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WEDNESDAY MDRNING::SEPT. 11.
For-Aftetneeti telegraph - See - First
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• The Lest Speech Of Stephen Aw-Dougla Douglas.
made by .:Stephen A.
Dohok 14- °hie*, May ist, 'be used
•PelliAdMita ble and memorable words :
94ve4 is not prepared to sacrifice
jparty organizations and platforms on the
altar,of, , his country does not deserve the
Support and countenance of holiest' people.
How are we to overcome partizan antipa.
'thiesin the minds of all parties so as to
present a united- front .in support of our
country, We must cease discussing party
Issues, Make no illusions to old party testa,
have no.,,mimieuzatiens and recriminations,
in dt4 B4ll 4 l o taunts one against the other,
Cs- 'Aoki has been the cause of these
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144 Whe - tl7B - shall have rescued the Gov
, aliment undomintry from its perils, and
• seen its flag -floating in triumph over every
inch of American soil, it will then be time
enough to inquire as to who and what has
ht Was-troubles upon ue. When we
;hall have a country. in a Government for
\ our Children to live in peace and happiness,
it will be time for eaeh of us to return to
our party banners according to our own
coulpictione of right and-duty. Let him be
marked-as no true patriot who will not
abandon all ouch issues, in times like this.'
- "HE ;who is not for his country is against
her. There it no - neutral position to be
obittipted. • •It is the duty of all zealously
to support the Government in all its effirts
to bring:this unhappy civil war to a speedy
oonclusion."—Gsfsr. Case.
"Do not give up the Union. Preserve
It in the name of the Fathers of the Bova.
intim—preserve It for its great elements of
good—preserve it in the sacred name of
• Libmiy—preserve it for the faithful and
devoted lovers of the Constitution in the
, rebellions States—those who are persecu
ted-brit'. support, and are dying in its de.
• 'lace:.Rebellion can lay down her arms
t 0 'Government—Government cannot sur
render, to :rebellion."—How. DA.rel.
&mum of.N . ew York.
' "Lira for supporting.the government.
I do - not ask whho adminhiters it. It is the
. govermtent of my country, and as such I
shall given in this extremity all the sup.
porVin my power. I regard the pending
Conte - et 'with the Secessionists as "a death.
struggle for Oonstitutional Liberty and
Isktv;!'-4eitis A. Dix.
CUR COURTRY-110T OUR PARTY.
The politicians die' bard. The grand
• - 1 Movement which, -the, people are now,
mlikidg' to div6st theinsilves of the in
fluences of preofetteional office-seekers is
rowing this class of persons to despera
• tion. We beg these gentlemen to un
derstand that this Union movement is
not based upon a desire to secure the
• spoils of office. It is a brave effort of the
people to take charge of their own af
fairs,, and, place their business in the
hands of men of their own choosing.
In times past, when political parties
Tided the hour, the nominations for of.
=flee were controlled by a few persons,
wbo-Anade., it their business to control
Mk:delegate meetings for their rwn pe
critd4y emolument, and that of their
• • friends. In this manner, from time int
- zneinOrird; nominations have been forced
upon the people, which in their hearts
they could not approve, but the rules of
party compelled them to "vote the
ticket'? When nominated; The business
men; and many others who took little
interest in politics, never attended the
delegate Meetings, and • the office-seek
ers managed •things as they pleased.
row,'the' perils of the country have
aroiialathe,,people to the danger of pla
-eting4liair most important interests in
thi hands-of mere office.seeking
_,Phifla„,They are determined to act for
Aupuselyps# and, rnalte-their,owniseleo
tion of men to perform their public
ditties.
We earnestly ur upon the people of
the, county,, at tffe corning delegate
meetings, to go to them and vote. In
times like . the present it is every man's
duty to attend to public business like
this. Send your best men to the`-Union
Convention. Give them to understand
that - joy want no action, of any kind,
n* old t'
•po lilcal issues. Tell
them tha kis not the nomination of
poit 'tic* whickyou pow desire, but new.
nSpylteh frop the tanks of the peoile.
An energetio atiCt hearty movement
now will out' the meretricious political
Influences which have so long filled our
public offices with incompetent I]ten,
and will unite the people of all classes
More firmly than ever in this great Strug
gle for the preeervation ofa popular gov
ernment.
CHANCE FOR SHARP-SHOOTERS.
A gentleman writes from us St. Louis
1141 litifoitattirig up a regiment of sharp
shooters, and 'desires that' any qualified
person in this city should get up a com
pany to join his .regiment. To such a
pampa he guarantee a captain's
Isomirdagon,4lth permiseion to appoint
his own lieutenants. The regimerit will
tte commanded by an experienced mlii
Lary man, and will be armed with.'-rifles
thwiil be effestiye,at one ; mile.
- Many person desires to raise w com-
pany for this regiment here, they will
be put in direct communication with the
• #4 , ? ..FT# l ,,nsilitap' officer by glakiag ap
fillcatiOn'ta this-oflice.
ALL the works below Alexandria and
above Washingten are now considered.
attackttaek the rebel s
ostiNel'itieiiisting any
oonid. i lintal won them; Several at
kolk*lnieri 'made by the rebels i to
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411018thir,f9tnniao in they neighborhood •
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late
Minister at 13er1tn''niade a sieetith at
Indianapolis on Satirday, in *ail* he
avowedhis determination , -to.:anprrt
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the _ Governmeet:, He said'
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In the different districts to elect dele
gates next Saturday,the Democrats will,
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we presume, select their own delegate,
- untrammelled by Republicans, and so
on the !Aber side. In this way they will
then: vote for the most acceptable man
on bpth aides. There should be no con
test except to select the best men, and
the result , will be satisfactory. Good
delegates will not select any indifferent
candidates. Let there be no strife—no
heart-burninga; there is abigger.battle to
fight, for all of us, than the_struggle for
place on the second Tuesday of October.
On next Saturday there will be a
grand Union Meeting at Mt. Pleasant,
Westmoreland county. General W.
.A
Stokes, Hon. Edgar Cowan, Hon. Thos.
Williams and other distinguished speak
era will be present.
Onr letter writers at the mat Of 'war
seem to lmor - of ; a great many things
which 14i:uct,the,alightest•foundation
liiifilitieikdinimeninligh authority.
camp rn
,M* htitiii*l#o4oll:ol,l4
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There are most; gratifying evidences all
over 'the country, that the people are now
fully satisfied with the manner in which
this great contest Tor the - preservation of a
free goyarnmeritis being conducted by the
3 4n,,,1m5iati0n. :, - We all% have confidence
77!jowlit the ultimate success of our arms.
tbe . nianiiiist in which am. McClellan is
organizing the army is . ;:adniizable. The
bold proclamation of Gen. Fremont in.
spires Union men every Where with a firm
faith in oar power to govern ourselves and
to put down treason. The success of our
forces at Hatteras has not only given re
newed courage-to the. men of the North,
but has warned the South that Virginia is
not the only contested ground, and will
send thousands back from the rebel army .
to protect their own homes, and ultimately
to acknowledge their fealty to the Union.
But it cannot be denied, that with all
this confidence In the present administra,
tion of the war, that we lialirti reason to
look for great events within a very short
period of time, and intense anxiety is felt
on every side for the result. To all hu
man judgment a great battle Is immi
nent, which may decide the fate of this
war.. The lines of our forces and of the
enemy along the Potomac are in eight of, ,
each other. Their guns aro direded
against our works, and all the pre.
patations of war are going on on
either side. Two great armies are getting
ready for a deadly and determined con
flict. Like two chased lions the forces of
the Union and the Confederacy stand
growling and lowering upon each other.
No man except Gen. McClellan can tell
when the chains are to be loosened, and
the contest to commence. Evidently our
commander has made up his mind that
there must be no failure, and the nation
waits patiently the coming hour of battle
and of victory. The commander of our
forces, it is said, has made a covenant with
himself that the extreme of human certain
ty shall prelude and attend his every
movement. He will not make haste for
%attic, but will remain on the defensive
untill he is fully ready for the attack, un
less the enemy compel him to begin the
conflict. In such case he will adapt him.
self to the contingency as best he may.—
His large army is daily increasing and
becoming more effective. When be strikes
the blow it will be a grand one, and as the
people hope and 'believe, will break the
back of this rebellion and restore the
power of the Union in the seceded States
THE COLIIINg CONVENTION.
In, the coming Union- Convention there
is every disposition on the . ,part of Demo
erata4p deal-in the most patriotic and lib.
eral'nianner. We speak of Dertiocrats,be+
cause we are better able to judge of their
sentiments and know their views. The
promise of place, or the value of office,
does not tempt them to the utterance of an
expression antagonistic to their official re
lation to the voters of the county. In
Convention and since, in the Committee of
Correspondence for the county, there has
-been but one voice in relation to this whole
matter, which speaks directly to the hearts
of the whole people. There is but one sen
timent animating them, at this moment of
deep,settled gloom turd disaster ovarshad
owing the country, that of honest reliance
upon the patriotism of the whole people
and a determination to spurn party trick
sters and worn out office hunters who come
holding up their hands imploring place.—.
Let the give way, they must give way,
before a people aroused to a sense of im
pending danger to greater interests than
the filling of county offices, by those who
have hung on to the public udder for year s
pest.
IThe Union Convention -will be or should
be filled with patriotic, sensible and con'
servative men. Lit them start with the
determination to banish the claims of par
tizans. Let them not be cajoled or driven
from the purpose of making a Union ticket.
Let no man, whether he is a nominee fcr
Sheriff, or any other political office on the
present straight partizan - Republican ticket,
come into the Convention. Re has no
business there, and we are very much de
ceived in the temper of the people if they
will quietly submit to be led by the note or
their vision obscured by any such dodge.
If any gentlemen on the Republican ticket'
fancies he is in danger of being defeated,
let him decline and throw himself upon
the masses of the people for support, but
let him not attempt to sneak into this
Convention which has been called by an
indignant people to rebuke the partizan I
spirit of the last Republican assemblage. 1
THE WESTERN UNIVERSITY.
This institution has commenced its
fail and winter term with a good num
ber of scholars. The professorships are
bly filled, and every attention is paid
to the mental and moral training of the
pupils. It is important that those de
signing to send pupils should send them
at the commehcement of the session.—
The Western University ranks very
high among the educational institutions
of the country, and as a classical school
has long been highly esteemed by the
people of Western Pennsylvania.
SEE TO IT.
UNION MEETING.
CORRESPONDENT&
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ME;M
On Tuesday, the 3d of September,
the Hon. Daniel S. Diekinson - made a,
most eloquent Union speeeli iti'CtiartL
land county, New York. ' , lt is full of,
genuine patriotism. We make the fol
lowing extracts :
We come here, not as Democrats, not
as Republicans, not as Abolitionists,
'not as Americans; but we come here as
the people. Seeing that the enemy are
at the gates of the citadel, seeing that
armed rebellion is threatening us. we
come together to stay up the hands of
the Constitution andealing to its pillars,
swearing in our faith if these institutions
fall, as the people we fall with them.—
(Cheers.) The question is not "Who
is the head of this administration?" end
I shall not inquire whether:his name be
Abraham Lincoln or Andrew Jackson.
He is the people's representative of the
government, attd.;.for those who like
him and confide in him, it is their duty
to do all they can to sustain him; and
those who do not, it is their duty to do
much more, (Cheers.) Those who
believe that he and his administration
are adequate, can rejoice in the pride
of their strength; and those who believe
he is not adequate should come forward
and *hip their horses and call upon
their Hercules and put their shoulder to
the wheel. I shall not adopt your po
litical principles4if you are an opponent
of mine—as many of you are—and I
don't ask you to adopt mine; but I ask
you to go with me in a great and com
mon duty, which concerns us all alike:
to shield the government first from re
hellion and destruction; and then, if
there is a question who shall govern it
afterwards, we will discuss that on an
other day. [Cheers]. Igo for the pre
servation of this government, and I go
to cleave him down, as Saul did Agag,
who undertakes to decoy it; and it is
of little consequence to me whether the
enemy of the government is in arms,
or whether he is aiding the armed;
whether he is a rebel or an aid to rebel
lion; whether he points the fatal weapon
at the bosom of his follow-man, or
whether he aids or encourages another
to do it; whether he applies the torch
to the:capital of our country, and at
tempts to burn it to ashes and des
troy its archives, or whether he is an
apologist, and connives and encourages
it under the tongue of peace. I have
earned what little reputation I enjoy
by standing by the Constitution, and I
intend to stand by it as long as there is a
single shred of the Constitution left, and
whether it is assailed by opinion or
arms, by North or by South, by one
class or by another, I oare not. He is
the foe to the government who assails
it, and my foe, and I dare him to a trial
of the strength of the Constitution and
the Union before the people.
The veryeexistence of the institutions
under which we live are threatened, and
there are but two sides to this question.
One is in favor and the other is against
it. There can be no doubt of the result
of this matter if properly prosecuted;
and we are embarrassed more to-day by
attempts to connive at the rebellion
within than we are at the rebellion
itself. For there is strength enough
and power enough of men, and money,
and material and determination to crush
this rebellion to the very earth, where
it deserves to be crushed. There is no
other way to deal with it. The admin
istration has unquestionably put forth
its best efforts. I am not the chosen
defender of the administration. .1 am
its political opponent, when I act pol
itically; but in emergencies of this kind
I intend to rise above political consid
erations entirely. (Loud cheering.)
THE UNION BEFORE Perdue's.
I change no political opinions. I say
political opinions have nothing to do
with the question one way or the other.
It is not Who shall tenant and govern
the capital. It is not who shall govern
this great state and nation? (Cheers.)
Now none shall escape from that issue.
There are no slippery and filthy step
stones by which political office-seekers
crawl away from that, either up or down.
It is a question of existence--our exis
tenoe—and ho who is not for maintain
ing that existence is for destroying it.--
The administration has come in with a
thousand embarrassments around them
—corruption and treason in every des
partment to the very lips; military offi
cers betraying their command—navy
officers stealing their ships—officers in
the mint and in the custom-houses, and
in every department stealing its proper
ty or turning it to the enemy; and a
new administration with a new cabinet
coming in as Fa party administration,
having only the confidence of a part of
the people, had all kinds of embrase
ment on its hands. But so far as they
have done what I commend, I commend
them for it. If they have not done all
I would myself have done under like
circumstances—if they have been re
miss, it it is the province of the people.
to call them to account, and ask them
to administer the government so as to
put down the rebellion at the earliest
moment. Now, the sin that most easily
besets the American - people is polities.
Everything is politics in this country.
Like the frogs, and lice, and locusts of
Egypt, it comes up in the bed and the
kneading -trough. Politica is what ale
was to Boniface; we eat, and drink and
sleep on polities [leather and applause];
and if I wish to find a traitor to heaven
and earth, and find a name to curse the
knave, I would call him a mean, man
aging, grog-shop politican. [Laughter
and applause.] Even in the matter of
this crisis, which threatens our very
country and existence, there is an at
tempt going forward to raise a political
party upon it. "Why don't you rally
up to sustain this government?" "Why
those abolitionists kindled this fire."—
"Well what difference does that make?
Does it burn any more than if Demo
crats had kindled it?" The question
is, bow can we arrest thefiame; not who
kindled it? Your Church is on fire,
and you are summoned to save it? The
house is an fire and burning, and threat
ening the destruction of the dwelling
beside it, so that
'The Wedowee of ashes shall mark where
ii
d StOOd.
And a wild loather WOMB o'er her famishing
brood."
But the Baptists say that the Metho
dists set it, and the Presbyterians nay
TRITE DEMOCRACY
THE UNION MUST AND SHALL BE
PRESERVED.
, .
the aptiete set it, and the Methodisti
say that both the others set it, or might
have prevented it, and no one will en
deavor to extinguish the flames: What
a spectacle for a Christian people! We
hear the cry of "fire," and the engines•
rattling, and the cry of alarm arises
from all, but the great majority hang
back and say, "I didn't set it on fire.
I told them that building would get on
fire if they didn't look out, and I abant
help put it out." But I hold it is of no
consequence how the fire came—it is
burning it is not Mr. Lincoln's house,
but it belongs to the American people
—not only to the present generation,
but to genefations to come throughout
the long track of future time.
But there is an attempt going on now
in order that scurvy politicans may ride
into office upon it, or have an organiza
tion that they can manage. It is not
the Democratic party. I repudiate
it for democracy up and down, and
round about, and diagonally, and in
' every other sense; but it is a set of self
constituted meddlers; the Mrs. Cunning
hams of the Democratic party, who are
in labor with their bogus baby that they '
may claim the Democratic inheritance.
They expect to inaugurate a party be
cause the President of the United States
is not conducting this war according to
the Constitution. They have laid out
a constitutional chart, upon which they
ask him to travel, turning his toes to
the true constitutional angel, and ta
king every step according to the Con
stitution. I expect, those adminstering
the government to go according to the
Constitution; but have my own views of
what is the Constitution and what the
rebellion, and what the duty of the ad
ministration in patting down the rebel
lion, anu I have an idea what I would
do in putting it down, if I had charge
of it.
The Constitution is a great landmark
and not a bill of particulars. (Cheers).
Every power given by the Constitution
directing a thing to be done always im
plies the power to do it. If the Con
stitutionpreeta a government, it presnp
poses the maintainance of that govern
ment by all the usual and ordinary means
within the reach of that government,
and in times of war, and in times of
rebellion, there is a power arising from
the very necessity of the case that con
trols the whole question, and when you
hear the small-beer plitiean prating
on:the.idedofuneonstitutionality ask him
in the first place whether he thinks it
exactly constitutional for men to go
into the United States Senate, and in
the House of Representatives, and in
the army and navy, and one day swear.
do swear in the presence of Almighty
(lod, that I will obsorvo the consti
tution of the United States, and I will
discharge the office or duty of Senator
according to the best of my ability,"
ask him if after having taken that oath,
and while it is yet warm on his lips it is
unconstitutional for him to try to raise
a rebellion? and when he has answered
that tell him that if there is perjury in
hell, it is that kind of perjury. [Loud
and continued cheering.] I say that
the Administration—any administration
1 don't care whether it is one of my
choice or one of my opposition,—has
the right to 4o everything by implica•
Lion, according to the laws of war, for
the usain&enarrce of our government,
and if they do not do it, 1 will bo one
dealing with them and calling them tra
itors themselves.
THE CRY OP PEACE
The great cry now is "Peace." They
say: "There must be peace." We are
all in favor of peace. I don't doubt
but that many honest men, Democrats
and others, think it attainable by nego
tiations with rebels,bnt any one who
will look at it with half an eye can see
that it is impossible.
Stand up, Mr. Apologist for seces
sion ! and let us see whether you can
face an indignant people. In what
work are y.:n engaged ? Attempting
to destroy the government of you r
fathers. "I am not trying to do that
lam in favor cf peace." Every wid
owed woman, made so by this rebellion
has a right to look upon you, sir, as the
murderer of her husband. Every or
phan may look upon you as the guilty
wretch—the, destroyer of its natural
protector, The loyal citizen too looks
upon you as 'ono who aids and abets
treason, and furnishes aid and comfort
to the enemy. Your hands are red
with blood—blood of your murdered cit
izens. Ah, is this brief war how many
have been sent down with violence and
butchery to the grave ! How many
critter, unavailing tears have been shed!
How many pure and gentle hearts have
been crushed and broken ! And still
you cry peace, when you know there is
no peace ! Come, take arms in your
hands and stand by their side and point
your bayonet at the breasts of your own
brethren here, or else Lelia us put it
down. You will stand as men and be
•no more guilty in the sight of God to
take arms than to encourage others to
do so. (Appl a use.) The party that
attempts to do , this ought to sink. Any
party ought tp, sirik to infamy that can
not lay aside pa politics in this crisis :
and should the Democratic party, with
all its ancient history, attempt carrying
this questioh by opposing itself to this
war, there wortid not be enough of them
left fingerboards to paint to the burial
ground where the whole party will bo
engulphed together. (Applause.)
THE ABSURDITY O}' PEACE PRoPOSI
TIONB NOW
Now let us see. Suppose there was
a riot in Cortland, and a hundred men
were engaged in the destruction ofprop
erty. You call the magistracy togeth
er. They all come out and attempt to
put down the rebellion, and the force
is inadequate, and they call out the mil
itary power. But the magistracy in
struct them : "Go and put down the
riot. It is in arms against us. It is
threatening life and property, and go
ing on with destruction. Put it down,
and at the same time when you are
putting down the riot, make it the
most liberal oilers of peace." You send
the officer to arrest a murderer. His
hands are red with blood, but you tell
the officer, when he comes : "We are
opposed to murderers, but go and ar
rest him, and make him the most liber
al propositions of peace." That is the
argument of it. Now, I wonder if they ,
suppose they can have a position on ,
titch a niche as that? Yes; liberal
propasitions of peace to any twiny in
the &11, of hundreds of thousands of
men, with their guns , jointed in sight
of the Capitol, destrqing life and prop
-erty, and committing every crime polit
ical and moral,. that. eau be summed up
in the Catalogue ordepravity.. I might
possibly consent to .drop some of their
leadema line, but there would be
noose at the end of it. (Laughter.)
I am for just such propositions of peace
as have been made to them at Hatte
ras by Butler and Stringham. String
ham is a very good name. lam quite
willing it should be Stringthem.
(Laughter and applause.) That is the
only proposition they can understand
or appreciate, and the only proposition
that can or ought to be made
- PURR ON THE WAR.
Lot them think there is a party
here tohelp them and they will fight
forever. You who go for peace go for
a vigorous prosecution of the war.
Throw ten men in where there is ono
now, and prosecute it with a vigor be
coming to this great people. None of'
us need change our former sentiments,
We can go in this, for it concerns us
all. Those who are determined in this
matter—made up their minds to op
pose their government—there is no
use talking to, I know. "Though you
bray a fool in a mortar, yet will he not
depart from his folly"—the same of a
secessionist. I talk to those who wish
to commune together in order to ex
change ideas for the purpose of deter
mining how to best act. My theory is
clear and plain : That you must put
down rebellion and treat with fidelity.
I had a letter, a few days since, from
a gentleman in Kentucky, whom I nev
saw, but with whom I have sometimes
corresponded. He said, we wish to
know what you are going to do in the
North. In Kentucky we are prepared
to fight out rebellion and put it down
forever, but we are told that you in
the North are going to give way and
put in propositions for peace. I wrote
him back, in my opinion, so long as
there is a loyal citizen, so long as there
is a dollar at the North, so long will
this war be prosecuted, until this infer
nal rebellien is put down. You can't
change a man's mind who won't be
changed, but you may arrest treason in
its thousand walks and bring it to the
judgment of an indignant people.
This question is becoming more and
more understood, Men are meeting to
gether to commune; woman at the al
tar is pouring forth her gentle and
availing prayer, and children are raising
their hands against it as a monster
. •
coming to torment them before their
STAND TOO ETHER
Let us act together and see if we can
have one occasion when we can rise
above the party questions of the day.
As for myself, lam enlisted for the
war. I will can upon my fellow-oitizens
far and near to go with me in this
great battle of opinion and see if this
country can be sustained and this gov
ernment upheld, if these glorious stars
and stripes can float over tho sea and
over the land, throughout the long
tracks of future time, to gladden the
many millions who are to come after
us. Shall we permit this government
to be destroyed:' No, I say, never !
Let us stand up to this great occasion,
and let him who fails or falters be call
ed a traitor. ( Loud applause.
"These are the times that try men's
souls. The sunshine patriot and the
summer soldier will shrink from his
country's cause in times like these,
but he who stands up now deserves
and will receive the love and thanks
of every man and woman."
THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA FOR
THE UNION.
The Emperor of Russia has sent to
our government a letter strongly and
heartily sympathizing with the United
States in its present troubles, to which,
Mr. Secretary Seward has returned a
reply of grateful acknowledgment.—
The document will be found in another
column. Deliberatly and modestly as'
an old and constant friend the Czar
pleads the privilege of assuring our gov
ernment and° our people of his sym
pathies for the cause of our Union, and
of his wishes to see it re•established in
its integrity. Carefully avoiding the
offieious character of partizan, and every
pretension of a judge between the two
divisions of our country in arms against
each other, the Emperor puts forward
an appeal for the Union which leaves no
loophole for a double construction.—
Sympathizing with the success of our
united country, the prosperity of our
people, and the unexampled develop
ment of a powerful nation under our
popular institutions, Russia, bestriding
the continents of Europe and Asia, and
standing high above the contemptible
jealousies of England, has failed to dis
cover the elements of an independent
power in the spurious government of our
rebellious Confederate States,
SOUTHERN NEWS.
ENTIICBT NE CMS &L ITY - -CORRESPOND
&NCR BETWRRIF J RFF. DRVIR AND GOV
ALAQOFFIN
The correspondence between Gov. Ma.
goffln of Kentucky, and President Lincoln,
relative to the preservation of the Btate's
neutrality, has been already published.
The following ,fs the reply of Jefferson
Davis to a similar communication from the
redoubtable Beriah :
Ric}mown, August 28, 1861.
Po the Hon. B, Magntin, Governor Cy
Ken tut- ky,
SIR I have received your letter inform
ing me that "since theccommencement of
the unhappy difficulties yet pending in the
country, the people of Kentucky have ins
dicated a steadfast.. desire and purpoee to
maintain a position of strict neutrality be
tween• the belligerent parties." In the
same communication you express your de
sire to elicit "an authoritative .assurance
that the Government of the Confederate
States will continue to observe and respect
the neutral position of Kentucky."
In reply to this request, I lose no time
in assuring you that the Government_ of
the Confederate States of America neither
intends nor desires to disturb the neutral*
ity of Kentucky, The assemblage of
troops in Tennessee, to which you refer,
had no other object than to repeLthe law„
lees invasion of that State by thelor ce , o f
the United States, should their. Giniernment
seek to approach it through Kentucky,
without respect for itE positich of neutral
ity. That such apprehensiclui were not
groundless bas been proved by the of that Government In the States of Mary
land and Missouri, and more recently In
Kentucky itself, in which, as yon_initisink
me, "a military force has bee enlisted
and quar4red by the United Statini author..
ities.
The Governmentiz* the' Croitederabs
States has not only Tespected most scru
pulously the neutrality oCKentticky, bat
has continued to maintairrittie friendly-re , -
lations of trade and intercourse ishichlf
has suspended with the peoPloof the Untied
States generally.
In view of the history of the past, it can
scarcely be necessary to assureyour Excel.
lency that the Government of the Oonfed.
erate States will continue to respect the
neutrality of Kentucky so long as her peoe
pie will maintain it themselves.—
But neutrulity, to be entitled to respect,
must be maintained 'between both
parties; or:if 'the door .be 'opened :Oti the :
one side for the aggressions, of one of the
belligerent parties upon ? the - other, it
ought not to be shut to the assailed, when
they seek to enter it for purposes of self
defence.
I do not, however, for a moment believe' '
that your gallant State will sutler its soil
to be used for the purpose of , giving 'an
advantage to those who violate its maturate
Ity and disregard its rights over others wino
respect them both.
In conclusion, I tender to your Racal.
leney the assurances of my- . high considers
ation and regard. - -
And am, sir, very, tespeetftdlV yours, ie.
JEFe.t.7
A Touching Appeal for the Union by
Great and Good Frieud,
Wasanuncpr, Sept. 8:
The Russian minister, Mr. DeStoecicl,
had an audience of the President on Sat
urday, and read to him the following de
spatch:
[TRANSLATION.)
ST. PETEESBURO, July 10.
11r. De,Sloeckl, a -c.,
Sta: From the beginning of the conflict
which divides the United Statile of Ameri.
ea, you have been desired to make•knotvn
to the federal government the deep inter
est with which our august master-was
serving the development of a crisis which
puts in question the prosperity and even
the existence of the Union. The Ecupetor
profoundly regrets to see that the hopei of
a peaceful solution is not realized, and that
American citizens already in arms are
ready to let loose upon the country the
most formidable of the scourges of political
society—a civil war. For the more than
eighty years that it has existed the Amer'.
can Union owes its independence, its tow
ering rise and its progress, to the Concord
of its members, consecrated, under the au.
spices of its illustrous founder, by institu
tions which have been able to reconcile the
the Union with liberty. This Union has
been faithful. It has exhibited to the
world the spectacle ors prosperittwithOut
example in the annals of history.. It
would be deplorable that, after so conclu
sive an experience, the United Stites
should be hurried into a breach of the
solemn compact which, up tends time, has
made their power. In spite of the diVersi-
ty of their constitutions and of their in
terests, and perhaps even because of this
diversity, Providence seems to urge them
to draw closer tho traditional cord•whieb is
the basis of the very condition of their po
litical existence. In any event, the sacri
fice which they might impose upon them
selves to maintain it are beyond compari
son with those which dissolution world
bring after it. Until they perfect them.
selves, isolated they are -paralyzed.
The struggle which unhappily has just
arisen can neither be indefinitely prolong.
ed, nor lead to the total destruction of one
of the parties. Sooner or later it will' be
necessary to come to some settlement,
whatsoever it may be which may cause the
divergent interests now actually in conflict
to co-exist. The American nation would
then give a proof of high political wisdom
in seeking in common such settlement be
fore a useless effusion of blood, a barren
squandering of strength and of public
riches, and acts of violence and reciprocal
reprisals shall have coma to deepen an abyss
between the two parties of the confeddra,
lion, to end, definitely, in their mutual
exhaustion, and in the ruin,perhape irrepa
rable, of their commercial and political
power.
Our august master cannot resign himself
to admit such deplorable anticipation&
His Imperial Majesty still places "his
confidence in that practical good sense, of
the citizens of the Union who appreciate
so judiciously the true interests. His Ma.
jesty is happy to believe that the Members
of the federal government and the influ.
ential men of the two parties will seize all
occasions,
and will unite all their efforts to
calm the effervescence of the passions.—
There are no interests so divergent that it
may not be possible to reconcile them by
laboring to that end with zeal and per
severance, in a spirit of justice and modera
tion-
If, within the limits of your frieidly
relations, your language and your counsels
may contribute to this result, you will re.
spond, sir, to the intentions of his Majesty
the Emperor, in devoting to this theper
sonal influence which you may have Nan
able to acquire daring your Jong resident
at Washington, and the consideration
which belongkto your character, as the
representative of a sovereign animated by
the most friendly sentiments towards the
American Union. This ITnion is not
simply, in our eyes, an elegant essential to
the universal political equilibrium; it pori‘%,
stitutes besides a nation to which our august
master and all Russia have phiii;ged: the
most hiendly'intereak for We two . 045111mj 1
tries, placed at the extremities of the ;two
worlds, both in the ascending period of
development, appear called to a natural
community of interests and of sympathies, , 1
of which they have alreridy giyen.mtitual
proofs to each other. Ido not wish here
to approach any of the questions which
divide the United States. We are not
called u p on to express ourselves in this
contest. The preceding considerations
have no other object than to attest the,
lively solicitude of the Emperor in the
presence of the dangers which menace -the
American Union, and the sincere wishes
which his Majesty entertains for the main
tonancfrof that great wore so laboriously
raised, and which appeared so rich in its
future.
It is in this sense, sir, that I desire' you
to express yourself, as well to the members
of the general government as to the influx
ential persons whom you may meet, giving
them the assurance that in every event the ;
Ameriian nation may count upon them:sit
cordial sympathy.upon the part of our au.,
gust master, during the important crisis
which it is passing through at present
Receive, sir, the expression of my :very
deep consideration. -- [Signed,] .
"GORTSCHAKOFV."
SECRETARY SEWARD'S REPLY.
The Secretary of State has delivered to
Mr. Stoeckl the following acknowledgh
went;
Du - PART/MT OF & ATI, 1
Wasmuorott, September 7.
.1
The Seretary of State of the United
States is authorized by the President to
atpress to Mr. De Stdecid, Envoy ELttra.
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of
his 'Majesty the Einperor of Russia, his
profound sense of the liberal, friendly and
Magnanimous sentiments of his Majesty on
the subject of the internal differences which
for a time have seemed to threaten the
AMerican Union, as they are communica
ted in the instruction from Prince &arts•
chakoff to Mr. De Stoeckl, and by him
read, by his Majesty'lf directions, to the
President of the United Stab* and the
Secretary of State. Mr. De Eitoeckl•
express tehia government the astistection
with which the government-DOOR thli
;new guaranty of a friendship belief:ten the
two countries, which had His lieglianing
- - ' ' nittd
,-.„,-2 eil te ,il -, einik o, , 4 1 ,i t to
- thotat ,
*ith Bboretitry,‘Of St s l;
of bit
States. The a s sura n ces ..w.tai iStoieki renewed
..:
~,
lair e arnarchiration:
8 'WARD'
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3. ,, , - = . , :. 7 zi1 , ,
De Sine° ': IVlLkitair. eta
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of the Master on
Manmfbal and St. Joseph Road..
Ther ,, aright at Shelldna....ltellroad
Trie - k Torn Up.
xtract from a letter dated
Huxmorr, M 0.," Sept. 4th, B:3o'pe_7p..
The: passenger express train, ~ w est, - of
yesterday (Sept. 3d,), wmthrown-Anter
Flatto river ~the briderhalditg lkiete;
yieusly berned. Oindeeter,
Frank ptirh.,_4lMgint*A
twen. n q...ilintenaranto/1 ' whiff
woman
Heim: baggege Unnithergthi4dn;--emap
ed without injury. and l ,bio4lo, -- Mtla on
hand war toitreekinridge 4 HeditiOeming
on Bask
To-day at two o'clock' 001. K., - .4":1.
Williams, of lowa Thlrily
eral troops, 'Kansas and lomktravVislif-'-
attacked at - Shelbina, 41 4 ,:f. , Atart
with 1,500 to 2,000-* 'whir/ firiientttniif
menced firing On:Viai pieces
artillery, and kept milled about orlif4linC&
half hours. One man OederalY--had.; his
foot, taken off by a cannop.;,halLXV4lpnel
Williams retreatedim two trainta s - weati ,-to
this point, leaving a number, ot„oor4ak r 'itrul
part of his camp utensils; 'lol6k-1146-PM
in the bands of tivesecadiers...i,.:
Thus ends the jr4lorlowslattlitist'Efhals
bine. col. Williams - baC ,ll*- 01*
Gen: Hurlbtit"got- this far. fronr.Brthill
with 240 risen to telatotoe-Willlatne-19140n
he got here; Winton:is *Ae4CC*IOO9: on
his retreat. , 'None of our tratneiait' , have -
started east use :lathe hands of the rebels.
Excitement 111 . no trame-lor. Akisfsuiet
country. The troops ma; all going to
Brookfield in life morning.
The road is torn up east of Blielbins, in
different places.
GEE r. Moevizi?4,* - . .tism i pp a lly
made an J aeranaiitielit raoondo~s nise i
but the result of his investigations has
not transpired ; „ _ .
Vermin.
"Costar's"
"Costar's" Rat, Roach, &o , Exterminator
Cos'ay's"
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"Cos ar's" Ped-bug FanninV tor.
"Costar's,"
"Ccstir's" Electric Rowger for
In 25e., one. and go pox* Boitlidlikkkilsiki,„„
$3 end E 6 Sizes'for TiatitaliEft4iYht,lls‘
.Tares
Preparadons (unlike all dibmiYahr°llsolkiira
PoisonS," "Not dangerous:to the-250mi, Ayilly;
"Rats came out of their holes to die, " irAre *boa
lately 1 fallible," , Were never knoWti to tai1"...12
years established in New York City=itsad.by the
Oily Post-Office—the City Prisons' antV,Stakiim
Houses—the City Sttfamers,
Hotels, "Astor," St. Nicholas, ati?-60,,WiatoUttist
20,000 'private families ,:
MT DAM= INETAIVELL
Rats—Roaches—Croton Bugs—Ante—Bed Bogs.--
Moths in Purs,Clothaty etc7-goles or Ground Mice
"MosanitoesbleakiiisichkAibatiteNiflaaini
male, etc., etc—in short, every Corm and species of
VE:B-DI IN
Sr I I t Beware of all imitations of "CosasA's."
Asa for and TAKE nothing but “Costaa's
Evertja:Aaeo-ity'
All Wholesale Druggists in the large cities
air sold by B. L. FALINEEMOCK.... &Oa, and all
. .
the Whelegal° DruggistsJo.,.attaipaad by
all the Fisher Druggists n oily
and countr y.
Atil- Country dealers can order asatove.
Or address orders direst—ior ill'aices, Teuna ,
eta, IR clesired—elli-Send for late Ciretthwgiy-1
lug reduced mess]to
HENRY,
PRINCIPAL Dues—No. 512 Broil tway4Ogigoaltellii,
tit. Nicholas Hotel,] Slew York: •
antadmdeir_
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MANHOOD.
HOW ~ /. . 08T; zHOW RESTORED.
Just Publiahed in a Pealed Enyelope
u-,..)7 Price B cents.
Lectymon the. Nature, Trriatrilag 40404ieta
Ouse of Spersnatershrea or fiehtitialeWsites, In
voluntary Emissions, Sexual Debilily, said 'sapid:-
suente to Marriage - ripmesally,afitnrccumeso, Con.
somption, Epilepsy and - Fitrg Mental sued Physical
inevacity, seat 1 ung,f_rom. Self - Abusalitt. BY
RoB Author of the
(Jr cm Book, do.
"A Boon - to ,Almaanda of Stiffen:n. lo
Pent under aeal, M a plain' envelope, to any ad
dress, post paid, on receipt of six osplsoir two
age stamps, by
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se6.3mtikw 127 T, Post OlieeDem,llsB6
101. U. &LARMY—Ws/4T RD IMMERLITELT
tot SLXTII ARGUMENT/T.:WI/VAL.
RI", REGULAR SERVIUR —A few more . shle•
bodied men, between the ages of twenty-one sad
thiny•tive. Pay ranges horn $ll te-raPer.mouthr
according to the rank of the - Soldier. t Zech man
will. bes furnished with, is-good-horse ainit-sordp•
meets, ample clothing and sillon st:Once. quaAers,
fuel and medical attendance free of charge. The
otieteot each soldier commences as soul as he Mea
-1 Bran - Arit lately paised .otiatillatruent
is Changed from live to T 1016.8 andevery
soldier who serves that time is entidedto
- $lOO. liCrUNTImul 10 ACRES Op. LARD
from the Governnient. - .Atte/nicer lirdrahrpto the
fact that the Government has wisely tto
promote soldiers from the ninks....„Bl yrialMatent
therefore open to all. '' '
For further particulars appptt -
Of MATIONS-4 .
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Captain, Sixth Regiment 1.1. - af -
R ecrailME9,*;l
127.111PO1TANT INlF4:***
Great 'Union Patent alica
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AT WASHINGTON ()ITT,
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WABOINGTOKD.Q, OeMber, 486f1,6 ,
that R. W. Yenwick, Rag, ft.Sbetik tO
oll0 1 7:=00 Itir_thigraitv Majt'Bolicihn ,7 , (01 - ; Patent%
I cheerfully state that TIM, fang insown:Jittnatia
gentleman of large experience in sticternattem 01
prompt - and accurate -hominess habitksitidTar rm.
doubted integrity. As such I commmiChint MU,
inventors of the united States, s,
Mr. Fauna was for nearly tour yeanithe_
gerof the Weehingteeitrpah Otitoeortettehune.
dAmmericart Patent Agency , of-Meelmt and Co
and for more than ten years ollichilit_
with said firm ionttMen
ye in-every branch irtthig,.to the PittehVOlttee,, -
and the interest of inventor,,. .1021bitt -
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