Carlisle herald. (Carlisle, Pa.) 1845-1881, March 28, 1862, Image 2

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TILE BATTLE FIELD
Leaving the Junction, we all rode up to the
Bull Run battle field. The different positions
occupied by the different Nimes woro explain
ed by General McDowell. They are The game
now as when sect stood there on that memora
ble Sabbath.. All was quiet through that now
peaceful The roar of the murderous ar
tillery, the flash of the musketry, and the
groans of the wounded and dying seemed to
bo still ringing in our ears ; but the chirping
of the tree frogs, or a solitary bird perched
upon a sheltered bush, was all that really
broke the stillness.
As we halted for a moment we noticed on
the hill tops a number of empty 'huts, along
the ravines were the strong natural defences
so lately garrisoned by the Rebel hordes; but
they have all gone now. Near the field where
Colonel Cameron fell nro long and broad
trenches, only distinguished as graves by the
new made earth, on which the grass this last
summer has refused to grow. The hill side
where Schenck iled his division under the mur
derous tire, the ravine where the Rebel cav
alry outflanked us, the little old negro hut
and other buildings they used as hospitals,
are still there; the blood stained floors cov
ered with dirt, The stone bridge has been
blown up, and is now a heap of ruins. We
rode across the field where our Parrot guns
were lost, picked up a cannon ball nnd push
ed on to Centreville, reaching hero at dark.
The Rebel army of the Potomac, from all
appearances. has been nt times strong in nom•
hers and well entrenched. They may have
had one hundred and fifty thousand men. but
we much doubt if they have had over one
hundred and ten or one hundred and twenty
thousand. Whether they could have been
cut MI last fall or this winter, or could have
been driven from 1111 - masses in confusion at
any time, is not for us to decide. Such as
they were have gone hence. Contrabands
coming in tell us that they said they will
make a stand at Warrenton for the present,
but will not tight this side of Gordoni-vtlle,
and will forge Os to curve to their• mountain
fastnesses to meet them.
The Belie! General Stuart was nt Grines
ville lat,t 'tight, with the rear of his army,
moving swiftly on, impressing all the •lives
and diving them on to work un the new for
Numbers of men stititeetel
Cola sentiments have also been earned
away.
The Crescent Blues
rogled on a door of a log house, when
everything, had been abandoned in confusion,
was the following notice:
TO 'rue GI:SIM:3IEN (?) or THE NOIIIII, THE
=I
11'e nhamlon these .ittarters to you, expect
ing t.) return in 0 month or two.
yuu VCS they are not a gift, but merely
lent, with the i,criptural injunction, 'Occupy
till I com,' "
11e feel constrained to burn our wearing
apparel, with the exception of what, will be
fuunA len IL, It`gaeles—our bats and conaorta
on ly— t,,r Re f in g treasonably, for by
leaving them we would be giving aid and con,
ort. to the enemy.
mein agaiu
I",,tirs, very (Tilly,
A 1;0 ire,' but Not Cowed Adversary
Cre , oest Blues, IA. \This fm the War.
ijri) h (Tata.
CARLISLE, PA.
Friday, 111:111(11 2S, 11562.
To the Graft
We have for sale, a second hand .4 , 1,72113
Rarrr .c, and tt. sccond hand It'ashiau
ton Httut Picss. both of which will be sold
very cheap. Apply at this (Alien.
Our thanlis are hereby tendered to
the lion. Jos Bailey, of Congress, and
Messrs. Kennedy and Rhoads of the State
Legislature for numerous favors.
rtel. : .lt is ascertained that 'all the guns
mounted in the rebel batteries un Hie Potuta
ac, were taken at Norfolk, with the excep
tion of one large gun obtained from England
since the breaking out of the war.
CONGRESS
In the United States Senate on Monday a
'communication was received from the Score
tart' of the Navy in relation to the Stevens
iron-plated battery. The joint resolution
from the House proposing pecuniary aid to
the States undertaking the emancipation. of
slaves was discussed during the morning hour.
The dill for the abolition of slavery in the
District of Columbia was then taken up.
In the House of Representatives on Mon
day the certificate of election of Mr. Segar
from the First District of Virginia was pre
seated and referred. A resolution of thanks
to Gen. Burnside and thd officers rind men
under his command was passed. Mr. Moor
head, of Pennsylvania, introduced a resolution
inquiring why Cal. Cocoratt has not been re
leased by the Rebels, and declaring that there
ought to be no further releases of Rebel pris
oners until he is delivered up. The Tax bill
was then taken up.
Terrible —lf True
If the "father of lies" has any local
habitation, we think New Orleans, can
present stronger claims to the honor of
domiciling him, then any other known
locality. We • are lead to this belief from
the following elegant excerpt, clipped from a
New Orleans paper, and received by Jno•
B, Pallier, Esq., enclosed in a letter from
his don, who is in Nashville attached to Gen.
Buell's command.
Our citizens, and the gentle.nen at the
Barracks, will be somewhat ~.astonished to
learn what fiends they have been making of
themselves. The latest advices from the
"heart-sick" lieutenant, state that hopes are
entertained of his recovery. By the way.,
eould'ut the Volunteer"find in this "reliable
statement," evidence enough for another,
and wore damaging attack on Captain
HaStings? That paper will now have
excellent material to gratify its peculiar
penchant for "exposures." Bat to the
article.
NORTHERN TREATMENT OF PRISONERS.-A
letter from Richmond. says
I saw a letter from a lady in Washington,
-in-which it is stated that seventeen Southern_
prisoners at. Carlisle Barracks,. Pennsylvar
nia, were. made to pick stones—that is, break
stones with"ii pick—all day, some with ball 3
and-chains to their legs, and others with
blocks of wood suspended from their necks.
They wore whipped at night, and then made
to march round the yard to the tune of the
Rogue's March. This statetnent . was made
by a lieutenant - in - .the Lincoln army, who
was stationed there at the time, to the lady
who wrote the letter. He added. that it
made his heart sick to witness such inhu•
manity.
• A BRAVE MAN GONE.—CoI. William S. Mur
ray,
commander of the Eighty Fourth Regi..
Mont of Pennsylvinia_volunteers was killed
at:the battle ofWineheater; Va., on Sunday
litst; We know the Col. well,' and a braver
heart than he had.never heatin bosom. When
quite young luvresided tidth.ltiez father in this
city; FO'serviaa with ilititirtotion Abe Matti
' can war; and s after - iteatte was restored' settled
_at Holidaysburg„ • .wbeko.,3ll3, was' engaged In
the mercantile business Ho. Was Mew post.
.master. Under Mr..Buoltanan's,administrtation:
On the breaking out of `the ilresent rebellion
he raised a regiment. of hardy mountaineers,
• took the field; and fell gloriously battling for
„hie count ry. —Harriobury Telegraph.
The Cry of Taxation.
The traitor'and'sympathising ' 4 Democracy"
aro bawling loudly over th'e! taxation manse:.
quent upon the
-rebellion which' they have so
largely assisted to inaugurate. They have,
for years;., affiliated with- those'who-are now
the leaders of the rebellion, and supported
them in all their treasonable plots until the
war was commenced, and the indignant loyal
people arose en masse against the traitors.—
The war has been prosecuted at immense cost,
and taxation is the consequence. Now, like
the thief who joins the crowd and shouts
"Stop thief" to turn attention from himself,
the rebel sympathisers raise a hue-and-cry
about the enormous taxation the Republican
Administration is heaping upon the people.
The Chester County Times says that no man
who is truly loyal will object to all necessary
taxation. It is a fair test of loyalty when
men are called upon to pay unusual taxes for
the defense of their country. Hundreds of
thousands of men talte their lives in their
hands nod go forth to light in the country's
defence. Those who remain at home have no 1 1
such pill, and the loyal ones will not refuse
to pay for the defence of their homes, by all
necessary taxation. The disloyal and the
sympathisers with traitors will seek, for po
litical effect, to make the tax payers dissatis
fied and to entrap them into the support of
the semi-rebel party in the hope of reducing
the expenses of the war.
It should be borne in mind by every tax
payer, that they are saddled with this lax in
consequence of the unholy alliance hat ween
southern slaveholders and northern "Demo
crats." By this alliance, secessionists have
been kept in the councils of the Government
for years, and have there, plotted their trea
son. They have enjoyed this high privilege
by the assistance of the "Democratic" party
alone. There wits no other power which
would, or could sustain them nod give them
We hold this sham Dontocracy respon
sible for this rebellion. Their ambition for
power led theta into the vile alliance with
slave drivers which elevated open, aviiived
(Ih-unionists to office and power. This alli
once plotted treason, and gave the traitors
opportunity to lay their plans, concoct their
treason, steal money, steal arms, and finally ,
be ready to steal forts and Navy Yards.--
Without the help of the pro-slavery democra
cy this treason could never tare been limn
gusted. Without this seine "DVITIOCrfIey"
we should have had .no war and no taxation.
They are respoin-ible- for-both, and we have
I/intention of smothering these important
its for rear of being charged with partizan
(le, , i;znq We challenge any or all the Itreeli
enrilgers in the State or the rttion, :cort't or
:-:outlt, to rebut the‘ . e statements. They can
not do it and will not attempt it. They al
ways dodge the point, and talk about “aholi
t ion war," or something else eQually furvign
from the matter at is-us.
=I
' The people Must not and will not- he decei
ved by the base and false attempt on the part
of the Breckenridgers, to fasten the results
of their own sins upon the - present Adminis
tration and the Republicans. Such slate
mtn's, are bold frauds, and unprincipled mis
representations.
GLIMPSES OF lIISTORY
Among the prizes taken at Fernandina, was
the following letter from cx Senator Yulee, to
one Finegan, a member of the Florida " Sov
ereignty" Convention. It shows that secession
was a foregone conclusion, with the cotton
Slates, and that the only effect of the enmpro
mice piopositions of the winter of 1861 was
to get op issues on which the boyleatt'itates
might also be dragged into 80Ceasiun:
WAsnixiiryN, Jan. 7, 1861.
MY DEAR SIR: On the other is a copy
of resolutions adopted at a consultation of
the Senators from the seceding States—in
which Georgia, Alabama, Louisana, Arkansas,
Texts, Mississippi and Florida were present.
The idea of the meeting was that the Stiles
should go out la once, and provide for the
early organization of a Confederate Govern
not later than the 15th of Februau•_v
'Phis time is allowed to enable Louisana and
Texas to participate It seemed to be the
opinion that if we left here force, loan and
volunteer bills might be passed, which would
put Nlr. Lincoln in immmediate condition for
hostilities—whereas by remainingin our places
until the 4th of March, it is thought we can
keep the hands of Mr. Buchanan 'tied, and
disable the Republicans from effecting any
legislation which will strengthen the hands of
the incoming Administration.
The resoluthms will he sent by the delega
tion to the President of the Convention. I
have not been tilde to find Mr. Mallory this
morning. lia%vkins, tqe member from Flori
da, is in Connecticut. 1 have therefore
thought it best to send you this copy of the
resolutions.
In haste, }ours truly, D. L. Yl:t.r.n.
Joseph Finegan, Ehq , isse, Florida.
The following were the iesulgtions referred
ile,olued, That in our opinion each of the
Southern States should, as soon as may be,
secede from the Union.
R.,:so/ved, That provision should be made
for a convintion to organize a Confederacy of
the seceding States, the Convention to meet
not later than the 15th - of February, at the
city of Montgomery, in the State of Alabama.
Resolved, That in view of the hostile legis
lation that is threatened against the seceding
States, and which may be consummated be
fore the 4th of March, we ask instructions
whether the delegations are to remain in Con
gress until that date for the purpose of de
feating such legislation.
Resolved, That n committee be and is here
by appointed, consisting of Messrs. Davis,
Slidell and Mallory, to carry out the objects
of this meeting.
No Council of War held
The statement published last week that a
council of war in Washington decided, eight
to four, that the army of the Pon - in - lee
should not be moved agaimt the enemy at
present, is entirely .untrue. 'The 'generals
were unanimous that an advance was pos.
siltlt and proper. The only difference was
as Ito the plan of the proposed- attack.—
N. Times.
The "statement" referred to was made by
us, upon authority much better than that of
the Times, and is true.
Four generals believed that an immediate
advance_ should be =Li. Eight opposed it,
The President• sided with the four and
therefore, by order of March B,' constituted
the Potomac army in four divisions, to be
commanded by them.
Oar Dunnia the battle. at Fort Donelson,
Gen. Smith was so conspicuous a target for
the enemy's sharpshooters that his escape is
almost miraculou . s. Ile redo up and down
during the hotest fire, and never dodged a
ball, though his officers constantly ducked
their heads at every discharge of cannon.—
At one time he was waving his sword, a ten
pound solid shot passed between his arm and
his'head. Soon after, another shot passed
cleseenflugh to lift his cap off his-:heatl, -and
ho was afterwards st'ruok in the Stornacli by
a spent grape shot. Ho is an old regular offi
cer, 60 years of ago, and showed himself a
,true soldier in sharing the hardships of the
men. he night before the surrender he
slept in a - blanket beside a log, with tie feet
towards a canfp,fire,' and the cold was'so in
'tepee that when the.blanket caught firefrom
a Tiryt it burned,in his boots before he felt
the heat. Of course, lie onjoys.the nubound
ed oontldeueo of his men. .% •
. Sham Patriots —A New Swindle.
The lenderse of the Breckinridge party hero,
413 d elsewhere in. the North, are loud in their
professions„ of regard for the Union cause,:
and claim to be as good Union men, if no!'
-better,-'-than their political opponent's—•just
as they claimed to be better Tariff men than the
Whigs in 1/344, althongh the result-proved that
the moment they got into power" they most
shamefully belied their professions. There
is just as,enucli to doubt their sincerity now,
as in past times. They cannet, and dare not,
say a word against the admininistratton.—
Indeed in all their talk, and ripeeches, and ed
itorials, they profess to uphold it. And yet
what do we see ? There has not been an ad
ministration measure for the more vigorous
prosecution of the war, and the more speedy
crushing out of the rebellion, from the com
mencement of hostilities to the present, that,
their represenatives in Congress have opposed.
The votes of such men as Vallamdigham, An
cona, Biddle, Saulsbury, Powell, and the en
tire Breckinridge delegation in Congress—
are always given ogainst„the Union cause and
in favor of the Rebels. Even the resolution
of the President submmitted to Congress a
couple of weeks ago, looking to gradual and
peaceable emancipation—though heartily en
dorsed by loyal men of all parties—was op
posed, and voted against by every Breckin
ridge Democrat on the floor of Congress,
mainly -because it was an Administration
measure What is more, the Breckinridge
constituents of these Senators and Congress
men who are doing all they can to cripple the
Union forces, and play into the hands of the
rebels, so far from censuring the unpatriotic
course of their represenatives, actually com
mend them for it—and are ready to vote at
any moment to sustain them in their semi
treasonable course. They let no opportunity
slip to give the. Adminktratiou IL quiet dig,
and to excite the popular prejudice against
it. They make a great ado about the taxes
—and predict ruination and prosttat ion to all
branches of business. They intimate plainly
t hat the loyal North ought to abandon all fur
ther efforts to maintain the supremacy of the
ConstitUtion and laws—lay down theft arms
and our for peace at the hands of the rehell
less South ; uttering them'such indemnity
for the past'and security for the fu tore,' as
the Colton lord-3 ini,,210 be pleased to t , 111.111i1.
Ile are not sure that they would not hang
President Limmln and his cqhmet, and put
thesituois pure Breckinridge Administration
of Jell:. Dark iu their•places, if they had the
power to do so, and were hacked by a small
majority of the northern vote. 771 , y tall: of
pliriotism, forsooth : they who vote the rebell
ion up, while our gallant soldiers are lighting
and 'touring out their blood like water to put
it down; Will loyal Ihnnomtats, :allow them
to tie dccetvcd by the hypocriti.:rl , p ru
f,s-ions of such sham patriotA ? rlati
THE "4 PEsNi.t. VENDICATED —lll
the captute of N4wheru, North C.trolina, by
the Umrn , ide aspedition, a few days ago,
Cul. Ilartranft•a regiment of Pennsylvania
volunteers (the hint) hailing from Norris
tuwn, acquitted themselves With especttl bett
or. At a critical stage of the battle they
were directed to charge with fixed Layonets
upon the battery on the left. of lie letenee-1
of Newborn, and ,glldLutly executing 1111.1
order, their colors, with tho-e or the old
Fourth, were the tir,t planted in the enemy's
entrenchments. A eerrespenlent of the N.
Y. Tribune, referring to this achievement,
says
on. Reno, ben.uning impatient at the
loon of life which his regiments, and partic.
Manly Col. Ferrero's, was suffering, wished
the regiment. to advance as soon as possible
Lieut. Col Potter took a color over the brow
of the bill into another hollow, and from here
charged up an acclivity nail over brushwood
not abattis into the redan. t The Fifty—first
PentiF Ivaunt, fora long time held in reserve,
was ordered up to participate in the deeibtve
charge of the N‘hele brigade upon the line of
the red tns, and passing through the Fitly
fir,t New York. as it was lying an the ground
after having exhausted all its ammunition,
Cel Me under Mc heavi , st lire, and, waliont !bitch
lay re waveraiy, ore In its place, and ru.lied.
with the other regiments, upon the defences
of the enemy. The movement of Col. Hart
rantt's regiment was executed in the ino-t
deliberate manner, and proved a complete
succes."
—This is the some regiment, substantially,
oflicers and men, known as the Fourth Regi
ment of three month's men, who were so bit
terly assailed all over the country for not
participating in the battle of Bull's Run, after
their term of service hail expired. They
were charged with turning tlieir backs
upon the enemy--but their recent exploit
goes to show that they are not the sort of men
to turn their backs upon the foe when brought
into action. Most triumphantly has Col.
Hat-trait ft's Regiment vindicated itself by its
recent gallant exploit.
THE SECEDED Sr. rEs.—lVlwtever diversi
lies of opinion may exist as - to the expediency
of establishing regular territoiial governments
over the area embraced by Secessia, the ne
ces-ity of governing it iu seine way, during
the tempo:try abdication of the late Still u au
thorities, is admitted on all hands The Ad
ministration Las recognized this necessity
in the appointment of a provincial mai
miry governor of Tennessee, and innumer
able other acts. It was placed in a very
strong light by nr. Ilisionaw, of Ohio, in ob
servations made in the House on Wednesday
last.
States, no ho shows, cannot exist in the
Uniotiovithout Stale functionaries, qualified
to act as such by taking an oath to support
the Constitution of the United States. With
out State governments having that essential
prerequisite, thdre can be no States in the
Union, and having the rights of States.
Undoubtedly; the hope of all is ultimately
to restore the Southern 'States to their for
mer position in the Union. But, for the
present, the soceded_Sttnes aro out of it l.y
their own not. Their territory is not out,
neither aro their citizens, but as States they
no longer exist, and great caution will be re
quirod in again recognizing them as such.—
wo do it too-soon, we shall subject their loy
al inhabitants to the tyranny of traitors. It
may bo done sooner with some than with mil
'ors. Each ease will stand upon its own pe
culiar circumstances.
ATTESMED 4SSASSINATION of BILI.Y
private advises from Santa Rosa
Ishind,Alle-Cdonntei•Cia/ Advertiser leitrus
that a fety days before the mail left, Major
Newby, of Wilson's Zouaves, attempted to
kill' Colonel WihMn, Ho Grog, four shots
into the Colonel's tent, neither of which,
however, took effect, in consequence of New
by's' hand being rendered unsteady • through
recent potations.' •He was ar
rested, 'and Was M he tried by ecnirt-marttal.
Election in Reading
. .
REintwo, March . 21:—The Jouiwal of to
day.gives the.returns of the 'City elections
held here yesteEday. The Uniou men • car
ried all the, city offices, both city constables;
and have majorities in both branchesof - City
Ceuncils. • The majorities ranged from 7ff to
200 over the Dentoorat candidates.
DEFENCE OF THE "YANKEES"
IN ENGLAND.
Another__Speeelr-Trom Mr. George F
Train. •
[Fronsi the London American of Fob. 26th.]
•
AS . itiiaudiences in the disenssiOn balls
are eonipOied of barristers, authoes;. hnOwn
anclunictiown.to fatne,.andmany of the effort
hand writers of the nr•tropolitan press pub
lie opinion is moulded (as it has been called)
in all ages by what is sometimes called the
Bohemian talent, a name' mode famous by
the clever work, entided "The Bohemians,
by young )‘ bitty, who died some years since
in Australia. •
On Monday evening Mr. Train was again
challenged by the Secessionists. on the
question, "What chance has the South to
obtain its Independence?"
Mr. Train—Certainly, I comply with your
- eidlT,l.)tilinOicTO state a Taff than in al - e
speech. The Secession speaker sneers at
the Yankees, ridiettles their industry, and
ignores their wonderful energy. It is time,
Mr. Chairman. to stop this sneeringat the
North. This Sam Slickind, the word YELII.
kee. Halliburton, an Englishman wrote
for_an. E glish. audience,-.in the _English
colony, and 'the English mind being open
to accept, .anything that would satii ize
Americans, takes Sam Slick for a text book
when he never used the langunge at all
which he ascribe to us. [Oh.] Americans
never use the. word Britisher; and you
should know-that when you sneer at the
Yankee, you sneer at. your own people.
[Hear.] The pilgrims were Englishmen.
When they landed on the Western shore, the
Indians ran down to meet them, crying;
"Yengese! Yengese which is the Indian
word for Englidimen ; and as Englishmen
torture language into most uncouth shapes,
calling toy lord, my lud ; Derby, Darby, and '
persist it' calling Cowper, Cooper I [Laugh
ter.] So is the Indian 'word Yengeese in
time became Yengees, Yengee, Yankee.
[Hear, hear.] Yankee, meaning English
men, so remember in future when you sneer
at the word Yankee you sneer at yourself
and your own countrymen. {Applause.]
The New Englander is proud of the name.
You compliment me, sir, by the allusion,
for it is the
.Tankes who has raised the Flag
of the Union on every mountain in Chris
tendom and raised its hallowed folds over
every billow in all the oceans. Cheers. 1—
The Seu,:sionl,ls in the winter carries on his
trade on Yinktie eat i :LI, and in the summer
is obliged to go to Yankee watering places
for his vacation, spending pennies in
Meagre plantation hire where nobody is 100 lc.
Mg till, 11111 throwing away poinids ill Yan
kee land in the bar rooms, the gambling
house:; and places of told repute ; whenever
he can damile the unsu:pecting with his
bank mites. Lmal Laughter.] The game
of . Brag is not always a genie of arils. „Is
there:toy game alnito here, asked the Young
Englishman with 'bag ;old gun when landing
nn t e banks ids the ? 'Yes,
plenty, lisped the Timm). Ion.? Oh,
pr neipally Poker! I Laughter I That is
not a. litnkee , or Yankee -dory, ] Laugh.
ter.] The South depends upon the Yankee
for mod and raiment, for its meilleini•s, its
neees.iities us luxuries. The Yankee sup
pile , ; the Sece.tsionists with Bibles—though
seldom called '.or--anti 1,111,1) anti
ice, and collies. [Laughter. Ihe Secession
• inother sends to - Yankee Mod for a . Yankee
schoolmistress lu te,teh her children. And
the Secession (tither sends his sous to Yankee
West Points, Yankee, naval schools, and
Yankee colleges. Many of to•ilavls traitors
were taught truth, honor, morality and
religion at our Yankee Ilaiwar l rniversity
only to return and lie and swear, aunt steel
and breed treason. I hear I itemember
again, sir, when you sneer, that Yatikee
EIO4li,1)11tall Or may be translated as,
the true type of chi ist tan gentleman {Cheers!
flow can the honorab e, spe ker game Latin,
when lie know; that mine of us undeistand
it? [Laughter ] Said the classic Si- JOIIIC3
G•td10.111 to the holll,t, old sailer Sir Charles
Napier, aft, r a worm argument regarding
Crolistad—"./it medio tmtissim its ibis." Sir
Charles, MI responded
"You ern amither [Laughter.f "Another
what ? "J List what.you called ins." [Laugh
ter.] But even Latin won't do to make out
a case for Secession. He sit) 5, as a rule,
the attacked party always deserves the roost
sympathy—intimating, in the fare of woat
is trot true, that the North attacked the
South, when we all know that Beauregaril
fired the filet shot at Anderson—fillet's so.]
On thatArrinciple he would have been with
the Bus ians iu the Crimean War against
his own countrymen—[hear and applause
or, with better analozy, warn discovei ing a
scamp nothreatiug a wonmn, or committing
a burglary, he would -ire with the desperate
thief rather than the policeman whose duty
it was to arrest him. [hear.] lie speaks
again of Carolinian chivalry ! I am tired of
that now. Who ever he rril of it until
Broolis brutally crept behind the back of
Senator Sumner witbdilodgeon in hand, with
the intention of assassinating him in the
Annie Chamber, while his confederate Keit t
stood by with loaded revolver to see fair
pl iy [Shame ] The chivalry are no lon et
in Congress, and the world can no longer
witness there a repetition ofstic!l disgraceful
secession blackguardisind Southern chival
ry I Look at our armies within six miles of'
Charleston! Thank God, 1 am a Puritan
and no Cavalier—l urn a Round-head and
no Pretender. I belong to the Cromwellian
army, and pride myself on being a Yankee I
[Cheers. The honorable Secessionist ac
cuses the North of frauds, and says that
from the first to the last President there has
mailing but rMilairy and corruption.
Now, as I have before proved that the South
for seventy years has controled the Govern
meld., and wits tho treasurer of the nation.
I am not surprised al his statement. (Loud
cheers.' The right Hon. Secessionist who
immediately preceded me disputed my state
ment that the South robbed the North of
filly millions sterling private debts, and
fifty millions sterling of private property,
and said thi t when tho Secessionist Com•
missioners went to Washington they offered
to pay the Administration all debts and
so forth.—Shades of repudiation protect me
They pay! why, gentleman, an anecdote
will best show how ridiCulons is that state
ment. The first Secessionist, you know was
&flan! [Laughter and cheers.] lie sece,
tied from a purer world, and with inimitable
cheek he took our Savior upon a high mount
and offered all the kingdoms round about it'
he would join his Secession party, when
'every estate he had was mortgaged, and the
poor devil had not a 'shilling. in the world.
[Loud cheers and renewed laughter He
should have given Mr. Seward credit for
generosity in- permitting the scamps to re-
Aiutin at all. -[Ol4 You ^may comment,
but had O'Brien, mid Mitchell, and Meagher
pre.eated themselves to Lord John RuSsell
at Downing street. in 1848 on a similar er_
raud,ihow (Wieldy they would hat - e - been "in:
careerated in the lower. [Yes,, and loud
applause.] The gentleman wants a mon
archy. During the next few weeks he shall
have the military advantages of such a
Government. [blear.] The game is up,
and the hunters are started with the bugle.
Long before Mr. ...Cowper gets his drive
through Hyde 1 3 aRr, or Sir Robert Peal fights
the O'Donoghue, our Maniken traitor will
he no more. The Secessionist made ono
statement 'about Southern Courage -Which I
must rectify: This is the same old brag that
one southerner is equal to three four
Yankees, and said that he himself waszooil
at anytime for two. [Hear.]
Now, Mr. Chairman, if I have a weak
point that is strong,.that is the point [Laugh •
,ter] i —and if yon will suspend the rutea and
dend'aut.lor paicif - gloves, -- I-;will soon
prove to you .by - ,facts—while. ho used words
—that there is one Northerner, lit , least, who
Will make. as short workof him physically
as he Las done intellectually. [Loud and
continued, cheers and blughter.]-
The challenged party uecrune the challem
ger, - but Mr. -'Praia's .propcisition was- liet
accepted 'tind r _during the • excitement
created•by the novel offer, the question was
adjourned until 'Wedneuday..: -
GEN. CURTIS has cleared Missouri of the Ili
Ws. "Dixie" is "bleoding"iit:o.vory-poro.
WAR NEWS
Fight at Winchester
Whilst we hate been looking for startling
events on the Mississippi and elsewhere,
Winchester., Va., was _yesterday the scene of
quite a spirited fight.; in which , the Rebels
were well whipped and retreated with disas•
trous loss. It seems- that on-Saturday the
Rebels appeared near Winchester and a slight
skirmish occurred. in which they wet e driven
back by Gen. Shields' force, the General him
(.ll being slightly wounded. It was then
thought that the Rebels had returned under
the belief that. the National forces had retired
from Winchester, but yesterdaY they reap
peared in force, having about 16,000 troops,
under command of Generals Jackson, Smith
and Longstreet. The battle raged from half
past. ten in the morning until dark. Trfough
our force was but eight thousand, they achie
ved a glorious victory. The loss on both
sides was heavy, but the Rebels suffered most
severely. Our loss is put down at one hun
dred and fifty killvd and wounded, The Rebels
retreated in confusion, strewing the ground
with arms thrown away, in their flight. We
captured two guns and caissons with a large
number of prisoners. Our cavalry were in
pursuit of the retreating .enemy._ The Fede•
rat forces fought well. This return of the
Rebels to Lie extreme right of our position
was evidently an effort to distract operations
that are going forward in another direction,
but it has completely failed.
Lfl
The latest news from Island No. I() reports
no important change in the position of affairs
there. The bombardment was still being car
ried on, but not with the vigor of the first,
days A balloon has been sent town to Com.
Foote to enable him to better discover the po
sitions of the enemy Large numbers of
trooltt , at Cairo it was, still
thought (imbibe enemy were preparing fon
another retreat. The affair is only one re
quiring a little patience We shall have
Island ,No. 10, before th'e week is out, and its
Rebel defenders also, it they du not, run away
too soon.
The bodies of Col. Slocum, Major rlallou
and Capt. Tower, all of Rhode I land, have
been recovered from the battle field at Man
assas, and will be sent to their friends for
interment..
A letter from Ship idand, dated the I'3th
inst., says that. the United Stoles gunboat
ItaseNhas captured a schooner off Mobile Bay
with 500 tildes of cotton, and that the Pinola
has captured the t:ichooner Cora with 200
hales or the 6:11110 product.
The steamer Saxon. arrived at Holmes Hale
for coal, left the disabled fitgate Vermont on
the 18th, after being in company with her
three days. The Saxon will return to tow the
Vermont in.
The l'iashington ,l•Zur pro lick that New
Orleans is by this time or-voided by the Na
tional troops. IVe think the prediction pre
mature. though it rinite prob Ode that ,1111'
gun and ntort4r boats have by this time redu
ced the fl , r , ul 11,1`Ii11 . 01Ce to bake l'ollollllV
tllllll, 1111.1 p4:l , • ed 11011. s troops
ten miles iti New Ibleatis
'rue Ntiian 11 borer, on the Tennessee river
ire, 1.0111 . 1,11•0111 :111,111 S:iV;i1111:111. They
have entire posses-tiott or the Memphis and
l'lbirleston 1:1111o:id 1111110 vicinity ,
The 'ircretary Ivar has or ,h,,{ :1 special
I:urt rhe 11 ial of stindry tie wspo.
per preprietols who here " sni
pers of war" by the publication rut movenient:3
of the Army. IN't.shitigt on Stqr slys that
the cases of the pub ishels or the Iltb-don
('051.,er. and' New York. Journal of C,coa r rre
are the two first that are to be brought to the
said court martial's attention.
fhrcu hundred privates :1101 forty-eight
ollicers—a detachment of the Rebel prisoners
taken at the battle of lea ltidge—have ar
rived tit St. Louis.
liebel Evacuation of Itcaufort, N. C.
FOlicitt:s.; MoNitol:, :Starch 23 —Teesieani.
er liiving,,tati arrived hero from
flatlet:is lasi night. ;ilia brings intelligence
I liar ininted;ately alter the ma:alai:ion ot NOW
hurl an expedition to Beaufort, N. C., was
started.
The place. however was fuind to have been
evacuated before our troops approached, Fort.
Macon blown up by the Rebels, and the Rebel
steamer Nashville burnt.
0 the Icy that General Burnside occupied
Newborn it has been ascertained that lti 000
troops were on the mind from Gold,borough to
reinforce the Rebels at Newhern.
Important Southern. News
NEW
Further intelligence received by the steam
er Peabody, seems to confirm the capture of
the rebel steamer Nashville, and says that she
is but slightly damaged. The leiters also
state Fort Macon in very little injured by the
attempt to blow it up.
The news by the I'ent - P.ly is said to be one
day latter than that received nt Fortress Mon
roe by the steamer Chancellor Livingston.
The brig Yankee Blo,de has arrived from
Fort Pickens, with dates to the 11th, and
from Roy West to the 17th inst.
The United States steam frigate 'Mississippi
had left Fort l'icicen 1 ,, r Ship Island
The glinholt New London arrive , ' at Fort.
l'irl;ett , on the 9th. and the sloop of war Vin
cennes had also :arrived
The impressinn was that General Bragg
had left l'enttsacola, null parties viewing the
rebel batteries wi•li glasses say that the guns
are turned it 11.11 1 ,1, probably iu expectation of
a Vl9ll burn General llutler.
Four eontrabaods, who e-eaped from there,
say that there are bat 3,000 troops al Pensa
cola, and they are poorly armed
The steamer It It. Cay'ler arrived at liey
West on the 17111 with the mails from Now
York to the 4th of March.
The Niagara, Coyler Grey Feather and six
or eight gullboalss were in port.
A ti am-pori screw ,ten;lner, tilled with troops
passed Key West the 17th, bound west.
noteat of a Band of Itebels In Illlssourl by
lowa Cavalry.
Sr. hours, March 24 —The following is the
copy of a despatch to the Secretary of War
from Major General Ilalleck
" A detachment of the First lowa Cavalry,
sent out from Jefferson City by General Tot
ten against a guerilla hand, had a skirmi:di
with the enemy, killing two, wounding one
and taking seventy five prisoners. Over t wen
ty horses, forty eight kegs: of powder and a
quantity of arms a ere captured. Our loss
was four wounded."
The Reported Arrest of Vaney Ineor
12133
NEW Ironic, March 24 —The Herald's Key
West correspoudent explains the manner iu
which she report of fancy's capture origina
ted, find satisfactorily disabuses the public
mind from the false impression. lle was sup
posed to be among the crew of the ‘Vm. Mal
lory, but a close scrutiny failed to detect Iran
cy, and it appears that ho left, Havana the
day before the Mallory sailed, in the schooner
Break of Day, for Mobile.
Tribute of Etespect
llAnniscuart, March 24.—0 n learning the
death of Col. Murray, of the Eighty-fourth
Pennsylvania Regiment, who was killed - -in
the battle near Winchester yesterday, the Leg
islature immediately adjourned in testimony
of their respect for the gallant dead.
Arrival of Prisoners from Pea Ridge
Sr. Louis, March 24. =Three hundred pri
vates and tiftyTeight officers, the first detach
ment of prisoners taken at Pea Ridge, ar
rived here last night.
Honore to the Brave
Bosron, March 22.—1 n the State Senate to
day, resolutions wore unanimously passed,
eulogizing Lieutenant Colonel MorriU, Adju
tant Stearns, And the Other lamented meMpf
Massaeausetts, who . fell at the battle of New
bern, North-Carolina. . • •,1 .
The Loss at Pea Ridge.
Sm. Louts, March 20.—The official list; of
the United States trocps at the battle of Pea
Ridge is 272 killed, .926 - itiounded i and . 174
,
Pau BANK Norse.—As ad Rom of interest
to'buslue4s men wo subjoin a list of all
.the
bankswhieh_keep their notes at in . inyitila.
dolphin: •
. ..
. .
Allentown Bank, Bank of Cat asatigne,',
Bank of Cheater. County, Bank of belaivare,
County, 'Bank Of Germantown; Bank ofhlont;
gonaery County, Doylestown Bank, Eaoton
Bank, Easton ; Farms's' 'Bank, of Bucka
County, Farmers' and Mechanic's Bank, Eas
ton ;_Yortni;r:s _Bank, Lancaster : County
Bank, Mauch Chunk Bank, Miners' Plink,
Pottsville -
The, following
,Banks of New Jersey also
keep their note - of $5 and uPWards— where
they are 'also received on deposit; Borden
town Banking Company,' Burlingttin Countit
Bank;—Curnherlitnd:,;Bank, Farmers' Bank,
Mount Holly ; Farmers' and MechaulCs'
Bank, Camden ; Glouster County lisnk,,l,Sm
beriville Bunk, Mechanics' Bank, Buriftton;
MeClinnies' and Manufacturers' Tren
ton; Milville Bunk, Mount Holly Bank,
Princeton Bank, Salem Banking Company,
State Bank, Camden ; State Bank, New Bruns
wick; State Bank, Newark; Trenton Bunk
ing Company, Union Bank of Frenchtown.
Cepa aith entilLt Ltftcrs.
fte'We had•a dream the'other night,
When 'everything was still,
We thought there came a host of folks
To pay their printer's bill.
„Those persons who contemplate
fiirnishing their houses this spring, with new
carpets, could not do better than employ Mr.
A. B. EWING to "make,” and fit them. Like
everything else he does, it will he executed
in the "highest style of the art." We can
vouch for this.
HOTEL CITANnEs —On the first of
April several of our hotels will change pro
prietors. Mr. 11. 1, IlrnKnot.nna the former
popular proprietor of the Washington Hotel,
takes the Mansion House, Mr. DAviu 01m,
takes the Cumberland and Perry Hotel, now
kept by Mr. It.vrmoND who goes to Harrisburg.
Mr.ruanni.goes to the house now occupied by
Gu-L. The Mount Holly hotel. has been rent
ed by a Mr. GARDNER from Adams County.—
Mr. Mynas, of Perry County, to the new ho
tel now kept by Mr. NoAmt. n.
ORGA NIZ T lie new Couneil qleet
ed on Friday last, met on Wedne,day evening
and organised by electing C. P. III:MERU - 11,
E`q., President. The following gentlemen
were then appointed to fill the various Borough
offices. f,r the ensuing year, viz :
Clerk---J,seph I)giI hy
7'r,a,yrer--I'hns. IS. Thompson.
///; , //i C'enzhz6ie --Joshua Fagan
Worthington.
Ibir/.. , / 11 wee-- IV 111 efI ,, VC it h.
Sure! ( 01 , 1111110111,--W I l NI:tt hews.
1,74fri,--1 vvry I I lighes, \Ve , q Wtirtl
S.Huttel C-lw 01, E 11 ara
With such men ay tflit , !ers, our citizens can
rely on having the affairs of the Borough
lauhfully attended to. 'l hey are men or un
ex , ntiolinble charne , er, and we f. cl mire that
the Connell will have no curse to rcgrdt that
they appointed them
131. 17.-1:11C
made his appearance in Carli,le and will give
three exhibitions in Enniiimiii hull, commenc
ing this (Friday) evening, -and Saturday of
ternoon and evening.
It. would be sulierogation for na to attempt
to describe the innumerable incidents which
never fail to instruct and amuse 111.1.17.. s au-
The learned canary -birds too, will
be with him, and as•ii-it in the entertainment.
Saturday arternoon the c4ltibition wild, he
particularly fur the children, who will be ad
mitted at a reduced price.
SHERIFF'S SA r. Es —The Sheriff of this
county will offer for sale, at the Court. House,
in Carlisig, on Friday, the Ilth of April next,
the following real estate, viz :
A lot of Ground, situate in the Borough of
Newburg. containing 50 feet in front and 139
feet in depth, having thereon erected a two
story Weathet boarded House, Kitchen, &c.—
Also, a lot of ground in Newburg, containing
one acre, having a Frame Slaughter (louse,
and lee (louse, thereon erected. To be sold
as the property of Calvin M Clenf.
A tract of land in North Middleton town
ship, coutainiog 10 acres, having a two story
Log House, Tannery, Stable, &c., thereon.--
Also, a tract of land, containing 10 acres.
Also, defendant's interest. in a tract of land,
containing 10 acres, having thereon a two
story Frame House, Frame Barn, Tenpin Al
ley, Bath Houses, &c. To bo sold Its the pro
perty of James Clendenin.
A lot of ground, in Newburg, containing
52 feet in front and 169 feet in depth, haring
t_wp stcry Frame House, Frame Stable, &c ,
thereon. To be sold as the property of Jo
siah C. White.
BOROUGH ELECTION --Below we ;hive
the result of our Borough election. The re
sult is not what we c.tuld have wished, hut we
must be satisfied with a inljorily in Council
and do better next time. That large majority
of Democrats, which according to,the
teer, went to the war, must have returned last
Fihlay. flow is it ?
D elliOrrat .
I=l
John B. Parker, 282 I Adam Senseman, 318
I=l
Geo. W. Sheafer, 273 A. B. Zeigler, 35)
ASSESSOR.
John NrGinnis, 257 I 11. S. Ititler, 385
All DITOn.
James Mullin,
272 I Wm. A. Aliles, 358
E AST WARD
Junqn.
Charles Meager, 77 I Andrew Kerr, 212
INSPECTOR.
70 A. F. MCCII
John Hutton,
=I BI!
Henry Harkness, 62 Mathew Neely, 220
COME!
Jos. D Halbert, 74 I Peter Spahr, 201
Daniel Keller, 61 1 James It. Irvine, 2.15
Jacob Shrom, 71Philip Quigley, 210
I
Andrew Kutz, 49 Jesse D Rinehart, 222
ECIIOIII. n[ [LECTOR.
qo Cornruan, 224
John Irvine,
co NST A 11LE
Joshua Fagan;
72 I Andrew Martin, 212
WEST WARD
UDGI3
0. L. Murray, 205 I David Comma!), 167
I=
Chas. B. Meels.,• 218 I William Gould, 152
IMI=E3
Alfred Rinehart, 179 Robt. Parkinson; 196
COUNCIL.
C. P. Humorich, 210 Win. jI. Miller, 145
A. H. Blair, 211 William Addams, 141
Robert Moore, 204 .John.Me ' 145
A. Cathcart, 200 Jacob Wolf, 134
J. W. Eby, 212 J. It. Nonemakor, 145
L 1.1!
John M. .Gregg,.. 148 David , Smith,
SCHOOL DIRECTOR.
R. C. Woodward,.l3os I [lslehOpppaition.]
el ail TAB L
206 George Bently,• 152
Jacob Bretz,
ARTUUIet3 Ho= MAGAZINE.—Wo
are in receipt of the April number of this
lively little Work, and are more than
,satiAMl
with its appearance.- ,It IS just the_thing. for
the little - folks; bud We believe that, "la its
peculiar sphere, it stands.unrivalletras
,an
active. agent in disseminating the
. beautifut
and the good: 'lts pictures arc mirth . p'rovo.. ,:
ring, to the merpiest degree, mid its literary
tone recommends. it to everybody'. Terms
s2.n'year—Four , copies -for $5,
thur & Co., 323 Walnut st.
REV. WM. A. SNIVELY. , - - -tbis
ted young divine is, about to leave_ us for'
another field of action,,.and Will, on next
Sabbath alternoon , preach his farewell ser
mon; in Emory Chapel. Mr. Soively, grad.
uated at Dickinson College some years ago,
and since that " time has been actively en.
gaged- in the Ministry. - .Last - year, at the
annual session of the East Baltimore Con
ference, he was appointed to the Emory
church, but being at that time in charge of
a largo congregation in Cineinnatti; they
were unwilling to give him up, he did not
arrive here until late in the year. Ills At_
minis trittion here—brief as it was—has
sufficed to win him troops of friends and
admirers. His consistent Christianity, manly
deportment, with his pure,-sinewy —English- j
and chastity and elegance of diction, hasty
stamped.him as the true type of the Christian
gentleman Mc: carries with him the beet
wishes and God-speed of our citizens, and
we congratulate the -members of Mists
church Pittsburg, (to which congregation we
understand he has been gazetted) on their
good fortune in obtaining such a pastor.
SPRING . STYLE.I. T Our milliners arc
bringing out their spring bonnets, and some
of them already make a fine display. The
style is mitre to some extent, the top of the
bonnet towering high above the forehead to
a lofty pdak. The space between' the fore ,
head and the peak is filled in with a solid
ma , s of artificial flowers of spring colors— ,
"pink, lilac, or pale blue mixed with white:
To sJme faces the style is becoming, to'
others so much the reverse that the ne,
failtion is very likely to be extensively
eschewed. Neapolitan and line French chip
appear to be the leading materials.. Crape
bonnets, this spring, will not make their
appearance but silks of various styles are
quite as much foreshadowed as they were
last year. The most fashionable plain colors
are pink, white and apple green. Short
cloaks appear to be coining in vogue again,
so that pimple, having 'spring cloaks . ' left
over Inns last season will be considerably
behind die times when winter cloaks, like
one tuned hand organs, are played nut. The
specimens exhibited are trimmed with ex
ceeding plainness. While sonic few long
Chats 'nay lie wora this spring, the short
oTies—a sort of cross--between a "warms''
and a (larilialdi shirt—are the stile that hid
fair to be the rage. Altog.ither, the spring
fashions lor I.,! , d_' are merciful to the pocket
book. Perhaps this is the case in order that
fashion may nut lie defied, fop, were it other
wise, fashion this spring wool.] be tabooed,
and necessity exalted into a first class vir-
gi-D,—We have received from Messrs. J.
B. LIPPINCOTT & Cu., a cdpy of n most excel
lent Geography, for the primary department
of schools.. This work is gotten up by Mr.
F , irdyee A Allen, principal of the Chester
County Normal ti 4 cltnal. In contradistinction
to the dry, untelligible style of our orthodox
geographers, this work is presented to the
youthful mind in the guiSe of nn etrgertaining ,
story, which while it is infallible as an in
structor, cannot fail to enlist the sympathy
and interest of the pupil. To our own schools
we would confidently recommend it as embo
dying the only principles upon which an en
lightened system of wholesome instruction
can hope to succeed. The typography is of
that chaste and elegant order peculiar to the
Lippincotrs, and the maps and illustrations
would do credit to a work of far greater pre
tensions. Teachers can procure specimens by
enclosing 27 cts. in stumps to the publishers.
A lIINT TO TIOUSEEIEEPERS.-7-Every
house wife who uses .kerosene or coal or car
bon knows that it affords the best and cheap
est light of all illuminating oils. But she also
knows that the constant expense and annoy
ance from thu breakage of lamp chimneys,
almost, if not quite, counterbalance the ad
vantages of its use. One who hae thoroughly
tried the experiment of preventing chimneys
from cracking with the heat of the flame, says:
Put the glass chimney in lukewarm water,
heat to the boiling point, and boil one hour ;
after which leave it in the water till it cools.
The suggestion is worth a trial.
AN rrEM FOR THE LADIES.—The new
tax bill provides for a tax on steel hoop
skirts, or skirts with any metallic hoops,.
valued at not above $lO per dozen, of $2 per
dozen ; valued at above $lO and not above
$lB per dozen, $1 per; dozen valued at above
$lB per dozen, $3 per dozen.
NOTICE TO SUPERVISORS AND TOWN CLERENS.
—On and before thirty days after the elec
tion, Supervisors and Town Clerks elect, are
required to obtain certificates of their elec
tion front the Clerk of Courts, otherwise such
election will be void.
SONIE OE THE CARLISLE BOYS —Lieut . .
PARRER Sitilsos of this place has three sons,
all of whom belong to the Volunteer army of
the West, and have bravely shared in the ex
posure and dangers of active military service.
Ills oldest eon, SAMUEL, was Captain of com
pany B, twenty-third Regiment of the Irish
Brigade, under Col. Mulligan ; and hisyoung
est son, Hoyt), was a private in the same com
pany. They were engaged in the ever-memo
rable defence of Lexington, a desperate strug
gle with overwhelming odds, an 3 there taken
prison6rS, with - the entire Brigade, but after-
Wards released upon parole. SAMUEL return
ed to Chicago, to recruit. his company. ED
WARD joined company'l, fourth Illinois Cav
alry, and BOYD connected himself with the(
same. In addition to several skirmishes with
the enemy, they heroically participated in the
attack and conquest of Forts Houry and Don
elson,_and though exposed to the most immi
nent_danger, they havo_all_thus. far_ been_un,
harmed:
The father has received a number of letters
from cacti of his sons, and here we subjoin a
few extracts. The - first is from Edward - , and
is dated Fort Donolson, Term , Feb. 19;-1862..
Dear Father—Yours of the 4th and Gth.
combined I just received, also one ad
dressed to SAMUEL, Dorn, and myself. The
contents atilt were read with interest. * k *
New for a brief history of our career since
we left Cairo. On the Ist wo retiolved march
ing orders withfive days rations. No
shipped on board a steamer; and went up the
Tennessee river.: edvanced against - Fort Hen
ryrittaoked it on the 6th, and, after one
hour and fifteen minutes of terrible fighting,
they surrendered. The gun-boats did the
-most of the fighting, - The enemy retreated,
and w 9 .followed - them' six miles—capturing
—a Captain, a number of ,non-commissioned
Officers, and upwards of a
~hundred privates.
Oar - company was in advance, and fell on'the
rear ef- the -enemy with terrible effect. No
last one manfrom our company. ' The enemy
numbered eight thousand. Gen Tilghmanand
lits staff surrendered. The gun- boats worked
spleedidly,, and did, tremendous execution;
there,wero t six engaged. After _routing the
enemy.frorn Fort henry,, and capturing all
their artillery and heavy cannon numbering
about GO gulls, wo took possession of the Fort,
and found it to bo well.built rind fertified,•aud
.any (Mantity - of military stores.. Here we re
mained until the 12th, and were ordered to