' (Correspondence of tb• Agitator.^ Oonaacrattoa of ibe Oettyttoxig Battle Field. . | • GsTTfafioßO, Pa., Nov. 21st, 1803. Tuesday tvaa a proud da;, for tse little vil lage-of Gettysburg. ' It was feared that the day appointed for the dedioation.-being so far in the usually atomy month of November we •hould have unpleasant weather for tbe occa sion. In this we rthra happily disappointed. .No brighter mornings ever,;dawned on those hills, when on the memorable Slrst, second, and third so many of our-develed countrymen fought and'died, or npph tipe fertile hud once lovely plain -so lately drencheA -by the blood of our brothers. The morning.sty'waa clear, the •no abona unobsonred upon' the '-great field where thundered first and loadesfr the real notes of deliverance to a groaning! nation. ' The President and suite arrived early on the morning of the IBtb, tbe Governors of the loy al states aboat midnight,; : and early on the morning of the 19th it 1 Ucame evident that a large crowd would he present tosjrithess the solemn ceremonies, which should consecrate a portion of the blood-stained to the use of .its brave defenders. A full account of tbe general proceedings you .will hays seen in tbe daily papers before this reaches yld.- ot (hem 1 will say but little. At 10J o’dlpck the'proceseion formed near tbe north end of, town and marched through the principal street* to tbe cemetery. A large stand bad been the center, handsomely decorated by appropriate banders, wreathes and trophies. While the procession was moving to tbe ground, tbd Sun, as if he too would mourn with tbe gathering multitude of fathers, mothers, sisters and friends in their- Boldptn duties, was coveretTby a thin haze .set tling over the whole sky, which rendered it none the. less pleasant; as the atmosphere was warm and still. At precisely. 12 the ceremo nies was begun by the 'performance of the fu neral military dirge by Bergfild’s Hand-, Then an impressive prayer of ooniiCcration and dedi cation was offered up by the,Rev. Mr. Stock ton, Chaplain to Congress, ;Then followed fhe Oration by Edward-Everett. Twill not attempt to describe the Oratiod % or tbe impression pro duced by its delivery. JEvet'y American should procure it—read it, and preserve it, for others to read. The oration was. followed ba a dedi catory speech by the President of the United States. The anuounceihent of the President's name was the occasion of prolonged and deaf ening applause. His remarks were brief, bul appropriate and impressivpy The dedicatory hymn was song by the Baltimore Musical As sociation, and at 3 o'clock * tbe cervices were concluded bv singing and performing, a sweet and mournful dirge prepwed eapresslv. for the dccasion. After the oDoclusion, the President, Members of the Cabinet, and Governors of the states were by the Military conducted to their quarters in town. A large portion of thp crowd lingered about tbe cemetery and other poitions of the battle-field till nigh;faj[l. This' village of Getijsba’-g is situated near the south side of an eiteigive plaini The ground js so level that ffbin the College cupola (from whence Gen. Lee'made bis observation!! on the afternoon of the bloody 3d) the position of any considerable fared pould be distinctly seen for many miles around and south of llonnd Top. Our troops entered on the south east, end ptooceeded through and formed in line of battle about tbree-fflurths of a. mile to the west .of ■ the town. Port 1 , near the,Cham bersburg road, is the spotityhere the lamented Capt. Sofield of ybnr tpwh fell. 1 visited the spot where he fell. When at home ! knowhim. well, and while'standing upon the ground, I could not help seeing hi painful imagination hie manly form standing on that elevation «- the open field, and as he cheered bis brave men on, saving to the furious foe concealed in the ra- wood below, cornel' lie fell early in the engagement. He died—and for Liberty's sake; with noble companions be fiils an honored grave. A little' to the left, on the same eli ration -and at nearly the same time fall the noble Reynolds. As he always led to the scenes.of danger, so in; death, to a state's, ' aye.jt-whole nation’s sorrow, be leads. Who would not be proud tg fallow such a leader, ond lore his company evjj) in . deaih ( for Gad and bis country e sake 1 ..jprom this first-posi tion our men ware finally driven, and fell back through the town,- and -Bwinging their right, rested upon Cemetery Will, where with their front changed from west to north west, they threw U P alight breastwork?, and prepared,) as well as they could in their Wojn condition) for the great struggle which keem e d to await tfiom Cemetery hill is not'd ; high ejevation, yet from| it wd have a ihT'Jview of most of tho great pjain/nnd the litter-wills upon which tho greal batties were fbuyst. ) From this proud place'.the view for miles onroad the faompn. On all .sides lofty hills in cleSr outlines are distinctly defined against the ' bine sky ; .then woody crests standing out in hold relief against ; tbe Intermediate scenery. Culps hill, a small but. rugged elevation, is ahout a mile to the east, rtpd about 2} miles to. the Booth, Round-Top towlrs, from whose proud anrd fiared top an American ensign was visible, floktifig free in the loyal 'winds. It is proposed that a monument be erected in 4he center of the'bnrijil ground, in honor of the occupant?; also small hfbnuments ,upon)the spots where fall some of osr brave leaders; anil also that the.bpenstwOj-ks’and redoubts erected by’our men. be presorved in as.near their orig inal condition as possible): *ll of which seems highly appropriate.- Gettysburg will hence forth be Penfasylvania’s proudest word, ns well as the proudest word written upon our Coun try’s banner-written as)lit is In-the blood of •ome' of her noblest stmi.andat a time ton whett victory was dOubiv bailed by anxious wiillions, as Salvation atfy Glory. - • Most of the'dpad bava’heeS'removed lathe Cemetery, Capt/ SeffelO-is buried at the Bond of the' outer, tier pfv,Pennsylvania’s plot, whlch.is to the right bf (he outer center of the semicircle, bis face- leaking to the very spot where bo tell. Many -interesting incidents I cnuldnot help witnessing,!!! the short time that I lingered nboot' tna neW made graves. An aged mother from the head of a fresh pile" of earth and. with a rpngb board clasped in her arms was pissing; letters rudely cut upon it which spelled’! John Vaughn—a lit tle further on a Indy dressed in black was plant ing a sweet boqnet uphrt a grave marked Pri vate Alien Conley, 72d N.Y.—A silver haired Tman sat at-the grave pf a Miheaota Volunteer (his ion I was -told)-reading aloud from his pocket Bible, bis face, brightening as though ante his son heard and Understood. And thns .with Heaven and Earth so closely linked, I reluctantly left the battle-field of Gettysburg. ■ , _l ’II. Indiana has raised enough to es tape a draft is . m-\ Mi Ui THE AGITATOR. WEDNESDAY, : : : DECEMBER 2,, 1863. We have never felt called upon to apologise for the nation running into debt under the pretnre of thi sgreat war for universal freedom. A vast debt is accumulating— much more vast than if was, not long ago, supposed could be contracted, much less borne by the Govern ment. But the necessity for contracting this debt aroB6, not with tlie Government, but with the rebellion'of'a portion of the people who, in common with the loyal portion, bad shared its benefits and partaken of its protection. Tbe Government bad no choice. It found the knife at its throat, and tbe demand for unconditional * surrender made before it was consulted. The I question then became one of cowardly and | criminal surrender, or courageons and manly defence. It chose tbe latter. Had it done otherwise, bad it even hesitated in selecting the alterna tive, how many of ns would have desired to survive' the shame? Its choice will be ap plauded by the generations to come as the one alone fit to be made. Having made it, we are bound to sustain it, at whatever cost and sac rifice. We now owe more than one thousand mil lions of dollars; To wboin ? To British cap italists T No. This vast sum has been volnn tarily,advanced by the citizens of the United States to succor a struggling Government, Look about yon: That man yonder following the plow in the fallow-ground,—ha owns a bond in which a small portion of this vast debt is represented. So with yonder grimy artisan gritfay with the dust of the forge—he owns stock in this great enterprise. Tbe physician, the clergyman, the lawyer, tbe capitalist and .the gentleman of elegant leisure—all these have taken Stock in the Government. This jvast debt, then, is a truly popnlar and national venture. We owe ourselves tbe sum of rather more than $1,250,000,000. We can not repudiate, for it is a debt in'which all loyal men ate interested. We cannot borrow to pay it, because we have loaned to crente v it. It is an honest debt and mast not be repudiated. ■ Well—Mr. Giabpenny.it is a terrible thing to be iiTdebt, isn’t it f And a fearfully reck less Government to ran so awfully in debt, is’nt it f The country is going to ruin, “ post haste,” isn’t it ? That is the way you look at it. You own no stock in the concern. When the Government was defending itself with one baud, and reaching out the other for material aid, up your coat, rammed your pocket bookilrto-lhe deeps of your pocket and refused to lead a dolblr. That is just what we suspected when you began to growl about'tax ation. Possibly yon were one.:*of the wordy patriots who counseled a county loan last year, and then true to your instincts, sneaked ofif with- Juul so much as taking a single bond for any inmount. No matter ; yon pay not much to sup port tho government, and therefore growl about the public indebtedness. Now, we look upon this vast, end daily aog menting debt, without a single regret. We rather like to see it grow. We would like to | see it grow so large, and send its golden oreep | ers-and roots in so many directions that there | shall not be a pocket in the country that shall J nut be reached. We hope to live to see this I Government owned by the people, who or | dained and will preserve it. Let ns give every i man a pecuniary interest in it; so that when 1 fools and knaves conspire to overthrow it, the vast majority, who own stock, will put their , feet on the knaves and fools in the very outset, j and give rebellion its quietus before it becomes ! formidable. This gnat debt will prove a source of strength in ell time to come ; for it is notto be paid off, we trust. Better pay $75,000,000, in terest petf annum, with peace and security to life and property, than $400,000,000 per an num to put down such rebellious as that on hand. j Ah—but only think of it 1 Is not Tioga's share of the interest $300,000 per year 1 Boy with arithmetic, come forward 1 If there was anything further necessary to bury the Coppers of Pennsylvania beyond the hope of resurcction, the recent opinions of Justices Lowjyc Jb Woodward, declaring the Conscription Law unconstitutional, have fin ished the work. It only remained for those gentlemen to justify the charges of disloyally made against them daring the campaign, that an indulgent,and somewhat charitable public might see that those charges were not grounded in partisan malice. Wo doubt if Messrs. Lowrie and Woodward will be willing to bear the harden of shame and reproach which a Ipynl people will beep upon them for this last most miserable petti fogging. Wo say pettifogging—for that is the exact, tgrm to apply to their decisions. We have known Judge Woodward through his neighbors and'schoolmates, for twelve years; and bare always known him to bs counted cold, heartless, and insincere. Penurious even to meanness, envious even to malignity, selfish even to injustice, and conceited even to pueril ity,—this 1 is the testimony of old men who have not been dazed by his condescension and fud dled with bis' notice. 1 ’ let this judicial , coxcomb is the ideal of greatness with the party which put him In the field. He has done business on a-very limited capital- from - his boyhood np. Though net overstocked'with brains, he puts what he bos to a "very" foolish' bse. Tie is emphatically a man of blunders. He is a walking mistake. Jf.-H. COBS; EDITOR AND, PKOPKtESOR. J ffSUSBOBODCtB, PENN’A i GETTING INTO DEBT. THE TIOGA COTJNTY AGITATQE. In the mollification of defeat he abandoned bis pewe in - the churches in Philadelphia nnd Wilksbarre, because their, pastors bad seen proper to protest against the rank infidelity of John Henry Hopkins. This was a blander, and not the least of : bis blunders by any means. Ten years from to-day, if he lives, be will try to wiggle out of it. He will deny that he did so silly an act. He will ever lie about it, as he is accustomed tn lie about bis earlier follies and blunders; When- the war broke out, the Government in all its branches, was in tbs bands of the Dem- ocratic party. The rebellion, then, when seen from the point which tbe historian will occupy, was a rebell ion of tbe so-called democratic party against the Government as administered by our chosen agents. Nowhere in history can a parallel to this be found. A party rebelling against its own au thority I Yet it is true. Dad the rebels wait ed until tbe outgoing of Mr. Buchanan before firing upon tbe flag, tbe rebellion would have made a better figure in history. --.These fellows now clamor for reinstatement in their old places. - They, only, can put down rebellion, they say. They gotup the rebellion, and that they might pat it down, seems rather plausible. But we cannot forget that they, offi cially declared through Mr. Buchanan and Attorney-General Biack that they could not pat down rebellion, even in tbe little State of South Carolina. If not in a little State, bow can they hope to put it down in balf-a-dozeu States 7 And besides, are they not doing their utmost to plange the loyal States into Rebell ion 7 “ How are you to day, Uncle Tom 7”—asked one of a constitutional grumbler. “Pielty miserable, I thank yon I”—grunted Uncle Tom. The salutation of the Woodward journals now-a-days reminds ns of Uncle Tom;” “Piet ty miserable, I thank you I” There is such a vigorous effort to put a good face upon afflic tive dispensations that we never fail to have a good laugh over every sucb paper on out ex change list. How many reams of paper and how many gallons of ink they hare wasted in their ludi crous attempts to account fur their “ litt'e re verse," we really cannot pretend to say. But many reams and many gallons certainly. We are not particularly desirous of a job, but we can promise to furnish the true reason of the series of defeats sustained by the Copperheads of the North within the last three months, without the expendituie of more than one lit tle drop of ink. Here it is: You were defeated because you icere disloyal. The Honesdaie Democrat alludes to the fact that while the Cojjpers were loud in their con demnation of the $3OO oommotaiion clause in the conscription law before the election, they are very eager to avail- themselves of its bene fits when drafted. That is not strange. When that faction contemplate any outrage they raise a great hue-and-cry against the cot rage in advance. 80, when they cursed the §3OO commutation clause, they raised funds and sent into the various counties to pay this commutation for men who would vote for Woodward. The men with whom the money was deposited are said to have made a good thing of it by lending it to conscripts at from ten to twe)ve per cent. They also made some capital by using this money as if it came out of their own pockets. The facts will come to the surface one of these days, aod then these su per-liberal fellows will ho taken for what they are worth. Ins Boston Post utters the following noble remarks relative to tbe draftee}, their duty, and our duty: “ Where a conscription i's so general and ex tensive as this, there is no reproach in being a conscript. —There is a positive reproach in seeing a hale, hearty, young man, willing to confess that he hasnot spirit enoiigh to serve under the national banner. It is a burning shame to hear such a one boast that hevbannot be made to go. In an old man broken in health arid disposition it is excusable to want courage; but the mar tial spirit becomes the young and middle-aged. It is wise In all who bars been lawfully drafted to assume tbe virtue of martial pluck if they have it not. “ A kind, enconraging_word from others may now be of great service. Employ ers, instead of encouraging their subordinates to seek out loopholes of release, should encour age them to their military duty, and see that their places are kept open for them. An-in discreet loan of $3OO to pay for exemption, to a young man who is only half inclined to stay at home, may be the worst service a brother, parent, or friend 1 can do the grafted man. * smile at one who has ‘ hit’ is Unkind and un manly. Never was there an army around whose banners clustered so much glory as those of tbe Republic, now in the last days of the re bellion. The highest places of the army nro open to the humblest privates if only merit points them oat for advaneneot To discour age enlistments, and to oppose tbe enrollment were crimes, but it is now infinitely more crim nal to discourage from service those who hhve been drafted." A Parallel.— The Harrisburg Telegraph just ly says, that “had the ’Buchanan’s Administra tion struck ht treason before it gained prestige by partial success, we would never haw had a slaveholders’ rebellion. Had the plain law against treason bee.n enforced, there never would have been a brigade of armed traitors outside of South Carolina, The fault was in a'ffordin* the conspirators too much time, and the result has been an uprising-such us even appals those who are engaged inits,encouragement and sup port.,, By. this exam pie; ;we ,must profit if we want-to arrest treason in the North, because the traitors: of Aha :North, now, alone/ have power to injure the Government. Arrest and punish lbese. flatL,the . American Government will besaved from, its internal foes, and'be once more in a position to deify its external envious rivals and enemies." • i ; War News. THE GREAT VICTORY!! OFFICIAL DISPATCH FROM CRN. GRANT!!! / 'Washington, Friday, Nov, 27, 1863. Tbe following has been received at tbe head quarters of the army here: Chattanooga, Nov. 27—10 a. m. Jiffy'.- Gen. H.W. H allege, General-in-Chief, Washington, lam just in from tbe front. Tbe route of tbe enemy is most complete. Abandoned wag ons, caissons and occasional pieces of artillery are everywhere to he found. I think Bragg's loss will fully reach sisty pieces of artillery. A largo number of prisoners have fallen into our bauds. Tbe. pursuit will continue to Bed Clay in tbe morning, for which place I shall start in a few hoars. - TJ. S. Quant, Major-General. Special Dispatch to the N. Y. Tribune. Washington, Nov. 27—12: 3Q p. ml ■ Advices received this morning by the War Department from Geo. Grant’s Army state that tbe puraui* of the Rebels was continued yesteiday by Hooker and Thomas. Bragg at tempted to make a stand at Cbiokamauga Sta tion but was again forced back. We have cap tured 60 canon in nil, and 2,000 more prisoners, making at least 7,000 in total. The Rebels weie in fulj retreat on Dalton, leaving caissons aud wagons in their baste. Several canon and numerous stragglers were also picked up. ' There is nothing later from Burnside. It is conjectured that Lougstreet will attempt to rejoin Bragg, but ample provission has been made to prevent the consnmaiiou of any such attempt. He will, therefore, be forced to re treat into Virginia, if be ra able to get away at ail. There is official authority for asserting that, in tbe several battles just fought before Chat tanooga, we have captured 7,000 prisoners at least. 2 p. m, —A later dispatch from Gen. Grant states that-Bragg's army is in full retreat, and that our troops are in pursuit at all points. FURTHER DETAILS OF THE ROUTE , PURSUIT, AND CAPTURES. Chattanooga, Friday, Nov. 27,1863. This glorious Army is already again on the niarcb in pursuit of the flying and panic-strick en enemy, though we are hardly yet at the first gray of the dawn. Yesterday’s work was even more complete than thalj of the day before. Everywhere our admirable troops went ahead, often, at the “doub'e quick.’’ They captured bodies of the enemy in hun dreds if not in thousands. The aggregate number of prisoners wo thus took yesterday, it is believed, is much greater than our captures of men on the day before. The army of the enemy is certainly destroy ed. Wherever we roach portions of the Rebel ar my in arms, they instantly throw them down and scatter like frightened sheep, leaving all their stragglers near by, their large number of discontented who desire to be taken in, and their wounded in our hands. They also in the same manner abanden thicir artillery, amutmion and transportation wagons, caissons, knapsacks, and everything that can possibly impede their flight. •In this ‘way enough more of their artillery fell into our hands yesterday to swell the total number of pieces taken up to sixty. Before our troops stopped for rest for the night, their progress was everywhere lighted by the largo fires from the enemy’s sices, to ail descriptions of which they applied the torch to prevent them from falling into our hands. They also burned all the bridges they had time to fire before we were upon them, in the hope of thus delaying the impetuosity of the pursuit. What is now left of Bragg's boasted army is but a panic-stricken mob, rushing like a herd of frightned buffaloes, and apparently per fectly incapable of making any further resis tance. Chattanooga, Friday Nov. 27, 1863, The situation to-night is highly satisfactory. Gens. Hooker’s, Palmer’s, and Sherman’s com rounds are nearly ten miles beyond Chickamau ga Creek, in pursuit of the crumbling army of Bragg, who is making every effort to escape our advance near Dalton. In a sharp fight this morning, Gen. Palmer's advance took 4 guns and 300 prisoners. Chattanooga, Saturday, Nov. 28, 1803. There has been fighting at the front to-day. Tbe enemy are concentrated below and near Dalton, with a view of making a stand. Our line is beyond Ringgold. An Srdcr from Bragg recalled Gen. Long street from before Knoxville on the morning of the 20tb. lie is now endeavoring to join that chieftain near Dalton by a circuitous route. The situation from Knoxville to Bridgeport is all that can be desired. ' i Cincinnati, Nov. 29 r 1863. Tho latest news from Knoxville is to Wednes day. Tne north part of the town has been burned, including the depot. Butnsideis cheer ful and confident. News from the Army of the Potomac is good. On Friday our forces,advanced from the fords at which they crossed the Bapidan, and formed line of battle. At 1 o’clock p. m., a contest began on the road leading toward Orange Court House, but the enemy did not reply- with artil lery. At 4p. in., Hill’s Corps approached our center, and at 4J. heavy musketry was heard, pr >ving that our Third Corps was engaged.— Dp to 6 o’clock oar casaahies in 'jtho center were few. The battle ground was in a wood, and it was difficult to ascertain positions. On Thursday afternoon Gen. GreggVcavalry drove the Kebel cavalry back upon their supports, and then himself retired—bis loss is said to be 250, which is very large. But then oor- sth Corps came up and farced the enemy back.—■ In the mean time, Gen. French, with the 3d Corps, bad a conflict with Ewell (on oor right). He bold his position, though losing severely,’ and reports the capture of 900 Rebels. Three is in Nora jScotia a young woman, seventeen years of age, who is seven feet two indies in height. .She measures forty-three inches round the waist, thirty-three from bet armpit to tbs'tip of-her, fingers, weighs, two hundred-and seventy-four pounds andbas, a foot thirteen inches long. She is good-looking, quite social, although diffident, n