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VEIBIASBED.BAMYBOINDAYS
BY JOBB — YIt. iroarrinr.
c•naos, am- U SOUTH FOIII3TEI MUM
WILICI. DAILY PLIE439,
rimEN :Psi Walla, payable to Um Oarrite.
' goalie(' to Babigribers out of the City at Barber DoWAN
Zinc AXXIIX. TIERIII DOLLARS AND FIFTY OINNTS Pea Sri
011X-DOLLAIL AIM 88YEATY-M/8 .011RO
31111411 terarlably in advance fortha Attie Or.
derail;
Adverthionenta inserted at the usual rata. Net
!linos aoaatituta L sonars.
lig WM-WREN...LT MI MS,
.Matted tft Iliuboorporo out of the Olty at Foos DoLLARs
inaa Airxvx. fa savanie.
RETAIL DRY GOODS
SKIRTS 1 SKIRTS 1 SKIRTS 1:
•
N. A. JONES'
NE PLUS ULTRA SKIRT
Cahn only be found at . '
17 NORTH EIGHTH STREET,
OVER THE Wial FIGURE.
elit . None genullke unless stamped
IL A. JONES'
NE PLETS 17LTEA:SKIRT,
- :17 N. EIGHTH STBRIT.
44111 fp3m
43LANKETS I BLANKETS I BLANK•
SETS
he Largest Assortment of
13 - 14 A. s ,
AT THE LOWEST PRICES' -
, OFFERED WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. BY
00 . tVi"Ei3,TETWAIT as 00.,
4T. W. COE. EIGHTH AND MARKET. STS.
selBtde3l
VIURNISHING GO 0 DS.
Russia Crash from 14 to 25 cents,
Loom finckaback Toweling.
Loom Table Linens from 76c to $l.OO,
Union Table Linens at 76,cents,
lifnekaback Towels—fine assortment,
White Flannels of every description.
Red Flannels, Plain and Twilled.
Oray Flanneku'Plain and Twilled.
iota of Fine Napkins,
Thirty Pieces of Maeda Diaper, at
.roarr H. sTORBO,
7021 ARCH Street.
N. B.—One lot of French Scarlet Cloth, for Cloaks, a
superb article. - se26-tf
10114 OHISTNUT STREET
IsTEEIE)I_..ES
lEI RECEIVING DAILY
ALL DSSIRABLE NOVELTIES
LATEST 'IMPORTATIONS
In LACES.
EMBROMERISS,
HAINDXEROHIEFS,
10114 CHESTNUT SMUT.
'PATER -PROOF CLOAKS;
Fall and Winter Cloaks.
Orders taken for , Clnake.
Fine Stock of Woolen Shawls.
CLOTHS—
Water Proofs, some extra dark shades.
Frosted Beavers of extra fine quality.
.Seelskins. Castor Beavers. Tricots.
Fine Black Broadcloths.
'Slack and Fancy CaFsimstoe.
It mammoth stock of these Goods. at the right P 4086,
COOPER & CONARD.
S. E. corner NINTH and MARKET.
MOURNING CLOAKS, • •
MANTLES, BRAWLS, &a.,
At the •
. NSW .MOURNINIISTO2%
;• - . 926 PHESTNIIT Street, •
RID -1m ; M. & A MYERS &
EDWIN HALL & CO., No. 26 SOUTH
SECOND Street, would call attention to their Stock
of DRESS GOODS, embracing all the novelties of the
season; from the lowest price goods to the most expo's
ich printed Merinoes and Cashmeres.
Rich and neat style all-wool Delalnes.
• Figured Mohair Reps.
Plain Reps and Mohairs.
Fancy styles of Velez:miss. •
- All-wool Plaids. •
Rich French. Chintzes.
Plain all-wool Delaines, double width.
Plain all-wool Detainee, single width.
• Black and Colored Alapacas. •
'Wholesale as well as Retail Buyers are respectfully in
vited to examine our Stock. sel7-tf
e(APENIRG OF FALL DRESS GOODS.
H. STEEL & SUN.
Noe. 713 and 715 North TENTH street.
a ITO now open a choice assortment of
FALL AND WINTER. DRESS GOODS.
Plain Silks, choice colors. A 126 to N.
Plain Moire Antiques, choice shades.
Plain Black Silks 90c to $2.60.
Figured Black Silks; Fancy Silks.
' All-wool Remand Poplins. al.Pcolors.
'Pjatalillk and Wool Reps.- all colors.
Figur& and Plaid Reps and Poplins.
Plain French Berinoes,choice colors.
1. lot Plain v lll, rench Merinos% choice colors. $l. ise6
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS.
GEORGE GRANT,
Ito. 610 CIREBTNIIT STREIT.
Bu now ready
A WWI AND COKPLISTB STOOK
GENTS' FURNISHING - GOODS,
Of ascii imnetiation and manufacture.
His celebrated
"PRIZE Iif_ED.A.L SHIRTS,"
liffmnfeetared wader the surierietemieme of
JOHN F, TA.Gazer,
.
{Formerly of 014enberg'& Taggart,'
4r . the most perfect-Int - Mg Shirts of the age.
, ;.,wi-;orde'm promptly attended to 17g-theta-Sze
606. ARCH STREET.
FINE SHIRT AND WRAPPER DEPOT.
AN /3LZOANT,ISSORTMHNT.OP
GISTS' IIIRNISH,INti- GOODS,
AT MODERATE PRIM.
FOUR PREMIUMS AWARDED FOR
ECRIATS, WRAPPERS, AND STOOLS.
a. A. HOFFMANN.
Successor to W. w. KNIGHT,
606 ARCH STREET. 606.
MILLINERY GOODS.
MILLINERY GOODS
OPEINING%
GEORGE W
(Late of New Ynrk.)
OPEN THIS
A CHOICE SELECTION OF
FRENCH FLOWERS, FEATHERS,
AND - OTHER
MILLINERY GOODS,
At Nos. 35 and 37 South TIANTH Street,
Above Chestnut
4 3 MILLINERY GOODS.
BROOKS At BOSENHEIIII,
431 MARKET STREET,
:have now on hand. a complete aesortment of new styles
RIBBONS, BONNETS, VELVETS,
BONNET-SILKS, - MISSES' HATS,
- FLOWERS, FEATHERS, LACES,
MILLINERY GOODS GENERALLY,
which we invite the attention of the trade. 007-lm
FALL, 1863.
"VsrOOD SL CA_l;tlr,
725 CHESTNUT STREET.
Vivre now °Pan
LARGE STOCK 07
STRAW AND FELT GOODS,
FRENCH FLOWERS,
FEATHERS, RIBBONS,
And. a general assortment of
MILLINERY GOODS,
'. To
which they invite, the attention of
THE TRADE.
EIGHTHST. RIBBON STORE,
No. 107 N. EIGHTH STREW.
We would infonfa our °automat's, and the ladies
neurally, that we
OPEN THIS DAY
4 oolikpleto stook of
- MILLINERY AND STRAW GOODS.
AT
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
POR TER
FILL AND WINTER SEASON OF 1563.
Oar stock consists of
BONNET AND TRIMMING RIBBONS.'
.every shade and style_f_
BLACK VELVET RIBBONS,
.rds.in and with white and colored edges:
FELT AND STRAW BONNETS AND HATS,
the newest shapes
SILKS. VELVETS, AND UNCUT VELVETS.
ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS AND FEATHERS.
=
BONNET-FRAMES, LACES, dia., &e.
By buying from the importers direct, andby constant
Attendance at the yarionsfauction sales in this city and
:New York. we are enabled troffer assplendid assort.
iment of goods in our linkatite most reasonable prices.
A full assortment kept Atill "the end of the season.
Country orders promptly& tended to. -
SICHEL &
No. 107 North EIGHTH Street.
'.X k FRENCH FLO WERS, 1863.
FEATHERS LACES RIBBONS &
NEW -STYLE HATS,
JUST OPENED AT
'THOS. - KENNEDY &
No. 75119 CHESTNUT Street. below Eighth.
.410-3 m
MRS. H. WRI GHT, NO. 137
• PINS Street, will open Fashionable Millinery, on
THURSDAY, October 6th.' 1863. oc6-Iw*
•
MISSES O'BRYAN, No. 1107
'• WALNUT Street, have received Paris MILLI
NERY for Fall. which they will be prepared to
r show to theWenefomera on and after THURSDAY. 00-
lobar let. e1e414-12t.
41 MOURNING- BONNETS
Made to order at the
WV MOURNING STORE,
926 OHSSTNUT Street,
M. 4 A • litrlPL9 al CO,
WHITS GOODS,
VEILS., &0.. &c. -
606.
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VOL. 7.-NO: 59.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1863
North American Review.
The two hundred and first number of the North
American Review has come to hand. Commenced in .
May, 1815, it is the oldest Quarterly published in
the English language, with the exception of the
'Edinburgh Review, of which the first number ap
peered' in October, 1802, and the Quarterly Re.
view, Which first saw the light in February,
1809. Periodicals, like individuals, and even like
nations, appear generally to, have a vigorous
youth, a strong manhood,. and-then a slow de
`cline. The British qtetriewn, above mentioned,
show this, for brilliant articles in them , have become
the exception and not the rule, and their American
brother, now, before us, is in much the same way.
For several years past, it has simply been a highly
respectable periodical. The new number is the best
we have seen for sometime, but still it is not up to
the mark. As the Edinburgh and Quarterly have been
thrown Into the shade by the superior ability and
vitality of the North British, so the North American
lags behind, in comparison with its energetic and va
rious, but much younger rival, the National Quarterly
Review.
In the new number of the North American two ar
ticles are entitled to peculiar praise. The first is 'a
notice of Eugene _Scribe, the dramatist, which is
critical as well as biographical, and shows com
plete mastery over the subject. The other, also
evidencing personal acquaintance with what
the reviewer wee writing about, is a notice
of Edwatd About's Greek romance- and his
account of Modern Greece. Both books were
publishell seN;eral lean ago, so that,to some ex.
tent, the eview is retrospective; but the events
which• have lately drawn .the world's attention to
Greece fully warranted the publication of a paper
upon Mr. About's amusing and generally accurate
description of the Greeks, as he found them, and of
society in the Levant.
Ve'ry different r from the comparative freshness of
these articles, is a long dissertation on the Trial of
the oOnstitution,' in which article we find Only old
ideas Worked "up anew—a sort of literary shoddy—
without Yeally taking the
. slightest notice of, or
making even the most distant reference to, Mr. Sid
ney GeorgiiFisher's able book, whose title heads
,
the artiale. IThe notices 'of Dana's Geology, Tyn
dall's Lectures on Heat, Lyell's Antiquity of Man,.,
-and Max Mtlfier's Evolfition of Languages, are
bitter ; but "such subjects as "The Testimony of
Chriatiatiity 'concerning Itself," and." Quietism on
the Nineteenth Century," are better adapted for a
religiouliciation than for the North American
.-lievim4' , ught to be. Abstract theological die-
Ix°iiiiiiiisio ' , *sly in place, except in a professeMy
4illifiqua puffitfillinier Per contra, we here find aprac
*Mil*Wilitribilliae article on Life Insurance, the
titilliiirisitto show that "among equally,
well-managed Life.lnsurance Companies, that is
the safest, the cheapest, and the most deserving of
confidence which has done, and is doing, the largest
amount of business." , Of course, there are circa.
nional exceptions, but we believe that the reviewer's
aphoristmwill generally hold good. ,
A highly interesting notice of Surgeon General
W. A. Hammond's recently published volumeXia;
Treatise on Hygiene, with special Reference to the
Military Service,") is the last of the regular reviews
in the present number. The book is carefully con
sidered, and the reviewer writes with some autho.
rity, "having been connected in a surgical capacity
with a Military hospital at Washington," a round.
about way of stating that he was hospitil surgeon,
"and having resided in it for several months." He
t. ,
treats of recruite, soldier-making, and, very fully,
of hospitals, giving a rather minute deschntion of
the Mower Hospital, at Chestnut mti, which he
designates as the " largest and most complete, as
well ail recent," on the ridge and pavilion plan, and
therefore taken "as a perfected type of the others."
The remarks on hospitals are full of interest—evi
dently resulting from personal and praCtieal ob.
nervation. We regret that the reviewer appears to
have some pique againit Surgeon eitneral Ham
mond. He says, "In taking leave of our anther,
we cannot help feeling that ,the elective faux pas
which placed him where he is; in total disregard of
all just and established rules of Precedence, was, on
the whole, benfloial in its results. Many of the
gentlemen who were hie seniors would doubtless
have equally well filled his position, as Nye - know
some attain to have nobly discharged no lesa ardu
ous dutiestof inspection and administration since
the war began„ Yet, as representing the young
school of medicine and science, and, above4ll, as a
believer and practicer of hygiene More than of drugs,
we regard him as well qualified for his place at the
head of the medical corps." If well qualified for
hisplace, why sneer et himl
The Critical Notices which conclude the N. A. Re
view, are usually written with impartiality and skill,
briefly but adequately characterizing each book un
der review. In the present Number there are thir
ty-five such criticisms, which, no doubt, will guide
many in their purchase of new works. W. B. 24e
her, South Third street, is agent for the N. A. Review
in Philadelphia. .
Bunt's Merciiants 2 Magazipe.
The late Freeman Hunt commenced this periodical
,
nearly twenty.five years ago, (it is now far intO its
forty-ninth volume,) and the necessity for such a
publication, as well as the tact and ability with
which it was conducted, made it a popular and
paying property within three months. Out of the
United States no magazine is so well known, ao
.
highly esteemed, so completely relied upon by men
of, business. It is to be found on the table in almost
every Ohancher-Of-,Oommerce in England and the
continent, as well in Australia and India. Famous
for the accuracy of its information, it has obtained
high repute as a reliable work. Mr. Hunt, its
founder, died in 1856, and his magazine is now cow
ducted, in !the good old ist:,.le, by a very able suc
cessor, Mr. - William B. ;
Dana. The October number
contains several articles of interest. One of these,
entitled "Russia and the United States• . =Future
Empires," shows the advance, condition, and pros
pects of. two mighty , empires, which "have been
growing internally and externally with mutual
sympathy." The sources of revenue and resources
of produce of both empires are here given, and it
may surprise some to learn that the United States
have the greatest number of miles of railroad in the
world, at a cost of a thousand million dollars. The
writer says:
" Thus the two Empires (Russia and the United
States) have an area of virgin and prolific soil more
than double that' of the whole of Europe. Their
population is nearly one-half that of" Europe,
doubling every twenty years, and will, in half a
century, exceed that of Europe. The power of each
country respectively grows in a ratio much greater
than the mere increase of the population, as is mani
fest in the- unhappy struggle now going orr in the
Union:--In 1800, five millions of exhausted people
came out of -'a struggle for their independence. In
sixty years, they had overtaken Great Britain in
numbers, and-have displayed a military power in
two years at which the world may- well wonder.
_
One million and four hundred and' ninety-five
thousand men have been called into the field, and
$1,500,000,00110 of capital poured into - the Federal
treasury to support the war, without apparently
disturbing the course of events or checking the imp.
ply of food sent to make good the short - harvests of
Western - Europe. Russia is developing similar
powers, and it has become apparent that in fifty
years 7 -perhaps in the lifetime of the present sove
reigns of France and England—the two great nations
will completely have overshadowed the political
power and commercial importance of Europe and
England. The present importance of the latter cen
obite in working up the raw materials and food of
Russia and the United States into goods for sale in
the general markets.- But Russia and the-United
States will very soon rival. hir in ability to manu
facture. In that hour the empire of commerce will
pass 'to those two Powers."
Other articles are on the History and Principles of
Money; the use, necessity, and amplest mode of
Book-keeping; on the Telegraph to - India; on Com
mercial Law; on the Effect of National Banks,
which, the writer strongly argues, should not be ad
mitted to the Clearing-house Association, &a.
One of the specialties of this Magazine, in Free
man Hunt's time, was the publication, with por•
traits, of the lives of eminent merchants. The pre
sent editor has recommenced this series of Mercan
tile Biography, with life and portrait of our respect
ed fellow-citizen, John Grigg, Esq., of Philadelphia.,
The portrait, engraved by the American Bank Note
Company, is quite a gem in its way, for the likeness
is well preserved, while the engraving is in the finest
line manner. The biography of 'Mr. Grigg gives the
leading facts of his career, commencing aa an' orphan
farmer boy in Englandi 4 and terminating .as a great
capitalist in Philadelphia and an extensive land
owner in the West, after having, in a manner, revo
lutionized and advanced the book-trade of this
country. Hie . example shown whit
.industry,
terpriu," and probity, guided- by- judgment and
common , sense, can effect in this' favored land,
the only one in the world where a poor man has a
fair'chance of getting on, for Ihose of that class
who advance in bther countries are exceptional in
stances. The biographer relates the following aneo.
dote, Which will be new to our readers "1n 1817
Mr..Grigg traversed the whole State of Virginia for
the purpose of correcting a very defective map of
that State. Few can appreciate the dß:amities of
hbf task, but, as usual with him, he 'manfully faced
them and subdued them._ In consequence of his
corrections, this became one of the best State maps
published at that period, and the local executive
and members of the State Legislature_ cordially a
knoviledged the beneficial results of ro
his labor of
mind and body. Here, certainly, was a work to
boast.of ; hut probably not twenty people in the last
fifty rearki have heard - Mr. Grigg refer to it. The
gentleman who record, the fact says that hie know
ledge of it arose from seeing in Mr. Griggs cou n t.
ing-house, hanging on the wall, half hidden by a
door, the very map his labor had corrected, with a
few lines in his own hand. writing upon it, addressed
to his children, mentioning to them ' hat he had
done for the map, and expressing a lildpe' that they
would value it for their father's alike." '
The Commercial Chronicle and Review, and the
Journal of- Banking, Currency, and Finance, are
standing articles of value here. The Merchants'
Magazine publishes the official...proceedings of all
meetings of the New. York. Clearing Houses, which ,
alone ought to carry it into every bank parlor in the.
United States. The moneyed and mercantile'
classes in Philadelphia would serve their own in
tereats W- largely patronising .this excellent maga
zine. Mr. W. B. Zieber is, agent for the magazine
here. '
ENGLISH,. PICTORIALB.--From 14Ir, J. J. Kromer,'
403 Chestnut`street; we have the Illustrated London
News and Illustrated News of the World, both of Sep
tember 19th. The former is particularly rich in
views of Indian and Scottish scenery, and the latter,
with its usual. number of wood engraving;; gives a
charming, ; supplement pnttrait, ort steel, of the
Countess of Durham..
MUTER FROM...-ST. LOVIS.
Destruction of More Steamboats at let. Louis
—Plot to Burns all the Steamers; on the
Mississippi—Return of the, Missouri Dele
. gatton—Present Status of the Schofield
Affair-lalature of the Quarrel—Trouble on
the , Border—Opening of the Mississippi , -
Gen. Schofield Recommending the Mary
land Plan for Missouri, etc., etc.
[Special Corieepondeace of Theyres3.]
Sr. Lours, Oatober 4, 1863.
A few days ago the telegraph announced from thils
city the existence of a plot for the deetruotion of
the steamboats on the Mississippi, with the design
of crippling army movements. Some of the die
believers denounced the story as a canard, and were
confident no such plot existed. The statement is
confirmed by events of yeaterdayand toelay. Yeater
day an attempt was made to burd several steamers
on the dry docks at Carondefet, a few miles below
this city. The steamers were lying close together,
and had one of them been set _fairly on fire, no less
than four would have been lost. The flee ; was
kindled in the after part of one of the boats, but
was discovered before being fairly under. headway.
The incendiaries were not found.
This afternoon an alarm- of fire was raised at the
upper end of the levee, and it way soon ascertained
that three boats were in flames. The engines were
soon en hand, but it was found impossible to save
the boats. The fire was set on the Forest Queen,
and from her, communicated to the Catahoula and
Chancellor. The former being nearest the shore,
and. moet accessible to the firemen, was not entirely
burned, but the others drifted down the stream and
sunk. Just at the stern of the Forest Queen was
a barge, on which were twenty box oars full of army
supplies,
and destined for the Memphis and Little
Bonk Railroad. It was probably the expectation
of the incendiary that these cars would„he burned,
but they were very fortunately saved. _
This conflagration is quite a serious , one. - The
boats that have been thus far destroyed arethe
Majestic, Ruth, Champion, Choteau, and Robert
Campbell,. below Ofth9. A few weeks age, the
Imperial, Hiawatha, Post Boy, and Jesse K.-Bell,
were burned at the levee. To-day we have the
,Forest Queen, Chancellor, and Oatahoula,- making
twelve, in all. This is evidently but the beginning.
Nearly weeks ago a man was arrested here who
was concern s ell in the plot, and since he was taken
other parties have been seized and held for further
developments. It is probable the whole plot will be
•
UnraVelled.hefore long, and somebody be made to
-swing. There is no doubt of the existence of a plan
for the wholesale destruction of . Western steame
beats. If such a movement is to be carried through,
the wonder is that it was not undertaken long ago.
The delegation that visited Washington to secure
the remover - of General Schofield has returned, and
is awaiting' the answer of the President. I say re
turned, though some of the members are 'Still in
Washington; and are not expected here for some
days. They are - somewhat disappointed ht the re
sult of their visit. Going in such a large body, they
expected to take the President by storm, and were
somewhat astonished to find that Mr. Lincoln, un
like Captain scott's coon, did not come down at
once I understand that General Schofield has re
ceived private telegrams from Washington assuring
him of the safety of his position and hie security
from removal. There was considerable trembling at
headquarters when the delegation first started on its
missien, but the department commander now ap
peara to breathe easier.
This matter of Gen. Schofield's is what a Western
man calls " wind: , There are many points on each
side that must be considered in arriving at a fair en
"derstanding of the question. While Gen. Curtis
commanded hero he was very distasteful to the con
servative party, and all those who
_did not wish
slavery disposed of instantly. A pressure for his
removal was Made by the State Government; and
the opponents of the Administration policy gene
rally. The attempt was successful, and Gen. Curtis
was removed. The Conservatives rejoiced and the
padicals were indignant The former had played
against the latter, and came out victorious.
The Conservatives had not named a Buccaneer for,
Gen. Curtis, but there is good reason to believe they
did not then want Gen. Schofield. That officer was
appointed to the command of the department, and
his letters published at that time show...that he was
not far from entertaining radical views. The Re
publican, which is the organ of the Conservatives,
commenced to laud the new commander before he
had taken his seat, or manifested the least sign as to
his tutu* policy. The Democrat, which., spoke the
Menage of the Radicals, was highly indignant at the
removal of Gen. Curtis, and ready to assail his suc
cessor. It did' so at once, elmoit at the same time
that the Republican was praieing him,
This course could have bizt one effect upon a man
of less than immovable firmness. The radicals; with
the Democrat at their head, pushed hard against
him, while at the same time the Conservatives,
with the Republican to speak in, their behalf, pulled
him kindly towards them. Can the result be
douhted Gen. Schofield had commenced his rule
determined to dearimpartially, and did so for a
time. Had the Radicals let him alorie he would
have been satisfactory to them, but this they were
determined should not' be. Abused, on one side,
courted and flattered on the other, Gen.:Sehoftelia
displayed Only 'ordinary human Weakneirs hi going
over to the Conservatives end throwing everything
into their hand. , .
As the matter now standiethe State is fairly in the
control of these who are known as ,Conservatives.
If this name meant, it did at that, Only those
heartily loyal men who believe that a gradual sys
tem of emancipation is better than an immediate
one, all would beil well. Unfortunately, it means
much more in Missouri. The Conservative party
comprises all who oppose immediate emancipation,
and embraces the disloyal with the loyal. The con
servative policy means mild treatment of traitors, no
matter what their crinies. I am satisfied General
•
Schofield did not mean wrong when he took Gover
nor Gamble to his bosom and submitted to
his direction. 'Under the present management
the State is in a terrible condition, and will
continue to. be so • until there is a change. Gen,
Schofield has been made the tool in the hands
of others, and-was partially driven to that position
by the imprudence and unfairness of the Radicals
themselves—the very men who now complain of his
position. The mild and lenient policy pursued has
resulted in the State being overrun with guerillas,
the policy of the Administration greatly retarded,
and the war continuing to exist when it sho'Uld have
been ended long ago. A change should be made;
though it could not now bring peace et once. The
warfare in Missouri is, in a great measure, apolitical
one, and the commander of the department is made
to bear a part. Let the successor to Gen. Schofield,
if one shall be appointed, refuse audience to all
Missousi politicians, of whatever shape. If he
listens to any of them, he is a ruined man.
S - .• The western border, never quiet; has jUst been
freshly excited ; for Colonel Moss, a notorious Se
cessionist, was recently authorlzed to enroll the
militia in Platte county, close to the Kansa! line.
Moos went at work after hie own heart, and armed
the moat notorious'rebels of that section. - Moat of
the men whom he enrolled and equipped are returned
rebel soldiers, and men who are lader, bonds not to
do any disloyal act.' The undoubted 'Union men
were .disarmed, and many of them forced to flee,
With their families ; for, in four days' time, over a
hundred families creased the river into Kansas, to
seek safety horn, this disloyal militia. The matter
was telegraphed abroad, and denounced as a lie by
the friends of Mose
~ I hive taken especial pains to
ascertain the facts in the case, and am sorry to say
that the above statement ie true.
Moss was a member of the Convention that was
to take Missouri out of the 'Union, and one of the
most earnest and talkative Secessionists in that body.
He has never changed his views, nor even claimed
to do Ate His appointment came from Governor
Gamble, and is in keeping with many appointments
made by that officer. A large number of those
having commissions in the enrolled militia are dis
loyal, and a portion of them hive been in the rebel
service. This is one of the serious complaints made
against Governor Gamble.
Trusten Polk, a former member of Congress from
Missouri, and a resident of St. Louie, arrived here
last Week. At the time the war broke out, Mr.
Polk went South and_entered the service of the
Confederacy. His family remained zere, but were
very persistent in the expreslion of treason, and
in bolding constant communication with the head
of the concern. They were recently sent South,
And, bad joined Mr. Polk, when the-whole party
was captured while attempting to, cross the . .
Missis
sippi: They Vere ordered to be sent here, but it is
not known'what disposition will, bemade _ of them.
The Provost Marshal General of the department
gave Mr. Polk, on his arrival, the freedom of the
city for twenty.four hours. What makes it the
more intereeting is the fact that this favor. was
entirely unexpected and unsolicited on the part of
Mr. Polk. : . The magnanimity of our officials is
plainly perceptible when we compare this treatment
with that which our prisoners receive in the South.
The, question of the opening of the Mississippi to
traffic is exciting 'much interest in the West. The
warmest advocates ore resumption of free trade,with.
out regard to the opinions Of the military or'other
powers, are those who were known as Smessienists,
or, at best, but lukewarm friends of the' GOvern•
ment. Of coursed there are many exceptional to this
rule,' as I find tome Of the, Most earnest war men
holding to the -opinion= that trade ought to be re
sumed at once, General Blair recently made a
speech in this sity, in which he strongly faiored a
renewal of commerce. He 19 fully of "opinion that
it cannot damage , our cause below, while it will add
dreatlY to the prosperity of the cities along, the
banks of the Mississippi It appears to be the de
sire of General Grant to keep out commerce at pre.
sent, When our armies have taken Mobile, and oc
-cupy an unbroken line from Cincinnati to the Ala.
bama river, and , thence to the Gulf, with the coup;
try west of it in our;full and peaceful posiession, it
will be time to talk , Of.opening trade. Till then it
would be best to keep the river closed.
Gen. Schofield has written a letter to the War De-,
pertinent upon the queition'of arming negroes. ' He
states that the number of.emancipated negroes in
Miesouri has been mainly abaorbed by the reuniting
hitherto. He gives it, his opinion that the negroes
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are worth more to the. Government as ;withers than
to their masters as slaves, and recommends the are
plioatien of the Maryland plan to Missouri. It is to
be earnestlyhoped that , this policy will be'adopted,
and that all the ible-bodied male negroes in the
State be taken into the service as soon as possible.
The board for the examination of candidates-for
commissions In colored regiments has been in ses
sion five weeks. During that time it has' examined
a hundred and fifty applicants; of Whom forty-nine
have been aiicepted. • The examination is veryriged,
and shows that there is a deteradnistien to Make the'
matter thorough throughout
The reetoratiOn Of Keane to the rank . Of "Et Apalie
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1863.
Mite department cuts off a portion of the Depart
ment of the Missouri. The boundaries of theXanaas
department have not been made public. Brigadier
General McNeil is said to lie assigned to the oom•
mend. The fighting in that department wlll , be of
little importance, and will consist of email encoun
tera with• guerillas. PEER MONT.
ARM OF THE POTOttif.
[Special Correspondence of The Prise. I
Cula'aPirx, °MIXT 0; 1863
When the Army of the Potomac is norbetting om
a horse race it, is discussing the chance or a' rebel
raid upon the railroad. .I remmeber whenwe
reached this place the opinion Was prevalent that
our communications would be cut off in Rome mys
terious manner, but' after weeks of faithful expec
tation, some people are mortified to find'.thatirot
rail has beendisturbed. Every mile of it is securely
guarded, but despite of all preeautionseveral rebels
succeeded in getting through our lines, isiid actually
fell asleep ln the bush,. only a.few yards froneelle
road they no doubt meant to destroy. Where the•
railroad crosses the Rapidan le .a deep ravine, Here
the pickets of two corps , almost- join. rsapalmelit,
because I , am informed there was a apace Of over
oue hundred yards between the= pickets of the trio
corps. Six rebels, and a - lieutenant Baid . to belong;
to General Stuart's eta% slipped through this peso •
night before last, and aa morning, dawned too soon
for them to completely execute their execrable pur
poses, they concealed themselves-in the woods, arid
. impatiently awaited the approach of night. They
fell asleep. _
One of our men, Sergeant Bain, of' the 9th Reg=
merit of Pennsylvania Reserves; . was . roandrig ,
lessly_through the timber and discovered the sleep- -
leg Marauders. He returned to camp . got his
musket, and with Private WilliamTrich returned
to, the place where the adventurous party were
lying. They'dragged the blankets - off' the men, and •
ordered, them to arise and accompany them to
;camp. Some:shote were exchanged.. William
-Trish, of Co: I, 9th Regiment, P. R., was instantly
killed, and Sergeant Bain slightly wounded. The
rebel lieutenant was killed aid buried near the spot
where he fell, the 'others scattered and fled. The
woods on either aide of the railroad were - skirmish- -
ed, but no rebels found. Near Mitchell's Station
.they turned up, and after capturing two orderlies
and robbing them of , their mules, &c., they started
for the river. Before they had gone far the two
orderlies succeeded . in effecting their escape, and
the alarm was given.
,But it was too late for pur
suit—they crossed the riverat the same- place they
came over the day before.
There ie a large assortment of stories about the
object of this fool-hardy expedition. , Someway they
intended capturing a brigadier general as-hostage
for General F. R. Lee, their attempt to kidnap
General Bartlett, of the 6th Corps, when he was
camped near New Baltimore, having proved almost
successful, and they thought with the experience
then gained, they could be altogether auccessful at
Mitchell's station: Fortunately, they had no oppor
trinity to attempt an execution of their plane, what
ever they may have berm. Probably, they had no in
tention upon our brigadier generals or the railroad.
The woods have contained roving bands of rebels
ever since we came here.' Frefiuently his a solitary
picket been missing from his post, whileeverything
indicated the fate of the lonely sentinel. These
night-birds of prey had overpowered and captured
him. Captain Hartly Howard, to whose company
Bain and Trich belonged, thinki an extensive raid
had been meditated a few days ago, and so did a
higher power, for I noticed every precaution taken
to prevent 'eurprire, and cannon planted in favorable
positions.
The rebels, to he successful in any attempt to de
stroy our line of railroad, must come in very con
siderable force. There are no large bridges to de
stroy, and our army. is so located that they would
completely overthrow any ordinary party of raiders.
The enemy Is wellaware of this fact.
On the Rapidan the' pickets became too familiar.
The rebels would not allow one of our commissioned
officers to come within range of their rifles, and our
men became pledged to fire on their officers, but to
spare the privates. A rebel colonel made a proposi
tion for both armies to come to the Rapidan, and
throw their arms in the river and be friends. If
their officers objected, bind them hand and foot, and
thrOw them in also. •No bad proposition, either.
About sunset of-the 30th, an order was read stopping
all communication, interlocutory or otherwise.
Prior to the promulgation of this order, First Lieu
tenant PdoOuen, Of the 72,1 Regiment Pennsylvania
TOlunteers, had „a lengthy conversation with the
rebel pickets. Hesaw a rebel come to the edge of
the river, and gesticulate in a manner which evi
dently meant that he desiled some-one to approach
near enough to converse with him. Lieutenant
McOuen drew close enough for all colloquial pur
poses, when the "Johnny".opened the conversa.
tion by inquiring if he had any papers Yes, plenty
was the reply; here is 'one now in my hand.
Upon the word—but not "accoutred as he
was"-be -plunged into the stream, and swain
toOur: side. The water must haw been very
cold. It was remarked that his clothing was
all fastened by one button, for as soon as that was
loosened he stepped lithely from his uniform like a
harlequin. He accepted-a large,, overcoat in which'
be enveloped Iris person.. The rebel officer was very
anxious to know hOwldng our lieutenant was en
listed for. He was obliged to serve dating the war,
he said, and he wished it would be speedily ended,
because he was disgustedyvitli it. After Many friend
ly
nircirabges the oilleer started back and wie re
ceived by thirty of his men on the other side. They
expect us to cross the Rapidan. Of course, they
would contest the passage of the river, but I under
stand they have been in readiness to leavetheir pre
sent position ever since we came here. At present,.
it seems contrary to - good policy for us to go over.
Surely, we have enough railroad to guard with our
present force. A division /officer of the day read
the order prohibiting conversation, 4c., between our
pickets and the enemy, these little courtesies must
be practised no more. The Sixth Corps came -up
this afternoon to relieve. the Second. Corps, which
has been in the front for a considerable length of
time.
As the long line of blue coate.emerged from the
dense woods, the flashing bayonets of the men, the
ensigns of reginients, and the insignia of each di
vision of the corps must have been plainly visible
to the rebels stationed upon the heights, opposite
Sommerville Ford. They evidently looked, for an
attack. Guns were shotted, the men stood in readi
ness behind the pieces; but, no attack .was made—
none intended. I think it very strange they did not
expend some ammunition upon us. On Sunday two
of our wagons happened to get within range of their
guns, when they opened fire with theirtbatteries and
threw a dozen shells at them, What a foolish out
lay of powder ! I have never noticed any mention of
the Philadelphia Brigade—a brigade of righting men,
who have never dishonored the Quaker City by
turning their backs to the foe. Colonel Baker's
California Regiment has been for some time corn.
mended by Lieutenant Colonel Kockersperger, of
Penny Post notoriety, Colonel Smith, having been
home on business relating to conscripts. General
Webb, the present commander of the brigade, won
the confidence and esteem of officers and men, by
the gallantry displayed before them and the rebels
at the battle of Gettysburg. The 69th anti 72d, the
Philadelphia Fire Zouaves, raised by Colonel Bax
ter, have alio proved themselves heroes in many
a bloody , strife. The Men in these regiments talk
seriously of joining the veteran corps. By this
course they will be permitted to returnito Philadel
phia to recruit and receive a large ' bounty, of over
$4OO. Their term of service Will expire in ten
Horse-raoing 14 at present' 'commanding much at
fel:alma. 'Fume have been lost and Won containing
$6OO, and "nome splendid horses have been brought
into the zervice.
The New Jassy Brigade received new. State and
regimental colors last week. The old ones, carried
often through the fires, were unfit tobe Been, and the
men will fight just as well, under the new ailk ban
ners, while the tattered and soiled flags they carried
so bravely and se long will Ism - placed among the ar
chives of the. State.
Then we, have sword presentations every two
or three days. So common have these scenes be
come, that 'I invariably avoid them. When the
army lay ground Falmouth, a large wooden sword
wad prepared, covered with ridiculous inscriptions.
On St. Patrick's day it was to be presented to the
greatist skedaddler in the regiment. The whole
thing being gotten up for a burlesque , upon sword
presentations, not a man could be found to receive
the present, so that part of the programme had to
be omitted, to the great grief of the management.
I know, of, no change in the position` occupation
of this army. The first may have tieen slightly con
treated, the last more varied as we become acquaint
ed with the people and town The conscripts are
being constantly drilled, and ere long - will become as
efficient in the company and battalion drill as the
old soldier'. Unfortunately, they have the most
difficult, part yet to learn. Will they atand fleet
One poor fellow, near my boarding house, committed
suicide. rthink hie was a aubstitute, and belonged
to a Massachusetti regiment. Another man, be;
longing to the 32d Massachusetts, had the orna
ments cut from, his clothing, his head shaved, and
the letter D.Pricked with India ink upon his left
hip,; after all this he was marched from camp to the
tune of the Rogne's March. He, deserted, and
would have been shot, Colonel Sweitzer told me,
but . the court spared his life because of , his mental
incapacity - and ignorance of the 'English language:
Last Friday P. M., private Wm. Smiiz, of Co. F,
90th Regiment, Penna. Volunteers, was executed
for desertion. This was in- the Ist Corps. _ln the
2d Corps was " shot with musketry,” for desertion,
private Adam Smalz, Co. E, 66th Regiment, New
York;Volunteers, . B.
UNIONISTS liv VIORSBUREI.-A letter from Vichs
burg, dated September 22d, sap; :
'" The military authorities are fortifying 'Vicksburg
strongly. New forts are being 'nada within the lines
of those works constructed by the enemy, when the
rebels held the city. A small force could thus, of
wince "hold the, place against a vast host of as.
One gentleman tells me that there.were twelve
Union men insthe city, uuder.the reign of King Jet.
Temp the First, and his myrmidons, who never
boWed the knee to the Baal of Secession—twelve
men who stood, firm and unshaken, on the Rock of
the'Unionormid all the storms that beat against
them, till the surges were stilled beneatlitheir feet,
and the clouds were drifted from the sky above
their heads. Like the true and valiant knights of
chivalry, they were' 'loyal, brave,. and hardy.'
Persecution 'and imprisonment were their lot, but
they looked for better things to comer One of them
said he was not, afraid of another bombardment of
the city for the next hundred years-not, added he,
while the stars and stripes float bravely in the
breeze. These men-now- are respected and honored
by:the army that has effected their deliverance friom
the tyranny of military' despotism.' One Of the
number, Hon. James Shieler, fills' thVgrave of .a
natriotanithonearnan.'W • tr ,
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THE STATES IN REBELLION.
Von went on General lilea'S Report,
[Prow the Richmond Examiner. Ocibber 3.
We have today the first official report of General.
Lee's ninny - military operations which the public
has been permitted to see. It is that distinguished
command 's own account of the later Pennsylvania
campaign; and of his unsuccessful battle at Gettys
burg. .
Considered as an intellectual and literary effort,
this papeedoes not suggest the idea that if the world
should hereafter possess a second 't Lee'o Memoirs
of the 'War in the Southern Department,”' they will
rival thosg which bear the name of his Matt-famous
`but not lees able sire. It is, however, scarcely fair
to "contrast this plain document with -that = finished
production . , containing on some pages the beat state
mentaof military design and reason in them whole
range of the ,English language.
The report is awoutline of events alreadmi
liarly known. Much that might be Said is evidently
avoided. The few explanations given are rather to
be implied' hy the refiner than directly made bYthe
writer. The two questions whisk generally °our
to the observers of these events are: Ist, why
ezeral Lee risked a battle at Gettylsburgl and fiti,
why be did not press his , ntivantageo on the first and•
second days? The answers are rather hinted than
noffipletely expreseed in tide report, it appears that ,
- the battle was delivered' becauae the position ac
, liumed by Meade menaced' the Confederate commu-
I-Ideation with the Potomac. The reason why the -
' work was not finished and the victory completed on
;
,thellret and;second days, when it might have been
;done, was the fact that the army was not °once*.
'hated at Gettyeburg with the speed whish would
have been deed - had General Lee been better in
formed of the position and foree of the enemy. Why
was he not -informed! The answer which may be
drawn frem this' report is, that General Lee did not
-have the cavalry under his hand to reconnoitre and
.bringinformation. lie says that he left Stuart in
the vallewtOguard the passes of the mountains, for
some time after the entrance into Pennsylvania,
and he does - not appear to bane gad the use of the
mounted Mtge until the battle was joined at Gettys.
burg. The fact that the cavalry of the Confederate
army was insufficient is the most probable reason
for the failure in Pennsylvania, and, perhaps, the
key to all theimyetery of Gettysburg.
!Th LAST_ MOMENTS OP FLOYD
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The Mist°l - I:Advocate publishes the remarks of the
Ecv. E. Er. Wexter, of the Holston (dl. E.) Confer
tnce, Who was the" officiating clergyman at the fune
ral of •General Floyd, We make the following ex
tracts :
I was summoned by telegraph to attend, at his
bedside, aiMreached him four days before his' death.
I found him calm -and peaceful—his mind as clear,
`and hia,judgment as souild, as ever in his life. He
tooklne by. the band, telling me be could not sur
vive more than a few days. He spoke of his reli
gious feelings and piospents in the most beautiful
and satiefactoly manner. I wish I could recall his
language, but can do• so only very imperfectly. He
said. he ,was net afraid - to die ; that lie had the
strongest assurance of his acceptance with hie
Maker! He felt that he was a sinner,
and that his
only hope was in the infinite mercy of God through
the Lord Jesus Christ. As he spoke of the goodness
of God his, heart seemed to glow with gratitude and
love, and as I repeated the promises of the Bible
suited to his case his .eye kindled with interest,
and, the - large 'teardrops flowed copiously over the
marily.face of the battle-scarred warrior.
Be said that in public life he had many enemies ;
that he had been wronged, deeply wronged; yet he
fully and freely'forgave it all,; that before that God
in whose'presence he expected very soon to stand,
he could say that , he had no malice or aught in his
heart againstany man. He had long been impressed
with the importance of connecting himself with the
church; but had been hindered from doing so by
various causes, but 'now he wished to be received
into its communion, and to receive the holy sacra
ment, and I saw no good reasons why his wishes
should not be granted. Accordingly, he was received
into the church, and the sacrament administered.
These solemn and impressive services being per
formed, much to the gratification of himself and
Mends. he now felt that his work was done. After
this he conversed but little, being very weak, and
much of the time suffering seveie pain ; yet he re
tained full possession of his faculties to the last. and
. tee same calm, peaceful state of mind. Much of the
time -he was engaged in prayer, and often seemed
aixious that his departure should be hastened.
PEMBERTOI'i
The Atlanta (Ga.) Appear says that Lieutenant
GenEral Pemb*ton was called on to make a speech
come days agb ata village south of that place.
There were present some two thousand of the ex
changed Vicksburg prisoners. The General said
that be felt much embarrasiment, because for a time
.a cloud rested, upon him, and besides, he was willing
to wait the authoritative vindication of his charac
ter by a competent tribunal. " If, however,". con
tinued the General ." any of those exempts and gen
tlemen who - have sublititutes, and those speculators
who have denounced me as a coward And traitor
through the press, or otherwise, will organize them
selves into a regiment, brigade, or division, and
will march with me to the front, the world shall de
termine who of us are cowards and who are traitors.
I have not been denounced - by any brave soldier or
officer from Vicksburg, neither have my soldierly
qualities and patriotism' been called into question
by them, but by those carpets and
.. critics at hothe
who have already done infinite mischief."
DEFENCE OF JEFF DAVIS.
• The Sentinel haiiin editorial rebuke of grumblers
and defence of .Teff Davis. Of the croakers, mean
ing those who refuse to approve everything the., re
bet chief may dog it says : •
"They have , Nit one more result to accomplish
before effecting our ruin, and they seem to be labor;
ing diligently for, that. They have but to satisfy
the soldiers of what , they are constantly dinging in
their ears, that 111 r. Davis, who is our President for
the next live years. is unequal to his position, and
deserving only of the abuse of the press and the pen.
pie. Introduce this sentiment among the soldiers ;
let them lose all confidence in the intelligence and
the patriotism of the Magistrate who' directs their
valor, and it needs no prophet to tell what will in
evitably-and speedily follow. Thus far the patriot
ism and good. aenee,of. the army has-been proof
against all tar appliances of the stayanholne
croakers.
" But thealfi baleful, iniluenees will have their
effect after is while.. Continual dropping wears
away stones. ' Indeed, it is alleged in the army
itself , that much; evil has. already, been produced
among the soldiers froffi a certain' face, where the
cause of croaking was most common. This is the
natural tendency and inevitable result, and we may
expect-it on a 'auger and a general scale if the causes
continue. ,The habituaLreckless, indiscriminate
assailants of the President, and of everybody and
everything, are 'more injurious to -us than the
armies of the enemy. They are still at their work,
and they will ruin us unless the people put them down."
THE POOR , OF RICHMOND
On the 2d instant a debate occurred at a special
Meeting of the Richmond Common Council, by
which the impoverished condition of the city was
clearly exhibited.. We quote from the'Sentinel:
" The president said. the 'object for calling the
meeting was the reception of a letter by him front
General J. H. Winder, who desires to, put the pri
soners, now !in Castle Thunder iq, the city alms
house, and that, not having the aunswity to act in
the premises, he had called, the. Council together.!
"General Winder, who was present, addressed
the Council by invitation, urging the; propriety of
such action, not knowing himself what other dispo
sition to make of the • large number nowhere, and
others on their way.
" Mr. Walker offered a resolution opposed to grant
ing the General's request. He thought that our poor
would be greatly increased this winter, and need greater
accommodations.
"Mr. Gailln also' opposed the resolution, and
thought if any members wouldi visit the almshouse
they would be convinced of the impropriety of add
ing to its numbers in the way of prisoners.
" Mr. Scott thought that we would have several
hundred more wounded men there this winter. The
poor of that place would suffer enough at the alnWhouse
this winter, and no other place could be found for
Sill said that every house in town was now
full of prisoners, and they could not put them on the
unpleasant place known as Belle Isle. He conclu
de° by offering a resolution that the almshouse be
offered to Gen. Winder,
"The question was called, and the resolution al-
Most unanimously rejected.",
PERSONAL APPRAICANOE OF REBEL GtICNICR
General Longstreet is described as an Alabamian,
a thickset man, forty-three years of age. He was an
infantry major in the old army, and now commands
the Ist Corps &Armee. By the soldiers, he is inva
riably spoken of as the best fighter in the whole
atmy. His "war endurance is most extraordinary.
lie seems to require neither food nor sleep."
Gen. Ewell is a remarkable-looking old soldier,
bald, with a prominent nose and rather a haggard,
sickly face ; having so latelilost his leg above the
knee, he is still a complete cripple, and falls off' his
horse occasionally. Directly he dismounts he has to
be put on crutches. He was Stonewall Jackson's
coadjutor during the celebrated valley campaigns,
and proves an efficient successor to that general,
who was so much indebted to him for many of his
victories. He used to be a great swearer=-1n fact,
he is said to have been the only person who was
unable to restrain that propensity before s Jackson ;
but since his late (rattier romantic) marriage, he
has (to use;the American expression) "joined the
ohurch.”
Gen. Pendleton, chief of artillery, was a West.
Pointer ; but in more peaceable times he fills the
post of Episcopal clergyman in Lexington, Virgi
nia. Unlike Gen. Polk. he unites the military and,
clerical professions together, and continues to preach
whenever he gets a chance. On these occasions he
wears a surplice over his uniform. _
General Pickett commands one of Longstreet's
divisions. He wears his hair in long ringlets, and is
altogether rather a desperate-looking character. He
is the officer who, as Captain Pickett of the United
States army, figured in the difficulty between the
British and United States in the San Juan Island
•affair, under General Barney, four"or five years ago
General Jeb Stuart is a good-looking, jovial cha
racter; exactly like his photographs. He ia a good
and gallant soldier, though he sometimes incurs
ridicule by his harmless affectation and peculiarities.'
The'other day he rodt.through a Virginia town, his
horse covered with garlands of roses. He also de
; parts considerably from the severe simplicity of
dress adopted by other Confederate generals; but
no one can deny that he is the "right man in the
right place."—Blackwood's Magazine.
Southern Recognition.
(Jim the London Star 3
If the recognition of the South bna necessary part
of the policy pursued in Mexico, the, feat furnishes
but one other reason to prove that that was an evil
day on which the French Emperor conceived the
bleabf trampling out the independence of Mexico,
to fOund a French military.province on its ruins. It
teems inexplicable how a man of the sagacity of the
Emperor Napoleon can think the time auspicious or
convenient for the recognition of - a Power which is
at lkis moment literally crumbling into duet. Is it
possible that France is prepared to bear the odium
of being the first nation to recognize the first Slate
ever . based on siavery—and to recognize it in vain!
Not enviable would be the reputation of the Euro
pean Power which first offered a hand of recognition
to the slavery Stale, even4l its independence.were
actually achieved. But, what will be the repute at- -
tsching to the Government which leads the way in
tendering a recognition to such a Power only to find
that the: recognition - is impotent to secure it one
week of independent existence? A political blunder
may, in the proverbial eenee, be worse than a poli
tical crime, but here would be the crime and the
blunder perpetrated together. -
One. thing at least is certain, if the Emperor Na
poleon. does recognize the South, the step will'
not be taken for nothing. What is to be the eons',
deration to France for thus lending, if she really
means to lend,-the influence of her recognition to
the confederacy of slaveowners 1 , Is ,there to be an
alliance with the Southern Confederation; having
a prospective regard to the day when. events:may
render the Empire of : Mexico a ..diflicult possession
to hold? The'-policy which sent Frenoh troops to
Mexico began brmaking Frenchmen - the allies of
branded cutthroats and outcast felons.
It is hard, indeed, to believe that the French' Go
vernment can really have resolved on-incurring the
responsibility of so odioui a step as that Which is
now ascribed to it. More even for the sake of France
than for that of America should we rejoice to hear
that no such determination existed.
A PRIEST ROIMIDD AND MIIRDNIAND.—The mutt.
lated body of the Rev. Michael Olivette was lately
found In Lake Champlain, where he had evidently
been thrown after being' robbed and murdered. He
was paator of the Catholic , church at Port Henry,
Eeaex county, N. Y. He was about to start for New
York, and had a considerable amount of money with
him, which was:stolen. "He was about fifty years
old, wee a native of Sardinia, and for4xerlY PlatQr
Of New 10;14. •
THE MIMS FOR GOVERNOR.
THE ADMESS OF THE STATE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Mazeire(Dee.ll to -41Lartxmote
"Canipaigning in Bucks Conatir."
TIME GOVERNOR Al' DOYLESTOW,
NEWTOW N, ANI). BRISTOL.
DEIVIONSpATION T3I.E OlTr,c
Speeches , or Ron. Item..? dS. Raymond
and Gm,. Basteed, of Prirm. York.
GENERAL'-ENTMUSIASM OF TRE'PEOFI.E.
SIMAT UNIOINIABSTING AT BELIIHYDNTE,
. acc;-
/address or the II pion State t'entraltEina-
Ranee.
To Me Loyal Men of PN.nsylvania
The great political canvass, which for tli9• past
simtveeks has been agitating our entire Conrmoa.
wealth, is rapidly drawing to its close. It difibis
from all which r haveyreasded it in the feat that the
people have fully appreciated their`own interest in
it, and, rising to the transcendent importance of
issues-, have labored with unexampled zeal and as,
orifice to secure a verdict which shall attest, in em
phatic tones, the loyalty of our native State to the
Union of our fathers.
This committee has not been idle, but its iabom
would have been ineffectual if it had not 'received
the generous confidence and assistance so constantly
accorded to it. 'The results of our combined effoits.
have secured a comparatively thorough county and
township canvass ; a full and fair discussion of the
issues:by able speakers in almost every school district
in the State ; the distribution of doounientsin English
•
and German, sufficient in number to reach - nearly
all the voters of the Commonwealth, exhibiting most
clearly the sophiSms and subterfuges of the men who
endeavor to aid the rebellion by distracting and di
viding Us ; numerous male Conventions of the peo- .
ple who have listened with equal benefit and delight
to distinguished orators, statesmen, and soldiers
from our sister States and our own ; and crowning
all; the people coming forward in their might .to do
honor to a tried public servant, have made Governor
Curtin's own canvass one grand, triumphal progress
and ovation from Erie to the Delaware.
Theme efforts cannot have been in vain, and it
would be idle to deny that the signs are all propi
tious: But it would be a high crime against God
and humanity for any loyal man, because of these
signs, to relax a single honest effort, or fail to use a
single honest agency, to make the victory sure and
conclusive. .
In the beginning of the contest, the enemies of
the Government in this State distinctly announced
their principles and their policy. They republished
the address of Judge Woodward avowing the right.
Of Secession. They republished the pamphlet of
Bishop Hopkins avowing the divinity of slavery.
Upon these two principles they have conducted their
canvass. Their candidate for Governor has , been
charged with announcing the corollaries of these
principles many times and to different persons.
Merchants of high standing, eminent members 4 of
his own profession, representatives in Congress,
and even the reverend clergy, have attested over
their own signaturee in the public prints the utter•
ance by Judge Woodward of doctrines fatal alike to
the honor of American freemen and to the integrity
of the American Union.
' To these accusations, involving his opinions noon
questions affecting the lives, the liberties,and- the
property of every citizen of Pennsylvania, he re
plies to a high-spirited people, that he will announce his
views upon these subjects after the election. Judge
Woodward has misread our political history if he
imagine that he can thus trifle with a free con
stituency, who are entitled to know the opinions of
all men who desire office. before, and not after, voters
are asked to elevate them to high places of power
and responsibility.
Fortunately, however, the proof is conclusive, as
well in regard to his own sentiments as to the senti
ments of the party he represents. The question is
distinctly presented to every voter—whether he is
for the Union or against it? If the issue is intelli
gently comprehended, the answer cannot be doubtful.
The Federal arch now spans the Continent, resting
on Maine and on California, and its Reistone_,will
prove itself as sound and as 'firm as its Fastern and
its Western corner:
In throe closing days of. the campaign our good
cause will be assailed by all manner of evil agencies.
The metropolis is already Crowded with . men who
puipose to' cast illegal votea. Falsehoods of all
hues will be started on their travels, and will in
crease as they: go.. Taxes will lie-named. - ,tolhe
avaricious, the draft to the cowardly, and all men
will be urged to walk in those paths of 'perice which
lead only, to '.our individual disgrace and our na
tional destruction. In the last extremity, larger
supplies of foreign gold will not be spared to de
etroithe liberties of America. To all these means
we can only oppose our untiring energy, sparing no
efforts to bring all loyal voters to the polls, our con
tinued devotion to the cause, resisting, all attempts
to thwart a fair expression of theTopular, will, and
our prayers to HeaVen.
Thus strengthened,.we move forward to the . re
maining days of the conflict; and while our heroic
soldiers in the field are striving, to end the•rebellion
in arms at the South, let us , strive to end the re
bellion in 'sympathy at the North, and thus, by our
united labors, secure a lasting triumph to the cause
,of the. Union and of republican liberty.
If we are actuated by this spirit we cannot fail ;
for with us are the holies of human progress, the
strength of truth and justice, the resistless impulses
of civilization, the unconquerable energies of free
dom, and, if we are worthy, the blessing of Almighty
God.
In behalf of the Union State Central Committee
WAYNE NeVEA.GIi, Chairman.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. Bth, 1863.
Campaigning in Bucks County;
My ideas of Bucks county, I may as well confess
in the beginning, were very much like my ideas of
the Crimea. The Doylestown stage is one of my
earliest recollections. It was a lumbering stage,
driven by a stern-looking driver, who seemed in a,
condition of constant anxiety about the discipline of
his horses, and, altogether, gave me a vague feeling
of concern, for there was something in his manner
that ledme to believe he had been doomed to a des
perate mission; and that the probabilities of his re
turn were as uncertain as those of Sir John Frank
lin. The driver has gone the way of all drivers, and
Doylestown is a pleasant morning,ride—about long
enough to read the . morning newspaper thoroughly,
and. smoke a 'cigar. The old association was over
ine, when I found myself, on Juesday morning, one
of the 'suite of Governor Curtin,.and bound for a
day's campaign in Bucks;, and I had <a feeling of
doubt, as though there was something_dangerous in
thejourney, and it would be a mercy if we ever re.
turned. The feeling is gone, for now- that I have
taken Buisks by the hand,end seen its beauty and
taste, and rejoiced in the smiles of its pretty women,
and enjoyed its hospitality, I canpTt but feel that it
is ti goodly place; and worthy of being a part of
Pennsylvania.`
How we came to Doylestown, and what was seen,
and what was- done, and the speeches that were
made, and the great joy that, was shown by all men,
has been'told•in The Press. Wei found Doylestown
in an uproar. It seemed as if all Bucks county had
gathered at the railway, station,. with flags and
banner., and floral , decorations, flowers of the dark
and rich tints which Nature bestows with princely
profusion upon this majestic month of October., We
can never: understand familiar life in Pennsylvania
without seeing a political. Meeting. Court-week is
unique, and the annual fair , is a study ;"but to see
the people with their eyes flashing and their faces
*full.of enthusiasm; and their smile, as it were; taking
voice and speaking the thoughts 'within: them,- you
should see a county meeting.- And this was what
we saw at Doylestown : Bucks county aroused,
excited, earnest ; determined to elect Curtin and
whip the rebellion—brown-faced Bucks county,;
blue-eyed Bucks county; Bucks county in wagons
and on horseback, and with all her flags flying. I
was told that Buoks county had never been in such
a condition. She is' generally a very quiet lady,
pioud of her hills, her harvests, and her traditions,
and her fine horses, and not disposed to clap hen&
and shout It Was otherwise on Tuesday. She had.
the Governor with her, and as he was the Andreiv
G. Curtin who had been ao kind toher boys in the
field, to her boys on many fields, and of whom. her
boys now so constantly write home, she took him to
her heart and embraced him.
I sat on the platform in'Boylestown, and watched
the faces of the people while.GOVernor Curtin, Gen.
Busteed, and Mr. Forney were speaking. The multi
tude merely greeted each speaker with . respectful
greeting, and then heard what he had to say. There
were men and women, with earnest, frank faces,
who were anxious to be convinced, to know what
Wa2 right and what was wrong; and whether George
W. Woodward or Andrew G. Curtin should be Go
vernor of Pennsylvania. There were old farmers
with bronzed faces, and silver hair falling over their
foreheads, and brighteyed women,who were anxious
to hear 'an argument by which to convert some
doubting husbandy brother, or lover. And they lie
tened as tholigh they had been empanelled as jurors;
and were under oath to render a verihot aneordiug to
While Mr. Forney wea speaking the. Governor,
accomPfinied. by General Busteed, drove tlirough
the town, on the way to Newtown. After taking a
hasty dinner we followedJ hint, Mr. Cowell, 'of
Doyleatown, our host and friend, and one of the moat
popular and thrifty citizens of Bucks, driving us
With his fine team of horses. The afternoon W&B,
advanced when we started on our journey; the
air was chilly enough to make a great coat agreea
ble, while the sunshine did little more than light Up •
the glories of the October day% I Mix& it Ivaa the
singular and strangely-gifted Thoreau who cons
plained that our autumn had not made an imprea
,
Dion on literature, and that October had hardly
tinged our poetry. If this is so, we may attribute
it to the impossibility of any writer, no matter what .
power he may have over language, giving a true
impression of this gorgerme month. Pulsing through
the rich, rolling, a and highly cifitivated fields of
bucks, by (atm, and gioveh aaa valley; it tiegule4
THREE CENTS.
as if all nature had arrayed itself in magnificent
drapery, and was about to die as became-its majesty
and power. The orchards were heavy with red and
purple and geiden fruits; the corn wee stacked in
the !Beide, and the uncongenial pumpkins wero-piled
up behind,barna and ricks of 'hay, and occestoh.
ally long rows of sleepy turkeys were ranged'
along the fences. The poor creatures seemed tohn.
ticipate their doom aridAto implore his Baer:Renck,.
as he passed along, to- become a-benefactor to their
race by abolishing thanksgiving day. It was not'
merely their harvested fruits, but the vast and never
ending ripeness that knovta no harvest, that gave
the beauty to the October'day that saw' us, a_compa;
ay of :selfish city men, politicians, and publicans,'
and galley slaves, careering . through , Bucks. How
the spirit leaped, and the,blood'ruelecd' from vein to
veimas the overwlelming lovelineis =wed to in
toxicate the senses There Jr :I'll.llllcm which the
trees are densely growing. What a variety of colors,
and tints, and combinations of , color, the , inverter
purple and the queenly orangcr crowning all ! It
looksjike a , vast bouquet, and being-in e..fanciful
mood, We almost think that the gads tad nu/nett in
a playful moment, and left it on teaplain. There is
not one nor a hundred, but every hill and crest is
similarly crowned, and all the earth'ffeems by be
burning. Behind us the sunshine Mid; tieform us
the heavy skies are gray and sober:" The• earth
seems to have robbed the universe of ftebrightness,
and we' have anew sunset and a nectisunrise on
-
every hillside:-
Wher.T. become a candidate for Governer=-and,
trust, my numerous friends will act upon this in- -
timation• with prudenee and promptitude -I shall'
visit Newtown: I have an idea that ITitetown•
should tme . credit for a most Inactions tribe of pip- -
pine ; not being an agriculturist, I know'
no better, isfewtoWn r however, alwaye dear td
heart for nu' pippins,- is dearer far to-day, for the
pleasant and utteXpeeted demonstration. Here id a
valley—Mr. Goforth called it "the beautiful valley
of the Neshaminy":-- - Newtown reposes. We coiner
upon it suddenly; -and as-we reach the crest of a Mil"
we see it at ourefeet. A long, irregular, cruelele
little town. with trees and white houses, and the'
window-panes remarkably clean. A. gentleman in- ,
Our carriage—a young , manovith a Sunday who'
education—said it rerdinded him of " Sweet Aug
burn, loveliest villagenf the plaiff,P and was anx
ious to recite the whole poem in honor of the event.
There is no knowing what he would have done ; but
We were in something more than a poetioal humor,
as at the crest of the hill,twhieh we have now reach
ed—for, while I have been talking about October;'
Mr. Cowell's horses ham been bounding over the
hard and rocky road—thme is a large cavalcade of
horsemen and citizen' on. foot, and many beautiful
girls. What a busy old lady mother Bucks le, to be
sure t. We thought we had left her at Doylestown
listening to Mr. Depew ; buthere shells clapping and
Shouting, and waving flags, and showering wreaths
and roses, and cheering in &frantic way. And why
ehonld she not cheer t for tends not the'Andrew G.
Curtin who has been so kind to her boys on many
fields, and about whom her boys are constantly
writing hornet This is he ; the tall man in the gray
coat,• and General Busteed at his aide, and then
following other men—politicians, publicans, and
galley-slaves—and Bucks takes them all to her
heart, and makes them all at 'home; for her
home to-day is the beautiful village 'of New
town. So we drive into the- town, with music
and banners and horsemen,. and beautiful wo
men showering-bouquets of the rich, deep, and
heavy October flowers: Even I, the writer of this
article, vagabonding here to day among the politi
clans and candidates for Governor, and as utterly a
stranger to these hills as though they were in Orim
Tartary—even I find what it ie to-live in the shadow
of greatness. Here is a bouquet, with slender rib
bons of red, white, and blue' fluttering around it,
and the odors so rich that they almost seem medi
cinal, It was tossed to me, with a smile, by a beau
tiful damsel that stood - under a crimson-tipped
maple.- Why should the heart besad S I ehall pro
bably never again see the crimson-tipped maple, nor
the smiling damsel; and even now the ftoWers are
faded, for flower-life in October is brief, and the rib
.bons are burled away among the many token" and
trophies of- my weary-joyous bachelor life.
The heart cannot be sad that looks-upon Old
mother Bucks to-day as she receives. her Andrew G.
Curtin and his friends at. Newtown.. We'," parade
through the town, and we reach the meeting. It is
organized under the porch of the village inn, with
Mr. Jenks as the president. The horsemen form in
a semi-circle around the meeting, and thespeaking •
begins. It is an old-fashioned country - meeting, with
a little more vim than at Doylestown, for there ie
more noise and applause. A feature ie a large coach -
of damsels, all pretty, many of them beautiful. They
come from the farm-houses around, and listed to the
winds of the Governor as earnestly as though they
were spoken by some of the ruddy horeeinen in the
cavalcade, who seem to be on their beet behavior,
and to throw curious and constant glances among
the bevy . of beauties. Governor Curtin, General
Diusteed, and Mr. Goforth make speeches; and Mr.-
Forney cap a few words to those around - him, and
by this time an hour 6r two has passed; the day is
far spent, the- night is at hand, and we- must go
to Bristol. So we say " good-bye" to pleasant fie w
town, with its crimson-tipped and blushing maples,
and its damsels, and - all its pleasant associations.
The-reception of the Governor was admirablygone, -
and he himself expressed - great surprise and plea--
sure. , .
The Governor pushed forwird while Mr. Goforth
was speaking, and now we find ourselves bound for
Bristol in a stage-coach.,, Think of it.! :EL stage
coach—a driver and .a horn ! Ho, boys ! button up ,
your coats close around the throat, for there is danger
in these October evening winds. So we are crammed
in, nine of us—(l say "us," for coach passengers
always speak in the plural number)—and one a
soldier. "Three cheers for Curtin." "Now boys—
Hip, hip, hurrah !" "Give the word and we're Mt"
" Go's the word." "Go it is." " Three more boys."
-" Hip, hip, hurrah !" and so we go, and Newtown
is soonlost amid the trees, and we keep on. Some
of us wrap up close and look ..at the sky, but
there is little rest or peace, as. nine selfish city men
in a stage-coach generally forni a gay company.
Some smoke, some sing, some talk, and once or
twice a mysterious flask is passed around, said to
contain a sure specific against autumn air, but
which my known. connection with the temperance
movement prevented me from ascertaining. Then
somebody sings John Brown, and a more discordant
chorus never rang.through October wooths—and the,
night comes nearer as we chant the rhymes, and tell
to the winds, and trees, and falling leaves, and
shouting passers-by, that though his body is mould
ering in the grave, his soul is marching on ! March
ing on ! Marching on ! There is a lull, and as we
are in a musing vein, we look out upon the. sky,
a dreary, heavy sky, with a dark blue range of clouds
that seem to be mountain's Can -they be. cloud& I
They are surely mountains, and this is dot peaceful
Pennsylvania, but another State and another sky.;
and over these mountains armed men have marched,
and are marching on, some never to return again.
Through these woods and plains are unrecorded and
unforgotten graves, and armed men still prowl and
stalk, and the sharp rattle of the musket chips the
crisp and stony air. They , are surely mountains—
and this is not Pennsylvania—and we are something
else than selfish city men. We are soldiArs ;we are
marching on for liberty, Union, peace, 'Rower ; and
we think of home, and how enemies at homeare en
deavoring to destroy our cause, and we send them
good cheer imour gallant fight, as we keep march
ing on over these.very, blue mountains that rise so
dimly before us. So the musing fancy carries us
away, and still -away, and even yet away, until we
should not be- surprised to see that bush pun into
a sentinel, and stepping into the road, demand the
:countersign.'
Ho, boys!: On we go, and the driver, blows his
horn—a strange, queer, weird music, that "nets the
purple glens replying"—for an idea of Efr. Tennyson
is as appropriate in Bucks as in Budge racross the
Water. And one of us—a galley-slave, connected
with the Sunday press, whose name its neither
Brown nor Black—singa The Star. Spangled Ban
ner,r and so well, thatg placed him: at once high
among my friends. To sing "The Star-Spangled Ban
ner,' respectably is an achievement that few men can
claim, and we had it all to ourselves is the stage
ceach,.with far more feeling and power 'than any, of
us had ever heard in the Academy of ..lnusic. Ho,
boys !, On we. go, and the driver blows his horn
The night is upon us, and one or two early-risen
Stars wander out into the heavens, faintlY shedding
their light, as though they dreaded being alone with
this aelfish and suspicious world. We paw, mansions
at which' lights burn, and the windows seem home
pictures—father, mother, children grouped around
their fire-sides. On we go—passing clusters of
houses, where village groups gather, and shout
back the cheers we give for Curtin. A.train of cars
appears, and whirls through the night, like- some
demon, with looks of terror, and wrath, and fire.
And no, under the deepening night, past fields, and
groves, and homes, end tollgates, and occasional
groups of wayfarers and villagers, we drive, and
drive, a gaydind merry company, until we burst
upon - Bristol,k to' find - the little-town aglow with .life
and loyalty, and the streets filled with torch.bearers,
the light from whose brands we see far oft'
dancing among the stars on the bosom.of the beau
tiful Delaware. We are. thus in Bristol, 'hungry,
weary, thirsty—oh ! the unquenchable thirst—and
find an inn, whose landlord was either a,Copper
head or a brute—and probably both—from,the man
ner in which we are received. We read, in, Bun
yan (and you will,allow me the figure, although Br.
Holmes has used it before), hoW the Pilgrim,„in his
Progress, came to. the House called Beautiful,,weary,
hungry, thirsty, and was taken . in. it wad even
thus at Bristol—happy Bristol!. . with, its Rouse
called Beautiful—where taste and grace,_ awl wealth
and beauty, combine to show what banally a Penn
sylvania home, and the hospitality of a Pennsylva
nia gentleman. At the House Beautiful we. rejoined
the Governor and friends, and akar tea went to the
meetin
And now I shall introduce into. this rather long
article the only personal episode I feel called upon
to chroniele. I have mentioned, as one of the gen
tlemen in our campaigning party, General Busteed;
of New-York. My ideas of a New York politician
are peculiar. It Was my duty, as an attaohd of The
Pi - en, to accompany the Japanese Embassy on its
way from Washington. On our arrival at Amboy,
we, the Japanese and newspaper men, were de
livered over to a number ok, persons calling them
selves New York alder Men. They were. the
leaders of New York politics, the =alder' of,its,vast
revenues, and the guardians of its grandeur._
They drank vast , quantities of* champagne, and
were all provided with kid 'gloves of a iliording yel
low color, and evidently too small. ,T have never
been able to free My mind from t association of
these daialing glovea andintoxicallon with the poli
tician of New York, and so, when I mat General
Busteed—Dick Busteed, as the newspapers call him,
I wila'rather disappointed to find hire Bober, and his
gloves Qf gentles wily ewe ; .It,o. A law
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lifra et Doylestown, Newtown, and Bristol, the then
speechesl'l . l6log made within six hours, arid twenty
miles apart, and I listened to him with pleasure and
ediairatfan. Ile has a great command of language,
and opealrestith singular purity. He Is one of the
few /peahens -I hate ever heard (Mr. Sena
tor Pesiendati and Mr. Wendell Phillips be
ing the two Most noted examples that now
occur to me) will' might submit to a verbatim re
port, and have thelt i viords printed without their own
or the' reporter's reTisiOn. his speech' at Bristol
was a marvellous eifort. There was I disposition_
to interrupt him on the part of the Copperheads,
laid: he turned into afoot effeOlite points: Gene
relHinsteedhaV a theory in this otimPaigm and it is
that the heart of the: Irish' people it rigid' in this
country—that they are led' by bady men, and' that
witYproper exertions they might seatheir duty in a
truelight. This was" the burden of him speeches,
and in' hiedanvase, (I run rortylt will be so, brief,)
he wilf Malta this his pu a rPoscg • Generals' Busteed is'
about - lolly years of age, wilkis Manlyiface, and is
bright, unflinching eye , with • poetry, humor, and
courage beaming from ft•--shoW:rig, the man of taste
and feeli - newliocould appreciateis good eery, and
at the etunethrie• upon Whose oent-tail it would be
dangerous totrimd. These are =sir impressions of
Dick Buster,d,' and , they are amOnglliemoat pleasant
that I bring vritlime from . my catit:dasigning trip 'in
Buck. county.
Governor Curtin,- General Busteedland hlr. Go
forth were tile - speshisers at Brigid.' The meeting
was said to be the largest that had ever been held
there ; and I have' no . doubt great good was done.
We all returned tolheHouse Beautiful, si.ourjour
ney Was home agabr,- and it wa,s'fieiesciary to take
the ten &dock train: Saying good:bye to out muni
ficent hosts, we marched to the atistion, With a band
of =min the Goveraoi , leapihag, arid all Bristol tol
-1
lowing after. At the dePOti it waslnsfsted that mr.
Forney should make agood bye speech, as the train
!hod notyet come. Standing on a bench; he toidthent
;that the Union train walveonalife--ifid COMilVitiLl on
time—and thatiall who did net jump aboard would
'be crushed. Leaving the - Meeks, and cheera,;" and
ourgook friends, :we: tundsled into the close 'oars,
'amid' sleepy and weary travellers, and were 40011
: , whirled into the greatAityi I. H. "E.
A 4 Grand Union Meeting at Meliefonte,
the Birth-plaee of= Gm.' Curtin.
ENTHUSIASM OF THE PEOPLE--SFEECHES "BYGOr,:-
NOBLE, JUDGE SHANNON, JUDGE CUNNINGHAM(
CAPTI MAHAN, AND OTHERS:
Eii CiAl/P Reported for The Press.
BELIMFONI% October 6, Mit.
Lit ine say that the ovation to-day, at the birth
place•of•Governor Curtin, was the - grandest demon
stration that ever took place in 'this section of the
State: Upon our arrival in the irmini.the multitude,
bearing:wreaths and flowers, stood-in solid phalanx,
waving-their banners, whilst cheerafter cheer went
up, making the hills of Muncy menhir with their
acclamations:• Many triumphal anheii, in beautiful
taste, were erected. The one opposite• the old Cur
tin Mansion House deserves especialmotice. There
were - arrayed the matrons and the-belles of Belle
fonte, and- the inscription I shall never forget. It
was, "The'Home of the Soldier's Friend!" It was,
indee d, , such an ovation as any Pennsylvania states
man-might wish to receive, and contrasts - strongly
with the Woodwardite meeting held here on Satur
day night last '
This demonstration was all gotten , up for their
- favorite, Governor Curtin, and I wait - confess that
there was a chill of disappointment when his friends
with us announced that, owing to imperious ditties,
he could not - be present.
However, his-friends with me were • everywhere
welcomed with genuine hospitality and , warmth of
applause. I mean ex,- Governor Noblei.of
Wiason
sin; Judge P. C. Shannon, of Pittsburg; Judge
Onnninghami , of , Beaver, and Captain. Bshan, of
Philadelphia, who, although a Democrat, fa mit in
favor of Governor Curtin and the Union.
The procession war under the mftshalthip of Col.
William H. Blair, of the 179th Regiment - Pennsyl
vania Volunteers, and the carriages containing our
friends, were preceded and followed by' some six
hundred gallant Pennsiqvanians who had served
in the nine months, and other military services of
the State. Crippled soldiers were in the ranks.
bearing oblong banners containing inscriptions of
Gettysburg, Murfreesboro, Antietam, Norris Wand,
Yorktownl Williamsburg,. Pittsburg Landing, sad
other names rendered brilliant all over the- country
by the deeds of 'ono sons and relatives.- Scores of
life-long Democrats- participated in the enthusiasm,
and in the ranks vowed their determination to vote
for Governor Curtin. The house of everyiBnionist
in the town was decked , in exquisite taste:. From.
one unfortunate house hung a banner hearing the
.name of Woodward and Lowrie, and when the sol
diers passed by 'it they uttered deep groans and
hisses for the insultoitered to their friend' and pro
tector.
When the meeting wee organized, the scene pre.
sented from and ailfout the platform wan teetotal
and beautiful in the extreme. The varioustanners
bearing mottoes referringto the battle-fleklain whisk
our soldiers have participated, each one encircled by
evergreen, were arranged around the platform in a.
style I have never seenequalled. Flags were borne
by every soldier, and. the lads and lessee of the
county. Cheer after cheer went up as -the different
speakers addressed the vast concourse. The School.
mates and boyhood companions ot, Curtin were
there to give the lie tothe foul aspersions hurled at
his bead by hie enemies. The gray , haired matrons
who remembered his infant days were there to give
refutation to the miserable slanders that have been.
poured out upon him. Every soldier in this locality
was present, marching under the starry emblem of
our country, to say that they recognize in Andrew
G. Curtin the most earnest, loyal,• caretaking Go
vernor in any. true State in this Union.
- Ido not exaggerate when I say to Tou, that of all
public meetings, andthey are many, in which I have
participated in Pennsylvardaltaking into coneidera
tion
thatthis is a rural district, and viewing all the
surroundings, the meeting. held tOdail, in style, in
decoration, in taste, in the hearty enthusiasm that.
gleamed from the eyes"of the people—this was the
finest that I have everwitnested in my life. Believe
,rce when I state that it made my heart glad to see it.
It was an honest and patriotic outburst of the peo
pie, and it is, most. assuredly, the harbinger of the
glorious victory that must inevitablfensue on next
Tuesday.
All bail to Bellefonte ! the town of the beautiful
fountain! and all bail' to the honest yeomanry of
Centre'county ! -If anything were wanting to cheer
our hopes and give assurance of victor's' it is the as
semblage of this day.
The meeting was presided over by H. N. DicAllis
ter, Esq.,
Speeches are being made by Governor Noble,
Judge P. C. Shannon, Judge Cunningham, Captain
Behan, and others..
A magnificent wreath and bouquk, prepared and
intended for Gov. Curtin, by the ladies,in his absenee
were presented to ex-Governor Nobis.., who, im
pressed with the beauty of the gift, :received the
offering in an impressive way. Thirteen ladies,
dressed in becoming and appropriate costume, as
matrons of IT76,.were the donors, and the banner
which they bore had this decorous motto, viz :
:: "THE Di A.TRONS OF 1776 i •
. TO THE GALLANT
: - and Patriotic Pennsylvania Governor of 18432..
: We welcome you after your cares and privations
, to the Rooftree of your Youth."
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Governor Noble, who by the way is as happy as
be is generous and eloquent, convinced the ladies
that the present was not ingloriously bestowed.
Judge Shannon's speebh was a brilliant one. He
stood before them as a friend to his country; and I me
glad to say was welcomed by the assembled thop
sands in a. manner which spoke volumes in his
behalf. Among the other distinguished gentlemen
present it was a noticeable fact that the first cheers
of the multitude were for Shannon. His first speech
in the afternoon was one of the happiest of his life ;
and at the earnest request of the people he re
mained until the evening, when at the court house
lie was greeted by the most brilliant audience
ever assembled within that building. The clergy
men, judges,. and soldiers, and dine of the county
were there, and. 16r an hour and' a half -Judge
Shannon riveted and enchained the attention of the
meeting. It was a glorious day for Centre county.
Well _may Governor Curtin be proud of his native
place. W. M.B.
Union Meeting at the Hall of the National
Guards.
SPBECLOCS -BY- HON. HENRY J. "RAYMOND AND.OEN.
RICHARD.BUSTEED, OF NEW YORK
A large and most animated meeting was held, at
half past seven o'clock last evening, at the hall or
the National Guards, Race street, below. Sixth.
The. speakers of the evening were the Hon. Henry
J. Raymond and General Rusteed, of New York.
The president of the meeting, Morton McMichael,
Esq., introdueedthe speakers with his habitual ease
and grace. Mr. McMichael remarked that the gen.
tlemenwho would discuss the questions of the day,
would.discuss them in such a manner as Would en
lighten all who beard them. " I feel," he continued,
an especial pleasure in this introduction, because
one of them belongs to a craft to which I belong
one of them, ex•Lleutenant Governor Raymond, of
New York, was among the first to detect and resist
those attempts to further the revolution which we
now resist." At the conclusion of his introductory
speech, Mr. McMichael proposed three cheers for
Mr. Raymond, which was most - enthusiasticelly re
sponded to. -
SPXECII OF
. TION. HENRY J. BA.:EAIVP.
Dig, UNAIRMAN I shall not attempt to express my ,
obligationato you for the kind and courteous manner in
which y01:1 have presented me to this audience,, still less
to express myself for the kindness with which that pre
sentation has.been received. I would,. sir, that I de
served the eulogies you have pronounced up.on me. I
can only say, in reference to the matter, that I hayd done
what little I could in this war, from the very day that I
saw the war dawning on our political, horizon, down
to the present time. I work now. with renewed
courage, because I see renewed' hope and that
approaching victory, which shall . bring _safety. rising
from the horizon, Into the very zenithlof our poli
tical heavens. I have not come here ,In the vain
attempt to Instruct -a Philadelphia audience in any
thing-touching the local political issues,that
vide their great and powerful State.„ I* eemdfronb the
State of New 'York, where we are shoat to have a po
litical contest. I have come here because all lievi,York
looks here for the opening of this great
contest of yours is their contest. Yenta is recAtiagl t colb.
- test. Although we ; do-not know. „the candidates-:tor
hom you are to vote for State offiers, jet the issues to,
be decided axe plain and - self-evident. -They are notzs
State issues exclusively. I have nothing to say, there- -
fore, of the election as a State election -I knownothing
of the kcal issues it may involve, Ido not know one
of your candidates personally except the noble one you
have put in nomination for Governor, Aodrew.G..Gur-
I.Applause. It Is my pride, my pleasure, and
my honor to call him' my friend. ri have known.
him as a public man nearly ever , since he,Was .been in
public life; but since be has been theGovennor of this
great Commonwealih, it wou loyalty , e been . 11 Sha= B not
to have known his energetic enterprise. vigor,
force, and effectiveness which be hos brought- to the
General Government in its efforts to crush, the rebellion.
Knowing him as .I do, appreciating. his-efforts in that
great cause, I feel it would be a substantial contribution
to the cause of the Union and the Constitution to re-elect
him to the office that for the last three_ years he has
go well administered_ We of Now, Rork - regard the
issues to be decided here as in no respect local:
they are national - they touch, the. life_ and
'soul of this nation. They; touch. its history
through all time to come. Nny.:'tis not too much
to fay. they touch . the very life and. late- of this na
tion/ We have been all engaged,. heart and sonl, - ,
two years and a half in a Gentlest. to'preserve it agatent
au armed effort to divide the Union. aAd to.destroy the
: con , Mullen which has greeted thidelnlon - The nation
still engaged in this groat contest., The.Sonth is still
in arms, but enfeebled. said on the eve. apparently. of
exhaustion. The contest premises malts fkvorable
.to the Union:And. wow.- -
at this last 'crisis., -the
very dawn of `victory. we arecalled upon to throw
- our weight into the scalea Now,' I take it, there
is no, man the sound of my voice who
does . not. sincerely wish . . the triumph of. the Govern
ment in its contest with the rebellion. I cannot
believe therein_ wy man so lost to all sense of patriotic
duty, tor fori ettul of 'the deeds and principles of his
fathers, as to be consciously willing that the rebellion
should achieve a triumph. 1 , therefore, upon all occa
sions, address my fellow-citizens one and all, whatever
-may be their party names, as at heart loyal men, seeking
(nix th e welfare of this great country, aiming only at
As glory, and thinking of nething but bow they can, beat
eseive it. Now.
speaking
. to all such ' as loyalmon,
e cc gnize there is a difference le the action they predese tit
rake i n this election_ Some of them willoote for the ticitet
u h fell represents the Government of, tho United - States.
end the rt st for that ticket which repments the op,eoei#o
- to the Government. I ask .hem to consider whether metes
whoprOpOse to vote against the hitiver MS& are taking h
ott/csaAPS to RA I 4 OliktiVA4Na tioxiwt
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