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People's State Convention The people of Pennsylvania, who &legit c cor dially to unite in-sustaining the National Ad ministration in its patriotic efforts to suppress a sectional and unholy rebellion ngain4t the unity of the Republic, and who desire to sup. port, by every power of the Government, one hundred thousand heroic brethren in arms, braving disease•,and the .perils of . the field to preserve theTlmon of our lathers, trim requOst ed to seleot . the number of Delegates equal to the Legislative Representation of the State, at such tunes and,in such manner as will best respond to the,spirit efthim call, to meet iu State Convention, at Harrisburg, on Thursday, the 17111 day of July next, at 11 o'clock on said day, to nominate candidates for the office of Auditor General, and to take suoh meas ures at may be deemed necessary to strength en to the GoVErliment in this season of com mon peril to a common tiountry. A. K. MoCLURE, Chairman of Peoples Atilt e Committee. GEO. W. HAMMERSLY, JOHN M. SULLIVAN, j Seeretnlies. People's County Convention The people of Canabeetaud Gintoty who de sire cordially to unite iu sustaining the Na tional Administration in its patriotic efforts to suppress a sectional and unholy rebeliteu itigaitist the Unity of the Republic. tied who desirel-to support, by every power of the Gov ernment, one hundred thousand heroic Meth ern in arms, braving disease. and the perils of the field, to preserve the Union of our fathers, are requested to meet at th, it usual placeti of holding delegate elections with, in their respecttve Boroughs end Townships ON SATURDAY the 28th of JUNE host , between the hours of 7 and 9 P. M. in the Boroughs and in the Townships between 3 and 6 o'clock P. M. to elect delegates to a County Convention. to be held at the COURT NOUSE in CAR• LISLE. On Monday, the 80th of JUNE ,at 11 o'clock A. M. to elect ONE DELEGA l'E to represent Cumberland County in the Stale Con. vention,lo meet at Ilarrioburg. on 'AUKS. DAY, the l'ith day of JULY, next, to nomi• nate•tandidates fur the officers o f AUDITOR GENERAL and SURVEYOR GENERAL, and co take such mensureti as may be deemed nec essary to strengthen the Government in this season of common parit to n camenon country. JACOB RHEEAI, Chairman. GEORGE ZINN, Secretory. Ser In the burry- and bustle attendant upon "Commencement week," many pre pared articles are crowd, d out of our paper, and some inaccuracies have crept in. Vs ask the indulgence of our readers. Itg).—The Volunteer has seen fit to make an attack upon Professor.WlLsoN'e Baccalaureate, qualifying it as an " Abolition speech," Sic We have not time to expose the wilful miorcp reeentations contained in the Voitint.etr's arti cle, but will give the entire address iu our neat, as the very beet vindication of ITrutessor WILtION, and as very interesting - and instruc Live reading for everybody. oir In our last issue we published en ar• ticle in reply to one which appeared in the Volunteer of the week previous, under the bead of, Is it I%latinces cr Treason." In this week's issue: the Foluni?cr, after cal;:ng our ridicu ,, ,ui, at; wakes', an attempt to reply to it. We have no wish tu engage in a cuntroverny with regird to the relative merits of the two anicies We are entirely willing to allow the public to form their own opinion of them, and only notice the Voir/racer's rejoinder for the purpose of showing the spirit of unftrirest-m sod quin• bring in wl.iclr it wa written. the. state ment.thst - - Nortern papers f,;J:,,ur At army , and grip circulated by term o: thtdnamis," ;a verybfifferent from the assertion that "Abell tion journals are Ecattered by tens of thou. hands throughout the most remote Southern States," and is a miserable bucking down from his first position. Ac we ale cut tole that the editor hoe not SCCII a paper frdra Robeldom for the lust six months his asser tion that their papers aro tilled wall extracts from Abolition papers may go for what it in worth.' The glee of our article is passed over without a single word. In this the editor acted as wisely as he usually ante un fairly. Ile knows that our position is tena ble and that lie is unable to answer our rine gutiono. He knows and he dare not deny that the rebellion had its origin in the treason of Democratic loaders and the shameful lathe, cility of a Democratic administration, Hu knows too, that the Rebel loaders are en• couraged to prolong 'the war by the hope that the De.mocratio leaders may succeed iu elec ting the friends and. ullies of the to office when their independence will be ac knowledged or"theirleaders restored to their former positions. These are facts to.which there ono be no reply. They are truths with. in the knowledge of every intelligent voter in the county, and we would suggest to the thatVolunteerhe need not, waste time or paper id explaining them away. When we , 'ventilate" again we give hint seine equally unanswerable and uncomfortable truths. SPIES IN MCCLELLAN'S ARMY.—The cor respondence ef .the Chicago Times states that on the person of Col. Washington, rebel, was found a conylete and correct list of the army-of the Potomac, including a minute statement of its present organization in corps,--division'S arid . brigades..: Rip name of-every division, commander and of every brigadier general, was -co rrectly given, with the.naine,arid number of every regiment in each brigade, and the approximate'strength of each regiment. More than this, there Was also att bed a-plan of the 'Country on the Chick' om ny:near,ilichin6rid, with the, po ion of ea di division. of our army correctly marked o it. That it had very recently come into the rebel's possession 'was evident frotulthejact_that-seieraliofthe- divisionS had ‘ cao'vetk, their positions only two days before,' oud-tbeir cliangett,ef position were carefully noted, on idiot* -The complete. ness and accuracy of the ,entire document proved that it' could-have eminated frorp no typo:. in tuilit_ary matt,rs, and- give -groend for the painful suspicion that thismis a trai. tor in the camp who 1116 access to the secret movements ofthe army. . ' GENERAL Dtx, when a Member of Duehan an's cabinet, gave orders to shoot any, man whO : altotpptlitt to haul' down the 'Aiuerican I:l4g..yiEfeifcr . af Butler ithiifovesupori this pre cept, 'Ditifkad; of shooting, trowi:Weille offeuder he hilnipi un der - the fhig:sfiill•flieliarietiti of which bo.visc lated.-- A year and -a half rimmed, bu. Alie punishment cape at lasi.' '• • • A. nen,!t•-.Tt,Poan.nikre... 7 4.ecerciing.te ordeks 'issued no Person win'be'peeniittecrteAleit'Llio. oonfecierace prisoners. now An' 11,04 0 nj utur , ciVoall,:unless 014,' t'tike-ate onflunt anoin t ; support the governineni of theTuited Mtnies. • • • A Voto-to:Ve ScrAtitized. In the House on the 4tl ifiat.ii-Mr. Wilson,: ''of lowa, reported from the ,tudicieiy,Ceibrnit teea aubstitutO for 'tease bill 'No: 171 deerar-, ing.traitors ineligible lei office under the Gov- • prnment.• This bill (as repoirted and acted on) Substantially plrovides -"That — any. peison elected erftppointed any office oblionorior profit under the Govern ment of the United States, either in thecivil, military, or naval department, shall, before entering on the duties of such office, and be fore being entitled to any of the salary or other emoluMents thereof, take and subscribe an oath that he had never voluntarily borne arms against the Government of the United States since ho had been IL citizen thereof; had voluniarily given no aid, countenance, counsel, or encouragement to persons engtiied in armed hostility thereto ; had never sought or accepted or attempted to exercise the func tions of any office whatever under tiny Emilio rity or pretended authority in hostility to the Government-cif the United States: that-he-had neither voluntarily renounced his allegiance to the Government of the United Suites nor yielded a voluntary support to any pretended government, authority, power, or constitution hostile or initnicat thereto; that he will sup port and defend the Constitution and Govern ment of the United Staten and all laws made in pursuance thereof, against all enemies, foreign or domestic; bear true faith "and al. legiancu to the same; that betakes the obliga tion without any mental reservation or eva sion ; and that ho will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which he is about to enter. This oath is to be preser ved among the tiles of the Court, House of Congress, or Department to which such office may appertain ; and any person falsely taking such milli shall be guilty of perjury, and on coh,letion thereof shall, in addition to the penalties no' prescribed, Ito deprived of Lis utlice, and rendered incapable forever there after of holding any office under the Goren' meat if the United Statis " This bill was opposed by Mr. PhelpB of Missouri as affording "no opportunity for re pentanco"—meaniug that it proposed no pay for repentance. lie further objected that many clerks of courts, magistrates, &c., i❑ the seceded States, bad remained in office under Confederate rule without thereby in tending to indorse cr aid the Rebel cause— come of them at, heart for the Union. It ap peared that its material provisions had been prepared by Mr. Maynard of Tennessee—a Border State slaveholder. The Previous Question was finally ordered , upon it—lld to 411—and the Main Question ordered. The bill was passed by the fo r ijowing vote: YEAS—Messrs. Aldrich, Alley, Arnold, Ashley, Baker, - Bnxtnr; - BtraMati, Bingham- Saml S. Blair. Blake, Buffington, Chamber, loin, Cloth. Colfax . , Frederick A. Conkling, Roscoe Conkling, _Covedo, Davis, Dawes, De lano, Well. Dunn, Edwards, Ely, Fessenden, Franchot, Frank, Goodwin, Granger, Gurley, Hole, Harrison, Hooper, Horton, Hutchins, Kelley, Francis W. Kellogg, Wm. Kellogg Lansing, Loomis, Lovejoy, McKnight, Niel'her eon, MayNAlin, Miteliall. Anson P. Mot rill, Justin S. Morrill. Nixon, Timothy G. Pheips, Pike, Pomeroy, Porter. Potter, Alexander 11. Rice, Riddle. Edward 11. Rollins, Sargent. Sedwick, Shanks, Shellaherger, Sloan, Spaul ding, Stevens, Stratton, Train, Trowbridge, Van Born. Van Valkenburg, Vrre, Walton, Washborne, Albert S. White, Wilson, ‘Yindem, and Worcester -78 =1 NAYS—Alesars, William J.. Allen Ancona, Jacob B. Ulan., George 11. Brown, Calvert, C'aqvy, Co Corning, Cox. English. Crider, Ilardin,4, , Holman, Johnson, Kerrigan —napp, Law, Ality, Alitezies, Not;le, Noe Norton, Nogen. Pendleton. John S l'helps, IttiUin , on, James S g.l SLlitl, Smith, John B strele, Stiles, Ben jamin 1" Thomas Frannis Thomas, Valtattilig• Voorltves, NVtitlitw,,rt.i.,, Chil ton A White, WiclHiri. -ti tl Wot if:toff -47 [ A I 13.,10C,'.11H )tr) , l L,rtivr State men bat Th,, t m t 9, of st 9 oat tiserative). L weith.l sunny teem this [hot our Demeratic friend, are not more ansiuu3 to COllqel'VE4 Sin very to Iteti"elg than to retain their inttrest in po'.itica. And the reason iv pinin they desire to eher,sli ia every e.ny the tittelity slid the utility of the Itti'Jet., to the Democratic letrly I cucse.-- T,tLit);.c. BY Authority The Ii .n. chalies Semite , :le Le:;eve, the best abused man fur opinion's sake, who nit preLWII: fi,gures in public life. The Dem ocratic press and pul tieians, delight in call, rig hint hard names, and misrepresenting and belying his every utterance, with a fa cility which certainly does credit to their inventive fc:ulties. The latest slander upon hits and the one trim which the most, PU/ILI. cal capital is expected to be realized, is the oft repeated allegation that he is the bead and the leader of a portion of the Republi can party which is said to be in upon oppo sitiou to the war policy of the President and his cabinet. Vie assert that no such oppo. sition does or ever has existed, and give the enjoined letter from Mr. Sumner—who is claimed to be the soul and animus of the movement,—as indubitable evidence of the trukti of our premises. -v. SENATE CHAMBER, Juice sth, 1862 MY DeAlt Sta.—Your criticism of the President is heel. 1 am CLIII tideliL that, it you knew him as I do, you would not make it. Of course, the Pr, sident cannel, be held responsible fur the misteasances of subordi nates, unless adopted or at least tolerated by him. And lam sure that nothing unjust or ungenerous will be tolerated, much less adopted by Inei• • I am happy to let you know that he has no sympathy with Stanley in his bsurd wickedne - 8, closing the schools, nor again iu his other,act of turning, our camp into a IMptinglround for slaves. lie repudiates both—positively. The latter point has occu pied much of his thought ; and the newspa pers have not gone too far in recording his repeated declarations, which I have often heard from his own lips, that slaves finding their wLy into the National lines me never to -be •re enslaved. This is his conviction, expressed without reserve. Could you have seen the President—al it was my privilege often—while he was con sidering the great questions on which he has already uoted-,-the invitation to Etnatioipa. Akin in the States, li]frnancipation in the District of Columbia, and the acknowledge ment of the independence Of. Hayti and ;Li berm—oven your zeal would have boon satis fied, for you would have felt the sincerity of his purpose to curry for Ward the principles of the Declaration of Independence_• His whole soul. was .occupied, especially by the first .proposition, which was peculiarly his own. In familiar interCourso with him, I renieinber,nolliing More tending than the earnestness and completeness with which lie embraced thiS ido L. ~'Po hii mied, it was just and heneficient, while it " - promised the .sure end of Slavery. .of:course, to me, who had already proposed a Bridge of. Gold for the retreatilLgfiefid„it was most welcome. Preeeediiig:lrtmi the President, it , must, take its placOuCtitong , the" great CiMpts lif yoinitti disposed to be•impatient at any - Heatning . eltoitetnriings; think, I pray yon, of what hits,heen•titinein a brief period, mid from .the past .disepre the sure promiSe of the littera. 'Knowingaotnething of my con victions and of the ruder,with tai's them, yon may, perhaps, derive to mb assurance from my confidence ; I shy to yoiL7 therefore, Stand- by 'the Administration. : If iteed'lte,:kelp.;*;?y viA 4,4 : a:et; bat: 'Stand by it andliaye,faitif in, it: ' • ' • i ew .-t e, Pres i den 'ant] bud. Ireurki: t ba'artlesti:aftression 9 or AtoUvietions : on Abuse questions which concern m 10) t, • peril: ps, • wish t Mit, he letT Jens. euutioirs,. Mit: you , Would. be grstcltil ; tii(it.Tiu is 'LI nu .to all • thnt . ltuteAt • heart. Believe itne;' t he re tb re; " you tkeimq it the' trig re becalm of my desire to see all our friends stand firmly, together. 1f,1" write strongly, it is because' I feel Strongli; ;for my constant and intitnate,.in• tereeurse. with the President, beginning with the 4th of March, not 'only binds me pecu liarly - to bis ad-ministration, but gives me personal 1111 well *as a politiCal interest in seeing that justice is done him: • Believe me, my dear Sir, with much re gard, ever faithfullyours, • CflA 11 LES SUMiER• The Result There is no evil without a correAponding good. Although the corruption and time serving'hypocracy Of the Demod•atic Party, has involved us in a war with the Southern States; yet the vigor and sincerity of the Republican party, although nut two years in power have secured Ist. The freedom of the territorhiS. 21. The eittirptition of slavery injlid - Dit • triet cif Columbia.. • 1 - • 3d. The ermetment of a Free livkaipstead 4th. A sound national Paper Currency., Gth. A Protective Tariff. 6th. The establishment of a Deptrtment of Agriculture. '7th. The Recognition of Hayti and Li beria. Bth. The Prohibition of Polygamy in the Territories. 9th. Au Overland Telerraph to the Pa cific. 10th. A splendid Army. and Navy. llth. The pu.9tlgo of the Pacific Railroad bill. The Guerillas and the Rebel Press. The Richmond dailies abound with flatter ing notices of the exploits of the divers guer illas, who are daily increasing:. These marau ders at rear to be quite pets with the press.— The Moccasin Rangers of Greenbrier county receive particular ,and frequent attention; their'Stlee , !l , C3 are landed to the skies, cope (daily the fact of-their not taking a single prisoner. In any engagement where North ern troop I fall into their hands, the latter nro led in the woods and turned loose. You hear it few shots. and the Yankees are paroled. " If our armies," they say, " would all adopt such a plan, the country would soon be clear of the Ilcssians." The following letter from Mr. Consor will be read with interest by those of our readers wbo recollect the gentleman while officiating as clergyman of the Methodist church of our town. Letter from Camp Falmouth Falmouth is iy•striall of shout six hundreil inhabitants, at the rapids one mile above Fredericksburg, on the Rappahannock. Itzli e tis superior water power, which is partly used in propelling two flow ing.mills and a cot =mill, all of which are inactive now.— It is an old, dilapidated town, with a solitary , church, corresponding in appearance to the town, and of cour,-e without it schookohouse ; fur such plsc , s, whet - erode plebeian children congregate, Virginia is not conspicuous Schools and scholars are raie in this kind of sacred Fredericksburg, on the si , uth side-of the 11,11,Lhanw;ok, had a few genteel add about five thoussn , l inhabi tants. 1 had it letter - of introduction to a y °Ling lul ihe :\;o1C. who s,veral years ago C:llat. here In t , :'h bat I [ - Wild not find her A e!ercyman of whom I iii quire!' bald they had no schools now. Per haps they hale had ; ut foist the exhi lu ate 1:1,:t these brandies iiete There w•ls rat a stampede youth word whet: Gen. M'it•pwell',3 troops male their appearni.oe trio tint, ;tin when the rebels din. toppered tot Its Yuni.eeo burl a...4.m0, and spied nettling, their gnu/:ring ne'rves re seined Ito it wooled tranquil-oy.. Awl tinellity ,NI.B succeeded by insolence. It ill becomes Inc to n ivi,e cruelty, hut von might a'i well try t ;tighten Bushey uh wtili luciter matches, or to conciliate on enraged hyena with gutger t're .d - I{t7To,yt7ll l IpeMy YMIS WWI -- .these , c.mq el tkpu:•ttites can only be stain to respoe: the tO, feeling the ,q-vtos. Toe u,nrttheit holies of a IlltraMlC 11,11',11- let d war has new beer. 'Merl tor use year, and what hat, rte a<euntplished Y lie have 1-,ken coy aliel c:ty, and ‘‘ hat have we gained Nothing : worse than milling • All the good the capture of n city does is, it gives several mote 1, giineuts employment in guarding it, and it Vlitl rate we can employ our entire ar my in doing pollee duty for rebellious cities, and spend government funds in buying what traitors have to sell at fabulous, prises. %Vera it not fur the blockade, the South could mot wish nothing better titan the presence of our army. They can insult our soldiers as they pleas.e with impunity. They can insuare theta in ambuscades with perfect. safety. When in I a cargo of girls were sent to Virginia as wives for the planters the price of a wife was at first one hundred pounds of tobacco; but as the supply was unequal to the demand some brought as high as sue hundred and . fifty pounds. These were the primal mothers of the southern chivalry. The wonterr of Ciry - Poiot, on Jrtirres - fiver,- who accomplished the captive and murder of fifteen Of Captain Snfith's men, were nut hurt even as to a Wit: of their beads, but were sup: plied with_ government supplies. ltebel wo men (not ladies, thrmk .cod j GoUlri shoot our soldiers through the windows on the Btreek of Winchester, but it would t e unkind to rebuke them. My dear doolor, I may be omehiered, but I will not endure be ineeleneo and abuse of rebel women. After auother eenson or trifling humane wertare in which nobody is hurt, (ourselves always excepted,) the people may .withe up and demand that this war be ended though rebel women be offended. • I send you u sample of Southern literature. and as you prefer that which le religious. I will come us near as I can, remembering.that wrapping paper publications are precious in the South. No, wackier when they cost five cents at the publishers' desk. Be enconraged, doctor ; in the wake, of this war the old Christian Advocate will supersede the Christian Baniier, and the God of Abraham be onoe more worshipped in chureheil now sacred to the demon of slavery. There is a God in this war. Glory to his high and holy name! Ilia purpoacke will ripen fast, , Unfolding every hour: . , The bud may have a . bitter bide, But sweet will ba the tiOwer. I am fraternally yours. e!o„ S,L. M.CoNsza, • V Chaplain, Fifth Regt. P, R. C, .V Camp' Falinoah, Va., June 6. .. . • WHEAT - IN -- I itr.tnots - -..llEsstAN FLY AND currictr - Bun Woi Itavo - d sr, °urging - reports from Illinois,lowa, and' Wisconsin, about the d'estruoteln of wheat crops by the Hessian fly ifninfbinoh bug. We lta:/O proviotisly given accounts of iheir 4 destruetivimesS, but the la test* report's, arc : •ltit'e fields, have been plowed up, and ,othQra wily not, be harvested... THE FINAL PASSAGE tiE TIIE TAX BIGL.--• ill: the Tux bill - passed : by Congress nn Monday there were three huh - dred and fifteen toneinlments. • The Hone . ° through he ceia• niittee of conference, receded frota - tvin drod and 4(ly:three while the Senate reeeded frodi sixteen; The bill awaits:the Signature of the President in order .to become a•, law on the •let,:OrAngitst. TOE REASON OS tenant fr'in.Gedrgla,.now nprisoner ut the the otiler'tlay whether th re Were . -- ilot7Un'lon ine'n iit ,Georgia,-' plied, "No, we'won -. .t'let'jhom live there: fdok'npon . nil vho &I not talte nu notive!pnrt: with us nn against, tit; anti (tither fdil:in::ariire tltom . ewiy, That is the ielisOn," said Lia, tr i, ll ..:ne...l7.rty - of thinking,"' WAR NEWS. .4s yet , Jib important movements have talien.pluceilf-the...ermy.'befdie,..Richmond A :Hen. Itlcefelltin's Head. Quarters car the 221 saisz--- 7 • , sl.lrmishing occurred all day yester. day, and-ligt.nighi eiterything i *dieuted that ggineral engagement wits.at hand. The Rebels ailyanced . is strong force rn our lines last night, but being promptly rout soon rewired. • The Richmond papers of yesterday con tain a dispatch from Montgomery, Alabama. dated the 17th inst., stating that Gem Beau_ regard and staff had arrived there ott their way to Richmond, and it is said that they w, re to belollowed by a large portion of the army of the Mississippi, and that a sufli. cient force 'bad been lelt under the ble Bragg - to check any advance of the Van dais under Hal;eek. _TtiP hArle,stim.. .Mercury,. _of Ti_he _ gives a.graphic description of an engagement on James—lsland the previous Sunday, in which it acknowledges a severe loss on bosh sides without any material change in posi tion. One hundred rebel dragoons have deliv- ered themselves up at Washington, N. C. Six North—Carolina regiments have been disbandetTat, Richmond and placed under guard, previous to which they hung their brigadier general On the.l9th inst., an engagethent took plavelbetween the 20th Indiana regiment, of Gem' Kearney's divisi•in of the army of the Potomac, and the rebels, which lasted for more thii,n an hour. Our forces main_ twined-tWt , sground. Richmond papers state that Beauregard and awl - passed through Montgomery, Ala., on the 17th, en io n ic for Richmond. They were to be followed by a large force. Getob. Bragg has-been ordered to check any ad. vanee- , of Gen, lialleck. The Charleston Mercury describes an engagement which took place on James Island on the 15th inst., in which the loss on both sides was severe. Dispatches from Corinth state that the Memphis and Charleaton railroad is in run. niug order , eastward to Tuscumbia, and westward to Cypress creek, filty miles from Corinth. The Mobile and Ohio railroad is running north to Jackson. Railroad coin, nillilication is open to Grand Junction. Beiturogard's army, at last accounts, was at Okolona, 80,000 strong. At Ch tanooga, 20,000 men were under Kirby Smith. At Fulton, 15,000 men were under Price and Van Dorn. At Grem da theme is a small force of ciiiitidry, Major Gen. Ord, and Brigadiei Generals Sullivan . and Hamilton, have arrived at Corinth White River Expedition iVashinglon, June 21.—The following was received at the War Department to day: .6trint Cua•les, While /liver, June 17 via Cairo June 21—lu Ilou Edwin M Stanton, Secretary of Wit r : —On arriving eight miles below here, last evening, we aecertainedjhat the enemy had two batteries here supported by a force (number unknown) of infantry. A combined attack was made at 7 A. M. to day. The regiment under toy charge, the -Itith Indiana, lauded two and a half :lines below the battery, and skirmishers were thrown out, who drove in the enemy's pickets. The gunboats then moved up and opened on the battery. A rifled shot foin, one of the b Ateries penetrated the stetter draw of the efound . city, dlsabling, by scalding - ,most of Lercrew. Apnretrens,ve that seine actor lar accident might happen to the other gun. Lord-, and Mt; leave rev sire I force willtrn:t the.r support, I signalled the gun boat, to cease firing and we would storm dm battery. They ceased exactly at the right m mond, rmd my teen carried the battery gallantly. The, infantry were driven from Me st.frport ut the go' s, tbe gunners shot at - their post. and their corn mandr-c Fri e, M e. forerry of r-I,iiiited litatos navy, wounded 4 6. and - taleynt ~.....r•retrr- - -- - Eight brass and `iron gtm-t. It 4 'irh ammunition, were captured. The enemy's loss is unknown. We hav seven or eight of diet dead, awl other dead and wounded are being brought. I he cani-alties among my own emninwel are Email, the only real lose be ng front Ihe eicaping steam in the Mound City. She will probably be repaired and. ready to prit ed with us up the river to-meirouv. A Cull report will be undo as early as possible. Very respectfully yours, G. N. Fitch. • The. billowing dispatch was received at the Naval Department: I. S Flog Simmer Bentvn, Memphis, June 19, via Cairo June 21.—T,, How (lid eon Wells, Secretary of the Navy:—The gunboat Conestoga, returning from the White Ri,er'reports the capture of two bat teries, mounting - seven guns, at St. Charles, eighty miles k frotn the mouth. The attac:* was commenced by Captain Charles ICalie in the gunboats, who silenced the first battery. The second battery was gallantly carried by Col. Fitch, at the head of the 46th Indiana volunteers. A shot eam_s_eil the City, of the steam draw of the Mound City, hy which a part of her offi cers' and crew .were killed and wounded. I write by to-days mail. CHAS. H. DAvis, Flag Officer. The War Department has transmitted to the Governoi.s of the States an order to en: courage enlistments . by offering, the ' first a premium of two dollars pod the first mouth's pay in advance to all volunteers fur three years or during the war.. Advices froin'the vicinity of Mobile Auld that the rebels at mobile have been Lein forced by 12,000 men from Beauregard's army. Gen ' Beauregard is reported to have arrived there. Fort Morgan has been strengthened, Townson the west coast of Florida have been occupied by rebel troops in larger numbers, than ever before. Our troops are erecting fortifications near Pease cola. One of our boat's crew has been cap tured'at St .11ark's. The steamer Connecti cut, in • passing Fort Sumpter, `noticed the flag at half mast indiCating the death of some important, military officer. General Brannan, with his entire force at Key—West, has been ordered to Hilton Head. Col Ellet of the ram fleet, died at. Cairo on Saturday, from the wound: received in - the engage: ment before-„ emphis. - - . 7 -- . . The Sento it:Monday rejected the nomina i) lion of Brigs: ier Gen. Shields to be Major General. ' No 'news vas received up to midnight from Gen. McClellan or Gen. Halleck. .On the 21st inst., an order was issued at, Memphis rerpliring all the municipal author itios to take the oatb ot• allegiance within three days: " • . _ ' Vieksherg'papers state that Gen. Lovell, family and et.ff have removed to Meridian. The advance division of the_ Federal-- fleet has adVitneed ttt:its old position below Vicks- Clittr).ekottpapers of the 17th state that On the" provide - S . :day*'Oomplete- vietory was gained oOr.the -United. Stales forces On James IslaMit--, ' • • The ma:up:Won cf ,13olly Springs, by our forces is. confirmed by Mimi • from yobs' sources,...„ • • • - - The stcatners : Daniel, Woligfer, and.S. Poulding-aerfired at NeW York Mo inlaY; with 648 sick and Wounded soldiers .from Ports ' mouth, Vr i 'ithd-Fortresil Monroe: ladies hf two Senators and alsothit•ty - Sisters of Charity arrived al Fortress .Mon - 7 roe on, the p4d, en route ~ for_ the White House liospitalS. •• On the 21st the • retielti ; opened on the,,,eli'mp of ()cm - . .11 - ooii . er's nd • vance..with slioll, but' did no serious iyamege. liOoked :tins:Wered faith:one `of our yowerfULffe.i_likieries.jiist _coniplated-and &Tensed them to full.- irtuk.•• • • : •Tlid Richmond - papers ofSaturday t) eobtain £lecourii 'of . Woody. battle. Sungla...on,.M.o.MAY (16th) between , five Toed.. ,e,fal - ,regituer4u and .! battery. of purret g4tioottd - prults of four Confederate - regi ,rri outs and ell day. with a heavyloSs onboth sides. The Richmond Di.p4tch says that Jackson hai been heavily reinforced lately, and that the Federal columns must ..eitlier combine or tall back across the 'Potomac. • The general belief. iii `Memphis Monday was that most of Peatiregard's army is at Richmond. Two hundred bales of cotton were shipped on 'Monday direct fiom Mem phis to New York.'-: A A dispatch from Corinth states that it is positively ascertained that Betturegard and staff have gone to Richmond. A large amount of provisions hate been received from St. Louis for the suffering Mississippi ans; and distributed liberally among the inhabitants. It is expected that the railroad will be open to Columbus' and Memphis to morrow. .Official notice has been received at headquarters of the evacuation ot Climber land Gap by tlw, rebels, stud the occupation thereof by the United States forces. Con. trubands say that no troops have been sent east by the rebels. Ou the 20th inst., as several Unionists were returning, from a meeting to choose delegates in the vicinity of Lexington, Kentucky, they were attacked by a party of secessionists, and five of their number killed. Exertions were immediately made to secure the arrest of the bushwackers. The Commencement Exercises of Dickinson College. Junior Prize Contest The Junior Prize Contest took place in RIIEEM'S HALL on Saturday last. The atten dance was large, and the exercises was very creditable to the young men concerned. The following is the programme : • CtsNA, Cedar.,Run, Pa.— The Orator began by noting the universality of Change, next the seasons, had tlien the pd litical state of the country. The subject is a prolific one and was well handled. Mental Culture. —L. MAxstr, Fairfax Co. Va. The first part of this oration we could not hear on account of the noise. The last part was well written, but the orator's deliv ery is defective:; wants practice. Ilig‘s of Despotisin.—G N. GLOVER, Kingston, Pa. This w.ts a plea for free opin ion and free speech, both civil and religious. It was well written and well delivered. The True Hero —W. D. Cwrros, St. Louis, Mo. This was a flue portrayal of the charac ter of a true hero. It was splendidly written and well spoken. The gentleman has the el ements of a 'now. orator. • Man the Architect of his own Fortune'. J. - 0 GRAHAM, Carliole Pa. The principal points in this oration were that education, industry and perseverence are necessary to success in life. A tribute to self wade men. Our Na/ion's C ISenANn, Wash ington, D. C. This was a Spread Egiele" eulogy on America. Very well delivered. A Nation's F. PITCHER, Fair mont, Va. From what we could hear of this oration the speaker wished to show that the mission of a nation is one of peace, not of war. Delivery a little stiff. The Study of Man: —B P. Melyrne, Bloom field l'a. A very creditable effort. Well written and tech delivered. The award of Medals was announced on Tit Urstltty morning. Mr. PITCHER gets the gold one and Mr. GLOVER Ihe silver ono. The Baccalaureate Address. The nnnu•d nd•lrei.; to the Otaduating, wal deli vere I by Prof. Ititi.3oN, on Sauday evening, in 17 , 1tury Church Discarding the Theologi •al path, so often trodlen on similar the PrJfes,tor treate I the class to FL manly disettut . se on the hractic•tl duties of life; which enchaine I the attention of the entire audience, and left on the minds of many, we hope, naixiro,3 of which will linger. long so thoir memory as kultuarkg for gn . , dance I.i a highrr and b , d tor .ippreoi ition cif thn" whole duly of man." The whole tenor of' his lemarlis, was char neteriAtic of the inativigifrotts - in IlfnugTit, and plain find blunt in its appli•ation, while his mariner cotircly free from tiny affec tation or attempt at display. lie introduced his subject by assuming that the class, ,w hick hal just closed their college course, had been rehearsing their parts, and were now to take counsel together, before they appeared on the stage of action to take their places in the great drama, of life. Believing that every man is intended by the Creator for some special pursuit in life, he exhorted the mem bers of the class to find out their vocation, and then act their parts like men, as they would avoid the hisses and scorn of the world, anid . their own mortification of a failure. Ad verting then to the momentous issues which now engage the public mind, and which the members of the class would be called on to meet, as they cross the threshold of active du ty, he went into ail examination of the causes which had led to our present national troub les. The settlement of the country and the ostab, lishment of the Government wax to promote !tuition liberty, under which man can alone attain the highest point of civilization ; but, by an unfortunate coincidence, slavery was platfted here at the same lime, and the "irro• pressible conflict" between these two elements of discord had increased in vigor and inter'. untiLthe slave-power assuming the con• trol of the Government, demanded that sla very should he nationalized. Hence the presept conflict between the North and South. He believed that the Negro, whether slave or free, will be a " vexed question" in this coun try for grerations to come, and that as every thing in nature contains within itself the elo monts of its own destruction, it might be that God had placed •the negro hero froip which shall spring the seed of our National ruin, Whenever Ile shall decree its- fall. As we quote from memory, our outlines are but meagre,_ nor would our limits allow a more extended notice, were it otherwise..:— There•may have boon .some among tho audi once whose views did not accord with those advanced by the Professor ; but all must ad mire the independent; manly tone Of the ad dress, and only those can take exceptions, afraid of the truth, would trammerfreo dom thought and opinion. Anniversary of the Belles Lettres Society. • ;The Seventy,Sixth.anniverstiry of this Se '-eiety was celebrated, on Monday evening In Itptsit's lIALL, before a crowded audience.— The exercises of the evening were,iuterspersed with choke selections of ;masio from the U. S. 9arristin Band , under the direction of Ser geant Box, their acoomplished lender, Tho following is the progrrntne il . nraiegi•sury 4qdress.— . lli. C. Co. Pa ! Subject, The:Progress _of Civilization, and civil and religious liberty." -Well Written nod delivoired with force. . The Love of dverqui:ee--)y. O. CqietzpArr, „Carlisle Pa. Tito ,orator gave many instances of love of-adventure - fromr tlikr Gino of - Jason the ArgonauL.Co modern times. Tolerable;_ -:l Vrytect - oy - rdritte4rmilies.—GEQ. „M OTTER, •Eirultsburg MI Was it. goed, .in'on 4S4se'esecti„on ratiltiugrft`Oin tlurneglCet„ of. politiCal .duticit,;norivLuoieid .ol Cu* Qf trickstert(t. ,Vary: oiedite. P. OnAnnyr; 'Md._ A Progressive Pr. ineiple.—T• Bt. ICIILANCT, Calvert Co. Md. The intention of the orator was to show that the deMocratic principle. is a. progressive ono, and that the whole world is verging tortardS republicanism. "Very good. The Stiblime.—J. HORACE BUCKNER Lexing ton, 'kyr. The speaker has a perfect tippreci _ ation of. his subject, and hanqlled it in a most masterly manner. Union Philosophical Society The anniversary of the Union Philosophi cal Society took place on Tuesday evening June, 24th. The attendance was large and respectable, and the exercises highly credits ble. They were as follows :—Anniversary Address. A. N. %% Ellt, Rockdale. Pa.— Subject, "The Scholar's Mission. The ore for gave a fine description of the character and mission of the true sclintar. He ap peared perfectly at ease on the stage. /li den Worth.—W. S. McDowEbb, Glen Riddle. Novelly a Source of Act . M. OGIL. Carlisle, Pa. The Speaker showed that love of novelty and romance were the cause of many important discoveries. He pro. nounced a beautiful eulogy on the character of Dr. Kane. Influence of Li. Loorms, Carlisle, Pa. A very well' written - oration showing the power of music over men and animals , also a beautiful desciption of the music of nature. One of the best this year. Spiritual Despoli.sin.—D. W. McCentn, Chester Co. A well written attack on reli gious intolerance. Retributive Justice.— `ti if.MEn Com+ AN, Chester Co. Virtue and Vice have their oWn reward. Very good. The Address before the General Union and Belles Lettres Societies. The Address before the Union and Belles Let Societies, on Wednesday morning, by the Rev. - ROBERT RATTISON of Philadel phia, was a decided success for the orator, and a literary feat of the choicest kind. Taking for his subiect the proposition that War is n great eivilizer, he considered the effect of the various wars on the progress of civilization, and showed conehisivel3yhat war, as a means of the great I Am, was the great agent hi the furtherance of the liberties of man, and the dissemination of the princi• pies of civilization. The speaker's manner was earnest and forcible to a remarkable degree. llis deep, rich voice, his chaste manner, combined with his perfect enuncia tion, stamp him as no ordinary orator. E ORATION REFONE THE ASSOC.ATED A LUMNI by the Rev. CHAS. C. TIFFANY was delivered on Wednesday evening- The subject was Culture as a force. The speak er took the ground that culture was a force socially, morally and politically. In corisid. ering it in the latter phrase, he showed that the absence of general culture in the South, had left the masses so entirely under the control of the cultivated few, as to have been led—against conviction and disposition into 'sece•.ssion and rebellion. Schools houses and Secession were diametrically opposed to oath other. The speaker's manner was good and he acquitted himself with credit to him self ~nd his Alma Mater. Commeucem ant Day The eonitnencenient exereises took piaee on Thursday, Juni:. 21th. The brevity of the the criticisms is causal by the very short time intervening bctveen the close of :the i.:,evrises and our going to press. The pro grit•nine foihnvb: sifurator t t fidee,s.--D. W. NlcCuallT, Chester Valley, Pa. This may, have been a very Ito) &titian, but, littviiig forgotten all thti Latta wa ever knew, '• Ire ditiat see it" Ihztoqi.—W. 0. CuLLNMAN, Car lisle, Pa. Very creditable Nutt:mai Greatneee an Incentive to Action A. N. WEIR, Rockdale, Pa. The orator showed that a wan was the type of his as Lion. No national greatness without conli deuce, fur without Confidence there can be no law. Great events as examples in the history Of every nation, delivered in the gentleman's easy and graceful style. Essay G overnment —J. Mann*: BUCKNER, Lexington, Ky. This gentlema, ou account of a difficulty with the fuculty, spoke the first sentence or two of his speech and withdrew. Essay.—Love of Fame. Amos P. Gimicturr, Harford Co., Md. Well written, but the speaker lacks animation. ClaSsical Oration—Full of Superstition.— Wm. M. 001L1317, Carlisle, Pa. The orator began with the origin of ancient mythology caused ~by superstition ,and the perversion of filets in history, then gave a beautiful de scription of the advent of the Christian relig `ion, and finished with the happy results of universal Christianity. Very good. Oration—Character and influence of the Pur itans. Isaac 11.1cCouxsv, Baltimore - . The orator began by showing the melancholy state of affairs in England in the times of the Puritians, defended their religious intoler once, and. held they should be judged from their own times. Referred also -to the voy age of the Mayflower. Very well delivered. Dessertation— Who are the Puritans, J. fi Lootets, Carlisle, Pa. Tlie orator has not the same exalted idea of the Puritans that is en tertained by some. He compared them with the followers of Wm. Penn, which was not at all favorable to the fernier. Finishdod with au attack on religoits intolerenoe Very Cred itable. • Oration—lmpulse of Feelig: G. T. Morrzu, Eannitsburg Religion an Impuble of feeling, Quoted a discussion between an infidel and a divine. The oration was well written -but might have hem better delivered, .. Disquisition—Permanence of Literary Fame. M. C linnmans, Cumberland Valley. The principal points were, that, mankind is &air= ous of fare e,•and that means of obtaining it are various. Literary fame the most lasting. No ,nation, can be great without' it. • • Dessertatiou—Nan. Asthma W. I'. Wier LEY, Morgantown, Va. The orator held . that man is . eittiniated by the form of govornuunit under'which•hd lives.. lie also ad:vocated 'the doctrine of popular suprentaey: - • Philosophiiail:OiatiQn.—Skept(ckta. CHANEY, Calvert photring the evils of skopticism and that this f 6 ftp - ago'oldotibt. Master'e Oration--Prejactice the • Bane'r?f .7!l•4th, fl.„Ecte, Iklechanlcsburg, Pa.,. The &grow of Bia'obelor of Arts was herd conferred on idle )ocnbeis . of •the graduating class. ' • • Vizi erlictory Addrzas---t ILMEI gOVCIIAti, ,Chester Co 4 Pa: This" tfas - o.:well writtia. _oralion,in_tho_usualexlo of valeihotories._ - • . REES_ .Masterd.in, G'otlrse.—;•g: Dames, W. E.- F., Deal; Geo. D..Zirueuermad,,lsaao a 3. Par keij Aloxdroler'Eggi • ' ' l / 4 ; proitußs lilegi!oier in alio!. la theg: . :Dorkidiefia Sllueinaker: Bala. More. Rev. Win. Cooper, of Philadelphia• L. L. D. Ron. James H. Graham. 1410---Departrnetit.-=The Department. of Law which -has been vacated since the death of Judge Reed, in reinstituted, and Judge Graham appointed the Professor. Lectures will commence of the 'opening of the next term. Commencement of Irving Female College. The commencement exercises of thiS Insti tution, located at 'Mechanicsburg, took place on:Weduestlay last On Ihe Sunday preceding, the Baccalaureate address was delivered in the Methodist Church, by Prof. R. -D Cuaid sees The church was crowded by a large and intelligent audience, and the excellent music, which was a marked feature of the oc casion, was furnished bj the.young .ladies-of• the eolle g o. The Professor took the following text as the basis of his remarks : "Now I know in part, hal then shall I know, even also as I am know - h." let. Cor. 131/i chap, 12th verse. Elis thetne:lvas, "The imperfection of human knowledge in this state of being. contrasted with the imperfection of human knowledge in the future world." At the conclusion of hie discourse he addressed his remarksespeoially to the young ladies, on the practical duties of life. As they Were now to exchange the scenes of their Alma Mater, for the more'aotive concerns of human existence, it was impor tant that they should make, supreme love to God, the pure teachings of the Gospel, and implicit obedienc, to the Divine commands the basis of their character. He de scribed the two extremes of society, one of which would make wpnt•tin a slave to labor; the other a creature of fashion and folly, and showed that between these two extremes, was woman's true sphere; so that their faiths of life should rise superior to the degrAtlotion of the one, and the heartlessness of ihiiHntlaer —Reminding them in conclusiodot t4:11 - 0 portance of increased attainments in knowl edge, in preparation for useful life. To blend piety with knowlel;e, which would load them through a path streivn with flowers to a "land of pure delight" in an everlasting home. The style of the speaker Was clear and impressive, exhibiting a consciousness of the dignity and - destiny of - the soul, inionnection with the formation of true female ohitraoter. The feast of good things was continued by the delivery of the annual address before the '• Irvington Literary Society," of the College,- on Tuesday evening, by the Rev. G. W. CLIAL FAUT, of Nlechanicsburg. We regret that our limits will not permit an extended novice of this interesting address, abounding, as it did, with apt illustrations, and imprithing on the minds of the audience, with much force, the importance of a higher appreciation of the necessity of female education. The regular coMmencetneut exercises took place oti Wednesday morning, in the M. E. Church. The following was the ,Order of Exercises : S ilut Dory —Miss 4STIIEIL STUART, Carlisle, TLe World, the Mirror of the Mind-,Miss SUSAN A. ADA)I9, Newcille, Po- Tho RomAnoo of History—Mies IDA 11. Punran, Carlisle. Pa. The Twin star—Miss MARTHA A. BowmAN, Lisburn, P'a. Our Country tie'er Audi wear a Crown.— Mis 3 JANE . M. %VI:ARLEY, Carliele, r Pa: Superiority of N.uturo over Art.—Miss NiAllY E. Rannr-N, Denton, Md. The Web of I.lle --Miss Ata - ERDA M. Gana, 131.1 t imorr, Md. Valedictory— Mi s MARY C. CRAIGHEAD, Cm l'a Duriug the uzercises the honors of the class were !tritium:wed by Prof CLIA.MBERS, and the degreeof A. B. conferred on the young ladies by President IHAILLATT The self possession of the graduates, on appearing for the first time before a public audience, and the style and finish of their literary productions, wera highly creditable to them, and reflectmuch honor on the Faculty connected with this po pular Institution. Tho church was crowded tu every part by the citizens of Mechanics burg and many 7isitors from a distance, all of whom expressed themselves highly grati fied with the exercises, to which additional zest was imparted, by the soul stirring music' of the Harrisburg Band. In the evening, a large number of citizens and strangers paid their respects to the Pre sident and his estimable lady, and partook of the bountiful refreshments provided for the occasion. Since the founding of Irving Fe male College, no commencement has been more interesting Mid successful in all its de tails than the present one, and we yegret that we have not been able to give it such a notice as its merits demand. NORTH CAROLINA Arrnas.—The following itetne of North Carolina affairs are froth tho Newham Progress of the 16th inst.: A tri weekly unit is to run between this city and Norfolk. The Port Royal is to be the.in.ail boat. ( . ‘ The bank of North Carolina declared a div idend of three per cent., payable on the sec ond Tuesday of June, at the parent bank and its branches. We have not - beard of any divi dends being paid at the Newbern branch, as yet. The rebel fortifications below this oily, are being rapidly blown up by Professor -Maine fort.. On Thursday, thul2th instant, twelve rebel diagrOons who had been mustered out of the rebel eill'VICO. on aaoeuni of being over thirty five years of age, come 'into Washington, and gave themselves up to the Federal authorities. ADVANCE IN TLIE PRICE or COAL.—Tho late flood in the coal region hat, very seriously ef fected the price of coal. The mineshave been damaged as well as the canals,; and the•con sequence is, the price of coal has advanced at the mines as much as $1.15 per too within the last ten days? Au.advatice of $1 is made by the dealers in West Chester The Pottsville Niner'B Joirrnat, says that the freshet will proliably raise the price of coal $1:00 to $1.50; At Boston the dealers have added $l.OO to the pricei of a ton. ' CLOSING A cOPTIIOVERSY.--- - 7110 House on Tuesday conccurred in ibo Senate's amend ment (purely.verbal) to the bill prohibiting Slavery forever in all Territories of the United. States. ,As now fully passed, the bill reads: • s. To thtiend that Freedom may be and re main forever the fundamental law of the land in-all places whatsoever, BO far as it lies with. in the power ur depends upon the action of the. Oovernment of the United states to make it so. therefore, ".Be it enacted._ ',Sa , That. from , anti after the' passage of this - pit „,there,sholl be neither Slavery nor involuntary-servitude in any of .the Territories of the Utilfed • Stati3s. now Eris isting. or which may at why hereafter-b acquired by - theArate4States - tithv, &wise than in - punishment of crimes whereof -the party shall hove been duly convicted.- ~ Loci iscierr 30111'00..L chit/la/0d .31:ercurs • Whatibaa a South Ca l:Ilium .rohel want'with lead, wet would , lilt° to know ? 'What do you Paltuotto traitors want with - nuytlilng except light 'heels , euti ay white. teat her hvilfr
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