eitgrapt Forever float that standard sheet I Where breathes the foe but falls before lull With Freedom's soil beneath our feet, 'And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us crul4,,PLAlrooam. i'EEE OPTION—THE coNsTrrtrnox—ANß TlN,EkuroamplarT OF TEE LAW. HARRISBURG, PA. Wednes AY Morning, Nove mber 6, 1861, 1101VOliL4B:LE i'EETIMONY. The New York tribune, with its cotemporarles of ilabitm, hate been, and in many instances still are, prone to depraciate the great resources (*Men and nieisures with Which Pennsylvania has sustained herself and the federal authority in the stupendous crisis in which we are in voffid.' Hitt with the abundant proof - of the ability of the old4eystone State, comes the re fcifiltetochilmit; and' with t these,estab lished, comes also the admission of the ability and , eminence of the statesman whom Penn sylvania indicated as - her preference for a voice and a vote in the Cabinet. The follow ing allusion of the Tnbutte to the two Secretaries, respectively of the War and Tree- . silty Departments, proves better.thatt we can state, the change working in the regard of the New York press'for Pennsylvania, her interests and het. statesmen, and we print it as a compli - mantvf that honest and candid character with which the great labbre of Secretary Cameron aretbeitig 643mmetided by not only the press but the people of the leyal states. .1113 re is the len guag,e of the Mimi of today : SECRETARY CAMERON The Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Treasury arrived in' this city on Saturday night, both on business connected with their Departmenta. They timed their visit to the journey of Gen. Scott, and made that the Gs (Wien of n'demonstration of personal respect to the veteran commander on has way to retire ment from his labors anti his rank. Mr. Chase's visit was connected with the in terests of the Financial Dap irtmeut over which he so t ably prelfides', Secretary Cameron in spected, ytaterd ty the , fortifications which guard otti hathor. He will :go to-day to West Point, and' thence to Springfield' in Massachusetts to datable the United Stites Armory. He will pitbably Continue hbfjourney to Boston to in spect the defenses of 'that city against attack front - the Bea." Cranerori 4 s great labors in raising, eqnip tile and 'olgardzing the army with which the rebellida is to be gushed—the vigilance, wis d* depricfletil ' ability with which he has tfildhe ' üblc intereaa while providing * ' eMtiddenp i expansion of t the military p power Alill Within front eighteen theusand men to half a 6111,10 n, are at last recognized by the cointrif;end will shun ' be matter of - history At the AO of 'l33,.and in the possession of an amPle'fOrtuhe a cquired'in business enterprises, the keerSterylook chargS of the War Depart ment tithe when its duties were more bur denitthe than ever rested upon any War Minis tektif "tante in the yeaie of hei greatmAnstrug gles,'Whether under the RepubliC or under the Empire,. The National impatience has demand ed iriblitties. When the magnitude of the cop twe are engaged in has been appreciated byl fie pecitlts'and their determination to RUC obeduliagasettled into:an inflexible moral princi- U, Will )I , 4one•to Simon Cameron's ad ton of h isenormous trust. 1,..,.,.„ ....4 , • "Ito arts o n ers, s , 13 uGL E . 1 S,:cleiliin's speech to the Pennsylvanians who pfeseuted hini a sword;has a right proper ring ixf it like his address to the soldiers 7-" no de fe4, .po, ietteat t " The substance of it was, t4t ?the wax cannot he long, , though it may, be detflea.te.'', That is what the country wants; what.. the AdMiniatiatiot ' .should proclaim ; w)iat , our, Geueuds and ,their trUepa, should eZ te e celeilan i lias one indication of merit, at 140;,and that is meglest3r. He admits that he hif,f,!o yet been tried ; he advises that the he t tpra and rewards intended for him should be ilmtietl ,until after events have proved his wpitl+eas; but at same time he evinces the spar Ai& commands success. All that he askA of thegonntry is, coufidence, forbearance, pitret4, These' we are sure he will have, and p'articiiiiilY Wheu ; he ,promises in return, en ext*i:, determination, „ in' ,ation, and if needs be, hisheatt's bp4. -- , - -- 7 Cal e i t 1 iuilil:commandertalk; ir, , 9 .. 9, .9).9f a 4 o a/f°4 on e,, as General 1114.400 said at the bTt4r4e , at, to t he Massachusetts Twenty:fifth the o. I!xy, would rather ; fight a battle than ire a isOeech: but when. he does ,talk we like to 'keg such, brief, hrisit, energetic sentences ailindiellai:i attars. Thev are like QUite'irom, a bugle, which animate and fortify our courage. •ff (I iII:.:444.IVVYLA24I.ft: ''-j The following letter, addressed by Governor Car idillesitenlint4Geneial *lnfield Almtt, is in obedience to the Warm impulses which mitliiiiirdnldettl' I the'l3ifrdeitor of Pennsylvanis and which will be perused:with pleasure by the padpie of the: cointionstoldiii Farsourrve Cneanunt, - , Narrisburg Nov. 5, 1861. qqt :- 7 1. regret exceedingly that you, should hitk 4;4ll4 thr ' u g hilar *b_luli 0E 4110 43 4 W, without my having any; knowledge Of icur ; aP: Pre.et Presence, as it would have given me Binders pl easure to have had like oppolanity of. p a y ;= tie °fru:island personalhomage to which yo. • • • exit Paf•rlotiam and servicesentilticNyou, h every citizen of Pennsylvama would . • offer. Although ; infirmity of health lino . 11 4110 retirement, we BLIP not COMO to cheraithe inemoiv,pf your glory, and hope that long be preserved as a li v i ng eziunplifit tho'llghest pilaf° *lilt and gal lantry, andthat bar ybling men may learn from Yellf.eKeela thativirtint wnd merltdead surelyto thcAaltAkin a a grateful country; • • • • : of tile lighol,Leartioom, etty-41,10dkote4ervant.: 3 ; • ! A. G. CIIIIIIN.r• lientsuud-General Wintieldt3cott, &c., &a. SUBSISTENCE OF TSB PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEARS. Since.the breaking up of the comps of instrue , ton fox the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, estab lished under the Act of 15th May, 1861, the commonwealth has supplied subsistence only to th e troops concentrated at Camp ()uitin. With the sanction of Ckty. Curtin an a rrangement has recently been 'effected lintweeif:Commissary General W. W. Irwin and Capt. Du Barry, the 11. S. Commissary stationed in this city, under which the Federal Goverment assumes the subeistence . of the latter camp, in addition to that of others through the state already Within their charge. For the present, therefore, the functions of the Pinnsylvania Commissairat have ceased, Captain Du Barry announced that his department could only receive the troops as they were mustered into the service, but Cominissary Irwin was anions to' effect an arrangement by which all the troops, those who were in camps for , instruction, those ar, riving daily, and those Muttered into the United States service; 'could be subsillted alike by the Commissary, General! Department of the U. S. Army. On referring the subject to, the proper bureau iu the War Department, the proposition of Gen. Trivia was adopted,. while . the U. S. ,Commissary General also concluded to subsist all, the troops thus received under the contract already in operation for subsisting 1 thoee now regularly in the service in Camp Cameron. .This arrangement wig resolved - upon 1 before a notice could be served on 'the proper officer at this poet, who, without any knowledge of such a plan' , having been' adopted by the Con miss'.: General's. Departmeitt at Washington; had ,asked for proposals for - enb• lasting the troops thus 'to be redelved, and had also received bids from various Perrot's prom: Singto subsist the troops according to their terms: These . bids, 'in consequence of this order, ware transmitted to the Commissa ry Gene;si, who, in view of his order in regard to subsisting all the troops under tbacontract al ready in operation;: annulled ,the proposals here referred to as having been asked for by an officer of the Department in this city. 'The old contractors are responsible` men—the bida and the .ma n ner in which they subsist the camps are both liberal and just, and 'therefore,. when thus considered; there'was no necessity of mak ing a either 'on tire , policy . of economy on the partof the government, or an act of justice , to the soldiers who were to be The transfer of the sube4tence'from the state to the federal authorities, relieves the form 4 of all further labor or responsibility. Hereafter the troops will look to the federal authiirities for subsistence, and those anthorities alone will be responsible for their care and . comfort... Under theold arrangement it Wall" ascertained that the rollitaly fun!' was' being &hanged With out the prompt return 1030 4 388arj . a just regard for the interests of the common wealth. Hence the' necessity and determination • in having ti,t4 - "plan.'B4oifed of the &Oral in thorites assuming the responsibility.. This plan goes into operation today , When as -wtr have stated, the state of Pennsylvania 'Will entirely relieved firm all, reliPoriejb44 4t:E;4l 8 % 6 4 both .;the trap s intended forkand those already mustered into thaUnited States service. This entire arratigeMeathl due to the zeal and has watched the interests of the state of Penn sylvania in hitidepartmenit,'froM the' l hour he slimmed the control of_ the conunistiariat of , the camps of the commonwealth. And in this • connection we misty also' eidtt that the relations between the Goiernot - tiiiif were alwaYS of that character which : enabled them to rely owthii judgment of each other; while: iht3 confidence of one for' the other 'ins never impaired by 'a - itingle actor word frOM !Uteri, This Confidence continues to exist, and, while thedutiesof the Commissary Generel:htrve been diminished,- it must be nciletwit sciame of giati: /*en thatlo l /". 38 4 1133 ?! %'tlL.+l estimation 04. thaatithnninett v is. the same as it•waa Aban-sur iounded bghis multifarioueduties. *His:Winn hereafter wfilte confined to theadjtittbntint the accounts . 4 .l o . ienk. w}Lile Gov.. cod. and. his,:adnednistmtion are thus corn pletely relleved•from all 'further tempi:ma:Et ,- in the subsistence of , the volunteer troops 'fidnt this state. ,:;: The-manner in which thistmosfer has been effected;• and the trouble and Sinbarinsiiment, bf which it Will relle s vf the' tate; in our .ePielen; tagfganta the .Pinatety ,of the federal :govermit went at once aisumbitthe charge: of clothing and quartering the trio* thus subsisted by'the same authority. It would be productive of an economy by reducing tlurlabor of our local de partments and bringing the 'Military 'organisa tion of the county at oncevit qhe control' slid supervision of t he War.bePartment,, Which, Mustultimistely assnmetheirzare and direction. Certainly if so iiniclettiodis to be tscldeved the transfer of the - cothinimatiat of'tbis state: to the federal Officers at this point, an,. elip;11 amount of benefit would lie derived by surren-' daring at'once the entire oiltuMnition and man; agement.of our forces to - the - Wbne authotitY, / 11 4 ( 1 1 th4__iaggeelilen 'ilde.:‘ltieneet and trust - that it will be fairly considered by those, who have the powerto•order the transfer. • IT is AMR= by those• intimately acquainted with both Scott tuniMcOlellan that. thereMei , er hal been a diffeitte haireen'theni:whiOi t iti. the,aligh t ( !i1t!4 , 40 36 each other. i Their relations 'lmre pleamuit and harmonious; And it 14V Gen.' Saitt's M4Kgeiticm Alioh i tsii. )l 4 ll i ll o3o* t4 4ha'Pafamaa• 4 1 8 . . 44 1 04 1 'icaiRPIA 1 S1 1 :4 1 Western Yiriinin' lie was repeatedly axoplimerited in private div. patches' by EMIL Pbatkauti ti after his gtaat4t. triumph there it was`intimated:to hun that he would soon be wanted.init higher sphere to use histeientsin'defenceoftheUnidm: , - Justhefore . * the ttofortimate battle of *Weed Gtm. McClel lan was upon the ixdofohictirancing Si:nntOn, viroi*,, : with his small but victorious army; tait the Stone Bridge