Sunbury American., September 20, 1862, Image 1

TUtUIS or THE "A5IEH1CA.V
TKItJIS P A1VCKTISI..
SIXC1.E Bi:it.xCKIPTI'N :
Tut) IVili.ahs pT milium, to bo rmlil linlf-yoiirly
in aJvauce. i"o yiiytr ilisconliiiucd until nil ur
rcurngi'i aro jaid.
TO ci.CM :
Throo cnjiics to one atMrcss, $ f 00
r-oven ilu tin 1(1 UU
J-'il'icin do (la 20 III)
l'iv. Pullnr?. in mUivncp, will pny for llircc yonrs'
fulH'Tiptioii to Ihu Amvriran.
Club eutworiptiniij nmt ho Invariably puid In aj
Viin.'P. unit K-rit to one nililrfw.
Il'FtiliMcribura nrglrctor retime to tnko their news
tinners from Ibo olli-ie to which lhiy are tlircctt-il, they
One F-piaro of 12 linw. 3 times,
K.very riihw.ut.nt inn-rliun,
'"if flint"..'. uiuntlia,
Mx ii"i tlid,
Otic yer.
Jin iln -a I'imir of fi line.. nir annum
(1 00
25
8 (-1)
6 ))
K ('0
I 00
XymTuc . inrn-tr--,! fnicr'rr?f:E J
M'.r-I,!i'- mid others- advert king tv the year,
v.ii'i the -iritil.e t,f iuavi'ling ilt'Cm-ut nd-
Ti'l-llsitii- . Iilv,
10 00
ItUfllii-;- 11. .( I. -i j lnff-rtf1 !n t,r T ...
hi W .Mu.ii.m.s and iitintlu, l'lK Ct'TS Lit
l-l M. I .r e. h iiut-rti.-i.
i' - Advcrtiinoiit as tier :igrouicut
Jon phintinq.
Wu l.nve coiine.-te.l nith our er-tlilidinictit a nil
.c-t-..l .'JV Oil lCJ-:, v ,!,:!, Wil (.....lln ,.- ,
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, BY II. B. MASSER, SUNBURY, N0RTIlU)IBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.
are rcsn.nsililc until lin y lmv nettled the bills Ulnl I
one-ret tht'in iltso'.tititiiir.l
r.liiiiistcrs will pli'iiso net n our A(frnt. nmt
frank li-jtorn ciniiiiiiing iilt'riittiin money. Tlioy
lire permitted to do this under the Vost Otlicc Law.
NEW SERIES, VOL. 15, NO. 2G.
SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 20, ISO,
OLD SEIUES, VOL. 22, NO.
j tv-riil", ill tin) lent. at style, every tiu-ie'y if
1 I't iiitim;
AMERICAN.
Ci'itlvndeu'H I'liilsil-Ilita om-
llM'I--lll 4'oll-'t
. i:. Corner of 7tli and Clierlnut sir,., I'ldlndelhia
mill TNSTIT1 TI"N. which ivne r-s-tiil.lishc.l in
I l,;ll, Hnd is now eoutte-(Uently in tltc l.sth vefir
i Hi" rxnti-nev, Humbert anionic ita ttrndualex. lain
lreiN i f the ui. fiieeesfful Merelinn's nnd IJiisinc;-
iMi-n ofoiireonntry.
The oSjeet of tho IiHtitution is- polely to nflord
viMiint nun 1'aciliiivs for thorough iireiuirutiou lor
t'll"illl-.--a.
'i'lie briiiK-liep t:uiglit are. llnnk -Keeping, .trili
entile to the vnrii.tis lc.nrtiiictits of trtidu ; Pentiinn
ihip. Im'Mi pltiin nnrl (rn:unentl : Comiiieroinl I(nwT
If ;i 1 1 : mmji t i'-j". Nnvi.'.ilion. Civil Kniiii erinj;, Draw
in.i. l'honoirrnpbv. and Alodorn l.tiiiirimitcs.
'I'he .-y.-tt in of in-tnielion is peeulinr : no eln.e.. or
(.-et U-.-.-oii.j are miule ue of. but eiiehftu'leut i. tnuht
indi i'lually. po that he may eonnnenee at any time,
and attntd whatevi.T liour.-i nro nowt convenient.
Catalogue? are i."ned nnnually utter the lith of
April, eoi.taiiiiii': iimiirH of the cJuilents for the yenr,
and toll p.-n-iieu!ar o! t' run. Ac., and may bo ob
tained at any time by addressing the l'rineipal.
in exli-nsive aeeoiniiiodation. w ide-rea'l rejintn-.
ti Mi. and the lengthy experienee of the Principal,
tlii-1 lii'-iitntion otlVvs faeililieji superior to any other
in the eouiiti v, for youn; men wi-hinE to prepare for
tii-iii'-. an I to obiain at the s-aine time a diploma,
v. l i-.-h will prove a reeouiuiendatiun for tlietn to uny
Mereantilj ll..ii-e.
; V:" Ci itkiiJ. n'i) Series of Treatises on Iiook
K' epinir. now more widely eireulaled than any other
-work on the sul ieet. are fir sale at the ColU-ire.
S. IKiKi.iLS rlUTTKM'LX, Attorney at 1-aw.
Pebruary S, 1.-i32. ly
THE LATEST STYLE OF
srnrxG and summer
GARMENTS,
AliU CONSTANTLY MADE
at rnn
Fashionable Tailoring Establishment
or
r -A. o o b o. beok:,
1
-.i-f-.r:mniiL.f M'KIMJ AND M'.MMI'll
CLOTHS,
CK KVKP.Y DKit'KIPTIOX AND yl'ALITY.
Plain and Fancy Cassimeres, Vcstings, &c.
of the latest sTyl-". Jn aillition to his stock bo is.
r ninnilly rei-'-iii: new supplies from the eity.
kei'i'itr: a full ass ,ri:u-nt of tin- mo-it substantia) and
lat-t s:U-i ol'liouls in tiio eity markets.
lie is pp pfired to make to order all Kinds of
(lentlenii-n's an 1 Uov's. wear, sueh iw
Dl!i:ss CHTS. KIUK'K COATS. 15VSINK.S
CHATS. Vi:STS. lANTA!.lJi!. lc, Ac,
of the very late-t style, nnd iu Ihu most substantial
uianii'-r. a'l short notice.
Any tio.. I- i.ot on hand, will be furtii.-hcd ftoiu
Piiibid.-ll bia. by jrivin two days' notiee.
;' ."- t all ai d i-Miuiiue lav stork. No charges
in. i o r sli..-.vin.. " JALiiU H. JJIICK.
Mi-.l'iry. Mai-.-h 20, l!V2.
i n: B i:t i:i:i: !
As Improvod for lf- and 1M"0.
! y I'. Kll'l't M M !; OV, 2-'.' Pearl st.. New York,
fltrii! oily l-'rei .er eoilructid tin seicntitle prin
i -lob--- wi;li a re"lvinil can and sprin-r blade
'Yh
tie hii-tcTis the frt
.-Z.lll
o7. II.
ut UlC crrillii
vit tjuiititity
luiit ral-i'i in liee.lli:r. W ith III-
t rapi'i iu iVtciii:;, wi
i.i'iii :.h1 id co.-t,
i "init.'ttiri'.
il if tilt in ?t tiir.T'!o
il tin- i'riL;'i :il -it!i
nml t'.n nt la tlio
ni :iiii J with a buck of ruc:jr3
4 (Ml
q-iar.
.juM-;-.
.puirr-,
mi
on
S (iu
12 on
M A?SLR. Sui.bury,
to II. II
Pa.
Mil.
V.itfi'ZiT'.i'l'.S.i .l it Ac MVKS.
Attorneys nt Law, Sunbury, Pa
.1 1 . 1 U'l''K'.l-'i:i.l.l'i; and '.l.n.Mi
I: 1 : . i i; I : . p-p.-ellully .uiliounee thit ibcy
h i . elitei . I' il '.o iparlnersliili ill the prneliee of
1 !i. !i- r-'ti .-.-i.'li. and . ill coiilinue to allcli'l to all
L inini -s i-r.l! 'i-ti-l to their charge, in the routines
i i' .. rtbuiii'o. ilar I. I'nton. Snyder and Montour.
M. 'ini i I v. t'aiihtuilv and earcliillv. Si i.-d attcn-
('.. i';i be giv.-'n to the Ciii.l.l'.t'TlO.N'S V
I , I M -v fin ultati'.'iiii can be had in the LK
.'.! l:.ll'll-i .'e.
( iii. -c M-.i lii-t slreet. opH.-itc enver s Hotel.
Suiibiii v. l-'.-brnnry 1. l-'.i".
!5rti::i:'M. U'lni's Jinn, Aiv,
riv.'.v. sui.---
1 Cricl; Hi
hiivin:
I Tog. Mill
rp. iii-1 in Tl-
-tre; t. Diii.villc,
'ir.p-cii s
a lare
nnd c
tllple.O Sti-v-K Ol
iKLI.iN AND DOMHSTIC LD.T'ir.S.
i.-ing the bi t brands ,,f ltraudb-. !in. "d
1
live. ch and Iri-h W ht-kv. Port. Slu rry. .la-
ieil.i. li.linoa.'lic lill'l other N llics. ol all gl i les. all
t wiii-.h will be sol I h"le- ile. at the lowi-.'t city
in-!-:-. Tavern-keeper.', by buying of us, can save
:.t lea-t tin- ireight.
J'd-ons :s of ptir.-h.vin? liiitor for
r a m i l y i s r. ,
n, ae rely nr.il liein furnished with a pure and
id lit.
.Ill-
Mlb-lc.
lei. riuined to cstablMi a reputation fir
In-rcspectlully solicits the patronage
All iirdcrs pioin't!v atti ndcd to.
.ILULMIAilS. HALL
He
heal.,
ublie.
I' the
D uiv ille. .Tune l'V 1 r-'"0.
Max- yimr t'riiil.
1Y ti-ing .Mas.n's Patent Sheet Metal fcrcw Top
Preserve Jar.
iit' r atk xt sur. P.r metal
tlRi:V TiU'f
AH that is necessary living to screw the Cap down
uK.n tlio Lubber tia-ket. which is placed outside
itp.n the shoulder of tho Jar. J of un inch distant
t. .1,1 the too ; prevent the possibility of the flavor of
.he li nit being injured by coming iu contact with tho
Lubber ,
Her, his d.-sirinj thcso .Tars can bo supplied by
leavi) g their old. i - wilh II. 13. .MAsSLK, Agent.
Sunbury. J une 2. 1 "-till.
itxhinplou IIonso,
N.jHTIll'MHLULAXD, PDXNSYLVANIA,
(Xi ir the liiitL'e.)
ri.IIE subscriber having based this well known
I Tiiv. in Stand, lately kept by Mrs. C. H. Hrown,
re-peeti'iilly iulorins the public that he if refitting und
M l .i iiog the pleiuisi'S, und will be prepured to en-ti-ii
ii.i. in a eouiloriablj manner, his numerous
friends throughout tho county, und ull who may
1 atioine his establishment.
April I.'1m2. JOSEPH VAXKIKK.
l'i -aukliii Ilon',
l-.Lr.riLT AND HKl'l UNLHLD. Cor. Howard
1 1 and l'lai kliu Street, a tew Spinns West id tun
.Northern Central ltuilroad Depot, JSALTlMOHli.
U- Teima, il rta Dav.
i. LLISLN'UINU, Proprietor.
July PI, ItJiy. if
Vhatuut fttrctt,
bctittcH Third and Vattrth,
PtllLAliELI UIA.
M .HE
X yea
undersigntxl, having leaaed, fur a term of
ears, this popular llouso, iiuui iuu picwuie vi
unnouiicin? to their liicnds and tho traveling cut
inunily tl.ut it is now op. u for the reception of gnosis.
The h.'.tise, nines the first of March last, has been
I'liliioly renovated and reiittcd in a suporior manner;
the ai'iiiliueiils aro Urge, well ventilated and fur
nished iu modern style. It is centrally located,
convenient to uil the d.-.t and stcuinlsiat landings,
and in the iuinudbitu w.iuily of Ibo Custom Housu,
P.t ta'ticu an 1 thu Coru Exchange.
Connected With tho Hotel is u Hestaiirnnt f .r tha
ncK,.iumislutit.n of thuaa preferring the Euroi.cau
plan. Priee of Rooms from Thrco to Seven Dolluis.
per week, neeor lilig to location.
Hoard td oOj.erday. Table J'Hoto for luerchatiU
Ul blsillC.-liiejf.ulU 1 to J Jny
MII'ORTAliT
M C. (iEARllAItT
ll.m Hhti nN-r.D tvitii a New Stock cp
'ul liu:ii'ioM, I'ruil niitl Toju.
JT eetiiaK if a new nfro. a new life iru openinjr
. riMin np, iinitnating et-ry heart to nobler deede
nnd hijrher aims! Art, Literature and Sc ience will
irlow anew, and seek to devolupo fubliuier beauties
and grander conception.
The business world, too, must feel the now influence,
nnd every pari be ijuiekeiied and strengthened byan
increased vitality, nhieh rhall iirne s on with elec
tric speed to the consummation of greater thiiifrsthan
wii ever dreamed nf in tho Philosophy of tho past.
Animated by the enthusiasm nhieh pervades all
classes, and desirous of doing bis sbaro toward, "'i'ho
great events of the A iie," the subscriber would re
spectfully inform Die good people of Sl'NUl'HY and
t fie luiblie generallv. that he has iust returned from
tho eity of Philadelphia with tho largest and choicest
stock of Confeetioiiaries, Fruit and Toys, that has
ever been hrouirht to this section id' countrv. Jlo is
also manufacturing all kinds of Confectinnaries. Ac
to til up orders, wholesale or retail, at short notice.
Among his stock of CON l'LC'J lUNAUlKS may bo
louna :
French Secrets,
llurued Almoiuls,
Cream While,
Lemon,
Ui.se.
" Vanilla.
Common Secrets,
Liip'ioriec,
Ttanannsi,
Dates,
(inn Drops, nil kinds scent,
liove Drops,
Mint Dro, red and white,
icily I nkes,
Fruit Drops,
Stick Candies, of ulltccnte,
ltock Candy.
Almond Candy.
mriT.
Prunes,
1'igs,
Ilalsens, Nuts of all kinds.
l.KMMN fXRVP
Currants, dried,
of a superior nualitv, bv the singlo or doien. A
j superior quality of Tobacco and Segars. and a variety
oi vonicenonarics. j-ruit. loys. Ac., all ol uuieu u
offered cheap at wholesale and retail.
Heineinber tho name and place .
M. C. liKAUllAItT.
Mnrket struct, S doors west of K. Y. liright A Sou's
store.
tsuubury. April M, ISl'd. ly
T
firt cl.-thH i'l.dVK L'G JU LL. urn t rrpHn -l
to riM'i-i c jjntin ul nil kin-N. mv tit do ctixtom work
ht the lnrt(t liutiro. CuIuiik rs will havo tluir
pri.-t- irritnit'l iiiuiu liiiluly uyw ihrir lirinj K tt tit
tht- Mill. A il i." tht inti-nt tot) of (lie firm to ptcck
the Mill, n l.-trp Mtjiply of frrutu will he coiittmtlv
kept n hnml. iml flour hy Mir qiumtity oau ahviiys
bv ohiaitif'l. 'J'hi' roiitt'sf irari' will he taki-n to turu
out n superior quality i'f flour, for which the mil if
Uilmiralily H'1ii.Iih1. Strk't altniticii will he inhl to
the want? of eu.-t.nniTf. nnd the pa(rnnau of tho
pul'Iie penernllv is rt'.n'ctfully riucted.
unhnry, .luiiv 23, i'.O. KUCt.N A CO.
A I.iir Aftorliiioiil of SIM
E VAN'S A WATSONS fM
SALAMANDER SAFES.
lilillAT 1U11K AT UKADINC, DA.
February J2, 1SC2.
( l'NTI.F.M kv It gives mo much satisfaction til
inform you that in the severe tiro hieh. ou tho
inoiiiiii tif the 1th in.-t., eutircly destroyed ail my
stock and materials. I had one of your Salamander
l-'ire Dnwif Sates. After enduring un intense red
heat for seven hours, the Safe uim opened, und the
Hooks and l'apers u-rc pre-ervcil in an utiiblcuiished
eoii.titu.ii. J .hull need another Safe a- soon adl get
in order. Vinir-1. most respi-'MI'iillv.
W. V. DII'kl.Si.,'neading, Ph.
i'llti: AT IIKLKX CASTLE.
CuAMiiF.K.sut no. Finiikliu county, Pa , 1
Aitist lll.'t. I.ill -
Messrs. KvAs .V M'atson. rhilmlclphin flentle
men : (n the morning of the 2Jd of August. 1W!,
our Storehouse at Urocnonslle Has destroyed by tiro.
'J'bc Salamander Sate we purchased from you some
t'cw years since was in the nbov melitihned store
hous'e. and eoiitaincd all our books, papers, eiush. Ac,
which were preserved in a perfect condition, nt'nr
being exposed ton most intense heat for several hours.
I'b-ase inform u upon what terms you will tell us
another larger Sale.
Yours truly. OAK? A AVST1X.
S.-ilamiinili r Sales, f.r V.auks, Stores. I'rivato
l'auiilies, ,,., Ac. Also. Leans A Watson's liiteut
Ali'habi ticnl liaiik Locks and Hank Vault Doors,
eipial to aiiv liiiide in Ibo country, and sold on as
g .ol terms." K A V. would respectfully refer to
I ho following Hanks and other parties, having their
Sales and Locks now in use. In their entire tutisfac
lion, and inaiiy others given at their Store.
I Mi t ti Si ati;s Mist, Jiranch Hunk, Shelbyvillo,
l'liiladi-lphia. 'J'.-nnesi,ee.
I'm n i.SrATi: AitsrsAioCity Hank of Philadelphia.
California.
Consolidation H'k of Philu
l'otl-iowii Hank. Pa.
I'-.alest ille Hank. J'n.
Stroud.-barg Hank. Pa.
Jersey shore li.mk. Pa.
Lock Haven Hank. J'u.
Tnion Hank. Haltimore
Com th Hank of l'bilu.
Chatarasiga Hank. Tenti.
I're in Loan Ass on. 4 1 li st
P-ank ol" Northumberland.
Hank of .North u Liberties.
I'biladellihill.
Soiitliwc.-tcin Hank of Va. Paul and Swift
ltankers.
Pulton Hank. Atlanta. (iu. Alabama.
Newark Hank. Del. W ll. Sterling. WilkcsU'c.
Hin.k ol'N. ('.. L.deigh. Lewisbiirg I tank. I'n.
(iiher references given upon tvillii.-r atourSn.ro,
N... 10 S l'ourtli Street, Philadeljihia
March 20, r,2. ly
'i!i
.ls:imN I'.vpicss 4'nip:tn.v,
"i I VE NtiTH'K that they have concluded ar
V I raiigeinei.ts with the Notiherii Central Kailroad
t '..lopiiiiy to run trains from lbilliniore for york.
llarrisbiirg Dauphin. Halifax. Trevorton. Sunbury,
Nortliunilierland. Lewisbiirg. .Milton. Muiiey. Wil
liaiusport. atid all intermediate stations, connecting
at llarrishiit-g with the tilth' AT WKSTI.H.N" L
I'KLSS for Pittsburg, Cincinnati, St. Louis and tho
West.
l.-o with Howard A t n. l.xpress at Milton or
Danville, Hloomsburg. Wilkesbarre. Pittston. Sernn-
t.m. and interinedtatc stations on thu Cattawissa.
Lackawanna A Hloomsburg Lnilroads. At ll-
liaiusporl, by Howard i; c. s Lxprcs to Jersey
Shoro nnd Lock Haven. Also, by Howard Co.,
and their connections, for Canton, Troy. Kluiira,
Hoohostcr. Htitlal... Niagara, and to all accessible
noinls in cs tern New York and Canada, by whicu
they will forward Merchandise, Specie, Huuk Notes,
Jewelry, and Valuable. Packages of ovcry descrip
tion.
Also. Notes. Drafts and Hills for Collection.
Lxperieneod aud ellicient messenger employed,
aud every tfl'ort will bo made to render satisfaction.
JOHN ltlN.illA.M.
Bupcrintendent Penn'a Division. Philadelphia.
11. A. PLSCHLU, Ageut lor Sunbury.
April 5, L.o2. r
M'nr! M'nr! -IViir I
COME FUOM THE KOHTH,
COME FROM THE SOl'TH,
COME 1' HUM THE EAST,
COME FROM THE WEST
Pave the country and build yourselves, homes, for
now is tho tituo to fret your Lumber cheap. Yea,
LUMBER! LU Mil Eli ! ! LVMUER!
can bo purchased at low rates, at tho STEAM SAW
MILL of
JliA T. CLEMEXT, SflWlil'lir. PA ,
Such as Panel Lumber. Frame Lumber. Hoards. Bi
ding. Shingles iioni f.'t to per thousand, Plastering
Lath. Paling. IlooUng l.uiu, ao., sc.
All bills ordered, for any kind of Lumber, will bo
turutshed at too buuiluil notice.
IHA T. CLEMEXT.
Sunbury, March S, 1861.
NATRONA COAL 0IL1
Hurrtiuled ou.i;illlvc,
and eo.ua I to any KKKdSKNK.
Way buy explouva Oil, when a few canta mot per
gullou will furiiisli you with a perfect Oil ?
Made ouly by
PA. SALT M ANl FAC TI RINO COMPANV,
No. Ili7 Walnut Btreet. Philadelphia.
February IS, 1664. ly
SAPONIFIES. ! SAP0NIFIER 1 1
THE FAMILY UOAP MAKKH
A II Kitchta Oreaw eaa Dt mad into food ttoop, ain
8uptuitier t
Directions AeooiOnnyi Each Boa I
HOAP is as easily mode with it. aa nwkuis; a cup of cof
fee. Mauufactuird Ouly by the Patentees.
PA. SALT M AM'FACTCKI.XU COMPANY'.
Nn. W7 V aluut Btreet, Paiiadclpaia,
Fel.ruary lnai ly
T LANK (Purcbmeut Paper,) Deeds and blank
" utgages, Ponds. Executions, Summoni, Ao
t the f tnee of tbo Suubury American '
IIIIII. V
WAR NEWS.
THE ItECE.Vl' II ATI'J.i:
1. VI li.
ICrpoi-l of .1I:i.or-i'nornl lo,
LlEADlil'AltTKJ'.S AltMY OF VlKOtMA, )
St'i pti tnlxT 8, lSf.J. ,
General; I lmvu the lioiior lo sul unit
the following brief sketch if the operations
ol tltis army since the Oth of Atijrust :
I utovctl from Pperry villi-, Little YA'nsh
inglon tin.l YYunciiton, with the corps of
Dunks nnd Sita l nnd one diyiion of McDow
ell's corps, luiinlit'iiiiii in nil thirty-two
thousand jnrn. to meet the enemy, who had
crossed the l'apidan, nnd was udvttncinp; on
Culpepper. The movement toward Oor
donsville had completely succeeded in draw
ing off a lnrfje force from !iehmond, und in
relieving thu army of the Potomac from
much of the danger which threatened its
withdrawal from the Peninsula.
The action of August t, nt Cedar Moun
tain, with the forces under Jackson, which
compelled his retreat across the IJapidttn,
mailt! iHCtisary still further reinforcements
of tlie enemy from liichmond; and oy this
tiine.it being apparent from the army ol the
Potomac was evacuating the Peninsula, the
whole force of the enemy concentrated around
liichmond was pu.-Ued forward with great
rapidity to crush the army of Virginia before
the forces evacuating the Peninsula could
be united with it. 1 remained nt Cidar
Mountain and still threatened to cross the
Ilapidan, until the 1 " th nf August by w hich
time Genera! Hubert I.ee had assembled in
my trout, and wi'.liiti eight miles nearly the
whole rebel arm v. As poon as I ascertained
this fat t und kniw that the army of tite j
Potomac was no longer in danger, I drew I
back niv whole force across the Ihippali.m-
,..!- .T, it... ,1 ,,. .,r I t,o 1 - i i, 1 .1. I-
lflh, without I.i.-s of anv kind, nnd one dav I
in advance ot I.ees supposed movement
tigaint me. The enemy imiuvidiatfly appeared
iu my fro lit at liuppahannock "Station, and
attempted to piss the river at that bridge,
and the numerous fords above and bc!...v,
but without sin t ers.
The line of the upper "Rappahannock,
which I had bent ordered to hold, that the
enemy might be delayed long enough in bis
advance upon Washington to enable the
forces from the Peninsula to land and ill'ect
u junction with me, was very weak, as it
could be crossed almost any point above the
railroad bridge bv good fords.
JV constant vigilance and activity, end
much severe lighting for three days, the
the enemy was gradually forced around from
the railroad cro-.-iiig to Waterloo Ihi.hre.
west of Warrcntnn. b-atitiiii'- mv force had
icen much diminished by actual loss in
tattle, and bv fatigue and exposure so that.
althouoh I had bu n joined by a detach
ment under General Per.o and the other
t'ivisioii of McDowell's c;up;, lay force
liarelv numbered I ' ,-KU im n.
On the a heavv rain fell, which ren-
1. tu C-i v . -, l.ln f. .r t eeiv fut r '
hours. As soon ns 1 discovered t!it, 1 con
centrated mv forc.-s nnd inarched rapidly I
liiion Sultihur Sorir.-'s en.l Watirloo i. ridge i
to drive buck the loins of the enemy, which
had succeeded iu crossing tit tin -e points
This was sm cs.-l'uliy dune, aud the bridges
i lest roved.
I passed one day or rallu r part ol one
at Witrrenton and' bevond. The enemy still
continued to move slow ly around along the
river, marking every ford with artillery and
heavy forces 'of infantry, m that if it was
impossible, for me to attack him, even with
the greatly inferior forces under my com
mand, without pa-sing the river over fords
strongly gnar.Ud, in the face of superior
numbers.
The movement.- of Jackson toward White
Plains and in the d'melion of Thoroughfare
(ia). while the main body of tho enemy cost
fronted me ut Sulphur spring:' and Waterloo
lti-i.b.1. Mri. w.-ll know n to inc. but 1 relit d
eonlidtutlv upon the fortes which 1 had
been assured would be sent from Alexandria,
and one stray dhision of w hich 1 had ordered
to lake po.-t't 11 the work at Manassas Junc
tion, 1 was tntiitly under the belief that
these would be tin re, and it w as not until I
found mv comniUiiieaiiou intercepted that
I Wits tindeeeivt 1. j
1 knew that this niovi no-lit was no raid,
nnd that it was made by not h-".? than
twenty-five thousand men, under Jackson.
Jiy this time the army corps of 1 leintzelman,
about 10,(111(1 strong had reached Want-nton
Junction; one division of it, I think, on the
very day of the raid; but they came without
nrtillery, with only forty rounds of ammu
nition "to the man, without wagons, ami
. . . i . :. i
even tlio lit id tout general oineei-. numiiii
horses.
KitzJohn Porter also arrived nt l.ristow
Station, near liappahtinnoek, with one of his
divisions, 4,.i00 strong, whilst his other
division was bt ill ut Harnett's nnd Kirhy's
Ford. I directed that corps, 8,r00 rtong,
to concentrate immediately at Yuirreiiton
Junction, where llciut.elman already was.
This was accomplished ou the evening of
the th.
As boou as it became known to me that
Jackson was on the railroad, it baeanic ap
parent that tho upper liappahanuock. w as
no longer tenable. 1 could not detach a
sulHcient force to meet Jackson, nnd at the
same time uttempt to confront the main
body of the enemy. 1 accordingly at once
evacuated Wtirrcnton nnd Warrcntoii Junc
tion, directing Mcdowell, w ith his ow n corps
and Bigel's, und the divisions of lteynolds,
to inarch rapidly to the turnpike upon
Gainesville, so as to intercept any reinforce
ments coming to Jacknon through Thor
oughfare Gup, aud instructing Heno w ith
hid command, and Kearney with one, divi
sion of lleint.eltiian's, to march on Green
wich, o us to support McDowell iu cuau of
necessity.
I moved hack tdong tho railroad upon
Manassas Junction. Near Kettle liun,
Hooker came upon the advance of Kwcll's
Division on the afternoon of the 27th. A
severe action took place, which terminated
at dark. Ewell being driven from tho field
with the loss of his camp aud three hundred
killed and wounded. The unfortunate over
sight of not bringing more thau forty rounds
of ammunition "Ihchiiio at once alarming.
At nightfall Hooker had hut ubout live
round to the man.
As soon an I learned this I sent hack
orders to Fitz John Porter to march with
his corps at one o'clock that night so as to
be with Hooker nt dayliitht in the morning.
The distance was only nine miles, and he
received the despatch at 0.50 o'clock, hut
did not reach tho ground uutil after ten
o'clock next morning. Ho can probably
explain better than I can the reason of this
delay.
Fortnn&ti lv Hooker had handled the army
so severely the evening lud'ore, and the
nicTi-invnt of MiDowfll had begun to be
so apparent that the enemy fearing of being
surrounded, had retreated , precipitately from
Manassas junction, dintf-tiitg his retreat
through Ccntrcville. ns Mi Dowcll, Kern, .and
Kearney had made the road through Gaines
ville impracticable..
I immediately pushed forward to Manas
sas, nnd thence to Centieville, which was
occupied by Kearney that night only n few
hours after the enemy had left il. Heno
had reached Mantissas Junction, and Pit?:
John Porter was immediately ordered up
front Ihoad K'ni, where he had stopped.
McDowell's movement, conducted wilh
vigor and speed, had been completely suc-ccs-d'til,
the enemy being intercepted at
Gaim sville, nnd pari of his forces driven
back through Thoroughfare Gap. Late in
tho evening of the MeDowt li s advance
(Gibbon's llrigadc) met the force of Jackson
retiring from Ccntrcville, and about si
miles from that place. A very smart, skir
mish (.ook place, ended by the darkness, in
which the brigade of Gibbon behaved very
handsomely, aud suffered heavy los.
Sigel was close nt hand with his corps,
but did not join the action. I instructed
Kearney to move forward nt early dawn
towards Gainesville, closely followed by
Hooker anil Heno, nnd engage the enemy
thus placed between McDowell ami Si gel nil
the west mid Fit. John Potter on the south.
I also instructed Fit. Joint Porter with his
own corps, nnd King's Division of McDow
ell's corps, which had from sonic reason
fallen back from the Want ntou turnpike
I toward Manassas Junction, to move at
daylight in the morning upon Gainesville,
I along the Manassas Gap railroad, until tiny
communicated clostly with the forces undi r
I llcintzchnuu and Sigel. cautioning them not
j to go further than was n.-ces.--:iry to ell'ect
! this jinn tiou. as we might be obligtd to
i-euiv in :i:im liun j.-tm mar n;gl!l lur sub
sistence, if nothing else.
lit :n!;'..-lin-in mat- r!v from T'entre-
?'1!i'',
towar.ls Gair., -viile. closelv followed
bv lirno. Meantime, sleullv after tlavlio'ut.
Si gel's and lie Hold's, li"'. isio'.is of Ml )o, ell's
corp.- had become engaged witii the cta-iny,
who was brought to a stand, and he w as
soon joined by 1 ieiutehuau and Heno, vt hen
the whole line became actively engaged.
Porter mart-hid a directed, foiiowt-d by
King's Divi-ion, which was by this time
joined by Kiekett's Division, which had
been forced back from Thoroughfare Gap
by the heavy forces of the ciieinv advancing -
to support Jackson.
As Minn us I found t hat the enemy had
been bi. .tight to a hail, and was being
vigoioii:-iy attacked along the Warn ntou
Turnpike. 1 sent orders lo McDowell to
advance rapidly on the h t'l and attack the
enemy in Ins think, eti -tuiiiig hi.- right to
meet Kcym .Id's lelt. and t
to keep his right Well do
Fit John Porter
t o.i .ticiov.eit s
left, nnd to attack the enemy in ihinJt nnd
rear, whihi he w as pit .hed in'frontrTliis
Would have made the line of McDowell and
Pert, r tit rigid angles to that of ihe oihu"
forces engaged.
The action raged furiously all day, Mc
Dowell, although previously in the rear of
. i.: .... -"- j- . - . .
in the aticii'oi.n. nnd taking a conspicuous
part in tit it d-iys operations. To my surprise
and disappointment, 1 received late in the
afternoon from Porter a note saving that his
advance hail met the enemy on the llank ill
some force, and that he was retiring upon
Maims-as Junction without engaging or
coming to the a.-sistani c of our other forces,
although they were engaged in a furious
action only two lnihs di-tant, nnd in liiil
hearing of him. A portion of his force fell
back towards Mana-sis-, and he remained, as
he afterwards told nie.whi re iie w as looking
at the enemy during tie whole of the after
noon of Friday and put of Friday night,
passing ovtr in plain view to reinforce the
troops undi r Jticksor without nu cifurt to
prevent ii or assist us.
One nt lea t ot hit brig-uh s, tituh r Gen.
Gritlin, got round to l iiin ville and remain
ed there during the w.ole of the nt-M day's
battle, without coniiii- on the lie!., though
in full view of the batlc which was raging,
whilst Gen. Giiilin Intself spent the day
in making ill-nut nrci stiieluies upon the
Gi nctal contiuandingthc action, in the pre
sence of a pi'omiseuos assemblage.
Darkness dosed th action on Friday, the J
enemy K ing iinvt it ;ick iroin ins positions
by 1 !. hit A 1 1 nan's cot s and Keno, concluded
by a furious attack mug the turnpike by
King's division of Dowel" corp., leav
ing his dead and winded on the tit-Id.
1 do not hesitate t say that if the corps of
Porter had attuckcdlic enemy in tlauk on
the afternoon of Frity, as he had my w rit
ten order to do, i should utterly have
ciii-hcd JackMUi bete the forces und'-r Lee
could have reachedim. Why lie did not
tin so 1 cannot undetaiid.
Our men, much vvn down by hard ser
vice and conliuuotiaghting for many pre
vious days, and v short of provisions,
rested on tlicir gun Our horses had had
no forage for two tls. 1 had telegraphed
and written iirgcnt.'for rations und forage
to be sent us, Lupn Saturday morning',
before the action w resumed, 1 received a
letter from Gcncr Franklin, written the
day bt fore at Alevibia. stating to inet'.iat
he had been direct by General McClcllan,
to inform me that ions and forage for my
command would luaded into the cars tunl
available wagons ooil as I would send a
cavalry escort to jvandi ia to bring tin ni
up. AH hope of tig able to maintain my
position, whether totious or not, vanish
ed with this IctterMy cavalry was utterly
broken down by g and constant service
in the lace ol insciuy, aim, fan as tiny
were, could not If-paicd from the flout,
even if there had in time to go back lit)
miles to A IcMilidrjnd aw ait the h tiding of
trains. At the ti; thU letter was written
Alexandria was inning wilh troops nnd
my whole army irposcd between myself
and the enemy. I once understood "that
we mti.it, if possj, finish w hat we had to
do that day, as ;ht must see us behind
Hull Hun if we Med to suvo men and ani
mals from Btarvji.
On Friday nit sent a prc-cmptory or
der to Gen. "Porl'i bring his command ou
the field, and n to me in person within
three hours iit'lcf received the order. A
portion ho brotiiup, btit,ns 1 bifoie slao-d
1 . i ... i i i... .. 1...1.. i ...
Ollll Ut Ilia Ol liu Jcumiiii.il iiil- ,1 mm ti.ij
at Ccntrcville,
was not iu t no engage
ment. Tho en(s heavy reinforcements
having reuchctpu on Friday afternoon
mid night, ho 1" to muss ou his right
for tho purposejruHliing our left nml oc
cupying tho roi i Ceinrevillo hi our rear,
llik heaviestul was made about live
o'clock in the inoon, when, alter over
whelming Fit- Porter and driving his
forces buck on .-outre and left, muss after
nines of his lo .vcre pushed against our
left.
A terrific t, with great slaughter,
. i i.
MuS turned f scvrrui iiouis, out nicii
behavtr
; -ithtK.'-b nnd gallantry uuvlcr
the immediate command of Gen. McDowell.
When night closed our left had been forced
back about half a mile, but still remained
linn and uu-haken, while our right hold its
ground.
General Franklin with his corps prrived
after dark nt Ccntrcville, six miles in our
fear, while Stunner was four miles behind
Franklin. I could have brought up these
corps in the morning in time lo have renew
ed the action, but starvation stared both
men and horses in the face, and broken and
exhausted as they were, they were in no
condition to bear hunger also." I according
ly retired to Centieville that night in perfect
order.
blither on Sunday Huron Monday did
the enemy make any advance upon us". On
Monday 1 sent to the army corps command
ers for tluir cll'cctive Mrcngth, which till
told, including Sumner and" Franklin, fell
short of sixty thoit-an.l nn n. Instead of
bringing up thirty thousand men, Franklin
aud Siitiiin r united, fell short of twenty
thousand, nnd these added to the fore 1 had
already wearied out, and much cut up, did
not give me the means to do anything else
than stand on the defence.
The enemy during Monday again began to
work slow ly around to our right for die pur
pose of possessing Fairfax Court House, und
thin turning our rear.
Couch's division and one brigade of Sum
ner's had bet 11 left there, and 1 sent down
Hooker on Monday afternoon to take com
mand and put himself at or in front of Gcr
mantown, nt the same time directed Mc
Dowell to take position along the turnpike
from Centieville to Fairfax ' Com l llou-if,
about no miles west of the latter place.
Hciuticiuau wn-directed topoit himself
in rear and support of Heno, who wa- push
ed north of the road, at a point ul mil two
and a half i.iiles ea.-t of Ccul rev ille, and lo
covef that road., it In ing my purpose, in the
ci '.-r-c el to.- in. Jit, to mas. ,ii.,- command
on (In- right, in 1 lie din el ion of German low u
white 1 It-It convinced the attack of thu ene
my would be made.
Late iu the afternoon f Monday, the ene
my made his demon, nation upon German
twi. but was met by Hooker at that place,
and by Heno, reinforced by Kearney, further
west. The battle wr.svtry severe, though
short, the enemy being driven back n mile
w ith heavy he--, h-a ing his dead and v, mind
ed. Jn this short action we lost two of our
most valuable and distinguished ot'.iecrs,
Centrals Ketiriuy aud Stevens.
Py moving, the whole of the command
was massed behind a dill'.cuit creek, between
Flint Hil! and the Wurreiiton Junction, w ith
the advance, under Hooker, in front of Ger
nitntow ti.
iih the exception of Pttmr.er. tho com-
j luaiiders of the army corps of the Army ol
uie j-..;..;nac incl iiintinue.l to mlorm nie
that th.ir commands were and had been
demoralized ever since tin y left Harri-'on's
Landing: that th. y had no spirit or 1 1 tj .
. oirn to light. Tlii- latter sta'cim-nt their
conduct in the various action-- folly conim
itiotid. but the .-draggling ititlu .-e corps was
ilist re; sing.
m'"'cV, frets hating bci n reported,
on lues-lay allcrnoonV i.t jc.ue to tl-e cu-
itcncimicnts r.ear Washington, which
was
accordingly tlop.e on ting dav and the
next,
d
order and without tl.
jf Ml:
fhtest
Hanks, who hud been left with the rail
road trains, cut oil' at lirtstol by the burning
of the bridge, wasordeied to join me nil
Monday at Ccntrcville, which he did cm thu
alt- inooii of that dav.
J Ins In n 1 summary w ill explain sullicicnt
n in tit mil t ie who t-ol t oi- :i,,i,s r.i
the forces under my command, during six
teen days of continuoti.i lighting by day and
marching by night.
To c-uifiont a powerful enemy with great
ly inferior forces, and to. lit l.ii,'. ...v I., .)..,.
without losing your army: to delay anil
embarrass his u.ovt incuts, and to foiv'c If.m,
by persistent resistance, to adopt long and
circuitous routes to his destination are the
duties w hieh hiive been imposed upon me.
They are. of all militaiy operation, the
most tliilieult and the" most harrasing.
both to the commanders and to his tioops!
How far W e have been succi s.-l'iil 1 l. iv..
to the judgment of my countrymen. The
............. , ii - una unit oj i ne j otomac Iiav e
bi ett united iu the presence and against the
cllorts of a wary and vigorous enemy in
gi'tatly superior force to either, with" no
loss f,,i- which they did not exact full retri
bution. Among the officers whom I feel bound to
mention with especial gnu it tide, for their
most hearty, cordial ami untiring zeal und
energy, arc Generals Mcpowi 11. Hanks, H, no,
Hi-intclma:, Hooker and Kearney, and
many others of inferior rank, whom" shall
take great satisfaction iu bringing to the
notice of the Government.
ihe troops exhibited wonderful Patience
ami courage, ana i cannot ay to much lor
i
tliem.
MISCELLANEOUS.
SUGGESTIONS FROM PABSON
BliOWJVLOW,
LKTrEIiS TO XIIK OOVKltNollH OK THE LOV.U,
PTATKS.
The following letter from Parson Ilrowu-
low to the Governors of tho loyal states,
appears iu the Philadelphia papers of Mon
day last :
" To the crVri vnort J th I.ojul St.itc :
'Gt-nth men : I do not wish to figure as 'a
busybody in other men's matters,' but feel
ing and knowing that the criais of our na
tional affairs is now upon ns, aud believing
that the next sixty dai will determine the
question whether we are to uiuintuin the
supremacy of the government, or whether
the rebellion is to prevail, (I have a personal
acquaintance wilh many of jou Governors
Curl in, Morton, Tod, Morgan, Buckingham,
Andrew and others nnd 1 bear testimony
that you have done much, nnd done it well,
wisely and iu duo time, to promote the best
interests of our country iu this the day of
hi r trial ; much remains to Lo done, and
you, gentlemen, rcjireeiiting more than
twenty states, have it in your power to do
more than any tither class of men.) let Inn
impress upon your minds iho alarmim? fact
that tho rebels have now more intu in tho
field, and iu camjw of instruction, than wo
have; having brought ull their white men
into requisition, und having made Hluvcry
an clement of strength by retaining them
upon their plantations to raise supplies for
their armica. I.c-t me further impress upon
your mindu the utartling fact thut the rebel
udvitnee nro Rimultaneoiu ull over the
country, and exhibit nvittoin, und concert of
uctiou, with a yeul ami talent displayed iu
tho execution of their plans .H-orthy of a
better catinfl than that in which they aro
engaged. New Orleans, Memphis, JS'abh
i!!e, Louisville, Ciuciuunti, Wnthington,
Karri .burs' and Philadelphia.
lire nil thrcaloni d by an enemy that slnrvs.
prodignous pctivily, talents a"nd stn ice h.
Indeed, they have ' us. How wh" they he. I
Us third a ).o..;,','i.i . v i'.h this nih'.iti Hi.
that they ita-c invaded M.n v''"'.l Mid old
ii tney marcn upon us, ami tc.ii-r
plans lire not proe- rlv nu t and most -i
'ii big
;ti!.l!v
F.altimorc,
defealod, it will be our I'liil;. 1. l iui-liaus and Jews, who profess to
"Now, I propose that you, as Governors I b-'.'-evi; in tie: truth of the Mo-tut; history,
of the loyal states, meet at some convenient j are in p. 'i-1. I iigreeminl to the universality
point, without delay, and as repri -entativi : of the D.-lugc. Whenever they see the maif
of your people, address v ourselves, inunniis-j nilicent rainbow spanning the heavens, they
lakiiDle. terms, to the civil ami mil iary
authorities of the United States. I will ii-it
say what you will tell th- n., but I will. with
all due di'll'ereiiec to vottr supi rior abilitii s.
suggest a few points that yo.i might make,
and forcibly impress upon the minds of our
authorities :
"First. Urge the govtntnicnt to dr.i"'t.
without delay, a half a million of men, in
addition to the force uln i-ly iu the field
and in camps of instruction. And. upon
the score of economy, nppri-e the govern
ment of the fait that it will reipiiiu less
money to furnish, equip and sustain a mil
lion of men lor one year than it will a half a
million for two years.
"Second. Knti r your protest ngainst eve
ry other Brigadier nnd Major-General in our
army being n candidate for the Presidency
uurnig i ne existence ol tins war, and, us a
consequence, shaping his course in that
direction.
"Third. Enter your most soh inti protest
ngainst one-half of the lnemle.rs of the
Cabinet looking to thu Presidency, aud
shaping their conduct of tho war accor
dingly. "Fourth. Call upon the President, w ho.-c
honesty and patriotism 1 do not question,
to reorganize his Cabinet and the army, and
to place men at the heads of both who will
not study how to kill olT leading rebeli
.vith.Hit Sorting hem 1
"Fifth. Advisj the civil and military
authorities of the country, and the politic-inns,
to cease this war upon thu cveriu.sting
'nigger' until we con-pier their white mas
ters, and ai rest the onward march of their
desperate and arrogant owners. Mciinw Idle,
let tho negroes be seie.l upon, and urged in
every possible way to crush out this infernal
rebellion.
"Sixth. Advise your collators and repre
sentatives in Congress, and the members of
your state legislature, as well nithe people,
to cease to make clforts tn revive aud re
organize old political parties, and to organ
ize our new party, to bo known as tho
Uneonditiouul Union Party of America!
"Seventh. Let the government and tho
army know, what they seem never to huvo
learned that is to say, that thu rebels are a
unit, lighting with u desperation and skill
never surpassed by any people on earth ;
whilst we, who have a lioblu tinny of brave
men, with money, credit, ull che necessary,
and truth on our ci-le, are divided uud dis
tracted whilst wo are tolerating traitor
and torie iu our midat !
"Kighth. lufi.iin our government and
people that our rhip of statu is now iu a
heavy sea ; and that, at no period since the
let'C'llloii l.n.K..mii, has eo deep it tlepie.. ion
fallen tipnu ihe hearts of lcval eiti.-ns -it nt
i present 1
"1 would, gentlemen, start a new paper
at once, at some eligible point, and urge all
these considerations, and more, c.poii tho
minds of the loyal Ik arted men of the
ountry, out lor two good and Fiilheicnt
reasons. First, I should be arrested bv the
j I nited Males authorities fur stating facts,
I opposing follies and declaring tho honest
convictions ol my iniiKl. .ml next, such is
the rapid advance of the rebel Ibices that I
should expect them to crush out my paper,
as they did in Tennessee on the l'."ilh of
October last, 1 may bo imprisoned for wri
ting tin's article. 1 am not concerned about
that. 1 Buffered imprisonment and the con
fiscation of ull I hail, oil the other side of
the line, lor uilhcruig to tho truth, and I
am ready to go to prison hero for the tame
oll'iuce. If this rebellion is not put dow n I
have nothing to live for, and would us toon
die in prison as clcwhcrc.
"J improved the last Sabbath by preach
ing in the open uir, to the Philadelphia
Corn Exchange Hcgimcnt u noble tel of
men, equipped by a noble band of patriots.
1 improve this Sabbath, September 7th, by
w riting this address to the Governors of the
loyal states. "W. G. Buowklow."
ISiblical I'liilt-iMiit 'the CunUc"
'lln'ory.
From the Xew Vurk Evi-iang Post
One of of your New York papers has an
article entitled "Paternity unci Dcstinv of
tho Negro JJace." which. "it seemed to me.
demanded some notice. "Cain vsavs the
writor was the first black man. mid the
negro race are descended from him. God
put ti black mark on him and made him un
outca-t. Hi- posterity Went to Africa, where
they have remained to this day, tho Mine
savages anil slaves that were iii the begin
ning. "The theory us to Cuin's being the
lirst black man ij u Hebrew tradition, ami
there is nothing to show that it is not a Cor
rect one." The theory that Cain's descen
dants went to Africa is also a Jewish tradi
tion. It is borne out by geological investi
gations, which show that only Asia Minor
was covered by tho Hood, und that it did
not extend to Africa." Iu the.-e few lilies
there are no les than five points on w huh
the writer has either inudeasstitions without
proof or conli nijittiously set ut naught the
Mosaic und profaue histories.
1. There is no cvidcuee that Cain was
black. "The Lord set a mark upou Cuiu.''
In the Fcptuugiiit, or Greek tranlitti-jii .f
Genesis (iv., I'n, the rendering is, "God
a sign or word to Cain," that is, us the com
mentators suppose, "ho wrought u miracle to
satisfy him that whoever met him bhould
not kill Lim." 1 once heard a lUuiiipini:
oolitician in Texas declare that Hani signiiicd
from which he inferred that ull negroes
wcie Ham descendants. Now. it o hap
pens that the w ord Ham signilh s Irvu-n. If
men mo wnolo l unily nt tiie Brown came
out of the loins of Ham, upou whose fourth
sou, Cuiuuan, tho curse of sluverv wus pro
nounced, tho Blucks ure better oil ihuu some
gootl people imagine. The logic of the
southern sluvthol.hr is us sound its the
exegesis of this writer.
V. Ihere Is no evidence that I uiu'suoster-
ity weut to Airica. "JU dwelt iu the laud
of Nod, on the east of Eden," which was
certuiuly not iu Africa. The micutul ireo-
gruphi rs thought thut it ws the low country
of Susiaua or Chiibistuu.
3. As to Jewish traditions, the followers
of Christ need no stronger untidote tliuu
this : "Full well ye reject the commandment
of God, that ye may keep yourow n tradition."
(St. Mark, vii., U.) It is doubtful, however,
whether uny lcspcciuLlo lbtt.hi lM ever
propagated tho theories u-ciihcd by this
writer to the Jew. Ci-cKit Jiuiunt,
".. Hy tli bv, it is mid. that Abiuhuui
I P.- .t-lVtvi 1, who lived tit the bcoinuiivr of
the we'fth century nf tho Christian era,
f.i-r.i-'o.d lie- world wi'h n succession of
!'. '.'.bins from Adam down to hh own time ;
bet that. M.iini-inides. who died nt thu
.. I b- .
iMiing i f the thirteenth century, was
:ir-.l of the thedors "who left Jtf tri-
I t'-e
! t!in
are n mit.i'.i.-d id the gracious, pronii-i! that
"the waters shall no more become a llood to
!-!roy all Ih-sh." (Gen. ix. 15.) Th-y
would as soon reject the narrative which
records the curse upon Cain, lis acknwledgo
the plausibility of the hypothesis that tiio
"mountain:, of Ararat,'' im which the ark
re ft
tot-v
were -atuatiil soinewheie in tho terri
of A -ia Minor !
If blackness of complexion be indica
nt' an actaii ed inheritance, and this in-.aiu-e
slavery, thou a great many Peotilo
tlVl!
Il- lil
are bom to be slaves whose ancestors never
dreamed that Cain was their father. "Them
U "i colony of Jews who have been Settled
at Cochin on the Malabar coast from u very
remote period, which they have lost tho
Memory. Though originally a fair peoplo
from Palestine, and from their customs pre
serving themselves unmixed, Ihev arc now
become as black as tho other Malabriuns,
who are scarcely a shad.; lighter than thu
negroes of Guinea, Henin, or Angola. At
Ceylon, also, thu Portuguese who settled
there only a few centuries, ago tiro become
blacker than the natives; and tho Portu
guese who settle-1 near tho Mitudingoeu,
about three hundred yesrs since, differ so
little from them as to be called negroes."
Iltri Iiitrw.lucli'jH, I, lyl.)
I must net fail to n-.l-l, 'that tho theory
which vouchsafes a Caiuito "paternity"' to
tie: face of African negroes, givet an itnpor
tiinco to that race ultogether inconsistent,
with the dogmas of the thoori-t. Without
the aid of overseers tho descendants of Cain
drove a good bu.-nness in agriculture tlicir
was evidently freo labor. "They were first,
rate musicians, playing on such sweet nnd
grand instruments us the harp nnd organ,
line of them was an instructor, aye an in
structor of ever artificer iu brass iin-1 iron." "
Were it not for their inventive, genius and
their mastery of the inechanicc arts, coupled
with a liberal commercial spirit, what w ould
have been the condition of the world out
fide of Africa? What indeed, but that of ti
desert peopled with Ravages and barbari
ans I Abandon your theory, fir elso admit
that the negroe race are naturally superior
to others in the cultivation of the arts which
adorn, refine, and civilized soci'dv.
August cLunttjrs.
P. S. Tho word C'in signifies y4.W.?.
Etymologists w i'l find it dillictiit to decide
the questions: Hid Cain ns Patriarch repre
sent the Po.' st s.soi ! Or, were all h'u posterity
to bo nitre Pos Assots i
STKOXQ WOHD3 FOIt tlMATOIl'A
TION i'HOM MlSbOUIU.
Judge Wells, of Jelfci-sou, MicSollti, write
conce.'inng emancipation :
"If slavi ty be not nb,.li:,h.-d by the pcopl.;
of Missouri, and tho war continues ami y.-L
Lavef .-ia-..T", it will probably be ul-oli-hed
by military nuthotity as :i military m-ces.-itv,
and without compensation. Hut whilst w'o
nro fighting for slave territory what is to
! ,Jl'-'"-' of the people of Missouri ? Ahead
mis slavery in this Mate cotd the people of
Missouri nnd the government of tho United
States a hundred fold the value i f nil the
slaves we po-scss, nnd is yet likely to cost,
another hundred fold, besides death i:
nearly cvtry family, und distress inconceiva
ble. Is there no remedy, no hope? Ca:i
the people do nothing?" Can or will tho
convention do nothing? Must Missouri,
as bl.ivo territory, continue to be fought for
liko a carcass, "by n p anther an. I a hear?
This cannot bo. But if this state of things
continues I think I can see other calamities
hi the future, too dreadful to contemplate."
Colonel Thomas T. Gantt, of tho tauw
State, writes from St. Louis :
"Tho question of emancipation 1ms be
come so i practical and so vital in Missouri;
its consideration has t een .so directly forced
upon u, that all objections to its discussion
toundcil on the desire to avoid tejit'itivn, aro
in my judgment set at rest. We mint con
siderit we lllllst tletermint) vt-lmt u-. will
do iu respect to it. From this ueci-sitv 1
tee no i scape.
"The condition of tilings in Missouri is
most critical what was apprehended by
tome of us more than cightien months ago
has come to pass. The men who claimed to
be the especial champions, of negro slavery
were then warned that iu their senseless
attempt to obiuin for it some new and must
unnecessary guaranties they were guilty not
only of tiie w ickeducss of seeking to subvert
the nation, hut of the folly of "destroy ing
the best support of the system they pro
fessed to protect. The peoplo of Missouri
ut this day must, I believe, nmke theirchoieo
cither to ubuudon shivery or to take the
most extreme riak of disorders that will
involve all interests iu tho Jjtuto
common ruin."
iu 0110
Stony oi" an Alabama Cokhiiiipt.
Dauiil Carroll, formerly of Taunton, Mass
achusetts, who had been drafted into tho
Eighth Alabama regiment, was captured tit
the battle nf Fair Oaks. He described tho
rebels us growing more desperate every day.
Just lefore a buttle, they put on half allow
ance to make them hungry and savage, und
I hen are prepared to tear our men to pieees.
He buys they do not even spare our wound
ed, and confirms ilw statements made of
inhuman cruelty oil the part i f the rebels.
He states that a largo tract of ground ju-t
outside of the city of liichmond is miu-. d
with torpedoes. The rebels are kept oil' by
il guard.
The Fiemh scientific Papers ure full of a
discovery recently made bv a young cheini: t
named Coteile, liy w hich he in ublo to cx
iract alcohol from coal gas. The ulcohol is
said to be of u very supciior q iality, I ut l.o
is enable-, 1 i gell it t iwcnt. live francs thu
hectolitre ; while alcohol ot' u very inferior
dci riptiou is sold ut seventy-live francs. A
company has becu formed for working tho
patent.
Fredciit k, Md., Is about xixty miles from
Baltimore by tho railroad line, and forty
over land from Washington, by wa of
llocklille, UuMleilowil tttld Poolcsv illc'.'.Md.
Tho Nobility of Prus.du prcj.ond rute to er
till other ranks hi the army oi that coiiutn .
Out of CtU line ollieers, 7UI are noble and
111 3 from the middle classes. v
In Plesiheii iPohttidl a grout wolf hunt
took plate u levy weeks -iitce. nt which r.u
less thau thlce tholi.s.utd and r.iijetVsix lnm
wcrv i-iijjai'd hint t '.u . . n