flaii Ecitgrapil. Forever float that standard sheet 1 Where breathes the foe but falls before us, With Freedom's soil beneath our feet, • And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us. OVft PLATFORM THE UNION-THE CONSTITUTION-AND TW ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW. HARRISBURG, PA Tuesday Afternoon, May 6, 1862. Wars THE REBELLION was precipitated, and when every rebel miscreant in the south was armed for his work of death, they relied more on the aid they were to receive from the north, than any power of their own in the south, to overthrow the government. They had not the fullest confidence in the ability of the southern masses to contend with the masses of the north. If such bad been the case, Washington city would have been in ashes more than a year ago The rebels, however, depended upon the dough-faces of the north for this part of the work. These same dough-faces bad frequently done the dirty work of their southern political masters. They had betrayed the interests of northern labor on the floors of Congress, and why should they not be expected to betray the lives of northern men on the field of battle? They had joined with southern slave drivers in attempting the forcible introduction of slavers into territory that had been proclaimed free by the voice of a majority of the people of such territories, and why should they not join with their southern partizans in assisting to usurp the laws and destroy the Union ? Such was the reasoning of those who led the rebel lion, and such, too, was their expectation, be cause the same men that pledged their infa mous alliances with the south in its crusades on northern labor, interests and developments, also pledged their aid to the rebellion, with such assurances as induced the leading traitors to believe that the dough-faces would do the fighting as they had heretofore done the voting, while the south would reap the exclusive ben efits and honors of the struggle. With the hope of northern aid entirely de stroyed, the rebels are as entirely left to their own resources, to prosecute the war. This disappointment has compelled them to change all the r plane. Had th . leaders of this north ern faction of Breckenridge men been true to their pledge, the policy of invasion, first plan ned by the rebels, would have been adhered to, and the north, to-day, doubtless overrun by the rebels. We write doubtless, because we mean by the leaders being true to such prom ises, also the contingency of the masses of that fiction submitting to such leadership. But when the masses turned indignantly on the leaders, (as they did in the case of the Patriot and Union,) the leaders, oP course, began to declare a loyalty which they never felt, and to give the cause of the Union a support which is the more repugnant to them, because it was forced and dishonest. In this emergen cy, then, the south no longer depends on the Breckenridge men in the north, but instead, therefore, they now rely on the climate to do for them what was promised to be accomplished by the dough-Laces. They wait for disease to achieve what they are fearful to undertake. They anticipate that yellow fever will arrest invasion sooner than it can be impeded by their own bosoms and bayonets, and thus flying before our troops in the attitude of arrant, cowards as well as traitors, they seek to escape the danger they have created, by making our troops the victims of the diseases they may contract. Such is now the attitude of the rebels. Our troops are daily pushing their lines into the southern country. Our flags wave where but lately the rebel flag }bunted. There is nothing left our troops but to take possession of the territory of rebellion, and -then trust in God for the preservation of their health. We are not compelled to keep large bodies of northern men in the fceted fever distticts of the Gulf states ; and therefore they fear the ravages of disease over which the beastly southern traitor and his more cowardly northern ally gloat, may not be so fearful. The policy of garrissotring forts and arsenals with contrabands directed by acclimated officers, may disappoint these wretches, and give them an idea of the desola tion of this rebellion, by making their own slaves the instruments of their own overthrow and humiliation. A MILITARY MAN of some experience regards the evacuation of the rebel armies as a part of their policy to effect a speedy junction of all their forces, then to make a stand, and give the federal armies battle. The same gentle man is of opinion that the rebels will not en " irely yield before they have fought at least one great battle, and we agree with him on that point, because the leaders of the rebels cannot get rid of their followers without giving them the opportunity of meeting death, as they fanatically suppose, nobly in defence of their country or locality. There is no doubt with us, that the rebels have a policy in their aban doning these strongholds, and inducing our armies to advance in their pursuit. But their best devised plans are bound to fall. In the end, they will be defeated, and must either be come exiles from, subdued by or obedient to, the government. Tee leaders cannot remain in the country, without submitting by their own will or being forced into submission to the gov ernment. However, all that we can now do is to await events as they transpire, and conclude not to be astonished at anything of which the traitors may become guilty. FOR THE UNION A year ago, when the peril of the country seemed to be the greatest, and when also the Republican party had the control of the patron age of the government, one of the locofoco essentials of loyalty consisted of a demand that the Republican party should abrogate all politi cal distinctions, by dispensing the patronage and the positions of government equally among all loyal men. It was demanded that parties should be dissolved, and a union effected such as would at once strengthen the bonds of that other Union on which depended not only the permanency of state governments, but likewise the prosperity of individual citizens. Not so much in obedience to the source whence this demand issued, as in compliance with their own sense of patriotism, was the idea of a union of all parties for the preservation of the Union, responded to by the leading men of the Republican organization. We had every sacri fice to make by such a union, because it bid fair to bring us into association and alliance with those whose lives had been passed in maligning the pure and upright man of our organization, and yet to subserve the ends of law and order, however repugnant the associa tion may have been, the union was effected for the sake of the Union. The mere name of the Republican party is of small consequence, com pared to the fair fame of the country and the policy of suppressing rebellion by making its cause responsible for its effects. Yet the old locofoco party could not be taught this practi cal lesson. Its leaders were willing to enter into alliances, where there was a hope of success for some of their own favorites, and a prospect that treachery and deceit (after they had been invested with power,) would strengthen their organization, and thus secure them the monopo ly of the patronage of government. They offered terms to the Republican party, when they deemed that such a tender would result in the elevation to power of a Democratic demagogue ; and they reputed a like union when they suspected that power would thereby be placed in the hands of a loyal man and a patriot. Such was the action and the purpose of the Democratic leaders, within the last year— a purpose then unsuspected, but an action which has since become part of the history of those events which for a time so seriously threatened the stability of the government. The same noble purpose which induced the Republican party to yield its organizAtion to the pressure of danger one year ago, and nobly rally to the support of any man who was laboring in the defence of the Union, now induces it once more to place the power of that organization on the sacred altar of the country, and there in the faith of an un alterable devotion, swear eternal allegiance to the perpetuity and prosperity of. the Uni , n. While with the creeds of that party there is much that is noble, much that is glorious and peculiarly attractive in policy and principle, to all of which under any other circumstances than those now surrounding the nation, we would cling in preference to attaching ourselves to any otht r organization. Yet we consider no form of organiz thou too sacred or no political policy too perfect, to be sacrificed to the great cause of the Union. While the Union is in danger, all parties must be insignificant and unworthy of confidence or support, but that organization which seeks to harmonize all men in the support and defence of the Union. This is now the condition of the leaders and the masses of the Republican organization. It is the position, too, of thousands of honest men, who have heretofore been attached to the op posing parties of Republicanism, but who will hereafter lend their aid to that Union prepared by the people, in which the masses of all parties are honestly rallying for the support of the ad ministration of Abraham Lincoln—in support ing the war—in vindicating and sustaining those who are fighting our battles—and ineffectually crushing treason, whether it seeks to do its work armed in the rebel ranks, or whether it struggles in the name of loyalty to embarrass and impede loyal men in the performance of their duty. Such is the purpose of our politi cal Union. Those who oppose it, also oppose that national Union from which alone an Amer ican citizen can gain any real benefit. THE WRITING ON TEE WALL Two months ago there was a small panic in Richmond, occasioned by the discovery of some mysterious writings on the walls. The rebels" regarded the phenomenon with horror, for the words were personal. The Unionists came out under cover of the night, and scrawled unplea• sant phrases that reflected upon Davis and his crew. The enemy pulled down the placards and felt better. But, according to the Rich mond Examiner of April 22d, the process has Just been repeated, and the rebels seem to be in a great rage over it. We are told by the Ex aminer that "on Purcell, Ladd & Company's east wall" the following emphatic sentences have been written: "Change your bells into cannon, and charge with Confederate Ces." "Southern Lexicon covered with glory 'Pinks of chivalry.' " "The Lord is on our side, but, in consequence of pressing engagements elsewhere, could not attend at Pea Ridge, Done!son, &c., &o." "He will also be prevented from visiting his chosen 'pinks' at Yorktown. "Southern hearts are beating low-- Manassas boasters shun the foe ; Stara and Stripes shall wave again— Northerners tread this ebon main." Not content with these impertinences, the audacious Union men scribbled the following expreeeive bit of doggerel upon the walls of the Powhattan Home: "Southern boasters, grasp the dust, In the Lord you vainly trust, For the Lord you fain would cheat With Halyeon lips and Pluto's feet." "The cry is still they come." In order to add point to the stanza, it was written on "the south wall" of the betel. The "patriotic" proprietors of the buildings, which were thus used like sheets of paper, in stantly "effaced" the inscriptions, and at last accounts the municipal authorities of Richmond were in search of the offenders. Belshazzar wasn't pleased with the writing on the wall. No more are the Richmond rebels. Tao Utah saints have just completed and dedicated, with religious ceremonies, .a theatre at Salt Lake city. pennopluctma atl sretegrapty druesbag 'Afternoon, Allay 6, 1862 RECKONING WITHOUT THEIR HOST. About one year ago the New Orleans Bulletin contained the following paragraph concerning the dangers to New Orleans from our fleets and army : " This tremendous force of annihilators will commence its march when every requisite is prepared and supplied. As this cannot be ac complished for several years to come, there is no necessity for us to make immediate prepa rations for the reception of Lincoln's big army. o 0 Their ridiculous schemes for our subjugation show conclusively that they are thoroughly alarmed and panic-stricken. We of the South can successfully resist an invasion from a million of such craven wretches." This may be called reckoning without Com modore Farragut. And we may further add, that after all this boasting, the city of New Orleans was held after its conquest by a small detachment of marines. As to the resistance of the South of "an invasion of a million of such craven wretches," it seems strange that the resistance is in the shape of cowardly evacuations, panics, flights and demoralization. This fact is, that the end of this boasting will be the complete dependency of the rebel states on the power and the leniency of the federal government. THE WASHINGTON REPUBLIO of this morning, says that some of the New York journals have had a sensation story that the Congressmen from the slave states, upon consultation, had agreed to withdraw from the Senate and House in a body because of the proposed legislation in reference to emancipation and confiscation. If the story were true, it would only show that slavery is naturally rebellious—that it is in it self a monstrous rebel. But the story did grosi injustice to the slave state members. There is not one word of truth in the story, as we have been assured by more than one of the persons concerned. It is surprising that any such statement should have been made without foundation, even to make a sensation in a New York morning journal, but the Southern mem bers assert that there has never been an excuse for such a dispatch. If we are ever to have a second edition of the rebellion, now is the pre cise time for it to occur, when our troops are ready for it, and the country is in the humor to crush it out. THIO Excite Nos ov Palsortans is strongly ad vocated by the Military Committee of the Sen ate. As matters now look, we have a notion that the government will soon have possession of every rebel in the south, except those who are shot in retreat, or fly the country to escape the gallows. Richmond will be in our posses sion before many days, and it is not likely that the traitors will carry the Union prisoners with them. ( 2D EDITION. FROM FORTRESS MONROE. A Rebel Steamer with Coal for the Merrimac THE CREW ESCAPE TO OUR LINES. THEIR ACCOUNT OF AFFAIRS AT RICHMOND. —.— Attempts to Sustain the Rebellion Pro• flounced Sheer Folly. Exchange of Prisoners. The Fortress Monroe correspondent of the American reports the following: Yesterday af ternoon a schooner came down the James river from Richmond, and, when near Newport News, was run ashore on the south side of the river. Her singular movements attracted considera ble attention. Men were observed to immedi ately take to their boats and pull for Newport News. On arriving they announced that they had intentionally run her ashore for the pur pose of reaching our lines, and that she con tained sixty tons of coal for the Merrimac. Several boats were immediately manned and started out for the purpose of endeavoring to tow her off, but finding this to be impossible they set her on fire and she was burned to the water's edge. The Merrimac was in sight at the time, but she did not venture to save the vessel. The crew were taken to headquarters and gave a deplorable accoußt of affairs at Rich mond and among the troops, who regarded all further attempts to sustain the rebellion as sheer folly. In accordance with a notice given by General Huger to General Wool, a few days since, Capt. Millward proceeded at noon to-day with the steamer New Haven up the James river, to meet the rebel boat in which he promised to send down from Richmond 600 federal prison ers in exchange for those released by General Burnside. Up to the hour the boat started no tidingii have been beard from them. They are expected to arrive to-night. FROM NEW YORK. Re-Capture of a Union Prise Ship. NEW Yortx ' May 6. The ship Emily St, Pierre, which was cap tured some time since by our blockading fleet, and a prize crew put on board with orders to make for Philadelphia, was subsequently re captured by the rebel Capt. Wilson, who, by stratagem, made prisoners of all the prize crew and prize misters. The vessel arrived at Liv erpool on the 21st ult., the captain being as sisted in navigating her by only three or four, who with himself, were allowed to remain on board by our cruiser who captured her. Lieut. Stone was placed in charge of the Emily St. Pierre by our gunboat, and was over powered by Wilson and the rebel steward and cook, and placed in irons. A letter from first class merchants in Balti more to a Liverpool mercantile firm, states under date of april Bth, that the federal, suf fered a severe defeat in a battle at Yorktown; that the Merrimac and seven other iron clad ships are out. This was received in Liverpool by the steamship China, and showe that alt the merchant, of Baltimore are not yet loyal. Purposely Run Ashore. I=l BALUMOILE, May 6 The Pursuit of the Rebels. I Our Forms Come up with the Rear Guard. THE FIGHT. ENGAGEMENT AT WILLIAMSBURG Hand•to•Hand Encounter with the Enemy. The Ordnance Captured at Yorktown. ' I==ll Gen, M'Olellan's Advance beyond Williamsburg. THE GUN BOLTS AT WEST POINT. C.IPTURB OF RIB &II TRANSPORTS A LARGE NUMBER OF PRISONERS TAKEN. TROOPS LANDED AT WEST POINT. Destruction of a Bridge on the Richmond and York River Railroad GEN, M'CLELLAN WITH THE ADVANCE OF THE ARMY. 1 REBEL CHIEF OF ENGINEERS AMONG THE PRISONERS. HEAD QUARTERS, NEAR Wl=Lumina, May 4, P. M. i The advance of the forces under Gun. Stone man, with the view of agcertainiag the posi tion of the enemy, reached this place, which is two and a half miles from Williamsburg, about two o'clock this afternoon, on the road from Yorktown. The country in most instances was laid deso late, and but few of the houses along the road were occupied. On emerging from a corner of the woods we came in view of Williamsburg and the enemy's earthworks. At the same time no guns were visible on the enemy's works, but a regiment of cavalry could be seen approaching, about a mile off, in line of battle. Captain Gibson's reserve battery was then ordered front to open on the enemy's approach ing cavalry, while a portion of the Sixth Uni ted States cavalry were deployed as skirmishers to the right and left. The fire from tbe bat tery was very effective on the enemy's cavalry but they never changed their course. About two hundred yards to the right of Gibson's battery was an earthwork which had all the appearance of being deserted, when all of a sud den our troops were opened upon by a deadly fire from artillery posted behind the works. At the same time the rebel cavalry continued advancing, until they were checked by a charge made by a portion of the First and Sixth cav airy, which was performed in a most admirable manner. In more instances than one it was a hand to hand encounter with the enemy's cav alry, but strange to relate, none of our men were taken prisoners, while we captured about twenty-five of tl.e enemy, among whom is Cap tain Frank Lee, of the Third Florida infantry. Capt. Gibson's battery bad fourteen horses - Lieut. De Wolf was mortally wounded. One of our guns was lost by sticking fast in the mud. Lieut. Benton, of the First Cavalry, and ten men of the same regiment, were wounded. Lieut. McClellan, of the Sixth Cavalry, was slightly wounded, as were also twelve others of the same regiment. Lieut. Col. green, of the First Cavalry, had his horse shot under him while engaged in a hand-to-hand encounter with two of the ene my. He escaped with a few slight bruises. Private Noble Irish, of Major Barker's McClellan Dragoons, had his horse killed, and was severely wounded in the leg by the ex plosion of a torpedo, while passing through Yorktown. The rebel cavalry was forced by our men to abandon their position, but the want of infant ry prevented our men from advancing on the enemy's works. It being evident that it was useless to attempt further operations, the troops fell back about two hundred yards, to await the arrival of infantry. Gen. Hancock's brigade soon after arrived, but it was deemed advisable to defer further operations anti! to-morrow. We have information that the enemy are still on the retreat beyond Williamsburg. The rear guard of the enemy is very strong, as was shown to-day. 'ATM.—Monday morning.—lt commenced raining this morning, and has continued heavi ly up to this time. There is no 'news from Williamsburg, it is too early in the morning - to hear. We will occupy Williamsburg early this morning. From thence our course will depend upon that taken by the enemy. THE ORDNANCE CAPTURED AT YORK- TOWN D MIPATaIiMe FROM GZNIZAL MOUT LAN HEADQUARTERS Or THE ARMY OT THE } POTOMAC, May 4, 11:20 A. M. To the Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War:—An inspection just made, shows that the rebels abandoned in their works at York town the following ordnance: Two 8-inch rifled cannon. Two inch rifled cannon. Sixteen 82-pounders. Six 42-pounders. Nineteen 8-inch columbiads. Four 9-inch Dahlgrens. One 10-inch columbiad. One 10 inch mortar. One S-inch siege howitzer. With the carriages and implements complete. Each piece is supplied with sevcnty-sia rounds of ammunition. On the ramparts there are also four maga zines, which have not been examined. These do not include the guns left at Glouces ter Point and their other w. rice to our left. (Signed) G. B. Iit'CLELLAN, Major General. WASHINGTON, May s.—No further news has been received at the War Department from Fortress Monroe or Yorktown. The boat for Cherrystone Inlet had probably been delayed by the storm which prevailed in that region. Very little intormation has arrived by tele graph from any quarter, and nothing of =un favorable character. LATER. BAIMMOIIII, May 6. The special correspondent of the American at Fortress Monroe says that Gen. M'Clellan's ad vance is beyond Williamsburg, and that our gunboats are at West Point, having on their way captured or destroyed many rebel trans ports. A report was also current of the capture of a large number of prisoners. A force had been landed at West Point, and destroyed a bridge on the Richmond and York river railroad. STILL LAPSE. The French war steamer Gassendi c .me down from Yorktown at five o'clock last night, bringing the French minister, and also Capt. Fox, as.istant Secretary of the Navy. We learn that up to one o'clock the steamers with Gen. Franklin's division bad not gone beyond Yorktown, but were waiting to hear from above. One of the gunboats which went up on Sun day morning had returned and reported that they found the river unobstructed, and that the gunboats had reached West Point, whi re a force had been landed and destroyed a Lodge on the road to Richmond. Several rebel trans ports were overtaken going up the river. Some were run ashore, those on board escaping, and were burned, others had been captured. The latest reports say that Gen. McClellan was with the advance of the army, and was supposed to be before Williamsburg, in which directions there had been a brisk cannonading all day. Among the prisoners, is the chief of engin eers on Gen. Johuston's staff, who states that the whole rebel army at Yorktown, amounted to 86,000 men. He gives a moat deplorable account of the condition of the army, and says they will be unable to make a stand anywhere this side of Richmond. The retreat commenced before daylight on Saturday morning, and he doubts not that the advance was twenty miles distant. The last gun was fired from Yorktown. On Sunday morning Gen. M'Clellan signalled five gunboats lying below Yorktown, the fact of the evacuation, with instructions to proceed up the river to West Point and remove all obstruc tions in their way. Quite a fleet of steamers and vessels loaded with troops were discovered in the distance, and a pursuit was commenced, resulting in the capture of some of them, whilst others were run ashore and fired by those on board, who, escaped to the woods. It is said that by three o'clock in the after noon the gunboats had reached West Point, at the head of navigation, nearly thirty miles above Yorktown, frequently shelling the par ties of the enemy that were discovered flying along the shore, and flanking that portion of the retreating army that were moving towards West Point to take the Railroad to Richmond. Immediately in the wake of the gunboats followed along the line of the river steamers loaded with troops carrying Gen. Franklin's division with fifteen thousand to twenty thou sand men. These troops reached Yorktown during the afternoon and were stopped there to await in telligence from the gunboats. It is proposed to land them at Yorktown if the reports of the gunboats are favorable. THE VERY LATEST THE ENEMY MAKE A STAND AT WILLIAM SBUR G. TWO REBEL REDOUBTS TAKEN. TWO REBEL COLONELS AND TWO LIEUTEN- ANTS KILLED. 150 Rebels Captured. WASHINGTON, May 6. The boat to Cherrystone Intent has arrived with despatches for the government. The enemy are in strong force and entrenched near Williamsburg, intending to dispute the further passage of our troops there. There has been some brisk fighting, in. which Gen. Hancock's division had taken two re doubts and repulsed Early's rebel brigade by a brilliant bayonet charge. In this engagement, Gen. Hancock's forces are said to hava killed two rebel colonels, two lieutenants, and captured 160 prisoners. Gen. M'Clellan highly compliments Gen. Hancock's conduct. At the time of sending off the dispatches our loss was not known, but it is supposed to be considerable in proportion to the extent of the engagement as the fighting was quite severe. Brilliant Affair at Lebanon, Tenn, -e -800 REBEL CAVALRY ROUTED. A. Large Number Killed And 150 Prison- en Taken. ---o- WYNKOOP'S PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY IN .7HE FIGHT. A dispatch to the Journal says that General Dumont with portions of Woolford's, Smith's and Wynkoop's Pennsylvania Cavalry attacked Morgan and Wood's rebel cavalry 800 in num ber at Lebanon on Monday morning at 4 o'clock The rebels were utterly united, a large number slain, and 150 prisoners taken. Nearly all their horses and arms were captured. They fled after fighting an hour and a half. Gen. Dumont being in full pursuit, he wilt capture the whole force. The prisoners will be here this evening. It was a brilliant ail& and managed with great skill by Gen. Dumont. Morgan is reported killed. Col. Smith is wounded in the leg. Col. Woolford was wounded in the abdomen seri ously. The rebels were completely surprised and outwitted. FROM LOUISVILLE. Surprise and Capture of Union Troops. Loursvme, May 6. Captains Haslett and M'Kinney, Lieutenants Carey, Chambers, Dial, Thomas, Leonard, of the Second Ohio regiment, with 70 privates ; Captain Jenfer. and Adjutant Neal, with fifteen men, of the Eighteenth Ohio, Lieutenant Mitch ell, the General's son, of Kennet's cavalry, Captain Ewing and two Li, utenants, of the 21st Ohio, with 53 privetes, were taken prison ers at Pulaski, Tenn., on last Friday by 1,000 of Morgan's rebel cavalry, after a fight of two hours and a half. The prisoners were subsequently released on parole and are now at Naehville. Morgan lost six killed and two wounded. Our loss was two killed and three wounded—one missing. LATEST PROM PITISBURG LANDING. CAIRO, May b. The steamer Antelope, from Pittsburg Land ing, on Sunday morning, has arrived here. In the affair at Farmington, on Saturday, Gen. Pope took between two and three hundred prisoners, besides an amount of tents and camp equippage, four pieces of artillery and several hundred muskets. At the time the Antelope left Pittsburg, loud and continued tiring was heard, the cause of which was not ascertained. XXXVIIth. Congress—First Session, Mr. Tir EYCK, (N. J.,) presented a petition asking that certain newspapers be allowed equal privileges in the mails. Mr. SHERMAN, (Ohio,) offered a resolution that the Secretary ot War be requested to commu nicate to the Senate copies ot all the reports of the officers in command at the recent battle of Pittsburg Landing. Laid over. Mr. KING, (N. Y.,) presented petitions in favor of the bankrupt act. The homestead bill was taken up, the ques tion being on Mr. Carlisle's amendment, which was rejected—yeas 11, nays 28. The bill was then passe I , yeas 35, nays 7, as follows : Yzes—Messrs. Anthony, Browning, Chand ler, Clark, Colamer, Cowan, Dixon, Doolittle, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, ale, Harris, Henderson,Howe, Kennedy, King, Lane, (lid.,) Lane, (Kan.,) M'Dougal, Mordll, Pomeroy, Sherman, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trum bull, Wade, Wilkinson, Wilson, (Mays ,) Wil son, (M 0.,) and Wright-33. NA:its—Messrs. Bayard, Cathie, Davis, Powell, Saulsbury, Stark and Willey-7. HOUSE OF RFXRESiSTATIVES. Mr. Cox, (Ohio,) from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported the Senate bill ap propriating $2,500 as indemnity to the owners and officers of the Spanish bark Providence, which was illegally detained by the blockade. Mr. COLFAX, (Ind.) by the unanimous con sent of the House introduced a bill to punish frauds on the government, which provides that all persons engaged in furnishing supplies of any kind for auy department of the Govern ment by contract or otherwise, or pertorming any service therefor, who shall be found guilty of fraud in any United States Court, and all the acePesories thereto shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less tnan six months, nor more than ten years, and to a flue not exceeding double the amount of the fraud, and all officers of the government are required, when frauds are discovered, to institute a suit against the offenders. Referred to the Commit tee on the Judiciary. Mr. BINGHAM, (Ohio,) from the Committe on the Judiciary, offered a resolution tnat a com mittee of two be appointed to go to the Senate, and at the bar thereof, and in the name of the House of Representatives and of the people of the United States, impeach West H. Humphrey, Judge of the District Court of the United States for the several districts of Tennessee of high crimes and misdemeanors and acquaint the Senate that the House of Representatives will in due time exhibit the particular articles of impeachment against him and make good the Name, and that the committee do demand that the Senate shall take order for the appearance of the s lid West H. Humphrey to answer the said impeachment. In response to a question for information, the report of the Judiciary Committee was read, which shows in effect that the Judge has acted out his secession proclivities. Mr.. MAYNARD, (Tenn.,) showed the justice of the present proceedings for impeachment. The resolution was adopted. Mr. Ds.wrs, (Hass.,) called up the California election case, the resolution reported from the Committee on Elections declariug that F. F. Lowe is not entitled to a seat as a representative from that State. Dewss explained that the prayer of the memorialists was founded upon a statute of the United States, as well as on the construction of the Constitution. California claiming three representatives in the present Con4ress, the number to which she is entitled under the ap portionment based on the last census. Latest from New Orleans. OCCUPATION OF BATON ROUGE CONFIRMED. Landing of Gen. Butler's Army at New Orleans An Immense Amount of Cotton Discovered AN ENTHUSIASTIC UNION MEETING. CRIQAQO, May 5. A special dispatch to the Times, from Cairo, dated to-day, says: A refugee from Memphis, brings news of the recapture of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, by the United States forces, and the passage up the river of the United States gun boats. Gen. Butler's army had landed at New Or leans. An immense amount of cotton had been dis covered and seized. The Union citizens of New Orleans had held a meeting, which was attended by large number*, who indulged in the most enthusiastic demon strations of joy. According to our informant, but little oppo sition will be made to our gun-boats coining up the river. A few rebel troops, lately enrolled at Baton Rouge, were stationed there, but they fled on the appearance of the United States fleet. LARGE AMOUNT OF COTTON, SUGAR, crc., CAPTURED. 81`. Louis, May 5.—A refugee trum the South, who was at New Orleans when our fleet arrived there, says our forces captured a large quantity of cotton, sugar and other property. LOUISVILLE, May 6 PARSON BRO CV NLOW'S GREAT BO K. —A subscription list is bow pan tor Brownlow's Bo A at INDUCEMENT TO PURCHASERS, AVERY heavy stock of Dress Gouda of every description, now open nt wry low pricer., CATECA.oT & B ROTBER, Next door to the liarristairg Bank. my 6 Air OURNING GOODS.—Everything in this line manufactured for ladies' Su LL /S 1 )r West. rrt,ea very low. A great many goods or re - material. CATEICANT & B . 4 0:11Elt, Next door t the Harrishu g Bank. my 6 WANTED L—A white to do all the house work for a family of ibre' grown Ter sons, to b 3 a compeient person. 11 60 per week will be given. loquire at THIN OF 1C 5 % inyti-ol • lilaithizscrao BANIE. May a, 1882. T HE Board of Directo, s declared to-day a dividend Olive pr , cent. for the last six months, payable on demand J. V . WEIR, m9B, 8t Cu.hier. PUBLIC BALE, IWILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION, oa Saturday, the 17th day of May, 1862, in tne town of York, Pa., at 10 o'clock, A. M. of said day, 84,437 FEET OF LUXBEB, contacting of IlJards and Scantling, =being part of the buildings at the camp at York, Pa. The lumber is divided into small lots, from 300 feet to 8000 feet, &c. Terms—cash, to be paid promptly, when knocked down to the purchaser, in gold and silver or treasury notes. E. C. WILSON, Capt., Acting Quartermaster, U. S. A. York, Pa., May 7, '62-It. NOVICE. FOR SALE.—Tae Novelty Iron Works and Machinery. Terms favorable . 0 meet the parch a.r. J.O. 811CH,..1, mysd2w .parti,burg. • ----- SUH.O 1 talroad Company. Mee No. 227 S. Fourth street, rthbdelptda, Al ) ri ali4. -- the annual Meeting, of .the Stockholders of this Com pany, and an election for Preaideut and six Managers, w ni take place at the °Moe of the Company; . May nib at 12 o'clock td , K. W. H. MeiLlitt ,, lNEY, sigd-d . , WASHINGTON, Hay 5, 1862 SENATE. New 12lbvertisemtuts E. S. GERMAN'S BO IKSTORB, No. 27 Sough S•oond z -tree wy6.deo.d2-4* mi 6 UN SHADES, Sun Umbrellas and Para, BOIS. Prices ten per cent lower than el.ewhere. Cs.T , C *NT it BROTHE'4, Nest door to the Harrldburg Bank.
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