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, . Vi., jfif26,1862. I--
/,* * " t*ts tbig'ii wri
ting to yon, and give yotiana ,costnt of OurdO-
Inge rince I last wrote, .1 ,
-I.hsve boen in a ba)tle, r bnt! im ptillallye and
, kicking. But to begin: at the |e|‘snning. 1 will
. Bay Chat eftpr We left White If Point, from
where Hast wrote to yon, ant i Jaere we staid
three date, we Went four mi l»1«ne morning
«u»d worked otjrijtopUs tin «iew‘V o’clock : io
the afternootji and then ahou de|ed our guns,
•hovels, *in, andpicks.ordl'ftent beck to
j ffljrknapsaoks,
and caine-Back plttce V ier&,we:had.been
»t work—staid a)l nighf.ntid.. btgnextmorning
(Friday) came pu ina heavy fa|a four cr five
'miles, when the two '.Md and 104th,
Pennsylvania,-went ahead. jab from
from the; others,, and then | rwhile the
'ekirihisbers /wentiaheaff, found the
- enemy’s pickets which they dyoyS’before them,
but were soon stopped hy a rebel.battery which
'opened on them a short distftnd(jl'ahead., We
were ordered forward at doubUcpiok, and soon,
came out into a clearing in the rebels,
and the way they threw shot shell at. us,
/ waq not slow. .But their guns ranged too
high for thoir marks, and tfaerj]. ebota mostly
'Went over onr heads, cuttina|?ind slashing
through the woods to our' riga||i., The'order
won came “by the left flank, fj)|waVd, double
.quick, march, ’’ and away wc .teant-behind a
piece of woods that was betwelo.ua tbe
Rebels. Wa bad got a. position, IpEben: our bri
gade battery, Ifo. 7,of'six opened on
' them, and if there, wasn’t about one
hoar, then I never heard fleet, the
- men would invariably dodge, i niraquat, at each
discharge, but; soon-found the j tne rebels were
firing at oar battery and not ds,| |nd then paid
their attention to the sbelßLlil?. they came
.shrieking through the air, atCTbnlstingln every
' direction-—or watching the;tul(i| shot .as they
Om« with a harsh, ripping, through the
ground, air, and trees. It qsTs lining ail thb
while, hot I gness nobody k, ie\4|t, andjf they
did, their minds were .100 niJjcldfctherwiae en
gaged to make remarks on’tb|f weather. In
about an hour,.the rebels firing, when
‘ w« marched on about a qual teripf a mile, and
the artjllery came on andto(ik;p| a new posi
tion “let fly” again, but get no re
•pohse. Ourregiment was tbsiji deployed as
. skirmishers, and advanced tqwdSds the woods,
an the other side.of the plantati||t. The rebels
Mon fired on us with their! inflStry, but with
charged bayonets and at dqhbldjiuick, we went
through mud and mire,- till whilst about twenty
rodsrwhen we let a volley flylpto them, and
charged. But, alas, as qwnls|he "chivalry”
had all “skedaddled” before bail a regiment of
Yankees, and there-was nothinjlleft for ns (o
nee our bayonets on, hot dlad @bels.
- . About the time we firedyf their • cavalry
charged out of the woods, intending to surround
ns. but just then, onr cavalry ratfic thundering
•p, and gave them a dose froin carbines,
when secesh turned and fled;>f||hough-nhs evil
One was after them. It was-itSpo-sible to go
farther .without reinforcements, 1 (and they
were within three miles,) so wtlwent into the
woods that was behind ugi andethe rebels, do
sing the cannonading, and bui& ifires- to warm'
And dry ourselves by.' :
- Our Brigadier General,.;!!' j|.; Neglcy, is an
Cld Mexican fighter, and (,« lay* he is proud of
the 52d, and that they havh'hsjpoved like vet
erans. This may seem rather fenecesaary, hut
there is notbing thatchecrf ;hSj|dl dierg so tmioh
ms to know that they are cowarda, and that
they havfc the respect and confidence of their
.commanders. ■ i 1
I do not think that onr loss jip(over 20 killed
mnd’wonnded, bat that of Was much
more, tor they left quite a nurfwer dead on the
field, and carried off a good Sjsunyin wagons.
Oar artillery used grape isiiJf I canister shot,
rebels had only eh(t| land shell, and
these were very poorly aim>d,||hough one hall
passed not over two feat from: me, and blew my
cap off. , • \ ■ . I-;" ■ ■
3W»doy, J/dy 27rt*—* ,* I could not
finish this letter qn Sunday, ftfj while writing
It. we were ordered to adv«n'ce|flgain. Our reg
iment sopported two pieces or artillery, which
Came about one and a half mues; and 1 nnlim
bered on a knoll and opened vi|th shot and shell
on a rebel battery, about-orie'Slile beyond. We
fired 18 or 20 shots,'but got|ho' answer, and
»oon found that they had retreated again, Ow
regiment has been - on the adpanoe four days
now, and have had prettyiSavy skirmishing
tome of the time, (bough ntnl'in our oompany
have been hurt yet. - We rake relieved last’
night by part of the second, »rjgada, and rested
ourselves as well ’ as leaky-fents, and a_wet
ground would allow us to dtt.’l I was on'gourd
last night, and it rained q h Tj&nt all the time;
fiat It was no worse fur nie ihpn.fut. many oth
'• ' ’■ . ’
- Onr regiment has bad-muen More work to do
lately-than its share, and thofmeh' are Almost
exhausted, oh account of- theg' being awake so
long, and with scarcely apjrtlfing to eat, for the
' teams dare not come up so nfer the’enemy os
we are now, and our proviaid|a have to be car
ried by the men a distance ofjlwo miles, though
'we aspect the-teams with up ihia af
ternoon. We’have bad a geat deal of rain
lately, which makes -the-airlpuch cooler, bat
the, road* arql id a.wretchefl condition. The
; insD draw two rations of whSkey now; 1 bare
■old mine for three cents per Say.
- Our hard work,’and hard ffce. has greatly re
duced our regiment, and 'thpre are not four
hundred effective men in l am tough and
hardy n» ever, though the hqrd work has be
gan to pall off my flesh andiblotbes, but there
-are no girls here, so it dorr’Smntter. ' We are
now about five miles from michmftnd, and we
■ certainly can’t 'go muob-TartSr-without agan
eral bnttle, if they intead te fight-at-all; A
-great deal of artillery bps by here to-day,
and thesaannons are th undering forth their
music, whiiafl yrite. ,We: may be
halted on - M' aoy momi. nt I fo: advance to the
'deadly oonfiiat.' though weimay mot be in the
- adranw again for.tlfe preseica.
■. * ■*- ■* ;I-Beldomrhave;a|chanca to write to
any one now, and I mayrn ivpr be able to write
for i most taker»i ’lahsnces with oth-.
en, to share * ioldier'ff and perils, and
-if' needs be, a 'laldier'e Bat the fu
ture alone'ban decide; hod‘should: it be my lot
to fail beibretho traitors, and ever re
pose in a traitor’s land. dear mother,' re
. member I shall faith fully peifurmmy duties, let
’‘them be what,, or where the| will.-=. But I, hope
-' you will not be uneasy abo® 1 me, for my fate
is in-the-hatCda of Him wbws far more power
; fnl thandam thut comro the traitors’ guns,
' Aur. I said before, it be'a long time
- ere I can write so.dq not think tbat'l
mb harmed, if you do not spun bear from me.
Plaaae write *oon—love toe|i. Your obedient
wa, . j'. .■ %sen, JL Bung,;.
SM *
THEJikSITAroSEi.
WEIJNESDATTMOBNirro; JUNE 11^1852.
psoptirs rriiTß cmrnmrtcto. -"
- THSPSOFtfiOJ 1 irhoderife’
cordially to oaiu inyestsiain* Iho 'Jfatibnal AdOib
istration in its patriotic effort* t(f suppress a sectional
'aStrufiboly rebenionkgarnst IheTJnily’of the Repoh
lio, aodjWbp desire to support, by every power, rf|the,
Qhvoromont, one hundred thousand; heroic brethren
in arms, braving disease and the .perils of the field to
preserve fhe'TJnioh of onr Tatiierr, ore
select the number of Delegates equal to the- Legisla
tive Representation' ol the State, at such times and in
-snoh manner ai willibMt respond to the spirit of this
Call;Ae.mpettin.Slate Convention at Harrisburg, on
THORSPAY,. the Seventeenth Day ofjiuly next, nt
'eleven’o’clock, on’said day-to n'onjinate - Candidates
for the offices of Ailflitor General and Surveyor Q'one
ral, and to take.such meeaures as may be deemed
necessary to strengthen the. Government in this, sea
son of common peril to a common country,
> - ' A. K. McCLRRB,
. . Chairman People’s Stale Committee.
Geo. W. HiMKsaamr. j Secretarlel . ,
Job* M,. fcOLLJVAff, 1
We print elsewhere the proceedings of
the Bepubliean. County Cobvention,..called to
consider the propriety of retaining or rejecting
the new delegate adopted by! the Con
veritioh of last" fall. After a full and fair dis
cussion of thq subject, the new. system was re
jected and the old system reinstated. Nearly
all the 1 district*in the county, were represented,
and the presumption is that the matter was
fully discussed among the people as dne notice
was given of the Convention some weeks ago.
Yf.e were actively eplisted }n behalf of the new
system. Our feeble efforts were 'given, to its
advocacy, from the beginning. We still believe
it to be the best, and were anxious to have it
get a fair trial for one year. The overwhelm
ing vote with which it was thrown overboard,
shows that the people were not yet prepayed for
it. We howto the popular will, thus expressed,
and trust that under the old system the Repub
lican party will, in the future, as in the past,
secure men for candidates in whom the ipeople
will have implicit confidence, men who will
reflect credit upon*themselves, tbe party and
the county. t j
Memphis was possessed by our victorious
troops on Friday, Commodore. Paris, flag-of
ficer of the Mississippi flotilla, appeared off
the city on Thursday night. On Friday morn
ing be found a Hebei fleet of eight rams and
gunboats in Lis path.. He whipped tjiem, of
coarse, as that was what he wept there to do.
The fate of the;Rebel craft was remarkable—
Considering their names. The “Gen. Beaure
gard” was Mown up and burned; the “Sterling
Price” had a wheel carried away; the “Jeff.
Thompson” was'set on fire; the "Sumter” was
riddled with shot; the “Little Uebri-”' ! Bxploded,
and one—supposed to be the “Van Dorn”—sne
ceeded-in running away. At the close cf the
engagement, the city was quietly surrendered.
Accounts differ ag to the feeling in the city.
Some say the old flag was bailed with joy.
Official dispatches Bay nothing about the burn
ing of houses or cotton, but others asqert that
500 bales were destroyed. No person was
killed on our side, and but one wounded.
Gen. McClellan has forwarded to the War
Department his official summary of the losses
In the battles on Saturday arid Sunday week.
They are as follows : Killed,. 890; Wounded,
3,627-; Missing, 1,222; Total, 5,739. The de
tailed list will be forwarded as soon as the facts
can be ascertained.
Doom hovers over wicked Charleston. That
viper’s nest and breeding-place of rebellion is,
ere (his time, invested by Union arms—per
haps already in our hands. I f there is any
city deserving of holocaustis infamy, It is Char
leston. Should its inhabitants choose to make
its site a desert, blasted by firs, we do not
think many tears would be shed. Travetere of
to-day are quite udeoided as to the location of
ancient Carthage ; travelers of 2862 may be in
the same doubt about Charleston.
Gen. Fremont was at Harrisonburg, 70 miles
south of Winchester, and but about'2s miles
this side of Staunton, on Saturday. ' His ad
vahee was pressing hard upon Jackson’s rear
guard, and the Rebels were making the best
possible time in retreat. At Harrisonburg oar
cavalry fell into an ambush, and a sharp fight
ensued, in which the Rebels were routed. Col.
Wyndbiim of the Ist New-Jersey Cavalry was
taken prisoner, a'nd several! other officers were
killed or taken ; 35 men were killed, wounded,
and missing in this regiment. The Kano Rifles
also suffered severely, their- colonel (Kane) be
ing seriously wounded and taken prisoner-;
Capt. Taylor also wounded and captured, and
Cnpt. W. ‘F. Blanchard wounded ; Lieut. J. J.
Wayne is supposed to.have been killed; and
the Rifles lost in all 55 men. Finally our men
succeeded in driving the enemy off, and captur
ing their camp and stores.
Southern papers received at Baltimore state
that on Tuesday the Union gunboats were
moving np as .if to engage the Rebel batteries
near Charleston, but (of course) that Gen.
Gist was confident of his ability to drive them
back. On Wednesday; thff Union forces, 2,000
strong, had not been driven back, but bad land
ed on James lilind, at the very threshold of
tbs city. Thera was a-battle, and ithe enemy
(Unionists) bad been repulsed and 20 of them
captured. Another dispatch, dated on the aft
ternoon of the same day, says that'the enemy
(Unionists) were 1,700 airotig oh Battery, and
John Islands, and an advance vas imyinent.
Nothing was said about Gen. Gist's ability to
resist that imminientadvance. Tt is more than
probable that tbs vile nsst of treason is now in
the bands of the brave and loyal men of the
North. . ~>4 :' ;
A brother of Judge. Terry is to take a rebel
command in New MosifO, Hp most bojopg to
tbs Terry-tpijes.
hugß yocstg,; edeeor a PROPRIETOR.''
WSZXSBOBOtTOS.PA.,
THE WAR NEWS.
THE, TIQgA. COUNTY Aft I TAT OB. ;
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! 1.1862.-.)
Fxixjjir Agitato*.— Wbijp tbonsand%4snd
lBns*Tjf •ttajnnmdif-xre nnmrig I tnarcb}ng''B«d
side of us, tf)p Be.*,
serve Corps stands fast. Wo are nowthp only
division left in noth aropnd
ah 'OtfaeiO fisVe gone to "Otter
King’sleft .last Thursday. in.tha-Aireattoa .of
Catlett's n Sfaliyn ; ; Aheir !*. .of
course, unknownto bs. it seems to ne oar du
ty to tbia'-imparWßt'poilit,;
while Gens. and ‘Kipg. ’jgitgreid
Jackson what he gave our sick arid wounded at
Winchester—noifieroy.-Whefit&esaddefeat
of Banks, and tba barborous aanDer in which
bis -siokwere used, reached our camp, steeling
of .sadness stole over every heart. It'was not
• feeling of despair, for no one lost'the least
confidence in Banks, bis men, or union cause;
bat on the contrary, they felt a stronger deter
mination than ever; to never let-each a bnndof
inhuman'wretches tear- down-this- fabric of
■freedom, and erect upon its,mine, ojie fashioned
after their own wicked hearts, while there-was
s drop of blood winding through their veins.—
We search the history' of modem warfare in
vain,' to find a parallel, and euch acta cannot
help; but bring upon their beads ihe just con
demnation of every nation. Whet, wo look at
Banks’position, and the limited force at bis
command, it is not to be wondered at, that be
was repulsed and obliged to fall 'back, and the
sitrof that defeat, will rest, not upon-hie 'sol
diers, but upon those'Who have, from time to
lime, been ordering division after division from
-his Command, to other fields. It eeetne almost
impossible that military men coold be blind en
ough to expose to the' enemy, a broad belt of
country, right in front pf ihe Capita), like the
one left for Banks to protect, with a- force' of
only six thousand men. But if it is our luck
to suffer defeats, let ue not falter in a cause like
this, or consider Washington in danger’; for
that city is os safe from the rebel bands, as the
most obsenre school bouse in old Tioga, and'
those-who consider it an easy prey to an- ene
my, but little understand the strength of the
fortifications which surround it, or the shower
of .iron hail which would be poured out upon an
advancing fpe, for miles before they could reach
its walls. If the Capital is never destroyed,
until the army of Davis destroys !*, it will stand
-untarnished, long after 'the voices that now
echo in its balls, nre hushed in death
If one can judge by the papers, the home
guards, away up among the icebergs, of the
north, are more in danger, than those who are
now ot\the heated, battle fields, with the ene
my’s guns thundering in their ears.
Last Monday, the first brigade of the Reserve
Corps, under Gen. Reynolds, crossed the Rap
pahannock, and encamped near the city, where
they remained until yesterday, (Saturday.)
when we were ordered back upon the north side.
Penn give no reason for this change, except
that our present position is a'much stronger one,
for here we can bold at bay, five times our num
ber.
Gen. Reynolds, who is military governor of;
the city and grounds, is still in town, and be;
keeps things about as they should be; be or
dered bis men to be orderly, and attend to their
own business, and if any of the inhabitants
insulted them while in the discharge of their
duty, to plunge the bayonet to their hearts.—
Them’s my sentiments, for we , have already
played with them too long. There woe a stri
king contrtut in the faces of the fair sex, when
we passed through the city one week ago, and
yesterday; for at, the former time, there was
scarcely a female face to be seen,, except occa
sionally, one through the half closed shutters;
but yjesterday, when they evidently thought we
were on the retreat, every door and window was
blockaded with smiling face, and little boys ran
out, and shouted for Davis. But I was informed
by a guard this morning, who remained in
town, that wbeii they jmw us draw up in- line
of battle, and strike oor tents opon the opposite 1
bights, and a long line of guns still looking
over into the city, they again put on their long
faces as usual. -
When the news of Banks’ defeat reached
here, the inhabitant!) did not disguise their feel
ings of joy, but huddled together in little
groups-on the corners of the streets and bad a
merry limeover the victory. No one felt disposed
to molest them, fur they have had no reason to
be joyful, since the battle of. DrsnesvlUe, and!
have no reason to think hut what this will be
their last.
The health of Col. McNeil, is improving,"
and he soon Will be able to take command of
the regiment. He has been very low, and was
for a. number of days insane, and talked of
nothing but his regiment, and .the conspiracy
against him to .destroy it; (meaning Kane;)
but ho ia now sane, and under the careful treat
ment of Dr.. Humphrey, is fust recovering.
Col. Kane and bis four companies, have not
yet returned to the regiment, and probably will
not, so I can tell you nothing about Capt. Mc-
Donald’s company this week.
The health of the regiment, is far better than
it was two weeks ago.
Uncle Sam has turned off bis old cook, and
hired a new one, who gives us good soft bread,
and beef steak.
Lieut. Harrower is in "Washington, sick
with a fever. This leaves company A, with but
one commissioned officer—Capt. Holland—but
thank fortune, ho can just run this machine.
Fredericksburg is the bestlooking city I have
yet seen in the South ; it contains about’ 6000
inhabitants, and is pleasantly situated on the
south side of the Rappahannock, at the head
of steamboat navigation. The main street re
minds me very much of the main street in
Wcllaboro, but it is not ns wide, dr well shaded.
There are some splendid locations, but the most
of the buildings are rather old. There is a
beautiful cemetery just nut of town, (where I
should judge the rich are buried; for there are
a number of others near by, but 1 none to com
pare with this,) which contains about two acres
—is well laid out—walled in with brick, and
huge iron gates, and is shaded vyith large and
lovely weeping willows.- In this cemetery, is
about 150 newly made graves,- where rebel sol
diere are sleeping. There are 94 in one row,’
mostly from North Carolina. To this church
.yard, the ladies of the city, and sjwarms of little
girls, neatly dressed in white, come daily to
trim the soldiers’ graves, and natter bowers
upon their-tombs. As I stood and looked upon
the low monnds around me, with the air fra
grant with roseMmd many of white
with pebbles and shells, gathered from’the
ocean, ! could not but contrast their long home
with Vhry many, of our own brave soldiers, who
bays lain down their lives for, their country. —
A fewyardsfropi this cemetery,|on a beautiful
green bluff, stands the qnfinishpd monument
which marks-the tomb of-Martha Washington,
the mother of Gen. George Washington, : the
father of onr country. It ie of fine Italian
marble, about 18 feet for the first
JO feet, fhiii there aredwell carved pillars; 5
OtOJeet hlgb, and vptSn these is a large plain |
idab; It i|3o feetMonrerat the base, and by
the side of/the moment are a number of up-
doubt intended
for the top, about 16 or lBJeet in length; but
ns' {He has heen Vefy ba3ly defaced,,
-and .m^nner^nrepuipe.
it never be finished. 4Tre rebels- have bro
ken. offllie edges and cornets, furtukena to take,
home, cpt their names ppo.n |t,with knives, and
bnve even been barbei-Bus enough to use it for
•ntarget.’untrHt is blackened wnb-powder and
lead,/which ivtfn-ncr that would joist a .shade;
over'the most ‘uncivilitedj nation of the'dark
Tttpa-. - -li-elanda by the burying ground-of the;
Gordon family, who wore born in Scotland, and
is as lovely a place, as one .coold whh to rest in,'
after paying the debt of nature, with a, long
life of usefulness, and' leaving behind them a
name that will live Jong after the monument
which'points out 'to wandering strangers the
sacred spot, has crumbled back to duet; land ns
I stood and upon that silent history of
the dead, the record of departed greatness, a.
feeling etole ovor me, which language has no
power to .express. ; . ’ Cot, Ceockett.
■; Prom ITfles’ Corppony.
CaMEfKEAE Falmouth, Va., June 3,1862.
"We aije still,lying quietly by in the vicinity
of Falmputh with (bo far as 1 can see) no im
mediate!! prospect of a move'ln any direction;
We have, however,.since I fast .wrote, ,had an
opportunity of (enjoying: a nearer ..view: of
City ofSFredericksbarg; ns upon the 25th of
last roopth we, were ordered to prepare for a
march. -- We were soon ready, but after n short
march of about three milCs acrosa the river and
out through the city into the open fields beyond
we wererordured to halt and form our camp.—
There we remained, until the 31st inst., when
tyt a heavy rain wns causing the river.: to rise
rapidly,' it was feared the bridges might be en
dangered, thereby cutting off our communion
tion with the forces upon this. s\de, it was
deemed prudent to retire, and we were accord
ingly, marched back to our old’ position upon
the northern bank of the river.
I was; somewhat disappointed in the appear
ance of :theCity in. comparison with that which
it presents when viewed from.this side. The,
buildings are low, and the streets are narrow,
deserted and'dirty. It looks as though it might
have beien at one time a town of some impor
tance, |ut had suddenly been visited
plague.! And it has, fur the curse of Secession
is stamped upon it in indelible characters. Its
inhabitants are thoroughly Rebel in their feel--
ings and actions, and are now reaping some of.
the consequences of their mad acts. If they
are notbhnd, they can see the result in their
deserted marts and in tte general stagnation of
all kinds of business. As we passed outward
through the town, I caught .sight of two'la
dies at at an open widow who waved (heir
handkerchiefs to os at the sight of the old
Banner, It was an agreeable sight I assure
you, being the only green spot I have seen in
this desert of rebellion.
While we are lying idle here, we are eagerly
watching the movements elsewhere. We heard
of the sudden attack upon Gen. Banks atFrout
Royal almost ns soon as it was made, am) then
our regular supply of daily papers was in some
unaccountable manner suddenly,
Knowing as we did to what small force his com
mand had been reduced, you can imagine .with
what intense anxiety we waited for tidings of
the disasters which were.almost sore to follow.
But the news oamo at last and with it .came
the cheering assurance that the People of the
North were equal to the emergency and that
thousapda of loyal men were hurrying to the
fescue.; In conjunction with thia we were
knowing to some movements that were put on
foot at f the first alarm, and knowing the char
acter off the men who aralentrusted with carry
ing thf m out, it is the general opinion here that
the Rebel Jackson has anything but child's
play upon his bunds for some time to come.
The-newa of the evacuation of Corinth was
received with gratification nod hailed with joy
as another turn of the wheel toward the great
end which is sure to come. Wonder how the
leaders of the South will relish the first of
“ Halkck’s epistles ,to the Corinthians.”
Fo lowing close upon that we received news
yesterday of a hard -battle fought by McClellan
in tbej vicinity of Richmond, in which he beat
the enemy terribly, and showed -him a “ Yan
kee tyick” that must have astonished him
not e little. Decidedly cool, that establishing
a telegraph office away up in the clouds over
looking the whole grand accne below, and di
recting him just when and where to, mass his
forces;to hurl them most effectually upon the
foe. Such a man with such gealps should and
surely will succeed in gaining for himself a
place, in the hearts of the American people,
second only to that of Washington. The sol
diers if the array know how to appreciate his
good qualities and despite the sneers and open
enmity of those who would ruin him will stand
by him to the last, for they know that when he
says go I everything is ready and that there
will be no unnecessary waste of'human life, or
as the brave old hcro Scott term.- it “murder.”
A bayonet charge in the face of strong in
trenebments no doubt sounds very well oa pa
per all,home by,the snug fireside, but the reality
ia a vlery different thing. And I will Venture
to nsajert that if the enemies of the sure policy
Of McClellan”will come down and take their
chanties with us ;. two |oldiers will be found
who |rill taka the right and left of each one of
them in the front rank in the attempt to take
any battery, however formidable, at the point
of the bayonet at the word of command. Tho
soldiers in this army are fighting fur principle,
not for pay, and the life of the meanestof them
is BSjßweet to him and as precious In the sight
of Gpd, as is that of the most powerful oppo
nents? a policy which will insure success at
the least possible loss of life. There is one
thing sure, MeClellnil loses no ground. What
advositage he has gained thus far, he has held
in epita of all attempts to dislodge him, and ail
the Territory he has gained is ceded irrevoca
bly to the Government of the United States.
He seems to lire but in the accomplishment
’drills work, a work-that is speedily coming to
an end.
“I venerate the man,-whose heart is warm,
Whose hands are pare, whose doctrine! and Whose life
Coincident, exhibit lucid proof
That he is honest in the sacred cause.’’
' 'And the time wilt-comp when -the .history of
this par shall be written, when the American
people and the. world shall h>ok to him as the
presiding genius in the formation of the plan
to crush the.mpat formidable rebellion the world
has pier kBSTfSi. . Sflfij Boy.
I yfom tse Utfc B*.
ii C*jfp Bahu-tov, May 1862.
FlHskb AgiWtor—We have not been fn
vortid above car fellaw*»s regards opportuni
tiei to display opr valor, bat as tb« Army bas
it, wb We beert kept a# - Gap. Wool's Pet?." {bandied voters in Mid dutrict, ted 6*
Twill not say this ia 6 o,butgiTetbojublio to %&£££ of
fully ‘understand that *|e thunder cannon The p reBident tQ ,/ d) th P ftt . J*
does not blander chqefc toan unusual white- had unaninloaBl ado ’ ted '*>£6*
,“kr;S sl:r ot - 5 °
Tathers^MotheTs^nd, Niufs.aterwhioh uJconrenu^pS^
.Cyuntye not the Cowards. nonriDate Md e I M t Deleg«tea ta aTpSf l *
iTraljYovktuwn fell end wa. possessed by men ConTSutloß.-aB follows:
who had landed under pur noses (to use a com- For Kenftoenfltite Bela»aU-L.o .»
mon phrase} ; Sewa|lB’ Point was shelled and jj Wrof «»»«—B. % Jj|
'we id aight-hf the-enemy, , Foir Senatorial iWegat»-.H08.» %Wj
termed who do picket g £ and RlTwilaew
duty andnatrol over the apart ee ®j ed SwAoWU ConfeWe*, and T’ffi? I **
Bethel. Newport News and Fortress Monroe, j E?on. wert ennointed n Fo#w
-But while I write the 11th Pa. Cavalry patrol Conferee"
the; stmts of Norfolk. .Feet 5 oompanjef have -j erotDß b. Niles.-Esq.. offered ft« t,-
been alloieed to enter that,place long after the MgolalioD . • eatts ff
entire brigade had The Mernmac m m .
is gone under, or rather, it baa been blown up, for Hon- Tbos . Er Cochranfof ,
thus ridding Hampton Roads of ' a terrible (Hnvral. ■ > wiiisf
scourge. I was so fortunate as to seethe flames The vote was declared carried, aft» .
and beer the explosion and have had-the honor Convention adjourned sine die.
to possess-a portion of the remains. A salute w M> Q AMWIO _ «
of i" guns has just been fired from the Min- A. J. Son*v F. E. Smith, Secy’t.
nesspta, opd we have good cause to be’ieve that - - ■ •
Vice! President Hamlin is at the Fortress.
Our regiment passed in review before Presi-
Lincnlnnnd Lady, Secretary Stanton and
Secretary Chase, on the 2d of May, and every
thing went off finely. The hoys were quite en
thusiastic when they beheld Old Abe and as
sooni ns the line was , broken they gathered
around him and three cheers for Old Abe went
up with a true ring. The weather is very fine
at present, but the whole country 5s totally de
voidjof any thing in the shape of crops; noth
ing grows except that of a spontaneous nature.
Youimny travel miles without meeting a single
whitfs man,-arid thosefew who oro here as in
habitants partake of the same groveling nature.
At present in our two hospitals there are
about 700 wounded, both Rebel and Union, but
walk through the different wards and yon will
see (be; vast difference between the Southern
and jNortherh soldiers, between the mud sills
and Ismail fisted farmers of the free States, and
the aristocratic, haughty (yrants of the slave
Statps. I will not weary .your patience by fur
thori matter but wait a future time.
I M. D. Bailey,
J . Co. F. 11th Pa. Cavalry
I Republican County. Convention.
In pursuance of the call of the County Com
mittee, the Republican County Convention, as
sembled at the Court House in Wellsboro, on
Monday evening, June 9th. In tha'absence of
the Chairman, the meeting was called to order
by H. C. Johns, and was. organized by the
ele.iion.of the following officers:
William Garbeison, Esq., of Tioga, Presi
dent.
Hon. R. Wheeler, Wm. C. Ripley, Hon. V.
Case, and S.' I. Power. Vice Presidents.
A. J. Sofield, and F. E. Smith, Secretaries.
The following gentlemen then presented their
credentials; and took their seats as Delegates:
JiroohjUld —John W. Pitch, L. D. Seeley. t
CkarUmtan —Alonso Kimball, H. P. Dockstader.
Ckatham-r-. Moses Lee, George Ferris..
Cfc(»y(<oi—G, S. Parsons, I. C. Graves.
Clymer— B. B. Strang. C. P. Dongle*.
jjelthar —James I. Jackson, Roland Reed.'- -
Elk —John Maynard, Loren Wetmoro.
Elkland Boro —J. G. Whittaker, S. B. Brooks.
Farmington —James Beebe, Hiram Merrit,
'Gainea —ll. C. Vermilyea. John Winters.
Knoxville —Victor Case, J. G. Seeley.
Lawrence —S. I. Powei, M. S. Baldwin.
Lnwrenceiills —Rnyal Wheeler, Alex. Cropsey.
Liberty —C. F. Veil, R, C. Cox.
JUainsbnrg —E. A. Fish, A, P. Packard.
Mon-ndd —J. M. Phelps, Henry Allen.
Midttleiitry— JHalvin Hammond, J. B. Niles.
ilorria —.lames Duffy, Robert Wilson.
Ketaon —Enoch Blackwell, E. B. Campbell.
Oaceota —C. P.cfenlver, Stewart Dailey.
Richmond —A. M, Spencer, W. C, Ripley,
Rutland —Joel Rose, Philander Rockwell.
Sullivan —H. B. Card, H. C. Johns.
Tioga— >C. F. Miller, Wm. QarrStsnn.
Tioga Bom —.John W. Guernsey, F. E. Smith,
Vhion —Wm. Newel, Ambrose Barker.
Wellaboro —A. .1. Sofield, Hugh Young.
Westfield —John Pierce, Ira U. Kdgecomb.
The President then stated the object of the
Convention, as stated in the call of the County
Committee. It was to re-affirm, or reject the
new system of nomibating Conventions adop
ted by the,Convention at Tioga,- last, fall,
Hugh Young, of Wellsboro, in order to bring
the subject fairly before the Convention, moved
that the resolutions of the last Convention be
reaffirmed. The Resolutions were called' for,
end read by the Secretary, as follows:
. Respited, That “the practice which seems to hare
grfcwfi up In this county fur.tho last ten years, of per
sona selecting themselves for office, advertising their
nafnes to the public” through the county papers ns
candidates, is of itself right .and proper; but; that
”l|ie practice of traveling aver tho county in all di
rections, bogging and pleading the people to elect del
egates instructed for them, has become a, nuisance,
and ought to be” abolished; that “the effect of such
a practice tending to promote bar
gains between-the candidates; to provoke strife and
discord, and in the end to place candidates before the
public who are sometimes unworthy of public trust;”
that the people themselves, and not political wire
pullers who take advnntago'of a had system to pro
mote their own selfish ends, should be allowed to say
wlio their candidates for office shall be. That to re
move those, and other abuses, this Convention hereby
abolishes, so far as the County Republican organisa
tion is concerned, the present Convention system, and
tbpt we hereby adopt the following in its stead:
The people of each township nnd borough wilt meet
at the usual place of holding elections, and at a cer
tain time agreed upon by the County Executive Com
mittee’as heretofore, and shall oast each man forbim
self, one rote fnr the person be desires to he nominated
to any given office. It shall be the duty of the Vigi
lance Committees appointed by the County Executive
Committee as heretofore, to constitute themselves aa
an election board; to count the votes given far each
candidate at the close of the election, nnd to meet at
the Court House in WelUbnrongh at four o’clock P.
U. of the Friday following such primary election.
After proper organization, these committees shall pro
e'ed to count the votes cast for each candidate in-the
several townships and boroughs in the county, and
the person having the highest, number of votes cast
for him shall be declared the nominee of the Repub
lican party fnr that office, and shall receive the hearty
support of ail the Republicans at /the election which
follows. - ’
Resolved, That, as the above system, if properly
earned out will represent more faithfully the wishes
of a majority of the .people than any other, and, aa
it at once does away with delegates, aad political
traffic in any shape, we call upon all Republicans to
aid us ia carrying out this much needed reform.
Hon.. John W. Guernsey, of Tioga, moved to
amend thd motion of Mr. Young, by substitu
ting the old system of selecting delegates. He
spoke to his amendment, at some -length.
Mr. Young fipoke in .behalf of the new sys
tem. Speeches were’ made by Hon. B. B.
Strang, F. E. Smith, Win. Garretson, and oth
ers, when the question being called, the vote
was taken with the following result.
For the Old, System—-46.
Fur the New System—l 6.
The President then declared the New System
rejected by 30 majority.
. : J. B. Niles, moved that the vote be declared
-unanimous, whereupon the vote was carried
unanimously.
-s{r. Ypung then, moved the adoption of the
following resolution:
Resolved, That in order to equalize t jj 0 representa
tion in the pounty nominatragiConveotiose,the Coun
ty Committee thpil hereafter direct, that each election
district ia the County, ahaU elect one delegate foreaop
Not Qbkmallt ! Known.—Martin V u
ren is the only man who held the office of ’
ident, Vico President, Minister to Bai
Governor of bis own'State, and member of
Houses of: congress. 1
Thomaelf. Behtbia is the only man vbg
held a seat in the United Sfates Senate fort
ty consecutive • years.-
Tbe only; instance of father sad eon a tli
United States Senate at the same time U>'
of Hon. Henry Dodge, Senator from W :
son f vand his son, Agnates C. Dodge, Sit
from lowa.
Gen. Jae. Shields jis the only mao w g o (T(
represented two States in the United Sut
Senate. - At one time he was Senator from II
nois, and subsequently Senator from Miaai
sota. It
John Quincy Adams held position under v
Government daring every adminiitration frei
that of Washington to that of Polk—doty
which he tiied. He (has been Minister to £ej
land, member of both Hoaxes of Coup*
Secretary of State, and President of the Unii
States. He died while a member of the Hoi
of Representatives. I
The only instance where three brother*
□pied seats in the lower House at the
time, was when Eljhu B. Washbnroe wpi
sen ted the First District in ‘lllinois, Im
W.ishburne, Jr., thel Third District in Mill
and Cadwullader Wjashburne the Third ’
t'-iet in Wisconsin. (
EXECUTOR'S NOTlCE.—Letter* testament
hiring been granted to the subscribetonlke
lata of Marvin B. Metcalf, late of Brookfield tsi
ship, dec'd., notice ie hereby given to thole indebt
to moke immediate pajpent, and those having elaii
to pretent them property authenticated for settler
to tka subscriber at Brookfield.
JOANNA METCALF, Exeml
Brookfield, JunelJ, 1862.*
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTlCE.—Letter*- of
ministratiation having.been gran lad to tbi i
icnOer onthe estate of Baobel S. Billing!, late oi II
ra, N. Y., deed, notice is hereby given to tboieindabi
to said estate to make immediate payment, aid Ikl
having claims to present them properly authentic'
for settlement to the subscriber.
Juno 11, 1862. 6t» D. F. BILLINGS, Adari
wool. CARDING AND
CLOTH i) RES SIN
in the old foundry 11
Wellsborongh, I Tioga County, Ft
TUBsnbscrtber having fitted op theplsesfwl
purpose of Wool Carding and Cloth-Drwj
and alio would inform tbo people that we will fl
wool to-manufacture on shares or bj the yard, toj
customers* and would inform the people that wij
card wool at any timey 1 as oar works ran b/ lii
power* and alio that all wool will be eardtd for i
cents per pound* Wool and produce will be tsfcu
pay for the tame.
N. B. Prompt attention will be paid to all fern
as. We will give good satisfaction.
| CHAELES LEE*
, . j. PHILHTUS HAMPTOJ
Wellsboro, Jane XI, 1562.
of
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Vy . people of Wellaboro. end «»
town*, that be ia now!prepared to ““5 op to li
Photographs from a «inaU netting
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LEACH an ixperieneed and %dil
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oref Darid Harfe Store, where ho can M
til pii'in and ornamental, oral and
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He also beg»to state that ho »>» «“£,,)
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