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TAR. JOHNSTON HAS DISCOVERED THE
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the Solitary Habits of Youth—those BECKET and solitary
practices more fatal to their victims than the winger Syrens
to the Mariners of My..., blighting their moot brilliant
hopes or anticipations ,
rendering marriage, Ao.,lmpostible.
SOl7lEitiii =UN
Especially, who have become the victims of Solitary Ince,
that dreadfnl and destructive habit which annually sweeps
to an untimely grave thousands of Young Men of the most
exalted talents and brilliant intellect, who might other
wise have entranced listening Senates, with the thunders
of eloquence or waked to ecstasy the living lyre, may call
with fall confidence.
Married Persons, or Young Men contemplating mar
riage, being aware of physical weakness, organic debility,
deformities speedily cured..
He who places himself tinder the care of Dr. J. may
religiously confide In his honor as a gentleman, and con
fidently rely upon his skill as a physician.
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Immediately Cared And Pall Vigor Restored
This Distressing Affection—which renders Life and Mar
riage Impossible—is the penalty paid by the victims of im
proper indulgences. Young persons are too apt to commit
excesses from not being aware of the dreadful cense
quenoes that may ensue. Now, who that understand the
subject will pretend to deny that the power of procrea
tion le lost sooner by those falling into improper habits
than by the prudent 7 Besides being deprived of the pleas
ure of healthy offspring, the most serious and destructive
symptom. to both body and mind arise. The system beg.
comes Deranged, the Physical and Menial Functions
Weakened, Loss of Procreative Power, Nervous lrritebib.
ity, Dyspepsia, Palpitation of the Heart, Indigestion, Con
stitutional Debility, a wasting of the Brame, Dough, eon
gumption, Decay and Death.
Office, No: 7 Routh Frederick Street.
Left hand side going from baltimore street, a few doors
from the corner. Fail not footmene name and number.
• Letters mast be paid and contain ttatamp. The Doctor's
Diploma bangs in bin ale
CURD RD IN
DAS&
No Mercury or Nauseous Drugs.
DR. 30.13NSTON,
Member of the Rayed College of Surgeons, London, Grad
uate from one of the most eminent Colleges in the United
States, and the greater part of whose life has been spent
in the hospitals of London, Paris, Philadelphia and else
where,bas effected same of the most astonishing cares
that were ever known; many troubled with ringing in
the head and ears When asleep, great nervoueness, being
alarmed at sadden swamis, bashfulness, with frequent
binehing, attended sometime with derangement of mind,
were cared immediately.
TWEE zairozzatrzAa NOTICE.
Dr. J. eddreeeee all these who have injured themselves
by improper 'lndulgence aed solitary habits, which rata
both body and mind, unfitting them for either basil:lens,
study, Society or marriage.
Tinian are some of the sad and melancholy effects pro
duced by :early habits of youth, viz: Weakness of the
Back and Limbs, NUS in the Heed, Dimwits of Bight,
Loss of Muscular. rower, Palpitation of the Heart, Dys
pepsia. Bernet's Irritability, Derangement of the Digestive
Functions, General Debility,Sy en ptoros of Conan in ption,&e.
Dianrsia.v.—The tearful effects on the mind are much to
be dreaded—Lose of Memory, Confusion of Idea., Deprete
Moue of npirits, Evil Yorhodinge, Aversion to Society, Self-
Distrust, Love of Solitude, Timidity, dm., arc some of the
evils produced..
THOVHANIIS of persona of all ages can now judge what
to the cause of their declining health, losing their vigor,
becoming weak, pale, nervous and emaciated, having a
singular appearance about the eyes, cough and symptoms
of consumption.
YOUR 111 BIEN
Who have injured themselves by a certain practice indul
ged in when alone, a habit frequently learned from evil
companions, or at school, the effects of which are nightly
felt, even when asleep, and if not cured renders marriage
impossible, and destroys both mind and body, should ap
ply immediately.
What a pity that a young man, the hope of his country,
the darling of his parents, should be snatched from all
prospects and enjoyments of life, by the consequence of
deviating from the path of nature and Indulging in a cer
tain secret habit. Such persons xcer, before contemplat
ing
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_reflect tbat a pound mind and body are the most necessary
requisites to promote connubial happiness. Indeed, with
out these the journey through life becomes a weary pil
grimage; the prospect hourly darkens to the view; the
mind becomes shadowed with despair and tilled with the
melancholy reflection that the happiness of another be
corees blighted with our own.
D15*149.1321 or lIVIIMII7DENCE.
When the misguided and imprudent votary of pleasure
finds that be has imbibed the seeds of this painful disease,
it too often happens that an :ill-timed sense of shame, or
dread of discovery, deters him from applying to those who,
front education and respectability, can alone befriend him,
delaying till the constitutional symptoms of this horrid
disease make their appearance, each as ulcerated sore
throat, diseased nose, nocturnal pains in the head and
limbe, dimness of sight, deafness, nodes on the elfin-bones
and arms, blotches on the bead, face and extremities, pro
gressing with frightful rapidity, till at last the palate of
the month or the bones of the nose fell in, and the victim
of this awful disease becomes a horrid object of commis
eration, tilt death pats a period to his dreadful sufferings,
by sending him to "that Undiscovered Country from
whence no traveller returns."
It is a inciastcholy fact that thousands fall victims to
this terrible disease, owing to the unskillfulness of ignor
ant pretenders, who, by the use of that Deadly Poison,
Mercury, rein the constitution and make the residue o
life miserable.
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Trust not your lives, or health, to the care of many Un
learned and worthless Pretenders, destitute of knowledge,
name or character, who copy Dr. Johnston's advertise
ments, or style themselves, in the newspapers, regularly
Edncated Physician., incapable of Curing, they keep yo
trifling month after month taking their filthy and poison
ous compounds, or as long as the smallest fee can be ob-
Wood, and in despair, leave yon with rained health to
sigh over your own galling disappointment.
Dr. Johnston is the only Physician advertising.
life credential. or diplomas always hang in hie office.
lite remedies or treatment are unknown to all others,
prepared from a life spent la the great hospitals of Europe,
the first in the country and a more extensive Private
Practice than any ether Physician in the world.
INDORKSBIENT OF TECO
PILES&
The many thousands cared at this institution year after
year, and the numerous Important Surgical Operations
performed by Dr. Johnston, witnessed by the reporters of
the "Sun," "clipper," and many other papers, notices of
Which have appeared again and again before the public,
besides his standing as a gentleman of character and re
sponsibility, is a sufficient guarantee to the afflicted.
Skin Diseases Speedily Cured.
lir So lettere received unless post•pald and containing
a lamp to be need on the reply. Pomona writing should
state age, and send portion of advertisement describing
symptoms.
gOlart MIL .TODDISTON, DIG D..
Of the Baltimore Lock Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
May 23—ly
Desirable City Lots For Sale.
TIRE UNDERSIGNED OFFERS AT PRIVATE
4 1 Bsle M moderate rates,
Five Building Lobs on North Ninth street.
Five Building Lots on the west side of Mote alley, East
of Ninth street.
Three Building Lots on the west alde of North Tenth
street, and fourteen Building Lots on the east elde of Mose
The conditions will bemade easy to purchasers, the pro
prietor being willing to leave two-thirds of the purchase
money stand on the premises, if secured by Bond and
Mortgage, and allow payment to be made to installments
of /0, 211 and 00 Dollars, until the whole debt is paid,
provided that one-third of the purchase money is paid on
delivery of the Deed.
This is a rare chance for Laborers and Mechanics to en
core homes, as the iota are lathe neighborhood of the Steam
Forge and Industrial Works; and as it is understood that
all the Depots of the Junction Railroads will be put up
near the property.
Qip Plans of the Lots may be seen at my office, or the
of C. Oscar Wagner, Req., Court street.
Jan al—tf] FREDERICK. LAUER.
PHILOMATHEAN INSTITUTE,
Near Birdsboro, Berks County, Penna.
THE ELEVENTH TERM OF THIS INSTITU
TION commences on Monday, August 10th 1860.
e Principal is prepared to accommodate In hie own
family from eiaterm to twenlyboardere of both KIM. Ad
early application to advised to secure a place.
In addition to the usual thorough course of Instruction
given here, a NORMAL DEPARTMENT will be opened for
those preparing to teach, during the drat and last quarter
of each term.
The especial care and attention of the Prlueipai will be
constantly devoted to the health, safety, habits and man
ners of those placed under Me charge.
Day scholars received as usual.
For full particulars apply for a Catalogue.
11151tHAN SMITH ) A. B.
Birdsboro, Pa., July 25,1SGS.
Commercial Broker.
rinrE UNDERSIGNED HAVING TAKEN
_I. oat a License as a COMMERCIAL BROKER, Ii pre•
pared to negotiate for the Fontana and Kilo of
REAL ESTATE
COIN.
STOCKS,
BONDS,
MORTGAGES,
and other Securities, Goode In unbroken Packages, Colin.
Hoe of Rents, and any other business of a Commission
Broker or Agent.
IT Parties having business to do In his line are request
ed to give him a call.
JACOB C. sonentitit,
OFFICE In Court Street, next door above Alderman
Schomer. (Feb 2S
EMI
DIEM=KAGZI,
STRANGERS
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ADDRESS FROM THE DEMOCRATIC
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE•
To the Mims of Pennsylvania :
We would respectfully and earnestly address a
few wards to those of you who have returned to
your homes from the military service of our
country. On political subjects, we address you
all as citizens ; it is 58 citizens you will attend
the polls. Your State, by her laws, solemnly
enjoins upon you not to approach the polls as
soldiers.
On some of the questions of the day, yen have
had special means of observation. You have been
at the South. You have seen its negro popula
tion. Many of you have come back convinced
how vain and impracticable are the schemes for
its instant emancipation and advancement, in
prosecuting which the Abolition party disturbed
the harmony of the Union, and at lest involved
the white race of our country in the work of mu
tual destruction by civil war.
You have learned, too, from your prisoners,
and from the people you have been among, that
it, is this same scheme for elevating the negro
which now - paotracts the war. After your first
victories, the mass of the Southern people could
have been brought bank into the Union, under
the Constitution ; the secession -leaders would
have been left without an army ; but the Abo
lition party dictated a policy that set aside the
Constitution, and presented in its place emanci
pation, negro equality and general confiscation.
American white men do not submit easily to
terms like these, and they have afforded to the
secession leaders the very means they needed to
stimulate their followers to desperate and pro
tracted resistance. Thus the war has been kept
up with all its terrible expenditure of life and
blood and treasure. The Abolitionists have been
the best recruiting offmers for Lee and Davis,
for without the help of the Abolition proclama—
tions they never could have drawn from the
small white population of the States they occupy
the vast armies which, in nearly every battle,
have exceeded in numbers, but not in valor, the
soldiers of the Union. Practically, the Abolition
party at the North has proved the most useful
ally to the secession leaders, for the Abolition
poliey has silenced anti kept under the Union
men of the South, of whom Mr. Lincoln said, in
his first message, "It may be well questioned
whether there is to-day a majority of the legally
qualified voters of any State, except perhaps
South Carolina, in favor of disunion; there is
much reason to believe that the Union men are
the majority in many, if not in every other one
of the so-oalled seceded States." Here was the
weakness of the rebellion, till Abolition came to
its aid and united the Southern people.
The Democracy have advocated a constitution
al policy, maintaining at the North and always
offering to the South, the original Constitution
agreed to by our forefathers. Thus we saw a
means of giving the Union men of the South the
upper hand of the secessionists. This is pro
vented by the policy of the Abolitionists at the
North; and when they lose political power here,
then their twin brothers, the secessionists of the
South, will fall from power there. Both look to
military despotism as the means to keep their
hold on power. As soldiers, you have had full
experience of military rule. You know its uses,
its hardships and its evils. Necessary in armies,
it is not, as you wall know, a form of Govern—
ment fit for a free people. The strict submission,
the unquestioning obedience to every superior
required by military discipline—these you agreed
to give in military duties during the term of your
enlistment. But do you want to live under the
same rule at hems R Do you see with satisfac
tion "provost marshals" lording it over the
Constitution and the lawn, in all our peaceful
towns and villages Y . Are they better and wiser
than our judges and magistrates ? You know
some of them well. Some are gallant officers,
but many are ignorant partisan politicians,
needing as mueh as any men to be held in check
by the law from perpetrating wrongs anti falling
into errors. By the Conscription net all men
from the age of twenty to forty-five are made
liable to military duty, and from all who- may be
claimed as within this class, as well as from all
soldiers, the protection of civil justice is now
taken away by proclamation; and no citfeen is
to be allowed to vindicate his right to liberty if
deprived of it by any military authority. Whilst
you were fighting for the Constitution, you and
all of us, it seems, have lost the constitutional
rights and safeguards of liberty which are our
birthright as American freemen.
Stump orators, some of them political gener
als, forbid you to reflect on these things. They
tell you now to think only of war. There is a
time And place for all things. In the fidXl you
have thought and acted as eoldiora. Your noble
deeds prove how well you did your military duty.
You will do it again when yuu return to the
field. But if you are to be here on election day,
now is the time for you to think, as free-born
titling, of the political condition of your noun
try. We ask you to vote with us to maintain,
for yourselves and your children, the free con
stitutional government that your fathers left to
you. Think of these things now before it is too
late. The next proclamation may assail the bal
lot.box. Let us use it wisely while it is yet left
to us.
But you are urged—perhaps you will be or—
dered—not to vote for the candidates of the
Demooraoy. Why not 9 We cannot reply with
fact or argument to the vile slang made up of
vulgar abuse and political nicknames, suoh as
"Copperheads," "traitors," "secessionists,"
and the like. You learned to despise these long
ago, when they were poured out upon the gallant
sone of Pennsylvania—upon McClellan, McCall,
Patterson and many others, who have been your
leaders and your comrades in the field. A life
spent'in honorable service of our country is no
protection from partisan abuse, but rather seems
to provoke it. You will judge men by their lives
and obaractera in the past, if you wish to be
sure of them in the future. When did our candi
date for (inventor, tieorge W. Woodward, forget
his duty in order to serve himself or his party, in
any trust that Pennsylvania gave into his keep—
ing ? He deprived the SOidiore of a vote," say
some of the Republican politicians. We are glad
to meet a charge that has any meaning in it.
We will give a few words to this.
When you come to the polle in your proper
election districts, you will ind,that no one has
SATURDAY ARNING, OCTOBER 3, 1863.
deprived you of your vote. There was a question
whether tho Constitution of Pennsylvania pro
vided any menus for a citizen to vote When he
was absent from his home on the day of an elec
tion. Four oases of camp-voting came, about
the same time, before the courts, or rather three
oases. For in the ease known as Shimmelpen
nich's case it was proved and admitted that no
votes had been really given by any one; the
pretended returns were shown to be forgeries
made up in Philadelphia, and as suoh the Court
rejected them.
The case of moat importance Wae the case of
Ewing against Thompson, well remembered in
Philadelphia. The election was for Sheriff of
that twenty, a very lucrative office, of great pa
litical importance. Mr. Robert Ewing, the
Democratic candidate, had a mejerity, if votes
given for him in the camps in Virginia could be
counted. To politicians the other eases were
important only because the decision in them
would decide whether a Democrat or a Republi
can should be the Sherift of Philadelphia. The
Republicans opposed the soldiers' vote because
it was for Ewing, the Democratic candidate. Mr.
Mann, the Republican District Attorney, made
up a elide by indicting a German named Runs
roan for voting fraudulently in a camp inVir
giuia. In this case Judge Allison, of tho Court
of Common Pleas, a Republican, first decided
that, under the Constitution of Pennsylvania,
votes could not be given by soldiers who were
absent from the State. A later decision in the
Supreme Court was in the case of Chase against
Miller. That Court also decided that under the
Constitution of Pennsylvania the voter must vote
in his precinct. The language of the Constitution
is clear. Judges have no power to alter it,
though the people may do so ; and a proposition
to alter the Constitution in this point will come
next year before the people. AL present it reads
thus:
" Sao. 8. In elections by the citizens, every
white freeman of the age of twenty-one years,
having resided in the State one year, and in the
election district where he o f fers to vote ten days im
mediately preceding sufh election, and within
two years paid a State county tax, which shall
have bean assessed at least ton days Maori) the
election; shall enjoy the rights of an elector," &e.
Now, the baseness of the attempt of the Re
publicans to excite prejudice among soldiers
against the Democratic Judges lies in this: The
constitutional objection against the camp vote
was first raised by Republicans, in order to se
cure the office of Sheriff of Philadelphia to the
Republican candidate. The rejection of the
camp vote did secure the office to the Republican
candidate, Mr. Thomason, and he holds it now.
Judge Allison, Judge Reed, Judge Strong, all
decided against the camp vote ; but the abuse is
all directed against the Demooratio candidates;
yet they were the judges who in the decision
showed that no party feeling could sway them
from doing whai they knew to be their duty.
For this the Democratic party honors them, and
nominates them to high offices, of which they
have proved worthy. Mr. Robert nwing, who
lost his case, is among their warmest supporters.
If the Republican politicians can make political
capital out of this matter, it wilt not be among
honest men who want honest judges.
In giving the decision of the Court against the
camp vote, Judge Woodward was not forgetful
of the honor due to our gallant soldiers. lie
said :
"It is due to our citizen soldiery to add,
however, in respect to the oases of fraud that
have been before us, that no soldier was impli
cated. The frauds were perpetrated in every
instance by political apeoulators, who prowled
around the military camps, watching for oppor
tunities to destroy true ballots and substitute
false ones, to forge and falsify returns, and to
cheat citizen and soldier alike out of the fair and
equal election provided for by law. * * * *
To voluntarily surrender the comforts of home
and friends and business, and to elloonnter the
privations of the camp and the perils of war, for
the purpose of vindicating the Constitution and
the laws of the country, is indeed a signal sacri—
fice to make for the public, good; bat the men
who make it the most oheerfully and from the
highest motives would be the very last to insist
on carrying with them the right of civil suffrage,
especially when they see, what experience proves,
that it cannot be exercised amidst the tumults
of war without being attended by fraudulent
practices that endanger the very existence of the
right. Whilst such men fight for the Constitu
tion, they do not expect judges to sap and mine
it by judicial construction." (Chan ea.
5 Wright's Reports.)
Nor was he found wanting at a later period,
when the gallant Army of the Potomac, inferior
far in numbers, confronted the hosts of our in
vaders on the soil of Pennsylvania. Whilst
bungling mismanagement delayed her own militia
until New York and New...jersey got the start of
us, Judge Woodward, with his two sons in the
field, gave all the weight of his position and
Character to the call to arms, Ho said;
" There ought to be such an instant uprising
of young men, in response to this call, as shall
be sufficient to secure the public safety, and to
teach the world that no hostile foot can, with
impunity, tread the soil of Pennsylvania."
(Philadelphia Inquirer, June 30, 1868.)
The Democratic party has been es much belied
to you as its candidates. But many of you are
Democrats, all of you have (limped and marched
and fought side by side with Democrats, in the
service of the Union. Yen know whether they
have been true to it and to you. Some of the
best soldiers of this war are Democrats, and for
no other reason they have incurred the hatred
of the faction whose test of merit is—devotion
to the negro I In the State Legislature, in the
Federal Congress, your rights and interests were
always maintained by representatives of the De
mocracy of Pennsylvania. Of its principles we
can make no statement so authoritative as its
platform: We cite to you from it the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That the soldiers composing our
armies merit the warmest thanks of the nation.
Their country called, and nobly did they re
spond. Living, they shall know a nation's
gratitude ; wounded, a nation's care ; and dying,
they shall live in our memories, and monuments
shall be raised to teach posterity to honor the
patriots and heroes who offered their lives at
their country's altar. Their widows and orphans
shall be adopted by the nation, to be watched
over and cared for as objects truly worthy a
nation's guardianship.
Resolued, That the Democracy of Pennsyl
vania ever has been true to the cause of the
Union. It was in the name, and for the eake of
the Union, that our party was made ; that we
denounce the least intimation that the Demoera
tie party entertains now, or ever has entertained,
or ever can entertain, the slightest sympathy
With the present gigantic rebellion, or with trai
tors in arms against the Government, or would
ever consent to peace upon any terms involving
a dismemberment of the Union, as utterly un
just; and in proof of this, we point with exulta
tion to the lavish contributions to the war in
blood and treasure heretofore, and now being
made by the hundreds of thousands of Demo
cratic citizens, who were among the first to fly to
the rescue of the Union, and peril their lives in
its defence."
CHARLES J. BIDDLE, Chairman
Philadelphia, Sept. 19, 1863.
From the Westmoreland RepwSltean.
GOVERNOR CURTIN.
"Chine own mouth condemns thee, and not I ;
yea, thine own lips testify against thee."—Jon.
Universally charged with gross neglect in al
lowing the invasion of the State by a small de
tachment of cavalry under Stuart, in October,
1862, oven the friends of Gov. Curtin have not
undertaken to defend him. We are more gener
ous ; for although it is impossible to deny that.,
with a man of martial spirit for commander-in
chief, Stuart would not have penetrated into
Pennsylvania, or, if he did, would not have re
turned with impunity, it is due to Gov. Curtin
to say that he has always disclaimed fitness to
exercise any military functions, except those, at
once safe awl profitable, connected with the
Quartermaster and Commissary Departments ;
and that, besides this natural proclivity for gain
and repugnance to peril, he did not anticipate,
and probably had no information, of the rapid
movement of the rebels.
Having, however, been taught by Stuart the
plain, and painful lessen of 1602, it should have
been a standing warning to the Governor of the
liability of the State to invasion and its practi
cability ; and thus was imposed upon him special
obligation to perpetual vigilance and. prepara
tion. His oath, his duty, the honor of the State,
the protection of our people, the suppression of
the rebellion, all required that instant and per
sistent measures should be taken for defenoe.
The means were ample. More than four hun
dred thousand able-bodied and patriotic citizens,
whom he had a right to call to the field, were
ready to defend the State. No extensive move
ment of the enemy could be made without be
ing known in ample time to meet the attack.
We had in the Army of the Potomac, and at
other points within two or three days' march,
one hundred thousand Pennsylvania volunteers.
The south-eastern counties, sure to be the thea
tre of conflict, are densely populated, and nearly
every, man has arms and knows how to use them.
Such was the condition of affairs in June,
1863—warning of attack timely, and means of
resistance ample. Let us see what Curtin did and
said—lot us fairly try him on admitted fads and
his awn defence.
On the 14th of June the Confederate cavalry,
about 1,800 strong, antler Gen. Jenkins, entered
ilagersfowa ; having crossed the Potomac at
Williamsport - without opposition. They took
quiet possession of Hagerstown, there being no
troops there to appose them The mores were
kept open, and Gen. Jenkins notified the citizens
to inform him at once if their permitter property
were molested by any of his troops. None of
the citizens were-arrested. There was no prop
erty destroyed in Hagerstown or in the vicinity.
The larger body of the enemy did not tarry long,
but passed out of the city in two divisions, to
wards Greencastle and Chaml3ersburg. They
occupied the first named place but a short time,
the latter they entered without resistance on the
10th, where they quietly encamped for three days.
Their forces consisted of only about 1,000 caval
ry. The scouts sent out from the Carlisle gar
rison approached the rebel pickets, a couple of
miles from Chambershurg, and wore fired upon,
and two of our men taken prisoners. On the
10th and 20th Chambersburg was evacuated, and
the enemy quietly retreated towards the Poto
mao.
A feeble force having thus invaded the State
with impunity, which demonstrated our defense
less condition, end also gave fresh warning to Gov.
Curtin, Gen. Lee, at the head of the main rebel
army of Virginia, was encouraged by Stuart's
report, and invited by Carlin's conduct, to a far
more important movement; and accordingly he
marched into Pennsylvania, and on the"2.7th of
June oconpied York and Carlisle, and on the
28th was within four miles of Harrisburg. Gen.
Meade, newly appointed to the command of the
Army of the Potomac, without giving the tremb
ling Cabinet at Washington time to prevent it,
abandoned the line of the Rappahannock, pur
sued the' enemy into Pennsylvania and attacked
and defeated him at Gettysburg; but, in conse
quence of being unsustained by the State troops,
who had not been called out ire time for effective co—
operation, he was unable to reap the full fruits
of his victory, and Leo safely retreated to his
original position.
For all this—the violation of the sanctity of
our soil, the ravage of our people, the dishonor
of our State, the unutterable suffering and bloody
death of many thousand soldiers, the sacrifice of
many millions of property—some one is responsi
ble. Certainly not the army, for never was
gallantry more heroic, never devotion more sub
lime, than that which was shadowed by the
sulphurous canopy of Gettysburg, attested still
by ten thousand new-made graves of soldiers
Criminally sacrificed, if not wantonly murdered,
but who have left for consolation and example a
glorious record, destined to the inmortality of the
historio page.
We arraign Governor Curtin as the great criminal
—ORSAT ONLY IN CHlNN—and not the less to be
condemned because Secretary Stanton was his
accomplice, as we shall presently prove.
The witness whom we produce in the trial of
this culprit is ANDUEW G. CURTIN rumssr.v, and,
in bearing his confession, it is only necessary
for its fall and fair application, to bear in mind
the dates and facts we Lave already given, which
are all derived from official reports and Republi
can authority.
On June 15, 1863, a meeting of the citizens of
Harrisburg assembled to take action in reference
to the defense of the city against the invaders
coming up the valley.
Gen. Cameron was called to the chair.
In a few minutes Gov. Curtin entered, looking
somewhat fatigued and careworn.
" The Governor said that he was gratified to
say that men were arising all over the State, and
would soon be here. The New York Seventh
were on the way to our assistance ; men were
coming from Philadelphia and one thousand men
from Berke would arrive in the next. train. We
will not surrender the town without a struggle.
The rebels had probably destroyed the beautiful
valley on our west; but, thank God, we were
separated from them by a natural barrier, the
passage of which would be disputed. Although
it was dry here, the river had, through the
providence of Gad, raised during the night ; and
should we mortals stand inactive, while the Al.
mighty was working for us?
" He bad no property hero, but the honor of
the State was dear to him, and should be to
every Pennsylvanian. Re thanked the brave
militia for the support they were ready to give,
but he was sorry for the lateness of the call; he
desired to make it last week, but the President refused
it. But let us forget that we have been treated
wrongly. The General Government must be sus
tained, as well as the State. He had been willing to
concede everything to the administration, and to
carry out their plans to the best of his ability. Re
called upon Pennsylvanians to rush to arms for
the defence of their native State, that our Capitol
might not be defiled with the tread of the inva,
der. There would be plenty of guns and am
munition on hand before the day closed.
" General Cameron followed in a short speech,
in which he said that, by virtue of his office,
Gov. Curtin was Commander-in-Chief of the
Pennsylvania Militit e ,and that he was willing to
take him as his leallar, and follow him in de
fence of our homes. He moved that he be re—
quested to take command of the force now called
out, subject to the orders of Gen. Couoh. IF7ien
we see our brave Governor mounting his steed, and
calling upon the people to follow, we will at once
rally to the call. The highest officer and the
humblest individual were on a level now, and
every person should do his duty. He thought we
should be led by our Constitutional Commander.
." To this Mr. Kunkel strongly objected, say.
4 [VOL XXIV-NO. 24.-WHOLE NO. 1988.
ing that it would be an abandonment of hie
office.
" Mr. Cameron. It is not an abandonment
of hie oftioe ; it. is but a part. of his legitimate
duty.
"Mr. Kunkel. I can't understand this. I
don't sec why our Governor, who is worn out by
the duties of his office, should lead tho van of
the militia, when General Couch, a United States
officer, is with us. There is a disposition on the
part of Mr. Cameron to drag the Governor from
his legitimate duties. I would es soon the Presi
dent of this meeting should be our leader, and
he is as much fitted and called upon to perform
that duty as the Governor.
" Mr. Cameron. I ant ready to Shoulder a mus
ket amigo as a private under the Governor.
"Governor Curtin then said he could do no
more than this ; he would go as he did last fall,
when he went with the militia to Hagerstown,
but got from the United States the co-operation
of a military mind to direct immediate opera
tions.
Thus we give from the Harrisburg papers of
June 16th, Governor Curtin'e own statements—
an attempted defence, but a real confession. He
declares, in effect, that he knew of the contem—
plated invation by Jenkins " last week," that is,
from about the Bth of June, a week before the
preliminary ;movement of the enemy, and more than
two weeks before their army entered the State. Worse
even than this, the Governor's speech was actually
delivered twelve days before Lee crossed the Potomac,
and all these occurrences were more than eight months
after the emphathic warning of Stuart's raid
To avoid possibility of error and consequent
injustice, lot us marshal the dates.
October, I.B62.—Stuart's invasion.
June 8, 1863.—Curtin knew that the Stela was
about to be invaded a second time.
, June 14.—Jenkins entered Pennsylvania.
June 15.—Curtin's Harrisburg speech.
June 2G. —Lee entered York and Carlisle at
head of rebel Army of Virginia.
July 2-4.—The battle of Gettysburg.
The Governor did some things, and we give him
the benefit of them.
He supplicated the President for means of de—
fence, but it was refused, and thus, he says,
"we were treated wrongly." Was it At that the
Governor of the great State of Pennsylvania
should crouch as a beggar, to be spdrned from the
foot of the Federal throne 7 Was Rot every oiti
zen thus insulted in the person of tho Governor
Would they have dared thus to treat us, if Gov.
Curtin had rightly represented-the dignity and
power of our ancient Commonwealth, instead, as
he himself stases, "being waling to concede MIVHICT.
THING to the administration."
The duty of the Gonernor was clear—instant
attack of the aesailmals. Defeat is not necessarily
diegrace,lbut eubruiesion ie elwaya infamy. Time
ly preparation would hare avoided either.
We admit that Pennsylvania wan deeply
wronged by the Federal Executive, :hat half of
the men whom she tuts ferwished for this war
Could have tic:feuded the Seedily of her soil, and
that in preventing them from tifyifig to, the ad
ministration was both base end cruel ; that,
probably, the Paula' to eatiction Gov. Curti!t'e
call for tho militia, was deliberately designed b)
arouse our people, by ravage of their homes, and
plunder of their property ; anti, in short, that we
were the victims of the weakness and wicked
ness of our rulers.
But these wore no reasons for abandoning the
natural right of self-defense. It is not in the
presence of peril that tho remote cause is to be
considered, except for the purpose of future
punishment. It is not when the enemy thunders
at our gates that we are to pause and hesitate,
because, if others had done their duty, he would
not be there. It is not when the foe has us by
the throat that we are to speculate as to who set
him on. Our State was menaced, invaded, insult
ed. It was the clear duty of the Governor to use
his ample power for preparation and, having for
months neglected this, at least he should have
called on the militia on the Sth of June to take
arms and instantly repel the attack made or
threatened. Pennsylvania was strong enough to
protect herself ; patriotic enough to make every
effort and any sacrifice which was necessary.
The might that slumbers in the yeoman's arm,
is irresistible when aroused. Surely, lethargy
itself would be excited at such a time as this;
and yet Gov. Curtin long slumbered and slept,
and was, at length, awakened on the Kith of
June, only to present a pitiable spectacle of im
becile terror, impossible of being stimulated to
the courage of combat even by the taunts of
Cameron—consoled only by the feats, stated by
himself, that I' hc had no property" which could
be reached, and that, though "the rebels had
probably destroyed the beautiful valley on the west,"
an was safe, because they were still " separated
from him by a natural barrier."
Have we not fulfilled our promise to prove that
Governor Curtin was as guilty in permitting the
invasion of the State, as in causing the disaster
at Bull Run?
This is the man who now repudiates hie con
tract for the Spanish mission, retracts his solemn
legislative pledge not to be a candidate, and daily
declares, in defence of his breach of faith, that
he is impelled only by the condition of the coun
try, which in these war times, demands his ener
gy, devotion and courage—his strong arm to
overshadow the State and protect the people. It
is needless to say that this pretence is not less
preposterous in itself, than insulting to the in
telligence of our citizens. Bat if even he was a
hero, radiant with the glory of a thousand victories,
he is inertias now, for be has abandoned his
position and his duty, and is wandering about
the country making stump speeches to solicit
votes—laying the lines for infinite ramifications
of petty intrigue—purchasing his opponents in
his own party by promises, contracts and offices
—endeavoring to seduce Democrats by cajolery,
and to deceive the people by boasts of what he
has done and promises of what he will d,o. —He
must fail. The tricks of a political mountebank,
the delusions of a dexterous juggler, the mean
ness of an artful dodger, will avail no longer.
A CURTIN FRAUD EXPOSED.
We have never entertained a doubt that Gen.
Meade was misrepresented by those who reported
his sword presentation speech, and the following
which we clip from an exchange fully establishes
the fact :
The Associated. Press, by order of the admin
istration, sent over the wires the cool and un
blushing lie. that the brave Meade, in accepting,
the sword from the " soldier's friend," asserted
that Gov. Curtin ought to be re-elected—that
he was worthy of the con&lenee of tho soldiers
and citizens, &o. No such words fell from the
gallant man's lips. lie did not endorse kina why
he did not, is a matter of conscience for the
General himself. Perhaps ho retelleeted the
tattered garments and bursted shoes of his brave
4‘ Reserves," furnished by the thieving friends
of the "soldier's friend." The ghosts of
"shoddy," oak soled shoes, and damaged beef,
must have passed before his eyes, as the Gover
nor hypocritically alluded to the trials and
sufferings of our undaunted and chivalric " Re
serves." One of those same soldiers, writes as
follows:
HEADQUARTERS AMIY OF TIM POTOMAC,
September 1, 1863.
DEAR Sin :—I learn from the New-York pa
pers, which have just reached us, that General
Meade, in his speech accepting the sword from
Gen. Crawford, on Friday last, complimented
Gov. Curtin, and advocated hie re-election
Nothing could be more false; and lam surprised
that such expedients should be resorted to by
politicians to bolster up a candidate. I was
present during the entire ceremony, and heard
every word spoken by Gen. Meade. lie made no
political allusions whatever. The Pennsylvania
delegation were behaving in a very noisy man
ner, some of them being quite intoxicated; and
I am of opinion that Meade wished to get rid of
them as soon as possible.
I hope you will contradict this absurd story.
Glen. Meade has no desire to nix himself up in
Pennsylvania politics Ito is a soldier, and
wishes to have nothing to do with politicians.
I am, very respectfully leers,
A BASE LIE NAILED!
At a large Republican meeting, which was
held in the city of Pittsburgh, on the IGth ult.,
a Mr. T. J. Bigham asserted, of his own knowl
edge, that after the battle of Gettsyburg Judge
Woonweun told his eldest eon that instead of
being wounded in the foot he ought to have
been wounded in the heart for fighting in such a
cause." This statement was published in the
Pittsburgh papers, and of course the attention
of Major WOODWARD was soon called to it. The
character of the slander left him no alternative.
It was due to himself and to his father that the
statement should be immediately contradicted,
and accordingly he at once penned the letter, of
which we subjoin a copy. Wo cannbt recall in
the history of partisan warfare a more disgrace
ful outrage upon the feelings of an honorable
gentleman than this fabrication of Bynum ; and
we very much mistake the character of the peo
ple of Pennsylvania if this and other kindred
attacks do not recoil upon the heads of those
from whom they emanate. Engaged in an effort
to throw off the restraints of the laws and the
Constitution in the matter of government, these
people WAR to be equally regardless of the ob
ligations of honor and truth. To attain their
object they shrink from no villainy ; and unfor
tunately they are not always exposed as com
pletely as they have been in this instance. Major
WOODWARD, who was practicing law when the
war broke out, is a gentleman of high character
and attainments, anti we happen to know that,
since he has been in the eervioe, he has done as
muoh hard fighting as any officer in the army of
the Potomac. In selecting him as the weapon
with which to wound Judge Woonwaito, Mr.
MURAT% Saade a very bad choice, and committed
a great blunder.
It should be added, that as the statement,
which is thug contradicted, has been extensively
copied, common decently demands that the lte•
publican organs should give equal publicity to
this letter, iu contradiction of it. We trust,
however, that none of our readers will suppose
that we expect to see common decency exitibited
by Govonaur Cua•rtn or any of his friends in this
contest:
Ar-cir.ta-rmvs DEPOT CA M 2' INVAL!!) (. 4 0IIPS,
Alesteion Hitt., D. C., Sept. 23, 1833.
Mr. I:. J. Bcuuast. Pittnhurp;lt, Pa. :
Sir :—I have noticed in the newspapers a re
port of a 1111014 (laureation held at l'ittabural on
the 11.1 th instant, in which you are represented
to hate slid, in response to an inquiry of ono
Mathews, as to where Woodward (moaning,Judge
Woodward, the Democratio nominee for Gover
nor) wan when Curtin was attending to the sol
diers' wants; "that when Judge Woodward's
gallant son name home from Gettysburg, wound
ed in both legs, his father told him be night be
thankful he got off so well—that he ought to
hare been wounded in the heart for fighting in
such a cause."
As my only brother capable of bearing arms,
Who has made two campaigns with the State
Militia, has never been wounded, I presume that
lam the son of Judge Woodward alluded to in
the foregoing statement—which statement I de
sire to brand, as you knew it to be when you
made it, a wicked and deliberate falsehood. A
eause so weak as to need such assietanee must be
weak indeed. A man an lost to honor and de
cenoy as to use such means for partisan ends de-
Serves to be drummed out of respectable society.
As the Lieutenant Colonel commanding the
2d Pennsylvania Reserves, I participated in the
battle of Gettysburg, but was fortunate enough
to escape unharmed, except a slight injuy to
my right foot, in which I had been wounded
during the Peninsular oempaigu.
Just after the fall of Sumter ' in the spring of
1861, finding that war between the two great sec
tions of our common country was inevitable.
under the call of the President for three years'
volunteers I raised a company in Philadelphia,
which afterwsrds became incorporated with the
2d Regiment Pennsylvania Reserves. Any one
familiar wick the business of raising volunteer
organizations knows it to be an expensive un
dertaking. Every oent that my company cost,
with the exception of the small amount that my
limited means enabled me to devote to the pur
pose, came from my father, Judge Woodward.
During all the time that elapsed before my com
pany was mustered into service, I lived in his
house, and had, so far as I needed it, his co
operation in my enterprise.
As Major of the 2d Pennsylvania Reserves, I
participated in the Peninsular campaign, and
was wounded at Charles City Cross Roads, in the
right foot and left leg—by which wounds I am
crippled for life—was taken prisoner, confined
in the Libby Prison in Richmond, and, after be
ing paroled, was taken to my father's house in
Philadelphia, where, for four weary months I
was confined to my bed, suffering intensely, but
with tha t t suffering alleviated and finally relieved
by not only the best medical skill, but also by
the constant, kind, unwoarying attention of my
father, mother and sisters. During all that time,
as indeed during my whole life, no father could
be more kind, more solicitous for a eon's wel
fare, than mine. Almost daily conversations
occurred between us, in which the war, and the
present and the future of our country were dis
missed; and, although he freely criticised, and
often condemned, the manner in which the wale
was managed by the Administration, never did
he utter a sentiment in sympathy with the doc
trine of secession, nor a syllable of approval of
the course taken by the people of the South ;
and never did he say aught which was not cal
culated to encourage me in the performance of
my duty as a soldier.
I have been thus full, sir, in my refutation of
your slander, not because you need or deserve
this kind of attention at my hands, but because
this refutation must be made as public as was
the calumny. and I desire the public to have
the exact truth in regard to this matter.
In conclusion, sir, I will remark that it is poor
encouragement to our soldiers in the field to find
that while they are toiling and fighting for their
country, lying Politicians at home are using them
as the instruments of their partisan malice, and
such an instance as this is a fair illustration of
the pretended love for soldiers which certain
parties parade so constantly. That love must
be sincere indeed which, while it overlays the
soldier with fulsome adulation, stabs to the quick
all that he holds near and dear.
CEO. A. WoonwAnn,
late Lieut. Col. Comdg. 2d Penna. Reserves
le' THE SEOESSIONISTS say—" Give us men
like Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner.
They curse the old Union and despise it, and so
do we. And we now promise these gentlemen
that, as they hate the Union and the emerged
Constitution,' let them keep down the Democratic
party in the North ; then they shall never be
troubled by us with such whining about g the
Constitution as it is and the Union as it was,' as
these Democrats are constantly keeping up."
wir A roes COLORED max drafted in Roches—
ter, could find no substitute nor money for his
exemption until a distinguished "copperhead"
f urnishedhint with both. Republicans stood aloof.
A SOLDIER
Major Invalid Corps