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CLEABFIELD, PA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1864.
VOL. 10.-NO. 51.
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THE SOLDIEB'8 TEAES,
I'pon tbe bill he turned
To tnkea last fond look
Ol the valley and the village church,
Ami the cottage by tbe brook;
IIo listened to the ouiid4,
S familiar to his ear;
And the soldier leaned .upon his word
Ami brushed away a tear.
IJesi ie the cottage porch
A girl was on her knees.
Hie held aloft a gnow-scarf
. Which fiuttereu in the breeze;
hc breathed graver lor him
A prayer he could not hear
l!ut be paused to bless ber as sbo knelt,
Ami wiped away a tear.
)lv trrned and left the spot-
Ktit do not derm bim weak.
J'or dauntless was the soldier's heart,
Though Ipar were on his cheek.
ii walch the loreuioft rank
In danger' dark career
lie ?ure ihe band ino.-t daring there
liar nipeJaway a tear
GOVEKNOE'S MESSAGE.
I'jXM'I'TIVK ClIAMI'KK.
HaRIUSI',1 KG, August V, 1M'4. J
Tn the fr-nltt: and Hitiif of J'rprr.teittatict.l
uf (lie ('oiiiinomrenlth oj Jriuistic" n id .
Gentlemen : I have called you together
in advance of your n Jjotirned session, tor tht:
purpose of t;king some action for the de
fence of" the Stale, From tlic comijience
inent of the present VcLellion, Pennsylvania
lias done her whole duty to the ( loverrmient.
Lying as her southern counties do, in t lie
immediate vicinity of the horder, and thus
expoved to Midden invasion, a selfish policy
would have led her to retain a sufficient part
of her military force for Iter own defence.
In .- doing, she would have failed in her du
ty to the whole country. .Not only would
her men have been withheld from the field
of general operations, but the loans and fax
aiioii which would have become necessary,
would have to a large extent diminished the
ability of hev people to comply with the pe
cuniary demands of the United States. She
would also have necessarily interfered with
and hampered all tl e military action of the
Io eminent and made lieielf to some ex
tent, responsible for any failures anl short
comings that may have occurred. Tn pur
suance of the pohcy thus deliberately adopt
ed, (his State lias steadily devoted her men
to the general service. From the l.eginninir
hi.. has always been anion.!! the first to
.-pond tu the calls of the United States, as
U shown by her history from the three
month's men and the Jteerve Corps to the
present moment. Thui faithfully fullilling
all her own obligations, she l:a- a rii' ht t i
be defended, by the National force, as part
of a common country. Any other view
would be absurd and unjust. She of course
cannot complain when she suffers by the
necessary contingencies of war. 1 he reflec
tions that have in too many carters been
made upon the people of her southern conn
tirs are most unfounded. They were inva
ded in J 8-l?. when a Union army much su
peiior to any force oi the rebels, (and on
which they had of eour.-e a right to rely,)
was lying in their immediate vicinity and
north of the 1'otomae. They were again in
aiicdhi l.Si'io, after the defeat of the U
nion forces under Mihoy, at Winchester,
and they have again suffered in 1801, after
t lie defeat of the Union forces under Crook
and Averill. How could an agricultural
people in an open country be expected to
rise suddenly and beat back hostile force
which had defeated organized veteran ar
luies of the floverniiieiit ?
it is of couree expected that tbe iuhabi
nnt of an invaded c mntry will do what is
in their power to resist, the invaders, and
the facts hereinafter stated will show, I
tliink. that the people of these counties
have not failed in this duty. Il Pennsylva
nia, by reason of her geographical position,
ha required to be defended by the national
force, it has only been against the common
niMiiy. It has never been necessary to
weaken the army i:i the field, by lending
heavy detachments of etorans tc save her
cities from being devastated by small bands
of lullians, composed of their own inhabi
tantr. Nor have her people been disposed
t ;-necr at the great masses of hw-abidiitg
eitizens in any other State who have requir-
'! such protection. Vet wh.'ii a brutal en
i uiy. pursuing a defeated body of" Union
1'iox's, crosses our lorder and burns a de
f'nrdess town, this horrid barbarity. instead
f tiring the hearts of ail the people of our
tin m ; n country, is actually in some rjuar
'rs made the occasion of mocks and gibes
in the unfortunate sufferers, thousands of
v'li.'in have been rendered houseless. And
tlivse heartless scoffs proceed from the very
)' ii a who. whon ihe State authorities, lore
M'' in-' the danger were taking jtrecautionary
I'ltamies, ridiculed the idea of there being
a"y dinger, sneered at the exertions to pre
l':l'e for meeting it, and succeeded to some
extent b) thwarting their efforts to raise
l"i' cs. The-e men are themselves morally
responsible fur the calamity over which they
now chuckle and rub th ir hands.
It might have been hoped nay, we La 1
'i?ht to expect that the people of the
yal States engaged in a common efiort to
pr-crve their (Jovernnient and ail that is
"ear to freemen, would , have forgotten, at
-ast for the time, their wretched local jeal
iiMcs, and sympathized with all their loy
al fellow-citizens, wdierever resident in the
pi'i-rs of our common country. It should
' iciiieiubered that the original source of
'w pitM'fit rebellion was in buch jealousies
neinlrl2l,,j r,,r wiete,! purposes by tinscru-
f'UtoiH politicians. The men "who for any
rirpose n,)W continue to encourage them,
'''(fil.t to bo held as public enemies enemies
'i our Lnion and our peace, and should be
reatc-i a3 such. Common feelings com-iympathies-are
the necessary founda-
''J'i of a common free Government.
am proud to say that the people of
Pennsylvania feel every blow at any of Iter
sister States, as an assault upon themselves,
and giro to them all that hearty good will,
the expression of which is sometimes more
important under the infliction of calamity
than mere material aid.
It. is unnecessary to refer to the approach
of the rebel army up the Shenandoah
Valley on the third day ot July last to the
defeat of Gen. Wallace on the Monoeacv,
their approach to and the threatening of the
Canit il. or to their destruction of property
3nd pillage of the counties of Maryland ly
ing on th 3 border. These events have pass
ed into history and the responsibilities will
be settled by the judgment of the people.
At that time, a call was made upon Penn
sylvania for volunteers to be mustered into
the service of the United States and "to
serve for one hundred days in the States of
Pennsylvania and Maryland and at Wash
ington and its vicinity." Notwithstanding
the embarrassments which complicated the
orders for their organization and muster.six
regiments were enlisted and organized and
a battallioii of six" companies. Tlie regi
ments were withdrawn from the State, the
last leaving the 20th of July.
1 desired that at least part of this force
should be confined in their service to the.
States of Pennsylvania and Maryland, and
made such an application to the War De
partment, us the proposition did not meet
their approbation it was rejected and the gen
eral order changed to include the States
named and Washington and its vicinity.
No part of the rebel army at that time
had come within the State. The people of
the Ixndur ;ouuties were warned and remov
ed their stock, and at Chambersbur.g and
York were organized and armed for their
ow n protection. 1 was not officially inform
ed of the movements of the Fedeial armies
and of course not of the strategy of their
commanders, but it was stated in the news
papers that the rebel army was closely pur
sued after it had crossed the Potomac and.
was retiring up the Valley of the She.w.iloah.
Repeated successes of our troops were also
announced and the people of this State had
jus' cause to believe that quite sufficient
Federal force had been thrown forward for
its protection upon the line of the Potomac.
On Friday, the L'Oth of July, the rebel
brigades of Johnston and MeCausland, con
sisting of from 2,oi)( to 3,000 mounted men
with six guns, crossed the Potomac at Clear
Spi ing Ford. They commenced crossing at
10 clock, a. m.. ami marc tied directly on
Merecrsburg. There were but 4.3 men pick
eted in that direction, tinder the command
(d Lieutenant M'Lcan. U. S. A., and as
the enemy succeeded in cutting the Tele
graph communication, which from that
point had 10 pass west, by way of Hedford,
no information could be sent to (J en. Couch,
by telegraph, who was then at Chambers
burg. Tbe head of this column reached
Cliambersburg at three o'clock, a. m., on
Saturday the .'1'ith.
The rob d brigades of Vaughn and Jack
son, numbering about ;i.O')0 mounted men,
cr issed the Potomac at about the same time,
at or near Williamspnrt part of the com
mand advanced on ilagvrstown the main
body moved on the road leading from Wii
liamspoit to Groeneastle. Another rebel
column of infantry and artillery crossed the
Potomac simultaneously at Shcppardslown,
and moved towards Leitersbuig. Gen. Av
erill, who commanded a force reduced to a
bout 2. (KM men, was at Ilagcrstown, and
being threatened in front by Vaughn and
Jackson, on his" rightly M'Causland and
Johnston, who abo threatei.ed his rear,and
on his li ft by the column which crossed at
Slijppardsfu'.vn, he therefore fell back upon
G reel icast ie.
Gen. Averill, is understood, wras under
the orders of Gen. Hunter, but was kept as
fully advised by Gen. Couch as was possible,
of the enemy's movements on his right and
to his rear. (Jen. Couch was in Chauibers
burg. when; his entire force consisted of GO
iufuntry, 4 cavalry, and a section of a bat
tery of artillery, in ail. less than loOmen.
The six companies of men enlisted for one
hundred days remaining in the State.and two
companies of cavalry ha 1. uuderorders from
Washington, (as I am unofficially informed, )
joined General Averill. The town of Chuui
beifburg was held tin till day-light, by the
small force utiior General Couch, during
which time the Government stores and train
wen; saved. Two. batteries were then plan
ted !;y the enemy commanding tbe towu.
and it was invested by the whole command
of J .unison and M'Causland. At 7 o'clock,
a. .m. , six companies of dismounted men,
eom.mmde 1 by Sweeny, entered the town,
followed by mounted men under Gilmore.
The main force was in line of battle a de
mand was made for 1 ' ,000 dollars, in gold,
or .Vhi.ooodollar-i in Government funds, as
ransom, and a number ot citizens were ar
retted and held as hostages for its payment.
No cifer of money was made by the citizens
of the town, and even i they had any inten
tion of paying a ransom, no time was allow
ed, as the rebels commenced immediately ti
burn and pillage the town, disregarding the
appeals of women and children, the aged
and infirm, and even the bodies of the dead
were not protected from their brutality. It
would have been vain for all the citizens of
the town, if armed, to have attempted in
count ction with General Couch's small force,
to defend it. General Couch withdrew his
command, and did not himself leave until
the enemy were aectually in the town. Gen.
A verill's command being within nine miles
of Chanil-ersburg, it was hoped would ar
rive in time to save the town, and efforts
were made during the night to communicate
with liini. In the mean time, the small
fo:ce of General Conch held the enemy at
bav. General Averill inarched on Cham
bei'sbvrg, but did not arrive until after the
town was burned and the enemy had retired.
IIo pursued and overtook them at M'Con
ncllshiirg, iu Fulton county; in time to save
thatpace from pillage and destruction. He
promptly engaged aud defeated them driving 1
I them to Hancock and across the Potomac.
! 1 commend the houseless and ruined peo
; pie of Chambersburg to the liberal Inmevc-
Ijrice of the Legislature, and suggest that a
suitable appropriation be made for their re
lief, biimlar charity has been heretotor
exercised in the case of an accidental and
destructive fire at Pittsburg, and 1 cannot
doubt the disposition of the Legislature on
the present occasion.
On the fifth day of this month a largo
rebel army was in Maryland and at various
points on the Potomac as far west as New
Creek, and as there was no adequate force
within the State I deemed it my duty on
that day to call for Thirty Thousand Volun
teer Militia, for domestic protection. They
will lie armed, transported and supplied by
the United States, but, as no provision is
made for th.ir payment, it will unnecessary,
should you approve ui3r action, to make an
appropriation for that purpose.
Feeling it to be the duty of the General
Government to afford full protection to the
people of Pennsylvania and Maryland by
the defence of the line of the Potomac, I
united with Governor llradford in the fol
lowing letter to the President, dated July
21st, A. l. ly4 :
State of Maryland, Exk -i:tive Dk- )
pautmkxt, Annapolis, July 21, LSG4. )
His Excellency, Ai'.kaiiam Lincoln, Presi
dent of the Lnited States
Sm : The repeated raids across the Poto
mac river made by portions of the rebel ar
my, and the extent of the damage they have
succeeded so frequently in infiictm.g, have
most injuriously affected the people of 3Iary
land and Pennsylvania, iu the neighborhood
of that river, and many of them, it is be
lieved, as the only security against such los
ses in the future are seriouiy considering the
propriety of abandoning their present homes
and seeking safety at the North.
It seems to us that not merely in this
sectional aspect of the case, but in its na
tional relations, the security of this border
line between the loyal and rebellious States
is an object justifying and requiring a dis
position of a portion of the National force
with an especial view to its defence. The
Potomac liivcr can only be crossed in its
ordinary State of water at some live or six
fords, and we propose to enlist from ourrc
pective states a volunteer force that shall
be sufficient with the aid of the fortifications
which the force itself can speedily construct,
to effectually guard t hem ail.
We ask the Government that the recruits
so raised shall be credited to the quotas of
our several States on the call last made. and
be armed, equipped and supplied as other
volunteers m the service.
We are aware that as ii general rule well
founded objections exist to the enlistment of
a force to be exclusively used for home or
local defence, but we regard such a service
as we now suggest as an exceptional cae,
and the complete protection of this part of our
frontier as of admitted national importance.
Soon after the outbreak of this rebellion
the importance of a special defence of the
region bordering on the upper Potomac was
recognized by the Government, and the
Hon. Francis Thomas of Maryland was au
thorized by it to raise three regiments with
a view to the protection of the counties on
either side of that river. These regiments
were raised but the subsequent exigencies
of the service required their employment
elsewhere, and they therefore afford at pres
ent no particular security to that region be
yond other troops in tlufservice.
The necessity, as we think, for some such
peculiar provision nas now l-eeome so
obvious that wc would, with great respect,
feat most earnestly urm upon Your Excel
lency the expediency of acceding to the sug
gestions we have made, and we M ill immedi
ately ?et about raising the forces required,
and we have no doubt they will be prompt
ly procured.
We have the honor to be, with great rc
fcpeet, your obedient servants
A. W. Bradford,
A. G. Crn-fiN.
The following letter from the Assistant
Adjutant General, dated August 1st, A. D.
SG4, is the only reply received by n;e up to
this time :
War Detaittm knt, J
Ap.ktant General's Office.
Washington, I. C, August 1st, 18(54. )
His Excellency, the Governor of Pennsylva
nia, Ilarrisburg, Penn'a :
Silt : I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of the joint letter from yourself
and the Governor of Maryland, dated July
lst, 1S04. asking authorit' to raise a vol
unteer force in your respective States, to be
exclusively used for home or local defence,
and for guarding the fords of the Potomac.
In reply, I am directed by the Secretary
of War to inform you that the proposition
has been fully considered, and that the au
thority asked for cannot be granted.
In this connection please see the act of
Congress,-approved February 13 1SG2, as
promulgated in General Orders No. 15, se
ries of 1SG2, from this office.
I have the honor to remain, sir, Very
reflectively, Your obedient servant,
Thomas M. Vincent,
Asistant Adjutant General.
Me.I. Sinu'htrhtterseiit Jlis Excellency,
the Governor of Maryht,ul, thi.t data.
JJow the reason given for the refusal to
act on this proposition, can be made con
sistant with the enlistment of men for one
hundred days, to serve in Pennsylvania,
Maryland and at Washington and vicinity,
it is hard to perceive.
On the suggestion made by citizens of
the border counties, the following commu
nication dated 22d July, 1864, was made by
Major Gen. Couch to the Secretary or
War: (Copy.)
Headquarters, Dep't Si squeuanna, I
Harrisburg, Pa., July 22, 1864. )
Hon. Edwin M. Stanton Sect, of War
Sik : --During the recent raid into Ma"
ryland, the citizens of Chambersburg turn
ed out with a determination to stand by the
few soldiers present, and hold the town a-
gamst it. 500 citizens of lork, irrespec
tive of party, volunteered, were armed, and
went down to the Northern Central railroad
to guard the bridges or hold their town.
This is stated in order to show you that the
''border citizens" arc beginning to realize
that by united action they have the strength
to protect themselves against an ordinary
raiding party. Enclosed, I invite your at
tention to a letter addressed to the Govern
or, together with his endorsement upon the
subject of forming a special corps from the
six border counties most exposed, If 10,
000 men vau thus be organized, its exis
tence would be a protection and give con
fidence. I am informed that the general sentiment
of the people in question is in favor of some
thing being done at once, and as a military
measure, think it will be of essential ser
vice to the General Government, and re
commend that the War Department en
courage the movement by authorizing the
loan or issue of uniforms, provided the law
in question is enacted.
It is believed that the new militia lajv of
thisSta'e will p. itctieally prove of no value,
excepting that an enrollment will probably
be made.
I am sir, Very respectfully, Your obedi
ent servant, . N. Corcn.
Major General Comd'g Dept.
Headquarters, Dep't Stsqi ehanna,
llAKRisBi:R;Aug. 4, 18G4. j
A true copy respectfully f mushed for the
information of His Excellency Governor A.
G. Curtin. Jno. S. Sciici.tze,
Assistant Adjutant General.
On the same day I approved in writing
of the propositions-:, aud expressed my o
pinion that the legislature would pa?s an
act iu accordance with it at its adjourned
session on the 2-'d of August. I am furn
ished with an official copy of the folio ling
repy, dated August 1, Jm4, to the propo
sition of Gen. Couch. (Copy.)
War Dep't. Ajt. General's Office,
Washington, D. C, Aug. 1, 1SG4. )
Major General D. N. Cot cu,
Commanding, &c, Harrisburg, Pa.
Gen : 1 have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of the 22d of July,
relative to the United States providing un
iforms for a "Special Corps" of militia from
certain border counties of Pennsylvania.
In reply, 1 am directed to inform j'ou
that the subject has been carefully consider
ed by the Secretary of War, who cannot
sanction the issue of the clothing in ques
tion. I am, General, Very respectfully, Your
obedient servant. "Thomas M. Vincent,
Assistant Adjutant General.
Headquarters Dep't St squehana, )
IIarrisui ro, August Gth, IS'J4. j
A true copy respectfully furnished for the
information of His Excellency, Governor
A. G. Curtin. John S. Sciici.tze,
Assistant Adjutant General,
In each of the three years.' 18G2, 1SG3 and
I SG J, it has been found necessary to call the
Sr-ute militia for the defence o:' the State,
iiiil this lias been done Willi the assent
and assistance of the General Government.
From the want of organization, we have
been obliged to rely exclusively on the vol
unteer militia, and with few exceptions to
organize them anew for each occasion. This
ias caused confusion and a loss ot valuable
time, and has resulted in sending to the
field (Kidies of men in a great measure un
disciplined. The miiitia bill passed at the
last session is I think for ordinary times the
best militia law we have ever had, but un
der the exisitng extraordinary circumstances
it seems to require modifications. I suggest
that the assessors be diiected to make an
immediate enrollment, classifying the mili
tia :is may be thought best ; that the officers
be appointed by the Governor, on the re
commendation, approved by him, of a ltoard
of examination, composed of three Major
Generals for each division, of whom the
Major General of the division shall be one,
the other two to be designated by the Gov
ernor, from adjoining divisions, or in such
other mode as the Legislature uiay think
fit ; that in all cases the officers shall be se
lected by preference from officers and nun
who have been in service, and shall have
been honorably discharged by the United
States, and that effectual provision be made
for drafting the miiitia when required. The
recommandation in regard to appointments
is made to avoid t!i3 angry dissensions, and,
too often, political jealousies which divide
militar organizations by the election of offi
cers, and to secure the services of th ; most
deserving and competent men.
The election of officers in the volunteer
forces in the field has been found to be inju
rious to the service, while promotions by se
niority, and appointments of meritorious pri
vates has produced harmony and stimulated
to faithfulness. In the enlistments of new
organizations the plan adopted of granting
authority to officers to recruit companies has
been found to be the best policy. I also
recommend that the Governor be authorized
to form (either by the acceptance of volun
teers or by draft in such parts of the State
as he may deem expedient) a special, corps
of militia to consist in due proportion of
Cavalry, Artillery and Infantry, to be kept
up to the full number of fifteen regiments
to be styled "Minute men." who shall be
sworn and mustered into the sendee of the
State for three years who shall assemble
for drill at such times and places as he may
direct, who shall be clothed, armed and
equipped by the State,and paid when assem
bled for drill or called into (service, and who
shall at all times be liable to be called into
immediate service for thedefence of the State
independently of the remainder of the
militia. . ;
As this force would be subject to sudden
calls, the larger part of it should be orga-.
nized in the counties lying on our extreme
lorder, and as the people of these counties
have more personal interest in their protec
tion, the recommendation is made to author
ize ihe Governor to designate the parts of the
State in which it should be raised and to
save the time and expense of transporting
troops from remote parts of the State and
the subsistence and pay in going to from
the border.
A body of men so organized, will, it is le
lieved, Ije effective to prevent raids and in
cursions. The expenses of clothing, arming
and equipping such a force cannot be cor
rectly ascertained, but the Quartermaster
General has been directed to make approxi
mate estimates for your information, which
will be independent of pay and subsistence.
The State should provide at least six four
gun batteries of field artillery with all the
modern improvements.
The suggestion has been frequently made
by unreflecting persons that the State should
raise a force and keep it permanently in the
field for her defence. Apart from other
considerations, it is observed that the ex
penses of such a measure would be quite
beyond the persent ability of the State.
To raise and maintain an army of fifteen
regiments would involve an annual expendi
ture of more than fifteen millions of dollars,
and any smaller force would be inadequate.
Tbe plan which 1 have above proposed
would, I think, give to the State efficient
protection, and if the Legislature should
think fit to adopt it, the expense can be
readily provided for by loan or otherwise.
Having an organized force under the con
trol of the authorities of the State, and mus
tered into service for domestic protection, we
would not, as heretofore, lose time in arrang
ing for transportation and supplies with the
V .. .: i i ' i i . l
ttiionai jovemiiiein., wueu it oeeame ne
cessary to call it into the field. When thor
oughly organized, it .should be in all its ap
pointments an army which could be increas
ed by draft made from our enrolled and clas
sified citizens.
The plan which I have above suggested is
the result of reflection and experience which
I have had during the la-t three years, and
I have felt it to be my duty to submit it for
your consideration. Of the purpose of pro
viding' for the effectual defence of the State,
1 of course cannot doubt your approval. If
the Legislature should prefer the adoption
of any other plan more efficient, and eco
nomical, than the one which I have herein
proposed, it will give me pleasure to co-operate
heartily in carrying it into effect.
In accordance with the act of May 4, 1SG4,
I have appointed for the Eastern Armies
Col. F. Jordan as Agent at Washington,
and Lieut. Col. James Giliiiand as Assis
tant Agent at that place : and also for the
South Western Armies Lieut. Col. James
Chamberliu as Agent at Nashville. These
Agents are now actively engaged in the per
formance ot their duties, and it is desirable
that our people should be aware that a part
of them consists in the gratuitous collection
of all claims by Pennsylvania volunteers or
their legal representatives iu the State and
National Governments. Volunteers having
claims on either ot these governments, can
have them c jllejtelolir ;a;n thsa a-p r.i
without expense, and thus be rescued from
the extortions to which it is feared they have
sometimes heretofore been subjected. Hav
ing received information from the agents of
the State that our sick and wounded were
suffering greatly from the wants of comforts
and even necessaries, I have been recently
compelled to call on the people to contribute
supplies mainly in kind for their relief, and
it gives me pleasure to say that this appeal
has been cheerfully responded to, as have
been ad my former appeal.- to the same end.
It seems impossible to exaust the liberal
ity of our generous people when the well
being of our brave voluuteers is in question.
In my special message of 30th April last, I
stated the circumstances attending the ad
vance by banks and other corporations, of
funds for the payment of the militia called
out iu LSG3. In consequence the Legisla
ture passed the act of 4th May, 1SG4, au
thorizing a loan for the purpose of refund
ing, with interest, the amount thus advan
ced, in case Congress should fail to make
the necessary appropriation at its then cur
rent session. I regret to say that Congress
adjourned without making such appropri
ation. The balance in the Teasury being found
sufficient to re-iaiburse the funds so advan
ced, without unduly diminishing the Sink
ing Fund, I have deemed it advisable not to
advertise for proposals for the loan, and re
commend the passage of an act directing the
payment to be made out of the moneys in
the Treasury.
As theomis-ion of Congress to act on this
subject involved an unprecedented disregard
of the good faith of the National authorities,
I recommend that the Legislature takemea
sures for procuring an appropriation at the
next session of Congress.
The Revenue Bill passed at the last ses
sion has been found to be defective in sever
al points.and I recommend a careful and im
mediate revision of it.
The Bounty Bill passed at the last session is
found to be defective and unjust in many of its
provisions, and from the manner in which it
is administered in some parts of the State,
oppressive on the people. I therefore re
commend a careful revision of it.
As the present session has been called for
the consideration of matters of vital public
importance, I commend them to your earnest
and exclusive attention. A. G. Clutin.
Fanny Fern," who ought to know, says,
speaking of cotton : The ladies, as we all
know, owe something of their angelic sym
metry to the pure and delicate Southern sta
ple. Of all the products of the earth it is
nearest to their hearts'. i
, . The Russian Government has concluded
a contract for the building of a railroad be
tween Moscow and Sebastopol.
A'Case for the Cold "Water-Oure.-Doctor
Bull "Are you subject to these
attacks?"
Captain Se-iiiines "No, Doctor ; this is
the first of the kind. The fact is, hereto
fore 1 have been very careful toe void expo
sure to anything which might produce tho
slightest reaction."
Doctor Bull "But, about this affair;
how did it come ou?"
Captain Semuics "Well, first I experi
enced a sort of shooting in tho hide, aecoiii-,
panied by Symptoms of Collapse, followed
by a General Sinking, and a kind of Swim
ming Sensation."
Doctor Bull "Yes, yes exactly ? I
think 1 had slight symptoms of the disorder
mysell some years ago. It is known among
the profession as Yankeiphobia, for which
spirit of Cave in is frequently used ; but in
your case, 1 should reconimeiid building up
a little iron, and sa forth. However l
will fix you up something which wi,ll make
a man of you in no time." -JJarpcr't
Weti ly.
The Dcxkard Oil Region. The recent
discovery of petroleum in Green and Fay
ette counties has caused no little excitement
in those localities, and owners of land in the
vicinity of theoil territory areappraising their
property at handsome figures. A corres
pondent, who recently visited those counties,
remarks that after travassing tho rugged
hills in various portions of the counties,
there seemed to be no very great encourage
ment to the oil hunter until he began to
near what is known as the "Dunkard Oil
Region." The resemblance this section of
country lears to the Venango oil region is bo
marked that one would almost imagine him
self in the centre of an oildom on his arrival.
Dunkard Creek is a stream about the size
of Oil creeks and seek an outlet through a
more rugged and hilly (if possible) country.
"We travelled some fifteen miles up the
creek, carefully examining the various sites,
and from our own experience in the Venan
go, Kanawha, and other oil regions, we are
fully satisfied that the Dunkard will rrove
as rich if not the richest territory yet dis
covered. There have been but few wells
sunk any depth as yet each yielding a good
supply of oil. The largest well on theSIa
ple's tract is pumping from sixty to eighty
barrels per day, aud, with proper manage
ment aud constant, pumping doubtless would
yield one hundred barrels per day. For lu
bricating purposes the Dunkard oil is con
sidered superior to any yet in use. A suffi
cient quantity of salt water is pumped from
those wells in operating to make a nice con
sideration for capitalists in the absence of
oil. Companies are rapidly forming, and
operations are being commenced at various
points for miles up the creek, and we feel
like congratulating the peopleof Greene coun
ty for their greasy prospect in the future."
An Eggs-traordinauy Chicken Story.-
-A. New Ilaveu paper t-dls of a large egg,
laid by a respectable he.-i in Milford, that
had another egg, complete, shell and all,
within it. We have another egg story, re
lated to us as a literal fact if you don t le
lieve it that's none of our business. A lady
went to a store, not far from the corner of
Oak and Park street, in this city, the other
evening, and bought a dozen of egrgs, car
ried them home, and put them in lier but
tery. In the morning some of the eggs
had disapjieared. Looking a little farther,
she found Jive chUJ;ens hatched out during
the itifht ! It was certainly hot enough to
hatch.chickens almost anywhere a few nights
since. Hartford JWss.
PorrLAR Definitions. What is Fash
ion ? Dinners at midnight, and headaches
in the morning. What is wit? That pe
culiar kind of talk that leads to pulling n
ses and broken heads. What is joy ? To
count your money, and find it a hundred
pounds more than you expect. AVhatis
knowledge? To be away from home when
people come to borrow books and umbrellas.
What is contentment? To sit in the house
and see others stick in the mud. .
A Now York merchant has discovere'd
that his income for 163 was $10,000 more
than he expected and reported, and has
Avriten to the revenue collector to have the
correction made. An honest man in New
York ! '
While the Declaration of Independency
was being read at Hartford, Conn., on Mon
day, a by standor said to another: "Pretty
good thing that, aint it! Too much of tho
! nigger about it, though."
When that period arrives in which men
care as much for intellectual food as they do
for intoxicating stimulents, the newspapers
will become jiopular, printers grow fat, arfd
editors have a holiday. ' ,
The wise aud active conquer difficulties,
by daring to attempt them ; sloth and folly
shiver and shrink at sight of toil and Inw
ard, and make the impossibility they fear.
Why is an unserviceable enn lit art rV-
fice-holder? Because it kicks mightily
when it is discharged 1 No allusion to the
ri l i ri jr. .
vieyeiauu vyonveuuon. r
It has been discovered by experiment
that persons generally hear more acutely
with the right ; ear, and see more k-jenl,y
with the nght eye.
f
Andrew Johnson, the "Tennessee TaUr
or." Ready to sew the winding sheet of
the Rebellion, and to repair tlie breaches ef
the Union. j
Why is a drunkard like a copperhead,?
Because he is always sticking Ins nose Into
measures to hurt the Constitution.
The poorest education that teaches Bel
control is better than the best that: neg
lects it.