for tbeir devo'hm to the■ -,m of liberty, the
people of the north'are lit. dj-pii by the exam
ple of those illustrious mi gi to the cause of
liberty, and also by the j ;j|e to avenge the
death of- those men. - - y
"‘Fourth, The rebela.a^ael :il ,TUh the universal
; detestation of the
which they have gent to tf courts of the "old
world," have been v|jjh' cofdnesi and
contempt. It' moat.be' she .king-to their pride
'to meet with euoh cold rei ptlpns, where they
'expected a hearty welobrai| Ifheir reasons for
•seeding, were sounreseoi Kite and contempt!--
■ Lie, as to excite the ridiculA'ilpd disgust of ev
■ ery sober minded person ®e globe. Baton
the other band,, the people: (|i tba north meet
with the approbation of all: Iperty-loving pen
pie, because they artvabouf; Ididecide a queston
la which the world is iutereiiej. That is wheth
er a Republican form of goiife&nient can exist
or notr-whether thqse Unite!‘States are to be
free and, independent, or foieyer polluted with
the bane of'slavery. ■■ ; ./jj -M.J. G.
from the 67th Pennsylv ifla Regiment.
CCJIBSatiKD I Sbino, Vi., 1
. 12,1862. J
Fbiekp Agitator.—lt trVitlbe a week to
xnorow, since in the general, movement
of the grand army of .the Pul .-'tfiac, our division,
under thevcommand of Sen, ijsawey, reached
this place. The day we reaq'jp, here, was wet
and unpleasant, but since the tl(imo the weath
er has been remarkably fine; excepting one or
two days, which were too iwaflaffor comfort.
1 , Our regiment has been dew ilitd to guard this
point for n time, and tbe balm 0$ of the*division
. has advanced some ten-miles, This is a beau
' tiful spot oh the banks of the Pflinunkey; The
’ river is olive with boats. , Ifjire constantly
passing with all. kinds of j irtres and equip
ments for the army. Wo hi yx however, but
little to do, and timedrag( : hit \j|l)y. The rest,
is, nevertheless; very
They were nearly exhausted 4 labor
at Yorktown, and the subsiqp )is march to this
place. J ,' 1 I •'
. On the afternoon of the fl i.tafter the evac
uation of Yorktown, we took'lJi® road leading
to Richmond, hi pursuit. It a be-s/utjful
Sabbath day, and thesaorej h/Iya wliioh should
havo been spent in exerciser -of; devotion, no
cessity required them to he de;„a|sd, fa a maroh.
We advanced about five miles,' hpl stopped for;
tbenight/ We spread, down liujf blankets on
the ground, and with the hrpi<E bright heav
ens for a covering, we wcre.sut iij|folde'd in the
arms of Morpheus. It.cqriime i®d, to rain in
the night, and continued Wo rtuig the greater
part of the next day. This; m*j)|'our advance
difficult. Such a depth of mhlijos we passed
through, can bo seen only in state of Vir
ginia. We waded on through; ;ipjd many pla
ces to the knees. We copi/ f ‘l|iertr constant
booming of artillery, and intu yjgnt vullejs of
musketry. .This told that tliert sAs jwartn work
ahead, Wheh within about'fu r yokes of.Wili
lamsburg, we were met by Cap .potter, one of
Gen Jameson’s aids, and were 1 ’jaered to un
eling our knapsacks and pptcS. Si guard over
them. This.was soon done, at £&ff went our
brigade on double quick. Thri igh such mud
as I saw Lahore, they- dj .it
for nearly four miles. As they’ bat
tle field, they raised such shook, |snd yells as
made the woods ring,- and ;thi| really decided
the day. The rebels, I guess, ih'iqght the gates
of pandemonium were unbarred jatd legions of.
demons were issuing forth to fo them be
, fore their time. At last thaT-th ;flght that the
main body of , our army had am -e'|, and would
sweep in upon them like nntava rthebe; hence,
they-thought it discreet, ans at fife sumo time,
consisteiit with true valor, Jo re life jn to th,eir
.redoubts. This they according! rigid. It im
' pressed our men with the aam< -conviction.—
They were wellnigh' exhausted j ;s||i lohg- and
hard fighting, but the assuranoe.fbjt reinforce
ments in large numbers bad qbnijito their aid,
inspired them with fresh efierrijlj and ' they
poured a galling fire dn the retreating foe. It
is the united testimony of hot;*-'Jriende and
foes, that it wak the tremendous' §ells qi the
first brigade, second division, and gjhird corps
of the army of tbe Potomac, thot gurned the
hard fought battle of the sth. of j©y, at Fort
McGraoder, into a glorious victory-df the fed*
eral army. ;
There was no fighting after we came up, ex
cept by the artillery. The 1 ' rebels continued .to
throw shot and shell within fun pie Sant prox
imity to our brigade. They fell Everywhere
around US, find throwed up th> dlrt'an many of
our faces. One came very near, tie head, of
Lieut. Col. Woods, but.thankj to thb guardian
care of a kind - Providence,- not ‘a ipan|ln our hri-'
gade was killed, and but one, of-company B,
57th regiment, hurt. He wtts hit otlthe leg by
a bounding cannon ball, which f?ave|him a se
vere bruise, hut its force was soi Vr ||>ne that it
did not seriously injure him. ;, |
What a'night-we spent on_tbfi jiad of car- -
nage and death I I never eiparieoeeif anything
-like it beforehand hope I never «hallljiereafter.
We were all very much touted- Ijiy&iie rapid
march, and our clothes were coni
ted with rqin ; our overcoats anb. biSikets had
generally been left where 'the. bad
been unslung. ' We had tp remain j|till, and
tbq night becoming cold, we were chilled
through. It was some considerablegtime be
fore we were permitted to build fires.s.
Our surroundings contributed, larjwjy to the '
discomforts of our .situation. Matffi of tbe
wounded wbi-e still, in the‘woods wife re they
bad fallen, and tbeir groans;werebear|rending.
They could'not be found in' the darkßess, and ,
there they lay fur the night, in the |uid and
wet, with thdlf wounds undressed,’ Igjp'dreds,
.who had been-gathered off front the field of
battle, lay together in the woodcj 'win 1 only a
blanket for bed,and covering, ‘.'he,surgeon's
had dressed their wqunds', and dor o qv»y thing
circumstartees would permit, fur tUqir Jomfort;
but still their condition was wret/hecS, Their
' moans and lamentations were dreadfuFto hear.
Many of them were calling pitesu»fc for a |
drink of water, but no water could bp'had.—
Taking it all in all, It was an awful.night.
.Next morning, bar brigade was first to
enter Fort McGruder and Winiamahqi&, which
tbq rebels bad evacuated in a panic dicing ,tbe .
night. ' /JV,-
There were over two thousand in ki|taiJ and
wounded on our side.. The lose of th|’rebels
was aboiff the same. Kearney’s divisgin suf
fered the most—hence we |he rear
ns reserves.' j. ‘ f 1 ,■ '
I had intended, whan I corpmenoed Writing,
to give you a description of the battle field, as,
it presented itself to me’ as I passed Qv|r it the
next morning, but tbe scene is too .humble,
and I will not pain yoiir readers with s£•-
- We do not expect to remain here manE daye;
we may be ordered on at any 1 time, to.jap u«r
brigade. We hope ip enjoy-the satisfiefion of
seeing Richmond before many days pru.sfhy. ' T
might write 0 great many things, but I,mi 11 nut
weary j-tn, '* - W. T, . :
’-r si;
Republican County Convention.
Tioga, Mat 19,1862.
In pursuance of a call .issued by. the: Chair
man, the Republican County Committee met at
Smith’s Hotel this afternoon, and passed the
following preamble and resolution : •
■ Whereas, dissatisfaction has been expressed
to ns by many citizens of tbo Cuunty, with the
system of nominating officers, as enunciated by
the last Republican County Convention which
did away with the “old delegate system/’ and
-authorized the election of candidates to be sup
ported at the ensuing election, and whereas,
many inconveniences may arise from thb new
•system, therefore be it - 1
Resolved, that the -Republican Electors of
Tioga County are requested to meet in the sev
eral districts, nt the hsual place of holding
elections, on Saturday the7th day of June next,
and that they elect two delegates to represent
such districts, in a Convention to be bbld nt
WeJluhorn, on Monday evening, the 9th flay of
June, next, to consider the propriety of jresto
ring the delegate system, or retaining the pres
ent one, and for the purpose of electing Repre
sentative and Senatorial delegates to the State
Convention which meets at Harrisburg, oh the
17lh day of July next, and to transabt: sm-h
other business as may bo brought beforp tbe
Convention. 1
B®* We publish elsewhere from lost week’s
Banner the correspondence which passed re
cently between the Rephblicen County Com
mittee and a committee calling itself the Union
County Committee. It is needless to say that
we end irse most fully both in spirit and in let
ter, the manly, straight-forward and patriotic
reply of Mr. Elliott tbe Chairman of the Re
publican Committee. In a proposition coming
from a minority party there certainly ougblj to
be no ambiguous phrases, but on the contrary
every word ought to be open and explicit. Di
plomacy is ono of tbe political sciences and
has a language of\its own, but it bos never
yet made oil and water Imix by calling these
ingredients by other names. - The Vailanding
ham Pro-Slavery Democratic Address signed
by eleven Members of Congress Announced that
they were for the “ Constitution as it is, and
the robin as if was,” and the “ Union” party
here use the same language without explana
tion and ask to unite with-Republicans 1
The Republican voters of this county are
called to meet together at usual place of bold
ing elections in each district on Saturday next,
for the purpose of choosing delegates to a Coun
ty Contention to he held ib the Court Ilouae in -THE war HEWS,
this Borough on the Monday evening following. During a tremendous thunder-storm on Sat
The object of such Convention is explicitly sot arday, about 1 o’- lock in the afternoon, the en
forth in the caßof-the County Committee to be emy made a bold effort with greatly superior
for the purpose of rejecting or retaining the mfmhers to turn the right ftank of iheDnion
system adopted at Tioga last autumn. Uepra. army, which was on the Richmond aide of the
sentntions have been made to the Committee Chickahominy, not for from the river. Gen.
that the new system is distasteful to the gpuple— Casey’s division, forming the first lino of pur
that there is too much machinery about it—and advance, received the attack, and, in'the words
that under its’workings men entirely inimical of the dispatch "gave way unaccountably and
to Republican principles might be nominated; disunitedly.” This created confusion, of course,
A correspondent in Ward, whose letter appear*!, and the guns, and baggage were lost. At this
elsewhere, asks us to state the objections offered , juncture Gen. Heimxelman brought up their
to the new system and requests us,to print thej[ divisions, when a furious battle raged, with no
resolution of the Convention which adopted it. jj further advantage to us than bolding the enemy
We were not present at the meeting of the 1 in check." As soon ah possible, the divisions of
County Committee and cannot give all therea. . Gen. Sedwick and Gen. Richardson were passed
sons urged ngkinst it. We have given only a over rhe river, and drove the enemy back .With
few which we have heard urged by men who the bayonet, literally covering the ground with
cling to the old -system. The Resolution re- h is dead., Thus ended the work of iuurday.
ferred to I.y “ Observer” is as follows: Yesterday morning the. enemy undertook the
Jtriolerd, That ‘‘the practice whioh seems to hav* , - , •
grown up in this county for.the last ten years, of-por- lna ß er B S aln , were everywhere repulsed,
sons selecting themselves for office, advertising their One of their Generals (Pettigrew) and a Cul
nuuics to the public” through the county,papers u , , v i -
candidates, is of itsslf right and proper; but that one named Lung were taken prisoners. Gen.
•■>he pi-aoii,K of traveling over the -minty,in ell di- McClellan says our loss Is heavy, whilethat of
THE AqiTATOR,'
HUGH YOUNG, EDITOR * PROPRIETOR.
WEEtSBOnOCGH, PA.j “ '
-WEDNESDAY MORNING, J ONE 14. 1852.
STATE CONVENTION.
THE PEOPLE OP PENNSYLVANIA, who dfcsire
cordially to unite in Buftaluizig tbe Kationai Admin
istratiimln lu patriotic efforts te.roppreei a sectional
end unholy reboDion Agftinft tbe Utyty of-lhe Repub
lic/and irbo desire to rapport, by every power of .the
Government, one hundred thousand heroic brethren
in arras, braving disease and tbo perils of tbe field to
preserve tbe Onion of our' Father*,. are .-requested
select tbo number of 'Delegates «qual to the Legisla
tive Representation ol tbe State, at such ticbes and in
each manner as will ba*t respond to thp spirit of lbi»
call, to meet in State Convention at Harrisburg, on
THURSDAY, tbe Seventeenth Day of July next, at
eleven oVlock, on sold day to nominate Candidates
for tbo offices of Auditor General and Surveyor Gene
ral, and to take such' as may bo deemed
necessary to strengthen the Government in ;this -sea
son of common peril to a common country.
A. K. McCLURE/
Chairman People's State Committee.
Oeo. W. lUukieblt. J Secretaries
- Jobs M. bcLUTAS, ) ;
The Committee also appointed tbe following
Committees of Vigilance for the coming cam
paign, and they hope that the committees will
see that notices of the above Convention, is du
ly posted up in their several-election districts.
Blots —Wm. Butler. James IT. Guhck. ;
Brookfield— J. W. Fitch, E. K Baker. • 1
Charleston —J. G. Itnrtf, Joel Culver.
Chatham —He Ij. Vun Dusun. Reuben Morre,
Clymi-r —Job Itexford, Henry Steele. ;
Coehojton —Jubn Lewis. G. M. Butler. i
‘Coeimjton Boro —L. B_ Smith, S. S. Packard. 1
Deerfield— Einmer Bowen, Jere. Stoddard. |
Btlmar —James I, Jackson, George Cuulidge.
Elk —John Maynard. Jebial Bench.
Etklnnd Bora —Joel Park hurst. J. C. Whittaker. -
Ejtnnlnyton —o. W. Forsyth, James Beebe.'
Gaines —H. C. Vermiiyca, J. S. Watrous. ‘
Joekson —S. L. Purmetor, 0, B. Wells.
. Knoxville —J, P. Biles,[Giles Roberts.
Lawrence —Charles Baker, Joseph Guile.
Lawrence Boro —J. W. Hyon. Charles Beebe.
Liberty —C. F. Veil, Robert C. Cox, i
Jlainsbartf —John ‘Fox, {Ahaz Robbins, Jr. .
M infield —J. M. Phelps, A. J. Russ.
hfiddlebnry —G. P. Card, A. C. Cnie,
Morris —\V. W, Babb, James Duane.
Kelson —Enoch Blackwell. Henry Baxter.
Ooceola —Daniel Coates, Morgan Seeley.
Bichnwnd —\V. C. Ripley, A. M. Spencer.
Rutland- —G. W. Van Allen. Joel Rose. ' ,
Shijipen —E. Grinnoll, 11. Broughton.
Sullivan —Allen Rockwell, Lolayotte Gray.
Tioga —John Dailoy. D. I. Aiken.
Tioga Boro —D. B. Loweli, Lewie Daggett,
Union —Anson Dana, Ambrose Barker.
Hard—J. J. Denmark, Peter Cameron.
I Vtllsboro —John R, Bowen, H, W. Williams.
Westfield —J. K. Sayles, David Cloos.
On motion £he Committee adjourned to meet
at Wellsboro on Monday afternoon July 9,1862,
at E. S. Farr’a Hotel. S. B. Elliott,
Chairman.
THS HEW CONVENTION SYSTEM,
THE fid GA COU Iff Y A Gif Arf OR.
rectiona, begging sod pleading thrfenple to elect del
egates instructed fur ibera; baa became ff nuisance,
and ought to lie'’ abolished; that “the effect of each
a practice ,ie demoralizing, tending to promote bar
gains between the candidates; to provoke strife and
discord, and in the end to place candidates before the
public n - bo are sotnetitiies unworthy 1 tiff public' trust;”
that the people themselves, and not political wire
pullers who take advantage of a bad system to 'pro
mote their own selfish ends, should be allowed to soy
; who their candidates for office-Bbsit- That to res
more these, and other abuses, this 'Convention hereby
abolishes, so far os the County Republican organiza
tion is concerned, the present Convention system, and
that we hereby adopt the following in its stead;
The people of each township and borongb will meet
at theWnal'place of holding elections, and at a cer
tain time agreed upon by the'County Executive Com
mittee as heretofore; and shuil cast each man forhim
self, one vote for the person be desires to be nominated
to any giveh office. - It shall bo the ditty of the Vigi
lance Committees appointed by the County Executive
Committee as heretofore, to constitute themselves as
an election board, to count the votes given fur. each
candidate at the close of tbe election, and to meet at
tbe Court Mouse in Wellsbcrrongh' at four o’clock P.
M. of tbe Friday following such primary. election.
After proper organisation, these committees shall-pro
e-ed to count tbe votes cast for each candidate in the.
several townships and boroughs in tbe county, und
tbe person having the highest number of votes cast
for him shall be declared tbe nominee of tbe. Repub
lican party far that office, and shall receive the hearty
support of all tbe Republicans at the election which
follows.
Jinoleed, That, ns the above system, if properly
carried out will represent more faithfully the wishes
of a majority of tbe people than any other, and, as
it nt once does away with delegates, and political
traffic in any shape, we coil upon all Republicans to
aid us in carrying out Ibis much needed reform.
For ourselves we are deeidedly in fayor of
the system thus set forth find we have faith to
believe that if it be tried in the right spirit the
people will like it. It has been tried for yonrp
in Crawford County, (where it originated, and
in Union, Snyder, and we believe some other
counties with complete success. Let us have a
trial of it for one year and see how it works.
However that is a question for the Convention
and we hope to see it re-affirm tbe work of last
fall. -
In order that the voters at the primary meet
ing next Saturday may act intelligently on the
matter, we will elaborate the new system as we
understand'it.
Ist. The County Committee will select three
voters in each district whose names will be an
nounced with the call fur the nominating Con
vention. These three voters will act as a vigi
lance committee, and also as a board of election
at the primary meetings. One of the three will
act as judge, and the others ns clerks. The
polls should bo kept open from 2 to 6 o’clock
p. m.
2d. In order to do away with- electioneering
the candidates for the several offices should an
nounce their names through the newspapers,
at least three weeks previous to the holding of
the primary elections, and subject to the action
of the party at that time.
3d, After the polls are closed, the board shall
proceed to count the votes that each candidate
has received, and make out the returns accord
ingly, to be certified to by the judge and at
tested by the clerks.
4tb. The board of election or vigilance com"
mittee shall select one of their own number,
from each of the election districts respectively,
who shall meet at the Court House an the Tues
day following the primary meetings atl o’clock
p. in., having the returns and a list of the votes,
and the person having the highest number of
votes for any office shall bo declared the regu
lar nominee of the Republican party,
sth. Any two or more persons having an
equal number of votes for the same office the
judges shall proceed to ballot fur a choice, the
person having ths highest number to be the
nominee.
6th. The Return Judges shall be competent
to reject, by a majority, the returns from any
election district, where there is evidence of
fraud, either in the returns, or otherwise, and
shall reject them where there is evidence of
three or more persons’voting at the primary
meetings who do not heartily endorse the action
of Congress, in the abolishment of slavery in
the District of Columbia, tho. recommendation
of the President for the abolishment of slavery
in the Border States with compensation only to
loyal owners, and all efforts of the Administra
tion to put down this wicked rebellion. Men
who thos believe ought to be allowed to vote
without regard to party names, and none
others.
7tb. The Return Judges shall have power to
appoint-Coaferees—Representative, Senatorial
and Congressional—as may be hereafter re
quired, who shall he recommended to support
the person who may receive the largest number
of votes cast fur that office in this county. They
shall also bare power to elect a County Com
mittee of seven for the ensuing year.
—Such is the new system. There are many
points wherein it is far superior, in our opinion,
to the old one. Let the ConventTpn with this
plan before them do whatever seems best; and
if after a fair discussion the .new plan be re
jected, we shall be satisfied that the 1 people do
not want it.
the enemy most have been enormous. Most ef
oor imen fought nobly, and several splended
bayonet charges were made, the 2d Excelsior
Regiment making.-two. It’appears that the ,
Biehels tried the same gome as at Pittsburg
-Landing,- and witb something like the same re
sult/ Fullingj upon our right with a force of
brobably ten to one. tbey to turn- the.
position, throw oat array into a panic,, which
would give them an easy victory;lt was
doubtless , a most desperate attempt but fortu
nately a.failure. .. . ■ . .
We have' dispatches from Corinth to Satur
day afternoon. On that morning General Pope
marched into the' place, finding nobe but wo
men 'and children to greet him. The Mayor
came out to meet’him, And made a formal sur
render. The Rebels hati carried of everything,
even the letters in tbe Post-Office. They went,
moving westward toward Grand Junction,
Braggholdingthe rearguard with’ 10,000 men.
The people say there were neter more than 60,-
000 men' there at once, and for most of the
time ndt near so njany. They assert that Beau
regard 1 was therein person, ■;
Tbs War News is of the most cheering fcbnr
acter from all quarters. The whole of McClel
lands army stood on Sunday where it could
look into Richmond and is pro bail! y there be
fore this .time. The fight of Saturday was re
sumed on Sunday and theircbels were driven
back two miles and a half with the loss of 1,-
200 in killed and wounded, on(i SOO prisoners.
Our ioss-was 300 in killed and wounded.- i
Northward, Jackson is hard pressed by Fre
mont, who, sided by McDowell if needed, willj
hold, him to a terrible account if hecntches!
him, fur the attrooities of his late pursuit of
Gen. Bafiks.. On Sunday week Gen. Fremont;
was telegraphed to move to Bank’s aid, and in j
two hours bad struck his tents and marched, j
Unincumbered by baggage, trusting to find!
food forhis men in the country he w»s to march
through„be has led his force over mountainous,
and almost impassable roads, and suddenly ap
pears in seven days at Strasburg, after a forced
march o? more thpn a 'hundred miles, in the
real of theeheray. It will be difficult for Jack
eon, whsn they have him in sight, to escape
men whu hare dona so much in the mere hope
of overtaking him.' The news from Richmond
will.hasten both parties, and, if Jackson is not
cut to pieces, he will probably run out of the
S.ienanduah Valley a great deal faster than be
eame into it, with little disposition to boast of
bis exploits while there.
FEOM THE BUCK-TAILS.
Cauc Near Fredericksburg. Va., 1
May. 27, 1802. J
Friend Agitator, —This army is now on the
south side of the Rappahannock,. Our division
came over yesterday, and enuamped in a fine,
oak grove on the farm of a rank - rebel; there
is nut a drop uf loyal blood in hia veins, lie
even refused to sell or give one cents worth of
anything ito the “d d Yankees," and did his
best tu prohibit us from getting water from bis
springs. Such men are respected, and their
properly guarded. This is the hardest pill we
have taken, to respect a man and guurci his
property, when he would plunge the dagger to
our hearts if he had a chance ; but they say we
must win them.back with kindness, which is a
part of war that I don’t believe in, and it is the
opinion of thousands in the army,.to-day, that
this rebellion will never bo .entirely blotted pat,
until more stringent rules are put into opera
tion.
Last-Sunday, While one of the New York
23d, was walking bis beat in Fredericksburg,
be slept u£on a spring of a torpedo wfaicb had
been placed in bis path by the hands oh some
man whose property bo’was guarding, which
exploded and blew up an old house, by setting
fire to a keg of powder, and killed the guard
instantly; ibut the worst was,- as hia comrades
were taking bis mangled form by a bouse where
a woman (not a lady) was standing in thedoor,
she slapped her hands and shouted glory, ahd
said she. wished the whole Yankee nation was
in the same fix. All this, transpires under the
cover of a hundred guns, and within sight- nf
Gen. McDowell's head quarters ; the
old town islands. Such a city ought to be
buried deeper beneath shot and shell, in less
than twenty-four hours, than the walls'of Pal
myra, are, to-day, buried beneath the sands of
the desert 1
Our regiment is now divided into two parts.
Col. Kane has "seceded,” and taken with him
four companies, H, I, C, and G; the latter
company is. Capt. McDonald's. - It was with
deep regret that Capt. 1 McDonald left the regi
ment, and it was with a sad heart that we’bid'
him good bye, for he is loved by all, and one. of
the best fighting men - that old Tioga has ever
sent out; Besides this, Lieht.Gol. Kane, is not
bis friend, 1 and only took-his company, because
a very few of the old Camp'Curtin Buck-tails
were in it. Col. McNeil is very much! opposed
to this division, but is absent sick, and knew
nothing of ic-until the morning Kane left,—i—
Gens. Reynolds; and MoC.all, are also opposed
to it, but Kane has money, and money always
commands political friends. Col. Kane is now
in Gen. Bayard's brigade, in Ord’s division.—
The reason ,we have for this, is, that we are a
rifle regiment, and they have a right to divide
it, in order to have a scouting party in 5 two di
visions. We do not know, whether the division
is permanent, or not. Dr. Humphrey is left
with our partj and is hotter capable of taking
care of the six companies, than-Freeroati is the
other four. ■ ■ 1
We do not know how'long we will stop here,
but our knapsacks are packed, ready to, start
at a moment's warning; but our movements
will depend very much upon the movements
around ns; Gen. Ord, with the most of hia di
vision, left here Sunday, toheljj Banks—also,
Shield’s whole'division of seventeen regiments.
1 tbipk with Ord ond Banks in the front, end
Shields in his’ rear, old- Jackson will find re
treating! not quite so easy.
There are not many loyal men in this partof
Virginia, ,1 have'yet to find even one. Aa we
passed through Fredericksburg, yesterday, we
met with no demonstrations'of joy, except from*
sp.Wiers end northerners, who are .constantly
flocking in -to trade and start business. A few
ladies waved thje'ir whi;o handkerchief, bot we
could see by the intellect that beamedjrom ev
ery eye, that they had not long lived in ths
‘•Sunny South.- Many' of the windows:'were
blinded, but wa.could occasionally see tfashead
of a female through the half drawn cortains.
not venturing In sight, far fear it might dash
her modesty to be seen by a Yankee,
i On this side of the River, the land ie very
good—rye is haadingout.and clover ie in bloom/
This makes good feed fur our horses.,-
It is a common thing to see a train of army
-wagons coma in filled with corn, which we take
from rebels in the country.
/ l tmiet gloße'for want of time.
1 - - ‘ Cot.. Cbockxtt.
,1 . From Nilas’. Company.
-Cahp rfiAR Faumoutii, Va.j May 22,1862.
; Nearly, a-month has passed since our arrival
alt thi* place, and we are still lying "idle with
nothing to beyond an occasional drill no.w
and. then.-but ga*e wistfully upou the, prom
ised land beyond tbe river and speculate upon
the hardships'and dangers we are likely to en
counter. when we are once more upon the move
with oor faces turned southward.
i'The bridges have been repaired, and Rail
Road communication is again opened between
this point and America, via Aquia Creek and
thb Potomac. - ’The people of this benighted
district must be somewhat astonished nt the
enbrgy and enterprise displayed by the hated
Yankees. No sooner do we gain -possession of
a place, than as if by magic stores are opened,
and large stocks of much needed articles are
temptingly displayed, and tbe patronage of the
community respectfully solicited by tbb uni
versal Yankee. As usual, he does not ?top to
consider that he may be running his goods and
mayhap hip neck into danger, should.it be nec
essary to fall back from our position, thereby
withdrawing from him the protection the army
affords. Ho does not, think of that, or if think
ink, heeds it not, for McClellan has said there
shall benostep baokward and he listens and
believes.
We are having glorious weather here, al
though rather warm to be comfortable at hard
, work, but as we have plenty of pure water for
tbatbing purposes, and hut littje to do beyond
lying in the shade-only varying the programme
by >an occasional bout with the swords, you
can imagine our sufferings are light on account
! of the heat. Indeed, were it not fur the Bepa
i ration from friends, and being debarred from
these social privileges which go so far. to make
up what is called life,’ a life in camp could be
1 made quite attractive, as everything which
promises the least amusement is seized upon
with avidity qnd made most of. As an instance I
willjrelate an incident wnich occurred the other
day‘while the regiment was ,on hattallion drill.
It si happened that among the speotatore who
were watching the evolutions, there was a dar
key who appeared to he highly interested in
the different ro vements and it so chanced that
when the regiment came into line of-, battle it
brought him'directly to the front and near the
the qenter, when the Major gave the command
.charge bayonet, forward, double quick. Now
Cuffie seeing* this, began to think he had got
himself into a bad fix and thought it was about
timelhe was getting out of that.. Acting upon
this he turned and set off at a reasonable speed.
Seeing this, the hoys.iccrea ed their speed and
jbroki into a yell that raised the wool on Cuff’s
head land started him at break neck speed. It
was fijn amusing scene for a disinterested spec
tator,! but I suppose the-darkey thought differ
ent. He ran like a frightened deer With his
face upon which was depicted .deadly fear)
turned h.rck upon Ids shoulder, and an arm
stretched out imploringly towards the men
wjiomi he thought were about to make mince
meat j)f him. It was some time before a com
mand could be given and order restored ns the
Boys .Were convulsed with laughter at the dar
darkey’s frightened appearance. I’ve an idea
that hs experienced considerable relief as be
entered the woods which border upon the pa
rade ground and would wager a email amount
that ho made the best time on'record.
Thejlnyinoihles, Capt. Carl, of the fith-Regt.
are encamped about a mile from us. J have
seen a number of them »nd they report all
well nk Usual at their camp. The band at
tached; to their Regt. paid a visit to our camp
the other eveniog and gave us an unexpected
treat in the ’ shape, of a number of pieces of
music played in their best style. It will cause
no wonder to. know that they have the reputa
tion of being the best band in the corps wh- n
it i» known that our fellow townsman, Job Wot
morPj is one,of the principal musicians.
We’ receive the morning papers id the after
noon of the s tme day they are issued. The la
test news-is pagerly sought after, and when fa
vorable for us it is by none hailed with greater
joy than hy-tha soldiers, in camp., -We begin
to tiling the end is not far distant. As I write,
wo have news that a portion of.the Federal ar- ,
my is within eight miles of Richmond, and that
the Rebels are slowly falling back before the
advance of McClellan.’ We have just received
orders tpjhavq fifty rounds of cartridges and
three days rations In our haversacks. This
looks like ft move and you need not he sur
prised to hear of a battle near Fredericksburg
,at any moment. There is known to be quite
a strong force of Rebels near here, and when
the proper time comes, there will certainly be
a fight or a font race. Should, anything.inter
esting occur you will be duly Informed (rebel,
bullets permitting) by . a*. Sojes Bor. .
Correspondence between the Union on's Ee-
publican Committees.
Weulsburo, May 17, 1862.
At a meeting of the Onion Standing Com
mittee of the county,-held this day fn Wellabo
ro, the following resolution was adopted;
Whereas, it seems to be the manifest desire
of- the true Union men pf the loyal States, that
old political organizations and past And defunct
issues shall be laid aside,- at least for the pres
ent, and that all union-men of whatever party
shall come together-upon the broad platform
of the maintenance of the Constitution, as it is
and the restoration of the Onion, as it was;
therefore, he it
Reached ; That in order that there .maybe
but one ticket presented to the union-men of
the county at the coming election, we .will
units witH lhe republican committee in ending
a Joint Union Convention, for the purpose of
nominating county officers, a state senator and
congressman,, upon any fair basis which they
may suggest, or which they may agree upon,
by a committee of conference appointed by the
respective committees, and that we do offer to
join them in sending delegates to the People’s
State Convention to be held at- Harrisburg on
the 17th pf July next; and that wo appoint
M. N. Ai.'le!.v a committee-to present the ac
tion of this committee to the republicnn'com
raitteo, and receive .whatever-answer they may
thick proper to make.
I, - jxrrißsoK Harrison,
• - • - . Chairman.
M. F. Esuott, Secretary.
.1 May 10,1562. . ‘
To the Republican Co. Committee-,.
Oekttxkes UTnetosed is a dopy oHhe action
of the Union Standing Commutes 0 f
ty, relative to a union with ,00
tbs enclosed resolution. As the co •
pointed to confer with yon, I shall h
any communication from y nu ; n ,
proposition which the Union Com m r»|f ;
faith have made.
I shall be happy to receive & n
Respectfully- 7 ‘
I _
;MA«rau),Mi» on,. ~
M. N. Allis, Esq.. 7 «
Committee appointed by *
tee ; Dear Sir jI am instructed \n\L
Heap County Committee, to stated
elation passedby your committed tt
union with therepuhlioan party B ,
of “maintaininji; the Constitution u ;
the reatoration of the Union as it .
.received ; and ip reply we will say tu
tentirely willinglto, and invite
all those, who agree with the Republic*
izntion in sentiment. We are, therefo
willing to agree to unite upon the hash,
restoration .of the Onion as it w.uwllb
Davis,' Mason, jSlidellT and other pw
traitors to occupy their seats in the r'
States the reepslavement of the ’
of Columbia," and the restoration of th s
icol dominion of the slave payer ■ hat
vite co-operation! with alllhosa who are will
and will agree to support the administratis,
Abraham Lincoln in all its efforts to restore-
Union and put down this wicked rebellion i
the measures and doctrines set forth in
platform of principles adopted at the Reps*
lican County Convention held at Tioga
gust lost. We qonceivo that ire' hive no >*.
thority to propose to yon any other principle
than those held to be by the republican part?
feeling as we do, that the great moral, political
and nntionnl interests of the country attbU
time depend upon their being faithfully carried
out in the administration of the government
State and National!.' '
Youpa truly,
I S, B. Elliott
1 Chairman Rep. Co. Coa.
Prom Capt. Elliott’s Company.
In Cahp 16 hjles kast of Richhosb 1
i May 20,1862. ’{
Friend Agitator—l thought I would writi
a few lines to ybo, not knowing but it would
be acceptable to the readers of your paper. '
Yesterday we moved fire miles nearer Rich
mond, apd » flag olj truce came in camp from
the Rebels, and th'p reports were that Qen.
Johnson had offered to surrender his army and
himself to take the oath of allegiance if the
general Gtgrernmeni would allow them to go
home and fake their arms with-them. Ibelier#
they wish to getoutof this scrape. Of cootie,
the truth of the above report I cannot roueli
for, but it is generally believed, and we hen
think that the rebels nre the smartest men in
the world on a race. From Willitimrbarpti
here they have strewn the road with cannon
and all kinds of army supply; blankets, knap
sacks, canteens &o- They left eight hundred
wounded at Williamsburg. We pH wish to get
home, but not before the rebellion*. is entirely
wiped nut, and we think McClellan'will wipe it
out of Virginia in twenty days, ond where they
will go when they start]from Richmond is herd
to tell, unless as they say, they mesa to go
North. Their prisoners say that they intend
visiting old Pennsylvania. I should not won
der if thousands <i(l thc.tp did. but it will ha ns
prisoners.- The 'negroes' appear to he greatly
pleased with th’o Yankees, they think they art
free. I asked one old slave what he Intended
to do, for his master wm in -the rebel army,.
Oh be says, I am free, and all persuasions would
not induce him to go to work, and that iia
specimen of the whole, class. Ignorant they
are, and it is feaful to contemplate the retail of
the rebellion on the whitej class, for the negroet
think there is a change in their situation, and
they will not go to work for. their, masters an*
lees they are forced to do it. H. 3. H.
Ed. Agitator — Dear Sir: In yotrr issue ef
last week, I notice that in the report of the
Republican County Comtriittee, it was stated
that “ dissatisfaction baa been expressed’’ to
the members of said committee, “ by many of
the citizens .«f the County with the system of
nominating officer* a* enunciated by the hst
Republican County Convention which did sway
with the ‘old delegate system’" -As. As I
was one of the delegates to that Convention end
voted for the "resolutions (above referred to,)
judging their adoption to jbej a,great improve
ment upon the “old delegate system” I'
would be very happy to hear stated some of the
most valid objections which are urged sgsinit
the new plan. j
If you can find room in your paper next wiek
to publish those resolutions, together with soms
of the objections —if you what the objec
tions are, you wjll confer a favor on the citiien*
here, as well as (nany other places of the boun
ty (for there are .manywhoL kno* nothing of
them) by so doing. ,1 think it would be » very
proper move to have them read at the canons
meetings in every township in the county. If
some one in each township would take the
trouble, as by this means the popular senti
ment would be obtained, and thus delegates
would bo better able to express the wishes of
the people in each township, in relation to the
subject, at the County 'Convention. Pleas* give
us your opinion and greatly oblige.
Years very truly,
Fall Brook, May 29,1862 i Obssrvw-
{Sr How the modern Democrats do Jots the
Soldiers !—When in Mexico, the Soldiers voted
generally for Shank, the Democratic candidate
for Governor, no complaint was made. Bet,
in 1861, two thirds' jof them voted for the Be
publican Union Ticket—and then, three Detno
cratip Judgca—Ltiwrey, Woodward and Strong
—find out that such "out of the District’,’mods
of voting is unconstitutional I j jYet, they would
have you think “the Democracy arc always the
same”—“the -Democracy are }the only tree
friends of the Soldiers 1” Wei, hope tbs h°7*
will be home to vote by October next, gener
ally—and they will say at the polls what they
think of such partial Democracy.
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