\ THE AGITATOR. HUGII YODNO; EDITOR £ PROPRIETOR; r WBLI.SBOROCQH, PAv, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC. iS.ISfiJ. POST SCRIPT*. FIltE in 'WELLSBOBO. T&ij'ftglDAr Moßsisn.Dec.lfl, 1801. . - \t : 6 slop the press to ehroo.ole the,’ most des tructive conflagration which has ever occurred in Wellsboru, Last about eleven o’cloclf fire was.discovered ivlinti - in the t buildings occupied, .by, j* L. Soars, Woi. Rob erts and Clark’ WilfuS/on Miin’Sireet. The flames spread,with greaijCnpJdity and the whole line of stores from Bo»,ten : & Co’a., down lo Kimball's Ilantess Shoplcche in a few minutes beyond the hope, of safety. \ Meantime the fire" engine Was In full play npoh Osgood’s Store, to prevent the spread«f (lieifive up street; and 1- ! vibe garden engine of A, P.* One was used with’ good effect upon Boy's Bui Ming, which was saved. , The sufferers, by this conflagration are J. U. Bowen & Co,, Dry G f oods 4e. ■ Richard Jenkins, Deihopvat Printing Office. Win, Roberts, Hard Stoves &c. C. L.; Sears, Boots aholljjoes. t, * H. it Wood, Photographic Gallery &o. L. : A. Sears] Shoe Shop. ) ■C. L. Wilcox, Stock of|pry Goods, and three store bdildihgs.’ r ;%’ ; ■ ■ F. K. Wright.’Feed.F; i and Provisions Judge Nichols, Throe, , ire buildings, E. B. Kimball, Harnett Ihop. John A. • ■ k>ft buildings. Geo. Guernsey, and Gi iarker, Black Smith Shop. ,3. ) John J. Eaton, Liquor; &rni Provisions! Estimated loss of prty priy 523.000/ Insu rance on same, sB,ooo. There are several theories as to th Iprigin of the fire, hut nil agree that it vtas. Particu lars next*week. ’,. F LATEST WAS irfEWS, The news from Charleston is highly import ant. A most destructive fire broke out on the I night of tie lltb inst., nndup to our last ad-' vice.s by telegraph, all the business portion of’ the uity, with most of tbs churches and public buildings,'had been destroyed. This visitation is variously attributed' H Occident, and to poor ■white and-oolbred incendiaries. There are also rumors of a,negro inf trredtion, and that arms had been found secreted’ in the dwellings of the slaves. It is added' that the insurrection was promptly suppressed, but another report has'it that the outbreak among the slave's oc curred Id the interior pf the State two daysbe fore the fire; and was sWll.Unchecked. Capt. Ralhbonc, of ;th* steam transport Illi nois, reports that ph Thursday night, at 10 o’clock, When he passed^Charleston, on his way up from Port Royal, the whole city was on fire, ” .presenting a spectaolf jnirfally sublime., From the same sduree wo learn that on Wednesday Inst, when.the Illinois- left, all' the islands adjacent to Port tloyal were occupied by oiir troops, and that they had succeeded in securing $2,000,000 worth of cotton. The heallh.of the troops Was remarkably fine, and the weather'very' pleasant. 1 - From Syracuse. Missouri, we learn that the Union troopsin that vicinity, under Gen. Pdpep •re kept pretty actively employed, in scouring the country ; and ns, tSio rebel* never knew where they are going to’slriko, they are;'doing a good work in' driving out the niardiaders. Oen. Price is represented as being on hjs last legs, hi* men leaving Ifini in large nupibcrs. ■ and a brighter prospect; is dawning upon the Union cause. Gens. Heins airdSitein, friili 0,000 : si ’ rebel troops, were said to- be in possession of .'Lexington on Friday, nmj re-enforcemehts were 'expected. Gen. Prentiss'was said to be on the • North side of the river; with 3,000 United Statee troops, and. bad thrown a few shells among the rebels, ark destroyed one of their two'ferry-bnats. It v/a* also vaguely reported that heavy .firing-bad bqen heard at Lexington, indicating an engagement.’ ’ Rebeli, Cup ■ tain Sheeny, with 63 prisoners, members of bis gang; reached St. Louis on Saturday; 'Gen. Hal leek’s otpjers relative to nssesmebt* Upon rebels, fur the benefli of refugees from the {jSouth-West,, would probably bo carried into effect this week. ■ In Kentucky, affairs arte reaobing a crisis.— . On the I4tb, Gen. Johnson, with 15.000 Un ion trorfps, was on the' northern bank of Green River, and -Gen. Rosseau seven miles distant, .preparing to join him. .Another brigade under Oen. McCook, was also moving, to concentrate at MumfordsviHe, 'Geni Buckner, with 25,000 men, was covering all hills tfro miles back from Green River, and yias preparing to prevent oar troops from crossing the river.- Gen. Thomas’s division, on the left wing, {shearing down from the east, to get in Buckner’s rear. Gen. Mitchell's division, or the right wing, was to move that morning toward Green River,— Gen. Buell i».in constant telegraphic'commu nication with onr advancing columns, and it employing all the roliin'g stock of the Louisville and Nashville road if Starlirk FEOMTHE iNVINOfiBLEB. i . - j\w.- 4l *jl From another Correfipontent. r and tire footthat the bay is lilies wide,: KpQNT) y a > x> ec . 12. 1801, : the SuraWT in t; * * t-Heavy clouds shin out the tmh- Afnu'fori; he# been successfully occupicdr-nt-eliine, atid -hrwer 6if“the if d-- quentlj, ft£d erefjf tiling is looking veil fur the suit for ow.'*‘®Pw cfiblfetacdtiy. cause in .Carolina/' 5 " ! 4 , us our canvas, and i; { - r ■<. -making one's thoughtsr-oviort to warm nroaides ' -W.-hear by ihowny of Fortrew Monroe that , nti( j fHendS'ct home—by reason of thd'odnsld- Gen. [’lioip’Bieija>dirion, nn boutd the Consti tion. landed to‘'forces and stores 'tin Ship-Isl and on tbe‘4ili of .December. .Ship' Island is s in what is called .Mississppi Sound, iti the'Gulf of Mexico, near the .const; it. is available po sition when considered with reforCncfe tn the approaches to the Mississippi, amT it threatens' Mobile!' "Some time ago the few rebel' troops' on it were shelled off by the Massachusetts; some marines being landed on the island at tli at tibia have beejf occupied inputting .up slight defences,’accordingtollheirability. This work' will now be thoroughly done. On the day after landing, Gen. Phelps Issued a procla mation.to.the'loyal citizens, of-the, South-West, of which it may bo' say ■■ that it furnishes another illustrift'iOTi 'of (he infelioity ofour commanders in Ibis sp’ocics of Compo sition. FEOjk . THE BUCK-TAILS. Corrc»p«m»cnee of the Agitator. Caju- Piesi’ont, V'A., Dpc. 8, ISljl. The weather during the past week has been as fine and pleasant as I ever saw in the month of October. In the morning, x dense fpg hides llib'sun'nhlil jnearly noon, and ofter that van ishes, “Old Sul” pours forth his rays in’all the splendor of midsummer, with ho cloud to ob scure his brilliancy. It is • just’ lhe kind of weather we want for building. •• You may won der what we lire boHding—Well I’ll tell you.t— We are building a city—not like those' whose ruins now- lie buried beneath thesuqdsofAaia, or are entwined hy the ivy of Africa—not like the one under! the ground that Xenophon‘dis covered while:retreating with his ten thousand Greeks—not like the one on the other 'Side of the river, where big men .meet to get big pay ; but one on a mare modern and improved sys tem. Here elvery man is the architect of his own durnied, and Ibis being the case, it is not to be wondered at that we have as many mod els as ,we have minds. Still the foundations are nearly nil;the' same—built of round pules from four to ten inches in diameter, and about seven feet by eight on the ground, with a fine little chimney! and fireplace in onecorner, great or small, according to the size of the family, or taste of the masop. Our buildings are light ed by gas ami sky-light. The gas we’ manu facture ourselves. be sky light l wo obtain by stretching our tents trvet ourdiugn foundations; this also serves'ns a doof. Our city stands upon a pleasant bill near ii little'brook which bubbles by, and I presume it will serve ns fur winter quarters ; if it does, we will not 'grumble, for it is ; in a.dry jplace whore the water is good ami Bandy. A hhsier set of men 1 never saw,— Some-'ftVe cutflng logs, sumo placing them upon the foundation, some bringing stone, same mix ing mortar,- some laying ohininleyH out of sods, and others chinking.' •'Nothing hut the merry songs ri’f the laborers and the ax of the pion eer can’bo beard. ' -Last-Mondayi two rdtief soldiers came over to out pickets and pave themselves up as prisoner's. They say thuit they are sick of the job, nod’ so .are thousands of others, and that tbey’might as-well give first as last; they give a'hard account of the condition of the rebel army.' • I have just bought a paper, of Clay King, of Middlcbury. i ’I nieii.iion this, because Ciay is ,a poqr, orphan hoy, and has many friends in Tioga County that will he, glad- to,hear from him. lie.is in good health, and dyeysed like a gentleman. ! lie informed roe that ha makes over and above his expenses, from three to five dollars per djty —he is a news boy. Last, Thursday, a large, forage party from Gen,M- Call|s Division, went nut, in the direc tion of Urnncsville ; they brought back twen ty-four luadsiuf, whtjat, nineteen of corn, five of •potatoes, two of brick, twenty-seven, hogs, for ty hams, seven horsy*, one yoke of oxen, two nice, top bn.ggiqß, live,nego,,slaves, five prison ers, and!Turkey, ducks, hens, pigs.and chickens, by ithe caijt-load. One, went out the *anie day from Smith's. Division, which I un derstand .was still i«iora successful. There i«mProvo.-t Marshal now examining the Sutler!* tenis. They say that they find whiskey in nearly every thing, .from a barrel, down to an inK-stand. It is the wish of all the soldiers that this system uf robbery will be abolished. ■ - All ■armiml mo is i commotion, nearly all are striking theij’ tents to mnvo. Theisight reminds iheof comical pictures I have seen of miners crossing thellathihak on their way to Califor nia. | _ [ ' I wdnt down’ to Washington Hie' other day, in company 'with Sf+geknt Styles, tit' see' the curiosities, TVtgn I first got there, I 'thought the Whole town. was made for soldiers Wild mules—every little boy we' met, hollowed bur, “go it Buclqtails,” “bully for the Buck-tails.” The scene from tHe Dome of the Capital, is tv magnificent one ; every street is thronged’wi.th baggage wagons, omnUio^seX.soldiers,.citizens and pvcry.body else.; I dmi’tknoWwhat.Waali ington is In limes of peace, but St is certainly a busy cit j pow." I . . If onr fridnds.at ihome,.would dike, to know just fiow we] live, tpey.can .do so by makipg them a,little: pen, not oyer eight feet square four feet high, and then put on a, canvas roof,' with a fire-place ih one icorner, and; in that little robm put in. five good, large men, with each a gon,. knapsack, havprsack,.canteen, provisions, dishes, and jail the extra, furniture they dan gat - besides Sava a icorner for - company,- and •yon trill have a.prefty. good, idea of a soldier’s life, that is, if you live tncre all winter. Now i know lot* of yon frill think.that thisls pretty bard fare, but then It’s nothing vrhen when you onca got csed to it, |l would’nt exchange places td-nigbt, with any bo ward.-croaker-that will content himself to stay at home in tiroes lilts these, I know when thia rebellion is wiped aw»£ and tvs all return tenor friends to live In peace forever, they will feel guilty to think' that they Hat’d hud a hamj in tho pie, I " Cut. Cboi’Kxt. 1 THE .T IQG A COUKTY A GIT AT 08. et-able Contrast—and engendering fc Yeeling;.- desperately out of' sortsji find'' unjileaaantiih,- quite; nil of wli'rob goes to help: makeltp. thCf aquafortis of Camp-life, op the hartshom : of sol diering—unless we call itithe. bodeset of cam-: , puigtiing." , . i 1 Wo nfe'yet sticking ia the snored: mud of of* Old' Virginity,” and very careful, ore we, of its sncredness, and should respect it more, if it had not .such nn affectionate prefeernce for- Government Brogans; Spaulding's Prepared - Gibe, is somewhat tenacious, hut it can't com pare with Virginia's “sacred soil,’’-for adhesive- - ness. First love requited, is'generallj allowed to be attractive, I believe, but one of: my bach elor tent- mates, assures me that it don’t begin to attract- like Fairfax County -mudcelse he’d been drawn into the vortex of “Double Happi ness,”-long ago. 7 ' Yet notwithstanding - the unpleasant-depth of lubricated soil, every thing goes' an Swimming ly ;-tbe but little varying events of successive days, are contentedly and hopefully received,- as they transpire. Our daily routine of drill and duty, jogs'iilong l apace, interrupted, occa sionally,-by an inspection,: n reoannniteringor foraging party; a" “Grand Review,” a -wood-' chopping expedition, di- somethirig of the kind. But o‘f all oar ills, mud predominates—is-in the ascendant ever—omnipresent ■ generally;—posi tively .thick, comparatively, a little thicker; superlatively, the very thickest. ■ :• The utmost good feelings exists between the members op oiir'company; All goes off peaces fully, quietly and -giibd 'hutnofedly ; no churl ish bickerings ;' no disgraceful contentions. In fact, the-close proximity-of the guaird house, forbidSany dudue-mahifeStations of pugilistic science, any farther than is exhibited by the blushing noses, resulting from the first lesson or two With the sparring gloves. • Just occasionally. at quite unfrequont peri ods, there may be occasion to record a circum stance, similar to the' following, that- l oopy from the diary of one of my comrades; “Hos tilities opened in the evt nlng—half-pad seven—- only a slight skirmish, but promising ah early renewal. Tent mate throWn violently to the ground—did’nt relish it a bit—regained a'per pendicular ‘p'oslsli’—-very indignant, and witb a bigviware, vowed to try it over again at an carly-date, unemliarrassed with overcoat and ravmtfgß hoi. '.Expect a .pitched engagement soon, with fearful loss of life.” ■ I guess I must send you ■ along with this, a specimen of our tent' talk. Our tent regula tions and special by laws, strictly.prohibit shore ing—that no false alarms" may be given—also, that the enemy may nut be signaled os to our ! whereabouts. ' ■ 1 Time—atidn’ght. Place—tent,'No. 11, Wellshoro street. - No. 1 wakes up; and .turning over, observes ; “Thore,.No. 2, I’ve caught yon snoring." •• ■ “Iguoss not," yawns No. 2, “I heYer.-’heard tiiysotf snore in my lifij.”' ' , “Well, that was decidedly a nasal sound," todiarks No. 3. . ' “I’ll.testify that it was an infraction op the 4fli section 1 of ah act to keep good ordeY intent No’; 11," ptiti V«V>.‘ 4. ' ‘ “¥es," shysNoVl, “itmtr.wa* an illegal note bn'the olfactnry organs." ■ " ' ' ‘•Look out," 1 retorts -No,''2', "don’t VOo elll We iitt Factory; I’m not; tii he snubbed thus- Vitli impuliity ; call me’ Such-names'- again' ttt ymir peril." ' 11 ;’' ' ' ■ ■ Aftei 1 a'Hearty lailgh, “Mdrpheu*" hustled us-off to that land from which 'we; hats’ 16 re turf, earlier* than 6 o’clock* in-Mifl buirning. ’ Wiiat we are going to’tlo—'if and when, or where, is something of which I' am enable - to inform you.' - 1 ' Subject to orders, we are supposed to do only what we art told, and ask- no questions. Ru ’mors are plenty, biit anyToundhtion fur them, is a very-scarce thing. | • >L 9. W, Ilos. ScHLTtER-IOoLKAX ON. GENERAL FrE -iioirr.-—Among-those, when have come out pub licly in .defchco-. of Gen.; Juutt. O, F eeUont is the II«n. ScHBYiiEB CuLeas, M. Ci-from Judi ana. lie cnncludos by - saying timt-all the charges against the General cannot impair the -following; facts:•.. • - 1 , y . That hth vd the spites manlike fores : ght while in ilorope, at the-very jcummenceinnnt.of the .war,.tp ; urge.that,,.he might purcbase.loo,ooo rifles anddOO rif)ed .cannon at peace prices— that hqdbi,buy,.,with the meagre means at his command, rifles at $l3 l for which $2O are now •paid..and sabres at $3, now seling at $6, ~ That his, abused hotly guard gate‘.ns, at •Spritigjie.ld, the most brilliant stroke,of the war up to this tioie. ’ - . I / “ That bie. soldiers, whp, if they had believed the charges ’against ,hjni must* have despised him, retained, enthusiastic confidence in him ,;ta the last ■ ,i‘ .;. ..'Jfbat be leftjiia,qTroy further. South on.'the second of November, than, any other army pf tbe Union. ' ' . Thal.it, .was headed ,in the right direction southward—fi?ak to Vrliip or dispersb Prioe’s army before it ctiufd be re-infofced. and tben to march’ toward Memphis.' !■ ■ ; ‘ • ' “ ‘Thanh* left Slissourl/ h&t lutely so ravaged "hy tt'bel'fisings.-'hiore tranquil -than' Western Virgiha or Kentucky, and every railroad rm>- hing-itsenlireexteht. ■ ‘ ’-■•» The Ksw ’Sesatob.—Hopv Gar rett Davis bos been elected United States Sen ator by the Legislature of Kentucky, by avote of 84 to 12, to fill. out the unexpired tern) of the traitor John C. Breckinridge. Xhe.term ootpmenceil March 4th,. IBGI. Mr. D.ivis has frequently ;ljeen ,a member of the Douse of .Representatives, and is a man of ability: He is understood to.be an unconditional Union'man. _Tpe Gallant Colonel Corcoran.— lt is un derstood, that although Government lAwdom ‘ipenoed the. exchange of prisoners, it will hard ly. b"e possible fo rescue this brave officer from the death tb which be is hastening, it being asserted, among his friends, that bis predis position to consumption, aided by incarceration in a not healthy jail, are tending rapidly to a define which must ere long prove fatal. V" Eenort of the Secretary of War. The report of the Secretary of War states thelnomberof men now in-the field at 000,971,, of itlinm 20,334 are regulars. Of the vulun te'ett'ss&2oB infantry ; 54.554 cavalry; 20,380; artillery, and 8,295 rifles and sharpshooters. The'Secretary states "that thTs InirrißfiffiTorffß Coulckliave easily...been swollen to a piillion, If'lhe&gf/vernment-’ had,, not .restricted. etuisl ments when it_ became evident that the num ber of men authorized by Congresswas already exceeded. Mr. Cameron rightly remarks upon this-fnetas-evidence of the-wonderful strength of popular? institutions; whjpre.* every .man has an uitaiesi in’therguvetnibent,' '''V * ,J,: against .the United over,, an area of 733,144 square miles, possessing a, coqst line of 3,823 mUes,-and an interior boun dary.’ line-of 7,031 miles., , ; la regard,to arms, the Secretary, states that, the, Springfield;.armory, rpade in October 0,- 900. muskets, and w&lmako this mouth; 10,000. Its,machinery lips heen so far;inoreased that it can turn out 200.000 riflodanuskets next year. Tffoduiltion dollars have been sent abroad to purchase arms; and{opr.otectthe government. ngnipsMhe extortionsof individuals, tjie collec-. tore of customs have ordeiis to. take possession of all arms and munitions. 1 which may. be-im pnrwd. - • > .The- Secretary asks,a reformation ef the mi litia-system of-the United -fStatescalls for im mediate attention to our lake and sea coast de fences ; and urges'an increase in the, number of cadets at West Point, pile promises contin ued attention to the health; and-.cdmfort of the troops.; recommend* for the volunteers a sys tem of promotion by merit alone; urges the consolidation of |the reguljar, with, the .volun teer army into-one.,,“QpandpArmy, of "the Union.” , -I He urges the repeal of Ihe law discharging, minors;- recommends the) laying of, a double track railroad between Washington and'An-: ; napolia Junction-; also the 'fiying ,qf a track through,-Washington to, oupucct with tho Vir ginia railroad ; and notes the.- establishment of eight hundred and fifty-seven miles, of military •telegraph. ' - : The Secretary then rccobimenda that tho pa iionlil capital'shoqld-be placed more remote than at-present from the influence of state gov ernments which have arrayed themselves in rebellion against the federal -.-authority. - To this end the limits of Vrrjy|mmight be so altered as to, make her bouwHfies consist of the Blue Ridge in the' easlt and Pennsylvania in the north, leaving those on the south and west as at present. By this arrangement i two counties of Maryland (Washington and Alle ghany) would be transferred to Virginia. : All that-portion of Virginia 'between the Blue Ridge and Chesapeake BaJ could then be added to' Maryland ; while the peninsula now .held jointly by Maryland and Virginia (live Eastern | Shore) could be incorporated in the oStata of Delaware. ; • | It has become a grave question for determina tion, _\vhat shall be dune with the slaves abandon ed by their owneraon’the advance d! out troops into Southern territory as in the Beaufort dis trict of South Carolina,)' .The wholt£ vfhite population therein is sixj-thousaad, while] the number of negroes exceed? thirty-two thousand. The panic which drove their masters in wild confusion from theiHiumis, leaves them in un disputed possession of the soil. Shall they, armed by their masters, be placed in the field to fight against us; or shall tlieir labor be;con tinuallv employed in producing the means for supporting the armies of |the rebellion ? 1 The war into'which this OovefninentJ has been'forced by rebellious; traitors, is carried on for the : purpose of ’repoisossing the property violently and treacherously selied upoii by'the enemies of the Government,-ond to re-establish the authority and laws of the United States-in the'places where'it is opposed or overthrown liy insurrection’ Tts-pur pose is to’recover and 1 Befebd what is JUstly its own. 1 ■ 1 '■ ‘ War, even bejtween iiidSpehdent nations is made to. subdue-the 'enemy. and all that be longs to the'enefny, by'Occupying the hostile country, and exercising doiuiiiion' o'ver nil the fceu and things within its lefritiify. '■ This be ing 1 true In respect'to i/idejienddn't nations at war with'each other, it follow's that rebels jwbo rife laboring by force of, arms' tu overthrow a Of) verb men t, justly brin^ - upon themselves all the consequences of war, and provoke the ded trudtion merited by'the ivurst of crimes. That Government would be false to national trust, aniFwould justly excite the ridicule of tbe civi f.zeo world, that would abstain from the use of any "efficient means lb preserve its own exist-, ence, or to 'overcome d fobelliori or traitorous enemy, by'sparing dr protecting 1 the property of those,who are imaging waragainst it. 'The principal Wealth and' power-of the rebel Slates is a peculiar spetiies of property, con sisting of the service hr tabor of African slaves, or the descendants of Africans. This property has'been variriusly estimated (it the Value of from-$700,000,000 to $l,000;000fi60. ■ ‘..Why should tills property be exempt from • the 'hazards and consequences of a rebellious ylrar;?' i - b ■ ' It' was the boast of the loader of rebellion, While he yet bad 1 a seat in the. Senate 61 'the United States, that the Southern ’States ‘would be comparatively ‘safe andfree froih' tbe bbrdens of war, if it sKciuld be-brought oh by tile contemplated rebellion, and'that'buast'was acoom partied by tfih shva'gd thteat’fbat “ Nor tbefn towna-aml cities .would become ;the.vic tims of rapine-nod. military spoil," and that ‘“Northern men.ihould smell Southern gun powder’and-feel. "Southern.-steel." No one doubts tbe disposition af the rebels to carry tbatlhreat into into execution. -. The wealth of -Northern ' (owns- and-' .cities, the. produce ,of Northern fa rims,: Northern . .workshops and manufactories, would certainly he seized, des troyed, or appropriated as .military spoil.- No property in the North; would-.ho, spared from the hands of tbe.rebels;itnd thoif rapine would be'defended uode.r the; laws of war. While (he Loyal Status thus have ail their property and possessions at stake, are the ipsurgent rebels tu harry on warfare;against the. government in peace and security to their own property ? . .Reason and justice and self preservation, for bid that, such should, be tbe policy of. this Government, but demand, ..on the contrary, that-being forded-by traitors, and rebels to the extremity of war, oil. the rights and powers of .war .'should be exereisod: tu bring it to a speedy and, ' - 1 , . , Those who make war against the Govern- ! ment justly forfeit ail.rights of property, prop erty, privilege,; or security.deriyed from the • Constitution and laws, against which they are in armed rebellion; end as the labor and ser- 1 vice of their slavea.consdtute.the chief property of the rebels, such property should share the common fate of war to which they have devo ted ;the property of loyal.uitiseos, I (White it i* plain that the slave property of ■ the,South is justly subjected to dll the conse quence* of this rebellious war, and that the ’ Giivernifnent would be untrue to its trust in not .employing nil .the rJgbtjL.»nd powers'of war to bring it to a speedy close, the details of the, ■ plon-for-doing BOj-RkraH-tither -militarr me*' sures, must in a great degree, be left to be de terminetl by popular >?igdnc|.es. The dispo sition of other property belonging to the rebels that becomes subject to our arms is governed by the circumstances of: the case. The Gov .erpment has no, power to bpJd. slaves, nqng. to restrain a slave of his liberty, or to exact his service. ’lt has -aj right however, to use the .vobuitaty. service, aL.slaves -liberated. by..wax from their rebel masters, like any other prop erty of the’rebels," in- whatever mode maybe most efficient for, the. defence of the Govern ment, the prosecution, of the war, and the sup-, pfsssion of the rebellion. It is clearly a right ! of the Government.to nrm slaves, when it may become necessary,-as it is to-use gunpowder taken-frpm, the enemy. Whether it is expedi ent to do so is purely a military question. The right is unquestionable by the laws of war. The expediency must be determined by cir cumstances, keeping in view the great object of overcoming the rebels, re-establishing the laws, and restoring peace to'the nation. , It is vain and idle,for the Government to carry on this war, or hope to maintain its ex istence against rebellious force, without em ploying all the rights and powers of war. As has has been said, the right to deprive the reb els of their property in-slaves and slave labor, is; as clear -and absolute, os >he right, to take forage from the field,'or cotton from the ware house, of powder and arms from the magazine. To leave the enemy in the possession of such property as forage, and cotton and military ■ stores, and the means of constantly reprndu ! cing them, would be madness. It is therefore, equal madness to leave them in peaceful and secure possession of slave property, more valu able and efficient to them for par, than forage, • cotton, and military stores. Such .policy would, 1 be national suicide. What to do with that spe cies of property, is a question that time .and circumstance will solve, and need not be an ticipated farther than to repeat that they can not be held by the. Government as slaves. It would be useless to keep them ns prisoners of war: and self-preservation, the highest duty of a. Government, or of individuals, demands that they should be disposed of or employed in the ’ most effective mandertbat will tend most speed ily to suppress the insurrection and restore, the authority of the Government. If it shall be found that the men who bare been held by the rebels ns slaves ate capable of- bearing arms aind performing efficient military service, it is the right, and may become the duty, of the Government to arm and equip them, and em ploy their services against the rebels, under proper military regulation, discipline, and com mand. 1 ‘ Bat in whatever' tnhnner they may be used By five GoveVnlnent,.itjs plain that, once libera ted by the rebellions acts of their masters, they should never again be restored to bondage. By their master’s treason and rebellion he forfeit* dll right to the labor and service of his slave { and the slave of the rebellious master, by hi* service by the Government, te oraes justly enti tled to freedom and protection. 1 Jhe dispositinn to be made of the slaves of rebels, after the eldse of the war, can ba safely left to the wisdom and patriotism of Congress. The Representatives of the People will unques tionably secure to the loyal slaveholders every right to which they are entitled nnder the Con-' stitulion of the country. THE AMENDED PASSAGE, ; It is already a grave question what" shall be done with the slaves who are abandoned by their owners on the advance of our troops into southern, territory,.as at Beaufort district, in South Carolina,, The number "left within our control at that point is very considerable, and similar case? will.probably 'occur,. What shall jbe, done with them ?. ,Can,we afford ,to send ihew forward to their masters, to be, by them armed against us, or used in introducing sup plies, to rebellion? Their .labor may hie useful Jto ua‘; withheld from the enemy, it lessens his miltnry resources; and withholding them has no tendency to induce the,horrors of insurrec tion even in the rebel communities. They con stitute. a, military resource, and being such, that they should not be turned over to tbe ene my is too plain to discuss. Why deprive him of supplies by a blockade, and voluntarily give jbim men to produce supplies ? The disposition to be made of the slaves, of rebels after the jelose of- the war can ,be .safely left to \he wis- Idmn and patriotism of-Congress. The repre sentatives of the people will unquestionably, secure to the loyal slaveholders every right to which they are entitled under the. Constitution of Ihecountry. ' Sibok Cameron, 1 "‘ i " ' ' , Secretary of "War. STOP!! STOP!!! AT THE BEE HIVE! •! After an absence of nearly two weeks in the East ern Markets, the undersigned has again returned 'home wih amagnificentand carefully selected ptockof ' NEW'AND FASHIONABLE GOODS\ jail of which have been bought for CASH, and will jbe sold at - • . --7 Unprecedented Low Prices, ’ jot which the’following small catalogue will convey some fliglit lilca. ' FIFTBES BUNCHED Yards Bed Wool Flannel Sonly 16 cents. ....... . , I. TII It EE THOUSAND Yards Double-fold Paramette iall shades of color only 13 cents.' FOUR THOUSAND Yard 3 Magnificent Faney 'Dress Hoods at'ls, 1- and 6d, and 2s—worth doable ilhe money. FIVE THOUSAND Dollars-worth of superb col ored and Black Dress Silks newest .designs at prices ,to suit the closest buyers. “ - Ottoman .Cloth, all wool Repps, Plain and Paris jfignred Merinos Velons Imperatrico of tbe mostrs •chere styles. - - ... Woolen Shawls ip endless variety. , , ! , Rrogbe hong Shawls all wool and-silk, snch as for merly sold for 10 and 20 dollars, wo now offer for <4 and 0 dollars. Cloaks, Cloaks, We havo recently received in con signment from a first class Manufacturing Dense in Broadway, on immense lot of stylish cloak,,'varying io price from 1J to 25 dollars, which wo shall sell at a slight advance above cost of manubetnre. Lyons Silk Velvet, blank and colored. French Broodcloth;. plain land ribbed. English Beavers, Cloths, Cassimeres and Vestings, to suit the most fas tidious. . . M:xx.x.irTEß-y goods of every description, wholeiaU and retail,' in factev. erylhing usually kepfina- , FIRST CLASS'DRY GOODS EO.JJSE^ Remember that we do all wc advertise,. . Call and get the facts in evidence of our Assertion .t 1 DOEiMAUL’S BEE HIVE, t ■ ’ Holden’s Bloek. ’ Elmira, Nov. 20, 1861. apr. 17-la6. FLIES 1, FLIES 1 FLIES I—Fly-Stone, or Cobalt, for poisoning files—also FLY-PAPER, or EXTERMINATOR, price six cent per paper. Fop iials at Itors DIUTO STOKE, WEI4SBORO BOOK sJo^ THE subscriber, having forehand of » Smith; his interest in the Book and sdr *• Business, would respectfully inform tho bhW: desire to keep ' Ut •< lit A. GENERAL *?SwS XtOn AND BOOK STORE, ** whore he will furnish, AT THE OLD STAND, in the Post Office Building, (or by’oail) all THE NEW TORE DAILIES at the publisher* prices. He will olio keeep (l u. all tho Literary Weeklies, and *’*• TM Honthly Magazlnet, Including Harper’s, the:'Atlantic, Qodey’s, Knickerbocker, Continental Ac., Ac. ' Also, will bo kept constantly on hand, a . ’ “sk repository or CLASSICAL, HISTORICAL, POangu SCHOOL AND. MISCELLANEOUS Books Blank Book*, Paper Bu||ta SHEET itVSIC, PICTURES, maps,*. Orders for Binding .Books. The work exseaUd k>« any taste, and on the lowest possible terms. Jw? lar attention wjll also begiten (o SPECIAL OROJu for any thing comprehended in the trads, ** One Thousand. Volume* of tbs Latest BdiUsass) J SCHOOH BOOKS. Parents, Teachers and Scholars, arc invited h*| and examine this large assortment of Scbosl Iwh, in which may be found everything in ass is ds schools of the County. . Readers. —Sanders’entire soties, ForUfi Sergeant's, Town’s and Willson’s Readers, .SpklliK* Books. —Sanders’, Webster* is. Arithmetics. — Greenlear*, Baries', Steddtefi Colburn’s Ac. GniwuxßS. —Brown’s, Kenyon’s, Smith's it. ' Geographies. —Mitchell’s, Warreo’s, CellesiK Dairies’ Legendre, Algebra, Sorreying is. Slates of all kinds and sixes. Copy Books, Steel fens. Paper of all kinds. Latin, German, French and Greek Text Becks; a -band and purchased to order. Watches, Jewelry, Picture Frames, Fifes ingi, Christmas Toys, Fancy Articles, Mif, Bs. tares Ac. All orders promptly attended te. 27,1861. J. F. BOBKBOI, BULLARD & CO., AEB NOW FULL BLAST! A X the old Store B. B. SMITH, THREE DOORS BELOIT nil ■■ ; i WELUpOBO BOTH, WITH A FULL STOOK ,—or— DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, V j>ga County* Pa., btlfig the one part thereof, subjcctto the widow's dewsri j|j/ uf said!, estate that will fie equivalent i» J* Interest, can be severed /Void remaining six part,. For further *n,|jfd* of Frank Smith, Attorney afi Law, Twy> Vj,- Connty, Pa., who is anthontod gjjtf. Bellefonte, Centre Co. Pa., Deo. Hi I? 1 * 1 ' E STRAP—Came into the •"'Wgj!j*, f soriber on or about the fifth of grey mare, quite old, and a little IMP* •• yl tsr|* The owner Is requested to come and take her away or she will bedj'PJ* , p ( jvtf* to law. 6 ilWdUbnry Center, Dee. 18, 1881. I H