SMao -A llosliaiiian, 11IGIIT OR WRONG. WHIN RIGHT, TO B S KEPT EIGHT, WHIM WRONG, TO B S PUT RIGHT. eueivsuijrg: TIIURSDAY:::::::::::::::::::OCTOBER 17. Tlie Titties. Everybody is complaining of the dull ness of the times. The merchant says trade has fallen off ; the farmer is wanting higher prices for his produce ; the landlord complains sorely about low rents, and everything looks blue. The ordinary operations of business have been to a very serious extent, interrupted, and the Bkill and industry of a large portion of our people rendered utterly valueless. Grim visaged war is upon the country, and for some months past we have been enduring the many privations, inconveniences and annoyances incident to that unfortunate condition. Times are dull. And yet wo are in the very festival of exaggeration and excitement. Every breeze that comes to us from the South is tainted with saltpetre and sulphur. The sensation press abounds in pictures, many of which are so vivid and life-like, that as we study them we may almost fancy that we behold the "embattled hosts" on sea and land, with all the "pride, pomp, and circumstance," and "dread realities" of war. Our beloved country is now groaning under the troubles which designing men have brought upon her. , "When Abraham Lincoln assumed control of the federal government, on the 4th of March last, he found a portion of the people in a state of rebellion. The attempt had been made to establish a hostile Confederacy composed of Southern states, and so bold had the leaders in this treasonable movement be come, that they had already insulted the American flag with impunit', and were rejoicing in the humiliation they had brought upon the federal government. By many the President was strongly de nounced for not at once invoking the strong arm of military power to put down this state of affairs ; but he manifested a disposition rather to allow passion to cool and reason to resume its sway, in order that the trouble might be settled without a resort to arms. No man will pretend that his Administration initiated any harsh measures, for it is universally known, that, up to the time the call for troops was made, both friends and foes were cry ing out against its inactivity, and sneer ing at its supposed indecision. It only asked of the rebellious men who had assumed an attitude of hostility, that in a peaceful way it might be allowed to fur nish to its beleaguered troops such things as were necessary to their comfort and sustenance. But it is manifest that the leaders of the Secession movement feared this peace ful pol:cy. They deprecated delay, and did not desire to trust to the results of Bober reflection on the part of the people They answered the mild demands of the administration by the cowardly and bruta assault upon our brave garrison at Fort Sumter. There was then but one course to bo pursued to preserve the Nationa honor, and to compel respect to the Na tional emblem ; and that was to exhibit the power of the Union in so unmistaka -1 - - - X - me a manner as 10 coi.vince everv one. however reckless and unpatriotic, that it is madness and even death and destruction to attempt its overthrow. The position of tilings at the present time is such, that the rash men who have provoked the con flict, can only hope to escape from it by the humiliation of the general govern ment. It is difficult, nay, impossible to predict the end of the movement which has leen undertaken to preserve our glorious Union, and to sustain the honor of the Fed eral government. Blood has already beeu freely spilled, and treasure has been as freely given : and we have witnessed with more pain than pleasure, those necessary warlike operations which destroy property aud devastate fertile lands. But, however nd and revolting this may be, we believe that the loyal men of all parties regard it as unavoidable, and right under the cir cumstances, aud therefore yield it their cordial approval. We firmly believe they endorse the policy of the administration, aud would not be satisfied with any other. The 6upouse iu which the Bisunijnuts of the South have so long kept the people has become intolerable, and they wish now to know whether we have a govern ment or not. Even those who most dread the result of a mortal conflict yet desire to know the worst that may befall us. It is not an easy matter to please every body j and if the present Administration should succeed in doing it, it will do what has never been dono before. Impartial history will, no doubt, do it "tardy jus tice," for it is only when the passion of the hour has passed, that its acts and pur poses can bo fairly criticised. But we have an abiding faith m the principles cf government upon which our Republic is founded ; and to suppose that the people will fail to sustain the Administration in just and honorable measures to preserve it, would be to doubt the existence of vir tue, intelligence and patriotism in the land. However much, therefore, we may desire a return of the "piping times of peace," we should make up our minds to await the result with patience, ever remem bering that Thrice is he armed who hath his quarrel just ; And he but naked, though locked up in steel, W hose conscience with injustice is corrupted." The Iate Election. After taking a careful survey of the battle-ground of "the second Tuesdav of October," and duly noting the killed, wouuded and missing on our side, we have come to the conclusion, that, although we have been pretty badly licked in Cambria county, yet the Locos have not so much to crow over after all. A comparison of the vote of last year with that of the pres ent, exhibits some strange, not to say funny results. Let us, then, look for a moment at the figures the reader bearing in mind, that throughout this article, the Loco-Foco candidates are marked in italics, and that our calculations are based only on the vote actually polled in the county : Last year, the vote for Governor was foster, Curtin, 2177. The vote this year, for Assembly is : Pershing, 2369; Kopelin, 1235. Now, if we compare these two votes, and we regard them as fur nishing a fair test, we find that Foster's vote exceeds Pershing's on!y 214, while Curtin's vote exceeds Kopelin's 942 ! Again : If we compare the vote cast for Sheriff this year, with the vote for Con gress of last year, we shall have a similar result. Thus: For Congress, Jl'Allister had 2452 votes, aud Blair had 22G3. For Sheriff, Buck had 2242 votes, and Ham ilton has 1339. . The result is, that while M'AUister's vote exceeds Buck's only 210, Blair's vote exceeds Hamilton's 924 ! Again : -Lies us institute a comparison between the average vote thrown last year for Commissioner, Poor House Director and Auditor, and the average vote thrown for the same offices this year. Thus : Last year, for Commissioner, Ferguson (Doug las) and Gill (Breckinridge) together had 2310 votes; for Poor House Director, Uoppel had 2151 ; and for Auditor," Chris ty (Douglas) and Stalb (Breckinridge) together had 2359 votes. This would make the average Loco-Foco vote for these offices 22 i 3. At the same election, for Commis sioner, Cooper had 2302 votes ; for Poor House Director, Douglas had 23G1 ; and tor Auditor, Nelson had 2181 votes. Tloe average. Rqmblica7i vote would then he 2281 At the recent election for Commission er, Little had 2082 votes, and Conrad had 1452; fcr Poor HousecDirector, Ddany had 2108 votes, and Lloyd 1358; and for Auditor, Donnvgan had 2184 votes, and Evans, 1331. This gives an average Loco Foco vote of 2125 ; and an average Repub lican vote of o0. We thus find that the difference between the Loco-Foco vote o last year and this, for these three offices, is only 148; whilst the difference between the Republican votes, for the same periods and for the same offices, is 901 ! Now, what do these figures prove ?- They prove, firtt, that the vote of last year exceeds the vote of this year, by a fraction over 1100; and, secondly, that thin deficiency is almost wholly upon the Republican side. In other words, if the Republican vote had been out, as it was last year, James Conrad and Bees S. Lloyd would have been elected by very respecta ble majorities, and it is altogether proba Lie that .Major Hamilton and John II. Eva ns would have shared the same fate. Let any candid man, whatever his politics may be, examine the figures for himself, and ho will see that our conclusions are well-fbuuded. 5. The traitor, lireckinridgc, has, it appears, succeeded iu making pood his es cape out of Kentucky, and has turned up at Abiugton, Va. It is stated that he in tends to resign his seat iu the United States Senate, and issue an address to the jeopla of Kentucky oa the occasion. How fa it 1 "It 13 the Democrats who do the volun teering and fighting in the present war. The Republicans remain snugly at home." So saya the Democrat & Sentinel of last week. Our neighbor has been harping alter this fashion for some time past, but as the community in which his paper circulates are pretty well acquainted with his grat failing, we have never thought it worth while to contradict him. In any thing we may now say upon the subject, we certainly have no disposition to detract from the patriotism of Democrats; our only desire is to resent the stupid insult which has been offered to those brave Republicans of Cambria, who have so nobly volunteered in defence of their country, in the time of its greatest peril. If Cambria be the great "Democratic County" which our neighbor would have us believe, she ought, according to his own logic, to send more Democrats than Republicans to the present War. But has she done so ? We think not. It is admitted on all hands, that the vote of last fall was as near being full as might be. We have shown elsewhere that the Loco-Foco vote of this year is almost as large as it was last year, whilst the Repub lican vote falls off more than 900 ! What has become of these 900 Republicans ? Is it not a fair presumption that the great bulk of them have donned their armour and gone forth to battle ? Look, too, at the returns from the several camps. We find that Kopelin beats Pershing 10 votes for Assembly ; and Hamilton beats Buck 17 votes for Sheriff. We are aware that the voting for the oth er offices does not exhibit precisely the same result; but we maintain that the two offices named Assembly and Sheriff afford the best criterion of party politics iu the premises. And yet our neighbor ignores these facts and figures, and says, forsooth, that it - T i J ' -11 ll,. filitinr me iemucrau arts uuiug un un- uuuuq, while "the Republicans remain snugly at home." We cannot admire that system of morals which prompts him thus to rob Peter for the purpose of paying Paul. We honor the gallant Democrats who have gone to do battle in defence of the Constitution and the Union ; and we pity the bigoted partisan who cannot say as much for the noble Republicans who have enlisted in the same glorious cause. The Rumored Capture of New Or leans. We have heard vague rumors for several days that New Orleans has been occupied by the rederal tfoops. Intelligence was received in this city last eveuing, by way of Nashville, which leads us to believe that the rumor has its found ation in fact. One report, in which we place confidence, says that the Federal forces took possession of the city on the 5th inst., without firing a gun. It is said that the fleet after the desertion of Ship Island passed Misssissippi city, Biloxi, and Pass Christian, which were evacuated, and made an easy conquest of the city. It was found that the incomplete fortifica tions at Lay St. Louis had been aban doned by the rebels, and the city surren dered on the 5th inst., in compliance with the formal demand of the commander of the Federal forces. The above statement is the substance of a despatch said to have been published in the Nashville papers of the Cth inst. Loui&ville Journal, Oct. 9.- Visits to Volunteers in the Army. For the information of many persons who come, at a great sacrifice of time, money and personal comfort,.to Washing ton, for the purpose of visiting their rela tives in the army on the Virginia side of the Potomac, it is proper to state that, as Gen. McClellan considers euch visits in consistent with the good of the soldiers, as well as prejudicial to the success of the army generally, he has, by positive orders, refused passes. The constant communication of families with their brothers, husbands and sons, is prevented by the refusal, which in many instances is the occasion of much painful embarrassment to the officer in charge, as well as to those who, after reaching Wash ington, are without the means of providing lor their comforts. Many visit the city merely through curiosity; but they incur needless expense, as it cannot be gratified. No passed are granted, excepting in ex treme cases, where it is positively neces sary. The New York Tribune, of Friday says : "We print this morning, from a source that appears entirely trustworthy, a statement of the number killed and wound ed at Bull Run. From this we learn that they had six hundred killed and three thousand wounded. At twelve M. on the day of the battle, the rebels had made all their preparations for a retreat. We have also a distiuct statement that they did actually fire into the windows of a build ing used a a hospital ; this, too, in spite of intelligible signals made to them by the surgeons. 'jDr. Hayes polar expedition has reached Halifax, on its way homo. CAMBRIA COUNTY ELECTION V J. I Assem. DISTRICTS : Allegheny Township, Blacklick Township, Cambria Township, Carroll Township, Carrolltown Borough, Chest Township, Chest bonnes Borough, Clearfield Township, Conemaugh Township, Conemaugh JJorougn, Crovle Township. Ebensburg East Ward, vv est ard, Gallitzin, Jackson Township, Johnstown First Ward, u Second Ward, Third Ward, Fourth Ward, Fifth Ward, it ii ii Loretto Borough, Millville Borough, Munster Township, Richland Township, Summerhill Township, Summitville Borough, Susquehanna Township, Taylor Townshin. Washington Township, White Township, Wilraore Borough, Yoder Towhship, Tot ali: Democrats in Roman ; Republicans Annexed is the Military Vote polled by Cambria ounty volunteers, as far as heard from. The law requires these votes to be counted on "the second Tuesday of November next after the election," to which time the Return Judges adjourned. The figures may be relied upon, as they are compiled froni'the official records in the Prothonotary's office : Capt. Bolin, Co. II. 12 Regt. P. IL C, Camp Tennalley, D. C. Taylor, 3 Purse, 3 Kopelin, 3 Conrad, 3 Hamilton, 3 Lloyd, 3 Ellis, - 3 Eva'ns, 3 Evans, 3 Capt. Litzioir, Co. A. 11th Regt. P. R. C, Uamp lennalley, D. (J. Taylor, 41 Kopelin, 19 Pershing, 20 Hamilton, 25 Buck, 18 Ellis, 16 Callan, 20 Erana, 21 Easley, 23 Purse, 19 Devine, 22 Conrad, 18 Little, 22 Lloyd," 23 Delany, 20 Evans, 19 Donnegan, 21 Capt. Skelly, Co. G. 4t.h Regt. .Pa. Cavalry, Washington, D. C. Taylor, 17 Kopelin, 28 Pershing, 3 Hamilton, 24 Buck, 5 Ellis, 6 Callan, 8 Evans, 6 Easley, 26 Purse, 4 Devine, 24 Conrad, 9 Little, 7 Lloyd, 9 Delany, 8 Evans, 8 Donnegan, 8 Capt. Hills. Co. F. 28th Regt. Penna. Vols., Point of Kocks, Md. Kopelin, 6 Pershing, 18 Hamilton, 7. Buck, 18 Ellis, 0 Callan, 20 Evana, 1 Easley, 20 Purse, 0 Devine, 20 Conrad, 7 Little, 18 Llovd, 0 Delany, 21 Evans, O Donnegan, 19 Capt. Lapslet, Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, Pa. laylor, Kopelin, Hamilton, Ellis, Evans, Purse, Conrad, Lloyd, Evans, 9 Pershing, 8 Buck, 8 Callan, 8 Easley, 8 Devine, 1 Little, 8 Delany, 8 Donnegan, Capt. O'Coxsell, Camp Curtin, Harrisburg. Tavlor, 5 Devine, 12 Pershing, Buck, Callan. Easley, 12 Little, 12 Delany, 12 Donnegan, 12 12 12 12 Capt. Sutee, Camp Curtin, Harrisburg. Taylor, 12 Kopelin, 9 Pershing, 7 Hamilton, 11 Buck, 2 Ellis, 7 Callan, 1 Evans, 10 Easley, 1 Purse, 10 Devine, 1 Conrad, 10 Little, 1 Lloyd, 9 Delany, 1 Evans, 9 Donnegan, 1 Capt. Carroll, Camp Curtin, Harrisburg. Tavlor, 7 Kopelin, . 13 Pershing, 17 Hamilton, 10 Buck, 16 Ellis, 9 Callan, 21 Evans, 8 Easley, 23 Puree, 8 Devine, 22 Conrad, 8 Little, 20 Lloyd, 9 Delany, 22 Evans, 9 Donnegan, 20 RECAPITULATION : Taylor, ... 92 Kopelin, . . .87 Persuing, . . 77 Hamilton, . . .88 Ruck, ... 71 Ellis, . . .49 Callan, . . . 83 Evans, . . .57 Purse, ... 52 Easley, . . . 106 Devine, . . . 102 Conrad, . . .56 Little, ... 88 Lloyd, . , . 61 Delany, ... 85 Evans, . . .56 Donnegan, . . 82 Dickens "Great Expectations" has passed to its fourth edition in England. I Sheriff. I Treasnrer. 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Reported Fight at Santa Rosa Island. Baltimore, Oct 12. The Norfolk Lay Look, received this morning, con tains a dispatch from New Orleans, giving an account of a surprise and attack made on Wilson's Zouaves, at Santa Rosa Island on the 18th inst. Detachments from several Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama regiments landed iu the night, drove in the pickets, and had a fierce battle. The Zouaves are credited with having fought with great braery, and the rebels admit of a loss ot forty killed and double that number wounded. Thev claim to have spiked the guns of. the Zouaves and destroyed all their camp equipage. They also claim to have committed great slaughter among the Zouaves, but gave no numbers of the killed. They also car ried off several prisoners. Gen. 31'Call'H Division Shows Its Teeth. Washington, Oct. 12. During to-day the rebels advanced in large force in the direction of Prospect Hill, driving ia our pickets to that point. The result was that the division of Gen. 31'Call was soon formed into line of battle, with orders to advance. It was supported by cavalry and artillery. Several shots were fired by the rebel batteries, but being out of range no injury was sustained by our troops. The divisious of Gens. Smith, Porter and M'Dowell were also soon prepared for any apprehended emergency, but nothing farther, in addition to what 13 already stated, occurred to induce an adverse hos tile movement. Important from Kentucky. Cincinnati, Oct. 11. A special dis patch to the Commercial from Indianapo lis, says : "The news from Kcutucky is very encouraging. Our forces are con stantly increasing and the rebels becoming discouraged. Many of Duckner's men were without arms aud shoes and only a few are uniformed. TI13 enlisting for the United States service is progressing rap idly and Kentuckians are coming up to the work manfully. Col. Hawkins' Ken tucky regiment has occupied Owensboro, aud Judge Williams is rapidly filling up a regiment in the first district, formerly a secession hotbed. The Commercial 's Flemingsburg, Ky., correspondent says a messenger from Hills boro has arrived stating that a company of rebels, three hundred strong, under command of Capt. Holliday, ot Naples county, were advancing on Hillsboro for the purpose of burning the place aud at tacking Flemingsburg. Lieut. Sadler and Sergeaut Dubley were dispatched with 50 home guards to intercept them. The en emy was found two miles beyond Hillsboro encamped iu a barn. Our men opened fire ou them, causing them to fly in all directious. The engagement lasted about tweuty minutes, in whi-;h the enemy lost 11 killed, 29 wounded, and 22 prisoners. We captured 127 Enfield rifles, a large number ot sabres, pistols, bowie knives aud cavalry accoutrements. Our loss was 3 killed and 2 wounded, lie lie 1 Defeat in Western Vir ginia. Cincinnati, October 13 Yesterday afternoon, at a point 14 miles south of Gen. Rosccrans advance, and 8 miles from the rebel encampment on Green river, a detachment of 40 men of the 39th Indi ana regiment attacked 300 rebels, half of which were cavalry, without loss, killing five and wounding three. The whole rebel force was driven beyond Bacon creek. Bc-k- A Leavenworth paper pays it has information to the effect that one hundred slaves leave Missouri every day for Kan sas. At this rate, should this rebellion hold on a year or so, it will need no eman cipation proclamation to make Missouri a free State. In fact, her "manifest destiny" ia already clearly foreshadowed. So much for secession in Missouri. RETURNS- Associate Judges. f P. H. D. Auditor 35 jlj 184 4fi co e: 111 2S 9 18 3J 165 4; The Flowing oil Well. We have visited most of the flowing wells on Oil creek, and have published statements of their yield, which manj of our readers, we hae no doubt, thousht bordered on the incredible. Well, l this as it may, we have a statement to make in this particular directum more marvellous than any preTiottlj pven,ind those who are credulous iu such matterj may just pass it over without perusal. To all others, be it known that the most astonishing vein of oil yet out was tapped on Tuesday week, on the M'Ellany farm, about twenty rods below the celebrated well of Captain Funk, at a depth of 45' feet. When we saw it on Thursday even ing, it was pouring forth a coctinnoM stream of oil, wonderfal to behold, which it had done without interruption frotath hour it was struck differing from mosS others, which take time to rest occasitiii ally. How much it had flowed up laths time we visited it, cannot be exactly ascer tained, as the owners were Dct prepared to secure it at first, and even when to were there it could not be mastered. T give the reader, some idea, however, of its yield, we would say, that a watch iu held while it run into a tank holding by 1 AO 1 11. J ij. l .1 .V. measure iuo uois., anu 11 uweu iuc in fifty-five minutes. At a fair estimate, taking this as a data, those who r working and watching about it are confi dent that in the first twenty-four hour it flowed two thousand four hundred barrels of oil ! And when we left on Fri day morning there appeared to be fot little diminution. What is also rersarlti ble is the fact, that as above stated, this well is located not more than twenty rods from the Funk well, which has been fil ing some four months, a iid has yielded w almost incredible quantity of the grea.7 fluid. It would have been supposed U the latter had drained all the oil for i considerable distance around, but thereB one still more prolific within twenty rods. These oil wells are certainly among the wonders of the world. It mrtv xvrU W surmnsed that at fUCIi well they have a pretty lively time of in their efforts to save the oil ; and ju they can succeed but partially when tbcj have daylight for it, it is rendered iW more difficult such nights as vre had a when danger of explosion will notJj of any light being brought near the j we would advise them to get eroployaieri ... n .v.-f time." at one ot these wem xor a tuui Mercer (Pa.) Dispatch. France and the UNiox.-TheFrenc journals think more of our sncces Hatteras Snlet than did those on the side of the Channel. The Dtl?lL 17th September, welcome it as ,,r victorv "for the cause which hisi all our sympathies." The lind.J to the subjoined paragraph shows how. they will near 01 otner national army : ,.(. "For the first time since the corn ment of the war, the news from a (received under the date of t""". tembcr.) is favorable to the l"'?" The feat of arms at Hatteras, tl,cn. not but be of very great imp011?" ca Iv bri-htens the chances ot we which has naturally all our rf?v we believe has that of all Europe- The Monitevr, too, continues to frequent letters from the Lnit ea Sj pervaded by an unmisw-v spirit toward the Union cause. STThe State of Ohio k J within sixty mile of Cw;r eighteen tons of musket and der, of the very best quality " fflflf emergency that may cuf- pjra & i. :.,m nle prep.. autnoriues are iw'b " aod to pecure tne saieiy vi stnfa on tho border, in case of a n
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