An Assault on Senator Chain
Dr. E. M. Clarice, one of lhe;ni!hft distin
guished physicians in Detroit, uitfl'tased the
assault on the evening of the ilottiof May
upon Senator Chandler, and describi jj. the out
rage in these words: Senator Ctw o Mar, a la
dy, and two children, were sitting eta-tide-table
in the dining room of the National Jan tel,-be
ing - the table usually occupied by'Senator
Chandler and family. Dr. E. M. of
Detroit occupied one of the cente'S tables (.im
mediately opposite to Senator Ctij idler. Hr,
Voorhees of Indiana Senator Ham egtn, son of
the former Indiana Senator were
Bitring at the next center-table no .ret*, the door
than the one occupied by Dr. C'arle, which
gars them a position diagonally' throes the
space between the two rows of U,V jif, and to
that extent in the rear of the tabli A (copied by
Senator C., who was speaking to i iiv friend Dr.
Clarke across the space between iib( Awo rows
of tables. The subject of conv lit ftion was
the removal from office of a Cop pc’bead* pol
itician of Detroit, the name of the party be
ing mentioned in the conversatijn which in
its tone was' denunciatory-of ,Ci pperheads
generally. In the middle of the-conversation
Mr. Voorhees arose from his s6oit --advanced
to Senator Chandler’s table, ee *n Ud a men
acing attitude, and in an excitei: i anner ad
dressed the Senator, pointing hit. I: gw at the
Senator: “ This conversation, Sir, ,e evidont- (
ly meant for me." Senator CharrJVjs instantly
arose and said, “Who are yet 2 s ;What is
your name ? I don't know you."; ti the midst
of these ejaculations blows were mujually giv
en and received, the first given hy. Mr. Yoor
bees, but instantly followed b'- blows from
both parties, YoOrhees stepping- is ik slightly,
when, as they approached of the
space- between the rows of. tabl is. Dr. Clarke
rushed as far as be could betw.’en (hem, and
endeavored to separate them- At this stage of
the ■ proceedings Hannegan sprang from his
teat seized a water pitcher, and ii truck Senator
Chandler over the head, thus timing to the
aid of bis Copperhead friend, Vi'orbees, with
the best weapon be could at the torment com
mand. The blow with the pitcher, brought
Senator Chandler partially down, when Ilan
tiagan seized a chair and struck Senator Chan
dler another blow, which brouj/y the Senator
on to bis hands and knees. I y this time the
contending parties bad reachoi- the ,ball and
■were immediately separated by, th? spectators.
The assault,was wholly unprovoked, as neither.
Senator Chandler nor Dr. Cl* t|!te' bad made
any allusion to either Mr. Voorbbes or the roan
Hannegan. Senator Chandler ant} Dr. Clarke
■were both slightly scratched .by '.'be broken
crockery, hut received no 'other injury.
The’Apportionment 311
, Wo give below a correct copy Of the Penn
sylvania Apportionment bill, it passed both
Houses of the Legislature at its Is s) session:
HOUSE.
! County,
Daupbh,
Y»rk,
|CnmberUß 1,;..; 1
[Perry an(l %
Adanu,.... f ,. 1
Somerset, iedford, and
Pollen,;;, 2
Bradford and BnlliTan, 2
Biair, 1
Cambria, 1
ClcarfeldiJUli, and For
flst, ...i.,,, 1
ClariotTaod Jefferson,... I
Armstrong 1
Indiant ag j Wnstmore
lan4';....='>.... 3
FayetU,,., !■
Greene,.,.,, X
Conniij. ~ Ko, of Jt,
Philadelphia,
Delaware, 1
Che5ter,.....,.. 3
Montgomery, 2*
2
Dfthigh, 2
Kortbampton, 2
Carbon nad Monroe, 1
"Wayne and .Pike,. 1
DtMmc, 3
'Susquehanna and Wjo-
i ' ming, ...... 2
.■Lycoming, Union and ]
r ' Snyder, 3 1
Columbia and Montour, X
Northumberland, 1
Tioga and Potter,.. 2
Clinton, Cameron, and
M’Eeaa,.,..—i, 1
Centra,;., .... 1
Huntingdon; Juniata,
and Mifflin, 2
Schuylkill,....'.., 3
Berks, 3
'
Lebanon,
Alleghany,
:i| ••
SEHAtE.
District.
1,2,3,4 Philadelphia oity£.
5 Chester* Delaware and htons. gbmery,
5 Backs ,
7 Lehigh and Northampton
. $ Berks,A>,
9 Schuylkill, - -
10 Carbon, Monroe, Pike 1
.11 Bradford, Sußquebannanc.< Wyoming....... 1
12 Luierne, I
13 Potter, M'Kean f'Qd Clinton, 1
■, 14 Lycoming,. Union and Si 1
25' Northumberland, Mont< Hr,-’Columbia and
. Sullivan,,. , v ,„ 1
Ifl Dauphin and Lebanon,. ... ’.l
17 Lancaster, ; ;. 2
2d York'and Cumberland,. ... V. 1
39 Adams and Franklin,..*... i 1
20 Somerset, Bedford ana,?n'&n f 1
21 Blair, Huntingdon, Cen re, Mifflin, Juniata
v > and Perry, 2
22 Cambria, Indiana and' Je; 1 . .. 1
23 Clearfield, Cameron, Cl»no' yPotest and Elk 1
Westmoreland, Payette, ar if Greene,.-. 1
25 Alleghany,...' % 2
Stt-BeavePr and'Washingtoi 1
27 Lawrence, Buller and irtagiong 1
28 Mercer, Venango and ; I
99 Crawford and Erie, 1
Second thb Motion.— ‘The 'Altfany Argus,
boiling over with iudignati'i .. genuine or coun
terfeit, at the late arbitral > eizure and milita
ry occupation of the Wc cl \ and Journal of
Commerce newspaper est it-Ushments by the
Government, proposes antml paode of righting
the wrong. It proposes it-the,Democratic
members‘of Congress, esjie uilly . those from
New York, “ abandon tbfir "spats in Congress
and return home to their coiistitutents.” Now
as Henest Old Abe wouM 'suy 1 , this reminds
us of a story. Once upot a titae, at a country
town in Illinois, a gang o? half a dozen noisy
young men, in attempting to get into a fancy
dress ball without an invitation, were some
what roughly ejected and irent about their bu
siness. A wag among tba/'faag then led them
over to a neighboring apothecary shop, to de
liberate upon the subjects-hhd "then, by way
of revenge for the insult '.h/yjiad [received, be
eaid:—“Now boys just io.spite these vulgar
people, suppose we all I: iK a dose of caster,
oil.” But the boys oou-U apt see the matter
.in that light: and we gulai this'propsition of
resignation from the Albs jy Argus will be
regarded by the Demooi jti /members of Con
gress as absurd as thiif, ,’ eoomendation of a
dose of castor oil. So fur,- however, as the
New York city members oi’"Congress are con
cerned, we second the m-Jtioii that they return
to their constitutents; ft‘f then, in exchange
for the Woods, the Broolsfs and the Herricks,
tt* may hope to get somejfa mg-better. Let the
experiment be tried.— Af;]' Serald.'
Richmond not the Jtnibx Capital.—Tho
Washington Republican ;«i» off the following:
, ** The rebel capital H ip a carpet-bag, is
la Jeff. Davie's hand, ah( Jeff. Davis is usu
ally,.during active op oh iti os, in a special car
an a railroad. Wherever Teff. and the carpet
ing arc,.there is the xehjl cipital,
■■ rofc
n -S'
Ko. of R.
- 2
Boaven»ja£Vfashmgton, 3
VeninguSjjdWarren,... 2
Crawford,,,, 2
Erie,. 2
Lawrcn'stvMereer, and
Butler,
...... i
.-100
* itfo. Sanatara,
. - 4
V'*»v
THE AGITATOR.
M. H. COBB, EDITOR AND ?ROPKIETOB.
tgenSßQSdOfiS. PENN’A i
WEDNESDAY, ; : : : : : JUNE 1, 1864.
FREEDOM op the PBESS,
The world seldom comprehends the breadth
and range of. meaning which attaches itself to
phrases in common nse. Least of all do parties
comprehend their war-cries- ’ We have heard a
great deal and read more about "liberty of
speech and freedom of the pre*?” io the past.
These liberties have been mouthed bj every
demagogue who ever betook himself to the ruA
tram.
Far be it from ns to underrate the liberties
alluded to. They are essential to theexistenoe
of our form of government. Freedom of dis
cussion, both in deliberative assemblies and in
* 1
the journals, must be preserved. And they
have been preserved, with slight exceptions, in
all these States, op to this time, from the be
ginning. Bat there is a distinction between
liberty and license. The statutes limit the lib
erty of speech, by enactments against tbs slan
derer ; and freedom of the press is likewise re
stricted by enactments against libel. In the
South there has never been -any considerable
liberty of speech or press, in certain directions.
It had a wrong which would not bear the test
of disenasion. Bight can endure any amount
of investigation, if properly carried, on.
The Administration is censured for its sup
pression of the World and the Journal of Com
merce. Doth these papers published a most
damaging forgery, calculated to depress the
spirits of the people at home and injure us
abroad. As the coarse of both papers has been
from the beginning adverse to the canse of free
dom, it is but fair to infer that they published
the forged proclamation (with malign intent.—
There are some who pretend to believe that nei
ther paper was in the secret of the hoax. We
happen to know some of the parties to the con
duct of both papers fall as well as they know
themselves—better than the world knows them.
And upon this knowledge we very sincerely be
lieve that Manton Marble, of the World, was
well aware of the publication beforehand, and
was a party to it. His excuse that the matter
was put in by the “ night-clerk,” without being
read, will deceive no man acquainted with the
night dut|es of an editor on a New York morn
ing paper;. There is no such person attached
to the editorial department of those papers as
a “ night-clerk." The “ night-clerk" is a man
who simply puts dispatches in the box in the
business office, and there his duty ends. But
Mr. Marble knows thaty-when he was night, or
managing editor of the paper, in its early days,
nothing went into the paper without either his
owp or his associate’s order. The present
pigbt editor is a Mr. Crowley, who, it is to be
presumed, sees the forms closed before ha leaves.
Mr. Crowley has been a sympathizer with the
- rebellion since December, 1860. We' know
this, because we know, and then knew Mr.
Crowley, well. He is too good a newspaper
man to leave his work at the “ pinch”-—which
comes after the “ good night” ef the Associa
ted Press. Therefore, it is presumable that
Mr. Crowley was present, and In command,
when the forgery waa received and put in type.
The Government suppressed the papers that
published the proclamation. We submit that
freedom of the press does not yet demand the
right to publish forged State papers. There is
no infringement of the right of. discussion in
the act of the Government. Then who has
been wronged ? Who can claim martyrdom ?
The only sufferer is the Government. Suppose,
instead of suppressing the papers, the editors
had been reprimanded: what then? Would
they not have denied the right of the Govern
ment to interfere with them ? Of course they
would, in that case, hare scolded about “ the
insolence of dictation." The truth is, these
fellows are devils. They have neither common
honesty nor common decency. -They are trai
tors—have been traitors from tho first. And
- one of them would sign his dearest friend’s
death warrant, were that the price of temporary
success. The man who betrays hit benefactor
will betray his country.
We shall always, in our limited way, uphold
the cause of liberty, both of speech and of the
press. And we shall continue to denonnee li
centiousness, {both of act and word. No man
has a right tOjbay or do anght which can only
bring disgrace upon society. "We deny that
any man is privileged to wallow in the filth of
diurnal falsehood, -as do the editors of the
World and the Journal of Commerce. Their
abuse of Mr. Lincoln, or any one else, is simply
a matter of taste. It harms nobody save them
selves. But forged State papers are not legiti
mate news,, nor in aught related to the business
of honest or honorable journalists.
HOW, UATIONS QEOW.
National growth is but the growth of a sin
gle man, when properly examined. The -pro
cess by which a man becomes wise, and pros
perous, and great, and, good, h one with that
which renders a nation feared and honored
among nations." As be who has most difficul
ties to contend with, and overcomes them all, is
greatest among men, so, nations, subjected to
the test of adversity, and*enduring the strain,
become great among nations.
W e have not been among those who have felt
to indulge in reproaches toward any -party of
men, because of the calamities which have be
fallen us as a nation, except in self-defence. It
matters little whether the degenerate party in
power for fifty years prior to 1861, plunged the
country into civil war, or whether'it was a hap
pening entirely beyond tho province of any
party. Jho fact that that party had held the
reins and the patronage of the government for
THE TIOGA COUNTY AGITATOR.
About a half a century, and that for the last ten [
years of its rule there was an uninterrupted
tendency to civil violence everywhere, would
seem, to indicate that partisan policy had some
influence in precipitating the conflict. But we
have all along preferred, and still prefer to ig
nore blind instrumentalities, and recognize
merely the inevitable outwo thing of divine pur
pose in all that pertains to this struggle.
Taking that broader view, there can hardly
be room for two intelligent conflicting opinions
as to the cause of the struggle. Theoretically,
the Declaration of Independence and tho pre
amble of the Constitution were consistent, and
therefore onr government was theoretically con
sistent. But practically we fell short of the
i*e» of the framers of onr bill of rights. We
set out the dogmatic assertion of human
equality as to civil privileges, and gave the lie
to the profession onr enslavement of an en
tire race in our midst. This was the beginning
of sorrow. Mockery n evCT comes, to aught
eave grief. We mocked at truth, when we re
cognised, and mdde provision to maintain sla
very.; We played the hypocrite. The entire
energy of the old' democratic party, fdr the last
two or three administrations, was directed to
ward the maintenance of this attitude of hy
pocrisy. This venality and lack of manhood
begot for the North the hearty and richly de
served contempt of the southern aristocracy.—
When a man comes to thoroughly despise his
dog,Tie is liable to kick him at any moment.—
So with the South; tba party in power, having
ns edits power to show bow perfectly submis
sive the North could become when the aristo
crats demanded new outrages, these aristocrats
tired of an alliance on terms of political equal
ity, and so kicked their fanmble servants.
Now all this was in strict accord with natu
ral law. N(i doubt exists of the humiliating
fact, that such men as Franklin Pierce,'Judge
Woodward, | Yallnndigbam, and F. Wood, as
sured their taskmasters that the masses of the
democracy would not take up arms against
the South. There is not the slightest doubt of
that fact, unhappily. But even had they not,
in so many words, given the South that cow
ardly assurance, the struggle must have come
at one time. It is now almost universally ad
mitted*that the struggle was inevitable, either
sooner or later. The government was an anom
aly. Anomalies are in the nature of monstrous
growths, and must either be brought to grief,
or bring the body to grief upon which they are
borne. The nation canid not grow, with such
a tumor sapping its life-forces. Slavery was
the one great, chronic difficulty. It made us
ridiculous; it made us a nation of liars. It
seems that violent diseases demand violent re
medies. Slavery, being the eldest born of fraud
and violence, mast die a violent death.
Such, in brief, seems to us to be the philoso
phy of the struggle.' Recrimination is for boys
and knavea r Honest men should rise above It,
and face the issues os they rise, not with una
vailing reproaches, bat with hopeful endurance.
EDITORIAL COEEF.SPOjjpENCE,
Washington, May 27,1864.
The Senate has taken up the tax bill and de
creed sight sessions until it reaches the final
passage. Tbs bill is the largest ever engrossed
in this country, probably covering 250 folio pa
ges of manuscript, and as many printed pages,
quarto. The Senate has made about one thou
sand amendments to the original bill, many of
tbem verbal or phraseological, but still quite as
many affecting the substance and bearing.
The Pacific Railroad bill passed the Senate
on the 23d. It is voluminous, covering sixty
printed pages. It makes a railroad connection
between tbe Atlantic and the Pacific possible
within ten years, extraordinarios excepted.—
The Government donates some miles of land on
either side of tbs road, in aid of tbe enterprise,
but on condition that no patents shall issue for
the lands until each section of twenty or forty
miles of continuous road is built as a first class
railroad. Government also authorizes the com
pany to issue bonds for $20,000, and upward,
per mile, according to tbe cost of construction,
upon which it guarantees the interest in gold
for the'first year—the company to repay the
Government ono-half the interest out of the
first earnings of the road,- and tbe remaining
half to remain a lien, or first mortgage' upon
the road and its rolling stack, to the Govern
ment. United States troops, supplies, mails,
&0., to be transported over the road as cheap as
carriage for private parties, and to have the
preference at all times. The authorized capital
is $100,000,000, shares to be of $lOO each. No
one person can legally hold at any time more
than 5000 shares.
I have to chronicle the death of two Tioga
soldiers, at Harowood Hospital, since last wri
ting—George Marvin (and Caleb Fenton, both
of Charleston, I think; ,It seems that Lieut.
Rockwell and myself jwere in the ward where
Mr. Fenton lay at tjiae time, and did not know
of his presence. The- same is true of Mr. Mar
vin. Their names were not published in the
lists; and even our own wounded Charleston
boys in the same hospital, were not aware of
their presence at the time. Mr. Fenton died
from secondary hemorrhage—being wounded
in the groin. The suppuration of the wound
sloughed off the artery, and he died almost in
stantly. It is a subject of much regret to us
all that we did not see them.
Among the wounded at Columbian Hospital,
I found, by accident, Thomas Root, of Tioga,
Co. A, 149th Pa. He is shot through the calf
of the leg. well. Josiah Coolidge, Co.
H, Oth Reserves, is at Monnt Pleasant Hospi
tal, doing well. I spent half a day on Sunday
trying to find him, but by some hocus pocus his
name could not be found bn the register. Da
rius Hotchkiss, Co. G, 45th Pa., is in ward 3,
Harewood Hospital. I saw him yesterday. He
has had the elbow joint taken out, and this,
the doctors say, will save bis arm. The boys
arc all in good spirits, and as patient as men
know bow to be. Yihemus Culver will proba
bly he at home before this will he printed. He
is doing -well.
I should mention, also, that I saw William
Kreiner, Co. H, 6th Reserves, at Harewood.—
lie is shot through the fleshy part of the (high.
Is doing well.,
1 saw, also, a Mr. Newberry, Co. I, 45tb Pa.,
at Harewood, wounded in tho leg. Ha ie from
Shippen township. He is in good spirits and
doing well, , ■
The weather 3s very hot. M. H. C,
FROM THE ARMY.
WAR DEPRTMENT OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
Washington, May 28,9:50 P. M,
Major Gen,\J)ix :—An official dispatch from
the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac,
at Mogohio Church, dated yesterday afternoon,;
has just been received. It states that our army
was withdrawn to tho north side of the North
Anna on Thursday, night, and moved toward
Hanovertown, 1 the place designated for crossing
the Pamunkey. On Friday morning, Sheridan,
with the Ist and 2d divisions of cavalry, took
possession of Hanover Perry and Hanovertown.
The 2?t division of the 6th corps arrived at 10
A. M., and now hold tho place, with sufficient
force of oavulrT, infantry and artillery to resist
any attack likely to he made upon him. The
remainder of the corps is pressing forward
with rapidity; Weather fise*
A later dispatch, dated at 7 o , clock this mor
ning, has also been received. It reports that
everything goes on finely; weather clear and
cool; the troops came up rapidly, and in great
spirits; and that the army will be beyond the
Pamunkcy by noon. Breckenridge is at Han
over Court House, with a force variously esti
mated at from 3,000 to I0;000. The dispatch
further states! that, after seizing Hanover Ferry
yesterday, Glen. Torbert captured 75 cavalry,
including six officers; that the Rebel cavalry is
exceedingly demoralized, and flees before ours
on every occasion.
A dispatch from Gen. Sherman, May 28) re
ports that the enemy, discovering bis move to
turn Altoona,! moved to meet our forces at Dal
las. ’ Our coldmns met the enemy about one
mile east of the Pumpkinvine creek, and we
pushed them back about three miles. We have
bad many sharp encounters, but nothing deci
sive. i E. M. STANTON,
, ! Secy of War.
t J
I Washington, May 30.
Major Gen. 'Mix :—No official dispatches from
the Army of the Potomac ha_ve' been received
since my telegram of Saturday evening.
A telegram from Gen. Sherman, dated the
29th, near Dallas, reports that an Saturday an
engagement took place between the enemy and
McPherson’s corps, in which the Rebels were
driven back, with a loss to them of 2500 killed
and wounded left in our hands, and about 300
prisoners. Gen. McPbereon’s loss not being
.over 300 in all. ,E. M. STANTON,
| Sec’y of War.
From the 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Dismounted Camp, (Near Portsmouth, Va.)
I May 20th, 1804.
Dear Agitator —lt is doubtless known,
long ere this, that a great battle has been fought
in this department, with varying success, —
turned, at last; by the obstinacy of oar troops,
into a victory.! The long lists of killed and
wounded show the desperate nature of the
struggle; and,:l,may safely say, never have
troops fought j better. I shall merely give an
outline sketch, for the information of our Tioga
county friondsJ
On Saturday, Butler gained the outer works
at Drury’s Bluff, intercepting dispatches from
Gen. Beauregard to the Colonel in command at
Fort Darling, telling him to hold out to the last,
as he (Beauregard) would reinforce him.
Sunday, the |troops lay on their arms, after a
week of hard marching- and fighting. Night
closed in, and the thick fog came up from the
James and Appomatox rivers, enveloping our
brave lads in its misty folds. The center was
commanded byjGen. W. F. Smith, the right by
Gen. C. A. Heckman, and the |eft by Gen. Q.
A. Gilmore, of Charleston notoriety. Better or
braver men never lay in line of battle;—veter
ans ol a score of hard fought battles, and troops
who bad never, known defeat. Wistaria brig
ade (mostly colored troops) held thi extreme
right, next to the James river. About 51 A.
M., Monday morning, the attack commenced ;
the enemy massing troops against tbe right,
under cover of the dense fog, and charging
headlong upon the;colore(l cavalry, (2d U. 5.,)
cutting Wistar’s brigade off from the main di
vision, under Gen. Heckman, thus getting- on
the flank and rear of that General, crushing
him between two strong columns: but a galling
fire of musketry met tbem at every point, and
they broke, but returned again and again to the
assault, until, broken and disheartened, they
were forced to retire. Gen. Wistar held his
position until ordered to retire, on account of
the right of Gen. Brooks being forced back,—
The left of Gen. Brooks' division was attacked
simultaneously with Heckman’s; but being ap
prized of the movement, met the enemy with
such a withering fire of musketry, as "to cause
them to beat a hasty retreat. For some time a
lull ensued ; but at abpat 9 A. M., the battle
raged with redoubled fury. A desperate charge
was made upon Brooks’ right, under cover of a
galling fire of artillery from the rebel works;)
and after bard fighting, his (Brooks’) right was
compelled to fall back. At this moment, Gen.
Smith ordered Wistar to fall back, and the en
tire line retired ns far as tbe Halfway House.
About 11 o’clock Smith received orders to take
up his former position, which he did, driving
the enemy back over the ground first occupied,
and forcing them into their intrenebments.—
Gradually the firing ceased, and comparative
quiet reigned for the first time. At the same
time that Heckman was attacked, a force of
about 5,000 men came dp the Petersburg road,
and attacked nar rear, but were soon driven off
by Dobbs’ brigade, seconded by a smalt army
gunboat, which had succeeded in getting up
tbe Appomatox river.
We captured about 600 prisoners. At dark
the order was given.to retire, and our forces fell
back to their intrenebments, north of the Ap
pomatox. Our loss is Estimated at 2500, killed,
wounded and prisoners. Tbe rebel loss mast
be much greater, as they were piled in heaps
by Heckman and Wistjar, and were exposed to
a heavy fire of artillery. Thus ended a hard
fought battle, within eight miles of the rebel
capital.
Our cavalry, under Qen. Kants, (tbe man
who captured Gen. Morgan,) has returned from
a raid on tbe Danville railroad. Qe succeeded
in cutting and destroying the road for. several
miles; blowing up the great iron bridge at
Mattox Station, and destroying the locks, dams
and embankments of the Lynchburg and Rich
mond canal; thus effectually destroying the
only remaining line of communication between
Richmond and the South.
All is now quiet, and we are looking for Grant
to resume his forward movement, when no doubt
we shall act in concert.
Prom tho 2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry,
Jakes River, (below Richmond,) >
May 15th, 1864, >
THE RIDE TO RICHMOND.
Mr. Editor: —To give you any kind of an
accurate description of the events of the last
eight or ten days, under existing circumstan
ces, would be utterly impossible. The follow
ing memoranda from my diary mnst suffice:
Mat 3d.—Broke camp and Commenced the
march at 11 o’clock P. M. Grossed the Eapi
dan, at Ely’s Ford, at daylight of the4tb. Bi
vouacked two miles beyond Ohancellorsville.—
Marched westward on the sth ; met tba enemy
at about 2P, M.; was sent out to relieve the
3d division, formerly Kilpatrick’s,- Remained
all night on tho skirmish line, as pickets.
Mat 6tb,—Skirmishing during the day, and
an artillery duel. About 4P. M. the regiment
was relieved, and sent to the rear to rest.
May 7th. —Supported a battery during the
day. At 3P. M. was ordered to dismount, and
proceed to the front. Fighting very severe;
men run out of-ammunition ; held their ground
with their pistols. Reinforcements arrived;
charged the Bebs and drove them from the
ground. Remained on the line all night.
Mat Bth.—Retired to the horses, mounted,
and proceeded to the front. Advanced two
miles; met the enemy’s infantry in a woods,—
2d Pennsylvania and Ist M tine cavalry dis
mounted, and drove them out witp their car
bines. Marched to a point on tbo-Cbanceilors
ville and Fredericksburg plank road.
Mat' 9tb.—The cavalry corps marched in
column; ijirned off to tho southwest, when op
posite Fredericksburg. The enemy's cavalry
hovered on our flailks and rear. At one time
they charged the column, and captured a piece
of artillery ; it was re-oaptu.red immediately.—
Charged Beaver Dam Station, capfurir's: three
trains, two locomotives; two day’s rations for
Lee’s army, and re-capturing 500 Union pris
oners. Set firf to trains and station buildings ;
tore up railroad, and inflicted damage generally
to the rebel cause. Bivouacked on a chain of
hills. Immense fires (our handiwork) blazed
around the horizon daring the night.
Mat 10th.—The enemy’s shells sounded our
Reveille, making the slothful get out of their
warm' blankets at a double-quick. Sent out a
small party, who captured the audacious offen
der, al2 pounder parrot. Resumed our march
—the advance, rear and flanks continually skir
mishing. Bivouacked at Wynn Churcb, eight
een miles from Richmond.
Mat 11th. — The advance of Wickam’s brig
ade charged our rear. We drove them off—
When near York River Railroad, was attacked
vigorously. • The 2d brigade, Gregg’s division,
was detailed to amuse them. The 2d Pennsyl
vania did the fighting, driving the enemy back
two miles, and retiring during the night. Re
joined the column, and marched all night.—
Thunder storm and rain during the afternoon
and night. .
Mat 12th.—Arrived within two miles of
Richmond. At Brock Church, inside the de
fences jof Richmond, was attacked by a heavy
force of infantry, artillery and cavalry. Our
brigade was dismounted, and opposed to two
brigades of infantry. A bloody fight ensued,
lasting five hours, resulting in the complete de-,
feat of the enemy. Resumed our march, crossed
the Chickahomiuy, and bivouacked near Me
chanicsville.
May 13th.—Was spent marching and court
termarching, to effect a junction-with Butler.
It could’nt be did.
May 14th.—After enduring a shelling from
oar own gunboats, we succeeded in opening
communication with tbem. ,1
To give you a list of the casualties of tha
expedition, would occupy more time and space
than I have at my command. I therefore annex
only a list of tbe unfortunates of Co. L:
Todd’s Tavern - , May 7. —Privates Uriah
Breman and John Day, killed. Sergeant V.
M. Clark, and privates James Baker and Miles
Finch, wounded. Private David Buck, missing,
supposed killed.
York River Railroad, May 11.—Corporal
Theodore Smith, and privates Omar Soules and
Richard Marks, wounded. Charles Brigham
missing.
Brock Church, Defences op Richmond,
May 12.—0. S. Geo. H. Benedict missing, sop
posed killed. Privates Wilmot Rathbun, Geo.
Witman, Timothy Ives, Eii Teller and Alexan
der Finch, wounded, and Johd Hunter, Solo’n
Vanzlle and Philip Broughton, missing.
Respectfully, C. R. TAYLOR,
Captain Co. L, 2d Pa. Cavalry.
FOR SALE.
ONE HORSE, TWO BUGGIES, ONE SINGLE
SLEIGH. Enquire of Mrs. GIBSON.
Wellsboro, June 1, IS6L*
Robbed from the Safe of the Tioga Co. Bank.
ON "Wednesday night. May 25,15C4, the following
described bonds and notes :
1 V. S. 5-20 coupon bond, 4th series, letter F, No.
14,719, for $5OO.
3 U. S. 5-20 coupon bonds, 4th series, letter C, Nos.
36,180,81-82, each §5OO.
17 IT. S. 5-20 coupon bonds, 4th series, letter F,
Nos. 73,879 to 73,895, each $lOO.
14 U. S, 5-20 coupon bonds. 4lh series, letter M,
Nos. 19,824 to 19,837, each $5O.
3 U. S. 5-20 coupon bonds, 3d aeries, letter A, No?.
5,804-5-6, each $lOOO.
4 IT. S. 5-20 coppon bonds, $d series, letter A, Nos.
3,050-51-52*53, each $5OO.
Tioga County Bank notes, old issue, 5% 10’s and
20’s—$5,000. Signed by former officers of the bank,
all punched through centre of rigaelte, and bad been
retired for three years. No other notes of this bank
had over been punched. The public are hereby cau
tioned against purchasing or taking any of tbo said
bonds and notes. A. S. TURNER,
Tioga, May 28,1864. Cashier.
REVENUE STAMPS.
A LARGE ASSORTMENT of Revenue Stamps
of all denominations, just received at the First
National Bank of Wellaboro, in the Store building
of 0. k J. L. Robinson. Persons wanting Stamps are
request to call and get a supply.
Wellsboro, May £5, 1864-tf.
HOUSE SHOEING
AND OFF HAND BLACKSMITHING.
THE undersigned being grateful to bis former
customers for their liberal patronage and prompt
payments, wishes to inform them and the public in
Sullivan and vicinity, that ho has just purchased a
good slock of Iron and Material, also that all kinds
of common country Blacksmithing will bo done at
Ellis's Shop, in Mainsborg, on. short notice, and as
cheap for cash as at any shop in the country. Those
.wishing-to save time and money will find it profitable
to call on’EUis. Also a good article of TAR sold in
tfainsburg at $1,09 per gallon. JOHN A. ELLIS.
Mainsburg, April 13,18d4-2m.*
A Joint Resolution proposing certain
Be t< resolved l g the Senate and Ensue of 1}
tentative» of the CamxcomccaUh of
■Qeneraat Assembly met, That the following aD ,“* V*
ments be proposed to the Constitution of the P ’
mon wealth, in accordance with the provisions or,
tenth article thereof: of th »
There shall bo an additional section to the tv ,1
article of the Constitution, to be designated as
four, as follows: ° sectl ™
“ Section 4. Whenever any of the qtnlifled electors or
Commohwealth shall bo in any actual military ,iis
dec a requisition from the President of tbs United m '
by the authority of this Commonwealth, snch elwin ' , ’ or
exercise the right of suffrage in all elections by the lo- °“I
nnder inch regulations as are, or shall be, pramS??*’
law, as folly as if they were present at the tunal ch?
election.” riire of
Section 2. There shall bo two additional sections ,v
eleventh article of the Constitution, to be desimmLt th
sections eight, and nine, as follows ; Snvted as
“Sections. No bill shall b e passed by the Legislator,
containing more than one subject, which shall i£ ci-.fT’
e-rjiressed in the litie. except appropriation bills.” 7
” Section 9. No bill shall be passed by the Lecislstnr.
granting any powers, or privileges, In an,
antbonty to grant snch powers, or pcisil.gcsjri, h!"
may hereafter be, conferred upon the coons or tliis
monwealth.” Wry C. JOHNSON.
Speaker of the Bouse of Representatives.
JOHN P.l PENNY,
Speaker of the Senate.
Office sf (he Secretary of the Commonwealth,
H vitßiSßcittr, April 26, 1864,
PENNSYL 7ASIA, S 3;
M. D. BAILEY.
Ido hereby certify that tfce foregorng is a fall, true
and correct copy of the original Joint Resolution o£
the General Assembly, entitled “A Joint Keaolntioa
proposing certain Amendments to the Constitution,''
as the same remains on file at this office.
f '— J —■} Ik Testimony whereof, I hare hereunto
4 *s. S. V set my hand and caused the seal of the
i 1 —, —' J Secretary’s office to be affixed, the day and
year above written. EH 1 SLIPER,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The above Resolution having bean agreed to by a
majority of the members of each Douse, at two suc
cessive sessions of the General Assembly of this Com
monwealth, the proposed amendments will bs submit
ted to the people, fur their adoption or. rejection on
the FIRST TUESDAY OF AUGUST, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
four, in accordance with the provisions of the tenth
article of the Constitution, and tho act, entitled “ An
Act prescribing the time and manner of submitting
to the people? far their approval nndratification or re
jection, the proposed amendments to the Constitu
tion,” approved the twenty-third day of April, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.
THE fallowing list of prize* awarded to the- Weed*
Mower, is sufficient to show that it la justly en
titled to be called the
The Grand Gold Medal of IJonor T as the beat mow
ing machine, either native or foreign ; also the gold
medal and one thousand francs, aa the foreign
machine; and a special gold medal at the great
French national trial, at Vincennes, near Paris, Jua*
1860, The only prize ever offered on mowing mj.
chines by the French Government.
The first prize silver medal and two hundred francs -
at the trial at Trapped, near Paris, June, 1860. '
The grand gold medal of honor, as the most useful
farm implement, at the Gaatrow (Mecklenburg) exhi
bition and trial, June, 1860.
The first prize of £\ o, by Yorkshire (England) ag
ricultural society, 1860,1561 and 1562.
Grand gold medal at the Griefswald exhibition
(Germany,) July, 1860.
First premium silver medal, by the United States’
Agricultural Society, in 1859 and 1860.
First premium at the New Jersey State Fair.
Firbt premium and diploma by the lowa State Ag
cultural Society.
First premium by tbe Berk* county (Pa.) Agricul
tural Society.
First premio(m by the Berkshire (Mass.) Agricultu
ral Society. ‘
First premium by ‘Wisconsin Mechanics' Exhibi
tion.
First premium by’Belmont county, Ohio.
First premium by Harrison county, Ohio.
First premium's by Grundy and St. Clair counties,.
Illinois.
First premium by tbe Massachusetts Charitable
Mechanic Association, at Boston.
First prise by the Royal Agricultural Society of
England, at their quadrennial trial at Leeds, in July,
IS6I, in competition with the leading machines of
En land and the United States.
First prize by the Roykl North Lancashire Agri
cultural Society, at Preston, England, August, 1862.
Silver medal by the lnstitute, October,
1863.
P. R. WILLIAMS,
EEGS leave to annouuco to the citizens of Wells
boro and vicinity, that be keeps constantly on
hand all kinds of
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
Chemicals, Varnish, Paints, Soaps, Perfumery, Glass,
Brushes, Putty, Fancy Goods, Pore Wines, Brandies,
Gins, and all other kinks of Liquors of the best
quality. All kinds of
such as Jayne’s Expectorant, Alterative and Pills;
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, Pills and Cherry Pectoral; Helm
bold’s Extract Bucbu, Sarsaparilla and Rose Wash ;
Mrs. Vftnslow’s Sotting Syrup; Wright’s Pills;
Clark’s and Cheeseman’s Pills ; Hall’s Balsam ; Bin
inger’s London Dock Gin ; Herrick's Pills and Plas
ters; Brown’s Bronchial Troches, Ac., Ac.
May 25,18G4-ly. P. R. WILLIAMS,
THIS House whiefh has been open for convenience
of the traveling public for a number of years,
has lately been newly furnished throughout and fitted
up in os good stylo as can bo found in any country or
city Hotel. The Proprietor does not hesitate Jn say
ing that there will be no pains spared to add to tho
comfort of his guests, and make it a home for them.
The best of stabling for teams; and a good hostler
always in attendance, all of which can be fonnd
one mile east of Knoxville, Pa.
M. V. PURPLE, Proprietor;
Deerfield, May 25, 1864.-lyv. ,
XTrTALTER A WOOD has made D. P. Roberts, of
\Y *VVellsboro, an agent for the counties of Tioga,
Potter, Clinton and Lycoming* for tbe sale of bia
two wheeled J/O WEUS and- REAPERS vtxl S£LF‘-
RAKINO REAPERS; and all farmers wanting
chines, will save from-tea to-twenty dollars by calling
on the subscriber before purchasing elsewhere. Sam
ple machines to be seen at hia'store. Circulars afli
list of prices sent free by mail.
Wellsboro, May 11, 1564-3 m.
notice to Bridge Builders.
THE Commissioners of Tioga County will receive
sealed proposals until Thursday, the 9(h day 05
June next, at the Commissioner's Office in Wellsboro,.
to let the job of building the new Bridge across th ft
Tioga Hirer, at t*io mouth of Elk Run, in Coringtoa
Township. JOB REXFORD,)
1 C. P. MILLER, \ Comrs-
Wcllsboro, May 11. M. ROCKWELL,)
hereby given, that the following p« r-
sons have ’settled their accounts in the Regw
ter’s office of Tioga county, and that the same-will be
presented to the Orphans' Court of said county, o&
Thursday, tho 9th of June, IS&4, for confirmations** 1 *
allowance:
Lovina Taylor, Administratrix of the estate of
ram Raines, deceased.
Catharine Walker, Administratrix of the estate ot
Delinas Walker, deceased. .
Ira Johnson, Administrator of the estate of John L
Johnson, deceased.
William Harrison. Administrator of the estsM
William Meok, deceased. - a
Joseph Palmer, Administrator of the estate of *- 4
mnel Palmer, deceased. \ .
George M. Hall and Noah Corwin,
of the estate of Cornelius Pierce, deceased.
H. 8. ARCHER, Be****-
Wellsboro, May 11, 1544.
AS Assortment of TABLE SLASSWABE »nl»
found at BOT’S DRUG STORE-
Amendments to the Constitution,
ELI SLIFER/
May 2, 188-I—3m. Sec'y of the Commonwealth,
THE WOOD MOWER.
BEST MOWER IN THE WORLD,
And be still defies competition.
D. P. ROBERTS, Agent.
Wcllsboro, May 25, 1564.-3 m
DRUGS & MEDICINES.
JV’O. 3, UNION BLOCK, I YELLSDORO, PA,
PARENT MEDICINES
COWANESCtEE SOUSE.
Interesting to Farmers.
Register’s Notice.
D. P. ROBERTS.