' Tha Emancipation piooli asjjUtion.
Qikebal Orme Issued by Gss||4cCi.eli,ah.
Bcad4Cartcss Army or thb[ ?{>touao, |
Cakp near Shar^TpM.
- .:' ■ October 11 £862. ■
(jfittERAL QBDJSR SK: MS. „
The attention of tbe offioers fl.ifjsoidierg of
the army of the Potomac is oallj d| to. General
Order No. 132, TVar DapartmoS.i Sept. 24;
1865, publishing to the army tl-Bj Pj-eajdent'lT
proolamationof Sept. 22d. - A j) Itifolamation of
•ueb grave moment to' the n« {i|n;- officially
communicated to the army.affor' sj(to the gene
ral commanding an opportunity faf. defining
specifically to the officers and i piers' under
his command, the relation borne )y all persons
in the military service of the ;; Sited States
towards the civil authorities. Govern
ment. ■ >■ •
The Constitution confides to\h i'jsml authori
ties, legislative, judicial, and • ijfeeutjyg, the
power and duty, of making, ex and
executing the Federal laws. Ar enforces are
raised and supported eimply to strain the civ
il authorities, and-are to bs held lijh’is.trict sub
ordination thereto in ail resp'edts tlShis funda
mental rule of our political 1 syst htefe essential
to the security of our Republic! sdlbstiiutions,
and should be thoroughly ,ut>de -slopd and ob
served by every soldier. Tbs i .rsijiciple upon
which, and the objects for wpig- -shall
be employed, in suppressing.!eh iMu, must be
declared by iphe ojjyil authori
ties, and the Chief is charged
tivith th£ administration of* thef ki final affairs,
is the proper and hnly source | tv{ tugh which
the'views and orders of the G sy rnment can
bo made knpwn.to thre armies o( t| j nation.
Discussion by offioers and sold ! concerning
public measures determined uptrii.hd declared
by the Government when carijf <%‘ Jiut, beyond
the ordinary, temperate and ref iflptful expres
sionjof opinion, tend greatly to. iidpair and de-.
stray the discipline and effieient.lMf the troops,
by substituting the spirit of p d‘ fCni faction for
that firm, steady and earnest (import of the
authority of the Govarnmen{, wfljlb hfthe high
est duty of the American soidic J,’ 1 ; The remedy
for political errors, if they are > Quitted, is to I
be found only In the action l( ?;rae people at 1
-tbe polls. ■ ; 65! . j
In thus calling the attention " iljfhis afmy to
the true reluion between the < lijfflerß and .the
Government, the general oomt-igjßing'merely'•
adverts to an evff against wli has'been j
thought advisable, during our v tele history, to j
guard the uniiics of the R‘<pjsn |c Jj and in so |
■doing, he will not.be considerfeiji||y any right
minded person, as casting ant,}|p|lectiort upon ;
that loyally.and good conduct, Jrpich has been I
so fully illustrated upofi so ml.pjf battle-fields, !
In ca' ry ing out policy,
this arory will of course be guj fi|S!by the same
rules of mercy and Christianit) ||ijvt have ever
controlled ns condust towards 1 . defenceless.
By command of Major Gen.l SiftiClellan,
Jaul tM. Bardie,
Lieut. Colonel,' Aid-de-cami Assis
tant Adjutant General. ‘ , "J
Prom the -45th Perinsylval li fjEeglment.
Friend Agitator.—To-day i,d|l|finds the 45th
in camp near where wp were fl . fay Inst time of
writing- Every thing appears' .rljiße quiet, and
has been remarkably so ever si and'our last fight
on the Maiyland Heights . I filter day pas
ses by us, nothing breaking! 'kjaj monotony of
camp life, except the ’oecasf-eSi booming of
cannon aeons the Potomac, anj ir in the dis
tance ft now becoipes necessity for us to im- j
protfe considerable of our tid.e]' n drilling.— • , , , ~
This wo-do twice every day eight and a At tllts W 8 do not tnow . whether the
half, to-ten in the morning, in the after- candidates for the State Offices Slenker and
noon, from three to half pasl| r, and about Barr—nominated by the Breckinridge Derao
one hour is employed every e> . S dress parade. crat i c Convention, at Harrisburg, on the 4th of
Yesterday we were dr.umnit long before j u wenj „ were not eiected . We only
day, and oartook of our hard- .gat alters and cot- , . , , , - e
-•' ju r au . . •••tS i • desire, now and here, to put on record tor tu
fee, and before the sun had la.a<KjM in upon us, * . . r
we were in line, and march!' |t| iff to a large ture reference the indisputable fact that Fran
field for the purpose of beirq iewetTby Old cis W. Hughes, now- Chairman of the Demo-
Abe, Gen. McCleUeh, Gen. Bi kitnirde. &c. Our erat i c State Committee,'did in the year 1861,
whole division under formed in when . preparationB for the rebellion were .in
line m due season. Atter wa fur ~ ' c L . L . .. . e
gome time, no Abraham eppjfla. When we P r °g reB3 all over lhe . South - to « et fa '
were permitted to rest in ouf'lMes. Ishoull vor in the Democratic State Convention for a
have stated that the mornin 'Mid been very resolution which he showed to various parties,
foggy, so one could see but' shjpt distance object of which was to carry Pennsylvania
around him. At last the fog. Mdred away, and out of the Union> and : oiß her t 0 the 60Ut hern
the sun came out in all lt was „ . T „ _ ...
indeed a novel sight to look njj|| the fields, as Jerome K. Boyer, of Pottsville.
far awnyns the eye could penhj (site, the country and’James Gowan, of Harrisburg, when con
was filled with troops. Bapf jy after banner versing upon the subject of Hughes’treachery
floated gracefully itr the nijjawg breeze, alt tu ,p >e N urt h, were joined by Gen. J. Y. James,
was apparently harmonious. -||l‘last the boom- of Wa a mutual fl . ieD(l and acquaintance
ingof artillery signalized tbfapproach of the. , ~r _ . ...
Old Patriarch When he dffid in front of of both, and Mr. Buyer spoke of the couversa
our division, the whole with *i° n as follows;
cheers long and 'EhoJjifievent bands "Mr. James sustained my views of the ques-
Struck up stirinj'Jjsteces of music ; lion, ana the' 'talk* became somewhat anima
all Went on as pleasantly vnarriage bell, ted, in the course of which I mentioned the ef
with the exception the; 'pAarkably warm frrt attempted to be made by Mr. Hughes in
weather; which gave ua a ri Ksweater. Near the late Democratic State Convention, to switch
noon were dismissed to go to fckilnner of crack- Pennsylvania out of the Union, when I was in
ers and soup, which
most of os, as it tyis a grea 1 'SsttHation "to our that ConvemiuD, and on the committee to
common fare. - jjr * draft resolutions? And didn't Mr. Hughes
The paymaster has not ye his appear- come to me in the committee room and ask me
ftoce. He is eagerly looked 1 our a« to support his d d treasonable resolution V
hd has not made us a call s m wo left South He continued: After I had read it, I got so
Carolina, 1 and as a general / jfjpig our pocketb d d mad I shook my fist and swore that
are getting quite dry, . i; <it ho attempted tu offer that resolution, either
A* week ugn, Capt, Curtii j&t us for New in committee or convention, that I would pitch
P.irt News, to up our - |ji| i| cnatB, &c. ,Tho him and his resolution out of the window. 1
Captain harf'retjurned, but ni visits, ns yet, al- don't know,' continued the General, ‘whether
though we are in (fatly expet mjpn of receiving it was my threat, or whar, but I neither f heard
them, as they are much nee} present, as nor saw anything more of that resolution;' The
the evenings ure quite col by material puints of Mr. James* statement were
heavy dews. r ' ‘ • subsequently admitted by him to M. L. F.
In our company the foil pg promotions \V hitnuy, ot Pottsville, in my presence/*
have been made, to ito* yatU all. The following is the resolution written by
derly Sergi-ant, Win. CbW the app»tint- ‘ Mrl~F. W. Hughes, the Chairman of the Breck
n,enc af i F,,rstL.Ju t a.G l „ t ; Sgfid Servant, E. inriJ 1)emoenlllu Slate Committee, fur the
-Mr Hart, Hint <*t Secnnd I wttiennnt; D. ,C. .. . - , ~ „ ,■ n *
Hoig_> n..w Orderly, C- |L.) S Sylvester con.uieral.on of the State-Democratic Convea-
Houghton, Sdwin- Garvey, | Gatlin, and
Henry -Elliott, are promoted 1 [&‘|he office of Ser-
gesnts. . iMi ' '
When we will leave this pi Uff| no one knows,
when we move we will'prii tyvij go direct to
Virginia, by way of Harper' fffferry. But when
or where we go, we intend ‘ Wf let the rebels
know we are there. 1 iff Charlie.
, The Phibidelphia.i?!(/Wi)( |jijg that reform
can no lunger be .delayedj J m the matter of
drunkenness ih' our army among
the officers, by which ter blunders are
made and the lives of manj Wen sacrificed.—
The Bulletin slates that re/ jfjjtly another most
important and mortifying c 'jejhas been added
to the list.. It is asserted tl |pre ought to have
captured the whole rebel .ftce at luka, and
would have done so bu£ for' jib intoxication of
a General in'high command .Ai !
■ tf it
Mrs. Lincoln distrifautefc "fiLOOO pounds rtf
gvpes to the jnmntes of tn Various hospitals
about Washington aity dophljpthe past week.
! ! I
it
f- i
THE AGITATOR.
HUGH tOUNG, EDITOR & PROPRIETOR;
_ WEIXSBOEOTIGH, PA.,
WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCT. 15. 1862,
Election Returns*
THE PROCLAMATION ENDORSED.
The Butternut Ticket ; Nowhere ! I
A Very Slight “ Hale" Storm, with no damage
and Nobody Hurt.
SECESH A. BACKUS STILL RUNNING.
Our returns are quite meager as yet, but
enough has been received to warrant the belief
that the whole Republican Ticket has been
triumphantly elected by majorities ranging
from 1000 to 2000. Mr. Bowman upon whom
the greatest fight was made by the Anti-Office
Seeking No-Party-An ti-Wil mot-An ti-Proolama
lipn Democracy will probably get 1000 majority
or over, whilst S. F. Wilson’s majority will not
fall below 2000.
Mr. Armstrong’s Vote will be from 1600 to
1700, and this may be fairly set down as the
number who support the President's Proclama
tion of Freedom.—the greatest blow at the
rebels since the war commenced. Hie election
is nearly certain. The vote is exceedingly light
this year, and will be found to be nearly 500
less than at last election owing to the absence
of men in the army. *
Following are the figures as far as received :
M«J. for Armstrong, Maj. for Hal*.
Bioss, 24,
Charleston, 196,
Delmar, 141,
Farmington, 65,
Ward, 54.
Gaines, 29, *
Jackson; 48,
Lawrence Boro, 42,
Middlebury, 110,
Mansfield, 30,
Mainsburg, 12,
Richmond, 84,
Rutland, 53,
Sullivan, -157, .
.Shippen, 18,
Tioga, 52,
Tioga Boro, 16,
Union, 103,
Wellsboro, 59,
Elkland, 41.
Liberty, 84.
Deerfield, 17,
Knoxville, 70,
Osceola, 30,
Chatham, 55,
Westfield, 150,
Brookfield, 50,
, Covington Boro, 2.
Nelson, 25,
Morris, 30,
Covington, 18,
Clymer, (probable) 75,
tiun. It is the most lucid and explicit deolar
atiun we hare yet road of the opinions of tbe
leaders of tbe Secession party of Pennsylva-
I Rexolvt 'd , That Pennsylvania owes her growth
. in population, and the increase of capital and
wealth of her citizens, chiefly to the gftvanta
gts which the American Union had afforded,
fur the development of her natural resources ;
? end that her glory and paramount interests are
. identified with the continuance of that Onion,
i “Should, however, causes hitherto resisted
. by the Democracy of tbe country rend asunder
: tbe bonds that bind together these States, and
should the fifteen Slaveholding States, claiming
: to be driven by tbe of mutual pro
tection against tbe effects of such causes, sue
■ cessfuly establish another Confederacy, then
Pennsylvania must regard her relation to the
facts which circumstances beyond our control
have produced.
"She cannot, then, refuse to perceive that she
• must either take her place in some Northern
1600 Majority for Armstrong I
1660. Miij. for Armstrong,
A KBCOED,
T-gET■ •’TT'CHEry WUNT'Y'XGTTa 'TOE.
fragment ofn onde' glorious Union, and rest
content to be shorn of the greater part of her
manufacturing industry, andof her export .and
import hold a secondary and helpless
relation to the Northeastern .States, with-; no
outlet dr approach from thedfldan for her great
Easterner her great WestemipetrapQUs,. except
through the waters and before tbe forts and
guns of a-foreign nation,“’'and thru practically
(for want of abilityjto protect) be'madeko yield
np all reliable diretit - foreign trade.
“Or she may, if ia member of tbe new Con
federacy, become i the great manufacturing
workshop for a people now consuming annu
ally $3Q0,000,000 worth of products and man
ufactures from, and imported through tbe
Northern States;' tier cities become the great
Commercial depots land distributing points for
this Confederacy, abd her wealth, population,
and glory, be promoted in a degree unparal
leled in tbe history-and prosperity of any peo
ple 1 1
“That it will be the right and duty of her
oUixena to consult their own beat interests in a
position so momentous, and decide between the
lawful alternatives) And that ,in stating the
troth here announced, we have no desire to
conceal that our object is to present to the peo
ple of other States ;tbo position they may sev
erally occupy if the coercion disunionists in
their midst succeed in defeating an equitable
compromise of exiting difficulties.,’
I Francis W. Hughes.
We desire our readers to bear in mind a few
facts familiar to everybody hereabouts :
That Sleeker and Barr, both indorsed tbe
Resolutions of the Breckinridge Convention
which nominated them, and that though these
Resolutions which we printed at that time in
tbe Aoiiaioh, were not quite so boldly treas
onable as the aboye, yet iu spirit they were
nearly tbe same. j
That the Wellsbpro Banner at the instance of
tbe Democratic leaders here, repudiated these
Resolutions, and printed and indorsed the Res
olutions of tbe Republican Union Convention
which met at Harrjsburg ort. the 17th of July,
following, which convention nominated Coch
ran and Ross. '
That tbe object of .-this move, was to make the
Republicans of this County believe that the
leaders of the Democracy were really for a
Union of all parties for tbe sake of the Union,
and hence the cry of “No Party" was started.
Our readers will observe that this was a very
good “hand," but very badly played, for on the
day of election wo, find the leaders peddling
tickets for Slonketi and Barr, the Breckinridge
Candidates, and they peddled no tickets —prin-
ted none, sent outlnone, for Ross and Cochran
whom they pretended to indorse, although Ross
is a War Democrat, and never was anything
else.
We need add no more, for the record of this
shameless trick is] complete.
—lt ia but justice to the Republicans who
were sought to be made the victims of this mix
ture, that very few of them voted for Slenker
and Barr, and it is but justice to say that there
are many men wfclo still call themselves demo
crats, but who bejieve in crashing out traitors
everywhere, who [refused to lend themselves to
elect these men. f
The lesson remains. Lot the friends of Free
dom and Good Government, profit by it. in the
future !
From Hammond's Company.
Frederick Md., Oct. 5, 1862.
Dear ; - 1-l write to you under the
light of the moot}, with no tent, midst the noise
and confusion incident to the hours of the early
evening in camp jlife. I sit upon the ground
and write by thejlight of a candle, in open air,
said candle being supported in n candlestick
made of si bard cracker, which answers a very
good purpose. If I now had the scraped horn
which King Alfred used to keep the light from
daring, so that he could mark the hours by its
burning, I should do very well. But, now to
tell you bow we came here in as short a story
ns possible.
When I wrote to you last, wo were at Camp
Bayne, a few miles north of Washington. That
was last Sunday. In the evening, murmurs
were heard that wo were to counter-march to
Fort Pennsylvania, to be stationed there to
build fortifications and roads. This we did not
like; we thought the hour for digging in order
to defend the national Capital, gone by; and
that we might now enter upon an active cam
paign. Our Sutler, Mr. Tohor, of Tioga, ar
rived that day, and we were glad to hear from
home; and I judge that the were gener
ally glad of his presence, for he furnished thenV
on time till pay day. I had but just blown out
the light, having adjusted my sleeping cap,
more commonly called a “night cap,” that day
received from one ever mindful of the want? of
the absent,- when I heard the familiar voice of
Col. Wright, calling for the captain, and an
nouncing that we must have two days’ rations
cooked immediately, and have our tente ready
to be struck at 3 o’clock. Sleep was needed,
but there was no sleep that night. Oh'. what a
rush for the SuTers! Every body wanted
about four pounds of crackers, and half as
much cheese; and it took all night for them to
get them. This was unfortunate for Mr. Ta
bor, fur he had followed us at no little expense
for transportation, and now we were to march,
we knew not where. We were ordered to taka
no baggage, but what we ourselves could carry.
The boys were even to leave- their knapsacks,
which was quite distasteful to them. It is un
necessary here to describe the scene continued
there, upon that distant camp, which wo bad so
lately made our home. The sick were to re
main behind with the tents and baggage, until
further provision was made. Capt. Hammond
was not able to accompany us, andlhemained in
charge of things there. Tents were struck at
the hour—all Were eager for the march. Col.
Bayne had been ordered to report ot head quar
ters ; and, I was informed, rode away through
the lines across the Potomac; that
returned in time to take command at 4 o’clock,
when the words, “forward march,” was given ;
the regiment having been formed in the dark,
on the ground where we appeared on parade for
the first time, the afternoon of Sunday. We
moved along in-silence for a time, but soon the
latent enthusiasm burst forth in cheers and'shng.
We had given all the staff cheer after cheer, be
fore starting, and midst the excitement I forgot
my haversack. That made my prospects very
fair; for a soldier needs nothing to eat I sup
pose, if his dudes be ever so laborious, and his
appetite ever so sharp. I find no trouble about
appitite, as usual, and espocially after going 4
lor 5 days .with nothingto eot,, I know a great
• many who would haw a better relish for food,
-if they would cat lew. 'About one week on
salt, raw beef, andhard crackers, with secesh
HoAin every littlerniohe, will give any oneia,
disposition not to turn" away from decent food,"
be.it ever eo common fare. into s«o>~
tions bn reaching Georgetewn, and marched
thnr in oolaaaii;:to the .Capitol. 'Between the
Capitol and depot we'resteo, and the boys were’’
treated to nit beef and crackers. At noon they
bad.coSee at the Soldiers'. Beliefs
We marched bock to the soldiers’ pound, af
ter dining, and had a jolly good time till four
o'clock, when the train arrived oh whieh we,
were to come to this place. We left some fif
teen sick, orislightly indisposed behind, so oor
company numbered about seventy. Soon we
were on the move. Regiment after regiment
left that day.' All'along the road, regiments
were stationed to guard it, We stopped before
the camp of a Sew York; regiment, which
cheered the Old Keystone State, on learning
where we bailed from* and'our boys returned'it
with a will. The Empire greeting ihe Keystone
State J - Each' having furnished an immense ar
my for the defence of that government-which
they are most ready and willing to defend in
its’ boar of great peril.
Arrived at the Relay House, we switched off
to the west, on the B. &0. Rail Road. There
is an immense water power on the stream we
were now following, and good use is made of
it, for there is one continual string of factories,
where the rebels no doubt could have made a
good draw, had they succeeded in getting them.
Calico was plenty, and hundreds of handker
chief waved in the air, a* we passed them.—
Night set in. The car far the officers was vo
cal with the music (1) of many who were too
sleepy to resist the power of Morpheus. Our
young Colonel occupied a seat quietly by him
self. I had an agreeable talk with Major Ry
on, who is much liked by his fellow officers for
his genial disposition, and repartee. He makes
a very fine appearing officer, and is spoken of
in high terms. His counsel is no doubt of
much value in managing the affairs of our reg
iment, for he is a man of experience and intel
ligence.
Captain Chapman had been fortunate enough
to find an old rusty sword about four feet long,
with no scabbard; and it was made the sub
ject of many happy hits. We *paused at the
Monooacy, a moment; all was darkness in the
car, and only the shadows of the distant hills
■appeared lit the solemn glow without. A shad
ow passed and repassed the window where I
sat. It was a sentina], marching his "lonely
rounds." He was questioned with reference to
the local history of the place for the past few
weeks, and we learned from him some things
of interest. Only a few days before, the infa
mous rebels bad infested the place, and on their
retreat, had blown up the Kail Road bridge
across the Monocaey at that place. It was now
rebuilt, so that we passed over in safety. Some
six of them were killed in tho attempt. The
superstructure of the bridge is iron ; powder
was placed in the hollow pier ; and the report
is said to have been heard fur many miles.—■
The 14th New Jersey was stationed there, and
they retreated on the Rail Rnad. The iron lies
in ptomiseuous heaps in the river* below. The
bridge was probably a hundred feet from the
water, and was a very durable structure. The
sentinel was at first loth to converse, no doubt
knowing well his duty, but probably thinking
we were from the wrong district to be enemies,
he became more communicative. All agree in
pronouncing tho rebels almost without clothes,
none uniformed, nothing to eat, and covered
with lice. The rebels were sorely disappointed
in the sentiment they met here. My lieutenant
friend and I were strolling through tho city a
day or two since, and seeing the Stars and
Stripes waving from a window, we deemed it a
sufficient introduction, and entered into conver
sation with' a lady silting upon the broad stone
steps, enjoying the twilight. There are 8000
inhabitants in the city. It is a very pretty town,
fine buildings, almost without exception, brick.
The streets are well laid out, buildings compact,;
and presenting a business like appearance. Ij
think the country about bore was settled at ani
early date, j
There are not mtiny slaves here. We don’t;
see many of them. The soil sepms to be pro-j
doctive, growing luxuriant Indian corn, stand-j
ing from 12,t0 16 feet high. The lady informed
us that the eecesh closed their doors against the
rebels, when they came here. Some, however,
raised the stars and bars, and a few Joined their
ranks, some of whom have returned, while
many of their men deserted, some joined oar*
army, arid others fleeing to Baltimore. There
was a great scramble among them when our 1
advance guard re-entered the town. Several:
were shot in the streets, and others ran for dear
life,, She kept a Union flag. Many buried,;
and some burned them. The rebels tore up,
our best flags. They paid for what they got in J
confederate script. They seem to think it may
be good some day. Some of our boys disposed.
of the imitation of tbe seoesh money which,
is manufactnred north, at quite a premium. It
resembles the genuine.
We arrived hero about 2 o’clock" monday
night, 29th ult. Bivouacking, we rose from our
damp beds at an early hour, and took a look
around. The boys built a little fire, and smoked
some of the beef, which wfiuld not be- so bad
were it not for the salt. I slept that night be
side tbe Rail Road on some boxes, which is no
little improvement on the cold, damp earth, es
pecially when you are not provided with rub
ber blankets. Everything of ours was left be
hind, and we were in no condition to make a
campaign. I see no reason why we were not
provided with some sort,of tents, camp kettles,
and a decent allowance of baggage, before
leaving the city. I think there is no reason.—
1 have-nothing but a haversack and shawl. I
I can stand pretty hard fare ; but I believe that
this continually sleeping out in the cold night,
under heavy dews, on the cold ground, with no
covering but a blanket, will undermine the
very best constitution. For a few nights We
can stand it very well. We are assured that
we shall have these things before moving for
ward,
Monday afternoon, we were stationed on a
green pasture, near the city. ,We were very
awkward in breaking into column to stack our
arms in camp. There was not much trouble
pitching tents. The next day at evening, wo
expected to march to Sharpsburg, but tbe order
was countermanded, owing to our groat unfit
ness for & campaign. Our guns are very infe
rior*-we have nothing to oook with—no change
of clothes, and have received no pay. Col.
Bayne has tbe assurance of Gen. Paul com
manding the division, that these things shell
be righted before we leave here. We have
now moved one camp abont one half mite from
tbe city. We are' required to drill twice in
company, and twice in battalion each, day, ’lf
we can have the benefit of two weeks drill here,
and in tbe meantime get thosejthibgs which are
~~i ta*S’* p w ■-‘ »«•»>'•#■
~ ' " i'-",',] ' ygg “, i ~ . j
actually needful to ourJieaUh amjl; efficiency,
we shill be able to do pretty good asWice. ‘ *
j To-day is Mopdayryeeterdsy morning, (Oot.
.5,) Cut. Hammond (who joined us the middle
nf tSsTweek) and myself) went' dowft to visit
"sbroe ; brbuf'bo'y : nn'fhehospital." Weleft Cor
riaraLM.Lawienoe,.lta Keeney,.and.C.Slocnm,
Washington.! The first has some permanent,
a'ilmsut, buf.wc lwpe-;for his recovery soon.—
TCeefiey hastbo rheumatism',’and Slocum bat
• fits. The last two will probably be discharged.
Jn the general hnspitalbere, I met and talked
with a young rebel Lieutenant, of the first Vir
ginia regiment, who has becriln the army since
the inbeption of the rebellion. He was with
Jackson while here, and marched.to Hagers
town, from whence they retreated, and he was
marched into the battle of South Mountain,
where he was wounded quite severely in the
h'ip. He was lying on the ground between the
fire of the two armies, and was there wounded
three times again. He thinks the war will not
lasVlong. He speaks in high" terms of the re
serves, who he says are gentlemen, and some of
ftiem treated them as well as one conld a broth
er,! He says he cannot again take up arms.—
there are some 6000 wounded here, who are
fefy well cared for. Many are rebels. Some of
them arc hard looking customers •, others very
bright and intelligent fellows. In this they are
bothing different from our own army.
Yesterday, Lieut. Bailey and myself, took a
walk down to see the bridge across the Mono-
Cacy. We saw where a rebel who was killed
there, was buried. Some heartless soldier had
put off his fingers, and taken teeth as memen
toes, I suppose of their visit there. Parts of
his body were exposed. We turned away with
(iisgust. Taking a winding wood road, we
came up the river, and on the way found some
fchestnuts. They were scarcely ripe, and infes
ted with worms. We have found nothing like
JBenning’s Bridge, since leaving there. That.is
kbo land of melons, peaches, and sweet pota
toes. By the way, Col. Gibson sent word to
head quarters that if McClellan wanted a regi
ment capable of stealing Jackson’s army poor,
jto send for us. This is what I heard. Jack
eon has been through here, and I presume there
jis nothing left taetenl.
j t Our friends can’t expect to receive letters
jfrom us very often, for we have nothing to
jvtrite upon, nor anything to send them (letters)
with. We shall probably stay here several
Sdays. Auatob Jbstitiae.
COMMON SCHOOLS.
examination OP TEACHERS
Examinations will lake .place as‘follows
Tioga,
Middlubury (Holliday burg.)
LairrencenUe,
Nttlsnn,
WelUboro, ' - 44 22.
Farmington, (Gee School House) 14 23,
Dcltnar, (Butler School House) 44 23,
Chatham, (Treat School Hbuse) 44 24.
Charleston, (Barit Settlement) 44 24.
Elklaml and Osceola (Osceola) ' 44 26,
Covington, - \ 44 25.
Knoxville. (School House) 44 27.
Brookfield, (Ked School House) 44 28.
Westfield, - " 20.
Cjymer, (Sabinsville) 44 30.
Sliippen, Gaines and Elk, (Vermilyoa’s) 44 31 .
Bl«ss, - " 31.
Block House, *•“ 31.
Fall Brook, - - Nov. 1.
Cnion. (Van Bjke School House) “ 1.
Kosoville, . ■ • . “ 7.
Baggetts’ Mills, - [ - “ B.
Mansfield, - 44 15.
MuiosOurg, - - “ 22.
1. There will be no examinations during the
session of the Cu. Instittfle.
2, Examinations will commence precisely at
0 o'clock, a. m., and na candidate for a certifi
cate, will be admitted to the class after 9}
o’clock. Teachers are .expected to present
themselves for examination, as far as possible,,
in the District where they intend to teach.
Each teacher should bring a book of a half
dozen alieets of ordinaryi§ize note paper; also
pen and ink.
' 3. By the instructions of, the State Super
intendent„(ipplicants for a certificate, must pre
sent testimonials of good ‘ moral character, or
mo certificate will be granted,
i 4. No certificate will be granted where the
Average not come up to No. 3 ; and rarely,
ijf ever, is it expected to grant one with a
‘■No. 4.”
5. Teachers intending to tench in the Com
mon Schools-of this county the coming winter
or summer, must attend, these public examin
ations/ Should any individual intending to
tench stay away, they will be debarred by the
net itself from a private examination. The
school law is explicit that “Superintendents
should refuse to make private examinations, ex
cept in cases of sickness or other equally satis
factory cause ; and not then, unless applicants
bring a written request from at least four mem
bers of the board of directors who desire to
employ them.”
6. The school law is imperative that Teach
ers shall he examined before commencing
school, or forfeit their wages. The School Di
rectors will require a certificate to be produced
before any cantraot is consummated with ap
plicants for schools.
7. Candidates for a; certificate must take
seats in the class the first examination they at
tend.
8. By an amendment to tho School Law
passed the lllh of April, 1862 (see Digest,
p. 92,) the teacher’s month is fixed at twenty
days devoted to ordinary instruction in the
school-room, and each alternate Saturday, ns
the Board of Directors shall appoint, toia Dis
trict institute. Tho law strictly prohibits
teaching on Saturday, j
9. It is recommended to School Directors
to grade the wages of teachers, according to
the grade of certificate they hold. This is but
equal justice to all parties. Wherever adopt
ed, it has produced good results.
10. It is a neglect of duty for Directors to
leavtf the getting of wood to.lhe caprice of the
patrons ;of the school. Most Boards of Direc
tors carry out the law and provide wood. In
a few instances more valuable time is lost to
the school ten times ovef, than the cost of get
ting wood. Wood furnished by district funds,
taxes albalike ; if left to voluntary donations
the whole burden falls upon the willing few.
11. ■'VP' ill Directors he as kind bo to See that
the Teacher’s Blank Report books are distrib
uted at! the commencement of school. In a
few instances, Boards have entirely heg'ectod
to furnish the books daring the term. This is
a great neglect of official duty.
12. It is not legal,nor allowable for a Board
of Directors to delegate the authority of hiring
a teacher to some person not a' Director; nei
ther should one Director hire a teacher or teach
er? unless sneb action -;be speedily sanctioned
by a majority of the Board can make a valid
contract.
13. The practice of calling the; teachers
and patrons together at some designated place
for the purpose of hiring teachers, letting the
getting of wood and transacting all business
pertaining to the District, is a good one, and is
eaVnetftty' WSMmißended to all BowdamiT 31
ihg adopted it. 01 **r*
1 14. It wilt be seen, by the school 1,. ,
Digest, p. ,29. No, 55.) that tW'&o^ 1 *
eacb Board of Directors isreqnired to «
the 00, Sopt. a list of-sll theßattesof j!!!i **
/employed in th'9 District, and’ tbs *?'°*
school together with the term. Setfetsrie *?*
greatly oblige me and much facili alaa , t .V? 3
by complying with the requirement/*/"??
section.
15. N. B. By instructions of the State ft
Common Schools, no person not intend
teach, will be examined. “8 to
16. School Direetors end friends of d
tion generally, are 1 invited to attend the
oises. , M ,tw# .
; Tioga County Teachers Instilnta mm
field (in chapel of the Seminary,) Not It'S*
13,14. H.C.J0,,,; Co, 8 i
THE! tiNION-AS-IT-Wiß,
The speeches of Andrew Jackson Hamllto
of Texas, are so clear, manly, and CoBt i B ■*'
that it is to be hoped every citizen in the IhS
States will ponder them well. Mr. Hamilto
was born in Alabama, and was a late team,
sentative in Congress from Texas. He L
Southerner and a slaveholder. Buthe halier
in something besides slavery; and ralaei Ih*
Union and the freedom of its inhabitants aor»
than be does a system whiob is, has been, and
always will be, essentially incompatible' silh
republican government. .
“I do not wish,” be says, “the Union-a» ip
was in Texas.” Why ? Because be dislike,
the Conatitution-as-it-is ? Far from it Mai
because in the Union-as-it-wns in Texas ths
Constitution-aq-it-is was constantly trampled
under foot, and the very objecti of the Union
despised nnd outraged, “Because, in eSsrt, 1 ’
as Mr.. Hamilton says, “because I might ay
what Washington said, believing it; whatJtf.
ferson wrote, and what all the good and grot
men of that day believed ; and -nnder ths
Union-na-it-was in Texas I should be stigas
tized as a traitor, and meet a traitor’s dcoa.
If 1 can enjoy the right of speech, tbep«|
and inestimable right intended to be second
to me by the Constitution, then/1 can bless lb
Union.” But a Union that gags him, tii
hangs him for claiming his constitution)
rights, is a Union that he corses and denser
bless. And who does ? Who does!
Let every man remember that the bad
mouthed bayers for the Union-ns-it-was do net
mean the Constitution-as-it-is. Its most wend
provisions were outraged in every State bow
rebellious. No man’s life was safe below Me
son and Dixon's line who exercised the right,
guaranteed to him by the Constitution, of ly
ing what he thought upon public affairs. Hi
was insulted, hunted, hunted, hung. Mr.
Hamilton telle the terrible tale for Texas. Nor
only that, but free citizens and voters in It*
loyal States were seized and sold into perpil
ual slavery; an-i when Massachusetts sentt
venerable lawyer to discuss the questionbeforf
the Carolina Courts, he was mobbed andforwd
to fly.
Grant that citizens used their constitutions!
right oUspeeoh in a manner “distasteful” to a
certain class in the South. What then! Is
the Constitution of the United States aobjectto
the “taste” of a body of slaveholders! Wis
-the simple plea of any speaker for the nslarsl
rights of man more “distasteful” to a certain
class at the South than a speech of Money ins
Northern State telling us that ho and his
friends would, of course, hang us if wo spoke
at the South as he did at the North, and that
j if he and his friends could not have their way
they would break up the Union ? Ho
tected, and properly, b-y the Constitution in
saying what be had to say. But if ths“tawte"
of his audience had done what Southern “tills
always did in the Union-as-it-was, Mr.UiDtst
would have been suddenly dumped into the
nearest slave State, or he would hare b«n
! So the Constitution protected, ind
properly, the man who was brought from Ten
nessee as the grandson of Patrick Henry, and
who driveled to honest and hard-working In
hering men of the extreme happiness of limes,
and the immense delight for hard-working tne>
and women of having -their babies sold »t mo
tion. .
Does any body suppose that ihewretcwj
stuff of this kind, insulting to humanity•*
common sense, which was so freely spouted by
slavery orators every where, was “tasteful to
the people of the Free States! No; hullll
free expression was a guaranteed righto! •
people of this country under ths Constitute
and that right, was perfectly respected- **>
and often the right of saying snch
more respected than that of expressing h>t
the Declaration of Independence. Mr. , °*!'
could say without danger any wherei in
Free States, “I sm for dissolving the h nlo ° _
save Slavery.” But if Mr. Phillips said
for dissolving the Union to save Liberty,
was'-in personal danger. , ,
From that kind of Union-as-it-wns, m * 1
the moat sacred rights and the clesres p
visions of the Constitution-as-it-is * or4 e *
raged and violated, Mr. Hamilton, »
holder of Texas, desires to be delivered,
says he ; so say we all. Amen,
per’s Weekly. , ,
Oct. 2(1,
“ 21
Application In Divorce.
.x! Co., Con®'
and choice variety of _
FALL AND WINTER Goo ® & ‘,,
embracing the latest and most appro**
LADIES’ AND CHILDREN'S HA
to the examination of which the ioot b(H
Wellsboro. Remember the
the Agitatob office, up stairs. i
Wellebore* OeU 8, l«2.