DA:ILY PWIT.
The tloilen en le vram
The Constitaillou as It Lt
Democratic State Ticket.
AUDITOR GENERAL,
ISAAC SLENHER. Union Counts
SURVEYOR GENERAL,
JAMES P. BARN, Allegheny Conn IY
PITTSLITIEGII. July 19.
T. CHARLES 11.1111:1.,
The Decno:,rati.; County Committee of Cerra
ppndence toot at the t.S Hotel at
o'clock-. a. x., and was called to order by Tiym.-,
normally Chairman.
The following resolutions were unanirnouily
adopted, viz
Resolved. That the Chairman of this C01:11111:! Lee
he ingrueted to call a Convention of the Democ
racy of Allegheny county to meet at the Court
Douse in tho city of Pittsburgh. on Wednrs,lay.
the 13th day of Almmit. at 11 o'clock a. t.. for the
purpose of nominating candidates for e•ttintv
ottlyesi Members of t.h.c. State LegiSlature, and
31embets of Cot:arcs:3.
Resolved. That the Democracy of each District
is the County be requested to meet at their n---ual
!daces of holding Primary Elections on Saturday.
the 9th day of August, to elect two delegates to
taid Convention; the istectiags in the 'l'o arnsh los
to be hrld between the hours of 3 and 5 o'clock.
P. 31 • and in th- Wards and Ilaroughs._betcseett
the hours of 5 and 7 o'clock, P. at., of said day. •
On tenon. aztiountes.
MOS. DONNELLY. Pre , Licut.
aitinillAßPE It, Secretes.
Meeting cf_the Democratic
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
The member' of the DEMOCRATIC t'zTATE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE are hereby recluoated
to most at the MERCHANT'S HOTEL. in t.b.
City of Phiitule!phis.
On Tuesday, the 29th of July,
INST., AT 7 1-2 O'CLOCK.: P. 31
A full attendance of all the members it UrV , LALY
requested. Besides the huainees of the organiza
ton of the Committee, it will be neceesary to
&dog* measurer* for the thorough organization of
the loyal masses throughout the State, who elmire
that their political action the ensuing Fall shall
afford convincing evidence that the great body of
the people of thiee-Commenwealth are reeeolved to
Main . tain the National Oonstitntioa,
Ana that the of geese Stares shalt not ba bro
ken up, either by the open and armed assaults of
enemies South, or the Finally direct, but more
insiduoue movement of fees in the North.
Zt is :Ist; desired, that in view of what the cour,e
of events he rendered probable. foleien Inter
vention in our do meitic strife, and the complete
eo-operation of Aholitionins at home and abroad,
to present the restoration of the Union on the
basis of the Comtitution. the Democratic party
and other loyal citizens supporting our organiza
tion, shondt present en undivided front to foreign
and domestic foeo.
F. W. lIUGIIhS.
Chairman Dem. State Central Cum
FRIDAY 5101.ti11+.4 - ; JULY 25
-,
sir. Rending' matter on every pngt,
A MORE VIGOROUS POLICY.
The country Lee been informed that the
Administration lies determined iipon a
more vigorous war policy than has cher
acterized its proceedings : hut what the
amtemplated change is to consist in we
have not been informed. The elevation
of General Halleck to the chief command
of all our armies is regarded It; being a
step in the right directiotef but it is a
most striking commentary upon the policy
which cut up the grand Army et the Pe.
comae into fragments, leaving each to a
separate command. Thin selection of a
general in-chief is an acknowleelge
ment that the action referred to was hasty
and inconsiderate.
The President's late order to the tee.n
erals, relative to subsisting upon the enemy
and using their slaves, is not considered
adequate fo the occasion by the lending
journal of hie party, the New York Even
ing Post. It says that the "vital, electric
words are wanting." A proclamation of
emancipation to the slaves, it argues,
would settle the rebellion almost immedi
ately. The President, we think, might as
well issue such a proclamation, if the
champions of it can show how it will pit
down the rebels. Now that amore vigor•
pus policy i 3 to be inangurated, the.
Government should resort to all means
to crush the rebellion.- Per our own
we believe that such a procla
waation would be worth no more than the
paper it was written on; bit still, let it be
tried, in order to gratify that large party
of malcontents who place so much reli
ance in such declarations. It is quite'
evident that the organs of the extreme
radicals will never he satisfied until
the President issues such a paper as they
desire. Their sole interest ,in this war
against rebels to ourgoV.erattient seems to
aentre in the question of slavery, and,
were that question once removed, we sus
pect that their interest in the contest
would suddenly cease. We trust, there
fore, that a prochunittion of universal
emancipation he immediately issued, not
that we have any idea of its'producing fa 7
voluble results, but in order that the large
class-who desire it may have au opportunity
of testing their great panacea for putting
down the rebellion. Let them try it, and
if, it fails they mast be satisfied with their
experiment; should it succeed, thereby giv
ing freedom tolinir millions of slaves, the
next interesting AueStion will be how are
they to be provided - for?. The Abolitionists
will never he eatisfied - entil,the President
lames the proposed lieifieltion; and the
eooner he does it the . sooter will he and
'they find out that in their calculations up
on such windy auxilliaries they were-as
mach mietukaa ay they have been gener
ally in their conception s of the'meina 16
put down the rebels-.
YOUNG HEROES
Among the many gallant young men
fr . 's= this locality, who have given striking
exhibitions of lofty and genuine heroism,
we are`pleased totreciirifthat of the young
Riddles, William and John, sons of our
late citizen and cotempozary, Robert •IL
Riddle, Esq. 'William was engaged iztthe
otstinate engagement at MochaniastrilluAtt,
the 26th of last' month, where he -was
wounded in the head; au theiollowing day
his captain was kiilad,wlien ho took com
bat's:toil the company: On the 30th he
lead his command with admirablecool:
sew and precision, and when last seen he
was enpitittioding igainst; iiupenerr' IlUIII•
barn In thiair,y_eogagetzalt yew
Bldahl ill stay to kitie been overpay,.
taken prisontioi-If so, he will,
doubtless, soon be released'on parole.
The ..9rea Meeting!
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sio t odTarf tE - ammmBLED
PATRIOTIC ADDRESS RV
Appropriate Resolutions
1 9on1-Stirrim4 Speevhcs by
• Gov. Curt in and: Others.
National Songs, Pstrtocie, Odes
and Enlivoning Music.
Never was the pre-eminent patriotism ,
and. deep-seated lore. of our main:all insti
tutions which Intro en hit;;z : m ar k e d th e
people. of . Pennsylvania
manifestea than yesterda:.. i.; t itf• reut
demonstration for the purl,.,-.- I , roit , •
tile gliti'lbommokiniupe,of th e ..rit,;!c; N;
by liking4bnit4eisary tuella!: r, f.;r 1,11 t •
daft ii*titv field the iinota of to ; re, u i red
from the Old KeyitOne under thy new 0111
for truop7. If any doubt had eKkte•i as to
thu unanimity - of the peopi• - • nt . thil com
munity and its vicinity t:,
of the . nece.3sity of sl•Th,ining p.overu
meat iu it, prc eutstrait th,y c•ou::.1 riot but
be lispelli.N.l by the svwee
There seemed to 14.1
vading,ttitilßrte.a deter•
mination to suppress 'he 7 ,1 ,21'i at all
hazards, and at whatever cost,
IMF. PAT
The weather was ansr , irioti :irkt
outpouring of the people. and although
the atmosphere was very 1:. - trn., 'her ea n;e
by thousands. and stood for hours ar , iyr
the scorching rays of the sun, ;it , ,en;ng I a
ticntly to the proce:!dings the great
meeting. The principal lAtildings , - ,n :he
main streets ~!' the city tver. , , :ecur.ved
with flags more profusely than on or.ii nary
gala-days, and the places of business were
closed from the hour of nr:on, to
the willionare and the laborer ..-- 1 151 lib
erty to take part in ti.:: • !ru,erri
ing.,, uf the day.
31i01.1t noon the streets begs.. 1;11 'tp.
The excursion trains on the railroad,
the passenger cars from the .111;iJ1Js
laden down with human freigh. Baud.
of music drew the citizens front their 1.0.1,-
es—while the gay tires; of the Purl:
and the stirring music of the ti!'es sad
drums employed by recruiting oilick•rs
trarted the juveniles and Young Aineri,!l - ..
By one o'clock the uiu ihoronOifure,
were a moving mass of humanity. •orging
towards the Allegheny
TUE PIRICEAqION
At half-past twelve the Prebide,.t tlie
day and a number of the Rpeaken hutt
tiembled. by iuvitatior, at the Boatd of
Trade rooms. Where earriag.-, were fei
-9lgned them by the Commh tee
Gor. Curtin had b?eu I , t-aght
from the .Mouongehtom House in a r•ar•
riag.e. which W:l4 plat`ed U. , the I •:!'
proee.iiion. headed ip!' a i•E:J.5...
o wed by the m.hvr r,
ing brought up by Younft's I , thd and
the Park LOWil'e, rt, NA, 1. they
ziat td to the pia! t- ..t
; ; .)
When the procession teu , •lied , •it
Common. All,?ghenv, iaii pail one
o'clock, the people had r.ntiterf •E in their
strength and we tire , :er:am that the mum
her is not over•estimated when We Cr that
at one time there were ;we,,:;
peoplo an t h e ground. The scum, crag
lively one—flay streamed from the .itands
and recruiting ()fliers, and the people were
good humored, (men, women and dill
dren) liberally patronizing the many re
freshment stands upon the, C011)111011. Car
riages were drawn up in many play... fire
and drum gave out yheer,ng nite , ic. and
the bright uniforms - of the Zonavei, gave
additional lire to the
Ta ylm
The *eal,, , r," ..vere foul- in num
ber. o n the main , I,..,eated on the
upper , :ido of f c Commcm, %vas o large
spread eagle. and f ,, i10v.-ing mottos:
— The Con....;itutimi shall M. Sopreme
Law of The Land: • '.Th., Fed , ral I Mon
roust and shall be Preserved "No frit! L
ing; Freemen always Volornm.r." Op
stand No. was the following inscription :
Liberty and Union, Now :old Forever,
One and Inseparable." On No. '• ai
tors have no Rights unt,q.
except to be hanged... Op No. 4. itirtrt
for the Germans, was the following appro
priate legend: "We sustain the Conslit A
non to which we have Sworn Allegionc.!."
A number of enlistment and refrogiment
iltancis were also erected upon the
TUE 01:41NIZAT/ON.
It W 416 nearly two o'clock befo:.• all t he
Speakero arrited, and air n n p
of the banclii.
Hon. Thomas M. chairman Of
the committee of arrangements, took the
stand and announced the officerti of the
day, a 3 roans-5:
110 N. WILLIAM WILKINS
VICL YRCdIDEti r::.
'Hon. B. C. Sawyer, Hon. Simon Drum,
Mayor of Pitts. 1 - Mayor of 41.11eg'y.
Gen. Wm. Robinson, Jas. A. Hutchinson,
Thos. Bakewell, John Rippey,.
Reuben Miller, jr., Christ. McCaffery,
John Anderson, 'J. M. Hoffman,
John Morrison,A. Holstein,
Nicholas Voegtly, J. F. Sabita,
Thomas Farley, James Salisbury,
Alex. Cameron, Thomas McKee,
John Birmingham, ,Chas. T. Ihmsen,
James P. Barr, ,Capt. Jno Patterson,
James Verner, il'homas Fawcett,
Francis Felix, Henry McCullough,
Maj. D. Ficketseu, !John W. Riddell,
John Harper, 'James C. Lowrie,
James McAuley, Dr. Thos. F. Dale,
John McD. Crossan, Moore Thompson,
John B. Guthrie, ! John Sampson,
G. L. B. Fettarman,'A. B. Stevenson,
0. G. Backoffen, .Theodore 11. Nevin,
Porter R. Friend, Dr. Alex. Black,
William Bagaley, 'C. Zug,
Harvey Childs, ;Robert H. liartloy,
John Grey, !Dr. A. 11. 0r0..3,
Dr. Robert Wilsou, !Geo. A. Berry,
Springer Harbaugh, Joseph Woodwell,
David D. Bruce,',James McCully.
Francis Sellers, 'Jos i ah' King,
James Kelly, ;David Negley,
Wm. G. Hawkins, ,John Scott,
Henry Chalfant, 'Thomas Donnelly,
Wm. Graham, sr., John Summerhill,
C. Snively, "Caleb Lee,
,rohn'' Morrison, of Col. Johu Scott, of
Patton, ' Elizabeth.
, J. Haymaker, Samuel Walker,
1 Wm. A. Shaw, Dr. Shaffer,
Win: L. Miller, IFrank Patterson,
Benj. Coursin, -I Elijah Heath, '
Eli Edmondson; Samuel Large;
Thomas Verner, oda Miller, j
Samuel F e hoestonk, Benj. A. Mevay,
James H. Hays, J. E, McCabe,
Thomas Kiddoo, W. J. Gilmore,
Johit,P. bravo.'Andrew Mice,
.
John Sone, 'John D. Harper,
James Taylor, ;T. J. Dightn,
John Shaffer, jCol. Wm. Espy,
Car: I. Young, jr.,lDavid Duff,
Alen. McKee, 'Geo. Neely, '
Martin Cleaver, lA. S. McCord,
Thomas Gibson, Dr. J. McCune, •
jidui 'McClintock, Hobert Morrow
Wm atickell, ' • • j_44 ~ D . Hiland;,
grim 'R agssos, - : . James Haden, -
John Itedis*:: d ames
Piligili, •
Win. Mitcham". in; ' ' NAZMillar t • k --,
James Dickey, Dr. - 4. S. McQuaid;
- JolutiL POrtar,rik Amity
liarmai 'Datum, ,1" . Sork•l'-i v
Lloyd, W
John Shaw, R. M. Da•ili,
Hance Herron. ' pt. John Hay,
Thomas L Shields,, , of
. 41 . 9144,
Dr. Jo h n Dickson, .. ItobigM_ Kbirc
Hobert Stevenson, i R. 9. • Ccatan,
J. Hr.
. Shonberger c :- H. a Waiting.
JB4. D. Ntiirray, :i Josii; - Giu'Niter,
Gen .1 N Purriancg t • WIL R. Denny,
Col. Win. Derron,,_ Inn. M. Lyon.
John C. Daritt loii*Copter.
Ntrn4Lield j:rorni, _
FRI Itr.TA RI E:6
..• .
-Robert Fioney; . rWm. B. Neg
J.. R. Hunter , W. C. Moreland,
Boyne,
E. A. N.Tontoott., Elender9on E. Davis.
The n,minftGari tinitninionAly rat:
Wed by the nd the bteiiing of
God wn. invoko , i upon the wist-inhlriffe
awl it. ohject4 in the folioing
I'ItAYER
t 7. P. 1701V4111).
0, Thou great and ever blessed lied,
who art the Creator, the Preserver, and
Benefactor of all beings, we, Thy servants,
iii this hour of our country's trial and
peril. come to thee to implore Thyprotec
tion. 1 by guidance and Thy almighty aid.
Thou an the Supreme Ruler of the 17ni•
verse ; '1 doest Thy pleasure in the
armies of heaven and among the inhabitants
of the earth; by Thee Kings reign arid
princess decree justice, and to Thee,
encouraged by the promises of Thy word
and my past favors to us a nation, we now.
look for help and a happy deliverance
from our present calamities. We render
to Thee our sincere and hearty thanks for
all Thou hest done for us during the many
years ()four national existence. We thank
rime that in Thy most mercifulprovidence.
The:: didst plant this nation. "Thou
did:3! Cast out the heathen and prepare
room for it. Thou didst cause it to take
deep root and fill the lane, the hills were
covered with the shadow of it and the
boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars:
she sent cut her boughs unto the sea and
her branches unto the rivers." We thank
Thee for the wisdom, the purity and the
patriotism of the founders of onr cruel ire
,titutions—We thank Thee that Thou
didst incline them to make such sacrifices
and to endure such toils that we might
thy-el in safety and peace—we thank Thee
for the work of their hauds: for the noble
Constitution, our just and equal laws, eiir
mild and paternal governtnent, under
Vishidl 'A , 2 are permitted to enjoy life end
pursue happiness, arid what is better than
life and our happiness. to woiship Thee'
according to the dictates of our coneeience
end the directions of Thy Word.
And now, 0 Lord, that these inetitut ;,-,,,, t
are threatened, and our safety and very
1 existence•us a nation imperiled by wicked
men. booed together by impious oaths,
1 we bless and praise Thee that Tho u l ea st
' inspired or large a portion of our country
men to come forth to the defenee of oar
Gnverument. our firesides and our altars.
i.e thank Thee, that though the conspiri•
tors are numerous our defenders are more
uumerous, that although there are a few
misguided rues in our midst who seermly
symputhize with the rebels, or heartlessly
stand aloof, refusing by word or deed, ur
prayer to Thee. to give encouragement to
our just cause, there are such multitudes
who are willing to sacrifice their property
mid even their lives, for the defence nf our
country. We II auk Thee, for the wisdom
and integrity of Thy servant, the President
of the United States, we thank Th 'k . , r
the patriotism and zeal of the Coverunr of
our own Commonwealth, and fur the effec
tual us,%,:,tnlp At which Thou feed enelded
and inelined this great State to render to
our eimeriii Ceverninent in subd, : i eg thi,
wicked rettlicirt—we thank Thee for the
le.inere , i; mid eibstantiel , aceesste: ti: our
army, both vii the land roil the water—and
we Lice.; Thee for the hope that by Thy
favor and Thy g,iewl hat d unie, ue all the
schemes el the enemies of (air country
shall fad ef ii. ~e teprshrileat. and this nire.r,
wicked rebellion he etlectiiiilly. subdued.
Awl whilst, U Lord God, we rende r
Thee thanks tor Thy mercies, we scknowl- '
edge ourselves unworthy of them. We
have sinned and done err! in Thy sight. ---
We have raised bad men to place. nfl
power and trust; we have tolerated the most
shameless corruption in our 'midi('
servants—we have profaned Thy eat:mend
Thy Sabbath,—and Thy creatures, 0 Lord.
our fellows, have cried fur help. and we I
have shut our ears to their complaint..
0 God, forgive, forgive, we pray Thee, our
national sins; give es, we beseech thee.
true repentence and remove from the land i
every thing that pollutes it wet brings I
' down upon us Thy just anger.
.I.nd now, U Lord Cud. ce.A. Oefender,
our Hope, our Help in trouble, in this
hour of darkness, of trial, of peril, have
mercy upon ns. We beseech Thee to un•
dertake for us. We beseech Thee to make
bare Thine arm and deliver..us. Wo he.
seech Thee to pour out upon our voutery
a spirit of grace and supplien.lim and in
spire every breast with courage end hope.
Bless Thy servant, the President of the
United States and those who are associa
ted with him in the admini-tration of the
Govermuent. Let Thy fear fill their
hearts. Make them to feel the awful re
' eponsibilitywhichdevolves upon them. In
spire them with wisdom, with hope, with
courage. with patriotism, with vigor, end
with juatice. Bless Thy servant.jue t raised
to the responsible post i:itCommander-in-
Chief of our armies, and all others in com
mand. Make them skillful, brave and
successful. Help them to forget them
selves and labor only for the deliverance
of their country and Thy glory. Bless.'we
beseech Thee, 0 Lord, ourarmy and navy.
Impart to them carnage, stretgth, and en
durance. Make them invincible in battle,
and let them triumph over their enemies.
Those who fall, through Thy grace in 1
Jesus our Lord, crown with everlasting
life, and those who are now sick and
wounded, sod may be, be, restore, that
they may still bless their country, end en
joy its blessings. Let the counsels of our
enemies be brought to confusion, let them
hear Thy rebuking voice, let them ho de
feated, and scattered like chaff before the
wind. Speedily, 0 Lord God, quell this
rebellion and restore to our beloved coun
try, peace, harmony, and happiness, and
make our beloved land bprighteousness, by
truth, be holiness, a blessing and a praise
in all the earth. These and all other
blessings which, as a people, we need, we
humbly implore, for the sake of Jesu s
Christ our Lord, AMEN.
Mr. Howe now introduced to the meet
ing Hon. Wm. Wilkins, the President of
the day, who .was greeted with three en
thusiastic cheers. When they had sub
sided, the venerable Judge delivered the
following
ADDRESS
•Fk:LLoh CITIZENS:—There tti t, many
considerations, more intimately known to
myself than to you, that should have kept
from me , the honor of presiding over a
mass meeting called together upon a pub
lic crisis of self and national preservation,
more deeply interesting than any political
event Since the adoption of that Federal
Constitution under which you have lived
indomestic peace for nearly eighty - years,
and enjoyed more prosperity than any
other nation ea earth.
'Whilst I gratefully thank you for thus
distinguishing me, and intimate what must
be obvious to friend and to stranger, do
not suPPOse ibr a moment that I am cold,
or neutral, on the great event of the day.
I am with you in your unexampled noon
insity,-FixordiallyWith the general Admin
iftFathOns:NAlSl*Jasttiment of my heart
is_detee,kittOft -of the atrocious treason
which , hsa y "inlhe negro South, been se
cretly, for Yesis, plotting, and is now en-
Pliklig*AlNlC4l:o lll Priti over
throw a the atheiniat
,qetion of whteh the .sseask ketioazithe
talon' hell R'`
of patronage, and of once. No; no;
were my grav e n dug beneath the chair
on which I
!Se last
last impulse, of my
heartraisti* list quivering murmur of
nipw4lild be in prayer fur the suc
:tees ittthefAdosinistiation and the over
all,* of the rebellion.
At this moment, my fellow viti...m;4. it
i 3 a public happiness If, briiert td:tit
course of events et Washington. ehil the•
Gall of the Presidete. of the I nitnd Stutn,t
for u large additional force in the field,
plainly indicate an enegetic policy speedily
to bring the War to o RucePssfulterminnOon.
This is the great anti preliminary
Let all other political t uestion.. and
troversiea give way,and Le po=t pond !
more appropriate and happy era viten
pence, and union, and the Col , •!!i!!!!ion
shall again cover thu land.
To meet the neceseary told 1+:01'
of the President, the quota reluired tr 141
furnished by each of the loyal iil
he fairly nssigned. That whiel, will flit:
Upon Pantptylvania, any kuowh'iigg!
patriotism, of hPr devotion to tht•
tution and lawi• and of 1.11 , " courng., of to r
people, assure nie will br ;!roniptiv fur
nished, and early on it; niareit to I!, :i.•-
and tU vietory. The eyes of the
will be fixed on the MOVVEllelli 0! the ir-•
Keystone State or the I 'ohm
wealth horderina m titrut: Si;,‘ t•
forming the link between t h e
East and the far-spreading W.
lag its Northern limit atulo , t
range of the eyes of a I..r.ign nation. to
whom any display of our rnititmy
promptness and rower, can
thing hat a il•tilhelt , : gall tel 1,41, : m,
And tlien with what I:yely anti
tt•:6:• anxiety will 1111, - .(• hltt•ntiul,
watchfulness hr !iv, .•,,
set• with what i.artrio , ..i Lai.l military
spirit the youriL7. th• !h•'•
will hao..en tn, and %. , !tintarily , Igt•
u[i•.i.r
sponglid t
C47 0 40n0 Ty. U. 0° tt'n :•Triti p:
e‘ulia+.ll,ol, it! ,•t a': a:/.•• t.I
woul.l I .111vglo-a
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try a grwitudv ..h.l
tillll tooi
r:glor•dly :,i.• , it
fur hXt• u.ll/11 6, , r( * ;.
roliPotod duo. ntlr•r c•inira,:nrci,..
11:.`1:Irt, it!ltillil.rit•
%ere teia.,e4 I,y. tile War I:el.:inn:: u:. i
an-w. r. War change. 11.• re
ar , many
rition4 and
warfar, 41. t, i ..% ; -r Vv. ,T
1111.1 :,.T, :• :!
trt,itionablt• l'onl ,b dert4 n•
anticirsitpd, n ,
it has 0011. t•ntrtrtr.! • .
])Uwe: upol, cm. , 'loin:, us if 111:..th I r ..;,•d
thfArf. t., try HI,•
field ix !h.,
to.t. :::;)•••r•
writ, wll.Ol
. you tire tot.' it ;; ti t t, ..f
Virginia. itittl like) the
ferli•racy. Ifthe pc. srs.inn tif ;nit t•:1 itti
is of otch vital inti.ortant'it t,t thit
Holt. iti vitpturt4 n
lirtuy 111, It!:•1
promptly lead, an i., cootident:y
to th , overthrow of Ihe
of 't. enemy
Mpinv of tho rt•riiNt-Nt3 ..t
th:• rainy of the Potnntrw, fin•
thi interesting movement, rtr:• no; ecn
plete in the fell ecnnplement tiesir nu in
bers. The volunteers vaned for sr. ,
story to supply the delis ivney, and en:C.T,e
the War Depart ruent to throt into the
army of the Potorone 1114. reinfon-emeuts
noce,iary In givn nu nit-rira eqt:niity I u
the (,) in hti t
The ~I t ture or ItiehinGlut c,r
taiu and glorious the nehievment he
new volunteer anti the • • vet eran
CAT to %twit honorable distinction many
days or battles g ive roil claim to Ili,. army
of the Potomac) shoulder to ..houlder.
triumphantly enter the hi;len v
based secession. The fel.:e •lrav,-
getl from its staff: the glnriow..'ll,;t:ll of
the Union, run up by a gallant voiiint.Per
of Allegheny, floats over the capital. The
hall of legislative traitors, in fright and
despair, is ignominously dessrted. Von
enter the rotunda and there reici,, th e
'marble statue of Washington, desecrat.: , il
by men regardless of their oaths of :ilk
giance, who now deny his name, anti in
arms struggle to overthrow i•rery institu
tion of freedom and of government which
his valor as a soldier and his wicalon, iie n
statesman labored to establish. What erat•
itude, honors and rewards shall await the
valiant returned Volunteer of Allegheny,
when he recounts his glorious part in the
captivity of Richmond and the crush of
treason !
Start not, when 1 say there zun,,t he yell•
geance too. Remember, some of your
friends and neighbors, in their full cour-
age, have fallen in the midst of tb.e battle.
Go—end avenge the deaths of Black. Rip
pey, Poland, Brunn, and the
wounds of the brave Col. Sweitzer.
Tea. There lies, in ignomy and in trench
' ery, beleangeredßiehmond. Your friends,
in full armor and panting for the onset
under a young, brave and skillful com
mander. aided and confided by surround
ing gallant generals, only wait to hear the
sound of the tread of the onward approach
of volunteer comrades to rush to the
achievement of a victory which will. glo
limit:4, be spread upon the history of
your re-united country, and give. for ail
tile, the record and perpetuate the proud I
,name of every Volunteer who bore b
manly part in the heroic deed.
But, if the capture of Richmond cannot
~-Isakieted, we cannot Pare Washington.
mii . *PciieithatTedste , ths One mei. be all
* We, for .the °taw, aid Jett, public ft
lichives of your conat4o+4e vgylltom•
of your government...cminot be toioteret4d,
what i• - ; to savejoariiwn homes mad pre
serve the private vonr Own
fantilivs ?
Remember, that in thtt C if 7; V
eventful year of '6l titer' ,
signing and threatening ey..,
Tigin ,, ors than we Wer e ersily aware
of, ;;; , o , i the military c.; thy'
heed 0( t!it• Ohio rivn ;v.v . ! tko county of
% ; f..1•2.:1. to:illy vilmt
nt;A4, have been gained Iwy a bold adven
ture, by lII._ an-I widespread
inrround.
MEM
to tu.luvilding
;tr. 1`:v.,1:;•1: Virg stof j d firm
awl faithful to tho IDvally of
our lis•ennl, .t iii-Tolmiging, in
terposiA NV; thc.vde er;e
•`..i.11 1,-wftrfl
~1' I•.t:io:: ::a .ru::.r.L df 1e
z
It ratil;incimly ft, me (ha? ; chatiot
port.,-10,:)y glowisq;.thdPicrquc-•:: boigungc , ,
to itr t ;-... you to ti , ltyn,n,{ My day
a- ,:!•• .•1, L.
Your
you 1
:ei•• itil ; henri; it unit
r ; 01011,P rA.I thew
and .irri•!z• t!u: oantet. li
.%0.: do not
ttomiut.r tlt‘t httouty, the enemy will con
quer you. It approuithi..4 t dt.tipair and
trPrIQOPI trr givp r,..•:•t. to the thought that
the. tuittor:ty cf . Stete , ,, p.nd they the slave
:tud c,tu. overturn and supplant
the guvernutt:d of thin Republic. If the
L; nips l..t.olieu up and the laws of free
dom under the black fuot of ree
wI can what i= to he erected
it, 11,,-;r WO'3id have over you
tt da , potie ruie i -, lrpetual
ri:i;]rvs r 11;;) ;:lU:igt)
•:11.VCry, 11!1•1 tr) thae
fedinv- tool Ilir fret, rack- of
A - 1.1
tho : •owlr, to crush thin
to do so. the filliwer to
i!!•• titr
fouloi i..:1: :t:lnt:ve populetien of the two
tl:e ti-re r•n.l
distinctly drs•en that. td.
aliy ctiod ..t your history. I would
th- although my pride as
P, intz•rpesc , s und t.‘l!9 me
l'• • :!•ff •. Le mortifying to the
to vvon ier that
=llOllll
ttft , i otscial doenteent. , of
for a nininer!t.
the free State:. over
ul,neti • n : tac white population of
I;.i, less than .3.i'Vf`fl
tb.l ti,P white
is.. • border
sintoj er e left with a
than
.70 1 , 1 , .... 4.Zit.11 lc!. Northern
N. P•:sylvania and
I . I I ,n
:Lore,' 1111111
. , c c- por.uhoion of tho
hi! , tory ord that
Utitort•-.1 vr,
4 •
IMIIMMEM
Nt LI:I. v. •
.. .. tot
,:•;11
.3.1.:
~:~I :....f.
041 tit.,,:.• ';' C.:'.41111U ILO
1:.,': hnn_r,!r u , • rt in Lireha sileuca
rci
toit :; u'cr the t..wering
A•• it
N..w it c.it‘!ll,- Cue zic.iin morninif3 Ilret
In !toil rainy retie..ted. now ..hint. on the areatn:
'l)4 the 51.w -, 1 , ..u51ea banner: Oh, long wily it
ware
rer the hon.l nt t ho free and the home of the brace!
rd :that 1.,,nd whar , rauntineh zwc,rt,
I ttal ihr h•tvue ni war and the battle eektuAon
A Inane t•vunlry,hali 11'.1 Ye 11.1141 tuere'r—
I he:r 1 .41094 11u1: 1 :41.1.1e4t 0:11 their fi.el luvt:itor.e
i.unutiqt,
retage could Pave the hirell nir R 11.1, 40 ,
Frptu t tie I,rrer of flight or the gloom nt th e Brat
And the at ar-.lFauilkti banner iu triumph loth
wave
tier t he tho ft , e and the home nithe truce.
the, Le it ever when fromon tlati stand
Liet iy evil their loved how es and ttio war's dot,o
-1at.,.8
Itle4t with vi , tory and pow e. way our Heaven
ro,uad land
Proi.o the er that hath made and preaerced
U. 11: , 11011
Then We Inure, 'whet' our cause it is just,
A lot thb ho our 11108 80. ** IN GOD 15 0. It TECRT:"
And the star-opatie;ed banner iu triumph Shall
xi' ,,
trtu• the 141111 Ofthy - f, o,‘ the hnr,le of t h e
bravo,
.1 iidge Wilkins now introduced to the
assembly His Excellency, Gov. Curtin,
who spoke substantially ne follows :
Fellutc hill. ns cti iVestern &maylea
nia—lt. is very pleasant to be here to-day.
To witne.s. vast an assemblage of the
people of this State at any time is a specta
cle not soon to he forgotteu—but when
such a multitude has collected to deliber
ate on the _ affairs of the government to
winch they are indebted for so many bless
ings it makes an occasion which all will
remember with feelings of pride. It is
pleasant to see your venerable President
using his efforts, at the close of a long
life, to put duwu the base attempt to de
stroy our government. To witness the
activity of this busy hive—to see the crop
now being cut and soon to fill the grana
ries of the State—to enter your houses
and see your smiling prosperity—save
those which have blood upon thethieehold
—one would not suppose that for fifteen
months we have been actively engaged in
a frightful civil war.
But this beneficent government has
stood the shock of two foreign wars, es it
now bears the shock of this traitorous at
tempt of 8.00). 1 .100 el its people ; yet I
am Cully confident that it will still bear.
aloft the emblem of its nationality, if the
public heart he moved.
Government is now a rope of sand, and
the constituted authorities have almost
fallen prostrate nein current events.
lint the President has learned that we are
now engaged in a war. lie and ins ad
visers must take the teachings of history
—that war means violence, and in war man
relapses into a state of barbarism ; life is
as nothing. and property is not respected.
If we take our enemv,'s property, we moat
use it against him. No successful war was
ever waged where a false chivalry respected
.the houses and the Property:of an enemy.
If we find an enemy,',* house or his horse,
thatholw /emus, that horseis onrs; thaw
crop in "Chi Shanandoah4alley 1s ours, and
!.• ulr.inta , ued for
, DtquaE!) pc,r
t!.c tu
4', it • f. • tiro, i. entn
; v 1 eteu
t A, to alto- plt•esurP, the
E.)10 4 afl•ty
hu•
I',
1 ~. ..~i i .. ~..
=tiMMI
r AP_ SPA NG.LE I; !lAN-
=IEEE
zitt....,01 the
re.t o! r.
t.: : .;t;t. that flag "N
wavp.
of I Lst• raVv?
we must use them to aid ; ill .' : 1771.:7 71
the Government. the beifificence of Wide :t
is attested by our prosperity when half a
million of our citizens, are in arms.
l'entis*aisla men are loyal men, -and
i n t he f a ce of everything that has been said
mid published it must beadmitted that the
campaign of the Peninsubi hai - been a fail
ure. In that army we bad tortitholizarfo
itten—tho3e who are dead we cannot help
—hut WO can succor the sick and wounded
—an&we lotvoi send help to those who yet
retard 11.
The time for recrimination is past—rho
time for political differences is gone, and
the time for patriotic action has come.. It
is your war and my war—for your children
and my children. It is useless for es to
speak of this oilicer or that. oflicer—this
general or that general. It is vain for the
government to act unless the people declare
that this government shall be maintained.
I care not Whose the fault has been ; we
must obliterate the past, and the people
of Pennsylvania must declare that the con
atiteted authorities shall he upheld.
IVe .have bad seventy-three years of al
most uninterrupted peace since this gov e
ernment was formed—seventy•thren years
of the blessings of freedom—seventy-three
dears of experience in civilization and un
exampled prosperity. This is a long time
to enjoy profound peace. Why should
we be exempt from the fate of 'Wiens?
A war is upon us and we are salted fite.
more troops to carry it on. Pennsylvania
has already given many men and touch
money in this cause. Some of her hest
blood has been spilled on tho battle-field.
From yonr own community some of your
brightest jewels have been torn—your
Black and your Rippey have been taken
away. Shall I speak of them and then
appeal to you to go down and help the I
men of your State still exposed to the
enemy ?
In this emergency the government has
asked us for twenty-one new regiments.
To secure the enlistment of enough men
to fill these regiments it was necessary for
us to follow the example of other States
and offer a bounty. I hesitated to call the ;
Legislature togetlier and I had no rou?:
to take money froth the trensury, .n call
the Legislature together would require Mar
to eight weeks and as to nob longer to ne
gotiate loan-. 1 could not call on the pen- I
pie to give money—and had. no power to
disburse it if furuished me. Wit . till the
light I could obtain I concluded to i-,“te a
proclamation and throw myself en the ~
heart 0! the people of Pennsylvania—and
now, unless the heart of our people heats
responsive to our government, that ~ 0 %-•
eminent can be made no stronger.
Thy: President and the people have
learned that this is war. Hoody. grim
visaged war. When the standard of revolt
was raised by the people of the South
they made theneielves liable to all the pen
shies of war. The time hat ~,d im when
the livea and property of traitors mesi be
eacriticed, without a proclamation irr.ai
any General. We need no Proclamation !
to enforce this—no lawyer to expound it.
Th. people have advanced this policy and
the government will carry it o ut . f or th e y
are hitt the x: - ..111.11tm of Ow i..:,1,1E,
FeIICAV ChiLtl9. 1 desire to . speak on an
other point. !' , lttce the i,,, gihn i n of t hi s
rehellion the traitors, haviag blasted their
souls with perjury, have kept their emissa
ries in foreign countries arid risked for in
tervention in their it-halt. When we took
two of their athil.estlors we gr,ve them
up. If they dc-.ire to intervene now it is
too late. It they wish to see the pluck of
this nation let the English lion show his
teeth now. Our Si!P. enact 15 girt with
fleets of iron ships, and if our twenty mil
tioes rive now we can protect ourselves
against their insolence.
While thousands of our heloved
are enduring the vicissitudes of war, in
camp had on the battle-field—while thou
! sands have died in defense of the Govern
;
:rent, an•l other thousands are going out
to aid those already iu the field, Rbrt have
dune, what sncri tice.s have w•- made?
I It will not. do fin• you to say that you have
given what you do not feel—you must give
uatil cost do feel. You must open your
basket told your store, and spend what
G u d has given you without stint.
It is no time now to falter, whet, we
have trembling in the balance the stability
t•f our government against the triumph of
rebellions tiv:!tion. in one case we will
have a division and dismemberment of our
beautiful States and in the other we will
proclaim this to be the strongest govern
ment ever instituted and transmit it unim
paired to our children and ,•nr ehildrens
children. I go to perform my duties in
my allotment in this great struggle and
leave you in the full confidence that. you
will pertorm yours.
At the conclusion of the Governor's
speech the band played the grand old air
of Hail Columbia and the words were
sung, in admirable style, by Prof. Warne
link and his choir, as follows:
HAIL, COLUMBIA !
lEEE
JOiLTH HOPKIN.OA
Rail. Columbia. happy land
Hail. ye herugo, beaven•born laud,
Who I*. .ught and bled in Freedom';
Who fought and bled in Freedom's cause,
AO, when the storm of war was gone,
Enjoyed the peace your valor won!
Let indepentletice be our beast,
Ever mindful what it etrot:
Ever grateful for the prize,
Let its altar reach the skies.
Firm. united let us be.
Rallying round our liberty
Asa hand of brotherojoined,
Peace and eafety we shall Ilud.
immortal patriots rise once more.
Defend your rightedefend your shore
Let no rode Ihe. art h Impious hand,
Let no rude foe, with impious hand,
Invade the shrine where sacred Iles
Of toil and blood the well-earned prize.
while airing peace, :Atmore and jn,t,
In lleaveu we ;dams a manly trust
That truth and Justice will prevail,
And every estrum of bondage
Firm, united. de.
Sound, sound the trump of fame !
Lot Washington's great name
Ring through the world with loud enPletile!
Ring through the world with loud aPPleuse
Let every clime to freedom dear
Lteten with e3o)fed ear !
With equal skill, with god-like power
He governs in the fearful hour
of horrid war or guides with ease
The happier time of honeet peace.
Firm, united, it.,
Behold the chief who now committal
Once more to serve his country stands.—
: The rock on which the storm will bear
The rock on whiel. the storm will beat :
ut.. armed in virtue. firm and txue,
je hopes are died on ` heaven and you.
hen hope was siuldn In diem aY., -
When gloom obaeured Columblea day.
11 is steady wind. from ehangei free,
Iteeolvnd on death or liberty.
11/10. united, &c.
Here Mr. Howe announced that the
crowd was so dense it would be impossible
for all the people to hear the speakers,
and the meeting would therefore divide
and listen to the speakers assigned to the
three other stands which had been pre
pared.
Robert Finney, Esq., Secretary of the
Executive Committee, now read the reso
lutions prepared by that body, as follows :
Resolved, That the hour of danger
which has come admonishes all the loyal
men of the Nation to rise np, and fully re
alizing that the future glory. and the per
petuity of the Republic are in jeopardy,
hasten to strengthen the National Govern
meat in resisting the daring assault which
his been madeupon Liberty, the Constitti
tion and the Union.
r Rejoiced. That the glorious achieve
' meats of the past, which adorn our history
as a /ration, and the signal triumphs, both
by land and by sea, which have shed such
recent lustre upon our arms, should arouse
in the people of Pennsylvania a spirit of
firm determination never to retire from
the contest until .the Rebel ConfederaCY
shall be crushed r iar Capitol taken,
as
armies scattered and the majority of the
Union,lllll it Was purchased by tt lood of
the Resolution_ s=hin inserter' n. the
States now disloyal and Alish°T
Rooked, That the higher envy
has arisen for a more deter got-
Mil and idrellive'sefort to vet
throw all du* be arms ar :or=
sneuessalwriolidlanaosait
the consdaned antheatily . a tai I
4 energetic employment of all the means
to and to conic within their control, to
Itshomsoever thee may belong, in a manner
Consistent with humanity and the usages Of
civilized netione, to crush out at once and
forever dm Rebellion, and re-establish
throughout the land the authority of the
Constitution. .
Resolved, That ia boldly pressing upon
the enemy for victory in a cause so just,
the apprehended danger of foreign inter.
vention should quicken the tread of our
armies to the sceue of conflict, and prompt
lour Levy to new deeds, othoroistmand
nown, that this bloodrieitili ninFreign of
terror.may , sommefteLatedAleatgeet the na
tions which have conspirednit - tube traitors
-for our ride, shall be taught - irollirtiropean
power can ever, upon the soil onhis Re
public, plant its flag of despotism or break
down the spirit of hbetly eltiotkiivea in the
bosom of a race of freethen.
llceohmeef. That we, a portion of the pee.
pie of Pennsylvania, loving . our whole
country. and cherishing the belief that its
preservation 1"rom the grasp of violeuce is
near at band, hereby pledge to the Niational
ooteruntent OUT unwavering,fifpp or t in
furnishing men end money to quell the
rebellion: and we most earnestly implore
his Ex relief/eye the President of United
strifes, his minister and'udvisers, speedily
to asseil the enemy, seize_ his place of
-strength. strip him of!whaterer may be
employed to retard the :trittmoh of our
arms, and resolutely and with unflinching
energy wage war fur victory over treason.
.11eseheet. Thai ,imir vontidence in • the
Pri,kni 1:1 the United States is not only
unimpsmired, but hourly increasvd, by the
boldtees- and wisilem with whits: he han
dles ele-el and perplexing questions of
State insopara hie from the present peril
ous condition 0: the country.
' Resolve'. Excellency A. 0. Cur
tin, I le reciter of our Commonwealth, de
serves, andeie herel.y.tee44o,the gratitude
of I his metiTilie, for the vrgorous and
correct discharge of the highly responsible
duties devolving upon _him in placing the
State in the vet ,, front rank: ot the defend
ers ut the Union. for his neermasiug care of
1 our noble men who are in their country's
service, and for his well planned measures
for the comfort of the sick and disabled,
and that these humane exertions will here
after brighten the page.; of our history, and
; cover his name with`itotior.
liadral. That oursorrow at the loss of
those who have limlleu iii battle, the sad re
cital of the sufferings of the sick, the
patter of tite wounded, and the privatious
of time captive, should. appeal to every man
to Mil with all his strength to terminate.
the horrors of a war which has filled the
land with lamentation and mourning.
Rest:lced, That to enable our, glorious
old Commonwealth promptly to place iu
the field her quota oe men, it is expedient,
to raise by tmuseription among vur own
people such aunts cmfmuney as will be re.
quired tic a bounty to each patriotic ea:.
zen who will volunteer to serve in the
mealy of the United States, lather than
have the Exeeutive resort to the slow pro
cess of convening the Legislature to make
an appropriation out or the - public trea
sury for that purpose.
Rt.:ay-ea, That a bounty 'of $5O 00
should, in the opinion of this meeting, be
paid to each able-bodied citizen who will
' volunteer to serve as part of the quota of
Peunsylvania ie the army of the United
States ( nine monthe, under the receut
proclamation of the President,) and that.
all who -cannot serve their country in the
field, should freely centribute of their
means to sustain our rause.
Resolved. That to raise the necessary
funds for paying these volunteers, and to
' secure for all who are willing to take up
arm:: every attention which can promote
personal con:fori while companies are be-
Oermed, preparatory to taking the
fielmi, - ailmi to remitter such neemistuuce as may
be necessary to enable the etdisted men to
be consulted as fm, the officers Who may be
eleceit in eommand over them, Massa-.
Thomas It. Howe, Thomas Bakewell,
James Park, Jr., (leorge . Cass,
Isaac Jones, L. F. Jones, Willi am s.
Nimirk, (Jim Harper, Thomas S. Blair,
P. C. Shannou. John if:- Shurnbemler,
and James B. Murray be a, committee, with
power to add to their number, uud till va.
saucier ; whose duty it shall be immediate.
ly to undertake the purposee:of their ap.
pointment, and that they solicit subbed?.
dons within the two cities and the vicinity,
and disburse the same in hounties, and mu
such other manner as will promote enliet
mente.
Revolved, That the citizens of the cone
ty be m - sl. eirrne,tly requested to cull
meetings of the people in the differ
ent. townships and beroughs, without
delay, to co-operate with said com
mittee- and tad in. raising inoue4 for
the early enlistment. of the amen to be
furnished by the county, so that cur ardor
and alacrity in now coming up to the crisis
shall he worthy of imitation by sister coun-
t ies in Western Pennsylvnniajund 511fitalla
the reputation we hare mmtready acquired
in nobly puttics : into the field a large and
effective three.
Re.simiezil, That it is advisable that
public meetings' be called without delay
throughout the several cities and counties
of this broad Commonwealth, to stir the
people to, action, infuse into them new
energy in the cause we are nobly fighting
to sustain, and to convince them of the
necessity of a more active prosecution of
the war in defense of the Conatitution Bud
gsvernmont, and the propriety of raising
the required bounty7notic4fo'r volunteer.
soldiers and the necessary 'funds for the
rnaintainance of their fatuities during their
absence.
Res°lred, That we earnestly urge upon
the citizens of every county in the Com•
monwealth to delay not a moment, or for
any . cause, to furnish the number of men
assigned to each county by the Governor.
The institutions under which we live ere
now in-the balance, and the manner in
which we act now to preserve them will
determine perhaps forever their value.
On motion,_ the resolutions, as road,
were unanimously adopted.
Judge Wilkins now ruse and introducer
to the meeting lion. W. F. Johnston,
whom he mentioned as a boy in compuri•
son with himself.
Ile delivered an ati4reps, of which we
Can only give an abstraCt :
This war, he said. Willtoersonal one,
which comes borne to the fireside of every
MM. Its °Ejects are the maintenance ut
the Union and the preservation of tlm
Constitution — itisteed.tyrth many sacri.
Sees by those who 'e abliihed'Oue and made
the other. Shall this eegon—this govern.
went—this Constitution-As surrendered'.'
Never, so help us God! We have sworn
upon the altar of ouxconntry that this ea
twit shall never he diatualmihered, this gov
ernment tieitrhied; Constitution
o v erihrlied:.bkverialsorn this from
our infancy feeling iMour heart of hearts
that if they;are cirertkihivii•t ve can never
establiskaunilar insiitailons for the got.
ernment ofinan. -
A littlemore thaitaftarago we enjoyed
uninterrupted rumen luid- prosperity and
" the voice of the turtle was heard in-the
land." Certain parties , - , he did not mean
political_orgunizations—determined to
overthrow. this government. It was a plot
of thirty years' standing. They deter•
mined first to everidsmat i ptolitical parties,
by educating the people of 'One section to
hate those of the outer. They left no
stone unturned ti. acpotniil4,l2 their eud—
and finally to - oh np aruls akainst the gov
eminent which .11nd - always fostered aid
protected theuidesigning to establish on
its ruins a government for the benefit of a
privileged clam:
We non hare these wen , to light. and to
whom. shell the destinies this couutty
be, _goaded They must bo given iu
charge to di e . people, without regard to
caste, positiog i sAtlur,or FoWition. If
desire ; to maintain our rtt'ititutions
muist, tltent 'into th 3 glkulhooshift
the let 011,111ebt il lraggple. Un Lek
eillirerd to t arty.
.2 milder ut the asal