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SATURDAY MORNING, 9CT. 10, 1863.
0. BABBITT & CO., PROPILIATORB
Gemmundeations will not be published in the PATRIOT
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DEMOCRATIC STATE NOMINATIONS.
POE GOVERNOR,
EON. GEO. W. WOODWARD,
Or -PHILADELPHIA.
POE JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT.
WALTER H. LOWR/R,
Op ALLEGHENY COUNTY.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY NOMINATIONS.
SENATOR,
DANIEL D. BOAS, of Harrisburg.
ASSIDIBLY,
WESLEY AWL, Hairisburg.
CHAS. H. ZIEGLER, Reed township.
onownr,
JOHN RAYMOND, Middletown.
COMITY COMXISSIONETty
T. A. HAMILTON, (8 years.) Harrisburg,
JACOB BUCK, (1 year,) tipper Paxton.
JLICONDZB,
JAMAS CORNING, Jefferson.
Tuasernsn,
Dr. DA iro UMBERGER, Lower Paxton.
DIRECTOR OF THE 1"0014
JOHN BMOC, West Hanover.
AUDITOR,
JAMES MTORMICH, Jr, Harrisburg.
11-* 4 bilJ 17.%4-1
TUESDAY NEXT will be the mostimportant
day that has ever occurred in Pennsylvania.
The interests of every citizen of the State are
in the issue. Let every Democrat, then, devote
the whole day to the cause of promoting the
belt interests of the people of the State. De
vote one day to the preserving of the GLORI
OUS PRIVILEGES OF CIVIL, RELIGIOUS
AND POLITICAL LIBERTY.
YOUNG MEN
Should east their votes with the Democratic
party on next Tuesday. It is the party that
made the country what it was previous to the
breaking out of the present destructive war.—
It raised the Union from thirteen to thirtrfonr
States, and while in power kept and preserved
it in peace, unity and harmony. It is the only
Unsex party of the country. Under the ope
ration of its benign principles and influences
many of the ablest men of the country have
grown up from young men born in the humblest
positions in life. Young men, if you love your
country, if you desire to see the once great
union of States again together in harmony, as
our fathers established it, vote with the Demo
cratic party on Tuesday next. VOTE FOR
WOODWARD AND LOWRIE, THE CLAM-.
PIONS OF CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTY.—
Norristown Register.
Take Your Choice.
The country, notwithstanding the rapid
strides of the Federal administration, and its
poor tool Curtin,_ towards despotism, has still
mime relics of freedom left. Men, if they
choose, may vote as they please—they may
take their choice between Woodward and Cur
tin for Governor. We therefore say to them :
If you want the free institutions of the coun
try changed and a despotic government estab
lished,
Vote for Curtin.
If you want a national debt of three or four
thousand millions of dollars,
Votefor Curtin.
If you want TAXATION that will eat out your
substance and make the richest of you poor,
aye beggars in a few years,
Vote for Curtis.
If you want an incompetent, hypocritical
and corrupt man,
Vote for Curtin.
If you want negroes to be made equal to, or
a little superior to yourselves,
Vote for Curtis.
If you believe that the white man's money
should be squandered, and his blood poured
out for negro emancipation,
Vote for Curtin.
If you want a sycophant, a demagogue, the
aoB9Oiate of public plunderer:P t to role over
you,
Vote for Curtin.
In short, if you want your State to be dis
graced and your country ruined,
Vote for Curtin.
But, if you do not want these calamities to
come upon yon,and want a restoration and per
petuation of the pure,free government bestowed
upon you by your fathers.
'Vote for Woodward.
If you want the disgrace which Curtin has
brought upon the State wiped out; and its for
mer glory and prosperity restored,
Vote for Woodward.
If you do not want to be still farther op
pressed by unconstitutional government, in
creased debt and taxation,
Vote for Woodward.
If you want an honest, patriotic, competent
Governor,
fete for Woodward.
If you don't want the negro to become your
master, or to be reduced to the dreadful alter
native of exterminating him or becoming slaves
youraelves,
Vote for Woodward.
If you want to elect the real "aoldier'e
Mend,"
Vote for Woodward.
you revere the Constitution of your
Vote for Woodward.
If you have any regard for the welfare of
your posterity,
Vote for Woodward.
If you want peace, plenty and prosperity to
reign in the land,
Vote for Woodward.
. If you want to elect the purest man since
the days of Prank Sktiak,
Vote for Woodward.
If on want to kindle a hope in the hearts
o f the people that the country may yet be
saved,
Vito for Woodward.
People of Pennsylvania the election is in
your hands—you intuit decide between Wood
ward and Certin-48 the 'showman amid:
“You papa your money, and yon takes your
choice."
How to Carry an Election.
A special Washington dispatch to the N. Y.
Herald says :
"Tremendous efforts are being made here to
aid the re-election of Governor Curtin in Penn
sylvania. It is estimated that ten thousand
voters will go from this city alone. Arrange
ments have been made to defray all the travel
ing expenses of these voters."
By such means, and by the profuse expendi
ture of the people's money; by the suspension
of habeas corpus; by threats to place the iron
heel of power upon the necks of citizens, the
the Federal administration and its supporters
expect
. to overpower the legal voters of Penn
sylvania at the ballot box, and to-elect Andrew
G. Curtin.
WO acknowledge that they wield a tremen
dous, a fearful power—the whole treasury, a
multitudinous army of office holders and
thieves, and regiments, divisions and even
corps of Abolition soldiers, ready and anxious
to use their bayonets in the cause of negro
emancipation, disunion and despotism, are at
their command.
But they will fail. The people are yet more
powerful thmi the despots who are seeking to
enslave them, and will snap the bands and
chains prepared for them as Samson did the
flax and withes of the Philistines.
Let them come, these "fat and greasy" ten
thousand office holders, these patent patriots,
who shout Lincoln, Curtin, negro equality and
disunionforpoy ; lot them come, their passages
and expenses paid with money stolen from the
people; let them come with all the "green
backe" and other appliances whieh a liberal
administration will supply let them came, and
there is still a vitality, a power in the free
people of the State which they Cannot over
come. They will be met by the sturdy yeo
manry of the land who live honestly upon the
toil of their hands ; they will be met, routed,
and sent back to their masters at Washington
with tidings of Woodward's election and Oar
tin's defeat.
Mark what we say—the power of the Federal
administration is great, but the power of the
people is yet greater ; and Tuesday will prove
that neither corruption, nor suspension of
habeas corpse, nor unlawful seizures, nor im
prisonment, nor any means or power that a
usurping and unscrupulous administration can
exercise is sufficient to crush out the free spirit
of the people or defeat them at the polls.
With Woodward, Lowrie, the Constitution,
the Union, free government and supremacy of
the white man as our watchwords, we may
Barely defy the devil and the administration
combined.
Things to be Remembered.
Gov. Curtin's shoddy organ must think its
readers have memories as long as its own Geis,
from the amount of stuff it asks them to re
member.
If they remember that Andy Curtin reduced
the expenses of government ; if they remem
ber that he reoomended a reduction of taxation
as a measure made feasible by . " the thrift and
economy of his administration;" if they remem
ber that his re-election will be followed by a
reduction of taxation ; if they remember that
by his energy and vigor 200,000 soldiers were
sent from Pennsylvania ; if they remember that
his foresight organized the Reserve Corps ; if
they remember that Judge Woodward said. "we
must arouse ourselves and reassert the rights
of the slaveholders," &c.; if they remember all
this, and what else the Governor's organ asks
them to bear in mind—they will remember
what has never occurred and never will occur,
and as vile a batch of lies as were ever strung
together.
- We will be more considerate than the shoddy
organ, and not overtaak the memories of the
people. We ask them only to
Remember that instead of reducing the pub
lic expenses, Curtin, by a single act, deprived
the State of MILLIONS OF DOLLARS by
signing the tonnage tax bill and the Sunbury
and Erie swindle.
That he gave contracts to scoundrels who
made thousands upon thousands by supplying
shoddy uniforms to the soldiers, and continued
his friendshfp and favors to them after they
were convicted of the *and.
We ask sonza man (to whom the shoddy or
gan appeals,) to
Remember that. Curtin is not a pattern of
SOBRIERTT, as all who know him (the shoddy
organ included ' ) will testify if put upon oath.
And lastly, we ask all men, of all parties to
Remember that the shoddy organ was never
known to print the truth when a LIE would
nnswer its purpose better.
A New Dodge to Affect the Election.
The New York Herald, which blows every
note and half-note upon the political trumpet
with equal ease, and is no doubt paid pretty
well for every one it blows, professes to have
authentic information that peace propositions
are under consideration, and have been for
some time, in the Cabinets at Washington and
Richmond. For the present the reliable cor
respondent of the Herald "is under an obliga
tion of secrecy upon the subject ;" but in a few
days the veil may be lifted, and it will then
appear "that the Government has either ac
cepted or rejected a plan proposed to try to
bring the war to a speedy and bloodless con
clusion, without dishonor to the North or
humiliation to the South:" The object of all
this is plainly to influence the coming elections
in favor of the administration, by inducing the
people, often betrayed, to trust them yet a
While, in the hope that they will end the war,
and re-establish the Constitution. and Union.
The "Jerald is no doubt well rewarded for
this shrewd attempt at deception. But the
people are not as trustful as they were a year
or two ago, and the effort to delude them will
fail. It ds almost needless to say that there
is not a word of truth in the statement, since
we have the assurance of the men who control
the administration, as well as of the President
himself, that no terms of peace and Union
which do not include the universal emancipa
tion of the negro and the unconditional sub
mission of the South to the principles and
policy of the Abolition party, will be consid
ered or listened to.' Certainly no proposition
of the kind would come from the South ; and
if it came from any other quarter, its con
sideration would be idle, because, if agreed to,
it would settle 'Haim; cud won it would
not be "without dishonor to the North or hu
miliation to the South," but, on the contrary,
it :cora be dishoneratle to the North and hu
miliating to the South.
It may be looked upon, therefore, se a fret
class canard, a magnificent falsehood, intended
to hutahng the people, for which the Herald
either has, or is to receive, at least the thanks
of Lincoln, Chase & Co.
IT is with no slight degree of regret, that we
stoop from a deliberate purpose formed some
weeks since, not to pollute the columns of our
paper to a notice of a sheet published in this
city by as vile and dirty a blackguard as ever
disgraced human nature with the fulminations
of his turbid brain—but the character of some
of our most worthy and esteemed citizens
having been assailed by this mendacious Till&
her, to an extent that demands explanation,
we traverse the circumscribed bounds, for the
purpose of disabusing the minds of that small
class who read the scoundrel's sheet without
knowing hie impotence to harm any one where
a knowledge of his character is public pro
perty.
The base hireling of a desperate party, that
in the last throes of dissolution grasps at the
throats of true and honest men to keep its
sinking fortunes above low water mark—this
thins, with soil contracted by the narrow in
stincts of a low and vulgar mind, elevated (by
the same process and through the same instru
mentality that the negro is being lifted to a
level with white men) into a position of trust
and responsibility, now bids for a continuance
of place, by foul attacks upon private charac
ter, and public expressions of a libelous nature,
against men whose reputations in this commu
nity stand too firmly entrenched behind - the
eternal principles of truth and honesty to even
feel the sting which this cowardly hypocrite
attemptti to inflict, under the guise of canting
loyalty and sanctimonious self 7 righteousness.
The attempt in an article on the outside of
Wednesday evening's paper, to palm off a vile
editorial slander in the guise of a correspon
dence from Rummelstown, is but another dodge
taken to evade a summary kicking, by this
bloated and puffed-up purloiner of postage
stamps.
Who cannot see that one pen traced the same
lines for the outside slander and the inside
libel ? What citizen of Harrisburg can read
with other than contempt, andffeep seated dis
gust, the disreputable accusations against our
candidate for Senator In Heaven's name, can
this be the enlightened nineteenth century,
when a man like Daniel D. Boas, whose un
sullied career in private life is the theme of his
neighbors and the pride of his party ;" can it,
we say, be possible that attacks must be made
upon the character of such men to gratify the
cravings of a debased and vitiated partisan ap
petite ? If so, the end of truth and decency is
not far off.
In the attacks upon Gen. Miller, we witness
quite another spirit, growing, no doubt, out of
the hot that our talented Representative in
Congress, by virtue of an unsullied name, a
life-long record for honesty and manliness of
purpose, and the possession of those attributes
of popularity which command respect, has
managed to attain his position against all the
appliances of money, corruption and intrigue,
is sufficient of itself to 'account for all the bil
lingsgate poured out in this quarter, and can
serve no other purpose than that of adding to
the infamy of the man who penned the lying ar
tiole in question.
In conclusion, we say to you—vile miscreant,
beware of the indignation of an outranged and
ever abused community! Keep well within
the bounds of your enclosure when the
storm approaches, which you and your party
are fast hurrying upon our unhappy country.
And should just retribution be meted out to
you, repine not if there are those who will
"laugh at your calamity and mock when your
fear cometh."
A FEW WORDS MORE j
It is hardly worth while to say much more
as to the election to take place on Tuesday.
The time for argument is almost past. It may,
however, not be out of place to add this much.
For sixty years or more our country prospered
to an extent unequaled by any other country
in the world. The people of our country were
dwelling in the midst of peace, plenty and hap
piness. They were the envy and admiration
of the world. All the privileges and blessings
of a benign government were their portion and
heritage, our workshops, mills and other places
of business resounded with the hum of indus
try. Everything that a people could desire was
around them. All this was brought about
mainly under the administration of the Gov
ernment upon Democratic principles, All who
desire the Government to be restored to what
it was, who desire things to be as they were,
before any of the troubles begun that now sur
round the people, will vote with the Democratic
party on the coming Tuesday. The Democratic
party made the country what it was, led it for
ward in its career of prosperity, and under the
blessings of a benign Providence, will again
restore it, to confer upon millions yet unborn
the priceless boon of civil, religious and politi
cal liberty.-- , -Norristown Register.
Gen. lellan.
The Philadelphia Press and other Abolition
papers -have recently stated that the gallant
hero of the Peninsula, of South Mountain and
Antietam, favored the election of Curtin.
It is unqualifiedly false. Gen. M'Clellan, if
a -voter in this 6tato, Would Tote for Woodward.
He takes no part in politios, but his senti
meats are plainly expressed in the following
letter to the late Demo°ratio meeting at Lewis
burg, Union county :
ORANGE, NEW hmszy, Sept. 28, 1861.
CAPT. IL W. CnoTzsat--Ny Dear Sir :
Yours of the 15th is received. I regret that
it will be entirely out of my power to be present
at Lewisburg on the Ist of October. Please
convey to the gentlemen to whom I am indebted
for tke invitation my sincere thanks for wer cour _
tesy,and my heartfelt wishes that the result of their
deliberations may do much towards the preserva
tion of our ConSitution, the maintenance of the
laws, and the restoration of our Union--the great
objects which should now be the aim of every true
lower of Ms gown. With many thanks to
yourself for the kind manner in which you
have conveyed the invitation.
I am, truly. yours,
fin. B. M'Curam.
DON'T BE INTIMIDATED.
Let no Democrat be intimidated on election
day. Every citizen who has resided , in the
election district ten days previous to the elec
oley, in the State one year s and paid a Stets
or county tax within two years, has a right to
vote. Nobody has any right to interfere with
his voting. Let Democrats then be calm and
firm. Let no one be intimidated, but see that
his vote is honestly put into the ballot box.
THE GREAT MEETING AT ALLEN•
TOWN.
Procession near Nine Miles Long.
The Lehigh County Mass meeting, on Wed
nesday last, was the grandest political affair
of the campaign. The gallant Democracy of
Lehigh and the adjoining counties were there
in the majesty of their strength. We have
conversed with gentlemen who were present
who assured us that, for numbers and enthu
siasm, it was unparalled in the annals of coun
try meetings. A correspondent of. the. Phila
delphia Journal represents the procession to
have been nearly nine mass in lewd. The
horsemen in the precession it is said exceeded
three thousand, and there were miles of wagons
and carriages filled with living freight,besides
the thousands on foot. From three to four
hundred soldiers, many of whom had been
furloughed for the express purpose of voting
for Shoddy Curtin, marched in the procession
and took part with their fellow Democratic
citizens in giving vent to their enthusiasm for
Woodward and the Constitution. Six or seven
stands were erected for speakers, and it is
stated as unquestionably true that from these
different stands at least twenty thousand true
hearted, firm and determined Democrats were
addressed_ Hon. A. V. Parsons, Hon. Hinter
Clymer, Hon. Myer Strouse, Hon. Phillip
Johnson, akt other distinguished gentlemen
spoke on the occasion.
Little Lehigh is set down as good for 8,000
Democratic majority—people who ought to
know, say so confidently—but we will be 'sat
isfied with something less—say 2,600 ; and as
Lehigh can give that number, we are certain
she will. •
NEWS OF THE DAY.
BY TELEGRAPH.
' LATEST FROM CHARLESTON.
Rummer, Oct. 6.—The following has been
received by the correspondent of the afinerkan;
CHARLESTON HARBOR, Oat. 2.—A monoto
nous inactivity continues to prevail hare. The
rebel fire upon our working parties has slack
ened. Gen. Gikooro's works are rapidly pro
gressing. Our batteries now reply to the James
Island forts, and occasionally shell the ruins
of Sumpter. The health of the army and
navy is good. A heavy north-east gale set
in last night, but our vessels sustained no
damage from it.
FRIDAY Evrarma.—There is considerable firing
this evening between our batteries and the rebel
works on James Island. Fort Sumpter was
also shelled for a short time this evening.
There is a heavy cloud of smoke floating over
James Island, apparently from a fire in Charles
ton.
FROM BOSTON.
RECEPTION OF THE RUSSIAN OFFICERSRESPECT
TO DR. HAYWABDROBBERY IN THE U. S.
TREAPURY ORME.
BOSTON, Oot. 9.—A committee of the city
government has been appointed to arrange the
reception of the Russion Admiral and fleet.—
The board of Aldermen last evening adopted
resolutions of respect for the memory of the
late Dr. George Hayward, who was a member
of the board of consulting physicians.
Peter Smith while transacting some business
at the United States treasury office to-day was
robbed by some adroit thief of nearly $24,000
in bills, coupons, and checks.
FRGM GEN. ROSECRANS.
DISPATCHES TO THE 6TH-REBELS FIRING ON
CHATTANOOGA AT LONG RANGE, &C.
WASHINGTON, Oat. 9th.—The Government
has official advises from Chattanooga down to
the 6th inst. On the sth the rebel batteries
opened on Gen. Rosecrans' position at long
range, the longest being three miles, and the
shortest about two miles and seven-tenths.—
The firing was not very rapid.
A dispatch from Gen. Rosecrans' headquar
ters dated the sth, says : Not a man was in
jured by the rebel batteries yesterday ; our
men are not annoyed at the long range firing
in the least, and keep about their work the
same as ever. The negro boys continued to
play marbles while the bombardment. was going
on, which is some evidence that a very exten
sive alarm did net exist.
The Republican, extra, says other dispatches
go to show the impregnable position of Gen.
Roseorans. There is no official confirmation
of the rebel statement that one of Roseorans'
pontoon bridges across the Tennessee river
had been carried away by the freshets and
another been submerged. The telegraphic
communication broken by the rebel raiders be
tween Nashville and Stevenson, Alabama, has
been re-established.
• BY THE MAILS.
THE WAR IN GEORGIA AND TENNESSEE.
RZFOILTED DESTRITOTION OF OBELLMILLI, &C.
NASHVILLI, Oct. B.—Rumors prevail that
the rebel cavalry have captured and entirely
destroyed Shellbyville, Tennessee, taking the
forces there prisoners. No particulars received
so far, had the truth of the report is question
able.
Generel Mitchell, with a large cavalry
force, was pursuing the rebel• cavalry, but we
have no reports of his being within striking
distance.
The telegraph is working within three miles
of Chattanooga, and a large force is repairing
the track seeently torn up.
Probably the rebel cavalry have divided, a
part making towards Kentucky to harass Gen.
Burnside's lines of supply, and a part going
southward against Roseorans.
John H. Balkh has been unanimously elec
ted Mayor of Nashville.
The latest Chattanooga advises say all is
quiet, and there is no , appearance of an at
tack.
NEW YORK, Oot. S—The Herald's special
dispatch, deted the 7th, says up to this hour,
the news from Chattanooga and Murfreesboro'
does not mention a general engagement. The
two armies still confront each other, and irre
gular firing is constant.
The movements made on the part of the
enemy are odd and mysterious; but'not threat
ening either railroad or telegraph. The com
munieittiOn is yet open to Stevenson, Ala.
REINFORCEMENT OF. BRAGG.
The New York lirerald of the 9th says
"It is stated that General Bragg has been
reinforced since the battle of Chickamauga by
one division from Richmond, commanded by
General Arnold Elzy ; one from Western Vir
ginia, commanded by General Sam. Jones ;
one from Petersburg and Weldon, commanded
by Gen. Ransom ; three brigades from Florida,
commanded by' Gen. Howell Gehl', and the
famous batteries from Lee's army—Cutts',
Blodgett's and Witlton's. His whole force is
now estimated at one hundred and seventy-five
thoueund meu."
REPORTED REBEL ADVANCE ON FORT
SCOTT.
ST. Lottn, Oct. S.—The special dispatch to
the Democrat, from Leavenworth, says there
is much excitement there, in consequence of
reports of the rebel advance on Fort Scott and
Kansas City. All the troops at Leavenworth
are ordered below, and it is stated that the
militiaare ealled ont. Fort Scott is believe('
to be strong enough to successfully resist at
tack. Col. Blair is in command there:
REBEL RAIDS IN KENTUCKY
LOUISVILLE, Oct. B.—One hundred guerillas,
under Captain Richardson, at 2 o'clock this
afternoon placed obstructions on the Lebanon
Branch railroad, at New Hope, twenty miles
from the junction, threw the train off the track,
and fired into it, doing no damage to the pas
sengers. They captured the train, burned two
passenger cars, the baggage and express cars,
and destroyed the locomotive, robbed the pas
sengers of money and clothing, and decamped.
Reports prevail of a guerrilla raid in Simp
son and Warren counties, under Hughes. They
burned the depot at Auburn, on the Memphis
branch.
Great excitement prevails in all the counties
between Mumfordwille and the Tennessee line,
which are infested by guerrillas.
Major Martin, of the 3d regiment mounted
infantry, pursued the rebels, yesterday, from
Glasgow, and recaptured everything the rebels
took at that place. The report that the rebels
robbed the bank at Glasgow is untrue.
THE WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST.
SETOESERSTRENOTH OP THE REBEL GENERAL
TATLOR AT IERE4EPORT, LOVIITANA-GEN-
ZEAL UUMIT.RXCOVIIBXD.
Sr. Lows, Oot. B.—Twenty-five paymasters,
with $4,500,000, went South to:d,ay Ott the gun
boat Springfield, in charge of Major Fenno.—
$1,500,000 goes to New Orleans, in charge of
Major Nicheli.
The Memphis and Charleston railroad is now
running to Corinth. It will be open to Decatur
in a few days.
It is reported that Gm. Dick Taylor has fif
teen thousand rebels at Shreveport, Louisiana,
watching 100,000 bales of cotton.
Gen. dram is now able to move around.
Gen. Prentiss arrived .from below today, en
rouse to Washington.
VERMONT LEGISLATURE.
.111ONTPILINR. Oct. 3.—The Vermont Legis
lature convened to-day.' The House was or
.ganized by the election of A. B. Gardner, of
Birmingham, as speaker, and the re-election
of Edward A. Stewart, of Derby, at clerk.—
In the Senate Hen-y Clark, of POultney, was
ohm= secretary ; H. L. Laub, of Burlington,
as assistant clerk, and the Bev. H.° L. Stone,
of Northfield, as chaplain. Gov. Holbrook
delivered his valedictory this afternoon.
THE DRAFT 1N NEW JERSEY.
11:112NTON, Oct. B.—Notice has been received
at the Adjutant General's office in Chia city,
from the Provost Marshal General, that a draft
will be commenced in New Jersey on the 25th
blatant. Credits Will be given by sub-distriots
up to the 24th instant. Persons charged with
raising troops had better compare their lists
immediately with those at the Adjutant Gen
eral's office.
FIRE AT
Afir.wauxsz, Oct. B.—A fire broke out to -day
at No. 150 Eaet Water street, which consumed
entirely one block of :buildings and partially
two other blocks. The loss is $50,000, of
which about two.:thirdc - wac Wired.
FROM EUROPE.
Brazen or EARL aussin.r. ON TIM AMERICAN
QUESTION, &C.
ST. JOHNS, Oat. B.—The steamer Columbia,
of the Galway line, with Liverpool adviees of
the 29th ult., passed cape Race at 9 o'clock
last evening.
GMAT BRITAIN.
The London Times says that Earl Russell, in
his speech relative to: the iaon-olads in the
Mersey, is interpreted as -meaning that the
vessels will be detained,.even if the eating
law is in their favor, and;Parliament be called
to pass measures for the,purpose.
The direotore of thclitreat Eastern bine is
sued a report, showing that mere Capital:must
be provided or the coittpialy be dissolved;
• European political news itinnimpertiint.
The steamer Prussia, lately Winched for the
Canadian line. took fire at•Greeacastle on the
29th, and at the latest reports was , still bur
ning.
Earl Russell made an important speech on
foreign affairei at Blair Gowne,SCotland, and
referred at considerable lengthlo; the Ameri
can question. He:justified England in recog
nizing the Confederates as belligerents, and
answered some imputations brought by the
people of the "North, particularly the speech
of Senator Suinner. He also replied to the
complaint of the South in regard to the recog
nition of the blockade, and asserted that to.-
though self-interest demanded that England
should break it, she prefers the coarse of hour
or, as it would have been infamous to break it.
He showed that the government had not suf
ficient evidence. against the Alabama. to detain
her until after she had sailed, and explained
the difficulties in the way of interference in
such oases. He drew a line between ordinary
vessels equipped for war purposes and steam
rams, which• in themselves were formed for acts
of offence, and might be used without ever
touching the Confederate shores. He asserted
that the government was ready to do every
thing that duty and neutrality required, every
thing just to a friendly nation, and such as
they would wish done to themselves, but would
not yield one jot of its right to the menace of
foreign powers. He complimented the Fed
eral Government and Mr. Seward upon the
fairness with which they discussed matters of
difference, including Senator Sumner, who had
acted differently. He denounced the efforts
of those who sought to create trouble between
America and Europe, and with expressions 'of
friendship towards America, he asserted that
all his efforts would be to maintain peace.
Speaking of Poland, hp defended England's
position, and remonstrated against that of
Russia, but did not think that England should
go to war on the subject. As regards Mexico,
he thought that if the Mexicans approved of
what was being done for them, they should be
allowed to do so.
The London Mies, referring to the with
drawal of Mr. Mason from England, suggests
that the'gratinds which have probably promp.
ted the government at Richmond are to address
themselves at last wholly and exclusively to
France.
The inference on the part of the Times is,
that the withdrawal of Mr. Mason is, prelimi
nary to some action on the pad of France.
The Times adds : " Messrs. Slidell and Mason
were always associated together in the minds
'of men, and so also were the Cabinets of Pais
and London, as regards American affairs. The
presence of Mr. Mason in London, typifying
an unsuccessful appeal to the Anglo-French
alliance has no doubt been considered by the
Confederates as a shackle to the South.. It ap
peared so to the two Powers, and it.would not
be a matter of surprise that one of them should
hesitate to decide what course to pursue with
out the other.
Noir things have changed. One of these
Powers has taken .a position - on the American
continent which actually enables it to confer
a favor upon this poor, 'harassed, and unrecog
nized Confederacy. The South is now neighbor
to the distant-and neutral State to which Mr.
Slidell was Bent two years ago. The South is
now a sort of ally to France, with' a edam=
antagonism to the Federal Power. Can it be
wondered, then, that Confederate - polidoians
desire to free the French Emperor from any
shackle that may repress his action Y . The ap
peal of the Confederates is to France alone as
a protector of the Mexican monarchy, and as
the bold challenger of Federal supremacy on,
the American continent."
The .Raris Memorial Wiplomatique, writing en
the Polish question, strongly denotuices the
course of England and AllB4*.and speaks in
tones of strong hostility pgafgst the two
Powers.
The journal Des Debats also points to the
ponibility o f France being left to settle the
Polish question alone by the sword, and points
out that .!ngland.and Austria would have to
pledge themselves to:friendly neutrality.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
THE REPORT OF THE RECENT BATTLE. AT BRASH-
MAR DISCREDITED.
WASHINGTON, Oct. B.—The report of a recent
engagement at Brashear City, Louisiana, in
which the Union troops were at first defeated
and afterwards successful, is not credited
here.
THE AFFAIR OF GEN. SCHOFIELD
James S. Rollins, member of Congress from
Missouri, is here at present, working strongly
against the mission of the Missouri delegation
in the case of Gen. Sadield. It is said that
Mr. Lincoln has promised that an order shall
be issued in Missouri similiar to that issued by
Gen. Burnside in Kentucky, preventing rebels
from Toting in elections.
TREATY-MAKING WITH TR& INDIANS
Ex-Gov. Ramsey, sent as special agent to
make a treaty with the Red Lake and Pembina
Indians, writes to the Indian Bureau, from
Northern Minnesota, that he met about 800 of
the former and• 400 of the latter tribes, inclu
ding half-breeds, and hoped to be able to con
clude a treaty upon favorable terms with them,
although at present they set up high preten
sions and make unreasonable demands.
THE BABITANY COMMEISION.
The sessions of the Executive Committee of
the Sanitary Commission continue. The reports
are voluminous, and go into the minutest de
tails. Among the facts gleaned may be stated
the following :
About $7,000,000 worth of goods have been
received and purchased from June, 1861, to
Oot. 1, 1843. These goods have been distribu
ted at the comparatively small expense of 3
per cent., including freight, clerk hire and all
necessary incidental expenses. The cash re
ceipts. during the same period amount to $857,-
115 33. Of this amount California contributed
$501,101 90. It must be remembered, however,
that California has not contributed goods to
any amount.
SLATICHOLDERs "UNABLE TO TIMID THEIR SLAVES,
AND BEND THEM AWAY
Another party of contrabands have atti'teti
at Alexandria. They are mostly from the re
gion about Culpepper. They represent - ` that
they were told to leave by their owners, be
cause they had nothing wherewith to support
them during the coming winter.
[And so the people of the'rree States are to
reeeive and feed and clothe these cast-away
negroes. If justice was to be dealt out impar
tially, the howling Abolitionists, who have
brought about this state of affairs, should be
made to pay a negro tax sufficient to support
these forlorn creatures, upon whom they
brought so much wretchedness, and , for whom
they profen so much sympathy, without giving
any practical demonstration of it.]
OEN. WADSWORTH ORDERED TO NEW ORLEANS.
General Wadsworth, who has been in town
for several days, has been ordered to the De
partment of the Gulf to report to General
Banks.
New 2titutdigements.
FOR SALE.—A two-story Brick Hous , -;
on Pine street. For particulars inquire of
MRS. JOHN MURRAY,
Corner of Second and Pine.
oct 1.0-ImEI&W
PRIVATE SALE.—The well known
Stone Tavern and Grocery stand, now doing an ex
cellent Mitten, situated between the 051301 and Front
street, in the borough of Liverpool, Perry county, Pa.,
is now offered at private sale on accommodating terms.
Information regarding the property will be given by
calling on the undersigned, or by addressing Dr. T. G.
Morris, Secretary, Perry Lodge, No. 259, 1. 0. 0. F.
at Liverpool, Pa.
Lrrsaroom, Oct. leth, 1863—d6t
OFFICE CHIEF COMMISSARY OF SUBSISTENCE,
DEPARTMENT OF THE SUSQUEHANNA,
HAILBISBERG, Oct. 9, 1863.
Sealed proposals in duplicate will be re
ceived by the undersigned until 11 o'clock a.
m., Wednesday morning, Oct. 14th, 1863, for
furnishing the Subsistence Department with
600 barrels Fresh Ground Extra Flour.
400 No. 1.
200 No. 2.
To be delivered et the rate of 200 bble. per
week, commencing within five days fram the
date of acceptance of the bids. Bids must be
legible, brands stated, and numbers written as
poll ae expressed is figures. Samples must ac
company every proposal. Each bid, to have
consideration, must contain in it the written
guarantee of two responsible persons, as fol
lows !
"We, the undersigned, hereby guarantee,
should all or any part of the accompanying bid
be accepted, that it shall be duly fulfilled ac
cording to its true purport and conditions."
Proposals must not be enclosed with the
samples,but be delivered separate and endorsed
"Proposals for Flour."
All flour will be carefully inspected and
compared with the retained samples. Pay
ments to be made sfter the delivery of the
&Mr, if funds are on hand ; if none on hand,
to be made as soon as received. No proposals
will be considered where any of the parties in
terested is a member of Congress, 'officer of
agent of the government, or employed in the
public service.
The undersigned reserves the right to reject
any bids considered exorbitant or not comply
ing with the foegoing.
The proposals will be opened at the Office
above named, at 11 o'clock, a. m., Wednesday
Oat. 14th, and bidders are requested to be
present. J. H. GILMAN,
cot 10414 Capt. C. S., 11. 8.
VOR SALE.—A pair of splendid three
J; year old MULES, and a good twc-horae carriage,
suitable for Livery or Family.
JOHN 0. Mo ALLISTER,
Fort Hunter.
oct b-d2w
VOR SALE.—Lots on Pennsylvania
11' Avenue, Seventh street, North street and the
Pennsylvania Railroad. Apply to
oct 9 WM. K. VERBEIER
PUBLIC SALE.
In pursuance of an order of the Orphans' Court, will
be sold at public sale, on asturday the 10th day of Oc
tober, at the Court House in the city of Harrisburg, at
2 o'clock p. m., a walnable lot of ground, situate in the
city of Harrisburg, it being lot No 18 in the plan of
lots laid out by Aaronliombangh, commencingat &post
On Rekert's lane and lot No, 12 of said plan; thence
along said lot two bundled feet to Basal's+, alley thence
along south side of said alley twenty feet to lot No. 14
of aforesaid plan, thence along said lot two hundred
feet to Eckert's lane ; thence along said lane to place
of beginning; it being the property of John Curtis, de
ceased.
Sale to commence at two o'clock, as above stated,
when the terms and conditions of said sale will be made ,
e
knownctB-31 by JOHN
BIiRrAiIIP.
•
of Aix, Baoigalupi, warranted
genuine, for sale only by
ADAM KELLZB. JA• ,
Corner of Front and Market ate.
ME
TUSCAN WINE VINE GAR--30 years ,
old, only article of the kind outside of Philade/-
Ala. A few bottles only offered for Mae by
ADAM %ELLICE. JR.,
oet 9 Corner of Front and Market eUi.
MINCE PIES; Raisins, Currants,
Cit
roae, Spiota, Pet received and for eels low, by
ADAM KELLER, JR.,
Corner of Front and Market e ke.
oct 8
V ALUABL.E PROREBTX AT PUII-
LW BALE.
In pursuance of the last will and testament of John
Bele, deceased, will be expoied to public Plc, on Sat
urday, the 17th day of October, 1863, at the Court
Honda In the city of Httaelsbneg, at 2 &clock P. 12. l
VAIIIABLIC TRACT OB LAND, situate in the city of
Harrisburg, on the Jonestown road adjoining property
of John ilhoop,-William Allis n and the Haduilen: es-
Utter it being the property of John sd'idece., 8 1 4 d m
? e
tattdint twenty-one MVO more or less. Breezedthereon
ia a g od two-story frame hopes ant barn, other out
buildings, good water, and a thriving young apple or
cha,d.
Bale to commence at 2 o'clock, as Above ;Anted, when
the tends and conditions of sale will ha
JOHN BRA made known by
DY.
.oet6-dte Administrator de bolds non 0. T. A.
ROBERT WALLIS,
T. G. MORRIS,
J. A. BLATTANBERGEB,
Committee