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ipj; ul jacoby, editor.
LCSjISBCRG, WEDNESDAY, J1S. 9th, IS63.
Wlio is Ifspcasible ?
Inview of thp startling exposures of fraud
made by the Van Wye!;1 Committee, Fome
cf ihe Republican papers console them
selves with the reflection that if corruption
has occurred tinder this Administration, its
own partizans rave not hesitated lo expose
it. We don't see-how this mitigates the
enormity of the frauds perpetrated by the
chosen agents of the Government, or re
lieves it from the just odium of squandering
the public money at a time when .above all
others i's disbursement should have 'been
jealocslynarded. In the case of Mr. Cum
mings, every opportunity was offered for
the perpetration of fraud. If the object had
been to squander the puMic fnnds, no bet
ter p!an could have
been devised than to
power to draw on a
give him unlimited
rum of two millions of doHar This loose
and irresponsible way of do ingbosiness in
vised peculation -and considering the char
acter of the disbursing agents it is hard to
resist the conc'n-ion that fraud was expect
ed and intended. And this is not an isolated-case
for it seems that the same lor.se
system extended throughout all Govern
ment transactions. A multitude oi harpies
fastened their fangs upon the Treasury te
caoee the opportunity of plunder was liter
BTy'thrut-t upon them. II the Republican
party with to clear their skirts of th9 re
sponsibility for squandering millions of the
public money, they should not merely ex
pose the guilty, but repndiale anil punish
fhem, whether they occupy high r low
places. This thing of exposing enorrr.eus
peculations and then covering the author?
Bid agent with a thin coating of political
whitewash only excite derision and encour
ages future Irauds American Volunteer.
Irgisldrve Corruption.
We perceive, by the Legislative Record,
that Hon. Willmm Hopkiss, of Washington
county, has offered a resolution in the
House of Representatives to appoint a com
mittee of five members to inquire whether
improper means ere used to proenre the
passage of the bill for the commutation of
tonnage duties at the last session of the
legislature. We hope that Mr. Hopkins'
resolution will be adopted and that the pro
posed investigation will be made at one
and thoroughly. We fear, however, that
the present legislature will not be equal to
the work, for the reason that the control of
both houses is in the hands of the party
whose interest it is to cover op the frauds
and enormities connected with tho legislation
of last session.. It is generally believed in
vi ell informed circles, thst a certain notori
ous politician who resides in Franklin
cocrtty. originated the "union party" move
ment in that county, for the purpose of get
ling the House of Representatives under his
thumb, so that he might be enabled to
eqneeze out of that body all inquisitiveness
on the snlject of bribery and corrup'ion,
especially wiib regard to the passage of the
act for the commutat;on of the tonnage du
ties. We are, therefore, led lo doubt
whether Mr. Hopkins' committee, as con
structed under the supervision of A K. Mc
Clubc, would be any.thirg more than a
committee of vhite leathers. Nevertheless,
since the resolution calling for an investi
gation has been introduced, we hope that it
will be adopted and acted upon, not only for
the sake of making the mitia'ory step tow
ard the purification of onr public c ounsels,
but that justice may be done to the parties
accused, or suspected, be they guilty or in
nocent. Bedford Gazelle.
The idea of " apprenticing the slaves" is
strangely inconstant with anti slavery
views! If freedom is their heritage, as it
is asserted, and we should give it to them:
leaving the consequences with God, what
right have we to force them to go where they
do not incline! The essence of liberty is
not any particular externa! condition, but
freedom of ihe will, and if the negro can
rot have that be is still a slave, whether
nnJer the care of an abolitionist or a slave
driver. But it is proposed to " apprentice"
them in other words, adopt the most wick
ed of all systems the Coolie system We
believe this to be tenfolJ worse than slavery
They are slaves, for it is nothing else for a
limited time. Their masters, knowing the
service is to be temporary, drive them to
the utmost as a hired hcr?e is driven and if
at the end of their apprenticeship they are
good for nothing, that perfectly immaterial,
as there is no ob'gation to maintain them
We believe under such a system the cruelty
and injustice of American slavery wonld be
tenfold increased, and we pray it may nev
cr be adopted in &n? of ls features. What
can tedc-ne with them is not for us to pro-
F
or ourselves, wnus iue war usu,
Vi3
would net meddle with them, at all.
Eat
if we mistake not, many ideas now
rampant ;a the minds of Northern men,
?re!i 1 2 esp; 1 led before the war is over,
and t?e quesi-.on i solved what can be
C;-r.3 wkh the necro.
Th -s red
;d republicans, of this
were whipping the
Sou'.h into
about thres
weeks, Iat April
up that idea
crise
preler
! "ir t
' starving
them out, '
lals
is cemg
leave to
dons
differ
lily.
v e
not in their first
We would make
: to
.-Lip theni out right, and
to rebel again, before
lit? c.V.bod- YV ;:at
-Speech, cf Koa. fl. 8. Wright.
Col. H. B. Wright has set t us a copy of
his speech, delivered in Congress, Monday,
January 20ih "met. Our member takes the
true ground in discussing the slaver) ques
tion which is embraced in the Crittenden
resolution, as passed by the House of Rep
resentatives, July 22d 1861, with only two
dissenting voices. Thes? resolutions are
defined by Col. Wright, thus : '
"1 hose resolutions declared that this wa
is not waged upon our part in any spirit of
oppression or purpose to overthrow or in
terfere with the rights or established insti
tutions of the southern Slates, but to defend
and maintain the supremacy of ihe Consti
totion, and to pre-erve the Union with all
the dignity, equality and rights of the sev
eral S-atea 'unimpaired; and that as soon as
these objects are accomplished, the war
ought to cease. There was the platform
upon which the members of this House bus
lained this war. It was not to be a war of
conqnest. It was not to be a war of subju
gaiion. No; it was to be a war tcTr-ut down
thi-j rebellion and lo suppress this insurrec
tion. Col. Wright commented on theee resolu
tions quite forcibly, and :tfrged Congress to
stand by tbem, as the only means of restor
ing the Union. In speaking of what would
be the effeot ol a departure from this policy,
he said :
'What will be the effect, sir, if you
change the policy of the war, and make it
a war ol negro emancipation? The six
hundred thousand men in the field this day.
enlisted with the pledge ol the Government
that they were brought into the field to save
the Union, by crushing out as unholy a re
bellion as ever disgraced the history of a
nation. When the President issued his
proclamation that the Government was in
danger, and ca led for troops to preserve it,
all of the loyal States responded promptly.
Change the policy of this war at this time,
and in my judgement the effective force of
the army woud be weakened indeed, it
would bv demoralized it the war were made
a war of emancipation I venture to say
there are hundreds and thousands who com
pose the rank and file of that army, who
would leave 11 j-jsi as soon as they were in
formed that its mission whs not to put down
rebellion but to emancipate slaves."
In another part of his speech our Hon.
Memter gave demagogue Kelly, a pointed
answer to the following mawkish expres
sion of buncombe sympathy :
"Mr. Kuiy I ask whether the gentle
man believes that the people of PeRnsylva
nia will repudiate the waY il one of its re
suits be lo give significance to the words
parent. thild, home, family, and country to
some poor man whose Saxon father s epirit
chates under the servitude their darker skin
entails upou them V
'Alr. Wbight. I will inform my respect
ed colleagues from Pemrs Ivania. that the
father, mother, brother, sister, child of the
while race, are a thousand times dearer to
me than the inferior caste ol black men.
Applause in the galleries
Altogether we are pleased with Col.
Wright's remarks. He but expresses the
views cf an overwhelming majority ol his
constituents. How our abolition coieinpo
raries will relish his remarks we will not
presume to say, but from the efforts they
have made lo make the present a war to
carry out impracticable ideas of abolition
fanatics, like Sumner, Lane, Garrison, Phil
lips, Greeley & Co., we judge they m i l not
coincide entirely with him on the slavery
question. Danville Intelligencer.
A Growl at ihe President.
The Abolitionists seem at last to have re
alized the unwelcome fact that neither per
suasion nor menace can drive President
Lincoln into the adoption of their peculiar
views on the conduct of the war. They
atiribote lo exc!usivene-s what is probably
nothing more than indisposition on the
part of the President to listen to their coun
sels. Having determined that the war shall
be conducted solely for the restoration of
the Union under the Constitution, Mr. Lin
coln has very properly resolved not lo be
bored by abolition deputations and officious
Senator;. It appears that Mr. Grimes of
Iowa, called one day at the While House
on "official business," and' could not ob
tain an interview with the President; where
upon the Tiilune complains that "there are
certain personal friends who can obtain ac
cess at any time, but all others who get
beyond the unpleasant purlieus of the pri
vate secretary from Illinois are most fortu
nate. There was never any President so
inaccessible lo his fellow citizens as Mr.
Lincoln, und it is to be feared that he may,
from this cause, be kept in ignorance of
the real slate of popular feeling in that part
of the United States which lies north of Ken
tucky." Not a bit of it, Mr. Lincoln has
recently shown that he understands public
sentiment, and that in obedience to that
sentiment, he has determined to have noth
ing more to do with disloyal fanatics of the
Grkley school. They are no longer ad
mitted into the intimate conferences o? ihe
White House, and hence their disappoint
ment and rage. Poor Gkeelet scolds like
a pascionate man who has had the door of
a houe, in which; he expected to find a
warm welcome and comfortable quarters,
summarily slammed in his face. He lec
tures the President on the pernicious ten
dency of exclusiveness, and warns him that
"John Ty'er and James Buchanan obtained
their whole ttock of information on the sub
ject of public opinion from a few intimate
minions, who systematically concealed the
truth " Mr Lincoln's offence seems to be
that he will not make "intimate minions"
of Greeley & Co. and take his impressions
of public opinion from them-
The truth is that the Abolitionists begin
lo realize the fact that they have played
and lost, and that their counsels are not to
be heeded in the White House. We pre
dict that before long they will be in open op
position to the Administration, and that the
President will look to the Democrats and
moderate Republicans to support the 'con
servative policy of his administration. Pa
triot and Uuion. .
FaAJs Leslie's Mojcthlt or Gazelle of
Fashion has been received for February.
It is a rich and racy number, calculated to
occupy a desirable position in the fashion
able literary circles. It is devoted princi
pally to the late fashions of the old as well
as the new country. The women would
do well to have this work they will never
re-ret it. FubliaheJ at IS City Hall. New
The Abolitionists Preparing to Abandon the
: Union.
The following opening paragraph ofa
letter from ' Occasional" published, in .he
'Philadelphia Press of the 21st inst. is nig
nificant: ,fSome of our' public men do not hes'.ate
to say, that rather than bring back the te
ceded slave Stales intoihe Union tbey w uld
agree to a peaceful and prompt separation.
They contend that in the event of a rear ion
the slave despotism will rule by its urity,
and with the aid of the Breckinridge Derto
crats of the free Stales, and by meann of
the divisions of the Republicans, the d jsii
nies of the future ff otfr country will be
completely controlled by traitors to the fed
eral Constitution. Although no open dsm
onstralion in favor of this theory has yet
been made, it is undoubtedly sincerely en
tertained in certain influential quarters.''
The public men who do not hesitat) to
prefer separation to the restoration of the
Union as it was wiih the rights and institu
tions of the severa1 States unimpaired, Hj
not belong- lo the Democratic party. We
believe ihat this is not alleged. They are
to be found among the bitterest hateri of
Constitutional Democracy among the lass
of men who have professed an uncorr pro
mising devotion to the Union, ever lince
the fall of Sumter, and displayed their j airi
olism by suspecting and denouncing the
majority of Northern Democrats as traitors
to their country.
When the antecedents of the extremi an
tislavery men ara considered, their suJden
conversion to ardent Unionism issome'vhat
suspicious. Their fidelity to the Cmititu
lion and the Union was not conspicoom be
fore the commencement of the war. On
the contrary, '.hey were unwilling to make
the slightest concessions for the sake of the
Union. ""Perish a hundred Unions 'n.ther
than abate one iota of our principles" was
the emphatic language of a newspaper that
above all others was and is their m uth
piece. The New York Tribune of Noietn
ber 26, 1861, said :" any attempt to co npel
them the Cotton States by force to remain
would be contrary to ihe principles enunci
ated in the immortal Declaration of nde'
pendence, contrary to ihe fundamental ideas
on which human liberty is based." When
this opinion was uttered, 'he Tribune and
its followers supposed the issue to be be
tween the Union perpetuated by compro
mise, and separation, and they openlj pre
Jerred heparation. But the moment the
war was inaugurated, these men thought
they saw another way open for the attain
ment of ihe same purpose they had in view
when they advocated separation and that
way was to use the war as a pretext for
the total and final destruction of the institu
tions ol the Southern States, and the annihi
lation of slave owners. This was theiecret
of their apparent zeal thi and the iripos
sihility of any longer advocating disinion
with safety. Experience has convinced
hem that they miscalculated. The p;ople
have proved more conservative and more
attached to the Constitution than wis an
ticipated, and above all, the President of
the United States, who was calculated upon
a a tool in the hands of the Abolitii mists,
has dashed all their hopes by giving unmis
takable evidence of his determination to re
spect and obey the Constitution whi ;h he
has sworn to protect and defend.
With all these disagreeable facts itaring
them :n the face with the President 5rm!y
planted on the Constitution with thx war
conducted for the preservation of the Union
and not lor Ihe destruction of slaver , and
with the conviction that success upoi this
platform must diminish their influence and
leave them as far from the realiza ion of
their plans as ever, the radical Republican
are cool ing off amazingly in the des re foi
the restoration of ihe Union, and are again
longing for permanent separation. Why?
Occasional'' lets us into the secret. pitrhap 3
unconsciously, when he says substantially
that they fear the formation or a great Union
party , as the result of a restoration of the
Union, composed of Southern Union men,
Northern Democrats and conservative Re
publicans which shall control the dtstmies
of the nation, and hurl these Abolil on fa
natics into everlasting oblivion. And this
is the heighth and depth of their love for
the Union. The Unio.i with aboli ionism
as the governing poer,has great attractions
for them bnt the Union without this condi
tion is gall and worm wood. Thi y will
have none of it. Separation is prelenble to
them, because in a Northern Republic they
might remain masters.
One word concerning a contradiction in
the extract quoted above. We De nocrats
Breckinridge Democrat" if you please
have been called Secessioni-ts an I Trai
tors, and everything else aOominablf , 'or no
other reason than that '.he Democratic party
as a national organization had necjssarily
many friends in the South and t lis fact
has induced our political enemies M charge
os with a settled design to assist thsse for
mer friends in severing their connection
with us. Now this charge though 'Sredited
by some men who ought to have hid belter
sense, was never very rational, because it
is not natural for men under any circumstan
ce to desire disconnection from their po
litical allies. But strangely enough ihe very
class of mei who a short time ao, saw in
every ' Breckinridge Democrat" a lank di
unionist, have now made the discovery that
the " Breckinridge Democrats" w II profit
greatly by reunion, and must conmujuentlr
be in favor of prosecnting the war until res
toration is accomplished.
The desire for peaceful and pron pt sep
aration. ays " Occasional." is undoubtedly
sincerely entertained in certain influential
quarters. We have little doubt tiat such
influential men as Sumner, Wilsin, and
others of like stamp, are again plotting dis
union, and that when their plans; ire ripe
for execution they will be devi loped
Their hearts are not in this war for t' le Union
as it was. They cannot be counteiiopoD.
But Democrats and conservative cilizeqs
mast resist iheir disloyal machinal5 pns, and
discourage the first inlimationsHhat the
Union can in any event be abariloned.
Patriot and Union. .
Oca Congressmen are still "figittas the
nig'sr" around the cotton balea.
OUR AIWIY CORRESPONDENCE.
The following letter was received from
an officer in the 84ih Regiment, Penn'a V.
We publish it on account of its containing
some bints to the Board of Relief of this ct..
which fehould be duly considered by said
Board and acted upon accordingly. Ed,!
North Branch Bridge. Md., .
January 20th , 1862. )
IVm. FI.'J,noy Etqr., Sir : I am inform
ed that the families of Volunteers are allow
ed, by the "Board ol Relief" of Columbia
County, but five Jotlars-per month, for their
support, without regard to the number com
posing the families. If each family consists
of one member, and there is no rent to pay,
the amount of relief paid may be srifficient
for surporl, 'but when the family consists
of from three to six and the house rent
amounts to from two to three and a half
dolldr per mor.th, the amount of relief now
b Horded will be found to be insufficient
In many of the counties, in the State, the
' Board of Releif" pay $1.50 per week for a
wife and 25 cts. additional for each child ;
that certainly is as low a figure es the fam
ilies could reasonably be expected to live
on, and why that amount should be lessen
ed by those having the control of ihe reliejj)
in Columbia County is difficult to under
stand. It must be recollected thai the sol
diers in my company have now been in
service for from two to three and a half
months and in that time have not received j
!innnt nrwmt Ya rint in Ilia!.. ' 1 ' -7 ?
usual course of things, until af'.er March
1st, and that during this lime the families
have bpen entirely dependent upon the
"Board ot Relief' or the chaiities of friends
and neighbors.
Can nothing be done to soften the hearts
of your Commissioners and Associate Judges
and inspire them with a degree of liberality
towards the families of those who are now
exposing themselves to the bullels of a
relentless enemy, and nil the privations and
hardships of a soldier's life, for thf benefit
of all the citizens of our State and for the
honor of Columbia county. These men
have already been in position to test their
courage, and have stood before an enemy
thirty limes their numbeT wiih unshaken
firmness, arid retired, when ordered, with
unbroken ranks ; do not let iheir families
suffer. When they shall have been paid
they will be abundantly able !o support
their families, and until then it is but right
that those at home' should fill the hungry
months of their wives and children.
Yours, respectfully,
Camp Obertkcffkr, Jan. 25th, 1862
A7r. Editor : In my last there was men
tion made of a supposed movement. That
you will observe hah not yet taken place
We are still in our old quarters, snug and
cozy. At the time of writing, three compa
nies, (G. D. and H.) were under marching
orders. They have gone, aod are now sta
tioned at Fort Delaware. It is very uncer
tain as to how long tcf may remain here.
Judging from the receipt of arms, we are
inclined to the belief that these will be our
quarters for some months. On Tuesday of
last week, seven small brass field pieces were
sent us from our old Commonwealth. The
" boys" were greatly pleased with the can
nons-thousht they would like to use them
on rebel soil, it :oe3 appear very tecions
for us lo remain here inactive so far fiom
the seal of
war, especially at a time when so j
ipected of the Federal forces. j
much is ex
We have cheering news from England,
and should not regret that the " Treni" af-
fair is adjusted, now ihat we are in the !
midst of an internal war.
Should England wish to test onr military
prowess, justice at least should teach her
to defer the exhibition nntil we are a united
people. The position of France on this
question of international law was decidedly
in favcrof the restoration of the arch-traitors,
Mason and Slidell; still we can not but ac
knowledge the consistency of such a course
of action, when we are led to beMeve that
it was prompted by the best of motives.
Intelligence has reached us of the death
of the rebel General Zollicoffer, and the de
feat of b'M army. This news you may
judge was well received in camp.
The disposition, strength and discipline
of the Federal forces are certainly encoura
ging to all honest members ol ihe loyal ar
my. Judging from the aspect of military
affairs we may expect adeciie movement
soon. We certainly have bright hopes for
the future of our country. McClellan '"the
hero of the present" we have reaon to
believe will bring to war tbe a speedy and
successful issue
In glancing over the column of the Col
umliii County RejiubHc in we chanced to notice
aeulogium to the "Rohrsburg Union Com
pany" in contrast with tbe " Greenwood
Rangers." This appears lo have been
prompted by way of correction. The Doctor
spjke of their being more men in Company
F, 112th Regiment, P. V., from th former
than the latter Company. This we know to
be incorrect. We have one more here from
" The Rangers" than from " The Union"
Company. This we offr with deference to
the editor merely for explanation. We
doubt not the patriotism of any of our
friends. We can have but little confidence
in men who are constantly impeaching the
loyalty oi others while the) excuse them
selves from entering the service.
The weather is chilly this morning.
About an inch of snow fell daring the night
and a bracing wind has set in from the
East. This is a change for the better. Our
camp had been very muddy for several days
owing to the unusual fall of rain.
The members ot our regiment are mostly
well and in the' best of spirits. My article
is becoming long and irksome, hence I will
conclude by subscribing myself, yours truly,
George.
Ukhbiltht. When Floyd & Co. robbed
the Government they took their gains and
went among : their friends, but those now
engaged in the same business, as soon as
they are found out pat straight for Europe,
not exactly on account of "military neces
sity," but as the Republicans say to 'recu
perate" their health. If justice were done
them they would no doubt Had this country
an unhealthy place.
'Pennsylvania Legislator.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Tuesday, 'Jan. 22, 1862.
The House was called to order at eleven
o'clock a. mj
The StAVBRT QnesTmi. .
Mr. TATE, (of Columbia:) offered the
following :
Resolved, That while the greal State of
Pennsylvania, ever loyal lo the Union ar,d
Constitution, is in tavor of sustaining the
National administration 'in a vigorous pros
ecution Of the war upon the principles
enunciated in the Congressional platform,
and for tha purpose, has furnished more
men and moi ey, according to her means,
than any other State in the Union, Bhe is
not in favor of seeing her Senators and
Representatives in Congress, wasting pre
cious time in advocatir.g the abolition ol
slavery, the emancipation ol the negro or
any other measure, in violation of the Con
stitution. On the passage of the resoluiion,
A motion was made by Mr. SMITH,
(Philadelphia,) that the resoluiion be re
ferred to the Committee on Federal -Relations.
On Mr.'SsnTH's motion the yeas and nays
were required by Mr. GAHvll.L and Mr.
JOSEPHS, and were as follow, viz:
Ykas Messrs. Abbott, Alexander, Arm
strong Banks, Barron Bate. Beaver. Beebe,
Bic ham, Blanchard, Biiss. Brown, (Mercer)
Chatham, Cochran, Dennis Dougherty,
"iott. Fox' Freeland. Gamble.Grant Gr-ss,
Kennedy. Lehman Moore, Myers. Pershing,
liil'er. Koss. (Luzerne) Rosa. (Mifiliu) Ris
sell, Shiock, Scott, Sellers, Shannon Smith,
(Chester.) Smith, (Philadelphia,) Sirang.
Tracy, Twitchell. Vincent, Wakefield, War
ner VVildey. Wimley, Wiudle, Worley and
Row eSpiuker 53.
Nays Messrs Boilean, Brown, (Nor
thumberland,) ("a'ttwell. Craig. Crane Del
lone, I)ivif. Doniey, '.Grtene.) Donnelly,
(Philadelphia,; Duffieid, Enny, Gkill
Graham Greenbank, Hess. Hoover. Hop
kins, (Philadelphia.) Hopkins. (Washing
ton,) Jopphs, Kairie, Kl.tie, Labar, Lich
tenwallner. M'Cniioch M'Mikm, M'Manus
Neiman, Peters, Potieiger, Quigley. Ram
sey, Rex, Rhoads, Rowland, Ryan, late,
I Thompson, Tul.on, Weidner, Wolf and
Zeigler 4 I.
The -'no party repnb'.ican-union -party."
unwilling 10 show iheir hand upon the Ag
get; gladly buried the above resolution in
the tombs of the Committee on Federal Re
lations. That do-'ge wont do, gentlemen
' 'Union. vers." The people want lo know
who are the loyal citizens of Pennsylvania
Seven Mistakes.
I. To pass or oppose acts or laws more
from motive? ol opposition and retaliation,
than from motives of duty to our constitu
ents and our country. This is a treacher
ous mistake.
2 It is an ungenerous mistake to sup
port doubtful, yea, often hurtful public
measures, merely because they emanate
from onr party, friends, favors or relations ;
and to oppoe good advantageous measures
because tbey come from the opposite party,
from strangers to us, from competitors, from
rivals or enemies. A vicious thing.
3. It is a doubtful policy to pay the
national debt by loans from the wealthy,
and thus force poor to Day outrageous in
terests. A great mistake under Democratic
institutions to favor a class a? ihe expense
of the whole ; to embrace the power of aris-
tocraey al ,e Mpenjie of the peop e.
4 To prefer our own interest? to ihat of
i our nartv thev say is a mistake : to neg
,ect Slate dntie8 for lhe pake , parIy
schemes, and to talk about State rights as
superior to our national Constitution is, we
all know, an unmistakable symptom ot s;u-
pidity.
5.- It is surely a mistake to admit aboli
tion qnestions in?o the operation of our war
fare. Our war is for the Constitution alone.
6 It seems a collosal mistake to endure
the presence of Ihe enemy a loig as under
the nose of Washington, bnt a yel greater
mistake wathe a lrnisionof the. blockade
of the Potomac and thereby that of Wash
ingtoti.
7 Very doubtful at least, is ihe course lo
imitate the enemy's warfare, for instance in
regard to tricks, mancrjvers, weapons, treat
ment of prisoner ; we are strong enough,
have with enough of our own, and means
plenty. Patriot.
Bioomsburg, Jan. 14, 186?.
Mr. GiDroN Wei.LKs, Secretary of lhe
Navy has submitted lo Congre-s a state
ment, longer than a President' message,
defending himself against the implications
of fraud contained in the report of the Van
Wyck Committee. He admits ihat the
Government wat outrageously swindled in
a number of cases, but denies that he had
any agency in thee impactions. H de
fend lhe operations ol Mr. Gkokgk D Mor
ga k , ol New York, a advantageous and an
actual saving to the Government in the pur
chase of vessels. Mr Morgan himsell de
nies that he made S95 000 ir three month
from comraifsious. He only made $75,
000. A resolution has been introduced in oor
State Legislatine asking ihat frauds upon
the treasury be punished by ea;h. How
ever just this may be it would embarrass the
government for a time for want of a sufficient
6Upply of hemp, wiih which lo suspend the
vast army of stealers that are now laboring
to destroy the victory of ihecountry. Mem
bers of the cabinet, senators, representatives
gove'nors, generals, colonels, editors, civil
lians, &c, would be marched lo thegaliown
in regimen's. Should it appeal p obable
that such a bill is to pa-sed, speculators
would do well o buy np all the rope, and
rope material in market, for a great rise in
prices would certainly be realized Ve do
not think Congress would pass uch a bill
as many of the members would object lo it
passage on personal grounds. Montrose Dem
ocrut.
G A. Nicolls, General Superintendent
of Phila. and Reading Railroad, will please
accept our thanks for that J'Free Pass" sent
us on the aforementioned road. This road
is in good condition and doing a thriving
business ; and withal is managed by gen
tlemen of the highest order.
Exchanged. So far about twelve hundred
prisoners on each side have been exchang
ed. The system of exchange inaugurated
by oor Government is folly reciprocated by
the rabel aothoriiiei.
THE WAR NEWS.
Tarlieniarg of the Battle of aiirjfrlng.
f IIP VV1TI Tan 01 Thij mnrriinn'l na.
nan nnit.in 'f.ill ...,ni. ( . Koiilv. .1 '
f ' '--'tuill lull OI.I.UUIM3 ll IUD UU lit J U . t
Mill Spring. It was a fair, open b&l le" !
The rebels fought well, and were overcome j
only by superior fighting on our side. j
According- lo the rebel accounts ihe'.r 1
forces consisted of ten infantry regiments.
three batteries, and some cavalry alto
gether about ten thousand men. They
lought in lhe bushwackiug style, from ra
vines and behind trees, bui-hes and locks
The brunt of the battle devolved on the
Fourth Kentucky, Second Minnesota, Ninth
Ohio, and Tenth Indiana. For nearly two
hours the roar of musketry was kept up
Shortly after H o'clock Colonel Haskins
succeeded in flanking the enemy on ihe
extreme right, when the Ninth Ohio end
Second Minnesota charged with the bayonet
with triumphant yells, which broke the
rebel ranks, and the rout began.
They fled pell mell to their ramp, strewing
the road with muskets, Mat. kets, overcoats,
arid knapsacks, and abandoned two guns
a.d caissons.
Zollicoffer was shot through the heart, at
the head of his staff, by Colonel Fry, of the
Fourth Kentucky. It appears thai Zollicof
fer lost his way in the bushes and suddenly
emerged before Colonel Fry. who was ac
companied by some staff officers. The'two
parties -mistook each other for friends and
approached within a few yards of each oth
er, when finding their mistake, both halted
and prepared for a hand to hand conflict.
One oi Zollicoffer s aids shot at Colonel
Fry, but only brought his horse down.
The Federal Colonel imrrt ediatey drew
" , . r c 5 , i "
.t9' M 1f,r' Ere, Thf-rfbel "!afr
deserted their cluel s body, which waa ta-
ken to Somerset the day a ter the battle.
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An Last leitnessean. writing to the Com-
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merci'il. says : "All the credit and honor of
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tins ha tie is due to the I enth Indiana and
v .i rt t? ,i L' . I . 1- ,
Ninth Ohio Fourth Kentucky and Second
m- . n . .u i . .
Minnesota Regiments, for they did a I t e
.i.. -. i i.. i .V.
1 KIV ihnnlur ail. I ItrntKiIlt , llinnltjr I rum
uiiiiii; niinic HiinicTu, vtiiti itic e a L'f jm toil j
of what support they received from the ar-
tiilery. ihev all lought fiobly, and never
wavered from iheir fixed determination to ,
gain ihe victory.'" j
lhe comba.ants were so near each o her
; Lwiituta.ciiJir wric ru ncai train u iiri
tune that -he powder burned t heir
on the discharge ol each others j
. '
t
at one
laces
pieces.
. From Krnmeky. , i ? s I
... , , , d . e.i n l i ' '"y CURE, i f Np-rni .t.rrfrri. C
Gen Ihu.lmnn ttTetel- Poverty of the Rebel ha,t.Uli,t Mental and Ptivsual D.-b,Ii.y,
Le-.de, s Gen Juckner 1 1 children B'C footed Nervcuiries., Ej.ileps,; lm, are.l Nutrition
II ndeeun-Me to pnyhu, washerwoman. fj ,heBo l: Lassitude; V: eakness of the
Lr-UMviLLE Jin. 23. The Journal learns Limb ai.d the t-aik; Indijo-iiio:i and I i
ihat General Hardee has arrested General capaci'y for stutly and Ltor- Dullness of
Hindm.iii for burning houses at Cave City, AnprHiertMon; Loss o! Mmoryj Averiii
and oihr places on I he Nashville road. to S-x itj: Love of Sdiri;d: Pi nidity,
The -ante paper alr learnt and creditn the j Self Di;ru-t; D-Z"ies-: Ilea lal-fie; A(fe
staternei.t that General Buckner has resign- iioir ot the Eyes; I'urtU on in- Face,
ed hip commioion I:,vol ltnarv E'russ-ioit, aitd sexual Inaoi-
The rebels hi Bowling Green are suffer- j city; lhe t-oieqsei.ces of Youilitul LidiH
ing for want ol money. t Creno., & See.
Il is rep- rted ihat Gen. Bucknr's chidren j c&- j,is admirable Lriortrle irly prove
are running about the loii bare looted, and i that .he above enumerated, often self af
Gen. Haidee ihe second o:hcer in command ' fl.ed, evils may be removed without
could not pay a colored woman employed S medicine and without dangerou v-jfical
oy mm, ami gave her a pass through the
CoriIedrate lines as the only means he
had of liquidating her demam!
There are no further particulars from Gen.
Thomas' command.
AH is quiel below.
Tub National Hotel, on Rac. ibove 3d,
Phila, has changed hands lately ; bit. Bo5er
hai ig retired and T. V. Roades superseding
Mr. Roades is a young man of gr.od busi
ness qualifications and knows how to "keep
a hotel." He is a man of no little experi
ence in hotel keeping. Our friends in this
section when visiting the city would do ;
well lo give him a call ; they will always
find him courteous and affable and with ac
commodations of the first order. His table
is most excellently furnished.
Liberal Fellows ! Last week two col-
ored men came to town to collect a little ;
money to aid ihem in emigrating lo Hayti. j
They doubtless expected that in a Lincoln J
hole like Snyder county they might succeed j
well. But we observed that' most of our i
patriots gave them 10 cents ! We noticed :
several democrats gave them a quarter each, j
We have been informed that a certain Re- j I'FtllSTEIt'S NO FIt'l' t
publican mercantile firm really went so far j jytOTIcVu hereby giving to aH legatee-,
in their devotion to the interests of the col j i creditors and other persons interested
ored man as to contribute 5 cents ! Yes, 5 in ihe e-ta'eti of the respective decedeni
whole cents! Should not wonder much to ! and minors, that the following ad.r.inistia
, ... . . ., . ,. i (ion and guardian accounts have ben filed
hear one o. these times that they have -old ; .n o(fice of (hp ,levISIer of Co,ambu
out and devoted all their proceeds to the ! COU!lty, and will be pref ented fol confirma
interests of lhe colored man ! Selin's Grove ; linn and allowance lo the Orphan Court,
Times. i to be held at Illoomsburg, in the county
j aforesai ', on Wednesday the 4 h daj of Feb-
" 7 ! , , i ruary next, al 2 o'clock, in lhe alternoon.
Singular Death. -On A edensday last; j Final account of Divil Allen, Sirvi
Louis Oliand and wife, of South Bethlehem, ' T,n, Ee -ut r of Jo'ui Allen, la:a of Midi
took a sleigh ride to Allentown witi their .o. township, deceased,
infant. When returning in the evening,! 2. Fitia! aceount of Margaret Bras, ad
, . , . . ' mitti-tra rix of A. J. Brais, late ol Berwick,
the mother wrapped up the baby very care- j , , j
fully in a large shawl and on arriving home j ec3 F,nal acrannl 0f Gaorge Apilemart
upon uncoveringjhe child. the parents lound i Guar.liiii of Etiie Catharine Pattersou,
to their horror that it was dead The for.d J daughter of Aaron Pteron deceased
mo:her endeavoring to keep it warm smoth- j Fi!,, oant of Ja;-ob Hagei.bnch,
ered it. Carbon Democrat.
English Barbaritv. A portion of the
London press are throwing up its hands in
holy horror over the 'barbarity' of filling
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np Charleston harbor with stone-laden ves-
sels. and invokes the 'guardian of civili
zation,' to take the matter in hand It the
'guardian ol civilization' are going to have
a sitting on the barbarites" of war, I pro
pose that they turn iheir attention lo matters
in regular order I venture, therefore, to
direct iheir investigations to the practice of
i,. nr;....r. tLpn i,. ha.t!e in ih
mn7les of cannon and firing them off bv I
nla'oon. This did England do. The sick-
ening le:ai!s may be found in lhe record of
the rebellion in India about four years ago.
Rkscinokd. The ordc of the Postmaster
Ge? eral to exclude The West Chesle Jejjer
svriitM from the mails has been rescinded,
and n Saturday lor the firt time for many
weeks, that journal was forwarded to its
patrons residing without the limits of lhe
coonty in which it is published, through
he mails. The 4ireign of terror" appears
to ba subsiding ; for which lei us be thank
full
A libel suit has-been brought in the Su
preme Court of New York, against the pro
prietors of the Post, by a Mr. Smith, for
SlOOO damages. The suit is based on an
article in the Post, charging Mr. Smith with
being a secessionist.
. Those having legal business to ba trans
acted in Philadelphia can not do better
than lo entrust i; to Wm. H. Wclsh, Esq.,
who has removed to that city for the par
pose of practicing law.
IIETIE1F OF Till: jMARKElY
I'ARKFCLLV CO!lR:CTICD WKEKLT
V fl EAT, SI 20
BUTTER,
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TAI LOW,
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POIATOES.
DR'I) APPLES
HAMS,
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TOR SiLE. Two PaieM Lever (Thirle'!.
-- Jewels) Watches, will he n.i c:hea
for ca-h. Tliey are m good rem 'iii-in. tut
further particular, inquire al Hie Star Or
ricv. Woomsbnrg.-Jai. 29, lK2.
Notice of a Justice of ihe Peace
1 F the few sub-ri lions remaining unpaid
10 'he fund of the "Iron Guards" are not
settled onor before the fir-i day of Februa
ry I am instructed to comirietn- tnii, and
cofIs mt;i follow in e-ch individual ca-m.
J M Chernhpflin, J. p.
NATIONAL HOTEL,
(Late White Swak)
Race Street abeve 3d Philaslelphia ,
T. V. ROADES, Proprietor.
Te i ni s , S 1 .25 p c r d;ii;.
rpQ the old customers of this well known
J- "House, I desire to say, that I have
renovated, improved and newly furnished
the sa.ne, and That I respectfully soliert
a continnance of iheir patronage.
.S-raiigers, travelers and vtsiiors, I cor
dially invite to Ihe hospitality of ihe "Ns-
Ihernselve ol Us advantage.! and mt-rn.
Tl.Iorat.oH is central, and convenient
jJof MerBhailU anj bome ,en generally,
w -n i i , J
We willalwavs 'endeavor lo sludy the
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waniH and comfort of our guest. ud wnti
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our long expenencis cou U.I with o ir
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tenl've and obliging as-i-iauls, -w-j feel.
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I prei ared to keep a good )i"t- , ai.d ho.,
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j lo give general a is action.
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. T. V. ROADES.
t'hilad . Jm. i?62.
THE GUEAl' C A U K UK
ii 5) .'i a n i s i: is y .
T D I f t i a r t r .
Just fnbU.hed. , in a Scaled LnvelopeJ.
Price 0 tut :
w7 A LEG TURK HY DR. CULVER-
r i i is 9 i it i r i r tiim . .
operations, and .houlJ be rea l by every
oi.tti and i-vtrv roan in lhe Und.
Sent under .-etl, to any addre in a plain
sealed envelope, on ihe receipt of i cents,
or two postage "latni s, by addre-iiig
DR CHAN J c. KLINE,
127 B iwery, N. V. Po-t Oifice box 4536.
January 29, H62-ly.
JMADISO? HOUSE,
(OF JERSEVTOU'N, PA)
f HE mbs-criber wo uld respectfully ap--
prii-e I. is lriends and the poblio gener
ally, that be has established aia
MADISON m HOUSE,
iii Jerseytown, Columbia coonty. Pa. The
above hor.se has lately been fritted and
undergone a thorough repairing by ihe p-o-prieior.
He is frlly prepared to entcriain
the travelling cu ora as well ti local
wiih geneial satiMartion. Hi TABLE and
liAR.are well supplied and will be careful
ly superintended. And Ins STABLE is am
ply and well Mo ked. in charge ot careful
grooms, will always be properly attended.
He invite a share of the pabbecu
lorn, and pie lies his bet.1 efforts, to help
his guests feel a', home.
SAMUEL RIM BY.
Jerseyiown. Jan 8, IS62.
IjliUlliiH.l ui v-. u'i 'imn.
lia C. Hedlev, as filed bv Jeremiah Higen-
burh, Executor of Jacob Hagenbuchjd-ic'd.
5. Final account of John J. Berkley, ad
miniiratoi of Iddings Barkle, iate of
i Bloom lowiiship, dece-H.
6 Final acyoont of Evan Adam, the
f ai,tnj,s!M,or of William Adams, late of
Bnarcrek township, deceased.
7. First account of Jonn Appleman, ad
minis'rator of Baltis Applemati, late of
Hemlock towni-hip, deceased.
8. Firi-t account of Cyrus B. Mdlenry,
Oliver Co anh.ovan and Wesley Wirt, ad
ministrators of John Covdtitiovati late of
Orange township, deceased.
9 Th-rd account of Peter Ent, one of
the Execu ors of Matthew McDowell, late
of Scot! township, deceased.
10 Third accouni of Theodore McDow
ell, one of the Executor! of Mattnew Mc
Dowell late of Scott township, deceased.
11. First and final account of Daniel O
Ent, Executorof Elizibeih En, late of Soul
township, deceased.
DANIEL LEE,
Register's Office ) Register.
Bioomsburg, Jar.. 8, 1862.
K0T1CE.
KOTICE is hereby given to 1I person
interested, that the account of David
Davis, Trustee of Peler Blue, of Valley
township, Montour couir.y, formerly Co
lombia county, has been filod in the Pro
ihonotary's office ol Colombia coonty, and
will be presented to the Court of Common
Pleas of said county, for confirmation and
allowance on Wednesday the 5th day of
February, A. D , 1S62.
JACOB EYE RLY, Pro h y.
Bioomsburg, Jan. 15, 1862.
CELEBRATED ASHLAND
MILLS WADDING,
A SUPERIOR COTTON FOR QUILTING.
&c: for sale cheap it the Cheap Cash Store
L. T. SHARPLESS
Bloomsbnrg, October 30, 1861.