The Alleghanian. (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, April 02, 1863, Image 2

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, vliiss or the VJjcr So. 2.
la Accordance Vkith arrancuicnt, tint
- 'class of our fellow-ciUzens-who delight to
" tail under the euphonious but lack-lustre
'V"1 title of Detnocracy"' aict 'at the; Court-
.llouse, on Saturday evumng, . to perfect
V. their p?gatization known as Pemocfatic
: Club." But . few persons efe present j
indeed, had it not been for the array of
Unionists who attended to sec what they
!-;Vould see and hear what they could hear,
- f the meeting would have been limited to a
:'very ''beggarly account of empty -bores. "
'As it was, it proved a farce a fizzle in the
strictest sense, of the word. The good,
honest, hard-fitted yeoaranry of little Cam
bria cannot be Inveigled into any such
entanglement as the one here proposed
-there's no use coaxing them, and they
tvill not be driyen. .
!. . Michael IIasson, Esq., took tlje chair,
". which he filled, as he is able to fill, with
. neatness, perspicuity and to advantage. He
' etated the object of the meeting in somQ
, happy and well chosen remarks, and sat
- down. ; . ;
The first thing oo the programme was
. the report of the Committee on. Constitu
tion, etc. Gen. Jok M' Donald acted as
; chairman of the Committee, and read; the
.,vdocument3. -.- To the. best of .our. recollec
tion, r'they were voluminous, - positivej
: 'dissatisfied, high-sounding and radically
-: 'ridiculous to the effect that the oTjects
s. -of. -the Club to "be- formed were, the
dissemination and inculcation of true Dcm-
;v-i ;Ccratic doctrine, and the promotion of ihcr
election of Democratic candidates. - All' of
i '; .which was agreed to ,a eminently advisa
" ' blern the present juncture by a unanimous
voice-- . . -j
The preliminaries over, an opportunity
; , - was afforded somepf the politicians -'as
. could speak" to ijnfAirden themselves.
The name of P. S. Noox, Esq., was sug
gested as that -of a 'gentleman whose elo
' ' q-uerice-should first burst" upon the ears
of the assembled auditory. and break the
... tileuce which was fast beginuing to, hang
as a heavy spell around. So Mr. Kcox
it was.' ' .';' - ' " :"
The speaker contapded that-the Con
(criptioaLaw lately passed by Congress is
unconstitutional that it conflicts . with
that darling hobby of the Democracy and
" the Traitors of the South, State Rights.
This was his opinion, and so believing, he
was fernccst a. draft; but, should the
Supreme Court decide otherwise, he for
one was willing to submit. Manly and
and honorable, so far. He touched brief
ly on The Allcj7iania;i and asserted that the
tuain object of that journal at present was
to stir up old feuds, bctweeu the friends
respectively of Douglas and aECKiN-RIDGE-
ftuiid iclitch slwi-.U never li-ive exis
tel! What are we to understand from this?
" That the Douglas men were wrong in
: dissolving partnership with the. Leeotupt
on members ofthe firm? or that the
;; Sreekinridgcrs monopolized t the infamy
" cf that undertaking ? If this feud 'which
. resulted in a split of the Democratic
party should never have existed, then
jnnst either the Douglas or else the
Breckinridge faction come down from'the
high perch it has been so bug occupying,
And humble itselt in the dust for forgive
ness. Which shall it be ? Mr: N. made
tiae of one expression "which we could not
-' . quite understand. Weforget the connee-.
: tion, but it was to the effect that "the
South hid taken up arms too soon V Too
bood for what ? Is this a covert threat
that,- had the South only waited a short
time, it would have found friends enough
in the North to have protected it from
- violence and seen it through in. its strus-
- a
gle fur ideal greatness ? or does it mean
x;. t that they should have waited until after
the ' next Presidential election before
Feceding, jo. as Jo have voted for tbe
Democratic nominee? or was it all a
lapsus linguae T or ichat f We ask ' for
information. - -
- Tt.'L. Johnston; Esq., next beamed
.terlh ia bis usual!, good-ntitufed style,
dividing hh ' attention pretty equally be
tweeiftb.Ox Constitutron of the "United
'fetatea xi&.TKo .AUeglianian. He ecmcd
ta'-'tHtjjV.WdtTi him injustice iajour
report of his Fpeech of Friday, 20th nit,;
r.,i Vor;fr.ntlv Hrnicd ever having used
the lanma"e attributed to him in connee-
tbn with the Wide-Awakes.; If he lin
agmes we have misconstrued his remarks,
aud focls aggrieved thereat, Mr. J. is at
perfect liberty to refute the charges made
against, hira, over his "own fignaturc,
through the columns of this paper. ' The.
fact 15, friend Johnston becomes ex
tremely excited when speaking to Demo
cratic.Cluts, and talks about snakes, and
niggers, and Abolitionists, and lumbermen
from the New England States, and
monstrosities in general, to.su.ch.an extent
that he may not possibly remember exact
ly what he does say. If our recollection
of hi wip'e at the Wide-Awakes Serves Us
aright and wethink.it does that cir-"
cumstahce was about as follows : lr. J.,
in the course of his speech, and as usual,
became jocular, and rcmarked that IIaii
kison had been &ufj into the Presidential
chair in '40, while Lincoln was Itgldrd
into'it iu- 'GO by the Wide-A wakes, with
their. capes and caps the only description
of uniform he ever knew thej to be guil
ty of wearing &c. These may not be the
exact words, but they are the pith aud.
essence.' Doe3 not Sin J.' remember this
clelieate' little mot . oi his now?, The
speaker had a great deal to say about
lthode Island, that diminutive little State
whicK' is only abdut" large', enough fer a
deeent-sizei garden, and around the
circumference of which a patient was once
advised by his doctor to walk three times
by way of exercise, before breakfast j yet
a State equally represented in the Senate
of the United States with the great and
flourishing State of -Pennsylvania. But
he forgot to. tell: his .audience that this
liltle State of Rhode Island has a larger
white population .than the f-laveholding
States of " Delaware and Florida 'taken
together !. . While, talking about the
State of Massachusetts', MrJ. also forgot
to mention the, fact that the has a -white
population larger than that., of the slave '
holding : States of Florida, Delaware,
South .Carolina, .' Arkansas, .. Mississippi,
and Ldtisiaua takenj collectively ! Mr.
J.: certainly 'iterated and reiterated -the
statciirent that Pennsylvania is larger
than the entire New. England States.
Noj?,,what are the facts? Area of Penn
sylvania in square miles, 46,000 ; area of
the New England 'States in square miles,
64,678 -a vciy material difference in
favor of the latter, truly ! . But we; hve
"neither time." nor inclination to'follow Mr.
Jairx sto-n : fu r th ct ' i u 1 1 is me ah d-in g? .-
One thing, however: He observed that
Barker miht bark and. bark until, he
got tired ; for his part, .he reserved the
right to lite occasionally, should he see
fit. So so--and, as we entertain no ambi
tion of dying just at present speaking, we
will tread lightly in the ; fature2 for the
bite of a Copperhead is said to be sudden
death to a Yankee r any other man !
We are ot aware that this last . speech
has conduced materially toward Mr.
Johnston's aspirations for Gubernatorial
honors the coming fall, but that i a
matter foreign to the subject as yet. -
M. !.. Magkii-an, Eskevife, followed!
TWe opinions and estimates of this gentle
man are of so little worth or moral bear
ing that we almost refrain from burdening
our space with them at all. Of course he
denounced the Conscription Law as' un
constitutional j counseled Tesisiance there
unto even to the death; maligned, .the
Administration; condemned the war; and
made an ass;' of .himself gtnerallyl We
see that he delivered a similar speech at
Juhnstuwi) tbe other , evening, and was
'loudly "cheered." Is this a fuct ?- Is
this the appreciation of a Johnstown au
dience? We think not. For the-credit-'
of. the boasted intelligence of this nine-
teenth century, we hope not. The cheers, I
if given, must certainly have been inten
ded as a compliment to the "rave and
roar" style of expression in which he in
variably indulges ; . . .
1 lie iooks With tueh a look, you inotr,
AnJ tptaks v. ith tuch a tone J"
ratller than 'as an endorsement of his
intensely stupid tenets. The valiant and
valorous M. D. M. resist the draft con
scriptive, or any. other draft! ye who
know the individual, bear us out in the
assertion that this effectually "knocks the
persimmons" in the superlatively ridicu
lous line! Tiesist the draft ! why, the
draft, would strenuously resist having
anything -to do with him!- ; .
-And there was silence, and the lights
went out, and the, assemblage dispersed
after having arranged it-to meet again
next Saturday evening, to do some more
talking. , .v. !: ,
: Mr. Joiinston and.Mr.'NoDN and Mr.
"Mageuan had a great deal to say in the
course of. their speeches against the 'Ad-1
, mfaiatratioo 'and against the -loyal jaen i
who are sta.ning it, but we d
remember that. they uttered one syllable
of dispraise toward Jefferson Davis, or
Floyd, or Cobb, or the Great Unhung,
Breckinridge. They could talk by the
hour of the "baseless iniquities , of v Mr.
Lincoln, but they totally lost sight of
the infernal wiekedness of those tiflitoroua
sco,undreIs in the 'South who arc now and
have for years been plotting thetlc.truc-
tion of the country. Wnj4 thu f &
tiding is either, right or .wrong, Messieurs
orators. If the cause of the Traitors, then,
bo right, why not say. so at .once, without
beating around the bush an open enemy
is more to be respected than a concealed
One; if wrong, lenotyaur deeds belie
your protestations.. In either -eveut, toe
the mark fairly and squareiy.
Andueav JotlNSTON is a Southerner, a
Democrat, . and a loyal man. He says:
"The North 13 in no way responsible tor
the war it has been brought about, by
the- disunionists of the South, and they,
and, they alone, are responsible for the
blood which has.been shed." lie further
add :j ''This wicked rebellion must bejwt
doicn. Support the Administration in its
efforts to quell it." - ,;
These, we may aui, cie rot.the senti
ments "usually retailed' at Clubs cf the
Democratic persuasion, and especially does
the Ebensburg Club fall bebind in this
particular. -- Honest men should ask them
selves, Whv is this ? and can we afford
to ally ourselves to an organization, the
professed object of which is opposition to
the legally constituted authonties in the
prosecution of the war? If! the latter
interrogatory be answered in lite negrttive,
and - as ya value' the liberties for which,
perchance, your father, son or brother is
nobly battling, then give -these so called
Democratic Clubs a wide birth. You have
toothing in common with them no more
than you have with the blood-sUiuei aud
treason-dyed Oligarchy of the South.
TIse Right Sort of t alk. -
1 Herewith we print a brief letter not
intended for publication, but written to a
friend from Andrew Callagiian, a
member of Cov K,v 325th ' Penna. Vols.
Mr. C. is a-native of Ches3 Springs, this
cosnty,- and is and always has been a true
blue Democrat, . Now that he s-braving
the perils and privations vf the tented
field in behalf of the Government(1iis iit
'terances should certainly be entitled to
soe consideration at the hands of his
pclitical brethren. . Read: '
Camv wbar Statfgri"C. II.. Va.,
'""" ... , Mrch , 18631
D'i'r Fj-: I, old Andj Culltifchnn, feceired
rcur Dote this dav, vrbich 1 ussure-rou lias
triusfd n.c mucL pleasure, ia ndisj by it
ths.t we have yet. some true patriots ia our
loved homes. '.The last month Las been precr-J
nant with treaeon. Ve knew it well, ahlio'
ve were far from ro. Vre arc notnltojrethtr-
fools here in' the araij. Xo, my friend. This
is a place, I confess, wfcere there 13 mach sia
comuiitted, but it is also a iI;ce w here you
may find patriotism and intelligence sj.lfn
didly developed in the lovers of Liberty from
all the civilized nations, ocg and altairoiag
at the one great object the preservation cf
the great Ahierican Union as. handed down
frtd the heroes of '70. Ve Lave fen the
treasonable speeches of the copperheads in
our legislative halls, and heard wiin indigna
tion the responses from the detper-danmed
traitors at home. O, God ! I cannot express
unto you in my simple langitcge hov." vc feel,
knowing full well that a bold and daring foe 1
nienjtces U9 in front whilst these sneaking
cowards fire in our rear. But could we be
near, you, patriots at this time, we would
relieve you of your anxiety Ly giving the
demons their just deserts. The day of reck
oning, however, Will soon be at hand, -Keep
air eye on them, for they will not yet be sat
isfied.' . " J "
" Thank Cod , our helovcd country has once,
more passed through the fiery ordeal; the
skies are brierhteuing. " Treason has been re
buked, and the patriot soldie- breathes ire;r.
Tu a short time, by the divine will cf the
Omnipotent, our army will advance against
the Southern traitors, hnd crush to atoms the
hydra-headed monster, Treason. We. will
yet be an united people, with the stains of
Slavery and Treason wiped from oar Sag.
Then we must call some of our tra 13-AtIan-
tic neighbors to an account for the deed done
causing us so much embarrassment ia our
National affairs. There will be no need of
conscription in this event, my friend.
- Since tbe Jiands of our President have been
strengthened, and confidence once more re
stored, you can daily see the effect it.has pro
dr.ced in the brightened countenances cf our
gallant men. - We, all of ns, feel and see that
the masses at home are true to Liberty, their
Country, and their God, This stimulates and
strengthens the soldier to nobler, deeds.
The roads are now in an awful condition
it would be useless to try to move artillery.
So we may rest awhile ; tbtn, after this "mo
mentous calm, will be heard the thundering
peals of Liberty, shaking the earth almost
tof its centre, and causing the leaders of this
great conspiracy to wish tbey were buried
under their native mountains that they might
thua be hidden from". the very gaze' rf oar
Nation's dfcndrs
A iIea for the Governnieut.-
To tie Editor of The Alleghanlcn : "
On' the 4th July,' 1776,' the then thir
teen Colonies 'Of Great Jlritain N'ew
Hamjhire, Massachu?e(f9,11hode Island,
Connecticut, N'cw York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania,: Delaware, 'Maryland, Vir
ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and
Georgia in Convention assembled, all
dr-clared 'their -independence of. tjreat
Britain.. These Colouies, bj their reprc- j
pentativcp, in convention declared and
paid, "We hold these truths to be self-evident
; that all men are created equal,
tliHt they are endowed by their Creator
with certain inalienable rights, that among
the.-e are life. liberty and Hie pursuit of
happiness." ,Tie. representatives in this
convention from Svuth Carolina were 3M -
ward llutledge, Thomas Iley'ward. Jr,
Thomas Lynch, Jr., and Arthur Middle
ton. tSouth Carolina was the first State
to rise up in rebellion agaiu.'-t the author
ity ol the United States, whose Govern
ment was intended to be fouuded upon the
principles of the. above Declaration recited.
The Kevolution , of "7(3" continued and
ended in the litter part of the year "81."
The confederation 6ffhe.se 13 states had
been made for special and not for perma
nent .' purposes". : . But ' after the war was
over, the States did not deem ' themselves
safe against Kngland and other Powers ;
and they sought to strengthen themselves
by uniting permanently for all time to
come. In the discussion upon the Con
stitution, the institution of Slavery was
litigated. Some of the' States wje for
continuing Slavery ,"whi!e others contended
that it ought to be abolished, and believed
it to be inconsistent with the declaration
"tlrat all mankind have a ri.ht to life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
Thi., for a long time, was a barrier to a
Union of the States. ' Delaware, Maryland,
Virginia, North and South Carolina, and
Georgia, refused to unite, unless the con
stitution, should be so framexl that they
could retain "Slavery, if they chose to do
so. Many of the best men of these States
contended for the abolition of Slavery, but
being the minority, they had to-submit to
the majority. Kvery State at this time
was independent of all the rest ; aud to
lorm a Ionian of all the SSites, for the
f-ake of expediency, thqyajority of all the
Stateshad-to submit to the minority in.
the matter of Slavery j and the constitu
tion was formed as we find it, permitting
all the then existing States to retain Sla
very that desired to have it.
Tt was plain to be seen then, as now, by
all men of wisdom and-good sene," that
the Constitution permitting Slavery under
its sanction, cculd not be reconciled with
the Declaration'-cf Independence, which
declared "That all mankind had an equal
right to lite, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness.'.' Hvery one knows that the.
bondage" of the negro is not liberty. We
all know "that by the laws of the Slave
States ueither Hie, liberty nor the pursuit
of liappiness is secured to the negro. The
Slaveholder, or any white person, may
maltreat the 'negro in the most Lrutish
manner puss-ille, fa the presence of any
number of negroes, and their testimony
will not be taken as evidence against any
acts of a white person,. Democracy or
Iiepublicanism means that the majority,
and cot the minority, shall govern a .Na
tion." Their names mean more, they
mean that the laws should be made so a
to do justice to-every one y to punish'and
prevent crime, and to encourage' virtue
aud . goodness. Is it not crime to tike
from a man what belongs to him, without
his consent ?. Is it uot wrong to enslave
the negro, and to-force bim to labor for
you . without his consent? Is not the
strength of the negro givcrohim "for his
own individual beneiit, as much so as the
strength- of the white man is given him
for his benefit '! Wc have no proof to the
contrary. If our Fathers of the llevolution
fought for liberty, for the principles of
justice, and' made their ' Declaration, of
Independence on the principles of justice"
and formed a Government as near as
they had the power, to the principles cf
the Declaration, the Constitution', and
Government ought to 'stand, until altered
or revised by the innjoriiy of the people.
: If this government ia overthrown,
whose fault is it? There are two princi
pal parties now, in "this country, opposed
to each , other's policy m regard to its
Government. The one party, the rebels;
against the Government, contend that S
siuvevv is riht. and that thev hava a!
m & -
right to extend it nto oar Territories,
independent of Congress. The- other
party conteud that slavery is vronj; any
where; but especially that Congress lias u'
right to prohibit slavery in all our Terri
tories, aud they quote the clause d the
Constitutiou, "Congress shall have power to
dispose cf and make all needful rules and
regulations respecting the Territory or
other property beonnnr . to the United
States.", And Republicans ask, ' "What
is more needful, than "to make rules and
regulations respecting slavery id our Ter
ritories 'i" It is the expressed arguments
against . the injustice of Slavery that
luduccd the rebels to .rise up and try, to
overtnrow tne uovernment. . A citizen of
the United States, anywhere, has as good
right to oppose slavery by argument, as
any other citizen lias a right to uphold
it by argument. But neither of these has
a right, to rise up in arms against the
Government to uphold their opinion. The
moment thid is done, as the aggressor, ty
either party, the Constitution is destroyed
if their rebellion is suffered to prevail. "
South "Carolina, and all other States
joining hei rebellion, and all other , per
sons in any of the States aiding, abetting.
ad comforting' jJiernj , are .ail rebels alike
againt our":oveinmeot j , and ia elf .1
a f' l ... i .x-trcvt.-i Xn
' the slaveholder that
! emancipated, and ho i
slaveholder that U Ins slaves are
i not fullv taid for
them, it will reduce him to poverty, and
tlat he would bufTer injustice thereby .
This is looking at a sulieiiug on one side,
and paying 1:0 regard to justice 011 the
other side. A buys a piece of land J B,
in good faith, and pays him'Sl.OOU for
it ; but O comes - forward, and bhows
older and better title than than A's, aud
B is dispossessed by C. B is unfortu
nate iu the purchase, for by soma reason
he can't recover his Sl,0u0 from A, back
again. So it is with the, slaveholder :
the slave has a natural and more equita
ble right to his owu bbjr, than the
man who culls himself his master; and if
the negro obtains justice, he will have a
voice in hajing who he will work for. and
at what price. And if the man who
thought he owned him finds cut that he
does not, then, he may Fay I am unfortu
nate, but I must put up with it," and 1
guess I must gain niy bread by the sweat
of my face. . .
All the States and individuals which
have attempted or aided the rebels to try
to shake off their allegiance to this Gov
ernment by Secession, are guilty of the
highest puiut of infringement of the Con
stitution. And 3-et, we have among u.-1,
in the free . States, men claiming to ba
friends to tho Union, who are all the
while censuring and calumniating the
President, Administration, and the whole
Beplicati party, as violaters of the Con
stitution, without a. word of censure of the
rebels lor their acts which entirely
destroy the Constitution should theyprove
successful in their rebellion. Valiandig
ham ia enc of these preteuued friend of
the Union. Aud -we. have many, uot
far off, like him. They delight to quote
his arsrumcuts and speeches.
- Vallundighaoi says, 'I quote Chatham,
'My "Lords, you can't conquer America,' "
And then lie adds, 4Yod have not con
quered the South yet. And you never
will.". Thus Vallandighaiu aud his ad
mirers exult St the idea of the rebels'
success.
What" is the difference between the
President and his administration's -infringement
of tbe Constitution, if guilty
of any, and the . infringement which the
rebels are guilty of ? I ansnver, that the
acts of the rebeU are intended to- destrov
the Constitution and Government' a'to
rethcr; but, the infringements, if any,
made by the Presideut and his supporters,
are intended to counteract the intcution&
of the rebels, and to preserve tbe Govern
ment. As a general thing, it is not law
f tl for the Government or citizen of a
town to set a house on fire ; but, soiic
times when-a house is ou lire, expediency
.requires that others sliouia oe set on Sre,
to prevent the spread of the flames. For
instance, if a thickly settled town in one
location should take fire, and should rae
fo. furiously tl.at there was danger cf
burning the mo.-t or the whole of thr
town, the aujiorities would be justifiable
in setting fire to some intermediate build
iucjs, if there was a prospect by so doing
of saving the balance cf the town. And
with such an extensive rebelli jii as we
have, and traitors more or loss all over the
professed loyal State?, there is a ncceF-'ity
of suspending the writ of llabea Corpus,
for die purpose of preventing traitors "aid
ing the rebels, in their rebellion.
Treason requires to be m.TO prnhnptlr
dealt with than can be had by civil pro
cess. In many counties' in loyal State?, the
traitor defies the civil law ; bvcaue he
expects the Jury and Court to screcn.him
in his treasonable acts. To deter traitors
from committing treasonable aets' requires
powerful and immediate punishment.
'If there is danger of sometimes punishing
innoceut persons by martial law, there
is more danger of greater harm bcin
done by depending on the civil law to
punish the persons guilty or treason.
A great cry is made by rebel fympathi-.
zers about persons being imprisoned, by
martial law, without evidence, or alleged
guilt of transgression against law. I have
Heard of
no arrests and imprisonment
without their offences being enumerated. 4
vrenerai .jacsson proclaimed martial law
at New Orleans, and arrested suspicious
persons, aud evidently mved the town,
and thousands cf lives, and millions J"
property, and beat the enemy; by so doing.
aii loyal men at that day praised him for
the act. .
. Bfi An error of the telegraph led m,
and our cofemporaries generally, 'tt) an
nounce last week that the Union State
Convention would assemble in Pittsburg
on the 15th 'of "July.. It will assemble
in that city on the 1st doy oJuh, the day
fixed upon bv tho Committee. T.it iv
tiec.- ?'.-'-
Gov. Ciutin is now wiih tbe Army of
the Potomac, looking after the omfort"of i
oeicnce, ine 10vvr111ne111 is jusii4iaui u
uing any war measures to the extent of
compelling them to lay down their arras,
aud submit to the Government, if we an
possibly devise means to do it. And then,
let the lawful citizens of the United
States decide upca the settlement cf . our
difficulties and say who shall suffer
according to justice for cur great loss of
liie, woui;d and property.
For any oue to say, that we have a
'national or moryl right to euslnvc another,
is cincir.ga spirit of tyranny and oppres
sion ; it i? a proof that he would do what
he would not have others do to him ; fr
no one would be willing that, another
should domisic-er and abuse him at Ms
pleasure. It is argued by the friends, of
tb' Pen hTlvth nldicj:. . . ..-
fXhe lluu(loft
; "Occasional," the well informed ctrr
pondent of the Philadelphia I'sess
as follows : ' 0
The time will speedily CDine wloa $
ey'r 4 of the country will again, be turi..!
to the banks
3 cf the Ilappchannocic. v
merit in aftr relays destroyed. IuiiljC
to thi, erery courlei fV.ni the ara-
every nmcer cr.J soimer
thr6u"h Washington on his
cf his commanding gcaora!, of the css f
and, abve f 11, of th3 't'o-A ttsjj.er a-.'?
dU-cijdins that pervada the army. Itte,j
e gaieiy stated tr.at i,:e Army orthc !,.?
tomac was neter m a
fc&t:
er
than it 13 at. this timj-
Tiler-
Wuvlil:.
!J1;
Thanks to the provident il-rethought jr,j
energy cf the Administration, tbe sod-J.
wants fr nothing, lie is wed cW) '
well armed, wel! p2id.
He is as cjaf-of
a soldier to t;,J
.Lie is it is politic for a
He has likened to the great upriahj 'A
the loyal State' with Joy, ai tar?t
camp circle is made glad. when tac cttf
paper fromhome is read, and th foUi
learns that liU fffort?, and toils, and daji
ger.1, are not unappreciated by tho r.ntici
lie. has taken up arms to f.Lrc. Gcoer!i
Hooker, during the few weeks- la vh-jfi
he has been commanding 1-e.aciul, l'
t fleeted great reforms. He took tl,
silion with the reputation of bt-itg c-nif5
our l2t Fo'dlers; he is adding that of !
great general. He has "fescr'ted rh am,j; v
from demoralization as wretched as dde;!
and by.hid kindness, firmnt?, anJtiwjjf
he has changed the Army of. the lVtmntj .
from a mere engine of political miscLi-f;-into
a splendid and capable army. TLs;
frosts of winter are over, the days are Lv
coming genial and pleasant, aEd trjt
week of reasonable spring weather 'ui ,
make the roads hard and dry. " Hverytlij
indicates ?n early and active campai-i.
It is net known whether the retch .
receive- battle on tbe Bappahannock.-'
The tone . cf the Bichmond j.-ap?n't '
thought to indicatcan cyacuati.cn cf Yrri'
tricksburg, and a reirest to a jc-int tsur.y -Bichmoi.d.
Tha rebels wouhi be dcliglii.';
ed fj entice us6cce agaiu into the .-wairp
of the Chickahoniiny, and for that reia.- .
they may fail back to the ir eld lite J .
defences. If General IIo,.k?r pertain,
them to. do this, h is net the man l't ,
friend suppose him to be. You ?.' '
remember "when he gave bis evidence b'
fire the Senate. committee, in reference !, -
the batth; of IV.d crick sburg, he indintci.
a certain movement, in which hehopdtj .
flank the rebel position at Fredericks bur;,'-
and avoid their fortiiied hill-tops. Gci; .
Iurn!iQe overrnlc d ih&t plan, and perlia ; ?
his judgment- wa letter. Thte wei
those who differed from Gen. Brrrn.-ii.
and I allude to the circumstance for tlr :
purpos.e cf illus'raltitjg the grest trait ia;
Gen.IbKiker'charaeiur cautioi, eac.-p,
and boldness. When lie moves it wiul; .
v"ith experienced cfeer?, a veteran anw, -and
the gid will of the country to s-'
port him. lie has it'in hi- power to ' "
more for Lis country than iias cverl.'f 1
fallen to the kt of a public man. fls.
may be the Savior of his country.- If I"'
4. crushes the rebel army and takes Kic!i-
mond, the rebellion is at an eud. In i-V
Svrathwest it is expiring. Fcj'i'szu: uy
passed-1 tie baltsnes -of i'oit liuuion it
defninc, an 1 IA row aiding to r-'
Vickiburg. General Banks is ia t!c ii "
and taking advantage of the w'ar.n wt-atL: '
that r.or prevails iu the Southern tsa.-".
is activ fy end in military o erati, :
In the West the rebels are bemocnirrt
necessity that sedan to iudicitc a rotre ,
to Chat'aaooga. ,Puch a rctr:-at w.'uiJW,'.
the" greatest victory K.osecrani ' has Jfr""-.
obtained, r.1? it wovtl.i rclea-e the iru2Ui
country of Kat. Tennessee with its c?-
pressed .Untv'n ppor!e from a Jcjpc'i-c
cf death. The affairs about Chirloi.'
are not so gratifying tlie correspi'au-'i''f
.finding more to say about the quarrel i'
t!e commanding 'encralv th.;n their t;
torics or their miiiiary" cfHriericy". 13
my faith in this war has been notsoicuj
in the generals' as the soldiers, aad ii-Ji
vety evidea-t that the Adrniuist?ition i"
make a short shrift ct tbe coiuir.r.nitf
v;iio give ro much attention to etiquf11''
and so littla to the real duties of their r
Mtion. Taktnsr a ?urvc7 cf the. wLolt
fiel'.I. Irtwnvpr T l..i l.vral ir,13 W
cause for gratitude aud hope. . Vi'e o'J
need a treneral advanro li-,nr the liucs-
rebelijou must fall,"r"i:d"pea"ee will dec?n
upon a countrv greater anu more po"-
than anv the world ha ever seen
TO LUMBERMEN ! . r.
-W'H at C. ALCKIGHT k CP.'S ra
ted States Uakerr, Nos. I, 7 and V Vrt
Phil.ieIMiia. Two Million fcrt IT.!
LIX.V. l'OILAR or PEECll LU-MUEB. ;
One Million feet SriiUCE, LINN, I'OFL
or r.EECII BOAKDJ. ten inches wide (
one inch thick. Alto, Two Mitlirn
HOX STRAI'S, five fcetrix inches 1"JH
ved reaitr for use: Perscns proposing l'r
above or any part fcf'it trill cute P",,
cars, and their railroad station, or in
Ioi.k Srcct Wbr.rf.
Addrcn O. ALBKIGIIT t CO--5
C. JJakcrj, 5. 1 nd 0 fork Ft
anl5,l8Ut;J - - PHILADELrHl-
HAMIUCK & CALDWELL-, .v
IMPOaTZB?'..
UOSICRT, GLOVES AND FANCY G'1
' -.; - . Ifo. 30 North Fourth St., .
. .: ' THlLADEL.r'
cn. s. aivtcr..
c-ju see by the rebel newspapers, tbatf-, j
Army cf the Potomac is i'iiinas-t j
of dread that was oi-ce attached t :- !
name, but which defeat aal-iuistaar,-I
.!
Unity of purpose, a bettor .ie'j'j-intal
with the dutioi of the soldier's hie, as 'J
more reckle?- disregard of its dangers.-
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