa 'not be ovenesti
mated. So far as personally concerned the candi
dates before the people for the high office of Clue
Executive of the State, it mattered not which
should prove successful; both were mortal, and
would soon pass from the stage of life. But in this
great country, while truth. justice, and liberty are
untrammelled, the Government would never die.
-Whatever-were the infirmities of nature to which
he might be aubject, the speaker claimed credit for
Rt lesst one virtue, and that was his love of
country, and through faith . in an overruling Provi
dence, he had gained strength to labor, by day
and by night, in behalf of the great and undying
principles of human freedom, which his country was
pledged to pereetuate. During the present canvass,
he had avoided everything which would be likely to
misrepresent or detract from the character and post-.
Lion of his diitinguished competitor. but had res
peatedly eepressed his desire to meetthat gentleman
and his friends on questions of mere policy, and not
upon the extraordinary issue now at stake. How
even she duties of the hour were imperative and
the opponents of the Government must assume
their true position before the people, who are
competent to decide between those who risk
everything in its support, and those who would
endeavor to detract from its power, and impair its
energies.- Pennsylvania was ever faithful to the
beet interests of the Government ; the fidelity and
loyalty of her people has been constant and unawerv
ing ; she would not at this critical, juncture, with a
large portion of her people in the ranks, falsify the
recent she had made. her people were innocent of
any participation in the causes which brought about
the present war ; and now, in the full belief that
peace could only 62 restored by thee sword, that
people would give all their energies to the Govern
ment in carrying out its plane for the overthrow of
the rebellion. The same reason that existed at the
fall of Sumpter for shedding the first drop of blood,
was still apparent in all its vitality; and when the
rebel laid down his arms and soknowleeged the su
premacy of the Government, then this war would
close, but in. no .other manner could a' permanent
peace be obteined.
The President of the United States had established,
beyond cavil, his fitness and ability for the position
he occupies. - With the simplicity of a child and the
wisdom of a philosopher and statesman, he had
managed the intricate and responsible affairs of
State in a most acceptable and satisfactory manner.
The architect of his own fortunes, he had been tie
signed by Providence to fill a most important pod
tiee in American history. He had acquitted him
self with so much honesty of purpose that he war
fay deserving of the support and confidence of every
Araerican citizen. But, aside from that fact, he was
the President of the United States, the Executive
officer of the nation, and pilot of -the ship of State;
and for that reason, if for no other, he was entitled to
the support of the country. '
• The speaker then referred to the inestimable value
of our Government, iM liberal guarantees in the pro
tection of the citizen, and in the preservation of our
free institutions.
The above is a mere abstract of his eloquent and
interesting remarks, which were frequently and
loudly applauded.
- Ex-Governer William F. Johnston. was then in
troduced. lie commenced his remarks by a re
faience to the fact that, some fourteen, years previ
ourly; he hafteejoyed the honor of ; addressing citi
zens of Montgomery county on the same spot where
he now stood. Upon that occasion he had predicted
the national difficulties which now. diatracted the
country. The great qqestion now preaented for the
determination of the,people was, whether slave or
paid labor should control the country, and this was
the real underlying issue to be decided in our own
day and generation. He referred to ethe efforts
made to extend slavery into the Territories of the
United States, in order that that - institution might
acquire gteater power. -In 1826. a difficulty arose be
tween the States of Penneylvanis and Maryland in
relation to the rendition of fugitives frotn labor. A
committee from the Legislature of Maryland waited
upon the Legislature of our own State, and as a re
sult of their visit the law of 1826 was ',roamed.
Some difficulty arising under this law in conse
quence of the child of a slave-mother being claimed
on our soil as property, the case was taken to the
Supreme Court of the State, by whom it was de
cided adversely to the claimant. The ease was then
taken to the Supreme Court of the United States,
and that court (always guided by the Argue eye of
slavery), eo its not to permit any but the friends of
that institution to obtain a majority on the bench,
decided that the law of 1820 was unconstitutional.
The *peaher then referred to the attempt at meld.
fication on the part of South Carolina during the
Jackson Adminietration. The firmness and prompt
action of that great man saved the country from the
horrors of a civil war ; and if equal courage and:
deU-nninntice had been exhibited by President Bu
chanan towards the close of his Adminktration, our
present national calamities would alsobe avoided.
The inconsistency sand unstatesmanllke course of
Mr. Buchanan's Administration were - also reviewed
by the speaker, and a scathing rebulle administered
to that imbecile. Administration.
In conclusion, he argued that tree: time had are
rived when but two partiee were known in the
country—the party opposed - to thaGovernment and
the party in favor of its perpetuation. There could
be no compromise with traitors, nor could any terms
be offered except to those who-had laiddown their
arms and returned to their allegiance: With refe
rence to the assumption that the Aolministration.
and the Government were separate and diatinet, he
believed, that the President was -the active visible
Lead of the nation, and entrusted With, US executive
power. The emancipation proclamation was made,
by the President in the exercise of legitimate power,
and was rendered necessary as a military nec essity.
Legislature
Matthew of Maryland; a member of the
y et enaature of teat State, wee th,en inteoduced, and
addressed the audience at leogth. Ills speech was
an able and exhauative effort in behalf of the Go
vernment and its earnest endeavor's to crush the
rebellion.
While the principal meeting was in progress
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