The Campaign Before Ui. When our civil war commenced in earn est, the rebellion was in practical, substan tial command of the resources of the slave States. Missouri had more men fighting for it than Alabama and Florida together; Kentucky covered her weakest frontier for hundreds of miles by her neu trality, and sent quite a number of regi ments to the secession armies befere she gave one to those of the Union. New Orleans was its commercial and moneyed metropolis; Norfolk, Nashville, Vicks burg, Natchez, Knoxville, Little Rock, Ac., were its inland forts, manufactories, and recruiting stations. The entire resources of over ten mil lions of people, of whom nearly seven millions were free whites, were at its com mand ; while the three millions and over of slaves were the docile, unquestioning • instruments of its will. Why should they have dared or suffered, hoped or prayed, for thesuccess of the union ? The Union did nothing, and proposed to do nothing for them; while the proclamations and orders of M'Clellan, Patterson, Halleck, Sherman. &c., told them that we expected nothing, wanted nothing at their hands, and would not permit them to aid us.— To "crush with an iron hand" any at#mpt on their part to throw off the yoke of their rebel masters was McClellan's threat; and no one «an doubt that he would at least have tried to be as bad as his word. Wo are near the end of the third year of the war; and a new and vigorous cam paign is about to open. What docs it promise? In how far does the experi ence of the past warrant the hofe of suc cess in the immediato future? We ans wer I. No man can now say that we have made no progress. Of the region claimed as belonging to the Southern Confederacy wo firmly hold West Virginia, Kentucky, nearly all of Tennessee. Missouri, most of Arkansas, more than half of Louisiana, a good part of Mississippi, with perilous of old Virginia, North Carolina, South Car olina, Florida, Texas, most of the Indian Territory, New Mexico and Arizon-ia. Nearly half the white population claim ed as belonging to the Confederacy arc Uiis day, under the Federal flag,and no longer Subject to Conscription to fill the rebel armies. Our gains within the past year wore than half overthrow the Confederacy as it stood when the Proclamation of Free dom was issued. Give us one more year's work as effective as the last, and the Con federacy will be prosU-ate. 11. The slaves, at tirst a powerful ele ment of strength to the Rebellion, are so no longer. They now know that the Un ion means freedom, and they are uneasy, excited, anxious,vigilant, and insubordin ate. It no longer, answers, as it once did. to leave three or four hundred of them in the care of a single overseer. They take to our lines and our marcliingcolumns ex actly as a duck takes to water.. The false hoods that once repelled them keep them back no longer. The Rebels dare not arm because they cannot trust them. Thoy work fitfully and need sharp watching.— As a whole, they have gradually, and all bnt -entirely ceased to be an element of strength to tho Confederacy. . 111. There remain, then, but the whites of the*disloyal region to overcome; and their total number, less the fearful war losses by disease and wounds since the Re bellion broke out, are very nearly as fol lows : Alabama 600,000 I Smith Carolina 800,000 Arkansas 100,0(10 TemiOMce 100,000 Florida 70,000 I Ti-xw 41)0,000 tlcorgia. 000,000 I Virginia 800,000 I. iUH{ana 2011,000 Md. A Kv. «av liVI.OOO MiaiiMlppl- 290,000 I North Carolina 500,000 | Total 4,000,000 Such is, according to the censusof 1800 the white population, so nearly as may be, of the entire area this day held by the rebels; and it does not exceed the popula tion of the single State of New York. Out of this population, it is barely pos sible that the rebels, by their merciless and sweeping conscription, can have 400, 000 men on their muster rolls; bnt this must include nearly every white male ca pable cf bearing arms, including those employed inGovernment foundries, manu factories of "ammunition, operators of railroads, &c., &c. If the rebels can actu ally put 300.000 men into the field, they can do what no other four millions ever did on earth, after three years of bloody, exhausting war. We believe three hundred thousand to be this day the extreme Jimit of the ef fective, fighting force. And be it noted that they are now at the end of their chain. As a thousand fall, orarc disabled by wounds or disease, there are no more to take their places. Believing that we see evidence that some of our past errors are to be avoided, nnd that energy, concentration and skil ful generalship are to signalize the cam paign about to open, we exhort every pat riot to regard the future of our country with hope and cheerful trust.—JV. Y. Tribune. ' The jury in the case of the Com • ru on wealth against Moore, indica ted for the murder of Jordan Marbourg, on Thursday, at 2 o'clock p. m., found a verdict of murder in the second degtee. They were out just three hours and twen ty miuuts. The Judge's charge was very severe on the prisoner. It is rumored that, when the jury retired, they stood one for lindiug a verdict of murder in the first de gree, six for mtirder in the second degree, aud five for acquittal. Ii is also rumored Unit the entire jury have signed a petition to the Governor praying for the pardon of the prisoner. It is supposed that the Judge will also sign the petition. The sentence of the Court has not yet been pronounced. The prisoner exhibited but littls emotion when the verdict of the jury was announced. LATER. —Marburg has been sentenced six years to the Penitentiary. . NOT HARRY WHITE, THE SENATOR.— The statement has been made that Maj. Harry White, elected to the State Senate from the Indiana and Armstrong District, was among the exchanged Union officers released from Libby prison last week. Maj. W. B. Neeper states that such is not the case, Maj. Harry White is held as a hostage in the Penitentiary at Sailsbury, North Carolina. Another officer of the same name and rank, belonging to a Penn sylvania cavalry regiment, was exchanged and accompanied Maj. Neeplr and other exchanged prisoners on the flag of truce boat from Richmond to Fortress Monroe | ' Thf Gold Bill. Most heartily do we congratulate the country on the passage through both hous es of Congress of the bill giving the Se cretary of the Treasury authority to sell gold that he may from time to time have on hand, after satisfying all demands for the payment of current interest and to form a sinking fund of ono percent, on the prin cipal of the National debt. We wish the Secretary had been entrusted with greater freedom of action ; but the provision, re tricted as it is, will prove most salutary. The Shylocks who have been specula ting in National disastersandbettingdown the public credit, will henceforth navigate a sea beset with reefs and tornadoes.— They will know that the Treasury, which is their natural enemy, is armed with pow er to give blows where it formerly could but passively receive them; they will feel that they play a hazardous game, and will study caution or be taught it. He who needs gold will buy it, as he who has it to'spare will sell it for jt* current mar ket price , but he who seeks gain through the depression of the National credit—tor this is exactly the sum »nd substance of a sale of gold that the seller does not own, deliverable 30 or 00 days hence at a stipu lated price—will be very likely to come to grief. So we hope and believe. We know very well that this measure will not alone prevent the depreciation of our currency. It is but a beginning.— Now let Congress promptly double the impost duty on every luxury, and increase the excise on every home-made superfluity highest rate that it will endure.— Het the penalties for each evasion of the income and other internal taxes be sig nallv increased, so that no man can afford to undertake his indebtedness to the Treasury. • We do not believe the Income Tax col lected in 1803 was.oqp-half what it should have been. There are hundreds who made large sums in our city notyCt on the tax list, Let them be hunted up, and let the penalty for making an inadequate or no return of income or other dues to the Government be so heavy that no prudent thrifty person will venture to incur it.— Let ail legacias and inheritances be heavi ly taxed, but especially those accruing to others then the lineal heirs.. Do let us see some evidence that Congress realizes the greatness of the National peril, and the shame and mischief of having our currency sixty oddpar cent, below par. As many suppose there will be no gold to sell under this bill, we append the fol lowing remarks of Mr. Sherman of Ohio, in Senate on the 10th instant:— Mr. subject of the dis position of the accumulated gold in the Treasuaylias been sofrcqOently discussed in conversation that I did not desire tooc cupy the time of the Senate in makingany statement in regard to it junless required to do so by some Seuator for his informa tion. « The .difficulty grows out of the law of 1802, which requires all duties on impor ted goods to be paid in gold, and that the interest on the bonded debt should be paid in coin. Under"this process there has ac cumulated in the Treasury of the United States upward of twenty million dollars in gold. There is no proper mode in which it can be paid out under existing law ex cept in payment of the intereston the public debt. I have a itatement before me now showing the amount in the Treas ury, over and above all outstanding debts for coin to be to-day 819,070,479,91. There is ftiore in the Treasury, but it is either drawn against or set apart for spec ial purposes under the law. The estima ted receipts of coin from thip date to July 1,1804, upon the basis of the receipts of the last month.or two, is 822,272,175, ma king an aggregate of golden hand and to be received of 841,042,059.91. The whole amount that will be paid undftr ex isting laws for interest on the public debts cluing that time, and including the Ist of July, is 820,849,190-92. Here is the statement as made at the Department:— Treasury Department. March 19, 1804 —Statement of outstanding loans, interest upon which is payable in coin dusing the current six months, ending July 1,1804 : Ihterest Amount Principle. liue o! Interest 7-20 note*, dtd Ortl, $87.250,25 Loan of 1850, f»Yct. 3,461,000,00 Julv 1, 82,525,00 I>»an of 1858, hjfrt. 20,000,000,00 Julv 1, 600,000,00 lxM»n of 1860, sftot. 7,022,000,00 July 1, 175.550,00 Ft«b'y 8, IMJI, 6|ict. *.415,000,00 Julv 1, • 558,450,00 Mar. 2, 1861, T«>16,«I00,00 Julv 1, 30.380,00 July 17, 1801, 6"Hct. 61,651,50000 July 1, 1,549.646.00 Total 1717,277,512,65 $20,849,189,92 Most of this, it will seen, is payable on the first of May. The effect of this ac cumulation of gold in the Treasury is. that the Government hoards the gold, while at the same time it requires mer chants importing goods into this ccuntry togo into the market and buy gold at the enhanced prices caused in a great meas ure by "1110 accumulation 8f gold in the Treasury. .As an important fact bearing on the measure, I will remark th# there is now in the banks in the City of New York, an accumulation of 821,183,024 in gold.— Fo price that can be put upon gold would withdraw this re#rve from the banks.— They kept it as a reserve. The conse quences is that 840,000,000 in gold is now hoarded in the city of New York, withdrawn from the ordinary channels of commerce and trade, while at the same time the United States demands of its customers the payment of not less than 8300,000 a day in gold. We do not know how much gold Mr. Chase may be obliged to retain to meet the requirements of Mr. Hurlburt's amend ment, but we will roughly estimate it at ten millions; and then we judge that he may safely sell ten millions between this and the first of July, at such sums as he shall judge expedient. And that, we trust, will pjpve a terror to evil-doers in Wall street and elsewhere.— N. Y Tribune. THE CONDITION OF CHARLESTON.— General Gilmore's Chief of Staff, who arrived in Washington on Thursday, states that the city of Charleston is nearly all demolished. But one por tion of it is occupied, and that only by troops. #«i,There is a rumor in Washington to the effect that Gen. Kilpatric will soon be aransferrcd to another Department, and will have an important command. She CCitiscit. THOMAS ROBINSON, 1 CYRUS E. ANDERSON, J*- 41 " 0 "- M. W. NPKAR, PubllMlicr. • BUTLER PA. WF, l>\l-'MOAVsiMAK. 23 IMOI. H9" " Liberty and Union, Now and Forever. One and'nteparable. ' D. Webster. FOR .PRESIDENT IN 1804 : Alt KA II A.TI LIXTOLJr. <»overniiieiit ItomiticH. It will be seen from the following arti cle from the Pittsburgh Gazette , of the 21st inst., and from the Circular issued by the Hoard of Enrollment, 23d Dis trict, that the Government bounties of 8300 and 8400 will cease after the first of April, as fixed by act of Congress, unless • the same should be extended by future legislation. Hy some unfortunate blunder of the telegraph, the President was made to say in his late call for 200,000 men, that the time for the payment of (Jovcr>iuMt boun ties of 8300 and 3400 was to the fijteenth of April; tke of ficial copies received by the Enrollment Boards, it appears that those additional bounties cease after the first of April, as fixed by Congress. This gives but about ten days to those who wish to fill their quotasVlth volunteers, instead of twenty five. Probably Congress might be indu ced to extend the time to the date fixed —not by the President—for really lie has no authority to change the time—but by the telegraph operator. The spirit of vol unteering and payinglocal bounties is good yet ; but the time is too short. Government Bounties to Cease April 1. BOARD OF ENROLLMENT, 23D DISTRICT. March 19, 1864. In the of the President's last call for two hundred thousand men, as trans mitted by telegraph and published in all the' papers of this region,it was stated that the Government bounties,as now paid, will continueuntil April fifteenth 186+;' where as, by thooffieial copy just received at this office, the closing paragraph is in these word* : " The Government bounties, as now paid continue until April Ist, {first) 1804, at which time additional bounties cease. On and alter that date, one hundred dol lajrs only will bo paid, as provided by the act approved July 22d, 1801." Inthc Eastern papers the call is publish ed correctly. JOSIAII COPLEY, Commissioner of Hoard. The Font's Ha)'. The Post yesterday says editorily, "We can heartily second the action of the Tammany Hall Democracy." All right! If the Post believes what it says, it is in favor of the following plank in the Tam many platform: 4. We believe that slavery, as a subject of political agitation has passed from the politics of this country, and' that there should be but one of the patriotic men of the land, (flbted wholly to the restoration of the Union and the suprem acy of the Constitution, surrendering all subordinate issues. If the Union is saved every wrong can be righted; if the Union is lost, all is lost. We want to know why, if slavery, " as a subject of politicaf agitation, has pass ed froui the politics of this country," the Post is always prating of Abolitionism ? If the Abolitionists are only amusing themselves by talking about a dead issue, why should the Post be so ungracious as to interfere with their amusement, and threaten the " utter demolition of Aboli tionism ? It's unkind in you. neighbor. —Pittsburgh Gazette.. Fatal Aeeident at Freedom. The following account of a most dis tressing and fatal accident, is taken from the Pittsburgh Gazette, of the 14th and 15th inst. This account states that " Ed ward Haigh, and a deck hand whose name was unknown, were instantly killed; while a third named Johnny Mackey, was bad ly injured. We have been informed by Wm. 11. Patterson, who is a relative of the -'unknown man," that his name is Mathew Patterson, and son of George Patterson of Forward township, liutlcr county. The body of the deceased lias been recovered by his relatives. This is the second son of this family that. has lost his life on the river. The deceased has a brother in Co. H. of the 78th Regt. Pa. Vol. On Saturday evening last, a most dis tressing accident occurred on board the tow-boad Panther, at Freedom, resulting in the death of two men. and the serious injury of a third. The Panther had a fleet of coal barges in tow, for Cincinnati, and in attempting to land, opposite Free don),it was ascertained that the after check post of one of the barges was insufficient. The line was phieed around this check post, with'one turn, and then carried over to another check post or timber-head.— The strain was so great that the timber head gave way and the line straightened so suddenly that Edwgrd Haigh, Jahnny Mackey, and a deck hand whose name we have been unable to learn, were struck. Haigh and the deck hand were instantly "killed aud thrown into the river. Mackey was badly crushed about the breast, and it is doubtful whether he will recover. Edward Haigh was the only son of Joseph llaigh, Esq., of the old firm of Haigh. Hartupce & Co., and was about eighteen years of age. He was well knwwn in this city, and was highly esteemed. His father is greatly distressed in conse quence of his untjuiely death The tow boat Hornet was started down on Sunday morning, to bring up Mr. Mackcy, and assist in for the bodies of young llaigh and tnWeck hand. Johnny Mackey is well known to many of our citizens, having kept the "Sports niati's Hall" in this city for some time past, which was headquarters for the sport ing fraternity _of the two cities and vicin ity. He was removing'toCinoHnati, hav ing sent his family by railroad. lie was brought up to (he city during the day, and at last accounts was lying in a very pre carious condition. Wc have already given an account of the accident 011 the coal tug Panther, which resulted in the killing of young llaigh, ami a man belonging to Mercer county, and the serious injury of .Johnny Mackcy, the "champion of the light weights." We learn to-day that Mackey was not so dangerously injured as at first reported, and that with proper treatment he will recover. 11c was standing close to the line, when the timcrhead started, and A'as carried with it (as it were) in" stead of being struck, as the bthcr jnen were. This accounts for the fact that he was not instantly killed, lie was thrown from the barge, across the bow of the Pan ther. a distance of twenty-two feet, and so rapid was his flight that the fireman, who stood close by, did not notice him until fell upon the deck. lie was struck, by the line, near the knees, and the skin was torn from the bones, but the bones were not broken.' His face was considerably cot and bruised, and his left arm, from the elbow to the shoulder blade, was severely injured. A watch,-which he had in his pocket, was literally turned inside out— the works could not be found, and the case 1 only remained. The body of Young llaigh, wc under stand. has not yet been recovered, although diligent search has been made for it. Draft of 200.000 Men. VA» IUPAKTMIST, AwmvTOmnArtOrncU WAtHINdTON, Marrli 16,1564- J GENERAL ORDERS NO. 100. —The fol lowing is an order by the President oft.be United States: I'JXFCUTIVF. MANSION, WASHINGTON, March 15, 1804.—1n order to supply the force required to be drafted for the Navy and to provide an adequate reserve force for al' contingencies, in addition to'the 5011,000 men called for Feb. 1, 1861, the call is hereby made and a draft ordered for 200,000 men for the military service— Army, Navy and Marine Corps of the United States. The proportional quotas for the different wards, towns, townships, precincts, or elec tion districts, or cuuntics, will be made known through the Provost-Marshal-Oen cral's Bureau, and account will be taken of the credits and deficiencies of former quo tas. The* loth day of April. 1861, is desig nated as the time upto which the numbers required from each ward of a city, town, &c., may be raised by voluntary enlist ment, and draftswill.be made, in each Ward of a city,.town, &c., which shall not have filled the quota •signed to it within the time designated for the number re quired to fill said quotes. The drafts will as soon after the loth of April as practicable. The (jovciiimqpt bounties, as now paid, continue until April Ist, 1864, at which time the additional Lountics cease. On and-after that date, 8100 bounty will only be paid, as provided by the act approved July 11, 1861.* A. LINCOLN. Official. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant General. The Reciprocity Treaty. WASHINGTON, March 18. —The House Committee on Commerce has agreed upon and 'ifuthorized to be reported when that shall be ag >in called up, a joint resolution authorizing and requiring the President to give notice to the Government of Great Britain for the British provinces. At the termination of ten rears from the time the treaty went into operation, viz. 1854 to the end, the treaty may be abrogated as soon as it can be done under the provisions thereof unless a new convention shall be fore that time be concluded between the two governments, by which the provisions shall be abrogated or so modified as to be mutually satisfactory to both governments, and the President is also authorized to ap point three commissioners, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for the revision of the treaty, and to confer with other commissioners duly authorised tliey for. whenever it sfiall appear to be the wish of the Government of Great Britain to negotiate a new treaty between the two governments and the people of both coun tries, based upon the true principles of reciprocity and for the r niqval of cxi.-st ingdifficulties. AND BRAGG. —The New York Times institutes a comparison between the*respective Commanding Genets, Grant and Bragg: Bragg's name i%synonymous with disaster—Grant's with victory. The Richmond Examiner says that Gen. Bragg's "career has been a long, un varied and complete failure," the very reverse of which statement would be nearly the truth concerning Grant. Bragg's first undertaking of Impor tance resulted in his failure at Pen sacoia; Grant's- first large action was his triumph at Donelson. Bragg's last battle was at Chattanooga, where his whole army was routed by Grant. Against Grant's. Vicksburg, we have Bragg's Murfreesboro; against Gen. Grant's Champion Hills we have Bragg's Perryville. Grant flanked the rebels at Bowling Green and Col umbus, and Bragg got flanked at Tull ahoma and Shelbyville. Grant be gan operations at Cairo, and the sweep of his successive victories, as he marched onward, extended a thous and miles. Bragg once had his army on the Ohio, anuTsuccessive retreats from their covered several hundred miles. So we mighfrgo on, contrast ing in still other respects the history of the two Generals, who are now the ranking officers of the two armies. Army Correspondence. CAMP NEAR HAM.TOW.V, Marfli 11, 1864. MESSRS. EDITORS : —A youngman who has been in the service of his country for the past two years and a half, wishes to open a correspondence with some of lie fair readers of the Citizen, for the sake of improvement, and to drive away the todi umof Winter quarters. Now ladies, please dash off a spirited, spicy, saucy, sarcastic, sensible, social sincere, sentimental, sanc timonious, substantial, sublime, stylish, or splendid epistleto oneofUucle Sam's Vet erans. Photograph's exchanged at the6y>- tion of the lady. Address, _ PALMER HERVEY, Co." If, 102 d Regt. P. V., Harpers Fcrrry Va. CAMP NEAR HKALTOM STATIOX, March 12, IMV4. MESSRS. EDITORS: —It is with pleasure I write you. To-day the sun shines beau tiful und warm, and makes it look like a May day, when all around is cheerful and spiing like, and the boys are enjoying it, participating in a social game of foot ball. All is going on harmoniously, but this is the style among the 62d boys; of course there is some difference of opinion politi cally, but it is astonishing the f'oolimy lint prevails here among the soldiers iiWavor of honest old Abe for the next President; and this feeling is not confined to con scripts alone, but old soldjcrs that have been warm friends of little Mac—and ma- the President's Emancipation Proclamation now, who did not feel friend ly toward it at first. The reason of this is, they begin to see the degrading effect the institution of slavery has had on the Country. Even I'R this fair soil of the old dominion, where it has not been carri ed on in its worst form, are traces of its degrading effects, which cause men to change their opinions in regard to it.and as'thc pgrty in power is striking at the root or cause of the present rebe lion, men bc;;in to feci that it is just and right; and they feel that, our country should be reality what it is m name—l» free country. We are glad to learn that there is more of that unanimity existing at,homc. than : there was at first. This 1s as it should be, I and unholy rebellion is cfush ed restored, and when one State after another to the Union, and star after to its banner, then the American will be deeply impressed with the i/rnnrlritr and glory of the Nation, and you, Messrs. Editors, though proud of the old Key Stojie State, will ever be ready to extend the right hand of fellowship to j those of our sister States, when once they ore brought back, and they to you, and each and all will be proud to say, I am an American citizen. Yours with respect, w. iminrow STATION, V*. 1 lih liog. I'. 11. V.< 7 March 11, 1864. # MESSRS EDlTOßS: —Thinking you would probably like to hear how this gal lant old Regiment is progressing, I will just drop you a few lines informing you where and how wc arc. At present we are encamped upon the ground where the trallant army corps fliugiit the battle of Bristow Station, under the command gf Maj. General Warren. AVe have a VIMV pleasant camp, our shanties, (as wc them) are'very comfortable indeed; they are built of logs about six fecf high, and covered with shelter tents; we have good fire places and chimneys, and we cannot complain for the wantof wood, as wc hav, been well supplied with it this winter.— But during that cold freezing weather, we were rather scarce of water—but since the weather has become more moderate, and kind Providence has blessed us with rain, we have water in abundance. Uncle Sam has supplied us with plenty of the very belt of rations ever since wc have been encamped here, we have not known w.hat it is to eat hard tac< this winter—having always been supplied with soft bread, fresh from the Alexan dria Bakery, and very often it come to the Divison Commissary warm And if we are only allowed the privilege of guarding this Railroad until the division's term of service expires", we might then cafl our selves some of the -chosen few; but there is such a variety of opinion as to when our term of service expires ; some think in the montlf of May, others contend that we will be held until June, but I think that this Regimfcnt will not bo mustered out of service until the*t!!tth of July, which will make it three years from the date of muster into U. S service, but enough of this for the present. • Our Brigade was the recipient of a few compliments in the shape of Minnie Balls, from Maj. Mosbey's (' S A., on last Wednesday, the Dthinst, a portion of his command made their appearance upon the hills in sight of some of our camps, the 13th Pa. cavelry attacked* them, bad a sharp skirmish but did not last long, the Confederates captured 39 of the 13th Pa cavalry, horses and all. The gallant fighting Bucktails, the 2nd and 6th Regs. Pa. eavalry, but when the Johny's saw the Infantry approaching they quickly beat a hasty retreat with what prisoners and booty they had taken. The gallant Bucktails who are always eager, and ready to have a brush with Mosbey and his nfen pursued them. but. being on foot conld not overuikethtm, they le urnedto.-ainp e erv one of -the opinion that bushwhackers will j not fight a fair opeu fight Now I have a few words to say to a certain gentleman living ' n '' lß neighbor hood of .Muddy Creek bottom, Uutler county, Pa., who, we understand, has as serted that th« 11th Reg. P. H. V. C. lost it? colors, and with its colors its honor, at the battle of Gaine s llill, in trout ol Richmond. on the 27th of June, 18G2, and from that time it could not be trusted That no ('ommanding General would trust it. Fie, for shame! you cowardly sneak ing Copperhead. Do you for a moment suppose that any person in Uutler county, who is acquainted with the history of this battle scarred Regt. would believe that ? Would you dare asjert that, to any mem ber of this Regiment ? .Me thinks I hear vou say no ! you cowardly whelp. We leave it to our • 'ommanding Generals, and to history, whether we ever lost our honor. Hut one thing you live until this lieg. is disbanded, you wi 1 have to acknowledge that what you asserted was a hflfe lie, and that you wcrS the father of ifTor qlsc aljide by the conscqueneo. — Rut it is mail time and I must close. Yours truly, ■ A VETERN VOLUNTEER. CAMP AT HAI.LTOWN, Va., March 1, 1801. MESSRS. KDITOIIS :—Allow me to in form your readers that Co. 11. 102 d P. V., have reached their destination in safe ty, near Harper's Ferry, Va. We will ever remember our short visit to llutler co. All agree that we bad a litter time than we had anticipated—our friends used ov ary effort to make our short stay as pleas ant as possible; and on every occasion we tried to take advantage of their hospitali ty. The people of Puller county hawe our most sincere thanks fortheir kindness to us. In passing through Ilarrisburgh, we met your fellow townsmen, Messrs. McCandless, Negley. HasleU and /jim ■nerman, who used us very well, and, with whom we had a very pleasant time, for which we will ever remember them. On returning to camp, we found every thing much as usual—nothing of special int,cr 'l est having transpired durijig our absence. | Cut things are now bearing a more active ! aspect —reviews and are not j uncommon, and they tire notgencfßilly pre cursors of idleness—but whatever order may come, we will try and obey with alac rity. It is rumored itf camp, that Gener al Kelley has been relieved, and that Gen. Sigcl is his successor—if so, we are per fectly willing to fight '• mit Sigel." ! o-day the snow is falling thiok, and fast, and this afternoon there is sufficient for good sleighing—and wore we in Loy al Pennsylvania, instead of dilapidated Virginia, wo could.enjoy ourselves much better. More anon. SELDOM. IIALLTOWN VA., March 11, 1804. Ethlort Amvrirnn Citizen : —As the ex-' citcmcut incidental to a Presidential cam paign is already developing, 1 said you the following result of a vote taken in the I 102 d I'enna. Vols. As there were a num ber of candidates, every man was allow-' cd his free selection. Presidential vote of the 102 d Pennsyl vania Vols, for 1804. Lincoln. 383; Seward, 5; Grant, 4 ; ■ Fremont, 1 ; K'hase, 1 ; number of votes ' cast, iJ94. Respectfully yours, D. C. AYRES, Co. I. 102 d Keg. P. V. General <>ranl*H Hovemenls. Gen. Grant reached Cincinnati Sat urday night from Washington, and * Sunday morning paid a short visit to his fatlicr inCovington. Gen. Grant left the same day direct for Nashville. The Columbus Journal says: We are indebted to the politeness of Hon. Eben Newton, Senator from tho 23d District, for much interesting and valuable information touching Gen. Grant's views in relation to the recent military movements. Senator Newton has an old and intimate ac quaintance with Gen". Grant's father and family, and joined the General in his recent visit to his father in Co vington. Mr. Newton having alluded to his appointment as Lieutenant-General, Grant remarked that while it lessened his labors it greatly increased his re sponsibi'ities ; saying, at the same time, "well, I am ready for them." Gen. Grant said he was going direct to Nashville, and would return thence to Washington next week,intending to pass through Columbus next Monday —that he wouldgo direct to the of the Potomac; and when there, he would, at least , be within ten miles (!) of Lee's army—that he would remain at Washington, but would have his headquarters in the field, and go from army to army and from department to department as circumstances may require. m We also learn from Senator' Ne wton that Gen. Grant, during this in terview, remarked that it would be of no use to merely take Richmond un less we could also destroy Lee's army. He utterly and absolutely abjures all- meddling with polities; declares that he will have nothing to do with politics -till the rebellion is crushed. He affirms most positively that he will not even ask a question about political matters until the war is over. And Senator Newton assures us that Gen. Grant's \\4iole mind and soul are absorbed in the great work now entrusted to his guidance.; and that .nothing can draw him aside from j the'vigorous prosecution of the war I which he will now supervise and di | rect. <£ XKWM BYTELEtiHAI'II. LITTLE ROCK, ARK., March 18.—- Partial election returns from eleven couuties give more votrs than the whole number required bv tne Presi-' dent's Proclamation, to replace Ar kansas into the Union. Other eoun-' ties tV>bo heard from day to-day, three in number, will give five thousand! more votes. The now State Constitution,framed 1 by the late Convention is almost unan imously ratified, there being so far only one hundred and thirty-seven votes against it. . Arkansas is thus declared a free State in the Union,- by a voluntary action of its own citi zens. Gov. Isnrc Murphy, nnd the who'e State ticket it elected. Guerilla bands made violent threats, notwithstanding which citizens were enthusiastic in their determination to* vote the State back into tho Union, many going to the pofls at the ifnmi-* nent risk of their lives to protect vo ters. CAIRO, March 17.—The hospital steamer R. C. Moore, from Vicksburg and Memphis,arrived with three hun dred and forty-nine sick and wounded troops, nnd left this morning for St. Louis. Eight died on the way up, among them Julius Romus, of the Thirty-fifth New Jersey, who was hur ried at Helena. The estimated force of the enemy at the recent fight, in Yazoo City, was five thousand, and four pieces of ar tillery. There were two stern wheel gunboats there, but they could render no service without endangering our » forces. The Eighth Lousinna(colo red) lost eighty killed, wounded and missing. The First Mississippi cav alry lost fifty wounded, and the Elev enth twenty-five to thirty in all. Nine out of the eighteen officers of the Eighth Lousiuna were wounded. NEW YORK, March IK.—The Paris letter to the New York Times says: 'file American Minister at Paris has collected the evidence in regard to the rebel steamer Rappahannock, and he has therefore given written notice to the French Government that, it will be held responsible for all the damage i she may do to American commerce. AKHIIIIM'N fomiiiiiml. NASHVILLE. March 17.— Gen. Grant formally assumed command of the armies gf the IJ. S. to-day. The following is the order on the subject : | HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE U.S. I NASHVILLE TK.NN..'March 17. 1804. GENERAL ORDERS NO. I —ln pnrsu j anccof the following or !cr of the Presi dent : EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, I), C. March 10, 1804.—Under authority of the act of Congress to revive the grade ■ of Lieut. General in the United States Army, approved Feb. 29th, 1804, Lieut, j General Ulysses S. Grant of the U. S. I Army is appointed to the command of tho Armies of the United Sratcs. • [Signed,] ABRAHAM LINCOLN. I AN,MI; cjiu.ITML of tho aiinioi of the I uited States. My Headquarters will be on the field, and until further orders, ! will be with the Army of the Potomac- There will be an official headquarters in Washington, D. C., to which all official communications will be sent except those from the army, where headquarters are at the date of our address. U. S GRANT, Lieut. General. U. S. A. Gen. Grant. leaves for Washington on Saturday and repairs immediately to the front. His stafl is composed of officers formerly* with him in the military Divis ion of Mississippi. Among them are Prig. General fowling*, chief of staff; Lieut. Colonel Bowers, Capt. G. K. I.ect, Capt. E. S. Parker, Assistant Adjutant General, Captain 11. "W. Jones; A. Q. M., Captain Bodvaii. Lt. Col. Duff, late Chief of Artillery, goes as sctrior Aid DO Camp. General Sherman was due to-night; but will immediately assume command of the military Division. Gen. Dodge is in the city. W ASHINOTON, March2l. —A committee of twenty-six, on behalf of the Working Men's Democratic Cepublicalf Association of New York City, to-day presented an address to the President, informing him that lie bad been elected an honorary inetnberof theaasociation. The President made a lengthy reyly. and gratefully ac cepted the election. On the conclusion of the adifress. the chairman of the com mittee said they had (inly one more thing to add, and that is, then- earnest wish that the next President may fee from Spring field, Illinois. and that* Ll's name may be. Abraham Lincoln. TXIR The Emperor of Austria, who has been so anxious to invade the Danish duchies, has trouble nearer home. Great excitement prevails in Hungary and Ga licia, and the latter province has been de clared in a state of seige on account of the • insurrectionary movements which have be- . gun there. T&7" There were just eighteen votes in the House on Thursday in support of Mr. Mallory's motion to strike out of the act enabling the Territory of Colorado to form a State Government the clause prohibit ing slavery theriu. Ihe world