What i« a Radical. There are radical'» in politics, in regli gion. in science, In war, in trade, and in all that engages the attention of man : But the word radical , for a few years past, has been the worst abused word in the English language. In the South it is hiss ed from the mouths of Secessionists against Union men—in the North it is hissed from the mouth of every Copper head against loyal men. It is an epithet of contempt on the lips of all old maids and fossils, who oppose the spirit of prog ress. These fossils, had they lived in the days of Hampden, Sydney, Hancock, Washington, Jeffcrsou, and Patrick Hen ry, would have denounced these men as most hateful radicals. Noah was a radi cal for attempting to launch his ark and opeu up a new communication with heav en. Galiler was a radical; and persecu ted Luther, whom the whole Protestant world worship, was a radical of the first water. Even the great Fulton, when he began to experiment with steam, wassneer ed and mocked at as a crazy radical. In a word, had it not been for these the world would now be standing where it was six thousand years ago. A. Lincoln, Esq.. is a radical, and will during a reign of four years, crush out the largest Rebellion known to the world ! Thanks to God for the gift of such a rad ical!—Knoxville Whig. NEWBERNE, N. C., Feb. 20. —The Charleston Mercury says that Secre tary Chase is miking every exertion to flood the South with greenbacks, which, unless immediately checked, will subvert our currency, and thus inflict a mortal blow on the- cause. The same paper says that the con stant propping of the enemy's shot and shell is telling upon the lower part of the city. The Newborn Times say 3 that the late rebel raid has strengthened the Union feeling. We cannot for a mo ment doubt that should a strong fed eral force move on llaleigh and un furl the starried banner from the cap itol, it would be hailed with-shouts of intense joy by tens of thousands. A yumor says that General Pickett will be courtmartialed for not captur ing Newberne. Col. lJutton, of the 21st Connecticut, has been announ ced as chief of Staff by General I'eck. Large numbers are enlisting in the 2d Tnion North Carolina regiment. THE EIRE AND THE FLOOD.—Ac cording to the Charleston Mercury, Gilmore's fire is making havoc in at least a portion of that justly doomed city. It says: "Gradually % the con stant dropping of the enemy's shot and shell is beginning to tell upon the lower part of the city of Charles ton. * * Broj|d street is consid erably encumbered with bricks and other ilebrin knocked out by the ene my's projectiles. It will take much time and money to repair the damage." Hut if fire is the element of destruc tion which threatens Charleston, as appears to be admited at last, the same Mercury is also our witness that another agent of destruction, very diverse in kind, however, is equally threatening the whole "Confederacy —or, as the Mercury expresses it— "The South and the Southern cause." It says: "Secretary Chase is making every exertion to flood the South with his greenbacks," which, unless immediately checked, will subvert our currency, and thus inflict a mortal blow to the success of the Southern cause."— Pittsburgh Gazette. WHOLESALE REBEL DESERTIONS.— A letter from the New York Time K correspondent with Meade's army ways that deserters continue to come in daily, particularly from the Lou isiana regiinlints. Nearly the whole of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Lou isiana Regiments have deserted du ring the last month. The reason assigned by them for the starffyede is that they had read the President's Amnesty Proclamation in one of our newspapers. Great efforts have been made by some of their -officers to ob tain possession of the contraband publication, but without success. It has passed through nearly every man's hands in those regiments, and when last seen was nearly worn out. CONCERNING DESERTERS FROM THE ENEMY. —By order of the Secretary of War, deserters from the enemy who come into our lines, and on exam ination prove to be bona fide deser ters, with the intention of taking, the oath of allegiance under the Presi dent's Amnesty Proclamation, will be sent to the Provost Marshal General of the defences South of the Potomac, by whom they will be released on ta king the oath of allegiance: their horses shall be bought by the Quar termaster's Department, if the service' needs them, at a valuation determin ed by a Board of Appraisement. No personal property, excepting arms, will be taken from such deserters. THE DRAFT. —The readers of the Gazette of Satuarday morning were informed that a resolution had passed the House of Representatives extend ing the tiuie for the payment of boun ties from the Ist of March to the Ist of April. A later dispatch informs us that the Senate will also pass the resolution. The draft u not to be postponed. *ajr Advices from Southeast Tennessee state that the refugees arc leaving that State and Georgia by thousands. Many ofthemare inastarving condition. numbers of deserters from the rebel army continue to arrive at Chattanooga daily. A Feeling Tribute. We are permitted to make the follow ing extract from a private letter written by an officer of the 85th regiment, which shows hw warmly the memory of the la mented Col. Purvianceis cherished by his old command, and how deeply they feel his loss yet. No officer in the service could have been more beloved by his sol diers. and among all the gallant dead who have gone down in this fearful struggle, nono has fallen more sincerely mourned than this brave and accomplished com mander.— Washington Tribune. ****** Amid the excitement, enthusiasm arid 1 joy that attend the march of our victori ous armies, and the defeat and prospective \ overthrow of this cruel rebellion, we are I too prone to forget the brilliant dee Is and ; invaluable service of the many noblemen 1 whose lives haje been sacrificed while struggling for the preservation of our l:b --erties and the unity and integrity of the i government. Only a few months have i passed since the startling announcement ! was made that the name of the gallajit and i fearle-s Col. Purviance had been added to ! the list of our illustrious dead. Few seem : to know or appreciate the extent of the , Ration's loss in the death of this noble j man ; but among the officers and men of j this regiment, who are familiar with his ! ardent devotion to our country's causc.his j unflinching courage in the face' of theen emy. and the unswerving fidelity and in- j tegrity which governed him in the uiinu- j te-t affairs of lite, his memory will long j be cherished with reverence and affection. As a regiment, we are proud of our or ganization—proud of the many battle-fields j over which ourold flag, ta tered with balls, i has floated in triumph—proud of the long and arduous' campaigns whose glory we have shared ; but above all we arc proud ] of the gallant commander under whose j leadership our victories have been won, j and-to whom alone we are indebted for j whatever efficiency, discipline, and reputa- j tion a« a regiment we have acquired.— "When the command of the 85th was en trusted to Col. Purviance, it was destitute , of discipline, without prestige from for-1 mer victories—in fact a raw, untrained bo- | dy of men. but containing the finest ma- ; terial in* the world for soldiers. To mould j these m"n into soldiers, invincible in ac- ; tion and distinguished for their courage and fidelity, was his constant aim and the ob- j jeet of his ceaseless and untiring, oxer- ; tions. For whatever services the 85th has \ rendered the nation in its struggle for sell | preservation, and for whatever success it ! has achieved during the last two years of j its existence, let the glory be attributed to j him to whom alone it is justly due—Lt. j Col. Purviance. No man ever possessed the confidence and devotion of this regi- ! nient to such a degree as he, and none cv- ; cr will. Never was he known to falter or lose his wonderful presence of mind ; no i matter how perilous the undertaking or ! how terrible the danger ; not even the cer tain prospect of death itself would cause him for a moment to hesitate in the path of duty. Such was the character of Col. l'urviance asa soldier,and well did he mer- I it the resfoct, esteem and affection of the I entire regiment. The Defc'necM <>«' Mobile. A correspondent of the Chicago Tt , [writing from llnntsville, Alabama, con tributes the following interesting infor tton, gained through miliiary sources: In the rear of Mobile, and as much as , five miles from the city, arc three very heavy lines of earthworks. Fort No. lis !on the southeast side of the river, oppo i site the termination of St. street. , I As you go down the river and turning to ! j the left, is the landing of the Mobile and | Ohio Railroad. Here is located battery N'o. 3, consisting of three rifled 32 pound guns, and one 10 inch gun. This is call ed the Spanish Battery. Further down j the bay, to the left, is Battery No. 0, call- j led Pinto's Battery. Between this and Fort Morgan are Batteries Choctaw, Ce j dar Plain. Grand Spell and Light House | Battery, in all. six. consisting each of six | 32-pound rifled can noil. At the tin:c my informant was there, j Fort Morgan had 500 men in it of the Ist ! Confederate regiment, and Fort Gaines was garrisoned by about an equal number. Upon the walls and within the cmbra- j sures of Fort Gaines are eighty guns —or thirty-two guns and the rest howitzers—to repulse a land attack. Fort Morgan has one hundred guns and a number of how itzers. Two of the guns from Fort Sum- i ter, used in sinkingtlie Keokuk, have been removed to Fort- Morgan, and are now there prepared to do more of the same kind of work. About the harbor of Mobile the rebels have two gunboats, the Morgau and the Gaines, each having on deck some ten guns, but the propelling power of these boats is defective. They move very slow er- i There is a third gunboat called the Sel ma, made like a barge, after the monitor pattern carrying eight guns, but she can- j not be of much effect, from the same cause, defective propelling power. In ad dition to these the Confederates have two very small iron-clad monitors, but they al so move clumsily ah >ng in the water. They have a howitzer in front and five port I guns each. These, with the Lady Davis, ten guns, and Richmond, eight guns, and two others, not so large, carrying six guns —now off or in the vicinity of Richmond —constitute the rebel navy now stationed at the two points mentioned. With the exceptions uamed. my inform ant says the entire distance from .Meridi an to within six miles of Mobile was un fortified. and unprotected by Confederate soldiers. Except the railroad is torn up and completely destroyed, there is nothing to prevent a force from moving direct by that route. At the some time the cavalry troops might co-ojicratc by moving them south faorn Jackson as far as sajr Broad haven. and then cutting across the country obliquely and in a south westerly course to the rear of Mobile. German Republican Central Committee of New York, have passed res olutsons protesting against dropping the name of "Republican" partv. and recom liiending'the re adoption for the Presiden tial campaign of 1864 of that name under which the lovers of humane liberty, hav ing in 1850 signed the death-warrant of the slave oligarchy, carried it into execu tion in I860." shc Jmcvicnn Cttfeen. THOMAS ROBINSON, l Fditors CYRUS E. ANDERSON, I*- 0 "o™- 0 ™- BUTLER PA. incus isoi. «S- "Liberty and Union. Now and Forever, One end'nseparable.'' —D. Webstar. FOR PRESIDENT IN 1864 : • ABBA HAM MMOLX. Committee Meeting. The members of the Republican Exe cutive Committee of this are re quested to meet in liutler, on SATURDAY, the 12th inst.. for the purpose of consid ering important business. A full attend ance is respectfully requested. THOS. ROBINSON, March 2. 18G4. Chairman. A Copperhead Rebuked. While standing on the platform at the Depot of the Penna. Central, awaiting the departure of the Veterans of the 102 d, we noticed a copperhead of this place, and a clever fellow too by the by, ap proach a pcntli miin frtm cue of the districts of this county, and with rather a curious air inquired, " Have you seen the squad of recruits from Township ? No! where are they, was the rcp'y?— There they are. was the answer, pointing to a squad of colored soldiers near by.— I would rather associate with these men than with half the Copperheads in my township. The former are willing to fight for their country, the latter are not." Our copperhead neighbor yielded to the re buke, in the best possible manner, with a slight shrug of the shoulder and a dry laugh. Our Knrolliiii; Hoard. Having been invited by the recruiting ami bounty committee of our township, (I'enn) to accompany them to the city, in company with our quota of recruits, it gives us great pleasure in thus publicly testifying to the gentlemanly manner in which we were all received by Capt. Kir kcr and his collegues of the board of enroll ment, They were evidently overbur dened with official business, yet this did not prevent them from giving prompt attention to cent the smallest details. It is true they rejected some who we thought should have passed, but this only strength ened our confidence in their fairness and impartiality. It would ha\e been much irfore pleasant for them, to be able to pass all who presented themselves, especially when pressed to do so by their respective friends, whom the board would much rathet have gratfiied than displeased, yet their duty to the government was not forgotten ; unpleasant as it was to do so thev ftrltny rejected all who did not come up to the requirements of the law. This was inconvenient to some, but all felt that it was just. In behalf of our district, wc tender the entire board, (as also their corps of clerks) oursiucere thanks for theunsullied courte sy and unbiased justice which governed them in their official conduct with our citizens. Departure of Veterans. Being in the city on Wednesday last, we embraced the opportunity of bidding adieu to quite a number of the veterans of this county, who were going cast on the evening train. We reached the depot before eight in the evening. The train left about half an hour afterwards, aud wc were much pleased to see that the cheerful counte nances of those brave soldiers were not changed, even at this, their last hour, (for the time being) with their friends. "Ral ly round the flag boys," was sung with a will by those of them whose voices en abled them to be heard in the promiscu ous crowd in the open air, while the rest endorsed the sentiments of the song. Un qualified curses were pronounced upon traiton », and no one who observed those brave boys as they were about taking leave of the peaceful scenes around them, to again return to their duties in the camp and on the battle field, could for a mo-, nient suspect-that "greenback*" were any part of the consideration which induced them to risk the hazards of military life. On the contrary, all felt that their motives could be nothing short of the highest im pulses of the patriot—the end of their ambition the crushing of the rebel army, the overthrow of the rebellion; the main tenance of the Constitution, and the res toration of the Union over every foot of territory. After the veterans had been seated in the ears, a platoon of colored soldiers, whom we were led to believe had been brought iu froiu camp, and were possibly on their way to the south-west, were halt ed on the platform immediately alongside of the cars, the windows of the cars were up and quite a number of our veteran soldiers struck up one of those negro mel odies.prophetic of-the near approach of the year of " Jubilee," and a general good feeling seemed to pervade all present, of both colors. How T was amused to reflect that it was for the singing of just such a melo dy that Gen. McClellan had ordered the " Ilutcheson family" outside of our mili tary lines in the spring of 1862; and th-at these same veterans were a part of the army of the Potomac, of which that same General declared that the avowal of radical sentiments would disintcgrade it; surely the world moves. The fatigue of long campaigns, the de compiling effects of many battles, the painful suspense of '•pays of danger, nights of waking,"' have finally enabled that brave army to j rise above the prejudices of its early ucation, and to recognize as an ally, every ! one. however ebony his skin, who is will ing to bear with them the hardships of the camp and the dangers of battle.-r- This is as it should be ; and had a Banks, a Rosecrans, a Grant, or a Butler, the I organization of that army, it would have been so long ago. The border State pol icy would not have cursed the country so i long. Tha impulses of the army were always right, and now, that the fogy ism of commanders is not allowed to stand in their way, all will soon be well. Matrimonial. One of the strongest evidences of the favor in which the Union soldier is held, is the warm reception he has every where received while at home, by the fair sex. While the jealous -'stay at home" was talking about men fighting for money" the veteran soldier was welcomed to every "ladies bower." To their praise be it said, our young ladies vied with each oth er, in acts of kindness, in demostration of sympathy, and this being leap year, their j conduct was the more commendable. It I is gratifying too to know, that this detn- j onstration of special esteem, was properly appreciated by these veterans. Every j few days.duringtheir stay, was recorded a j happy union of a loyal lady and a "I uion brave," nor was one incident of this kind' per day sufficient to complete the matri- j monial engagements to be consummated I before their return to the army. On yester- j day week three couple joined hands at once. Rev. Ogdcn being the officiating minister. In short, the veterans seemed to carry evrything before them, with the ladies, and we were led to realize the truthful ness of the Poet's assertion, that • " in hour. Victorious love assert* hi* power O er coldness aud disdain." "And flintv i* hor heart, eivn view. T'» battle much ft lo'er true Can hear, per chance, hl« last adieu, Nor own her share of pain." We wish them all a long and happy life in which to enjoy the many blessings resulting from the restorat on of that union for which they have been doing bat tle, as also for the enjoyment of the nu merous blessings resulting from the hap- | py union they have so lately consumated. j Change of Front. One of the most remarkable incidents in passing events, is the made by the Democracy to change front on the slavery question! When we remember, that the almost united energies of that j party have been repeatedly put forth in fa- j vor of slavery extension, when we reeol- ' lect with what profuseness the country \ was flooded with the speeches of Toombs i proving slavery to be a divine institution J —when we recollect too how they circulat- j ed the speeches of Governor Hammond j proving that slavery was the natural stat- ' us of the laboring men of all classes-—and when we recollect that at a still later day j Judge Woodward declared that if slavery j was not divinely ordained, it was at least | divinely sanctioned—and that it was an j incalcnlubk blessing—when we recollect ; all this and then recollect that this same j Judge Woodward was afterwards chosen 1 as their standard bearer in the last cam- j paign their avowals now, that they have , always been opposed to slavery is certain ly cool. But this, altlynigh inconsistent, is by no means strange. We will doubt less witness several more sudden changes of both base and front before they settle down for the next Presidential campaign —they are only feeling the popular pulse as yet.. The Herald and the Soldiers. From an article in the Ilerald of last week, we learn that it was quite alarmed for its safety while the soldiers were home on furlough. It says: 'We called.on some of our Democratic friends and fouud them ready and willing to defend us, and if need be to exact reprisals from the in stigators of such an outrage were it-com mitted." Can it be possible that the Her ald foutid it necessary to call on its Demo cratic friends to protect it from the fury of the brave soldiers of that gallant army who fought so uobly under while the name of that General was at its mast bead as its choice for the Presiden cy ? This is certainly a betrayal of that professed confidence which that paper, in common with its copperhead coteuipora ries. profess to have in the devotion of the soldiers to that ambitious intriguer.— But the editor is mistaken in assuming that there was no such design on the part of the soldiers—that it originated with "a few cowardly, howling hounds who infest the county of Butler." We have been informed by several qf them that before they left their camps they had determin ed on paying tlieir respects to that con-, cern; and while %tey were here, we were informed by one of their favorites, that had it not been for his remonstrance, they would have made good their promise. We don't believe that there were any here who wish ed to see this threat consummated. We all know that paper has been anything'else than a friend to the cause for which those brave boys have sacrificed everything dear to them, and beiug an enemy* to that cause, it cannot be justly Faid to be friendly to the soldiers. but we were willing that it should goon in its efforts to defame the Administration, its only effect (although not so intended) was to drive loyal men to gether. For"this reason therefore, we were in favor of letting it goon in its ef forts to detract and defame—as also for the additional reason which Burns urged* gainst his 'Brunstone majesties" using his cat of nine tails on Holy Willy. But had the soldiers known that the Herald had put'itself in a state of defense, it is very doubtful whether even the influ ence of their friends could have restrain ed them from their threatened raid ? Why did not the Ihrald announce that it was ready for any emergency before the brave boys left? It is certainly very brave of it now to avmv its courage? It may rest assured that its" Democratic friends"would have been as iuijrtitcnt a defence as the name of Gen. McClellan seemed to be!— Nothing of the "old flag" to which that paper was reluctantly driven, on a former occasion, could have saved it from the of those Union braves. Mr. Chase nnd the Presldeney. We have not one word to say against the fitness of Mr. Chase for the high office of President of the United State*. He is a statesman and a patriot. He is anti slavery to the backbone. He is certainly honest, If he should receive the nomi nation for the Presidency by a convention of our party, we would work for him to the day of the election with all the abili ty we possess. If elected, as we believe he would be if fairly nominated, we feel sure that he would make a good President. Having said this much by way of in dorsement of Mr. Chase's fitness, we feel that we have some right to criticise the means by which his nomination and elec tion are sought to be secured. Mr. Chase and his interests are not in good hands.— We might almost say that Mr. Chase is not in good company. For weeks the. country has known that there was a move ment on foot to make him President upon the conclusion of Mr. Lincoln's term. — The nature of that movement —the fing ers with which it was manipulated—the oil which lubricated it-were not so well known. Its secrets, however, have been at last disclosed. The telegraph yesterday morning bro'f us two items of important intelligence— one to the effect that the National Repub lican Committee, of which Senator Mor gan is Chairman, had adopted a call for a national convention to meet at Baltimore on the 7tli day of Juno next; another consisting of the Chase circular, which will be found on our first page this mor ning, and which advocates the nomina tion of Mr. Chase by the just called con vention. Both documents —the call and the circular—were evidently the result of concerted, as they were of simultaneous action. '-The "Chase movement" produ ced them. We object to both. If there were no other reason, we object to the call for the convention because it has been hitched on to the movement in favor of Mr. Chase.— But we object to it for other reasons. It is premature. The Union party of the country had not called for it. The pub lic mind was not prepared for it. The military situation forbade it. The action of the Opposition party in calling their convention to meet a month later viz: on the 4th of July, absolutely prohibited it as a matter of common senso. We hope —we earnestly hope—that the Committee may be induced to reconsider their action, and postpone the holding of the conven tion until August or September. Touching the circular, we do not hesi tato to say that wc do not like its tone. — More than this, we do not like its asser tion*. It is not manly. It is n|>ularity and strength in Mr. Chase unexpected evenHo his warmest admirers; and while we are avtyire tlmt this strength is at present unorganized and in no condi tion to manifest its real magnitude, we arc satisfied that it only needs systematic and faithful effort to develop to an extent sufficient to overcome all opposing obsta cles. For these reasons, the friends of Mr. Chase have determined to measure which shall present his claims fairly and at once to the country. A central organization .has been effected, which already has its connections in all the States, and the ob ject of which i3 to enable his friends everywhere most effectually to promote his elevation to the Presidency. We wish the hearty co-operation of all those in fa vor of the speedy restoration of the Union upon the basis of universal freedom, and who desiit an administration of the Gov ernment, during the first period of its new life, which shall, to the fullest extent, de velope the capacity of free institutions, en large the resources of the country, di minish the burdens of taxation, elevate the standard of public ami private morali ty, vindicate the honor of the Republic world, and in nil things make our American nationality the fairest ex ample for imitation which human progress has over achieved. If these'objects meet your approval, you can render efficient aid by exerting yourself at om'c to organize your section of the country, and by corresponding with the chairman of the National Executive Committee, for the purpose either of re ceiving or imparting information. Very respectfully, . S. C. POM F.ROY. Chairman National Executive Committee. Important ISiII. We are indebted to Mr. llaslett,,of the House of Representatives, for a copy of "an act .to provide for the better assess ment and collection of Taxes." The following remarks upon the Bill, ami synopsis of the same, taken from the Pittsburgh Gazette of the 29th ult., will be found as comprehensive as anything that wo could give. We therefore take the privilege of placing the same before our readers. " The bill is important inasmuch as it contemplates a radical change in the meth od of assessing and collecting taxes thro'- out the commonwealth, it provides for tly_- appointment of a Commissioner of Rev enue, to take charge of all mutters pur taiuing to the assessment and collection of taxes; collect statistics relating to the re sources, productions and tradeof'thc State; receive from county commissioners full re turns or schedules of the several assessors, with the amount and value of all real es tate, as revised by a Board of Revision.— On the second Monday of November. l£