paik Ettegrapt THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT, ABRAHAM LINCOLN. HARRISBPRG, PA. FRIDAY EVENING, MILL 1864, The Removal Question . We caution our citizens to beware how they deceive themselves with the idea that this all-important question to' the central part of the State will not pass the , Legislature. Its temporary postponement in the Senate is •no advantage to us, except, that it gives the zens of the interior a little time to express their disapproval of the wicked scheme. The speculators of the Philadelphia Coun cils are still lurl4lig about the Legislature, attempting to influence menthers on the sub ject, and unless the City Council of Harris burg provide means for the purchase of an Executive mansion, we will have another, misrepresentation .:about extortion. In 44' event we cannot be responsible.for what may transpire. Pma...umpira. has frequently complained of the manner in which New York has MonOpolii ed the benefits of the National Government. In the attempts of New York to remoirg the blint from the former to the latter city, much has been written and•spoken .of the greed, orthe Gothamites, and we have on all such occasions defended the interests of the metropolis'on the Delaware. But how must we; as *well as the people of all the other counties of , the Com monwealth, regard the present efforts of. Phi ladelphia to gobble up all tht benefits to be derived from the State Government? the object of removing the capital from Blarris burg to Philadelphia, is -merely, to subserve the local interests of that city, s it the peril of the dignity of the Commonwealth and the s ac- rifice of the welfare of the people of the ru-, ral districts. Philadelphia has interests which, in time, may possibly 'be effected, by the precedent she is now making. 'Let lie- beware, therefore, that she is not called to ;ter count for her present action. • The Aiony of the Potomac—Will . Lec be Able, to Escape the Vigilance of 'Orasil and Invade the Itorthl We are fast approaching the„ crisis ,in the progress of this war. • A collision between the Army of the Potbmac and that led by Gen. Lee, must .decide, not merely the prow ess of our soldiers and the skill of their com manders, but it will settle the - destiny of the pation. It is useless to disguise- the fad, that communities have now Contributed that amount in men and money, which leave them on the verge where patience ccases.to be a. virtue, and where great changes take place for better or forworse. Hence tee mu:stsitceeed with the armies , now in the field, OR THE WAR WILL RESOLVE ITSELF INTO ONE OF VAST TUMULT, COMPELLING EVERY. AN TO ENTRENCH IMMIX ISt HIS OWN HOME, THERETO' DEPEND OE PERISH turn me FAMILY. We might as well be ap prised of this fact now, as have it burst upon us suddenly in all its fearfid reality. In deed the truth has been kept too long fronl the people—the nation has pursued its plea Sure, the speculator has accumulated his "wealth, the politiCian has ;achieved his success and. all the while the people have -been making. their sacrifices, wives giving up husbands, fathers devoting sons„ to swell the ranks of the armies, that liberty might be preserved and the nation rescued from danger. For three years this has lasted, ailituoWthe . ri.d must Come. We oannot stand another year of expense, of waste by the loss -of labor and the riot of ation, such as pave -sa7r7eric.ethree years - 51 - 11 m war. ,—?he Army of the Potomac must end tketeir—or its, defeat, during the cam paign now just being inaugurated, will open the door wide for the invasion of the North, anti thus seal former the doom of the li'epul?iie Are the States thatlie; in the •path of inva-, aim . , ready for the emergency? Is Pennsyl vania prepared to resist' a column' of rebels ad vaneing into her territory? These may seem like foolish questions, but the lack;of resist ance should •the danger apprehended really demonstrate itself, will appear in the eyes 'of the world still more foolish. Gen: Lee Will lead all the chosen veterans of the rebel ar mies, in his athance northward—orhe : will combat the adVarice orthe Army of the Poto mac equally as vigorously, Thus far the rebels have felt the necessity' of success mere forcibly than have the people of the loyal States. The Southern people, engaged in the rebellion, understand the necessity of victory much better than do Ihepeople.of the North. The: South is a unit: on 'success, while (we blush to write the fact) the North is divided and some of the bitterest enemies orthe Gov ernment are 'to be found,,in our midst. Hence, if disasters should overtake us by invasion, We would have the invader. to repel, and his sym pathizer to quell, with the 'same blow. If Lee gets as far North the oaniirig summer as he did theigst,the copperhead le ,ders,wiUbemoreproniyt in supporting him than they. were , a year ago. God grant that the circumstances necessary for the verification of snoli , a prediction may never occur. Neverthelhsir it id' plain to' all who have the sense to comprehend, the Pos ition, that the copperheads only Want oppor tunity to prove that we are right in our appreL hensiong. lIIIMM=IIIIIII —We believe' that the great crisis of the WU is now upon tut. All things seem to tend to his b e And yet strange, as it ;May ap pear, those most interested in the business of providing - againstttheWerat that may happen; are diainglitii laded, if • the, the republic should come upon us—if capitals of the States. North and of the nation, should fall into the ds iit,,,Wierpx, it will .be while the re . ; !e: i'' ;44 ; . •;'id§ OfiNeheOge are engaged in vain struggles pehtwallyor pro jects oeneerid* themselves pecuniarily; while Coagress iafritterAng away its time-} lions of blaekguardhan, while onelhalf tilts members are pursuing their own interests to fiae neglect of the public businessrbiia oe• - the speculator is oppressing and almost starving la bor—and while licentiousness and riot fill the land. Rome to fiddling Nero did not present a more frightful picture, than do- the States, that are loyal as well as the, fates 14t are,. rebellions, exhibit,-to the moild _. When =all this will end, or how it WIT end, Gp,d. knows, :anil.wepa4ionly-sayiGodisakeykOe s public !, The Removal of the Capital. We continue the publication of extracts from journals averse to the removal of the capital from Harrisburg to Phkadelphia. In addition to, these extracts, we notice that re monstrances oii the subject tieing presented in both -houses of the Legislature. It be hooves the people, everywhere, throughout the Commonwealth, to move in this matter, and at once pour their remonstrances into the Legislature, warning their representatives against the consummation of this foul wrong. —Below are extracts which we commend to the attention of those laboring for removal: [From the Cumberland Valley Journal:]' REMOVAL or THE QAprren.—A very deter mined effort is, being, made to remove the State capital from Harrisburg toltnladelphia, the latter city, through her councils, having offered the ground upon .which to erect the public buildings, and also one million of dol. tars for, their, erection. . The first resolution, foreshadowing the re movtil of the - capital, passed - the Senate on Friday last, by a vote of nineteen to ten, and the subject postponed until" this (ThuisdaY) morning. As might beesupposed, the people of Harris ; burg are naturally indignant at this: attempt of the Philadelphians to rob their city of her political importance; and they are not alone in their denunciations of this attempt to re move the State capital from its . central and convenient location; to the remote one ef,Rhil adelphia. The. people of the interior cnnnties, are decidedly adverse to the.cliange, and ,pe titions' remonstrating against this 'untur ranted project have obtained 'nurneibus ers. in, this pliee alone, a petition to this ef fect was, signed. ,by nearly four hundred citizens: As Pennsylvanians, we. all .. feel an interettl lin Philadelphia—our - commer cial metropolis—and the people of every , por tion of the State have taken a deep intereatiri her prosperity, and none more than those of Harrisburg; and it is unfair:that - she-should Seek to monopolize all the importance of ; ir the State. .Bt, there are - other and . 'weightier - considerations in opposition to the proposed change, which we hive but little time .to dwell upon at 'present. , 'The corruption of our Legislature (and We not know ilia:tit is any more- so than that of any other State)" has been. a matter of complaint and denuncia tion :for years:- , Tan it be supposed that the propbseitoliange will remedy this evil?. - In'a large city, ; such as Philadelphia ; with,benn4 7 , less Wealth. and hosts, of selieming.and principled politieltuis4alich As are always to he found in large cities-Lit will be next to im possible to secure any legislation conflicting in the least with the interests of the cityLor any of = her,. wealthy corporations, however much to. the: nterest of other portions of the State. /Ind, if money cannot ,effect the sired Objeet with the.nieffilierk, it - can easily secure mob violence to accomplish it. We do not suppose that the meat,zealone ; advocates.of the proposed. hange urge.timpon . 'the ground 2of ceonorny:" • Our' Legislature ; will most Assuredly not cost the . "State'anY less than itdoeino*.. not .' cost innumerable incentips•to spend money, it may be reason ably 'HApposed that•the cost of living will be greater, and once there, the matter of in creasing the salary of :the -members, (already ample for the services. rendered,) present under ; consideration, . opine would not be long debated, but passed,' at" once; aye, increased still more. The offer: of- Philadel phia to appropriate a million of dollars, for the erection of the buildings, appears mit uffieent indeed,. but we are, greatly mistaken if large appropriations from the treasury of the State will not be needed in addition, to put things in proper Conditicat-and it is quite unnecessary to remind the , people that they have sufficient of taxes already. glad to „krimboth.our ,enator ; Member have come out. against the proposed removal of the capital,7' TO:do not know that anything welailWi'veiitteli or might say upon ,tlergiihjsqt;. have; the ,1 east Iwitight , the!' 'matter, but as our. own convictions and the sentiments of many With whOni we have.con versedf-we have hastily thrown them . •' . , [Front tile 'Perry Coiotty ztd6occite.] lisluervAL or THE STATE CAPITAL. -All ,• at tempt is now being made to have the Capital of the State removed from Harrisburg to Phil delPhia. We see no good reason for the re moval, as it is central and easy of access to persons from all portions-of• the State. The people are satisfied with the location; and we don't think the legislators of Pennsylvania were elected tO 'change , the loeatien of the State Capital. Let the Legislature•attend 'to apportioning the State;.passing• the appropri ation bills, &v., and adjourn, and the, people will be satisfied. : ,[fro! . tt tiag ,Ta23.itqa; r tS'ent,,ine4) REMOV.I.L.OO . , OWL it %yrE CAITCAL.7—Thbre is a project on foot, to remoya the State-Capital to Philadelphia. Appearances indicate that there is a raajoritrof our legislators in favor of the mad pronet, lodk upon-it it's an out rage, and hope that our members Will oppose it with all their powers. [Erkact from an article in, tile ./hcliana Register.] "If there exist reasons - wlif should be removed to Philadelphirobably those who.vote-iiy4 will-lrikotr 'better what they are than the people at large. Pennskfirania, Legislature. REPOTRED. EXPRESSLY • ros _mum immap.,AmEr SENATE.. Ar; Aprp 15, 1804 i The= Senate convened at 10i o'clock. Mr. FLP.MING presented - a remonstrance of citizens of Lebanon :county, numerously signed, against the removal of the capital to rhiladelphia. thell Mr.OGE repOrted act to extend the charter of the Bank of Montgomery county. On motion of :Mr f: I O,I%IVALL, afternoon and, eviming.sessions (for the ecosideration ; of priiate,hills),Vreke oidered.' Senatehill.No.• 808, ineorporatinn• a the AM:: gheny. end Kane . Summit railroadcempany, came *Von third reading, and Pasiedluitillye, Mr. WILSON Aloyed"to resume the &nisi& eration.of Senate„bill. No. 381, providing for the assumption : . by; the. State,of the various local debts paid by lobalities - foi bonntieS. Mr. CLlW,,,R,,movia;to poatpone the Mat- - The till was disensiged at great length .pio' and con; its `uppbtiants contending that it` would add twdzity OA& *millions of dollars the debt of the Conmionviealtli ; and its, friends : that ,it,'PrOvided for. b..ssumire viltat 'State' should properly pay, and what would-equalize the whole •matter:°theriliciuttort po4tporkO indefniitetypAawdefeating the whislB - 20:Yeas to 10 nays. The Senate then adjourned.- - - --- • - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATivEg e Pamir, April . 15, 1864.' The approprjattonbill.was agairiconsidefetl,. and passed finttir • " A number of rpeig r iQs were taken up and passed. 1 k-rs Adjourned: I—'7-- J ,- - - - c, ~ . . :. , _,.. ~, .. ..114.,fi r ra ,_... A .....,_. ~,. IIfPORTANT NEWS ! ATTACK ON PADUCAH THE. REBELS --OCCUPYMIE - TOWN FORREST ATTACKS FORT PILLOW. He -Demands Os- tSurrender. The Flags of Truce lot Reeeiseil by Our Forces G- RESUMED MAJOR BOOTH AND OTHER OFFICERS KILLED THE FINALSURRENDER=OF' OUR FDRCES, Shocking. .13tttc,llet:y ,of Wounde by the ftellets.. . 3 . 1- • Mutilation of Our Dead bythe O,Oel Fiends Women and Children Murdered . :in cow t THE B OATES OP OUR SOLDIERS I?OLLED INTO THE,BIiVER THE DEAD AED`WO : ADEiI IVE-16kOES`EffnED-, IMMMI TI.W. CREW OF A BOAT CONPALLED TO • . ,nikity,ovß DEATO. ' Capture of Guns ineDestruetion of Stores the Rebels, • iounv - riax, April 14. Col. Pratt, commmidingakFort -Donelsou, telegraphs that he is'iliformeethat Paducah has: heematacked,audbe town,ia full of rebels .• Canto, April 14.. , - , --On , Tuesday morning For rest, with some 6,000 pen, attacked Fort Pillow.- - Socerafter the attack Forrest sent a flag of truce, demanding the surrender of the fort and ga:Yrisoit, in-thb meanwhile disposing his forces so:as' to gain an advantage. - • Major Booth;*of, the : l3th 'l'ennessje heavy artillery, formerly the Alabama cavalry Colonel, re%edie .receive the flag . Orirnce and fightingwas res . -444d. After*ards a ae corid flag came iir,..wiiiih•was•also refuSed. Both flags gave the rebels the advantage of gaining new positions.);.Tl Tho battle wasvklipt•until , three: M., when. Major Booth was killed and Major _when. command. • Came in swarms over our troops, compelling 7 Tmiiiediately upOn the stiridniei; c there en=- Sued a scene which utterly defies descriPtion. Up to ; that ,time,. gomparatively l few: of our men were killed, but insatiate as fiends and blood=thirsty as devils, the .ineanwde amfed erates commenced Mdiscriniinate butchery of the Whites and'blacks; inchiding thnke of both colors who had been preViOusly" ed. The blacksoldiers, becoming. dempral,- ized, rushed tO the, rear . ,,their (White offiCers having thiiiiiii'dOWn their arms. 'Both white and ware,bayonetek shot or aabred, • and:even dead bodies were ...horribly mutt' - ted. Children of seven or tight ytiartt , of- age, and several,ne&ro women, were killed ip,cold to'r Eipealelrbmilleir *muds, were shot dead, and their bodies * .Tqlled down t4- I :!Pks the river. The dead and:Woundgdatiroes were piled on heaps and' burned, an several citizens :who joined our forces for votectionwerekill ed or wounded., Out of.a garriSon of six , htindr,ed meil; only, •tytkilLtindied'remained• • „: . • Among-our dead oißcers.are.bapt..iiraiford„ Lients. Barr, Aekerstrom, =Wilsdh and Major Booth, all • ,of the 13th Tennessee cavalry. Capt. PaSton,'Lictit. 'Lyon; i3tli'Tennessee, and Capt. Young, 24th..littissouri„ acting Pro-, Vest lifarahld, i Were likeUprison.Ste"Mikjer 'Bradford was also taken, but saidto,have escaped. Itle 'feared, r hblv,eysir,:,;that:, : hit„,haa been killed. The steamer Platte ValleycaintilttyCabout 3i o'clock. She was hailed by the rebels nn ,der a flag of truce, and•her men sent ashore to bury , the • dead and take • aboard'itireh 'Of ' the wounded u 5 theLiebo?,s, 1 4`"Aliciiieti' to Fifty-Seieixwere tikeilabeird,inclndingseven or eight colored inert. Eight of them died• on . ...The eteemii iiiiXedhero this meniw and was immediately .sent: to the Mound eityi hos pital to discharge her =sittlerint.patterigtcrie• Amon4 the Wtnindetr•Oflthe colore rofg is are`' Captain , . Porter, .Neat atul'AajnhUit Limning. 4 cz. • -4. , ;• Sir guns W,erikesßpredtby the :rebels' and carried ottinfilnanig two 10 pourid and:two 12. pound.howitzers. Aisne atioratt of stores were destroyed arid -Carried -away: The intention of-the rebels seemed to be to evacuate theiplace anct inove, on 'Amaid-)deni Phis: ME Agf.nTnNT. MEM . -A- I [4 I EI%D. CONCENTRATION , - ''OF & REBEL .--EFORCES EnfOnerliAlt 01 the' Jebel' ClinkeriPtibll , • WABBINGToN, Neti QileansAdyiees otxt Texas siate that. Gen. •Dmmt has :been - , rebeved , from' the com mand of the trooplA'ratptiiaoaVill,O, at his own. request and 1 4 3 4 4 .uag@ffd - S ll 4 Wart•en.• Thereis no prositect , OLanylimmedititemove-. ment either• on , the (coast or frorifArowritile; Advises Irorn - Iktitarstolie report th n t no frenchor Yrancp".liteii6aniA fOrWtVer'e, „Or'. knowri to be MUM :UMW,: to , ....L. , I•Grenerta Asboth whin :eommaralAren*l' .00X11.3; foree;st }Pollard, Ala., ' , operate on,t,he dine of the railroad from 'Yensaoll3 4 ,o'.lfidtgm ery. The most terrible perseCutions were inflicted on people who trteditci: evade the conscrip tion. • gundreds:ef Mea, •wOMen;Land,:obit dxen were •concealed: int•the sWtiratispellittaton ben' die OtStaivatioro ,, " o "' rkhe, teynOir - q - a;relserttttak" - er• l a Alliiiindrit are4iltrue. I- • - • 10.04-wo • """ Cot4inat New Orleans is in reduceidliapplY audih° prices 24 T 42ft *1.;1at i1 .. 5 F/41 4 M - 9 4 &Ng ar44ll9.4§ol..*ealit News from Richmond *j oiy NEAR, RINGGOLD. p 3r, D - FAB r. - Yonx, April 15. 'tha . ..kew ‘L r. orkUier_a/d hag' Itiehmond pa 43th,15ut- the* contain no news of Oren:Wheeler is reported to have had a sharp brush with a body of Yankee cavalry on the 31st of March, near Ringgold, driving the . enemy back. The. Sentinel reports that $190,883,000 of the rebel debt has been funded and taken up by the different States, while a large portion of the Confederacy is unheard from. The Senti iat'efitiinates the total .amount taken as at $250,000,000. FROM FRANCE. THE VESSELS 13111 LT BY THE REBELS, One of them Launched and oth- grs Beady to Folioxv. I=7=l NEW YORK,. ilarch 15 The Times' Paris correspondent says that one of the vessel's built at Bordeaux for the confedernteS has been launched, and an Eng lish vessel is lying there with her equipment: The builder hasbeen . compelled by the French Goverininient to giVe - his word that none of the, vessels he is constructing shall pass into the hands of the confederates. The two iron cladswill not be, ready for launching for three: , mentlii, .bit the other three wooden vessels will ; seen : follow their consort into water. ThO Frendli Government has enclosed t,hp Rappahannock in a dbelcat Calais and 'lkeed a mailrof-Wful in frotA PROM, ARKANSAS. SHELBY ATTACKS GENERAL STEELE, BUT - MarmallakV lalso Repulsed and Routed. MEE ! ' Rom, Ark - ., April 11. Advices from Gen. Steele to the 7th have been received. His_expedition has reached a pointiTivelnila smith of}Ekiii Airy :on the Little Missouri f river, about twentyffive miles from Canicren, Where he ''expected General Thayer with the Teti Smith' force to join,him the next day: ' 's> • 'On the 2d•Sh'elby attacked. General Steele's rear guard, Under General Rice, with 1,200 cavalry andiwo Piec,es 7 of artillery. He was repAlsed-aith a loss of 100 killed and wound ed. Our loss was 44 killed and wounded and 15 prisoners, , On the 4th Maraduke made pan attack with from 3,000 to 4,000 cavatry and 5 pieces of artillery; on ther: south side of the Little Missouri. , Aftkr,fiv,e hours' fighting he was touted with it'loss of 41illed and 23 wounded. Ord lost:1*(1;s 23140i3nde'd.i'l , •Therciziis a large 4 113ree' cif rebels five or stir miles in Steele'sadyange„b4 it is not ex pected that they Ntill'rhakea Woad. Nothing has been heard from Banks or the ginibOats. Tilt WAR TTIE S9IITII-WEST The Rebel illun Tennessee about to Attack Fatragut: Reported Evartiation--of Shreveport, i Tam - ArrAcirox P.fDUCAH Aptp, April 14. ---Anoter demand was made for the: surrender of Paducah this" after noon, giiing 4_ll'oi.3 t or. the 'remOval of the women and Col:lliekg declined to Surrender, and prepared to„n:keet the UntiCi trated:attaclr. r ..7 MOBILE. NE* I VOEE,' Afirit -Letters' - fr i oie blockading fleetbff•Mobile, datild "the'' 28th, epprt that the rebel rinnTenneSsce is getting ready to pay the feet a visit, A Natchezpaper of the Ist has n epprt that the rebels havoblOwn up their rams Shreve port and 'Affsgouti; to. prevent their . Ealing into our hands; Aid:lave' evacuated" Shreve- FR Ti H