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LIBERTY AND UNION OSE AND INSEP
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JUNE
20.
Arms for tlie Iennu. Troops.
The federal government has notified the
Governor of Pennsylvania that he will be
furnished immediately with ten thousand
etand of nrnis, for the purpose of arming
the reserve corps. These arms are to be
of the best aud most approved description,
and will be placed in the .hands of the
reserve corps as soon as they are forwar
ded from the" general government. The
State authorities are mating arrangements
to purchase a supply of rifles. The arms
to be furnished by the War Department
were applied for by the State authorities.
Three thousand men will be armed this
week.
Shall It Ke destroyed I
This beautiful land shall it be destroy
ed ? The Ilarristmrg Td-jraph says :
When we think of the rebelliou at the
eouth, and consider its appareut objects,
this is the question that naturally occurs
to ourmiud. Thess objects are not to
extend the freedom of speech the liberty
nf the press the liceuse of academies of
learning the right of property in the
north the privilege cf the franchise
pelf elevation, protection and educition.
All these rights are already guaranteed to
the people in all the states. The Consti
tution of the United States casts its broad
provisions over the humblest hamlet in
the land, to vouchsafe all the rights we
have attempted to enumerate, to all its
occupants. No man would acknowledge
that he has been deprived of the exercise
of any of these, because the acknoAvledg
xnent would be the evidence of his own
degradation and abasement. Ve are all
too proud of such rights to admit their
infringement. The people in the sout,
themselves, are too sensitive and chival
rous to permit the impression to go forth
that tucg could Le oppressed. Theu what
arc they contending for? Simply to de
stroy this beautiful land. To wipe out
freedom and substitute slavery. To dig
down the altars of a pure religion aud to
rear others on which to sacrifice the inter
ests of a uoble humanity, love, afTc-:-tion,
hope and joy. To make the pulpit a
mockery "t7y mvzzliug it always when it
teeks the discussion of any subject save
the adulation of wrong and the defence of
licentiousness. To hold the press in check
with the lash aud bind its freedom with
the thong. To erect barriers in the path
of progress, and compel civilization to cast
its trophies at the feet of barbarism. To
clcse the free schools, because education
13 inimical to oppression. To compei gov
eminent to recognize the superiuiity ci
classes by deuyin" the right of whole
communities. These are the objects of
.this rebellion. And with their achieve
ment follows the destruction of this beau
tiful land. It cannot be otherwise when
the symmetry of the Union is attempted
to be marred or destroyed by its dissolu
tion. It cannot be otherwise if another
flag floats from our hills or casts its shad
ow in our allies, to attempt the corrup
tion of the votaries of the stars and stripes.
It cannot be otherwise, if we attempt to
erect two shrir.es before which to worship
libertv because liberty, like religion, has
but one shrine throughout the world. All
the good that we ever achieved all the
majesty of our laws" all the purity of our
system, with the safety of our policy of
government, sink forever with the success
t t the rebellion with which our armies are
CO CUUlCUUlii". xi.
is not a struggle cf
right asraiiist mipit,
It is not a foulest
even for a theory or dogma.
The fight is
'for an open and admitted wrong on one
side, ilaccrj while on the other it is a
noble ?ombat to save this beautiful land.
To maintain its commonwealth iu union
end harmony. To preserve its power uu
im paired at home aid abroad. To viudi-
IM la'1' ana inainuuu us auiuoruy.
Thu UiiuVful land, SHALL IT BE DE
STROYED? psGen. - Wiufiehl Scott passed his
revetrty-flflh bin hday last Thursday. May
hr 1'YC to fee many happy returns cf it
Lvacuution of Harper's Ferry.
RETREAT OF TflE REBEL ARilY.
Frkdkrick, June 14. It is here re
ported, upon the authority of a messenger
who arrived this morning from within one
mile of Harper's Ferry," that the bridge
across the Potomac at that point was blown
up and entirely destroyed, between four
and five o'clock this morning. The ex
plosiou was distinctly heard, and the
smoke of the burning structure seen by
parties here.
The messenger further reports that all
the troops have been withdrawn from the
Maryland shore, and that the town of
Harper's Ferry has been evacuated by the
great body of troops recently there. A
small force is yet there, probably the rear
guard of the retreating army. It is re
ported that eight car loads of provisions
were destroyed to prevent their falling in
to the hands of -the Federalists, who are
supposed to be concentrating upon Har
per's Ferry from the direction of Green
castle and Cumberland.
A gentleman from this city, who was at
Harper's Ferry last night, saw the prepa
rations being made for the blowing up of
the bridge
The bridge at Shepherdstown was also
burned last night.
FLIGHT OF THE REBELS CONFIRMED.
Baltimore, Juue 11. Letters receiv
ed at the American office from Berlin
cop firm the burning of the bridge at Har
per's Ferry. The correspondent heard
the explosion and went up to see the con
flagration. All the troops had crone from
j the Maryland side, and were hurrying out
j of Harper's Ferry as rapidly as possible.
lugiuvcs were moving towards ln
chester in great haste.
June 14. It is reliably stated that the
rebels, on retreating from Harper's Ferry,
divided into two. wings, one retreating in
the direction of Winchester, and the other
into Loudon ounty, indicating that Ma
nassas Junction was the point aimed at.
Sandy Hook, June 15. A person
who left Harper's Ferry a half hour ago
states that the town has been entirely de
serted by the military.
All government buildings have been
destroyed with the exception of one stoue
house, blacksmith shop and rifle works,
all of which were spared to avoid jeopar
dizing private property. The bridge
across the Shenandoah has been spared.
The American flag is flying at Berlin
and Knoxville. Martinsburg is sakl to be
occupied by a large force of United States
troops.
IIaoerstowx, June 1G. The Associ
ated Press express from Harper's Ferry
retursed here late last night, and reports
as follows : lie was at the latter place
for several hours in the afternoon. All
the Baltimore aud Ohio llailrcal build
ings except two had been burned.
The two camps on the Heights, contain
ing about six hundred men of the remain
ing rebel forte, were vacated to-night, and
followed the main body towards Win
chester. The larger part, 14,000 of the
troops stationed at Harper's Ferry, go
southward to join Gen Beauregard's and
Lee's forces, and the smaller body, itis
believed, will march to join Henry A.
Wise, at Bomney, who it is understood
will march to oppose the advance of Gen.
M'Ceilan's column from -tho West.
Gov. Wise has o.OOO mcu at Staunton
one regiment cf which has already march
ed. Great numbers of small arms, said to
be at least 1,000, were thrown into the
river by the rebels ; aud also their. accou
trements, and boys and men are amusing
themselves by diving for them.
The town wears a desolate appearance.
Some cf the large guns were removed only
six miles up the Shenandoah, and then
abandoned.
It was reported at Harper's Ferry that
the locomotives of the Baltimore and
; Ohio Hail road, below the Opegan bridge
had been burnt, and also those at Martins
burg, numbering at both places upwards
of sevent'. "
The Virginia pickets, who have been
absent at a point opposite Williamsport
returned to-night.
Ex-Gov. Manning, of S. C, brouirht
the order to evacuate Harper's Ferry.
The express saw the Scott Legion on
the march to-day, and also the First City
troops. Both looked well and are in good
health. The Philadelphia troops reached
here safely.
LATEST FROM HARrER'S FERRY.
Baltimore, June 10. A correspon
dent of the American writes from Harper's
Ferry that the rear guard left there at
norm yesterday, and that last night the
army was encamped on Shirley's Hill,
near Charlestown, on which John Brown
was hung, and nine miles from the Ferry.
A full regiment of one thousand 'men
crossed the Shenandoah and proceeded to
wards Lecshurg, but they may have taken
a side load leading to Winchester. The
batteries of powerful guns said to have
been erected on the mountains on the
Virginia side had no existence. There
was but one battery of small guns on the
heights, commanding the bridges, all of
which have bceu carried off.
None of the piers of the bridge arc
damaged, and it is expected the engineers
will be able to put up trcssle work across
and travel resumed iu three or four
Jays.
All the inhabitants, excepting about
twenty, had abandoned the town, expect
ing a great battle to take place there.
Those that remained there were intense
Union men, and they declared that, hav
ing beeu compelled to suppress their sen
timents so long, it was a positive relief to
! be able to curse the rebels, aud such cur
sing was never heard before.
Different opinions arc entertained as to
the cause of the sad Icn. evacuation It
is said that Gen Beauregard prouounced
the place indefensible, and liable to be
cut off and the troops starved. Others
say they will entrench themselves and
make a stand at Charlestown. ' But the
general opinion is that they are on their
way to Manassas Gap.
The oficers' quarters at the Ferry were
not destroyed, but the people expected
that they would be back to night to com
plete the destruction. A number of Union
men, including one New Yorker, had been
detained there for two weeks, but were
released after the evacuation.
FROM WASHINGTON.
" Washington, June 15. The evacua
tion of Harper's Ferry has naturally
awakened increased interest as to the next
movement of the rebels, and the mind is
instinctively directed to the Manassas
Junction.
The present plans and purposes of the
War Department arc matters of specula
tion, but it is evident that the preparations
are of such a character as to eiSciently
meet all contingencies.
PROCLAMATION BY GOY. JACKSON".
Gov. Jackson, of Missouri, has issued a
proclamation in which he declares open
war with the General Government. Gov.
Jackson is to every intent and purpose a
traitor to the Union, and his proclamation
is nothing more than au unblushing avow
al of his infamy.
LATER FROM MISSOURI.
Herman, Mo., June 14. A German
from Jeflerson City says the steamer White
Cloud was loading at that place yesterday,
with cannon and military stores. It was
said that Gov. Jackson and all the State
officers were to embark on her for Arrow
Bock, a- strong point about sixty miles
above on the Missouri river.
The Evening Xcvcs learns that two reg
iments of Iowa volunteers, encamped at
Keokuk, and 400 Illinois troops from
Quincy, have been concentrated at Hanni
bal, Missouri, by order of General Lyon,
for the purpose of aiding North Missouri,
and checking Governor Jackson's move
ments in that region. It is said that a
portion of this force will be sent to Lex
ington and St. Joseph.
SKIRMISH AT NEWPORT.
June 17. Commissary Taylor has just
arrived from Newport News, and reports
a skirmish there this morning. Three
companies were sent out by Colonel Phelps
to gather in some cattle belonging to the
rebels. They were fired on by a company
of liuht horse, and three men were wound
ed. The rebels being mounted escaped.
The detachment, however, succeeded in
its purpose. The rebels are evidently
landing a large body of troops at a point
seven miles above Newport News, on the
same side of the river, and the rebel steam
ers come down the river daily. An at
tack from that point is anticipated. We
are ready fur them at Newport News, and
the strong battery erected there by the
lamented Lieut. Greble, will certainly
avenge the Great Bethel disaster if an at
tack is made.
ANOTHER AFFRAY AT ST. LOUIS.
St. Louis, June 18. As part of Col.
Kallman's regiment were returning from
the North Missouri railroad about eleven
o'clock this morning, and when opposite
the Hoc-order's Court Boom, on Seventh
street, a company near the rear of the
column suddenly wheeled and discharged
their rifles, aiming chiefly at the windows
of the Recorder's Court and the second
story of the adjoining house, killing four
citizens, mortally wounding two, and
slightly ifijuring one.
The statements reardiug the cause of
the firing are conflicting, one being that
a pistol shot was fired from the window of
the house at the corner of Seventh and
Locust, which took effect on the shoulder
of one of the captains, when he gave the
word to fire. Another statement is that a
soldier accidentally discharged his rifle in
the ranks, at which the whole company
discharged a full volley ou the crowd on
the sidewalk and in the windows. An
investigation of the aflair will be held to
day. The Kind of Pets our Soldiers
have. One of the Bhodo Island volun
teers at Washington, writes home as fol
lows :
"Pets are common, many messes having
a dog, and two or three have villainous
crows that have grown juite tame, aud go
hopping around aud snap at caressing
lingers The Marine Artillery have bought
a small colored youth from his own moth
er for the extravagant sum of fifty cents,
and hold him as a chattel. He is an in
teresting child so quick and discerning.
The Marines are very proud of him, and
arc violently debating the sort of costume
in which ho shall be arnry-cd; in the
meantime he is in several suits of several
sizes. This ingenious youlh the other
day stole a crow from a mess, swapped it
off for a pie, ate the pie, stole back the
crow and returned it, and was detected
and well thrashed, the whole transaction
occupying some twenty minutes. The
only work for which he appears to be
adapted is clearing off the table, and this
he doe's by eating all that is left. The
age of this precocious child is twelve, and
he looks like the own brother to the
"What Is It?"'
63 The Post Office Department intend
issuing a new style of stamped envelope
shortly. This has been made necessary
by the action of the rebels, whose Post
masters steal those now in their hands.
A lSuille at Grcut tSelliel.
Baltimore, June 11. The steamer
from Old Point Comfort has arrived with
the following intelligence, dated at Fort
ress Monroe last eveniug.
This has been au exciting and sorrow
ful day at Old Point Comfoit.
Gen. Butler having learned that the
rebels were forming an entrenched camp
with stroug batteries at Great Bethel, nine
miles from Hamptou on the Yorktown
road, he deemed it necessary to dislodge
them. According!', movements were made
last night from Fortress Monroe and New
port News.
About midnight, Col. Duryca's Zouaves
and Col. Towusend's Albany regiment
crossed the river at Hampton by means
of six large batteaux, manned by the Na
val Brigade j and took up the liue of march.
The former were some two miles in ad
vance of the latter.
At the same time, Col. Benedix's regi
ment and a detachmcut of the Vermont
and Massachusetts regiments, at Newport
News, moved forward to form a junction
with the regiments from Fortress Monroe
at Little Bethel, about half way between
Hampton and Great Bethel.
The Zouaves passed Little Bethel at
about 4 o'clock A. M. . Benedix's Bcgi
ment arrived next and took a position at
the intersection of the roads. Not under
standing the 1, the Zouave rcimeut
in the darkness of the morning tired upon
Col. Towusend's column, marching in
close order and led by Lieut. Butler, son
of Gen. Butler, and also his aid, with two
pieces of artillery.
Other accounts say that Col. Town
send's regiment fired lirst. At all events
the fire of the Albany regiment was harm
less, while that of the Germaus was fatal,
kiiiiug one man aud fatally wounding
two others, with, several slight casual
ties. The Albany regiment being back, the
Germans discovered lrom the accutremeuts
left ou the field that the supposed enemy
was a friend, ihey had m the meantime
tired nine rounds witn. small arms ana u
field piece. The Zouaves hearinir the fire
had turned aud fired also upon the Albany
boys.
At daybreak Col. Allen's and Col. Carr's
Begiments moved from the rear of the
foi tress to support the main body. The
mistake at Little Bethel having been as
certained, the buildings were burned, and
a Major with two promiueut'Secessioiiists,
named Livery and Whiting, were made
prisoners.
The troops then advanced upon Great
Bethel, in'the following order : the Zou
aves, Col. Bender, Lieut. Col. Washburne,
Col. Allen and Col. Carr. At that point
our regiments formed and successively en
deavored to take a large masked battery of
the Secessionists.
The effort was futile our three small
pieces of artillery not being able to cope
with the heavy ruled cannon or the ene
my, according to some accounts thirty iu
number.
The rebel battery was so completely
masked that no men could be seen, but
the flashes of the guns only. There were
probably less than 1000 men behind the
battery of the rebels.
A well concerted movement might have
secured the position, but Brig. Gen. Pierce
who commanded the expedition, seemed
to have lost his presence of mind, and the
Troy Begiment stood an hour exposed to
a galling fire. Au order to retreat was
at length given, but at thatmomeut Lieut.
Greble, of the U. S. Army, and in com
mand of the Artillery, was s:ruck by a
cannon b;dl aud instantly killed. He
had spiked his gun aud was gallantly
endeavoring to withdraw his command.
Capt. George W. Wilson of the Troy
Regiment, after the order of retreat, took
possession of the gun, and with Quarter
master McArthur brought it off the
field, with the corpse of the beloved Lieu
tenant. Lieut. Butler deserves the greatest
credit for bringing off the killed and
wounded. Several of the latter are now
in the hospital here.
On the withdrawal of the Federal troops
the rebel cavalry aud infantry in consid
erable force folllowed as far as New-Market
bridge, this side of Little Bethel in
humanly charging, iu one instance, those
bearing off the dead and wounded. The
bridge was burned.
The enemy had in the action six guns,
behind the batteries.
One of Lieut. Greble's command as
sured our iuforinar.t that had an advance
been ordered instead of a retreat, the bat
tery would have taken in five minutes
more. Lieut. Greble had silenced ail their
gun shut one rifled cannon, which was fired
with great rapidity, and concentrated en
tirely on his command.
Lieut. Greble spiked his gun at the
moment he received the orders to retreat
it is supposed, ou account of his surprise
at the orders, presuming Gen. Pierce had
discovered attempts to cut him oft", and
that if his gun should be captured in re
treat he would make it harmless. He
had just driven the spike home when he
was killed by a ball striking him ou the
back of the head.
Our loss is fifteen killed aud forty
wounded.
Major Winthropfell mortally wounded,
while gallantly leading a charge up to the
battery. He was buried by the rebels,
even from whom his bravery received a
tribute of admiration.
The enemy report one killed and five
wounded in the engagement.
2?-0. II. Browning has been appoin
ted to fill the vacancy in the Illinois Sen
atorial delegation caused by the death of
Mr. Dougias.
Western Floatino Batteries. It
be-ins to look as if some craft, stronger
than ordinary wooden soap-bubbles, are
to be sent down the Mississippi. A Bos
ton paper states that Matthew D. Field,
of Massachusetts, one of the uoted Slock-
briige family, has been sent to Cairo, 111.,
by the Government, to superintend, as
Civil Engineer, the construction of five
large floating batteries, each capable of
carrying five hundred men, and destined
to accompany an expedition down the
Mississippi River. Mr. Field was former
ly one of the engineers of the Atlautic
Ocean Cable.
Swift gunboats will be needed for the
laudlmr of troops above batteries, in order
to take them iu the rear ; but, when it
comes to a regular bombardment from the
water, it seems madness to anchor any
fixture that .can be sunk, before rifled
cannon and columbiads, for the purpose of
silencing them. .
With ordinary tugs to tow them around
and jump into the actiou when an attempt
is made to board them, floating batteries
that are simply rafts, and therefore cannot
be sunk, could anchor with perfect com
posure before any laud-battery for a few
hours.
Such crafts are like obtuse individuals,
who are incapable of taking the broadest
hint that their room is preferable to their
company; like, people who do not know
when they are insulted ; and like certain
troops we read ot, who won a victory
simidy because they did uot know, when
according to all ordinary military ideas,
they had met with a defeat. Tho enemy
mi-lit even plow a channel through por
tion of the raft battery, and the two parts
would, hydra-like, simply constitute two
floating batteries. Philadelphia liu'ltlia.
Nehses for the Army. A most ex
cellent regulation, if well-coudueted, as
we believe it will be, is indicated iu the
following news from Washington:
The Secretary of War has addressed a
letter to Surgeon-General Wood, cf the
army, in which he sjsj's that during the
present war, the forces being made up
chiefly of volunteers, the public sentiment
and the humanity of the age requires that
the services of women, as nurses, should
bo made available in the general hospitals,
where, except in a very humble depart
ment, they have heretofore been excluded.
As many carefully -selected women are in
training iu various cities of the loyal
States, it is the order and wish of the
Department that women should be substi
tuted for men. in the jreperal hospitals,
whenever it can be effected, and that such
women as have received previous training
for the purpose, be accepted a nurses, ex
cept when they can no longer be had, and
it is ordered that none be received except
those who have presented their application
to a lady, appointed by the Department to
preside over the volunteer nurses, and
who shall have some authority to accept
nurses, reouiring tntir age to be above
thirty, with certificates of character arid
capacity. Miss Dix has been appointed
Superintendent of the women nurses, wiii
the exclusive charge of accept in 2 such as
she may deem proper for the service. The
transportation, subsistence and wages 01
such nurses as may be accepted by her,
are to be paid from such moneys as would
be expended in the wages and support of
men nurses, or are derived from the usual
source 01
hospital service.
Cost of the War. The following
extract is from a statement published in
the New York Journal tf Commerce pre
sents an estimate of the anuual expense
likely to be atteudant on the prosecution
of the war. The last item is particularly
suggestive to a reflecting mind :
"Omitting from our estimate the prob
able cost of medicines and hospital atten
dance, ambulances, baggage wagons, am
munition for cannon ;;ud rifles, (a large
item,) aud all the other incidental expen
ses, which can only be guessed we
loot up the yearly totals as follows :
I'siy ot -.-'o.OoO soldicra,
Do. IS, 000 sailors,
Sol.Iiers' ciolhing,
Soldiers' aims, for the war.
Rations for soldiers and tailors,
Transportation and estra naval
service for blockade,
Items omitted or contingent, in
cluding pickings and stealings,
coairuisjioa, &c, &c, kc,
$40:700,0C0
6,lbO,OUO
3,S5o,OUO
12,C0O,OCO
co,ooo,coo
$131,032,000
Then add 650,000,000 for the ordinary
cxpenscs of government, and we have a
total of $18i,CG2,G0O per annum. Call
it 200,000,000, and we shall probably be
pretty near the mark. This is more than
half a million a da'. Some have estima
ted our total expeuses at a million a day;
but this, we are inclined to think, is an
exaggeration."
Loss y the Steamer Canadian.
The steamer Canadian, from Quebec on
the 1st inst. for Liverpool, struck a field
of sunken ice eight iniies south of Belle
Isle, 011 the 4th inst., and sunk in about
thirty-live minutes. One hundred and
eighty-five persons were saved in the boats
and landed at Cape Bauld, from which
they were takeu to St. Johns. From
twenty to thirty lives were lost, including
six cabin passengers ; but as the ship's
papers went down with her, it is impossi
ble to ascertain the exact number drowned.
A portion of the mails was saved. Aiuon
the drowned were the mail officer and the
second officer of the steamer. The Cana
dian struck the ice under her foremast,
and her three compartments were all bro
ken iu at once, whereupou she filled rap
idly aud soon sunk.
BgX.Com. Handy of the Navy has ten
dered his resignation, and his camo will
be 6truck from the roll cf ecrvic.
Good Old Times in New Orleans
A geutleman in New Orleans gives tb
following charming account of affaira b
that city. It is difficult to see how ther
could be better : J
New Orleans, May 16, 1G1
I must write and tell you ot the flusjj
times we are enjoying to cheer you up
I understand you are all shaking q y'0ur
boots about seeing our King "Jeff" ja
New York with about two million troois
I assure you he has as many and all velj
armed and well drilled, probably much
better than Your crack Seventh. In
we will put
air:inst them
our 20Sth City Regiment
Every man of of our rai
ment is over eight lcet long, and builUn
proportion; so stand from under! We
have got the best and longest guns in the
world, and at present we are casting guns
in New Orleans, at the rate of one bun
dred per day, that will carry a 400 pound
shot over twelve miles. Besides all thesa
things, we are very rich. The city is s
flooded with gold, that it a complete
drug iu the market. The banks will only
take a little at a time, and we are oblige
to use it tor manutacturing purposes, Fucb
as ornamenting
busies.
Our privateers have brought in iun.
dreds of prizes our Navy is increasing
so rapidly that we have scarcely any ramu
for them in the river. Two million bales
of cottou was shipped from this port to
day, leaving nearly six millions now cn
the levee. In fact we are just beginning
to realize the milk and honey effects of
secession, and I think we can say il:e
Lord our Shepherd is."
m
ExfiLAND. It is understood that gov.
ernment has received important advice
by the Adriatic. Lord Palmerston, it
appears, recedes from the position hither
to taken by the British Cabinet in refer
ence to the rebel privateers. Secretary
Seward has cleverly checkmated his lord
ship in announcing the acceptance Lv tie
United States of the proposals of the "greit
Powers to unite iu a declaration making
privateering piracy. The notion of con
ceding the rights of belligercuts to t'.e
Southern Confederacy necessarily involve!
their recognition as a de facto goven-icrj.,
and war with the United States as a log
ical couseauence. Henceforth the i.s
glish Cabinet will respect the authority of
the Cabinet at Washington as extendin;
over all the territory ot the Uniou, and
the treaty stipulations now existing will
regulate, as heretofore, the intercourra
between the two countries. There i3
nothing more needed for the Southern
piivatcers besides steel, aud lead, and
hemp. JVt-ie York Herald.
Gov. Andrew to Gen. Walridgk.
Gov. Andrew has the faculty of savin;
what he would say not only well, but sea
sonably which always makes the best
thing in the world still better. The fol
lowing is an extract of a letter which le
has written to Gen. Walridge, 'pressing
that gentleman to urge the General Gov
ernment to a vigorous prosecution ef tt
war, by calling out additional forces:
"There is a perfect unanimity of senti
ment in Massachusetts. Party names aai
party creeds are utterly ignored and for
gotteu. The preservation of the Union,
the support of the Government, and tb
emphatic punishment and solemn extinc
tion of traitors, arc the Catholic religion
of us all a religion of mercy. We lave
always been impressed with the vrisiooi
of Washington, who, when advised tbt
five thousand men would suSce to quell
Shay's Bebellion, replied: 'Then I i"
seud fifteen thousand men. There cau U
no mistake about that.' "
Balloons in the War. We mo thai
John LaMountain, the eminent biil!ooiii?
has offered his services to the governEeit
a fact we can announce as highly iuijor
tant. LaMountain, if not a hih private,
will undoutedly (if accepted by theMr
Department) be the highest private in the
armv two or thrrft milps at least, from
j which altitude he cau "spy out the land,
within a radius of ten
leagues.
Oncd
reitu2 over the euemv s
cauiD r.e cau
1 . - - -
j.. j - e V t
seud his card down, in the shape of a &p
of sand, weighing a couple of hundreds.
The fact is uudeuiable, that a single bal
loon, with a cargo of hand-grenades, couil
do great execution while sweeping over
the hostile forces the blow teiug aggra
vated by the circumstance, that no re
sponse could be made. A gun fired at an
angle of ninety degrees, would be nior9
dangerous to the guuners thau to anvbudj
else. LaMountain also proposes to act ti
bearer of dispatches.
A Traitor. James E. Harvey,
th
new ministi-r to Portu?ral. it is report
ted.
has become implicated by arreianunatio
of the telegraph dispatch seizures J
accessory to the treason at the South,
this is correct, we may indeed doubt 0
truest friends, a Mr. Harvey asaJDJ,
ted to the councils and confidence ot w
most loval men. in the country. .lSl
inured that he is to be immediately
called but where he will seek i lj
his conscience and his guilt mu
Mr. Harvey was formerly the tr'
Washiugtou correspondent of the -
American, writing over the bignature
"Independent."
Repudiation.
'Xeath a rmrcrcd ralmctto, ft
Southerner
A twisting the band cf bis rnam
And tmiic in lighten his mind of
loaii
lly Luiuiuins the words of the folli)WiiS
:.r- ;r,rPr and oh ! for a nl 1
Oh! lor a cocktail, find oh ! for a Wtti
Oh 1 for a shot at tM Grecly and Je
Oh ! for a Qrack at a Yankee scboo,-
Oh ! for a captain, and oh I for a say.
Oh 1 for ft cargo of niggers each inp-
And so be kept ob-icg for all be baa w .
Not contented wlt'a obij for aJ ta.