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77. JACOBY, EDITOR.
EICOSSSCES, raSESDIY, J1SY 22th, mU
Tht IbclStioaiits at Work.
There are two classes of poiiticia-ns in
cur country engaged in efforts to prevent a
restoration of the Union the Secessionists
. of the South and the Abolitionists of the
North Of the two the most deadly foe to
the Union is the Abolitionist of the North.
He 6tand ready to;enfice everything near
and dear the Union itself for the sake of
the negro. The Secessionist asks to be ' let
aloas" in the enjoyment of his property or
be is ready to break up the Union and set
up for biaiee4f. The one is contending for
hit "rights'- the other for an "idea."
The Abo!;!ionist professes to be chuck -full
of philanthropy foj the negro we mean
the nejro a far off "a way down Sooth,-"
bat be entertains th most supreme con
tempt for the black man around him. He
would mors Heaven and Earth to free
the slave, and elevate him to an equality
with the white man, bat the fret negro at
bis door might come up as a worthless weed
and rot where be grows for ought he cares.
This is the fanatical one-sided idea that" has
crazed the heads of so many northern poli
ticians. We might laugh at the absurdity
of the &ing as we do at spiritualism, free
Jovaism, and a!! the other isms that go
hand in hand with Abolitionism, was there
, not such "a method in the madness" as to
produce great deal of trouble in the coun
try. With this fanatical faction the "Con
stitution of the United Slates is a Covenant
with Hell ;" the flag of our country the
Glorious St ars and Stripes is "Hates Pol
luted Rag the leader cf this Abolition
party, but a short lime ago, declared that he
went in fo a dicsolution of the Union be
cause he "considered the dis-olution the
abolition of slavery, and if the Union made
ererymaa as wise as Solomon, and as pure
as St. John, and as safe as an angel in the
courts of Heaven, to cling to it would be a
damnable crime wbiks slavery exists !" It
is these atrocious sentiments, and others
dike them, that have provoked the present
war, and to prolong it to die "bitter end"
the nigger U dragged into the contest by his
wooly-Lead at every turn nntil it has re
.eolved itself into a war for the special bene
fit of Sambo, and h'i3 abolition admirers.
To fight for the maintenance of the Union
cr the defence of our Constitution and Gov
ernment is co par; of the abolition creed.
.With them the motto is "the Union may
elide but hold on to the uiiger !" Is it to
, fee wondered at that the Southern people
. felt alarmed at their position in the Union,
with lour hundred millions of property in
slaves endangered by the adveut of such a
fiendish party to power? The country was
well warned of the mischief that abolition
ism was brewing in the land. That wise
statesman and pure patriot Hisrt Clat
made this wonderful prediction in the Uni
ted States Senate in 1839, which Las been
Uleral'.y fulfilled :
"Sir, I am not in the habit of speaking
lightly of the possibility of dissolving this
fcappy Union. The Senate know that t have
deprecated allusions, on ordinary occasions,
to thai direful event. The country wi!l tes
tily that :f there be anything in the history
of rny public career worthy of recollection,
it is the truth and sincerity of my ardent de
Totion to its lasting preservation. Sot we
should be false to our allegiance if we did
not discriminate between the imaginary and
leal dangers by which it may be assailed
Abolitionism should no longer Le regarded
as an imaginary danger The Abolitionists,
lei me suppose succeed in jheir present
aim of oniiing the inhabitants of the free
States, as one man, against the inhabitants
ot the slave States Union on one side will
beet union on the other; and this process
of reciprocal consolidation will be a'tended
with all the violent prejudice, embittered
passions and implacable animosities which
ever degraded or de'i'ormed human nature.
One section will stand in menacing and
hostile array against the other. Ike collis
ion cf cpi'wn it-ill be quickly followed by Uit
ctesheferm. 1 will nut attempt to describe
seer. e which now happily lie condeaied
from our view. Abolitionists themselves
woe! J shri'tk back in dismay and horror at
the contemplation of desolated fidtls, conflt-
- ruUd cities, murdered inhabitants and the over-trjs-ji
cf the Jair est fabric cf human government
t't'.l rcer rose to tnimale Ike hopes of civilized
man."
Thus said the great and good statesman
IIsset Clat. His counsel was heard and
hesisd by the men of his day and there
was so civil war in the country. He knew
wLsra lbs real danger lay and pointed out
Abolitionism as the evil that would olti
' mutely overthrow the Union. He was a
rnia cf peace and the friend of compromise
for iba isie of the Union, but if he lived ist
this day and would talk of peace he would
Is prcnossced a "traitor," and of compro
rsf ? a "coward." The conservative men of
tba country. tacieJ by the entire Democra
cy have labored lorg and fakfclly to avert
lh calamities that now hang over the land
Lkaa fareral pal! j they have warned the
rsc- ? t! ?.t rnless a stop was put to the
jrccTfis cf Aboliticsism it must surely end
it i'r,2 cilasc-lutioa cf the Union. The warn
irz was tribe Jed a sectional party, rear-
on t j
ta; of Abolitionism, was eleva
?. r s-- at encs lha honors of a
A war turstepoa os, "attended vUk
tir-'cr.t frej-J-Tictt, embittered passions
.'. ;r..d ' t; r.f(i!ks trhich ever degraded
i a nature.
Thus has the
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ccr?e'?es abost Aboii
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reader,a!Iow us to undeceive you. Wabave
men ah, Christian men in our own
county who are as rabid Abolitionists at
heart as Loyd, Garrison or Wendell Phillips.
Some of them even pretend to tx followers
ol the "mtek and lowly Jesus" but in place
ot preaching the Gospel of "peaoj and good
will towards men," mistake their calling
and exhibit m and out of the pulpit, the
most infuriated spirit of vindictiveness
towards rhe whole Southern portion of their
common country. They would rather ev
ery foot of our country would bo drenched
in fraternal blood than concede one iota of
their4miserable idiosyncrasies. These are
the men of the same stamp of the New
Englar.d Puritans, who killed the Indians,
bung the Quaker, drove out the Baptists,
drowned women lor witches, and all in the
name of Religion ! Have we the evidence
that this species of fanaticism is rampant
among us. We thirk we have. The fol
lowing petition is now abroad loir signatures
in a part of Franklin County and many
have been deluded into signing it through
thurch influence-. It is a most arrant aboli
tion imposition cn the loyal people of the
county, and strange to say a few Democrats
have been deluded by the arch machina
tions of these destroyers of our country into
signing it these worse than madmen who
talk ot restoring and preserving the Union
by -emancipating the negroes ! Such an
absurd idea could only originate in the ad
died brain of a stark-mad Abolitionist.
But let us have the "petition" that wise
and patriotic citizens may judge it for them
selves and heap on it the full measure of
their condemnation.
"As petitions of vital importance have
been presented to Congress asking tor the
unconditional emancipation of the slaves
of the Rebel States, and also to assign ter
ritory to them where they can enjoy, the
protection of the Government.
AD Whereas Congress should receive
the united sympathy and Mutual co opera
lion of the triends ot "freedom in the North.
A"D Wheseas. The various Christian
Denominations Irom a very important part
ot the community, whose testimony, ought
to be and hereby is given on behalf ol hu
man right Law, Justice and liberty togeth
er with an-oueqoivocal condemnation of
Southern Treason and Slavery, therefore
Resolved, Isithat.we will unite in sustain
ing ibe men in the Cabinet and in Congress
wbo will advocate the cause of vniveisnl
emancipation of the slave population and
their colonization in a southern territory to
be under the protection, care and govern
ment ot these United Stales.
Resolved, 2nd that this preamble and res
olution be signed by men representing the
various Protestant Chun-he in the Northern
States, a copy of which to be forwarded to
the President, Cabinet, Senate and House
ol Representatives "
Signed by Rev. Joshua Kennedy. Jacob
B. Cook, Dr. Henry K Byers, Johu McLean
and 107 others. -
We confess we were mistaken in regard
to the extent of the anti slavery feeling
among us. We could not suppose that pa
triotism was at such a low ebb. That there
was among us those who are willing to see
our gallant army fight, to free the negroes
without caring what becomes of the Con
stitution and the Union. This scheme of
emancipating the negroes is a programme
of blood and horrors. It cannot be carried
out without violating the Constitution and
destroying the-Union forever. Those who
favor this infamous proposal will boldly ted
you thaj the Constitution must be set aside.
They are well aware that it recognizes Sla
very and protects i: in the States where it
exists, but that is of no consequence in their
minds. "The war must be prosecuted lor
the entire and total abolition of slavery" or
it can meet with no favor at their bands.
This is the issue they have thrown upon the
country which is to divide the sentiment of
the Northern people and crush out every
spark cf Union feeling in the Sooth. The
North has, heretofore, been anited and her
people making great sacrifices, and con
tributing men and money to carry on the
war for the restoration of the Union and
enforcement of the laws. The Abolitionists
would pervert it from this object and make
it a grand scheme for the emancipation of
the negroes. Will our army fight in such a
cause? To free four millions of ignorant
negroes would be one of the most inhuman
acts that could be inflicted on the people
white and black, north and sooth. If they
were allowed to come North, and if you
free them yon give them the right to go
where they please, there would be an influx
of these creatures that would create among
our laboring men an enormous competition,
by which their wages would be reduced to
the lowest standard of European poverty.
But the idea is to ''colonize them in the South
ern territory to be under the protection, care,
and government of the United Stales " This
is displaying an amount of ignorance con
cerning the nature of our Government that
would disgrace the most ignorant negro in
the land. It could not, of course, be car
ried out unless the Union i restored, and if
again restored it must be on the basis of
allowing the States to control their domestic
affairs after their own fashion. The negroes
set free by the act of the general Govern
ment would be immediately re enslaved by
the Southern States if found in them, nor
could the Government prevent this without
destroying the rights of the Stales and rev
olutionizing the entire character of our in
stitutions. But the most ridiculous portion
of the above petition is the plan proposd
to free the negro from the individuals and
make the Government his master. The
Government is to become a slave-holder
and work the nigger for the benefit of the
Northern Abolitionist. The negroes are to
be taken from their present masters and
made to cultivate, "uncer the protection, care
and Government of the Unittd Stales" the cot
ton fields of the south to enrich the Lords
of the Loom in the North. This is a new
feature ia abolitionism and Yankee econo
my with a vengeance. The fact ia while
the Abolitionist pretends to feel for the sup
posed sufferings of the slaves they have
always kept an eye single to their own
pockets, and would run a cargo of slaves
imo a Southern port 2o morrow if it were
not for the blockade. Men have only to
lock at the emancipation question fallyair'
, ly and frankly and, they will soon satisfy
'themselves that it U unsound in Jaw and
morals, ana nencurona seep ineir a,u-
irj cieaf cf Abolition pslitioas fauey
OUR AR31Y CORRESPONDENCE.
Cumberland, Md., January 15th 1862. '
Friend JFi; I have seen some pretty
hard times since last I trrote you, which I
shall detail in this letter. We are now al
most, I may say, in the heart of secessia, and
how did we get here 1 Ah there's the rub
Let the tired soldier answer let his sore
and emaciated limbs answer let the sleep .
less nights ol toil, travel and vigilance an
swer let the hours he spent in the pitilesi.
6torms of angry nature answer, if they can.
To describe what the bloody 84th has pass,
ed through, for the last two weeks, would
take an abler pen than mine.
'"And tongue refuse to tell the tale,
Experience here must teach.
On Friday evening the 10th, before wi
had recovered from the effects of our rapid
march and excessive toil of the heavy skir
mish on the 4th and our vigilant watch du
ring the 36 hour that the rebels were shel -ing
and threatening the town of Hancocl,
we received orders to cook two days ra
tions and be ready for alight march a ligt t
march means to leave all behind that is cal
culated to in any way retard or weary a sol
dier. Scarce had we lime to commence
the cooking of our rations when the orde s
came to pack knapsacks and fall in. All
is now bustle and commotion where ara
we going? has the enemy attacked the
town ? are we to cros the river? are.we o
retreat ? Such were the questions that pas d
from lip to lip, bul all remainedTunanBwe -ed
from the fact that no one except the fie d
officers knew of our destination. The lorg
roll sounded and we were soon on the marc 1,
a slight rain was falling at the time whirh
rendered the roads slippery and muddy.
We left Hancock at 7 o'clock, and after
passing over the most hilly and mountaii
eous roads it has ever been my lot to travel,
at ten o'clock found os 17 miles on the roid
to this place. It was here the march begin
to tell on the overladen soldiers, and knap
sacks, blankets, and in some cases ev sn
rifles were cast aside, in others the wear'md
soldier would sink upon the ground with a
sigh completely exhausted, still the ordei of
the officers to " close up," was obeyed w.th
alacrity by the. more hardr and stronger of
the men. But by two o'clock there was no
order to be obtained. It was more like a
rocie than a march, and by the time we jot
to a hotel where we intended to stop for 'ho
balance of the night, there was very fe-.v of
ficers that could muster a corporals gu: rd.
Here tired and wearied they sank upon '.he
ground and soon were enjoying
" tired natures.
sweet restore Balmy sleep "
Jn the morning the un rented soldier ar )se
from his couch of snow and mud to resume
without breakfast a to:isome march of 22
miles. But I cannot, if I had the time, de
scribe the balance o f the march, until c jm-
pletely worn out four of the 84th among
which was your humble servant at 3 o'
clock entered this city. Never in my life
have I longed to see the end of a march as I
did this Our noble captain, Segt. Funk,
Teamster, A. Longer, of our Co., was the
Srst in town. From this time until Tuesday
noon small squads came straggling in com
pletely exhausted. - A bounteous supper
had been prepared by orders of Gen. Lan
ders for us, aud I can assure you tr at f
never enjoyed a meal with a much satis
faction in all my life- What few cam; in
on Saturday night was quartered in the en
gine house, where we had plenty of straw
and good warm stoves ; and yet amid all
this tiresome march not a murmur was
hea'd to escape the lips of the soldiers of
the Union. The 100 P. V., the 39th Illinois
and a part of the Home Brigade of this place
came in the same as we did only more so.
We are now quartered in different parts of
the city in private houses churches, school
houses, halls and the court honse: and are
fat recovering from the effects o!" the
march.
This city contains 10,000 inhabitants,
mostly of dutch descent, and any qu intity
of rank secessionists, but they keep very
quiet just now. It is situated on the Poto
mac river, 26 miles from Romney, 7 miles
from Bedford, Pa, 41 from Hancocl: and
100 from Wheeling. Va. It is completely
surrounded by high towering hills except
where the river has cut its way through the
everlasting mounts of coal and Iron or).
There is only one paper published n this
place, the Telegraph, of which 1 seni you
a copy and would say I think you would do
well to Exchange with it. Thete we-e two
others in full blast when hostilities com
menced, ene'was completely gutted for it?
secession proclivities, and the other had to
suspend to avoid the same fate. Rsmney
has been evacuated by our troops since the
affair at Blues Gap, for what reaso i I do
not know as there is no enemy within 10
or 15 miles of the place.
General Lander supersedes General Kelly
In command of the forces in Western Vir
ginia His encampment is at a plac called
Patterson's Creek seven miles south of this
place, to which place we expect tc move
to-morrow. General Lander's army s now
15.000 strong with a most splendid park of
artillery. There is quite a number of our
regiment in 'the hospital now, with the
measles. ' To-day I attended the funeral ol
one of the Srd Md. V , his disease vas Ty
phoid fever.
Oar Ajt. was highly complimented by
Gen. Lander for the masterly manner in
which be conducted the affairs of the town,
during the time he was officer of tho day.
By the way the Hurley Guard, had the
honor of being the Generals body Guard,
during the shelling of the town of Hancock.
Lieutenants Er.t, and McDowell, are fast
recovering from severe' colds wfcich has
kept them pretty close for some litre.
Our soldiers miss many of the luxuries
and comforts of home. But the most com
plaint is in regard to cold hands, very few
of them have any gloves or mittens. Could
not the Patriotic Ladies of Columtia coun
ty, remember that there are oibnr ? soldiers
from that county, than the ''Iron Guards ?
And again could not the Pater of the Co.,
do fomeibing for his boys, certainly they
have done naught at which he shot Id blush,
but they have faced the deadly; cannon's
mouth, and came forth from the tr al of fire
with a fame untarnished. , i
It has been a long time since 1 saw a
a copy of the ' Star," and I tell you I miss
its welcome visits greatly.
It appears to be the general opinion of
leading men here that the war will be ot
short duration It is rumored here that Jeff,
has called a peace convention and offers to
pay the debt of the war in seven years, if
the north will only leave his head and neck
atone. What the North will do, if this
should be true which I very much doubt
I know not but one thing is very evident
to all thinking minds and that is if Jeff, has
made such a proposition he is backed by
some foreign power England for instance.
Johny Bull wants a dash al America, and
there is only one thing that keeps him quiet
just now ; and that is the fear, that France
will try and cancel, the debt that she so
justly ox-en England for the treatment that
the elder Napoleon received at their hands.
France is all riht at present, if we may
judge from the tone of Napoleon's organ,
the Constitutional, whicn says:
"France has but one enemy, and that is
England."
In case a peace is concluded at present,
our Government has a settlement to demand
of Great Britain, and in all probability a war
will ensue, and then Jeff, thinks to pitch
in. This is his game now, since he finds
that the north has given up Mason and
Slidell, and the prospect of a war with
England being very small, he now changes
his tactics, and sues for peace I hope he
will find that there is no ret for the wicked
in this world, and much less in the next.
The prophecy of Michael Nostradamus'
seems likely to be fulfilled. He prophe
sied the deaths of Henry the IV and Louis
the XVI, of France, and the death of Charles I
the I, of England, giving the exact dates of '
each. But what is more strange still is that
in the year 1861 a war would arise in a
country beyond the 6eas, that many would
perish, that there would be the most intense
hatred manifested, that the war would last
four years, when both parties would be ut
terly prostrated and almost ruined, and then
would embrace each other with great joy
and love. This great prophet died accord
ing to history in 1566. If he is correct we
may expect war for some time yet. But I
must close. Our address is Cumberland,
Maryland. Yours &c.
Toodles.
Cameron cone Under.
"There will be weeping and wailing,
and gnashing of teeth," among the specu
lators, peculators, shoddy sharks, horse
jockeys, and other plunderers of the Trea
sury, for their idol, the bonny chieftain of
Lochiel, has been forced out of his position,
where he so well attended to their interests, j
In other words, Simon Cameron has ceas
ed to be Secretary of War. He resigned' on
Monday last. The public sentiment of
the country compelled President Lincoln
to part with him, and he did it by letting
him down gently, sending him into "Cov
entry," i. e., to Russia, as Minister ; where
he and his protegee, the pious Cummings,
of dried herring, straw hit, and Scotch ale
notoriety, can rove together in quest of lost
political health and morals. Much specu
lation is indulgad in why Cameron had to
leave the Cabinetso suddenly. His friends
endeavor to break the fall by stating that
he entered the Cabinet with reluctance,
that he wearied under his arduous labors,
and that he sought the Russian mission, as
a place of repose. AH this may do with
those unacquainted wiih the history of this
political gamester, bul to others not so
verdant, it will not pass current. Those
acquainted with the politics of the country
know that Simon Cameron since his en
trance on the political stage, has worked
incessantly for power and place. To arrive
at the goal of his wishes, he has gyrated
with every turn of the political wheel ;
from Democracy to Know Nothingism,
from the latter to Republicanism, and from
lhi to the most ultra Abolitionism. He
pulled ihe wires at Chicago, o as to secure
a seal in the Cabinet in the event of Lin
coln's election, and it is well-known when
that event took place, that Simon journeyed
to Springfield to close the bargain. The
real reason of his leaving the War Depart
ment, no doubt came irom the develop
ments made by the Van Wyck Committee
developments that will damn him and
tho blood-suckers that surrounded him, to
eternal fame. If any one desires to con
vince himself of Cameron's inability to con
duct the War Department with honor to
himself and justice to the nation, let him
read Mr. Dawes speech made in the House
of Representatives, which we publish in
an other part of to-day's paper. The record
there made of robbery, swindling, and cor
rnption, almost exceeds belief made too
at a time when the nation was in the hour
of her misfortunes, and by men who prated
of loyally and devo'ion to the Union. Ver
ily Congress ought to have commenced this
cleansing of the "Augean Stable" the
War Department long since, but thank
Heaven, the chief offender has been driven
out before the old ship of State was wafted
completely on the breakers. Let him go,
and the venal crew that have fastened to
him like barnacles to a rotten bulk, let them
go with him and the country will breathe
freer at their departure.
The New York Herald, lays it was the
radical abolition war policy of Mr. Cameron,
as our Secretary ol War, which embarrass
ed the movements of the army, and threat
ened its demoralization ; we may now
expect the utmost activity in the prosecu
tion of the war, from the harmony which
exists between the new Secretary and Gen
eral McClellan and other leading army of
ficers, and ihe bulk of the army itself. Mr.
Stanton has the reputation of a man of a high
order of talents and cultivation, of superior
administrative abilities, great industrj aud
sound patriotism. Danville Intelligencer.
Gek. Camebos's Coxxirmatiom. The Sen
ate," held along Executive session on Thurs-
dav. to consider the nomination of Mr
Cameron as Minister to Russia. The mat
ter was discussed for three hours, aud there
was a strong opposition made to the late
Secretary. It is .' understood that Messrs.
Bright Bayard, Kennedy, Trumbull, Grimes,
and Hale spoke against the confirmation.
Thfl Sew Union Partv Desneratll War UDOn
the Democracy.
r 1
Even before the last election we took oc
casion to warn our readers that the leaders
of the Republican party, satisfied that it
could not withstand the shock of another
contest before the people, had resolved to
change its name with the hope of perpetua
ting its baneful existence. We also intima
ted that every seeming concession would
be made to the so called Union Democrats
in the Legislature, in order to secure an anti
Democratic organization as the starting
point of the new party, and that Republi
canism, in name at least, would be aban
doned as effete and odious. These antici
pations have been literally verified, and it
is easy to predict that the State Committee
of the " People's," or Republican party,
which meets in this place on the 22d. instant,
will call a convention for the nomination of
Stale officers in the name of the " Union
Party," or at least make liberal propositions
for an alliance with that frail office-seeking
faction which rejoices in the designation of
" Union Democrats.
It is important that the true Democrats of
Pennsylvania should be prepared in ad
vance to meet tne intrigues and the argu
ments of this nuholy alliance It will ar
rogate to itself a monopoly of all the patri
otism in the country, and direct its energies
to convicting the Democracy of secessionism
and disloyalty to the Union. It will attempt
to brand every man as'a public enemy who
does not endorse every unlawful act of the
present Administration.- It will make the
exposure of fraud and peculation a high
crime and misdemeanor, demand unquali
fied approval of every arbitrary and fraudu
1 . . . 1
,e,u P"ceeaing unaenanen in me name 01
the Union a,,d eek to J,,ifle free Bech
and a free press as necessary to the safety
of the Nation. It is requisite to the exist
ence of this organization that the Demo
cratic party, the party of the Constitution
and the Union, shall be placed in the light
of treasonable conspiracy against the Gov
ernment, and we have abundant indications
that no effort will be spared to accomplish this
despicable object.
During the past year the Democratic par
ty has encountered this sort of persecution,
and grown strong under it. At the last
session of the Legislature there were but
twenty nine Democrats in the House of
Representatives, and at the present session
there are forty six, all of whom were elect
in the face ol a storm of opposition, and in
spite of charges of treasonable and disloyal
sympathies preferred against them by the
Republican party. This fact shows that the
Democratic party possesses an inherent
vitality which enables it to survive the most
virulent assaults of its antagonists, and that
its principles live in the hearts of the pen
pie. It has only to maintain those princi
ples with unflinching firmness to become
impregnable against any combination that
can be directed against it.
The part assigned to the Philadelphia
Press, in the work of getting up this new
" Union Party," is to work upon the preju
dices and patriotism of the " Douglas Dem
ocrats," and especially them from the
" Breckinridge organization," as the Demo
cratic party is called by its enemies. That
game to use an expressive phrase, is about
played out, and Mr. Forney has already de
rived all the honor and profit that can be
realized from hypocritical professions of at
tachment to the principles or the memory
ol the great Illinois statesman. The sin
cere friends of Mr. Douglas, those who sup
ported him from henest convictions that he
was right, and not with the hope of reward
are among the most radical and earnest
Democrats in ihe country, and most heartily
do they despise all mercenary and trading
politicians like John W Forney. No hon
est disciple of Mr. Douglas, thoroughly im
bued with his teachings, can have any po
litical affiliation with the Republican party
orgive any countenance to its principles.
The last speech he delivered io the United
States Senate, was an earnest and. powerful
argument in favor of compromise, and con
tained a solemn warning against the conse
quences of that mad war spirit into which
the country was then rapidly drifting. The
very last public speech of his life, wherein
he pledged all his energies in support of
the Government against the rebellion, was
marked by expression of the most resolute
determination to resist the unconstitutional
schemes of negro emancipation which he
foresaw would be urged by the Abolition
ists, and which a large and influential sec
tion of the Republican party are now labor
ing to bring about, with a zeal thai they
never displayed in behalf of the Union.
No one who knows what the views of Mr.
Douglas were can honestly doubt that if he
were now in the Senate, he woutd be the
most able and outspoken defender of the
Constitution against the enemies who treat
its sacred ob!ua'ion& with disdain. Those
who love his memory and his principles
can never belie tbier convictions by politi
cal association with those who are the
sworn enemies of the Democratic party.
The attempt to stigmatize the great Dem
ocratic party as a treasonable organization,
is the last desperate reiorl of political prof
ligacy. Not to dwell upon the direct ten
dency of such a slander to give encourage
ment to rebellion, shows the very lowest
depth of meanness and depravity. While
the Democratic party is directing all its en
ergies to maintain the constitution and pre
serve the Union, while hundreds of thou
sands of its supporters wear the uniform
and bear the arms ol the Republic, it is base
despicable, infamous,for the political lriend
of the Administration to insist that no man
can be a friend of the Government who does
not endorse and applaud its every act.
Free-born American citizens cannot be made
such abject slaves. We must listen to dai
ly assaulls upon the Constitution of the
United States, we must see citizens impris
oned without authority of law, and newspa
pers suppressed by the exercise ol arbitrary
power, we must witness the most andacious
and enormou ftoads upon the Treasury,
we must observe the public moneys wick
edly squandered upon partizan favorites
and we are not good Union men unless we
endorse these proceedings, or maintain a
studied silence while th plunderers ply their
' infamous trade. ...
The Democratic party has planted itself
lently on the broad platform
. . ... . . .
mlv on the broad platform ot tne uonsu
totion and the Union, and will maintain its
organization for the defence of both against
all enemies, whether they are rebels in
arms or rebels in the guise of patriots. We
believe its principles are right.and that their
success is absolutely necessary to the per
petuity of this Government. Let the ene
mies of constitutional Democracy combine
and bargain and change their party names
as often as they p!ease, the Demacrats will
btand fast to their organization. Those who
are not with us are against us, and all that
we ask of the half hearted and hesitating
is, that they go over to the enemy without
unnecessary delay stand not upon the or
der of your exit, bul go at once PaUiot tf
Union,
Horrible Accident. On Saturday last
a horrible burning accident occurred at
Watsontown. Mrs. Snyder wife of Reuben
Snyder, who is now in the army, left her
two children, girls, aged respectively four
and six years, alone in the house, while
she stepped into a neighbor's a fsw mo
ments. While sh.9 was absent the eldest
child lit a match s.nd set the clothes of her
little sister on fire. She was instantlj en
veloped in flamei and ran screaming across
the street to her mother. Before the flames
were extinguished the child was so badly
burned as to render her recovery impossible
and she died on Monday morning. Acci
dents of this kind are so numerous that it
would seem that mothers might learn wis
dom from the experience of others, and be
careful how they leave little children alone
in the house where fire or matches are in
their reach. ililtonian. "
Hon. John Cessna, of Bedford, has gained
the contest for a seat in the Legislature, in
place of Mr. Householder, (Republican)
wbo was returned as one of the Represen
tatives of the Bedford and Somerset district.
The committee wbo tried the case, reported
on Thursday the following facts, to wit :
That Bedford county, underthe Constitution,
was clearly entitled to a separate represen
tation ; that the union of Bedford and Som
erset by the Apportionment of 1857 was
unjust unconstitunal ; and that, Mr. Cessna,
having had 1000 majority in Bedford county
was duly elected its Representative The
report was accepted, and Mr. Cessna was
immediately sworn in. He will be an able
and valuable acquisition to the Democratic
side of the House. Reading Gazette.
Democratic State Convention. The
Democratic State Executive Committee met
at the Bnehler House, Harrisburg, on Wed-
uccuaj, 1 li o 1111 1 11 n L , at ir t.iisvit, a - i i ,
pursuant to the call of the Chairman, Hon.
Wm. H. Welsh. Twenty-five members
were present, including the Chairman. A
resolution wa adopted, that the next Dem-
ocratic State Convention be held in the city
ol Harrisburg on Friday, the 4th or July
next, at ten o'clock A.M., after which the
Committee adjourned tine die.
Candidates for Auditor General and Snr -
veyor General are to be nominated by this
l.onvention, tne triennial election tor tnete
officers occurring on the eecoud Tuesday of
October nexl.
Hadvt the Heart to Do rr. The other
day Col Hubbard was coming over from
Camp Carlisle, hen he met a soldier who
had escaped from the camp, and who was, I
to use his own expression, pretty tolerably
drur.k. The soldier had a canteen lull of
whiskey, which he handed to the Colonel,
upon being requested to do so. The Colonel
drew the stopper, turned up the canteen and
poured the whiskey into the gutter. Soldier
watched the fluid gurgling from the neck of
the canteen, until the last drop had fallen
when he regretfully observed, "I suppose
that's all right. Colonel, but I never could
o' had the heart to do it."
A Ton.. or Livcolk The St. Louis Re-
vublican state that among the twelve Con-
M w
federate prisoners recently brought in from
North Missouri is Mr. J. K. Lincoln, ol Clin
ic ton county. He is a. highly repeciaoie,
wealthy and influential citizen of that coun
ty, about forty years of age, and a cousin
to President Lincoln. The prisoner is charg
ed with having permitted the rebels to se
cret ammunition in his cellar, induced
young men to join the rebel army, and oih
w"i6e giving aid and comfort to the enemy
He will probably be held as a hostage for
the personal security or exchange of Judge
Birch.
Bully for ill.
We whiped the rebels at Drainsville,
Bully for us, Bully for us.
We drove them back to Centerville,
Bally for us, Bully for us.
They say they want to try ns again,
Bully for them, Bully for them.
But if they do we will whip them again,
Bully (or us, Bully for ns.
The Kentucky boys can run quite smart,
Bully, for them, Bully for them.
Alter the reserves gave them a start,
Bully for us, Bully for os.
The above was taken from a soldier's
letter written to a friend in this section.
Of all subjects which are presented to the
mind of man there is none so interesting or
so worthy of attention as religion. It is re
legion that opens our understanding to the
knowledge of the Author of our existence,
reveals to us the dispensations of His provi
dence, and unfolds the awful destinies of
man. Enlightened by its precepts and in
etructions.the soul is drawn to a love of vir
tue and taught to look hopefully forward for
recompense in the world to come.
Johx K. Lincoln, one of the rebel pris
oners at St. Louis, is a cousin of the Presi
dent, and a wealthy citizen of Clinton co.,
Missouri. He is charged with having per
mitted the rebels to secrete amroopitioo in
his cellar, induced young men to join the
rebel army, assisted in the robbery of tbe
Liberty arsenal, and otherwise giving aid
and comfort to the enemy.
To those patrons who complain of not re
ceiving our paper we would state the fault
is not with us. It is with some of Uncle
Abe's officials. Hope to hear no more com
plaint.
Government Thieve ihe Worst TralloM.
The Springfield Repuh'icm says that tho
poputar indignation azainst the plunderers
of the Government has reached Congress.
This is a healthy symprom. Under ordi
nary circumstances he plunder of the Gov
ernment is perhaps no worse a crime than
fraud upon individuals, and yet the Gov
ernment treasury needs extraordinary, pro
tection because tht facilities for fraud upon
it and the means of concealment are great
er than in transactions between individuals
where each man's eagtcity keeps close
watch over his own interests. But in time
of war especially in a war like this, when
the very existence of the nation is at stake,
and the patriotic people of the country
are ready for any labor or sacrifice to
promote the national cause-robbery of the
national treasury is one of the highest
crimes that can be committed against the
Government and the people, in moral
guilt and ;r. mischievous results it is hardly
less than treason it self. The men who
are guilty of it should be exposed without
mercy, and be made to feel the full force
of public indignation and scorn, and what
ever other punishment can be imposed by
law should be most faithfully administered.
Napoleon used to shoot dishonest contrac
tors on the spot, and if nothing ele will
stop the progress of public plunder, let ths
knaves who rob the Government be turned
over to the military authorities to be sum
marily dealt with under martial law.
The stealing and cheatiug is mostly done
by the middle-men,'thecontractors and sub-
contractors, and a whole army of these can
be dispensed with, with no loss of prom
ptness or efficie ncy in any department, and
with immense saving to the treasury. The
people are willing to be taxed heavily
indeed, they demand it as the only means
of sustaining the credit of the Government
but they are unwilling that a teuth, or
even a twentieth, part of iheir patrio.ic con
tributions should go into the pockets of
the miserable thieves who hang about the
departments. Tax us all yon need, but
keep off the graceless pack of thieves
more to be dreaded than Beauregard and
his whole army.
The Caralry Specnlation.
A difficulty is presented at Washington,
as to the disposition of all the cavalry regi
ments accepted in the service. The com
manding General asked for TWENTY
SEVEN regiments, and the whole number
accepted and authorized to le raised by
General Cameron, the late Secretary of
War, U SEVENTY-THREE ! This is forty-six
more than General McClellan either
wants or knows how to dispose of. This
excess will cost the Government just about
546,000.000 of needless expense, but what
f ihat t ii
j an opportunity to buy up about FORTY
J THOUSAND OLD HORSES and sell thea
j to the jjoveniment at an enormous profit,
j The government now owns so many horse
t that they don't know what to do nith them
j and ihe animals have been put cut to board
i Dy the thousand, among ihe farmers in
J De'aware, Maryland and the lower part
0f Pennsylvania at 40 cen's a dav It has
now been determined that the number of
Cavalry regiments actually required shall
be rendered as efficient as possible, and
the others either discharged or turned into
Infantry. After that is done, the poor old
horses wi: be sold at from thirty cents to
ten dollars a head. The rascals who forced
all these hor.-es on the Government, should
be made to take them back or eat them.
Reading Gazette. .
Rural Annual anj Jlorlif nllnrnl Director-.
Such is the title of a little book published
at the commencement of each year by th
editor of the Geneve Farmer. The volume
for 1862 is received. It is a work which
cannot be too extensively circulated among
all interested in rural pursuits. The six
1 preos vommes received very general
r .00 w,
found fully equal to any of the series.
Among the contents of this volume we
notice articles on the Culture of Apples,
Pears. Peache-, Plums, Grape, e'e, with
a list of good varieties ; also of Strawberries,
Raspberries, Currants, etc., on Annuals and
their Culture; on the Manufacture of
Domestic Wines; on the Cu'tivation of
Wheat, Barley, Oats, Rye, and Indian Corn ;
on Culling Potatoes for Planting ; on Harro
wing Potatoes ; Chinese Hogs ; English
Mutton Sheep; Making Hay; Covering Grass
Land with Straw ; Culture of Figs; on Pool
try; on the Culture ot the Peach in the Mid
dle States; Fruit and Malaria; Protecting
Plants from Frost; Summer Pruning Apples;
Rules for Arranging Ornamental Grounds ;
Fireproof Wash for Roofs, etc., on Cider
Making ; Seeding with Clover among Corn;
to Kill Canada Thistles ; Amount ol Roots
from Clover and'Grasses; to Destroy Insects,
the Poultry Mildew ; Trimming 0age
Orange Hedges ; Cultivation of the White
Bean ; Moss on Roofs : Whitewash : a
Novel Ice-House ; Application of Manure ;
Toads and Bees : on the Cultivation of
Dwarf and Standard Pears; Mulching the
Currant ; Mildew on tbe grape ; Spiraeas
and their Culture ; Cold Graperies ; When
to Gather Grapes ; Low-Headed Trees ; ths
Delaware Grape; Strawberries; Aphides
on Trees ; Covering Grape-Vins in Winter;
Aerating the Soil ; Warts on Cattle ; Cut
Worm and Corn Grab Killer ; Trtatment of
Milch Cows, etc., etc. Price only 25 cents.
Sent prepaid by mail to any address on the
receipt ot price. Address Joseph Ha a sis.
Bublisber of the Genesee Farmer, Rochester,
N. Y.
U. S. Sekatok from Misspcai. Robert
Wilson, President of the State Convention,
has been appointed by the Goveraor of
Missouri, to fill one of the vacancies in ths
Senate of the United States, occasioned by
the expulsion of Messrs. Johnson and Polk.
MARRIED.
On the 13th inst., by Rev. Franklin Gear
hart, at tbe house of the officiating minister,
Mr. Emanuel Krumra, ol Col. Co. Pa. to
Miss Hester B. Nishett of south. MiHord, In
diana. , vvS .
On the 16th inst., by Rev, Wiffhiai J.
Eyer, Mr. Davio Hcber, of Franklin twp t
to Miss Catharine Keller, of Locust lowa
ship, all of Columbia co.