.iitJLl- -IMU-. . 1 - . - ' - R«vol»llou:ir) Incident. It was a Sabbath morning in th" year 1777, that the 'nhabitants of a little pariah in the State of Vermont and on the borders of New Hamp shire, assembled in their accustomed place of worship. The cares of that fearful and long-to-be-remcmbcrod summer had imprinted an unusinl serious look upon the rough though not unpleasant countenances of the male members of that little congre gation. The rigid features relax, however ns thev entered thut nnl.ow cd place and felt that genial influence of a summer's sun, whose rays il'u minated the sanctuary, and played upon the countenance of him who min istered there. 11c was a venerable man ; his'white loc' sand tottering frame evinced that he numbered three "score and ten. —Opening the* sacred voluino, the minister who was about to commence the service of the mor ning.^when'a tncsscr ger, almost breath less, rushed into the church exclaim ing; '•The ememies aro marching our vwsterfl counties !" Tho. old man looked around on his congrcgatiin and announced his text: "lie that hath a garment let him pell it and buy a sword." After a few preliminary remarks he added : "Go lip my, friedsj I beseech yoti. to the help of your neighbors against the mighty.' Advance into the field of battle, for God will muster the hosts of war. Religion is too much inter ested in the success of this day not to lend its influence. As for myself, age sits heavily upon me, and-1 can not go with you; neither have I a rep resentative of my family to send my daughters—my daughters can not draw the sword nor handle the mus ket in defence of their country, but they can use the hoe, so that when the toil-worn soldier returns from the field of battle he may not suffer from the necessaries of life. hen bo again looked around his audi ence had gone. Oneby one they had silently left the house of God, and ere tho sun had that day set tho male inhabitants of that little parish' who were able to bear _nrms, were far on their way to meet the enemies of their country on thelleld at Bennington.—[Nashville Telegraph. Kenernl George ft. Thoinnn. A correspondcn of the Philadel*' phia Inquirer says: "General Thomas, en both days, was among his men all tho time, sit ting on'his steed like a grim old war rior, as he is, whom neither success nor disaster can move. He eften exposes himself to dan ger, but always docs so in the strict line of duty. Watching cvey move ment of his troops, as far as possible, especially the process of placing ar tillery in advantageous positions, ' he sits upon his horse carelessly, to ■ the casual observer; and, if every j thing progresses satisfactorily, he | caresses his whiskers, moving his I right hand down upon them from the chin. If any thing critical pre- J eents itself, up goes his whiskers, j the strokes upward being more nu merous. In a minute his staff have entire'v disappeared ; in a minute they return to his side, and down J goes his whiskers again, and a phys-iognomical quiet is percepti ble. "When he transmits orders he al ways prefaces them with "Give my compliments to Gen. Davis, and tell him,' etc ; Present my compliments to Gencarl Howard, and tell him to ad vance his artillery.'etc. Gen. Thom as is the most even-tempered men in the army, without a doubt. The of ficers are proud of him ; the men would die for him—slo die for him. Every thing goes on like clock-work in his army. No irregularities, no procrsa tination. Every man is at his post at the proper time." A HORSE STOIIY. —The army corres pondent of the Herald writes an account of the famous horse raid, within the lines and without riders. lie says : Near Burmuda Hundred there rsSlarge corral, where all thc'disabled and worn out horses—brought here bv (icueral Sheri dan after hi* famous raid—are confined. The poor beasts have apparently, but lit tle of their original vigor left. That was what we thought a week or more since.— Now we have changed our opinion. Du ring tho heavy firing on our right a short timo since these lame and worn out equine warriors pricked up their cars, straight ened their sore .and stiff limbs, tossed their manes, formed in squadrons, and with a loud on a number of inoffensive mule^^Two mules were in stantly killed, and the others fled in the wildest disorder. The horses again form ed to the musie of Gilmorc's artillery and charged on a high rail fence, which they at once broke down. They did not desist from their warlike demonstrations until the artillery firing ceased. *«■ m i» The Lawrence Journal , a well known Democratic paper, published at New- Castle, Lawrence county, has aban doned the Democratic party, and hois ted to the-oast head the names of Lin coln and Johnston, the Union candi dates for President and Vice Presi dent. " Don't put too much confidence jn a lover's vows and sighs," said Mrs. Partington to her niece. "Let him tell you that you havo lips like strawberries and cream, cheeks like a tarnation, and an eye like an asterisk ; but such things oftener come from a tender head than a tender heart rmhleut ÜBCOIU lUUie Fair. • President Lincoln arrived in Philadel phia on Thursday l ist. He was greeted every where with the fuoat boftdless en thusiasm. At the Fa if hp was tvelet lined by Mr. \Velsh, and be replicas foltows: "1 suppose that this toast wM intended to open flie way for me to say Vomethin'g. [Laughtui.} War, at the lest, in terri ble. and."bis i»ar of ours, in its magni tude and in its duration, is one of the most terrible. It hns deranged business, totally in many localities. It. has destroy ed property, and ruined homes; it has produced a national debt and taxation unprecedented at lea-t iu this country. It has (Tarried mourning to almost every home, until it can almost be .'■aid that the ' heavens archun in bl.»• k."— \ etit con tinues, and several relieving enin idents hii\e accompanied it from the very begin ning. which have not been known, a** I understood,or have any knowledge of, in j any former wars iu the history of the world. The Sauitary Commission, with all its benevolent labors, the Christian Commission, with all its Christian and be nevolent labors, and the various places, arrangements, so tospeak, an 1 iiistitutioß'- have contributed Vi the comfort aud relief of the soldiers. You have two of these places in this city—the Cooper-Shop and Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloons. [Great appluu.-e and cheers ] And lie-f --ly, the-c lair", which. I believe, begun only in August, it I mistake not, in Chicago; then at Unston. at Cincinnati, Hrooklyn, New \ort. at Baltimore, and those at present held at St I/wtis, Pitts burgh, and Philadelphia. The motive and object that lie at the bottom of all these »re most worthy ; for, SHJ what you will, after all them «st is doe to the sold ier, who takes his life in hi* hands and goes to fi.'ht the battles of bi« country. I Cheers ] In what is contributed to his comfort when he passes to and fro. and in what is contributed to him when be is sir k and wounded, in whatevcrshapc it comes, whether from the fair and ten der hand of woman, or from any other source, is much; but, I think there is still that which has as much value to him —he is not forgotten. [Cheers ] Anoth er View of these various institutions is worthy of consideration, 112 think ; they are voluntary contributions, given freely, zealously, and earnestly, on top of all the disturbances of business, the taxation and hurdtfiis that the war has imposed upon us giving proof that the national resources are not at all exausted. [cheers;] that the national spirit.of patriotism is even stron ger than at the commencement of tho re bellion. It is a pertinent question often asked in the mind privately, and from one tothe other, when is the war to end?. Surely I . fuel as deep an interest in this question as any other can, but I do not wish to name a day, or month, or a year when it is to end. Ido not wish to run any risk of see ing tho time come without our ljeing ready fortbeend.and for fear of disappointment, because the time hal come and not the end. AVe accepted this war for an object, a worthy object, and the war will end when that object is attained. Ffider (Sod. I hope it never will until that time, j [Great cheering.] This war has taken three years; it was begun or accepted upon'the line of restoring tho national do i main, and for the Americ in people, as far as my knowledge enables me to speak, 1 say we are going. [Cheers.] My friends, I 1 did not know but that I might bo called ' up. m to say a few wordsT>efore I got away i from here, but I did not know it was com j ing just here. [Laughter.] I have ncv j ( r been in tho habit of making predic tions in regard to the war, but I am nl most tempted tomake one. If I were to | hazar4 it, it i* this: That Grant is this ! evening, with tien. Meade nnd Gen. Han cock. of Pennsylvania, and tho brave offi | ecrs and soldiers with him, in a position from whenwi be will never be disloged until Richmond is taken [loud cheering], aie[ 1 have but one single proposition to put now and. perhaps, I can best put it in firm of an interrogative. Iff shall dis cover that (len. tirant nnd the noble offi cers and men under him can be greatly facilitated in their work by a sudden pour ing forward of men and assistance. Then. 1 say, stand ready, for 1 am watching for the chance. [Laughter.J I thank you, gentlemen. POOR A'AI. ? He evidently came to Ohio in concert with Morgan, who stat ed on his raid into Kentucky about the time Val left Canada. Just where they were to moet, is not known,; but that the one was to do the fighting nnd steal ing and tho other thestnmp-spenkiiig ne cessary to inaugurate a little revolution in the North cannot be doubted. But Mor gan came to grief before he reached the fraternal arms of Val, and poor Val is left aluue to brave the scorn of his loyal neigh bors. True, his wounds were plastered a little by elect ing him a delegate to Chicago; but much as they love the treason they must shun the traitor in fohning their tick et. Banishment wss tolerable, but how is Val tt» livo among a faithful people? Gladly would lie welcome banishment to escape the ever accusing devo tion of the North to our sacred Nationali ty; but banishment will fail to come to his relief. Vainly will he pray and plead and denounce to regain his martyrdom; but he forgets that the Nation has renewed its'strength—is strong in the hearts of the people and invincible in the field, and bab bling traitors can harm no one but them selves. Propel Val I — Repository. EST" A correspondent of the New York Times suggests that the original of the Cleveland Convention will be found in Ist Samuel, xxii chapter, 2d verse, as follows: "And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gather them selves unto him; and he became a captain over them; and there were with hiiu about four hundred men-"—Repository. SMOKING DRESS FOR GOV. CURTIN. —A few Philadclphians, admirers of the ! soldier's friend, have gotten lip a mag nificent smoking gown, slippers, cap, etc., | which is intended for our patriotic Gover . nor. '1 he articles aro made of dark col ored velvet, lined with rich silk, very neatly padded, aud altogether .beautiful. 'I he cap aud slippors are elaborately em broidered with gold bullion, arranged in 1 artistic »tyle. SThc (titter; i THOMAS ROBINSON, I CYRUS E. ANDERSON, H. W. NI'I.AH. I*uMistier BUTLER PA. VEONBUiT.n \F. ait. KM4. •#- " Liberty and Union. No* end Forever, One end 'n»«parabl«."—o. Wcbeter. * FOR PRESIDENT IN 1SG1: ABRAHAM LISCOLSf. of llliwi* roR VICE'PRESIDENT; AXDHKW JOHXHTOtf. of T< Pmliiciiilul Elrrtorit. **> ttnRML. ll.irt n M Mirliiel. PhfledHf.hln. Th in*- II rutiftififftiiim,count?. 1 Hntwrt P. Kinfc, 2 «><••». M- rrt«-n 3 Henry Immm, 4 Wlllimm II Kern, ft i;»rt ■!> II Jenkfl, 0 < 'hnrlen M. KuuK, 7 R. lu rt Pwker, 112 MnU, y John A llle«Nlnd. Hi Hlrhnrd II t'. rjfll, 11 Kilwnrd IMlldny, l'J C*h»rl«H 112. Keetl, i > (13 Ell** W IT*ll, 11 t Wb«H Phrinf*. \\j 112 Itfi w • ,!« DnTi<l >1 17 lUvml W WmiJ, 1H luiwr Itf J«.hn P*tt»n. Hatnnd H 21 Everwtt! Itter«r, 11. Mnif |Vnn«T. _ri M Jnnkin, _4 W. Itl-ifiHi mi. LOCAL TICKET. 00N0IIK88, THOMAS WILLIAMS. ASKT'.MW.V, WM IIASLI'.TT, JOHN H NEGLEY. of Butter Comity. SAMUEL M'KINLEY, of I,<>»'mice County. COMMISSION!:!*. A. C. CHRISTY. * Avniron. LEAN"PER WISE. | iynndmi of tht Constitution, ! Gratlttnff Ih* Saldino Voto. KI.BCTION OX TUKHfAV, At OUST 2, 1W !.a] nil) In TciincxHt'®. | A mooting of the loynl eitiiein. of ' i lllaunt county, Tennessee, was held en tlic | 1 Ith of May, for the purpose of initia ; tin.; a movement which would result in . the holding #t" a loyal State Convention. They passed strong resolutions in favor of ' sustaining the Government and wiping out . slavery—and tirjro the holding of a State : \ Convention to revise their constitution.— i | Wo wish them success in their noble work Correction. In speaking of (he order for supplc ; inentary draft, in otir last issue, we took ' j the liberty of suggesting that there should | he more uniformity in th<j promulgation | of orders ; and intimated that there secm ort to be need for a more comprehensive mind at the head of the Enrolling Pe -1 partmcnt. In naming Provost Marshal, however we failed to attach that very im . portnnt addition, " General," by which i neglect some might possitdy infer that we ' bud reference to the Provost Marshal Of J this Pistrict, ('apt. Kirker. Nothing j couhi certainly bo further from our 110- . )ions than this; as we have always held • him to h0 quite competent., as well as faith -1 ful in the discharge of bis official duties. lin port it it i i:it-< tion. r So great is the interest felt in the pro ' gross of our two great armies—(irant's and Sherman's, that the people seem, to 3 have forgotten the fact, that one of the ' moss important elections ever held in this State,is to take place Jour Keck* /rum next t Tuesday.' For over half a century, there has been - a fkw on # the statute books of the State, 1 authorizing the volunteer soldier, in time [ ol' war, to vote in camp. Provision was t amply made for the conducting of said - election, and making return of the same. ' Under the provisions of this law ou« sol > diers always exercised the right of suffrage, and it was universally believed, at thecoin , fliencement of the present war, that they ' would still be entitled to the benefits of its 1 provisions. Indeed a great portion of our army did vot? by virtue of said law, in nie fall of sixty-one, but after the passing | of ibis law the constitution was amended ; by the constitutional convention of thirty ' eight. Oiio of the qualifications required ' of voters, under the revised constitution, is, that they shall have resided iu thfc dis trict in which they offer to vote, at least ton days immediately grecccding said elec ' tion. By parties interested it was claim t ed that under this constitutional provision ; the tfote of the soldier, polled in camp, , could not be received, and appeals were ' had to the judicial tribunals of the State. One of the Common Pleas Judges at least t —iu the Luzerne Pistrict said that the soldier had not lost his . residence, and that therefore constructively ho offered to • vote in his proper district, and that his vote should be counted. This opinion, however just and proper, as we think it - was, was not concurred in by other Oom • uion Pleas Judges, was finally over ruled by the Supreme Court This settled the matter so far as the law was concerned , and from this time forward, our brave volunteers(w« mean Pennsylvtnians) were deprived of.this sacred right. To remedy thin evil our legislature set about to amend the constitution in this respect. According to the provisions of that in strument, amendment* must be passed by two sessions of the Legislature, and then be adopted by a majority of the people at an election ordered for that purpose. «d'h is amendment has already passed the Legislature of sixty-three and sixty-four> and is now submitted to the people for their approval. , The New York volunteers were also disfranchised by the ruling of the courts, and legislation similar to ours, was repor ted to; the proponed legislation was op posed bitterly by some in the Legislature, but when it got through that body, ah trouble was over. The people almost without distinction of l>arty, said, in God's name let us not be so cruel as to attempt to disfranchise those who have bared their manly bosoms in defense of their homes and ours V Hut on the eoutrary, let us make this vote as emphatic as pos sible, in favor of their rights—they did so, and the result showud that on one sub ject ut least, the peoph of NeW Voik were united. It is to be hoped our action on the fir; t Tuesday of August will ho us just toward our countfie's brave defenders. It will donbtless be a throng .time j few however, need loose more than au hour in depositing their votes. We hope no I one will feel indifferent on this matter.— j It will Ke unpleisaut to have to acknow ledge to our veteran volunteers that we did not feel sufficient interest in -lion to induce us togo to the polls ! 'lt | was insinuated last fall, that partiajity was shown in furloughing some of our sick soldlFhTprevioun to the election—wheth er these insinuations were well founded or riot, no similar objections can bei.fi red to this constitutional provision. It will work justly, as well with the Democrats of 1 Jerks as the Republicans of Lancaster. We hope therefore, that for once our people will goto the polls, uninfluenced by any party feeling or consideration, and give a united vote in behalf of the rights of the soldier. What does our neighbor of the IfcraM say to this? Will he be good enough to call the attention of his readers to it, and urge upon them the propriety of polling a lull vote? tfaT ' An exchange says niat bayoDotte I and bullets will make our next President. If this should prove to be the fact, and the.people refuse or fail to unmake such a Pre ident. they deserve to be slaves.— I'niori lb raid.' Perhaps the exchange referred to is the Itiehmond Examiner; in that paper ol a recent dale, we notice an article on this subject. It thinks the " Confederate ar my" will have much to do with the elec tion this full. In speaking of the nation of Lincoln and Johnston, it says: " whether they shall bo elected or not, de pends oil the Confederate army altogeth er." It further admits, in speaking of (he fall of Richmond, " let them only haul down our flag on that auspicious morning, (the 4th July.) and read their Declaration of Independence on our Cap itol Square, and Lincoln is already elected President. In this stage of the business also, however, our army has a voice ; and if continue to bailie, repulse and cut up the Federal forces, and finally ' drive them from the soil of Virginia, as we fervently trust, then this Baltimore nomination will not gain Lincoln a single . vote in November." After some further speculations as to the prospects of Fremont, Ac., the same jiapcr says:"ln fact, the Democrats of ' the North who have waited four years, not too patiently,*trusting to gain the ' power and profit which they but lately held to be a Democratic inheritance, must ; uaturally be provoked beyond cudurauco at this audacious attempt of Lincoln aud Seward to ride rough shod over them four years more. We learn that the Demo crats are now universally turning their 1 attention to Franklin Pierce, and the Connecticut Seymour as their nominees for President and Vice President. To give them the least chance of electing these advocates of peace, Grant must be defeated, the invasion must colapse and dio out, and the very name of war must become a word of horror, uttered with loathing and execration. Therefore, it is the intercut of the Democrats to do their very utmost to weaken the Federal array, discredit Federal finance, in short to ex tinguish the war altogether." After some further speculations as to the possible eonvultions which may disturb northern society and influence, the people in the selection of the next President, this paper concludes by saying: " For all this, we look to the confederate army, Lee. Beau regard and Johnston, can both give the Yankees a President and make us well rid of them aud their Presidents forev er." The Examiner truthfully says in effect, that the success of Grants ''bayonets aud bullots" secures Lincoln's election, while • the success of Lee, Beauregard and John ston, will as surely secure the election of a peace Democrat. Can any doubt which of those military interferences would be I the most distasteful to our neighbor ? Certainly not. #taj" The Chicago Trihunr calls the let -1 ter in which Fremont accepts the nomina tion of the Cleveland Convention, V the last will and the late J. C. Fremont." iOMMr\I4 ATlOm For tbu CI tilth- MESSRS. EDITORS :—Permit me thro', the columns of your paper, to give albert account of the doings of some of the la dies of Clay township, which may tie in teresting to some of your roadcrs, mid i worthy example to others similarly dis posed. The evening of the 24th of June, having been appointed for "a literary ex hibition at the Centre school-house, the proceeds to bo given to the Christian Com mission ; the adiuittauee fee was only fif teen ceuts, children ten cents, and the sum raised was fourtoen dollars. The house was small, and at nil farly hour was filled with au intelligent audience of la dies and gentlemen; who showed by their presence, their eagerness to patronize so charitable ati object. The platform was elegantly arranged, and fancifully decorated with tasteful or naments of.the I uion colors, red, white, and blue; also, with gorgeous festoons of wreaths and flowers; aud over all, floated the glorious stars aud stripes. The whole scene recalled to our mind those beauti ful lines of Perey: *• s frnnl«n> miwre »>f way* wTt 'V hf'iuty C liAVirn-iJ till' Hjf Wlmmi violf-i* lihh 111 content, A utl pink* flt'-Mtti UH«I * * The exercises opened with a piece of I music. K'fort thr l\nttl< Mother." | The Salutatory was given by .Mr. Samuel ! Glenn, the President of the meeting; be spoke in his own eloquent andli.ippy man ner, aud with deep earnestness ; bespoke of the Christian Commission; the neces sity of such an organization, and praised | the ladies for making this huinblc effort in behalf of the sick and wounded sold iers ; being a soldier hjmself. ho knew how to appreciate the blessings of the Chrisjian Commission. Music, " A/hr (he Ihittle." Essays Vij vwrt young ladies on Wmcvolertee and I'ntriolism. After which was a Colloquy by six young ladies and one gentleman. Essays again by two yonng ladies ; subject, " iSln irri/ and ll'/ Minn Thrin." Music," Who Will ('ire for Tlum AW? 1 Vbatc— question, ' Doe* the Glory of our Coun try e.eceeil her Shun/' ? " J. C. Glenn, and W. I'!. Moore, on the affirmative, and J.Gould, and E. M'Miehael, negative. This subject was discussed in a man ner that reflects honor oil the speakers, both for oratory and intelligence. Music, 1 answer to '• Who Will Con• for Mother A r ow ? " " Kiiol Frienth ore Near Her." An Oration for the times, by Joniiih Thompson, a patriot aoldier and true lov er of his country. Music, " llurlt. ihr Cry of JJrttth h lUngimj." These, with a few Declamations, comprised the enter tainments cf the evening. Closing with a piece of music, " (luimj Hume." The audicnee muting the action to the words, quietly dispersed to their homes, fooling gratified that the privilege had heen grant ed them,of aiding, even in this indirect way, the sufferings of our bravo soldiers, who are wanting their precious lives .be-, ucath the scorching rays of a Southern Mini. Wo earnestly hope this is hut the beginning of greater things. Is it not time wo should arouse to ac tion, and he co-laborers in this glorious work? If the-Christian Commission is the best organization ; the most efficient mode of relieving the distress of our no ble heroes,(and we earnestly believe it is,) why not give our most hearty support?— These Christian Delegates have consent ed togo and minister to the wants of our i soldiers, both temporal and spiritual, for no other remuneration, but the conscious ' ness of doing good. They have penetrated into almost every , part of our army, everywhere dissemina ting peace and comfort; cheering the de jected, and relieving the oppressed ; even to the very gates of the Confederate pris ons, (where alas ! no more aid can be giv en them,) except to pray for their release; these messengers of mercy have stitfn the seeds of truth. We now have the largest, best discip lined array ever known _in civilized war fare"; such an army as none but a free people could marshal together. Volun teers rfnd patriots almost to a unit. The proudest sons of Columbia's fair land are there, fearlessly braving all danger; en during what none but true hearts could endure. And shall we prove recreant to the cause committed to our trust? Shall they perish for lack of help on our part, when sick or disabled ? He who have been spared the desolating ravages of the ene my in our midst? No, no! every chris tian heart responds; no matter how small; throw in your mite. A little exertion may promote great good, perhaps save a valuable life; may be the instrument in Gods hands ofawak ening an immortal soul. Therefore we would say, " Go and do likewise." T. * * Sunbury, June 27,1804. B£st=lf Brownlow goes on for two years more at present rate he will own all Teenessee.—[Col. Wolford's Lou isville speech. And if Wolford goes on for two months ihore at his present rate of abusing the Government, ho will own a part of Fort Warren. The postponement of the Democratic Convention ft supposed to indicate the downfall of McClellan's hopes. If Grant should be successful he is now supposed to stand the best chance; if not, then some peace oian. 1 r M Oijr SuflVriiijillcroiMt. Wo clip the following artielo ffom the \ Now York Tribune: of the 2!{J and J heartily couiiucnd it to our readers, and urge that the boys and girls olkmr Itjirul Districts employ all their leisure moments iu compliance with the suggestions there in not forth. Do not fail to improve the time, while the different kinds of berries arc iu season. Labor diligently and in cessantly for the purpose of furnishing our sick and wounded hcrtcts with the deli easics of Ijfe ; you con do much toward alleviating tho Bufferings of the tiiok and wounded Foldiers, and thus cheer their hearts amid all their pourings and trials. "There is not a patriotic father's or mother's, thero issenrcoly a loyal heart, in all this wide laud, to wh'eh these <|iies tions do not frequently p:a-ent themselves •— '■ How fare our brave buys wjunn Keb el bullets have striekcu down but not be- I reft of life ? Are they comfortably lodg ed and tended, foil and every way provid ed ? or do they languish on beds of need less Buffering, dying from want and ex posure while we enjoy shelter and com fort? What can we do to alleviate their j anguish?" And it is the simple duty of all, not merely to hope and pray but to work and spare for their benefit. Wo spent a part of last Tuesday at the "Campbell Hospital," in tho northern outskiit of Washington City, tinder the I charges of Or. Shepherd of our State. | ably seconded by Chaplain (Jaylord of Ohio. Of course, wo Raw very sad and touching spectacles, and there wero.some features that wo thought susceptible ol' improvement; but the general aspect was better than we ha l expected. There was j an abundance of fresh, wholesome air ; there was no lack of oaprtble and willing ' attendance ; while the supply of food w •" better than we bad hoped to fin''' ft.— Nourishing soups, well nv'.e loast, fresh vegetables, puddings, &c., arc hero ajyiinlantly supplied; and, what sj'.Mi.'k us as best of all, there was a limit ed but judicious bill of fare from which every patient can select and order a meal to his taste. \\'c saw many a bedridden sufferer taking his ample dinner of boil ed chicken and dipped toast.; innf?*whilo this ought not to bo remarkable, we prob ably enjoyed it at least«i]ually with the eaters. An ample and good library—ev cry book a free gift to the disabled, and thereby more endeared children of the Republic—a well-stocked rondimr-room— a handsome flowor'garden—a little print ing office and bindery worked l>y invalid soldiers—eonvenieneies for writing and dispatching letters—combined with pur er and fresh r breezes than can be enjoy cd in any city, make Ibis spacious hospit al ipiito endurable, though it was not'lo- I' cated in a grove as it might have been, and as every hospital should bo wherever possiblo. I'ndcrsuch circumstances, we were not surprised to learn that, of the I li,f»o(> patients received since (j rout cross j ed the Itapidan, but 100 have died ; and, notwithstanding many amputations, it is believed tlint liut few inure live* »to in danger. With a coarscrdiet and har«h< r treatment, we have no doubt the mortali ty would have bceti doubled. We greatly apprehend that nil our ho ■ pitals are not so well managed and pro vided as this, though wo were assured that i no partiele of the comforts and delicacies here enjoyed are derived from the Sani tary or the Christian Commission. Hut we write to impress on loyal, humane per sons living near any military hospital the duty of personal solicitude and inquiry as to its management and the needs and treatment of its inmates. Is it. or is it not true that soino hospitals are managed with an eye rather to the pecuniary profit of the superintendent than the comfort and recovery *f the sufferers? [Hit the fact that wounded men arosometimes led per sistently on salt meats and mush and mo lasses, when their physical condition ab solutely requires a very different regimen ' Are our wounded boys amply supplied with the fruits of the soas.n '! and, if not, who will promptly make the needful arrangements to remedy the oversight? Thousands of them suffer from dysenteric affections for which fresh, ripe blackber ries are Nature's antidetc; and there is not a true-hearted boy or girl in the land who would not rejoice over the privilege of picking for a dry. or several days, as hjs or her humble contribution toward the relief of our wounded brave-. But i,i':ry fruit is wholesome in its season, and every hospital should overflow with the best, a free-will offering from the loyal heart to the outstretched arm of the Na tion. Fathers and mothers in every State! speak to your children on this point, and let us have not only fruit contributed for present use, but barrels of the choicest, dried and otherwise preserved for use next Winter ! Your languishing sons may thus be solaced and aided to ree ver ; or.if not, somebody'a sons certauily will.— lW) not let the season pass without the amplest provision for the future as well as the preseut needs of our suffering he roes !" The I'llblic l>cbt. The following timely and most excel lent article is from the Chicago Tribune: According to the official statement of Seoretary Chase, the public debt at this time is precisely #1,719,395,188.88,0r in round numbers a little over SEVENTEEN HUNDRED Mitttoxs. Cut the figure out and paste it in your hat, or in some other way keep it handy for Reference. It will enable you to correct the favorite Copper head falsehood that it is a much larger sum, sometimes stated as high as four thousand millions. Remember the preeise figure, and theu, largo as it is, recollect that it it le»s I linn half the public debt of Great Britain. The comparison should be carefully borne in mind. It will bo an admirable corrective of mistaken ideas on this point. We arc a young and growing nation. The increase of our national wealth, as showttsjiy tho last Census Keports, was, from rno to 1850, 04 per cent, or "from #3,764,000,000 to $0,174,000,000; and j fromlßso to 1800, 127 per cent., or up \ to 814,183,000,000. Mark this. The , sum we owe is only 13 per cent, of the j property of the couutry, a ratio that will j stejulily diminish in each year of peaceful : national existence, under the restored j Union. It is quite different with the | | business \ and TpP prosperity liflA any croaker on undue figures of the war debt tfiTlk the case, and face him.down witlifht as they are. Wo might go further and deny all to the truly patrotio, of counting the iu saving thisuutiou. Kcouotny in expenditure is one hut no ing ol finances or of credit should ftT the cause. Do you dismiss your f\\ physician when his patient has long IVA ■ between life and death, and because?)* ■ tin! whole, you cannot afford 'bis ■ Do you sit shivering over yonr hoards ■ frightened by the price of fuel? When* 1 you do. your neighbors will call you mi serly, and pity your households. And 1 | when yon reproduce the same folly in your views of the present war expenditures, wo fear you are to lie called by a meaner term !even—Copperhead. [ " Hut posterity will havcall this to pay ." |< True, but there are other payments that I cannot so conveniently bu postponed for ■ posterity. Witness the blood that is being ™ probed out to save the nation The hearts that, are yielding- up their best treasures to soldiers' graves; tho lost fathers, broth ers and sons; the maimed and crippled he roes thatvome homo to us. None of these will befall posterity. And through these,' wo shall save the nation in this our j day. * 1 Our dcsceudnnts wjAfmd olrty old' imt tle fields sown with rusted iron, old lines of fortifications long silent, with rabbits burrowing in tho rampart, and the par tridge leading her brood through the half obliterated trench. And thenars in our homes will have been kindly healed, or only live as hallowed memories. Will posterity find fa" 1 " 11 heir lesser sham .comes <iow'"'>n a public | u ]j | o[W,io shoulders of a nation prosperous ! and flourishing theli because we make it j now? Only a Copperhead's descendants j would grumble at such a cause, and as [ Copperhead's will have on I* an infamous 1 place in history, their children will be ex i tremely eaief ui how they thus betray their j lineage. Let in sa\e the nation, cost j what it may. It is worth saving, even at ! ten times the cost yet accrued. M.US Itv IKIiIiMHAPII. Ittl Dlrtptch t«» tli«- I'itiiMnn Onretto. W.VHIiINii ION, Juno 28.—News hero from the army down to the 22d inst. says there ha* been no lii/btingsinee Saturday, but thoro was Home light skirmishing on .Monday. The losses before Petersburg up to this time, according to reliable lists, come up to near 12,000. There is no expectation here of a spee dy fall of Petersburg. A severe fight occurred between a por tion of Sheridan's cavalry and Hampton's division, of I'itz Hugh Lee's command last Tuesday. Sheridan, as was stated in a previous dispatch, returned to White House on Monday evening from his late raid. Hearing that a body of febe'i cav alry was in tho vicinity of Abercrombie, he started on Tie day morning and ad vanced about two milesfrom White House when he suddenly eamo upon the enemy concealed in a thicket. A , ensued and continued LVIII three o'clock, when the rbcls fell back two miles. Here tlle.y again made a stand and held their position till darktu -s clfoed the fight. DuriTig the night tho enemy fell back, and on Wednesday morning Sheridan or dered another advance, lie pursued some j five miles but found no enemy. AS e cap ! tured about 30 prisoners and a number of : horses. Our loss is fitly wounded and 12 I killed. | The Administration members of the House had another protracted caucus to night on the course to be adopted with reference to the President's request that the threo hundred dollar commutation clause be repealed. It should be under stood th.it M< srs. Schenck arid Garfield, | representing the House Military Commit- I tee. have so persistently urged the repeal. I solely becauseof the representations made jto the Governmentof the absolute ncces ! -ity of such a measure to prevent our ar mies from being hopelessly depleted. If I there is a mistake about it, it is made by j tho President and Secretary of War, and not by the House Military Committee j It is proper also to stattthaf in the caucus to night facto were furnished tending very strongly to show that the Government does not misapprehend or overrate the necessities of the crisis These facts it would, of course, Ie improper to give in detail, but it fs not ami- - to say that they I arc such us to have largely aided in pro i ducing the existing' liopiossion at the oi pi to'. Still a stunt u-istanee is made |to tho repeal, and at this writing—a quar j ter to eleven—the caucus is still in ear nest debate. and there is every indication that a majority will flatly refuse to giant, ; the Government's wishes. If it does, j the Government will hav* been defeated by its own party in a matter it deems of vital importance. • Tn any event, the question thus sprung upon Congress in its closing hours projuiats the gravest com plications. HF.ADQI AlM;ns, June 22, 5 A. M. — ('There was some artill ry firing on the ! right, and picket skirmishing at various points along the line the whole of day, resulting in the wounding of a few* men, but causing no change in the posi tion. A battery stationed on an elevated piece of ground in front of Petersburg kept annoying one of our batteries on the left some time, when it opened in return, one of tho shells exploding in the midst of the men at the rebelg'un*,and causing a cessation of firing on their part. General Hancock is recovering from, his indisposition an 1 expects to resumo the command of his corps in a few days. Presidoot Lincoln paid a visit to Gen. Grant at City Point yesterday. The whisky tax bill mil be definitely settled to-morrow at a of the Con-, ference, probably before noon. Scarcely a doubt is entertained but t'lat the tax will be a dollar and a half nom the first of July, and some are even pn-ssingsomc thing higher still. The bill to repeal the fugitive slave law passed the Senate to-day by :7 to 12. Garrett Itavis spoke his lonj: speech in opposition to it, which an usuil. had no other effect th»n to clear the galleries
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