. Terms. q, The COIPILII in publisheé every. gondny morning. by Hun J. Snnu, u :00 per Innum if puid “richly xx ADVANfi‘Z 50 per unnum if not. paid in admin. No subscriptiori discontinued. unleu at the option of the publisher, until all ureargen He paid. ’ ' Abvnnsluxrsinsertednttheulunlnm. Jon inure done,with ueatnesl and dispute . ‘ Cure: in South Baltimore street, nearly Opposite Wampiers' Tinning Establishment -—“C¢slrun Pun-ma Orncz ” on the sign. MKOFE§3MNIAL @ARD§. EdwarcffifßiieEler," HONEY AT LAW, will flilhfully and promptly attend to I” bulineu entrusted u him. ”He Spain the German language.— Ofice It the mm: place. in South ”animal's ‘lnet, nu Forney's drug store, and nearly Op 03‘“ Dunner t Zieglcr'l alore. . ‘ sow-burg, “arch 20. ‘ - J. C. Neely. WORN“ AT LAW.-—Puticu!ar atten- A tion paid to collection of Pensions, put], and Bucklpuy. Utflce i_n the S. E. comer at the Diamond. Gellylburg, April 6, 1863. a! Win. A. Duncan, TTORNEY AT LA \V.——Officc in the North wen cornu- ochuH'e Square, Gettysburg, -. / (net. 3,1359. tf D. McConaughy,‘ ATTORNEY AT LAW, (0?” one door west of lluebler‘a drug Ind 90k Marl-,Clmm erlbnrg urn-1,) Aflounr,unSomcn-orron Pun-r: um l’usmnu. Squnty Lund Wnr nun, Buck-pay ruapended‘ Claims, nml all other claims ngainu the Gowrnmmt M Wuh lng'On, D. 0.; nlmAmcricnnClnimn in England. Land Wnrrunu locntcd and sold,” boughlmnd highegt prices given. Agents engaged in lo cltlng wnrrnnls in loin, Illinois nml olhrr ire-gem States fillpply to Rim pcnonully or by letter. Gettysburg, Nov. 21, ’53. ' A. J. Cover, _ AT'ronvm' AT muf‘mu prom”; mm! to Collection; and MI other lmqiniu en truslell to him. ()nirn lwhvocfi Fahncflrx'ks' And Dmn‘er .t Zirzlcr's Stun-s, Baltimore street Gulysburg, Pu. , [s‘ch 5, 11159. ; » J.“ Lawrence Hill, M. D. |I ‘5 his oflire one _ \ door In! of the kg thernl church in - » Chmhera’urg lnrrel. and nppnailr Pivking'l lure, whuro thou wishing 1.0 lune any Dental Opon- ion {He-formed are rnpcrtmliy invited to em! Runnucu Drs. Humor, Rev. C. P. Inlt'l. D. D , Kev. 11. {2. “Higher, D. 1)., Rev. hof. 111. com. .frnt. 11. 1.. Simver. , ‘"”:burg, Ayn] H, '53. _ Dr. Wm. Taylor Infernal tho inhahiunu o! Gettysburzmml vi oilify that he «11l cnnlinue [he pun-live of hit profouion :t- the 01d sun-l, new annr .rn Hu- Conpiler (min-r, Geu'vthrg, I’A. Thankful tar put (nan, he beg: m ran-ire a chur uf fuure patruwe. [ii-pl. 25..18~;‘J. 1i . . Drs. Cress & Esker, : 10X.E"'I‘H‘ XXI! HHUHUI'ATHI!‘ PHYSI PJ CIAXS .\NI) >L'K(}EU.\'S.—-:\ll dist-an", «one or rhrnnh; mn'e‘dhflly and Icirnlllivnl- Iv Mum-d md cure L'thrr n Euro i. pmulflc. Dug ..' [hi firm “in be Town! In the nmrc all hour: of the An}- and nng. unless .‘Juen! M null or an [wart-55mm] buslnocs. (mice on L‘nriivl: I'm-M.» ftw dam-I norm 0H1“: Squaw. flagging?“ May 30, MFA. 3m* Dr. J. W. C. O’Neal’s orrmc and I’vginz. .\'. l-I' rnrnrrnf n3l. lit-.m- and Hi 5 rccu,ncnr X’rcs'lylrrmu ( lurch, ”dually-,1. [’.s. .\'m’, an, ”'63. 1f , Dr. A. H'Jltz, (V-RUH'ATE o! Ihr l'nxvcpily of Penny!- I’vnnm, “min: perm‘non'ly l-u-MM M. “A“E‘TUV. R {nun calmly. respcrtfillly nIT-h hil r-rrltrl lo 111: pal-lit :u l'hydrinn nml Burp'on, [Mn-1123. 1864. 3111 Adams County "TIM I. FHKEJVSITR \SI‘H (JU.\II‘ANY.- [ucurpomlcd .\lurch Is. 1551. wt m-rn‘nus: l‘rm'drnl—(‘uoorue Swnpe, 1 rice I'rfsivlml—S. R. ”muse”. flrcruarfl—l). A; Buohler. Trenaunr—lLH’H .\l CI'EJT)’. _ Hzefy'llix'r Camvul'tlcr—Robert .\IL-Curdy, Jacob King, .\n-lraw llrintzelmun. - JlvizKl-n-Jlenrzc Swnluc. l). A. Buehler, R. N'duhlfv, chnh King. A. lleintulmnn, D. Mm Cram-n 5. it. Rupeil. J. 11. rlersh, Sunni-1 Durbaruv, H. G. l-‘nhncstuuk, Wm. 11. Wilson, H. A, l'muug. \Vln. 11. .\lcClellnn, Julxn Wo]. furl, R. G. ,\lcCre.lr.r, John I‘lt‘kill:. Alwl'l'. \Vright, John Cunningham, Ahtlicl l“. Gilt, Jnmu 11. “lll’3hflll‘ .\l. Eichclhcrger. ”PM: Company is limited in its owin lions to the county of Ad‘ums. ltlms bet-n in luccessfnl operation fur’more thun six yenrg, Ind in that period has paid all loss-gs nml ex,- pcnles, wit/rout miy aurnmmt, lmving nlso n large urplus capital in the Treusnry. The Cum ;uy employs no Agents—all husiuess‘heing done by the .\lxtnngors, who are annually elect od by the Stockholders: Any person desiring on Insurance tan npply to _nny of the Above nomad \lnnnzcrs for further information. na-l‘he Exe'cntir: Committee 2366': lit the ofice of the Company on the hut Wednesday in envy month. at 2, P. .\I. ‘ Sept, 27, 1858. ‘ The Great Discovery If THE Ann—mnammnpmy'nnd _Chrouic Q Rheugmntism can: be cured by using H. L. M LLER‘S CELEBRATED RHEUMATIC Mix- TURE. Many. prominent citizens of this, And the adjoining counties; hnvtheuified to its (rut. ntimy. Its nieces: in hematic afec flom, bu been hitherto unparalleled by any specific, introduced to the public. Price 50 lint: per bottle. For sale by all druggists and norekeepers. .Ifxepnred cnly by H. L. MILLER, Wholesale and Retail Drnggisl, Ensi Berlin, Adan" county, Pm, dealer in Drugs, Chemicals, N Pile, Varnish, Spirits, Paints, Dye-gtnfi'a,‘ bot xfifd Oils, Essences Mad Tincgures, Window “in", Perfumery, PMs-m Medmmesukcqtc. WA. D. Enabler u the Agent m Gettys ' L g (or “H. L. Miller's Celebrated Rhgnmntic lixam.” [June 3, 1861. if The Groc y:\Btore 0}: m: mLL.—Tne\{9am_igned would uspecfluny inform the citizens o! Gwyn. burg cud vicinity, flu; he has taken the old and " on the Hill." in Baltimore street, Get tyflmrgr when): intends td keep éonlcnntly on hnd .11 kinds of GROCEBIES—Sugnra, Coleen, Slrnpe of all kiudgf'rohacco. Fish, \ 851:, tc., Earlheume of In kinda, Fruits, gill, ludjn fact. evexxthing usually found in a. meaty. Alla, FLOUR km; of all kinds; .11 of which he intends to sell ovr as the low. en. Country pfoduce taken u exclmuge for good! end the highest pricefiveu. Ho flutters limulf tint, by strict. luemidu Ind 1,1: honest duke to please, to merit e share of public pl. tron-go. TRY HUI. J. I. ROWE. Feb. 23, 1863. tf ALL PAPER! WALL PAPEili—All new styles, just received IL Dr. R. HOB‘NER'S Drug ‘nd Variety Store. 0 to Dr. R. }IO!INER‘S Drug Store und get Ga}. MEDICATED COUGH CANDY. ‘ xcznsxom E , .nxcsnsxonn . sxcnnsromn I Thekxceizior Walling Machine in the but in the-World: Call and examine it. It one-.... Ufiuvfl the Exceuio: Sky-light Gallery. \ ‘ TYSON BRGTHERS. FOB mDIES.-;-Kil «in: of 8113310 03.11- Sim for me u. the corner of York "rut sad the Dimond by ROW t WOODS. ABBIAGI WHIPS AND LASERS, good I“ M for ule by ROW k WOODS. I‘LL an murmur Medicines can be had .4 'mhe u! Inuit; Drug tad Prescription BLOW! ‘ , Dr. EJHORNEB. ' Br H.“ J. STABLE. a 48th Year- Cumberland Hduse, G fl‘nll Ulla , PL. HIS old uubliahed Hotel, at the forh of I the mltlmon and Emmilsbnrg ronda. in t e south part of Getty-burp. Pm, ll nwkept by the undereinned. His table is Always sup plied with the best the nmrket afl'orda—hls but with the different kind of liquors—whilst hil chambers are spacioul and comfortable.— Thcre is large stuhling n‘ltnchcd to the Hotel. attended by‘n gopnlv hauler, nnd the yard is calculated to nccnmmodue any number of wagons. The Hotel is located within a short distance of the Cemeteries, rendering it very convenient lor person: visiting the battle ground. No effort will be spared to render mtllfuctiun, nml keep up the old popularity 01, the House. DAVID BLUEBAUGH. _ Mn; 16, 1864. 3111* _ l = Globe Inn, ‘ a mi: 97., NE“! Twine”, ETTYSBURG. PA.——’|‘he undersigned ‘ mmld most respectfully inform biann lmerous trirnds’untl Ihe public generally, that {be bi: purchasea that long established and [well known h'otrl, the -“Glohe Inn," in York ltlreet, (lrttyaburg, and will spare no efiort to sconduct it in a manner Ilnu will nolF detract from iln former high reputation. llis tnble :vrill have the but the market can nfiord—his iclinmbers are spacious and comfurtnble—aml he has laid in {or his barn full stock of wines nnd liqunrs. There is large stnbling aunt-her! [tn the Hotel, which will he Qltrnded by Atten ‘tive hostlera. ‘ll will be his conntapt ( mlcnvor «m n'ndtrllle lulli-st sntliffli-tiou to his guests, making his house as near n home to them at possible.‘ He asks a share of the [vulilic's pn troiiitgo, deu-rminrd he he is to deserve .1 large part of it. Remember, the "Globe l-nn" is in Yurk SUN-l, but he.” the Diamond, or Public Square. SAMUEL WOLF. . ’ April 4, [SC-l. t! l A New Warehouse. . M'SHELS UF GRAIN ()0.000 WANTED,“ {he nemein nml l’luuuu: House, in L‘arlisle slrteg‘ndjoin iug Shrnds a: Buehlcr's ennblishment. The highest market priye will nlwuyn b: paid in cull: for ‘ J; mum, of all kinds. \ _ FLOUR. SEEDS, kc. Always on hand and for sale, at the smallest profits, ‘ UFANUS, - SALT. FISH. fl uuocnmss, n.. , ‘ ‘ “'holesnlo and rem". THY/{Tm We xlml] do'our beat to give suliélncuon in nll cases. MCCI‘RDY k DIEHL. Gettysburg, .\luy 1!, 1863. ly Something for Everybody . ‘U bl'Y AT DR. R. HORNER'S r 1 3 DRUG AM) VARIETY smm-z.~ Jusl opened a fine nasgrtmem o! O 5 Drum and Medicines, § Patent .\ledisims, Stalignory, , Fancy Dry Com-ls, . Confuctious, Groceriel, Notions, TOBACCO, SEGARS, to Jan. 18, 1564. . New Goods !--La.rge Stock 2 ERCHANT ’I‘AILORING. DI . JACOBS & BRO. hm e just recrivrd from the cities a. large stock 0120041: for Gentlemcn's wear, cmbrncmg a vuriely nr CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, ~ ' VESTINGS, (‘asxincm Jenna, kc" with many other goods {or qurifig and summer went. They are prepared to make up gnrmenta If the shortest notice, and in tho very best man-' net: The Fashion: nre regularly received, and clothing mud; in any desired style. Thny al wnu make nen’t .fits, whilst their sewing is sure to En: substantial. Thry ask a continuance of the public‘s pn tronxgr, resolved by good work and moderute clm’rgcs to earn it. Gettysburg, April 'I, 1862. Lancaster Book Bmdery. EORUE WIANT, G BOOK BINDER, AND. BLANK lUOK HANCF'ACTI'EIB, LANCAS'I'fik, P 4. Plain'nnd Ornamental Bindim’, of every'fie scription, executed in the most subsfimtinl pnd approved a} les. ‘ - ‘< IFFSKESCIB E. W. Brown, Esq.,'Furmers Bank of Lancaster W. L. Pelper, Esq, Lancaster County Bank Samuel Shock, Esq., Coblumin Bank; Sumuel anger, Esq., York Bank. William Wagner, Esq.. York Co’unty Bank. 'l'. D. Carson, an., Bpnk of Gettysburg, Peter Martin, Esq., Brolh'y oanncaater co., Pa Geo. C. Hawthorn, Esq., Register “ ‘f Geo. Whitson, Esq., Recorder " H April 15, 1861 I ..'la Cob B. Holtzworth, BARBER AND HAIR-DRESSER, has opened I uloon in Clmmbershnrg Its-eel, nor-Ll: side, near the Diamond, Gettigburg, where he will be glad to serve all I omny desire to have Bubnring or Helr-dreuing done. “'in: good tools, a long experience in the busineau,_nud I. desire to plfue, he bu reason to expec} a share of the 1211') it'! patron- Ige. He will certainly try :0 deserve it. Re member the place—between Buchler'l Drug Store and Smith's corner. ' May 16,1864. tf Last Notice. LL penonl indebted to tho In: Firm ,of ‘A Cohen & Cnlp, no hereby notified to call and settle their Account. on or before the lat oprril, u it in highly imporunt thn their business should be closed. COBEAN t GULF. March H, 1864. . Come to the Fair! ND DON 'l‘ FORGET I‘o VISIT PLEASANT A RIDGE Kansans—g n- wishing to Plant Tm will find the “3;; tie ground reunite)“: he, and olfered afrednced pricu. The Apple number. we vuieties, embracing All the Approved sorts. N. B.—-See the index board near Flora Dale Post office. ‘l‘. E. COOK l‘ SONS, ‘ Sept. 2,1 861.’ Proprietary, . Sale Crymg. W. FLEHMING continue- the bulingu A. of SALE CRYING. and lolicits thecon- Atinned patronage ot the public. It in hin mm "In! endeavor to give satisfaction. Charges moderate. Residence in Breckinridge utteet, Gettysburg. asp-u. in a "reused Auctioneu, nndarthe ‘ Tu Law of tho‘Unind SARI. Nov. u, 1862. RY Dr. 8.. HORNRR'S Tonic Ind Altm civo Powden. for P 198883 .ud CATTLE. Prepml and sold only M. in Drug Stan. J'Julu‘rr 35' 1834: ‘ A DEM©©RATH© AND FAMBLV J©URNAL.. ' GETTYSBURG, PA; MONDAY, .AUG. 15, 1864~ PUETRY. no'rn unm- A n)“ In bi! fining. wu ridincnlong, A ll] dread win by hi: chlo; In In! ”a hee- m lnohd m. - quun', And 0 like I kin. In hll pddu A wood-nun «nod on tho that umy plot, .‘ The curring Ind couple he UM, And nld. .- b 0 workod with M- ll' on I log, H l with I m rich And could ride." I The mm In bli- ezrringo romu-hd tn bu um, “One thing'! would [in i! I could— ] vauld gin nil my "aim fur m numb Ind-{ho Milk 0! Nu man who 1: Erin Nu wood.” MigflELL&NYo [Gunman-nee or ‘flu Conpflu.) MONCCACI'. ‘ 7- ‘ - The day was just dawningon that mem orable July morning. when .the welied men of our regiment arrived at the campof our division. near the railroad—how quiet, and penci’nble. but. which soon wan to be come A scene of battle and bloodshed. Men lay their tired bodies down upon the ground and immediately slept. so oom pletely worn down by thejlnbors of the night that they did not take time Do cook coffee, which is so indispenfibla to the old sold pr. ' Utliceu lay scntterml here End there over the ground in profound slumber. little dreaming that the rising sun would require of them such an herculenn tafik as they of terward were compelled to perform. We evacuated Frederick city at 8 o’clock on the evening of the Bth of July. and passed to the Junction by "way of the turnpike britlge'leading in the direction of Balti more. Soon eftefieeving the city ,Gen. Tyler detailed our regiment n the rear guard of that. gallant little‘ermymith orders to bring along {vith u: Alexander’s Bette'ry, and to assist the artillerymen in every‘ _way we could, so as to secure the pieces and wagons and bring them safe to the -Junc tion. Guarding the renr of an umy is al mus is hazardous task duringn retreat. and only the utmost vigilance on the part of officers and men will secure a suecesstui movement of the kind. ' . I speak ndviaedly when I say that nevpr were orders placed in better handling All night lonfi the men labored at the gum and wagons. “V putting their shoulders to the wheeh to assist them up the steep hills, nnw building rqnds to pass them over gut lies, nnd agnin unloading wagons that we found with wheels uppermost. and then loading up again to march in few hundpyd yards to find a caisson down a hollow, w h hams on top of the driver, with the fie blood crushed out of him. Altogether-t e nigh; was one long to be remembered. Th‘e morning was ushered in by.sli2ht skirmishing in the direction of the city. which soon become warmer and quicker‘— now neolid shot comes in close proximity to our line—and we all begin to think we are going to have a battle.“ the old signs that never fail are on hand. Our brigade is man massed on the left of the Urbano. road, the second brigade on the right of the‘same, and part of the Mary land troops on the right of the railroad, while Gen. Tyler holds the Baltimore turn pike, with the balance of the Phryland men and the 149 m Ohio. (one hundred days men.) These were the dispositions of our troops at 8 o’clock. when the enemy made his appearance on our left in strong numbers. under the command of that no torious horse‘ thief and plunderer, Mc- Causlénd. Our line was changed quickly to cover this movement. but so continued was their fiankingm the left that by the time we cotter-ed Mr. Thomu’s house we had but a single line,’ and part of that only covered by skirmishera. A corn field be tween Thotnas’s house and the Urban road. lay directly in our front. in which the rebel sharp-shooters were concealed. Our re imentwns ordered to charge over this fie‘ld and take pogition on the rising ground beyond, so as to be able to me the move ménts of the enemy more clearly on our front. The charge was made with «yell and our point carried hundeomely, with the loss ofa few men wounded. , The firing now was rapid and eontinuous i for a few hours, the enemy throwing shot ‘ and shell all around and through Mr. Thomu’s house and ham, making our po §ition the hottest we have ever bed, and l yet no man flinched or left the 'work for a i single moment, only to quench n burning thirst engendered by the (great heat, or to get more Ammunition; In incredible as it' may seem many of the men fired not less than 120 rounds of cartridges during the ! eight hours that the fight continued. About 2 o’clock there comes I lull.— Firing has ceased entirely from the rebel lines. Our new men said the battle was over and that wersd gained the day. Old soldiers said it meant a big clmrgq~ A little patience, weoried, worn men, at? we shall see. Listen at that unearth] , devilish yell, and then look at that eats field be yond the house. They rise up by scores and hundreds, first I. heavy skirmish line moves in fine style, checked in a moment by our heavy fire and held there. until fifty yards in their rear comes a heavy battle line, it little flurried in the centre, but still they coma. Both lines start again with a yell, only to be held again by our deadly fire; this time losing many of their oflicers and men. Still further in the rest of the second comes a. third, stronger and heavier than either of the others, and now~nll start forward determined to crush out the little bend of three hundred men that have so long held them at bay. It required but a moment to see that we must give way be fore the charge if it was not soon checked. A determine efl‘ortwss now made by every emcient men in the regiment. A good strong yell was given end the balls pitched in as fast as the men could load. which threw every line into confusion for a few moments, hut rallying again they came on end had got within fifty yards of the house, when we reluctantly yielded and fell back to the Urban: road. ‘ , In thin charge we lost Lieut. Baker, who was captured; Lieut. Dietrick, killed ; and Lieut. Waltemyer wounded, since died 3‘ Frederick. We reformed at the fence running along the road mid held them there until the entire line on our right was in full retreat, under orders from Gen. Wallace. Almost but of ammunition, the men completely '0") Out. no reinforcement: on hand, at last the timacama when prudence demn nd ed {but what was left of our gallant, noble Edy 0" men should be taken from uncler l . a murderous fire that mu being poured unto their ranks. ‘ “nun u noun up nu. PnuxL." It was no time to hesitate. The rebell were pouring A heavy flanking fire into us. men were falling on all aides, all lupport had left. us, nficers and men said it was o perfect elhughter pen, when‘Col. Stahletr— dered the retreat, which wan instantly be gun across a corn field in which we were placed under a heavy cross fire, losing: few men, until we got into the woods yond. where we were free from musketry. but mu artillery firing. The trooys rested at. New Market for the night and then marched on to Ellicot’s Mills. when the rebels appearing below Baltimore we were taken on the trains to protect that city. I have failed to speak of the movement‘s on our right become I could cnly give you bear-My, which is poor evidence in'regard to them. However. I would do injustice to a gallent soldier ill did not speak a word oi high praise for Gcn. Tyler, who held an important position on the Baltimore turn pike-a column of Breckinridge'e creeps hnd bye'n sent to turn our night, but‘so stubbornly did Gen. Tyler fight them with his troupe that they: did not 'succe‘ed in their efforts. In regard to the numbers engaged I know from poaitive evidence that we had not a man over twenty-three hundred engaged, our own brigade sustaining much the heaviest part of the fight, coming out with but five hundred and thirty musketa. In estimating the numbers of the enemy actually seen from Thomas’s house, I should judge they exceeded ten thousand ; but from a prisoner taken in the early part of the fight we learned that they hid twenty th‘ousand men in all present at and about Frederick city. most of whom were engaged in the fight. In regard to the manner in which the \3d division.'Gen. Rn'cketts. con ducted itself. I have nothing to say—those not of us will speak its praised. Capt. Weigle. Gen. Tyler's A. A. (3.. told methat he coiled the attention of the Maryland troops, who were with him supporting a battery. to the manner in which the BTth P. V, stood up to the work. while shot. shell. grape and canister, were being hurled at them. “Why.sir,"‘aaid,he, "I saw them open ten guns on your position at 't'hnmas'a house and watched your men to see what etfect it would have. but they never flinch ed.” I might fill your columns with high sounding praises like the above. The citi zens of Baltimore here free to say that we saved their cit)’. as also Washington. When we marched through Washington. every where along the atheists We were lustily cheered and greeted as;though we were old friends. i It is just tWenty days since lhe battle was fought. and our division ip again encamped on our Battle ground. near the now hiitoric Mnnocncy. But what. u comma ! .\'o roar of battle breaks the soliuide ot the evening. no sh+ieks of men wounded grate lm lily on the ear—~3l] is appareh’uimce and q iot rmss. A few rods beyond us Le a bun red heroes. sleeping their long sleep—the loud roar of cannon will not. disturb them—[lie liaitle’s clamor will not aWuke (hem—for they have ‘ “ Fought their last ballle.” ‘ .. . x. x. x. AN IMPORTANT PAPER. Protest of Leading Republicans AGAINST DICTATORIAL USURPATIONS! cAus'rm REBUKE! lrlllor Wide, of Ohio, Ind Burma-m -live ”.71.. of Maul-li, hold up LII , col-ht ['lnrpulo- or Power to [he lit-pro bnllo- und Sun or the Bren-en .r 11. [s.de lulu. . . TO‘THI SUPPORTIRS 01' THE 'GOVIRNIIN'I' We have read without. surprise, but. not withut indignation. the proclamation of the President of the Bth of'Jply. 18§4. The supporters of the Administration are responsible to the country for its conduct : and it is their right and duty to check the» encroachment: of the Executive on the authority of Congress, and to require it (b confine itself to its proper sphere. It is impossible to pass m-eilenee this proclamation without neglecting that duty;- and. having taken u much responsibility as any other: in supporting the Administra tion. we are not disposed to fail in the other duty of userting the rights of Congress. ‘ The President did not sign the ‘hill " to guarantee to certain Sate: whose Govern ments have been usurped I re üblienn form of Government,” penned by the supporter of his edministretiom in both House'- of Comes: After mature deliberation. e bill did not, therefore. become a (at, and it is. therefore. nothing. The proclamation in neither an approve! nor I veto of the bill; it is. therefore, I docu ment unknown to the law: 3nd Con-titu tion of the United Stem. - So far u it contain: an apology for no! signing the bill, it in a political manifesto against the friends of the Government. So far as it proposes to execute the bill which is not a 1‘"; it is a grave Executive usurpation. It is fitting that the fact! necessary to en able the friends of the Administration to appreciate the apology and the murpttion be spread before them. The proclamation says: And whereas the aid hill wu patented to the President of the United Steterfor hll Ip prorel less than one hour before the use die adjournment of said union, and we. not-ign ed by him—- If that be accurate. still this bill we: pre sented with other bill: which were signed. Within that hour, the tune for the in die adjournment wu three times postponed by the votes of both Houses; and the least. intimation ol's desire for more time by the President to consider this bill would ’hnve secured a further postponement. ‘ ‘ Yet. the Committee sent to ascertain if the President had my further communica tion for the Home of Representetivée re ported that he had none; and the friends of the hill, who had anxiously waited on him to ascertain its fate. had already been informed that the President had resolved not. to sign it. The time of presentation. therefore, had nothing to do with his failure to approveit. The bill hack been discussed and consid ered for more than a month in the Home of Representative; which it puud on the 4th ot‘ Mn ; it man reported to the Senate on the 57th of May without materiel unendment, ud passed‘ the Bennie abso lutely u it camel'rom the House on the 2d of J uly. ‘ Ignorance of its contents is out of the question. Indeed. at hil "request, a duh of’a bill substantially thesnme in all material points, objectgnl {_o by the roclamltion. had been laid bdl'oregsim for Eis consideration in the winter'ofl 2-1863. There is. therefore. no reason to suppose the provisions of the bili took the Pretident by surprise. . On the contrary. we have reason to be lieve them to have been so well known that this method of preventing the bill from becoming a 11m without the constitutional ‘responsibility of a veto, had been resolved on long before thé‘ bill passed the Senate. We are informed by a gentleman enti tled to entire confidence, thnt beiore the ‘ 22d of June in New Orleans it, was stated by a member of Gen. Banks’ unit in the pres ence of other gentlemen in official position. i that Senator Doolittle had written a letter to the de nrtmenb that the Home recon struction gill would be stewed off in the Senate to a period too late in the session to‘ reouire the President to veto it in order to ldeieetjt. and that Mr. Lincoln would re ; :hih the bill, If necessary, and thereby de l est it. Tb‘e eitperience of Senator Wade. in his varionp eflorta to get the bill considered in the Senate, was quite in accordance with that plan. an! the fate oFtbe bill was accu rately predicted by letters received from New Orleans before it had passed the Senate. fled the proclamation stopped there, it would have been only one other defeat of the will ofthe people by an, executive per version of the Constitution. But it goes further. The President says : , Anti whereas the said bill contains, smoui; other things, a plnn tor restoring the States in rebellion to their proper prncticnl relationin the Union, which plnn expresses the sense of Congress upon that subject, and which plan it is now, thought [it to lay before the people for their consideration— V , ," ‘ By whet authority of the' Constitution T In what forms? The result to be declared by whom? With what efi‘ect when ascer tainedf Is it to bee Jaw by the approval of the people without the Approval of Corigress at the will of the President 7 Will the President, on his opinion of the' popular approval. execute it as law 7 '1 Or is this merelya device to avoid the serious responsibility of defeating a low on which so many hearts reposed for security ? ‘ But the reasons now assigned for not 1% proving the bill ire full at ominous signii cance. - The President proceeds: Now, therefore, L‘Annanau lecotx, Presi~ dent of the I'nited Slater, do proulaimnieanre nnd mnke known,timt, while I am (as lwss in December last, when by proclamation‘ I pro pounded a. plan for restoration) unprepnred, by a formal npprovul of this bill, to be inflexi biycommittcdtoany singlepianofrestoration— That is to say, the President is resolved that the people shall not by law take any securities from the rebei' States against. a. renewal of the rebellion before restoring their power to govern us. His wisdom' and prudence are to be our sufficient guarantees! He further says: ~ , , And, whilel am also unprepared to declare that the Free State Connitntions and Govern ,ments nlready adopted and installed in Arkan sas and Louisiana shall be set aside and held for naught, théreby repelling and discouraging the loyal citizens who have set up the some at to further efi'ort— . “ ‘ Thnt is to my, ”10 Presidvn! persists in recognizing those shadows of Governments in Arkansas and Louiaiana. which Congress formally declared should, not be recognized —-who<e Representatives and Sen-tors were lepelléd by formal» votes of both U’ouges of Congress—which it was declared fo'rmul 1y should have no electoral vote for Presi dent and Vice-President. . They yrs the mere creatures of his will, They cannot. live a'day without his support. They are mere oligarchies, imposad on the people-by military orders under the forms of election. at. which "generals, provost- marshals, soldiers and camp followers were the chic! actors, assisted by I handml of resident citizens, and urged on to premature action by private letters from the President. In neither Louisiann nor Arkansas, belore Bunks' defeat. did the United sumo: eon !rol halfthe territory or halfthe fiopulation. In Louisiana, General Bmks’ proclamation candidly deal-red : “ TA: fumlamcnul law 9/. tile Suit i: martial law." ‘ I On that foundation of lreedom, be erected what. the President calls “ the free Causti tuton and Government of Lmisiana.” But Of this State. ‘"“’” fundamental ll“ of this great blow at emancipation. I! “lin wu martial luv, only sixteen parilh‘es'out wely hoping and expecting that g. conni- Of forty-eight P‘Vl'h” '"‘?" held bylthe tutional Amendment ‘bol‘uhing Ilnery United States; and in five of the sixteen throughout the nation may be “6°P'fd-"= '0 heldpnly our camps. wefimriously inquire ‘on what hit expecta ‘ Tl" “'""’ ["“'l'h” wesubstantially held ~tions rest. after the vote of the Home of hfld 233,185 inhubiunts: "IO n‘idue oftha Repruentntjves ‘t ”)0 [.mnt '“‘ion' gnd State‘not held by “3- 575,5”- . in the {ace of tha political complexion of 4N the farcecalled ‘"' election. theofl‘icers ‘ more than enough of the States to prevent of Gen. Banks returned that 11.346. ballots ‘- "". pouibl‘lity of ill 'adoptlon within any were out: butwhethermy or by whom the ’ n-nsonnble time; and why he did not in peolile 0‘ “’9 United States hi" “0 1"?“ dulge his sincere! hopes with so lalgo an m- Insurance; bl” 'i' l' probable that $OOO stallment oi the blessingns his approval of were out by soldiers or employees of the the bill would have secured. ‘ United Stntu. mil-u? or municipal. PM After this usignmgnt 0! his resumn for 0099 “”0““!!! ‘0 ll"! ‘"'. SN“ 0" Nullon- ‘ reventingthe bill fr‘om becomingllnw,the .J. Ind 6,000 “'o‘! répresent “10 State Of Braident proceeds to dechre hi; “FPM Lollisitnlt l . to W it u a. law by lii: plenary :chth Such inthe'frea Constitution and Govern- p 0,,- . mat of Lo'uizianu; lbnd “:0 ift {a that of He says: , Arknnsu. N thing at le .i are of; evertheleu lam‘lfall intislied unitb the smm.” expedition “PM“ ”or. like one lyfiem'lo' restt‘nation conytnined in th e bill u m “1.9 Ingmpl of Iflondg; “'7“ before u” one very proper plan lor tho loyal people of Prent'lentu'il intlon' me one: may be any State chooling t 5 adopt it; “(I that I am, 0W In every rebel State "he” “3° and at all time: shall be, prepared to give the United States has : camp. The President, by preventing this bill from becoming a law, holds the electoral votes of the rebel States at the dicution of his personal ambition. ~ ‘ if those votes turn the btlnn’co in his flavor, is it to be supposed that his competi tor, defeated by web means, will quieme ? If the rebel majority inner: their suprem acy in those States. and send votes which elect an enemy of the Government, Will we now-ape] his claims? And in not that Civil war for the Presi dency, inaugurated by the votes of rebel States? ' Seriously impressed with those dangers. Congress, “the proper (bmtilutional aulhority,” formally declarea that. there are no State Governments in the rebel Staten, and pro vided for thair erection at_ a. proper time; and the Senate and House of Representa tives rejected the Senator: and Reprezenta fives chosen under the authority of wha‘ the Presidentpall- the frevanuitution Ind Governmem of Arkanm. Tho Praiden'n proohmtion “W for naught” this jmlgmem, and discards zho TWO DOLLARS A—YEAR authority of the Supreme Court? and strides headlong toward the‘nnarchy hil proclama tion of the Bth of December inaugurated. If electors! for President be dlowed to be chosen in either of thosefihtiw. gsinisler light will be but on the motives which in‘- duoed the Pmident to "hold for naught." the will of Congress .mlher than his Govern ment in Louisiana and Arkansas. -' The judgment of Congress which the President defies mm the exercise of an au thoritv exclusively vested in» Congress by the Constitution to determine what is the established rnment in a State. and in_ its own mt d by the highest judicial authority bin 3on all other departments of the Government. ' The Supreme Court has formally declared that under the fourth section of the fifth article of the Constitution. requiring the United States to guarantee to every State 9.. republican form of government. ”it; reins with Gmgreu to decide what government is the establivhed one in a State ;” and “when Senators and Representation qf a State are admins/(into . the council-1 of the Union. the authority of the Gaue‘ram‘qu under which they are appointed,: as well as its republican chamber, it recagni zed by the proper constitution»! authnri'y, and it" dcciaian is binding on wefy other szwrlment of the Government, and could not he: questioned in sjudicial tribunal. It is true-that the contest. in this case did not last long enough to bring the matter to this issue; and, as no Senators or Representatives were elected under the authority of the Government of which Mr. Dorr'wns the head, Congress was not called upon to decide the contro versy. Yet the right to decide is, placed there.” - . ‘- - _Even the President’s proclslpsljou of “19 Bth of December fornlally declares that “Whether members sent to_ Congress from anyéaaste shall be admitted to seats, consti. tuti ally rests exclusively with the respec tive Houses. and not to any extent with the Executive.” \ - . ' And that is not the less true because wholly inconsistent with the President's nssumplion in that proclamation of a right to institute and recognize State Govern ments in the rebel States. nor because the President is unable to perceive that his re cognition is s nulity if it be not conclusive on Congress. , Under ‘the Constitution, the right to Senators and Representatives is insepsrable from a State Government. . If there be e State Government. the right is absolute. x : 1' there be no State Government, there on be no Senators or Representetives'eho sen. ‘ 1 The two Houses ol Congress are expressly declared to be the sole judges of their own members. ~ When. therefore, Senators and Represen tatives areadmitted, the State Government under whose authority they were chosen, is conclusively established ; when they ore Njected, its existence is es conclusively rejected and denied : and to this‘judgment the President is bound ti) submit. “ The President proceeds to express his unwillingness “to declare a constitutional competency in Congress to abolish slavery in States" as another reason for not signing the hill. . But the hill nowhere-proposes to abolish slavery in the States. L The bill did provide that all slave: in the rebel States should be mauumimd. But as the President had already signed three bills msnumitting several classes of slaves in States, it is notconceived possible that he entertained any scruples touching (In? provision of the bill respecting which lie is silent. 7 . ‘ He had almdy himself ”turned atright by proclamation to free much the larger number of slave; in the rebel States, under military pdwer to suppress the rebellion; and it is quite inconceivable that the Presi dent. should think Germ-es: could vest in' Him a. discretion it could exercise itself. It is the more unintelligible from thg fact. that. except in respect. go a‘smull part of Virgil-ii: and Louisiana. the bill covered only what the pmclnmalion mvared—ndded n Congresgional titlpu nndjudicini temudias by law to the disputed title under the pincl'imation.‘nnd-.periecied‘ihqwork the President professed to be so Imxionp to ac complish. / Slavery u an instiiution can be abolished only by a change oi the constitution or the United States a- nf the law [of the State; and this is the principle of the bill. .1 ‘ It required the now Constitugion of the State to provide for that prohibition, and the President, in the fnce'of hisown prooia motion, does not venture to object to insist ing on that condition—yet be defeated the onlv provision imposing it! Q But when he describes himself, in spite Executive‘nid and assistance to any web peo ple l 0 won as the military resistance to the United States abull have been nupprened in any Inch Slate, and lhe people thereof shall have sufficiently returned to thei r obedience to the Constitution and the In" of the United Stun: in which case: Military Governors till be appointed, wilh‘directiona to procaed scoot ding to lhe hill. A more studied outrage on theleginlalive minority of the people has novor‘boon per pemned. i Congress passed a bill; the Prelident re fused to approve St, snd then by proclama tion puts M much of it in force As be we- fit. an‘d proposes to execute thou parts by officers unknown to the Saws of the United Sam: and not subject to the confirmation of the Senate! . The bill directed the appointmem I)me visional Gnvernnrn by and With the Idvice and comer); of the Senate. The Pruudenh After defeating the luv, pIopOIGI to appoint without luv, and with out the “Ith And mm; of an Souk. [diary Gonna: for flu lab-18ml He has thud, exercised this diamorhl E I mumtion in Lani-hm, and he «10qu tho bill to prevent it. limflatfon. Honoofonh wonmuu reg-rd tha followjug precedent u thc Pruidoutial [an at tho Rho] Sum: ' ~ Rum"- Ihnlm, } Want-Mon. March 15, 1366.‘ m.- Ezullmcy, Mic/lac! Ila/m. Govmwr o/lpuu- WM Until further odomyou no heroby {mafia With the power! notched hitherto by no “flint: Garcfnur or Loam-m. Yum. II This Michael Hahn is no o'fiicer 0! Hio United States; the Presiciouz. wiChout ht, wimout the Advice and 00mm “of tho Benita, by a private note not even amour lignad by the Secretary of State. Inch. him dictntor o! Louisinm! ' The bill providad for tho civil “minis. \ nation of thohvu of the Sula—till it should‘ be in afit tempu- to govern itulf—r ed. ing all laws recognizing slnveryfigdmfihg all men equal before the law. ~ , These beneficont provisions the Pruidont ' has annulled. People Will die; nml mtg-ti . 3nd transfer proporty, Ind buy and no - and to these acts of civil life copm nml nfll- . cars of the law no necesury. Congress 1 legislated for lhesé necessary thingp. and ‘ the President deprives them of the pl'qm‘ (ion of the law! » ' ‘ ‘ ' No. 40- The President’s purpose to instruct hlu Military Governors “to p“rooeed semi-ding to the bill"—-a makeshift tdcalm lhedieip pointmeul its rlpfezit lmd occasionrrl—is not merely in griwe lisurpution liutn treuplrenl delujion. ‘ Heemunt "plat-09d nomrilinz in the hill" After prevnmin: it (mm brimming :\ lnw, ' Whatever is done will- he at his will and’ platinum. by pet-sane relpomible to no law, and more interested to secure the interesto and execute the will of the President the . of the people: nml the Will rof G‘mgnenl ll to be “held fin- nmu’ic" “unless thelnynl bon plo ol‘ the rebel Suites cheese t'n “dept. it?” If they should graciously prh(\'r thé strln-i. gent bill to the easy prqclemntinn. null theft registration will be made under-no legit 3. sanction; it will give no assurance that I majority of the people of the Stages have. taken the oath; if administered. it‘will be without legpl authority. and mid; no in dictment will he for fill-e sweirring at the election, o‘r for'e'lmitting ball or‘ rejecting good votes; it will be the luroe of Leuininnn' and Arkeum noted over again. under the formietth‘is bill. but not by authoritypf law. But when we come to the gulnntoes of future peace which Gangrene meant We on ect, the forms.’ as wall as the substance of the bill, must yield to the Prepident’s will that none should be imposed. It was the solemn resolve ol‘ Cmgreu to protect the loyal men of the natiwi ageimt three great dangers. (l) the return to power of the guilty leaders of the rebolliun. (2) the continuance of slaveryand (3) tho‘bur den of the rebel debt. - l Congress require! assent to those provi alone by the Contention of the State ; end if refused. it in: to be dissolved. ' The President “holds for naught" thlt resolve of'Congrese, because he is unwilling “to be inflexlhly committed toanly one plpn of restoration." end the peep e of. the United States are not to'be allowed to pro tect themselves unless their enemies agree ‘ to it. 3 r . The order to proceed according to thebill is therefore merely at the will 'f the rebel States; and they hwe the option to reject' it.‘ accept the proclfimltion of the Bth of . Dadember, and demand the Prnideot'e ' recognition! - _ - Mark the contrast! .The bill require; e majority. the proclamation is satisfied with one—tenth ; the bill requires one oath. the preelemation, another; the bill ewerteiol‘ voters by regislering. the proolenution by guess; the bill exacts adherence taunting .rritoriul limits. Ibe proclamation admit! of others ; the bill overns the rebel Stetel' by law. equalizing all before it, the prooh motion eommitd them to‘ the lawless discre— tion of military Governors and provost \mirshels‘; the .bill- forbids electors- for President. the proclamation and defest of the bill threaten us Wllh civil War for the admission or exclqoon of web votes; the bill exacted exclusion of d imroui enemies from power and the reliel‘o e nation from , the rebel debtynpdvlhe prohibition of all very forever. so that the suppression of the r'ebellion will double our rfssouroes to beer or pay the notional debt, ree the muse. from the old domiml ion of the rebel lend ers, and eradicate‘the cause of the war: the proclamation secures neither of these gm: , entice. ; f , i . i It is silent respezting the rebel debt end the political excluiinn‘ of rebel lee'lerl ;» l Ming «luxury exactly where iL was by law 3% the outbreak of the rebellion. .eod odds no guerenly even of the freedom of the slaves be undertook to manu‘mit. _ ~ 7 It's summed up in on “leg“ 01th. with out I. sanction and (hateful-9 void. ' 7 The oath i; to_ support. I" proclanatiogn of the President auring the rebellion having teferenee to slaves. - Any Government is to be nocqpled lulu hsndn of one-lent}: of the peopie um com. trnvening that oath. , , Now that oath‘n'eithor‘ secures find-boll ,tion of slavery nor udds lecurity totho from dam of the slaves the 1“ midenbdechrpd free . I I does not. secure the sbolitionohls'very ; for the proclamation of freedom merely professed to flee certain slaves while it recognized the institution. Every Constitution of the rebel Sula at the outbreak bf tho rebellion "my, ho adopted without the élmngo of I lunar; for none of them contravene that proohun tion; none of them élublbb 9137011. 1; adds no neat-icy co the freedom o! the slaves. , ’ ' x .For their mic is the procynmation 0! freedom. .1! it be uncomtilutional. on oath tamp port it is void, Whether oohstitutional or not. the oath in without authority of luv, Ind therefore v‘oid. ' . If it 'beulid And observed. it end: no ensctmnrmby the State. either in luv or Con-mu .u. to odd a State gun-nu totho prod-motion tit'a; sud the right of uluo to freedom is an Open question baron the State, courts on the relntive Authority altho State luv find the proclamation. ’ If the oath binds the one-tenth who (ah it; it is not exacted of the other nine-tenth. who succeed to the control of tho Stato‘ Government, in that it in annulled instlntly by the act of recognition. What the State courts would no, of the proclamation, who can d‘oubt Y _ But the rumor would not go into court —-ha would seize his slave. ‘ _ - What the Supreme Court would ”film can tell? :, « When and bow is thequnfion lo “when, No M 524: carpu lies lor him in : UM States court. and the Precedent dds-“d with this bill its extension of flu! Irina thin cue. ) i . , Such are thb lruila of this ruh and fatal act of the President-4: blow at the friend. of his Administratioa.‘u the right! of In:- munity. and u the principle! ol'repablian . government. , . The President has greatly {nonunion the forbearance which ”IO supporters o! h“, . Adminiilration have so long‘ pracfiogd, {3” view of ‘be arduous conflict in which we no - engnged, Ind the reckless ferocity of carpo mic-l opponenn. But he must understand that our support is ofn cause and not. of 3 mm ; that tho authority of Congress is paramount Ind must. be respected; that, the whole body of the Union men of Congress will not Inbmfl to be impeached by him of mi: end unm nlitutionnl legislation: and if he wisheaom' nupporb, he must confine himself to his ex ecutive duties—to obey and execute, not make the laws—to suppress by nrupurnged ‘ rebellion. and lean yolitical 01'wa - to Congresa. ‘, l If the lupporten of the Gomumt {dl -: wim‘men shin they become "momma, for Ih. usurpation which they lenbnh.= and gnjudybbbw m indignuioa or, the people than rigim and m.:oon e pitted in their' Waxy!” AMIGO.“ :ix Let than eon-'in ' randy M {hp ~ a Aluuu hioou
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