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EDITED BY LEVI I.. TATE, roorniETun.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
SATURDAY MOKNINS, MAY 25, 1C6I,
B& Kov Juo. It. Shanafclt,is to preach
to-morrow, at Si o'clock, P. M , in tho
Baptist Church.
Bay Wo aro indebted to tho members of
Howcr's Cornet Brass Band, for a pleas
ant Serenade, on Wednesday evening last.
Dr. Jotin's fizilc, in tho last Republi
can, is too insignificant for even respectful
consideration
Ex-President Buchanan's letter, lite ov
cvery emanation of his groat mind, will bo
read by patriots with pride and pleasure.
Head Gen. Butler's gallant letter, pub
lished clsowhcro in this Dcinoorat, in reply
to tho nolo of John A. Andrew, tho Abo
lition Governor of Massachusetts.
SST" The annual election for officers of
tho Iron Dalo Company, will bo held at
Iron Dale, upon next Thursday, the 30th
day of May, as per Card in tho Columbia
Democrat.
Our citizens or such of them as can
spare the time and enjoy the amusement,
during the past week have been up the
Creek on a Pishing Excursion.
Capf Bicketts, of tho Iron Guards,
has been promoted, by election, to tho
rank of the Picld Uegimcnt. Lieut. Ext,
will doubtless succeed him as Captain.
Hurrah for tho noblo sons of Columbia
ta?" Mr. Matlnas K. Apploman, of Iron
Dale, on last Saturday, had his Carriage
partially destroyed by his horses running
away. Ono was caught after running
;mrtly homo with tho broken Crrriago.
The' other a young Colt, detached him
self from the vehicle and ran safely home-
Mr.- A. Madison, ono of our most es
.timablo youug citizens, has just crcotod for
himself .a largo and elegant Brick Dwell
ing Houso. It is located on tho South
East osrner f Third and West Streets,
and when finished will bo an ornament
to tho already beautiful town of Blooms
burg. Wc admire cnterpriso and improve
ment. 'Gross Eves Made Straight, and all
diseases of the Eyo an Kar successfully
treated by the skillful Dr. Jones of N. Y.
wjio will practice at the Excbango Hotel,
Bloomsburg from tho 29th of May, until
tho 5th of Juno. Dr. Jones is a graduate
of two of the best medical Colleges in the
world, and of an Eyo and Ear College
His DiplomaB from the samo hang in his
office. See his circular and dont fail to
consult him if you are in anywise afilicted
q
Tho Editor of this journal, in be
Laif of himself and family, returns sincere
thanks to the party of young Ladies and
Gentlemen, of Bloomsburg, for a delight'
ful Serenade, with which thoy were lion
ored on last Saturday evening. It was a
most enchanting concord of rocal rausic,in
sweet and harmonious sounds, of almost
unearthly melody. Wo never beforo list'
cnod to a moro telling Serenade.
J6-Mr. Owen M. Fowi.au, a grr.du'
ato of tho offico of tho Columbia Democrat
now in tho servico of bis Country, at Port
Washington, in tho State of Maryland
publishes clsewhcro in our columns to-day
an interesting war communication. Mr.
Fowler is a worthy young man, and his
numerous relatives and friends in this sco
tion will bo glad to hear from him and
will pcruso his manly letter with lively in'
terest. Wc feel proud to record tho fact
that FIVE of tho bravo young Soldiers
who aro now enrolled under tho Stars and
Stripes of Our Country, are fresh from our
offico and homo viz : Messrs. Fowler,
8human,Slater,Broekway and Swardorcr.
God bles3 our noblo A'oluntecrs.
Wc call special attention to an import
ant statistical publication in another col
umn, in relation to tho New York Volun-
teers, from tho Aeu ork Atlas, headed
"War Item, Hereabout..- Tho Atlas
states tho remarkable fact, that no Troops
muruueu uut. 01 mat Dtato.cxccpt
una ulraol .Muany, new lone,
uiar iv jYings, strong uctnocratic His
...iiour counties gave
a majoguy oi douu against Mr. itn-j
coin and the Chicago IHalfurm at tho latoj
rs.dcnt.al election, and fu'l nine tenths
ofthetnenwho havo enlisted from these j
a maiO"ltV 01 la.aU .Mr
I o
counties, to fight tho battles of the govern
ment against secession treason, aro sound
and reliable democrats. The 00th Uegi
ment, comprising 1,400, now iu Wash.
mgton, oulyjive voted for Mr. Lincoln ;
and over 20 to 1, of tho .Now York Sol.
diers aro democrats. This exceeds ourcs.
" . - - " "
tho tioycnitoctit, Ji.iro rctl irom hnr-
fimatn of seven.tMihe. hvlnrt nii llif nnnlL Tiit ilirt mills nr a v'li r n rn mnblnn n -nl i T i.-,! ... 1 . ! 1 . ...... 1 A ft- 1 '
ii, t ' . ?r , . "'""'" Vr , 7 ? . . "") "u"ur .ei&stically unanimous. They never wero
cablo to tho Pennsylvania Volunteers, and show of patriotism, when their object is to entered upon conditional verdicts, stipula-1 , ' ,. . , ' . T
theso are tho men who will -watch tho plunder the State Treasury tions, or warrants of attorney, in action of o JLV VZ th t a
j. , 1 1 1 n r r ..... J . ejectment, a liko stay of execution shall warned boutuern gentlemen that this
wraagogues, roierrcu to by Vt. John, in , Jn tl)0 ranks of iliQ Rt()(le Is,aml J b(J tb(J sa)no tormg nnd con(iition3 woaW bo tho inevitable result.
cue last weejc i Jiepuwtcan.
Wat ItoraB Horenbouts. J
Tho Nut) York Atlas says : (
Tho following tablo exhibits tho number
of troops iu this cltyj, ready to march -to 1
the seat of war whonovcr thoy aro wanted.)
'ft.-.. 1. Sn.ntn.l on.l m..c
tercd i,.o tho scrvico of tho United States:;
First ncimont, National Uuartl.
fctocond Ui'slinrnt
Atuitrson Zouaves
New Volk Volunteer!
fiUtutlot!luaril
Ninth lli-plmcnt
l'lrst Ucclinciu, (.'nlii'nrnU Volunteers
first Uegimcnt, Atltanca (instil
Nv York Zouavt-s
Pltte SHculicn VnlunWcts
Exrilfior llrlguilo
rmy-tinii ltieiment
First Ucglinent, (li-rnian Iliflcs
Elcvumll Uegimcnt
First Keglment. Nnllnnal '.ouates
SoloiiiI tli-giuient, I'ire Zouaves
Attnr Ri-glmrlit
Bitty-nltilli llcslment (auxltllarjr)
llamsei's Volunteers
Union Turner Illlles
First Ecglinent, 8. I,.(3,
Pccnml u;imcnt, S. 1.. U.
Union Jtangcrs
llannockliurtl Hattnllon
r.Uto Corps (Hglit Infantry)
First Kegimcnt, tJtilon Volunteers
U'Uson'slouavcs
Naval Hriirnile
centy.dali Uegimcnt
Montczcma Regiment
f
too
rOO
- teu
HW
too
SIX)
41X1
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KH)
1,000
UM
400
Total
!3,oaa
The following is a list of tho men 'from
this city and Brooklyn, who havo already
gono to tho scat of war :
Seventh IUgimcnt, Colonel t.cflcits
Movant, -first Regiment, Col Vosburg
Twelfth Uegiuient, Col. Ilultcrllelil
sixth Regiment, Col, rinckney
Sixty-iiiuth Regiment, Col, Corcoran
Eighth Regiment, Col. l.jons
Thirteenth Uegiuient, Col. Smith (Urookl)n)
Twenty-eighth Regiment (llrooklyn)
Firth Uegimcnt, Col. Skliuatzwaililcr
Col. Ellsworth's Zoual es
l.ouo
l ouu j
tloO !
1'SS0'
s;o
ton
1,100
P.fljO
e.Mrjo
U.tlil)
Volunt'CM In New Vorkat the present time
Tlioso uiiutiave left
Total 31,010
Prom the abovo ttatemcct it will be
seen that tho city of New York alone has
supplied wore than tho whole quota of
men required from tho State, 'l'ho abovo
list includes only those regiments which
havo been inspected, Nearly as many moro
are wholly and partilly full and waiting the
operatiohs of "red tap'o" circumlocution.
It is remarkable that no troops have yet
marched out of tho State except from tho
counties of Albany, Now York, Ulster
and Kings, 'I heso four counties gave a
majority of 31.5DU agrinst Lincoln and
the Chicago ridjorm at tho Presidential
diction, and full nine-tenths of tho men
who havo enlisted from these coumic3 to
fight tho battles of the government against
secession treason, aro sound and reliable
democrats. So marked has boon tho pre
ponderance of -democrats in tho several
volunteer corps which have left tho city,
that distinguished republicans havo begun
to boast that the democratic majoiity in
this city will all bo absorbed by the war
beforo tho November election, and that in
consequence, thoy will be enabled to elect
their candidates for county offices!
Out of tho whole 1,401) men comprising
tho Sixty-uinth llegimpnt now in tho ser
vice of the Government at Washirgton, it
has been ascertained that only five voted
at the last election for Lincoln. Twenty
to one of all the soldiers that havo gone
from this city were democrats: and tho
first New York country regiment that has
entered tho service tho Ulster county
regiment wmcn lett uoro last jLuesday is
commanded by a democratio State Sena
tor, and is composed mostly of tho demo
cratio young men of Ulster and Green
counties.
Tho Issue beforo Us.
Patriotic citizen 1 ohooso you which you
will Borvo, tho world's best hopo, our noble
Bcpublican Government, or that bottom
loss pit, social anarchy. Adjourn other
Usues until this self-sustaining issue is set
tled, lllthcrio says tho York Gazette, a
good Providence has smiled upon tho
American Union. This wa3 the Morning
Star that led on tho men of tho Ilcvolulioii,
H is precisely tho truth to say, that'whon
those sages and heroes labored, thoy made
Umon the v,tri condition of labor. It
was fai l, in Union that destroyed the tea
tlUU UIUI UVIICU iiiu s tel. laiiuu Xlllbisu
aggression. Without it tho patriots felt
they wero nothing, and with it they-fclt
equal to all things. That Union flag thoy
transmitted to their posterity. To-day it j
waves over those who aro rallying under j
the standard of tho LAW. And God grant!
that in tho end, as it is with Old Muther j
Country after wars between tho Whito ,
and lied Uosos, and RoumUioads and :
Cavaliers, so it may bo with tho daughter;
then she may see PEACE in her borders,!
and all her children loving each other btt- j
tcr than over.
A Screw Loose in the Commisaiuat .fo That this act shall not apply so as to
The Carlisjo Vvluntcer of Thursday, in i stay the collection of interest on judg
speaking of the resolution of innuirv of. :tci d,o cr..,,,;, v i,
j fered in tho IIouso by Mr. Williams, ro
'marks:
"It is well that Mr. Williams, a rcdhot
, uepubiicau, moveu ttio "Resolution of In
qmry." tiau a democrat presumed to
- so, Ho would Jtavo been denounced as
i -.eccMiunui uuu -irauor at onco, ana
. I nn on hi .nnn i.Tru ll TrAm it. u.... r..
"vw ,.wu. ,uu iiji
no doubt boon expelled from tho IIouso for
daring to inquire into tho robberies now
being perpetrated. Mr. Williams is a strong
partem, and is tho ablest in the Houso,
- , and, unlike most of tho members of his
party, ho is an honest manWhen tho
j tonnage tax robbery was beforo tho House,
, ho denounced the bribed scoundrels wha fa-
vorcd tho measure, in language tho most
j scathing wo cy6r read. Ho is nn honest
, man, wo repeat, and wo aro glad ho is nf.
iment. at U'juhrnntnn. ! n nrivntn wnrtii
' ' 1
ping tho floor of the l.nrrark" His sppr
Tho Stay. Law.
Tho following is a copy of the Stay Law,
as it finally passed tho Legislature the uight
beforo their adjournment i
AN act helatino to judgments and
EXECUTIONS,
Section 1. Bo itenaetod by the Sen-j
ato and IIouso of llcpresontaf
land IIouso of llcpresontativcs of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in Gen-
iuii oral Assembly met, and it is hereby enact
mo cd by tho authority of tho same, That
'mki upon all judgments now remaining unsat
i,"o isficd, or which may bo obtained within
tso .six months from tho passage of this act, or
tw upon which a i-alc of real cstato has not
1.000 . 1 f!...,,1 It,,. t,n n clnif
of execution for ono year from tho passage
hereof, as regards judgments now existing,
and from their dato as regards judgments
obtained within six months after tho dato
hereof; Vraicd, That tho defendant 13
possessed of real cstato within tho respec
tive county or counties in which such judg
ments shall havo been obtained, or in any
other county within the Commonwealth to
which tho said judgment shall havo been
transferred, subject to bo sold for the pay
ment of such judgment, worth in tho opin-
'on any Court, r Judgo in vacation
)
justice, or alderman having jurisdiction of
such judgments, at a fair valuation, a sum
sufficient to pay or satisfy tho samo over
and abovo other, incumbrances, and tho
amonnt oxempted from levy and sale on
execution, or said defendant shall givo
security for tho payment of tho same, to
bo approved by the court or a Judgo there
of, in vacation, or the Justico or Alderman
before whom tho same was obtained or
may bo depending, within 00 days from
tho dato of the judgment or from tho pass
ago of this act, which security shall satisfy
tho court, Judge or Justice, by oath or
(affirmation, and such other cvidcuco as
may bo requirod, that they are tho bana
fide owners of real or personal cstato with
in tho county where fuoh judgment has
been entered, worth, at a fair valuation
double tho amount of such judgment, over
and above all other debts and iucumbran
cos, to which security tho plaintiffs may
file exceptions, as now provided by law,
and that in all actions now pending or in
stituted within twelve months after the
passage of this act, in any of tho courts of
this Commonwealth, on notes, bills, bonds,
or other instruments, for tho payment of
money, or for the rcoovery of book debts,
wherein tho defendant or defendants, at
any stage of tho proceedings, beforo actu
al sale by tho Sheriff, shall havo filed an
affidavit setting forth that tho majority of
his, or their creditors, whoso demands ex
ceed two-thirds of his or their endebtcd-
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time of payment of tho debts due them
,i. n. t..ii ,t.
respectively, tho Court shall direct tho
Prothonotary to report tho terms of the
said extension upon evideneo submitted to
him by the defendant or defendants, and
thereupon tho Court shall enter an order
iu tho cause that no execution shall issue
except at tho periods when and in the pro
portions which it bhall appear by tho re
port of tho Prothonotary that tho majority
of tho creditors of tho defendant or de
fendants, whoso demands exceed two-thirds
of Ids or their ontiro indebtedness, havo
agreed, as aforesaid, to extend the timo of
payment of tho debts duo them respective
ly; and, Provided, further, that tho pro
visions of this act shall extend to judg
ments entered, or to bo entered, as well
upon bond and warrant of attorney, as
upon mortgages, to securo tho samo, and
to any subsequent grantee or owner of the
premises to bound, as well as to tho origi
nal obligor or mortgagor, and also to all
.,J(1 ts or lol)t3 ou whloh t of
Jcxecutiou Lm bc or u wa,red ,
dobt ; ,m1 oW- ion Qr
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UUUblaVt UjlUll IVIUUU BliVfU J UUlUl. lib 11.13
been or may hereafter bo obtained, or by
any stipulation entered into at any timo
separate from said obligation or contract ; '
Ami provided, That nothing in this act
contained shall bo construed to stay any
! execution that may be issued after the cx- j
Ipiration of sixty days from tho passage of
; this act for the purpose of collecting inter
est duo or to become duo upon any judg
ment for any sum not less than five huu
'dred dollars botctoforo obtained, but no
I such execution shall bo issued for less than
six mouths' arrearages of interest ; rirovi-
- 1 .,, .!,i,..
, Jwn Awl jjndcdjurth'er, That this
1 Mt Bh,n not pPly to any judgment ob-
tainca for the wages of labor, or to debts
do coutracted after tho passago of this act
a but shall apply to all corporations whether
defendants or holders of collaterals.
Npe 'I lint, in fill nnci9 in iehiMi o
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Sec " That in all eaos in '
defendant shall bo entitled to a
CSCcution, under the provisions of
1 and shall neglect or refuse to cl
stay of
f this act,
nrffi ni fofiun in elnlm
1innfifit ,,,.., flnv lnortf,,10(!n of ,i,
prcmi3CS iovied upon, or other lien creditor
wll0SQ ostato or iatorest tll0rci wouU bo
affected by sal of tho said premises, shall
hav0 tLo Uke risl,t with tho defendant to
ciailn suciistay of execution,
Sec. n bat unon all iudemonts hero-
provided in the hrst sec ion ot this act.
Ccr. A rPl.n 4t. nwnnlatnna ftP l.la
- WCnls in wbieli a salo by mdir-al rroccss
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Toil Washington, Mil., (
May 18th, leol. I
Col. L. L. Tate,
Dear Sir : Ono month to-day I left
Philadelphia for Harrisburg, to join tho
I'Ogan iuarus, ;
a volunteer Company
irom jiumsiuivu, x .
onna. Wo arrived at
I u'mMnninti Pitv. nn ftm ntrnninrf nf tlm '
" - v - - - o -
I8tn ot April, ncing too urt volunteer ,
Company to march to tho defenso or tho j
threatened Capitol. Tho citizens were in
excitement, and received us with demon-
strations of joy. Our passage throjgh
Editors Cot'itisiloudonco.
Baltimore was uninterrupted, savo by tho . taken, with a singto exception, it t rigniiy 'pie g0od but timid people of Annapolis
groans of a crowd of lawless vagabonds. understand tho telegraphic dpatch, 1 1 w10 flcti frora tticiz- houses at our np
It was two davs beforo tho Eighth Massa-! think that your action in tendering to Gov. ..rnjcl,. immediately returned ; business
chuctts llenimcnt camo throufih, and be-1
foro tho madencd crowd became so exas-
peratcd. Wo wcro quartered in the South '
wing of tho Capitol, whora wo remained
until tho first of may, when wo wero or-
dcrcd to Port Washington, Princo George
county, Maryland. Tho fort is sixteen
miles from Washington City, down tho Po-
tomac, and eight miles below Alexandria,
Vn. It is an important poiut, as it com- among a community in arms against tho of Washington, a fulv days since, for its
mauds tho only entrance to tho Capitol by Federal Union, is no longer to bo regarded j delegate to tho Legislature, wherein 4,000
water. Every thing from tho iizo of n by our troops in a political, but folely in a out of 5,000 votes wero thrown for a del-man-of-war
to an oyster boat,that attempts military point of view, and is to be rou-1 cgnlo favorable to tho Union, H among
to pass is made to haul-to and undergo tcmplatcd as ono of tho inherent weakness- tho many happy fruits of firmness of pur
inspection. Tho fort is uuder command of
Maj. Ilaskins, of the U. S. A., who served
in tho Mexican Campaign. Tho force of
tho garison is two companies of regulars
nnd two of volunteers, making in all three
hundred and fifty, rank and file. When
wo came very littlo preparation had been
made to stand a siego and wo havo been
busy mounting cannon, falling trees, and
nuttinc thincs generally in order. Maj.
ilaskins says ho can,with tho present force,
hold it against ten thousand.
Wo entertain no fcar.1 of an attack soon,
as tho cloven thousand Virginians that are
encampod eight miles below on tho Virgin-
ia side, will havo enough to do to dispute
tho right of Government troops passing
through that section to Kichmond. There
aro somo four hundred Marylandors under'
arms at Pscatawa, a small town, four miles 1
distant, who threaten, and would like to '
attack, but aro fraid,
Wc wcro last week mustered in the
twenty-third Pcnna, Uegimcnt, under Col
Cake, of Schuylkill county. Our late
Captain J. B. Lclheimcr, has been elected
Lieutenant Colonel of tho Uegimcnt. It is
very likely wo will lcavo hero to join cur
Uegimcnt at Washington, soon, as tho
Colonel is anxious to havo us together.
Wo aro not pleased at tho idea of being
removed as it is much healthier hero than
it will bo at Washington. But when our
services aro required to tako part in an
engagement, every ono of m will be found
I , , ' '
. ready and willing.
1 learn that no companies lrom Uoluin
bia couutyjiavo been accepted on accouut
of our States quota being furnished.
Please remember me to your family and
tho boys in tho offico, and bclievo mo
Truly Yours,
OWEN M. FOWLEU.
From the National IiUcllifcticcr. May 17,
Tho Poiut Of Honor.
The subjoined letter from Ex-Prosident
Buchanan was rccieved at tho offico of
tho National Intelligencer a few days ago.
A friend of tho Ex President' who hap
pened to read tho letter, and who feels
much interested iu the question of honor
and duty, which tho lcttor incidentally but
very strongly states, and thinking that tho
opinion of ouo who has served the country
so conspicuously and so long might exert a
salutary influence on tho opinions of oth
cts, asked and obtainsdthc consent of the
distinguished writer to its publication, and
it is published aceosdingly :
Wheatland, May 0, 1601.
To the Elitors qj the National
Intelligencer;
Gentlemen; In tho confusion of the
times I have not recioved your tri-wcokly
numbers 0,157 and 0,153, of April 27
and April 30, 1 believe. As yours is the
only paper of which I presorvo r. file,
I should feel greatly obliged if you would
send mo these numbers. Several items
tho Intillignicer havo awakened my atten
tion to tho facility with which military
0...
fcntleinen relievo tncmseives lrotn their'
...i.b o,l l
win" Lut.,1 ii. ii.aiii.u,
military oath has ever been held sacred
in nil ages and in all countries. Besides
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tilU CUlVllll! OUUbllUlia Ul lUlllllUll, UiUlU
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superadded the highest appeal to personal
houor. Each military officer swears that
ho will bear true allegiance to tho United
States, and servo them honestly and faith,
fully against all their enemies and oppo- ces which subsequent events havo fully
sors whatsoever. They do not swear to justified. Tho Mayor of Annapolis also
support tho'Constitution of any State. Ed. informed me that tho city authorities would
ueated by tho United States, they belong in no wise oppose mo, but that I was in
to the Fedoral Government in a peculiar great danger from tho excited and riotous
seine. Whilst I cau ituagino why an offi. mobs of Baltimore pouring down upon mo,
ccr might rcsigu rather than shod tho and iu numbers beyond tho control of bis
blood of citizens of his native Statu in war, police. I assured both tho Governor and
yet it is difficult to excuse or palliate tho tho Mayor that I had uo fear of a Haiti
next step, which is to go over tho enemy, moro or other mob, and that supported by
and make war upon tho timo honored flag tho authorities of the State and city, I
of tho country. Major Beauregard, when should repress all hostile demonstrations
he discharged tho first gun against Fort against tho laws of Maryland aud the
Sumptcr, lighted a flamo which it will ro-1 United States, and that I would protect
quiro a long timo to extinguish. Tho both myself and the city of Annapolis from
peoplo ot tho JNorth at present nvocnthu
, I enjoy good neaitn, aim as tranquil a
..I entflf fl O l,ft ,1-llfl 1 mr,rt n (1 1 n I nwHK , ,
Your fri-nd verv rcspectfuVy,
Intoroating Correspondence.
rmrHESswo- clave iNSunnxoTioii.
Commoinvoallli of Massachusetts.
Executive DepauTMEnt, )
Council Chambor.Boston, April 2501. $
General : I hav received through
Major Ames a dispatch transmitted from
Pcirvt i lo. dctailinc tho rroceeilinc-i at
- ' - ",.!
.aniiapuiis irom w vnuu 111 join
off that port uutil tho hour when Major
Amos loft you to return to Philadelphia, j
I wish to repeat tho assuranco of my n-1
tire satisfaction with mo action you n.tt o
Hicks tho assistance of our Massachusetts
troops to suppress a threatened survllo in-,
surrcction among tho hostile pcoplo of
Maryland, was unnccssary. 1 Hope mat
tho fuller dispatches, which aro on their
way from you, may show reasons why I
should modify my opiuiou concerning that
particular instance ; but in general I think
that tho matter of servile insurrection
es of the enemy, from the disastrous op-
erahous ot wlneh wo aro under no obliga- j
tioii3 of a military character to guard ,
them, in order that thoy may be enabled
to improve tho security which our arms
would afford, so as to prosecute with more
energy their traitorous attacks upon the
Federal Government and Capitol. The
mode in which such, outbreaks aro to bo Wilation, when tho question may niise, as it
considered should depend entirely upon. has uot allien, as well in a moral and
the loyalty or disloyalty of the cummumty
in which they occur, and in tho vicinity of
Annapolis, I can on this occasion perceive
no reason of military policy why n force
summoned to tho defense of tho Foder.il
Government, at this moment of all others,
should bo offered to bo diverted from its
immediate duty, to help rebels, who stand
ith arms in their hands, obstructing its
progress toward tho city of Washington,
I entertain no doubt that whenever we
shall havo an opportunity to interchange
our views personally on this subject, wc
shall arrive at cutiro concordance of opin-
Your3 faithfully
(Signed) .1 OIIN A. AND11EW.
To Brig. Gen. Butleii.
Dei'Autme.nt or Annapolis,
..I
Headquarters, Anriapolis,May 0,'G1
To Hi3 Excellency, John A. Andnew,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief.
Sir.: I havo delayed replying to your
Excellency's dispatch of April the 25th,
in my other dispatches, because as it in-
olved only disapprobation of an act done,
couched in tho kindest language, I suppos
ed tho interest of tho country could not
suffer from the delay ; and incessant labor
up to tho present moment, has prevented
my giving full consideration to tho topic.
Temporary illness, which foibids bodily
activity, gives mo now a momenta pauo
Tho telegraph, with morn than usual
accuracy, had rightly mlormcu your J-jX-cellciiey
that I had offered tho services of
the Mat-sachusetts troops undor my com
mand to aid tho authorities of Marylaud
iu suppressing a threatened slave insur
rection. Fortunately for us all, the rumor
of such an outbreak was without substantial
foundation. Assuming, as your Excellency
does in your dispatch, that I was carrying
on military operations in an enemy coun
try, when a war I'outruncc was to bo waged, who U3cd it in Parliament. Shall history
my act might bc a matter of discussion, teach us in vain 1 Could wo justify our
And in that view, acting iu tho light of tho ?clvcs 'f elves ! Although with arm,
,, , . , , ., ., in our hands amid the savage wilduoss of
Baltimore murders aud tho apparently C!,lllp iU)d fwld, we may have blunted many
hostile position of Maryland, your Excel-, 0f ti10 jincr moral sensibilities, iu letting
leney might, without maturo reflection, loose four millions of worso than savages
havo corao to the conclusion of disappro- j upon tho homes aid hearths of the South,
bation expressed in your dispatch. But cau V ho jtlfluJ t0 ,Jh? 0''ri"1i?u co,u'
, ' -1, - , ii ,i . uiuuity of Massachusetts I Uouldsucha
the facts, especially as now aided by their C0UV0 bo consonant with the teachings of
results, will entirely justify my act, and j our ho'y religion t 1 have a tcry decided
rciuslato mo iu your Excellency's good , opinion upou tho subject, and it' any ono
opinion. desires, as 1 know your Excellency does
True'. I landed on the soil of Marv-btnd not tl,is "'Pljr contort to ho prosecuted
'
against the formal protest of its Governor,
and of the corporate authorities of Annan-
in olis, but wilhout any armed oppo-'ition on
- , their part, aud expecting opposition only
from insurgents assembled in riotous con.
Beforo
r.
tninnl ni tlio i:lv& oi tms state. Isntni-n.
a 1 iii .l t . :, n( lo,i:,. u
.1 ill, ivuvi, iiii u.v iuu k.v luuuiiiL, -J
personal interview, 1 had informed Gov.
' Hicks that soldiers of tho Union, under
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1 J ' jo
j insurgent; aud disturbers of tho pcaco of
Marylaud and tho United States. I re-
ecived from Gov, Hicks assurauces of the
lovaltv of tho State to tho Union, nssuran-
- . any disorderly persons whatsoever. On
tho morning following my landing I was
informed that tho city of Auuapolis and
environs wcro in daugcrfrom an insurrec
tion of tho slave population, in defianco
tho laws of tho State- What was I to do?,
and to prcscrvo and enforco tho laws
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ono any proiercnco in a wiacu
t I undcntootl Ihot I was
it . - 1. n llm
against all infractions of tho laws, whether
by whito or black, and upon that under
standing I acted, certainly with prompt
ness and cffieienoy. Xour i,xceuency s
shadow of di.npprol.ation, ariung from A
misuadentanding of tho fact,, hai caused
ll il.n voo-rot. T linvn had for that action.
, . , .
Tlio question socmen to mo to uo hciuiui
ninitrvry or political, and was not to bo so
tr-catcti. It was simply a question of good
fa;ti, anfl honesty of purpose. The benign
cfrcct 0f my courso was instantly seen.
resumed its accustomed channels: quiet'
nml order prevailed in tho eity j confidence i
took tho place of distrust, friendship of I
enmity, brotherly Kindness of sectional .
hato, and 1 bclievo to-day there is no city
in tho Union more loyal than tho City of
Annapolis. I think, therefore, I may
safely point to tho results for my justifica-
tion. TIio vote of the neighboring county
'pose, efficiency of notion, and integrity of
mission. I behove, indeed, it will not
require a personal interchange of views,
as Bupgo3ted in your dispatch, to bring our
minds in accordance ; a simple statement
0f tho facts will Rufiice.
Bat 1 am to net hereafter, it may be, in
an enemy's country, among a senile pop-
Chrittian, as in a political and military
point of icw. What shall 1 then do?
Will your Excellency bear with mo a
moment while this question is dicu-scd.
I appreciate fully your Excellency's sug
gestion its to the inherent weakness of the
icbels, arising from tho preponderance of
their scrvilo population. Tho question,
then, i, in wh.it manner shall wo take
advantage of that weakness ? By allowing
and of course arming that population, to
rise upon tha defenseless women and chil
dren of tho country, carrying rapine, ar
son and murder all the horrors of San
DomlitTO. a million of times magnified.
among' those whom we hope to reunite you, as profitable to tho Assembly, that
with us as brethren, many of whom are I their choice has fallen upon you. There
already so, and all who are worth prescr- j r-ponsibilitics of the position aro great,
viug, will bo, when this horrible madness wi1 it) duties arduous; Int I trust graco
shall have passed away or be threshed out be given to sustain you, and that with
of them! Would your Excellency advise 1 liva &, you will bo enabled to conduct
the troops under my command 'to mako the Assembly through its deliberations
war in person upon tho defeiisclcs women with satisfaction to yourself aud the As.
and children of any part of tho Union, ssnibly, and in such manner as to advance
accompanied with tho brutalities too lior -
nblo to bo named You will say, "God
lortnd I 11 wo may not Uo so in person,
shall we arm others to to do, over whom
we can have no restraint, cxeiciso. no con
trol ; and who, when onco they have tailed
blood, may turn tho very arms wo put in
their hands againit ourselves, as part ot
' tt10 oppres-inir ivliito race IT Tho rending ot
hi-tory so familiar to your Excellency
will tell you the bi'toret cause of com
plaint which our fathers had against Great
Britain iu tho war of the Bcvolutieu, was
the arming by tho British Ministry of the
red man with the tomahawk and scalping
knife against the women and children ot
the colonics, so that the phrase "May wc
not uso all the means which God and
nature have put in our power to subjugate
the colonies ( lias passed into a legend o
- 1 infamy against the luader of that Ministry
I in Hint linniin!-
I nvf mmoTit nflino
than myger must bj foal,a to Mrry it 0)
I may not discuss tho political bearings
I of this topic. Mien 1 went from under
tno shadow of my roof, 1 Mt all politics
, " ' i wc every
f part of tho Union is loyal to tho flag, and
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, riotciiov oi inu uuYcrmncui tnrouGrn
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j Passing tho moral and Christian view,
I lct lM rxamino tho subject as a military
I question. Is not that btato already sub-
1-1 . : .1 1 , i
. itirr.-itnd wind i rcntiii'es the liavnnrrs nt
those armed in opposition to its rulers, to
preserve it from the horrors of a servile
j war? As tho least experienced of military
lllcui 1 would l"vo no doubt of tho entire
subjugation of a Stale brought to that
condition. When, thcrofore unless I am
better advised any com uiuuity in tho
United States who havo met mo in boner-
able warfare, or oven iu tho prosecution of
a jebellious war in an honorable manner,
shall call upon mo for protection against
tho nameless horrors of a servile iumrrco
tion they shall havo it, and from tho mo
ment that call is obeyed, I havo no doubt
wo shall bo friends and uotoncrcios.
Tito possibilities that dishonorable
means of defenso aro to bo taken by the
rebels against tho Government, I do not
now contemplate. If, as has been done in
a binglo instance, my men aro to bo attack
ed by poison, or as in another, ftiickcn
town by tho assasHii s knife, and thus
murdered, tho community using such wca-
I holds within its own bordsr a more potent
1 means for deadly purposes and indiscrim-
- ifto slaughter than auy which it can ad-
of minister to us.
-iruMing that theso views may meet
your Jvxceiicncy s approval, l liavo tho
houor to bo, very respectfully, your obe
dient servant,
3HrVI?EtAI.
i of rim rnr.snrrr.ni.ix cnunni write vxr
armed , 0F T,w 'ru sr.ires of ave wiu.
SSSJISSJSVIK". ' "
Phila 'dpMa, May id, 1S01.
Tho General AsScnbly of tho Presbyte
rian Church in the United f talcs mct no-
olnlllrtnt j tho Seventh
h mMpUt, nd
b , Kcr,
' . . v -i.l,
Dr. YEOMAN'S, last motieraioi.
publish the sermon entire.
WAf("rl (10 pennon, tho Modkeatoh
Mej t10 Assembly to order, and tho
fi mm;ttco 0f fjoinmiisidiiors reported Uv9
(ionunissioncrs precht.
FIIUlll.wv. j -
Tim Stated Clerk reported that h had
recioved omcial notice of tho organization
of the Synod of St. I'aul, consisting
irnei...prjcg 0f St. Paul, Lake Superior,
Chippewa, and Owatouna, in accordntntt
wjt, (l0 0'r(or of last Assembly and o'
t)l0 f0il0win" new Prcsbytcricsj y.lconua
by tho Synod of Missouri ; Toledo, by tho
Synod of Iowa; Central Presbytery of
Philadelphia, by the Synod of PhiladdL
phia; and tho Presbytery of Western Af
rica, in collection with tho Synod of New
jLThc' Assembly adjourned till half-past
three o'clock, P. M. Closed with prayer.
ni o'clock, P. M.
Assembly convened with prayer by tho
Moderator. Br. Hall, from tho commit
tee on elections, reported additional Com
mis'ioucrs i report accepted, nnd the Com
missioncrs admitted to their scats.
The Moderator aunounco'l that tho elec
tion of Modertor was tho next business iu
ord.r. Tho following persons wcro theft'
nominated ; ur. Amraauu u, .
of Whcclling ; Dr. B.iekus, of tho Synod of
Baltimore ; Itov. Dr. Wills Lord of Synod
of Chicigo; Ucv. Br. M. W. Jacobus, of
Synod of Pittsburg.
Anderson aim ir. oiumiun unvalu
ed leave to withdraw their names. J ho
Assembly procecdeb to tho election, which
resulted in the choieo of tho Ucv. Dr. John
0. Backus of the Presbyter of Baltimore.
Dr. Baku! being conducted to the platform,
tho retiring Moderator, the Hcv. Dr. Yeo
mans, addressed him as followst
"Mi Dear Hi other -It is with very
great pleasure that I announce to you that
you havo been chosen Moderator of Gen
eral Assembly, and I entertain the pleas
ing belief that it uill bo as gratifying to
't glory ot t.ort aud the best interests ot
' our be'.oval Ghureh. I need not repeat
tho rules by which tus de.ibarationi ot
tho Assembly will bo guided. In this
book (handing him a copy of the Consti
tution of the PiJsbyteii.m Church) you
will find them lccoi-Jed; and I doubt not
! your ability and tact in administration if
the duties of the chair, I with unfeigned
pleasure resign it to you."
Dr. Baci. is then in substance sitilt :
"Fathers and Urcihcrn of the General
Assembly, accept my grateful acknowledg
ments for this token of your kindncs3 utd
confidence. It is with unfeigned diffidence
that I accept ynur call to a position so
arduous and responsible; but I doubt not
that the same Providence that has called
me to the situation will givo mo grace and
trength to perform its duties acceptably to
God and to my brcthcrn. And if the times
in which you are called to deliberate, and
I do preside over your deliberations, aro
marked by circumstances of peculiar diffi
culty, it will bo incumbent upon us to seek
and rely upon Almighty God for peculiar
humility and wisdom. Belying upon the
gracious aid of God's Spirit, and the con
siderate forbearance and co-operation of
my brethren, I can only promise my best
efforts to perform the duties of tho honor
able and responsible position to which
you havo called mo."
The Assembly proceeded to the election
of Temporary Clerk. Brs. Hornblower,
Inibrio, Lord, and Montfort wore nomi
nated and excused, llev, D. J. Waller,
Ucv. L. Mcrril Miller, llev. Dr. MoPhail
wcru luemuu nouiiuucn.
,i. ,i - :
After a ballot-
ing, Mr. Waller having a plurality of
votes, was on motion unanimously nppoiu-
ted.
B6rOn Thursdaj last tho IIouso of
Representatives of this State passed the
loau Bill of 3,000,000 by a unanimous
vote. It provides for raisiug fifteen rcgi
ments beyond both requisitions of the Pres
ident, making a total of 55 llcgimcnts.
Major Aspeuson Phomotek. Tlit
wholo country will be glad to learn that
Major llobert Anderson, tho hero of Fort
Su.nplcr, has been promotod to a Col'
nuley, a reward justly due to his services
and fidelity.
"SAn: Bind, Safe "FtNT1.', The
Franklin Saving Fund, No. Ulfl, Soutb
Fourth street bolow Chestnut, rcciovei
sneeial denasits at tier cent interest, a'
.ti
repays them on demand in gold or eilvcr
. . i i .
0t,icr lcP0S'"3 5 percent interest.
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M, Maj 8. It. ruiuiioii, to Win BlSin hwif
vt Wilkcs-llarro.
On tli- mil lint . liy Elder John Huttnn. Mr fiu"'"
Omni, tn Miss l.ui, ilau;tilr uf Mstlnss M'"1
ail ot runinscrecK. uommtits rouni), i s.
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