ghtt 4eraid. CARLISLE, PA. Friday, July 25, 1862. 9. M. PETTENGILI. & CO., O. 37 Park Row, New York, and State St. Boston, are our Agents for tho h ERALD, n those sitica, and are authorized to take Advertise— ments and Subscriptions for us at our lowest rates. People's Union State ,Ticket FOR AUDITOR GENERAL THOMAS E. COCHRAN, of York County SURVEYOR GENERAL, WILLIAM S. ROSS, of Luzerne County WAR MEETING The citizens of Cumberland County are respectfully requested to meet at the Court House, in the Borough of Carlisle, on Tues_ day next, the 29th inst., at 11 o'clock, A. to take into consideration the propriety of recommending to the County Commission ers the payment of a bounty, out of the funds of the County, to such as may volunteer in defence of the Union, Constitution and Laws ; to meet the requisition of the President of the United S ates. July 22, 1862. W. M. Henderson, Geo, W.^Sheafer, J. H. Graham, ThOs. U. Chambers, J. Worthington, R. Cornman, W. M. Beetem, Robert Irvine, Jr. C. N. Watts, H. L. Burkholder, S. W. Early, R. A Noble. Jno. B. Parker, Francis J. Clerc, E M. Biddle, Chas. Ogilby, T. C. 'Stevenson, Jacob Sener, John Early, A. Cathcart, S. Ensminger, David Sco'bey, M. McClellan, John Zinn, J. W. Eby, John Noble, C P. Wing, R. C. Woodward, Fred'k Watts, S. W. Haverstick, A. L. Spotisler, W. M. Penrose, John. D. Gorgas, J. W. Henderson, ger We have received a communication signed 'Merit," which is unavoidably craw ded out this week. :Er Our thanks are due, and 'fire hereby tendered to lion. JOSEPI BA 11,7.1', for several valuable public documents. STATE SENATnIt —We are pleased to see that our uniou friends of Adams County have brought forward the name of Col. John Wol ford of the York Springs District for State Senator, he is an old and tried friend f Lib erty and Colon, and will make a faithful Rep. resenativo; being so well and favorably known throughout the county, his name would be a tower of strength to the ticket and the cause in which the Nation in engaged. digi,,,The many friends of JERO3tE K. BOY ER, ESQ., the former editor of the American Volunteer, and afterwards of the Alllrriran Democrat, of this place, will be glad to hear of the bold and manly stand lie, along with all good democrats, have (alien in favor of the Government and the Union. We had the pleasure of meeting him in Harrisburg on ihe day of the People's Convention, in which body he represented in part, Schuylkill coun ty, his present home. He has al ways been a rigid democrat, and only left it, when its name became a synonym for treason. r, We have permission to make the fol lowing extract from a letter recently written, describing the attack made on the oth Penna. Cavalry,' under Major Jordan, by Morgan's men. The writer says: "Just at the time a retreat was ordered saw CAD • S horse shot under him, and his tell, unfortunately, with his sabre en tangled under the wounded animal, at that crtlical moment one of the enemy laid hold of hint and 1 con eluded, of course, that he was a prisoner. Tu my surprise however, in a very short time, CAD joined his company unhurt and mounted on another horse. You can imagine how he disposed of his antagonist, and obtained remount." The Cad" here referred to, is young Cassius Armstrong, son of Dr. John Arm. strong, formerly of this place. Cap comes of good fighting stock and t .e above affords an instance of coolness and courage well worthy of mention. The Confiscation Bill The following full and satisfactory synopsis of the Confiscation Bill, as it passed Congress was approved by the President, and is there. fore the Law of the Land, we find prepared to our hand by the Lebanon Courier. This Bill is the first act that looks like ac tive, energetic, earnest war against t he Rebel lion, and if it is carried out in an earnest spirit will result in crushing out the nefari• ous effort to destroy the Republic. It declares death for treason, and the free dom of a traitor's slaves ; or he shall be im prisoned 5 years, fined $lO,OOO and his estate except slaves, shall be seized. For inciting rebellion or giving it aid acid comfort, forfeit ure of personal property, 10 years in prison, $lO,OOO fine, and slaves set free.--The Presi• deg is authorized, for putting down the pres ent rebellion, to seize the property of all such persons and convey the proceeds to the Gov ernment. Ile is to proolam that if in 60 days Rebels do not return to allegiance, their prop erty shall be forfeited —Slaves of persons en gaged in rebellion or who give aid and coin fort to the Rebels, that take -refuge in our lines, shall be held as captives of war and be forever free from Slavery. So also shall be tall slaves deserted by their masters and coming under control of our Government : also all slaves found at placed occupied by our troops. No slave escaping from one State into another State shall be delivered up except for crime or some offence against the laws of the United States, until the claimant shall make oath that ,ate has never , borne arms in the present rebel -1•ion, or given aid and comfort thereto. No person engaged in naval or military service shall decide on the validity of the claim or surrender of such slave, on pain of being dis missed from the service. The President is authorized to employ as many persons of African descent for the suppresSion of the Rebellion as he may think fit, and use them in such manner as he may deem best for the pnblio welfare, and he is also authorized to make provision for colonizing - the blacks beyond the limits of the United States. The ,President is also to extend to prisoners pardon -and-amnesty-as-hermardeem-expedient. The New The quota from. Pennsylvania to fill the requisition of President Lincoln for;. , 300,000 men will be twenty ! one ,regiments, this is in , ndditicra to the men who will be repaired to an 14 the old regiments; the number neoes• nary for bah' purposes wily probably reach 60,000 ram: Enlistments for the, new;Sgf ments will be made for nine at:ninths, for the old regiments, twelve months. Clamps of in strnotion will be established , in Lam:tiger, Wash(ngton, Montgomery, Allegheny, Brad ford, Franklin and Philadelphia counties, un der the care Of competent commanders.- PEOPLE'S STATE CONVENTION In another column will be found the pro• ceedings, of probably the most important as semblage ever convened in Pennsylvania.— Called together at a period of our country's history, when the very principles Of free gov• .ernment are on trail for life ; there responded to that summons patriots worthy of the oc casion. Casting aside the narrow and con tracted views of former political predilections, and recognizing only the imperative call whose only credentials are fealty to freedom, the men who met there that day, inaugurated a regime which, in the Providence of God, will annihilate rebellion, and exterminate its eid ers and abetors. As was to have 'been:,expected, the vultures and buzzards still clinging to the rotten re mains of that effete organization, mis-called the Democratic party, have set up a howl and shriek of alarm and consternation. But see ing that the patriotism and pluck of that par ty has long since stepped off tlte sinking ship of secession sympathy, and come out boldly and unmistakably on the Union pide ; we can well offord to pass unheeded its hiss, in the confidence that its venomous head is soon to be crushed under the resistless tread of the Union party. Considering that the convention was made up- of represenatives of every political party, its deliberations were harmonious to a remark able degree. On the passage of the resolu lions, not a dissenting voice was heard.-- While the nominations were received with cheers of acclamation. The candidates THOS. E. COCHRAN, for Auditor General, and Gen. Woi. S. Rosa, of Luhorne County, for Survey or General, are men unexceptionable in char• acter—who have long been known in public adult's', and need no eulogy. The former well known Republican, and the latter an up right, patriotic Democrat, they will fraternize in their support, all men of all parties, heartily in faVor of the government. The Campaign in Virginia The division of General Stevens, like that of Burnside, has arrived in Virginia. Thus the two important departments of North Car olina - and South Carolina are weakened, and our successes in those quarters rendered com paratively useless except for the purposes of blockade. We heartily agree that, if - 'hese two departments could not be operated more successfully than they have been, it is idle 'Co keep there so many troops, who might be of much more service elsewhere.' It is appa rent that until the force of the enemy can be broken in the seaboard region of Virginia no permanent impression can be made upon the rebellion. The events at, Richmond have in fused fresh spirit into the rebel army in the 'west, so that they have assumed the offensive there. It is, therefore, unavoidable that a heavy force should be gathered is Eastern Virginia„ s and that the 'whole strength of the republic should be brought to bear against. Richmond. We must drive the enemy out of Virginia at all hazards, and every man who can be sent to the field for the purpose must -be promptly mustered Should it prove true that General Ilalleck has been ordered . to Washington to take command of affairs in Vir ginia, be will be able to harmonize the opera. tisns of the campaign in that r: gion and sp combine the efforts of Pope and McClellan as to virtually make the whole army there one consolidated force. These changes show the determination of the President not to relax his efforts to conquer the 4ebellion in its stronghold, and to take for that purpose the beet generals we have in the field, and all the available forces. Within a short time Had leek, -Pope, Sigel, Mitchell, Burnside and_Ste yens have been ordered to Virginia from oth er departments, The great struggle will soon commence, and then we shall witness battles compared with which the previous ones will seem mere combats.—Phibt. Narth American. Pitemcmoss.—Many years ago ; a writer said that ''so much lead would be required flr types there would soon be none to spare for musket balls " What a prediction ? There has been more leaden musket bulls used during the last twelve months than would give every newspaper in the County a new suit of type, and supply the paper a year to every reader gratis. Thirty years ago a man said, "fifty years hence, it will hardly be believed that men e once marched- around the streets dressed in red coats and beating on Sheepskins " If that man is still .diving he will find that the drummers alone of the U. S. Army now, just about equal the rank and file of the U. S, Army then RASPBERRY- VINEGAR FOIL SICK SOLDIERS.- Many persons have kindly sent berries and fruits to the sick soldiers in the different hos pitals, the free use of which, in ninny eases, Is deemed objectionable. It is suggested, in stead, that those having raspberries should convert them into "raspberry - Vinegar," which makes a grateful, cooling and whole some drink for the fevered, sick and wound ed. The way to make it is this:—Take any quantify of berries, place them in ajap i , ned fill till they are covered with vinegar. Lot them stand till they ferment which may be three or four days ; then strain through a cloth, To each quart al-this vinegar add one pound of good sugar, and boil ono minute.— Cool and bottle Proclamation by Gov. Curtin TWENTY-ONE NEW REGIMENTS FOE 9 MONTHS Recruits for the Old Regiments for One Year Iltamseuew. July 21.—The following Pro olamation has just been issued: Pennsylvania so. In the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ANDREW G. CURTIN, Governor of the said Commonwealth: EN= To sustain the government in times of com mon peril by all his energies, his means and his life if need be, is the firet_dtity of every loyal citizen. The President of the United States has made a requisition on Pennsylvania for twenty : one new regiments, and the regi• merits already in the, field must be recruited. Enlistments will barnacle for nine months in the new regiments, and for twelve months in the old. The existence of the present emergency is well understood. No patriot will pause now to investigate its causes. We must look to the future. Everything that is dear to us is at stake. Under those-circum stances I appeal with confidence to the free men of Pennsylvnnia. You have to save your homes nod your firesides; your own liberties, andikose of the whole country. I call on the inhabitants of the (mention, cities, boroughs and townshipa throughout our borders to meet and take active measures for the immediate furnishing of the quota of the 't3i,ate. Lot those who cannot go themselvencontiiibute to proiide bounties equal at least to those off. ariid by the Adjoining States, The Sonstieu- Hon prohibits me from drawing money from the treasury without authority of law, and I will net' Cast a doubt en the patriotism of our citizens by assuming the necessity of calling the Legislature at this time. This is no time to wait for legislative action and the negotia tion or leans. Delay might be fatal. • Tapnt down this rebellion is the business of every..man in Pennityliania,•aud her citizens Will ahoy/ on thie omission that they do not wait for the slow process of legislation, And do not desire to throw on the treasury of the commonwealth a burthen which thq are indi vidually ready to bear themselves. The conduct of our men already in the field has shed immortal lustre on Pennsylva nia. Let their brethren fly to arms to sup- port them, and make the victory speedy as well as certain. I designate below the number of companies which are expected from the several counties in the State, s trusting that the support of her honor in this crisis may he safely entrusted to the loyality, fidelity and valor of her free men. Whilst the quota of the several counties is fixed equitably so as to fill the requisition for twenty-one regiments, let not the loyal people of any county limit, their exertionsvto the enlistment of the companies named, Our heroic sons of Pennsylvania have moistened every battle field with their blood. Thousands have bravely died defending the unity of the republic and the sanctity of our tiag, and other thousands -- have-fullensick-and wounded and their places must. be filled. • • Freemen of Pennsylvania! Friends of the geirernment, of order, and, of our common nationality, ono earnest struggle, and peace will again dawn upon us as a happy, prospe rous and united people. Given under my hand and the great seal of the State, at ilarristurg. this 21st day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty two, and of the commonwealth the eighty•seventh. A. G. CURTIN. By the Governor. ELI SLATER. Secretary of the Commonwealth. MILJLE OF APPORTIONMENT. Companies. Cutnpaniei Adams, Allegheny . Armstrong, Beaver, Bed ford, Becks, Blair, Brad rued, Bucks, B utter, Cambria . , Carbon, Chester, Cent re, Clarion and Forrest, Clinton, Clearfield, Columbia, Craw ford, Cumberland, Dela warn, Erie, I.:1 le and McKean, Fayette, Fran kiln and Fulton, Forre,t, (Nee Char..) Il un LI mrdon, 2 ndiana, deffer,m, Juniata, 2 Lancaste , 8 16 L,.wrenee, 2 1 Lnbannn, 2 2 Lehigh, 2 2 Luzerne, 7 6 Lycoming, 3 2I Mercer, 2 5 Mifflin, 1 5 :Monroe and Pike, I 3 'Montgomery, I , 5 2 Montour, 1 2 Northampton, 3 6 Northumberland, 2 2 Perry, 1 2 Philadelphia, 50 1 Pike, (see Monroe), 1 I Potter, 1 1 Schuylkid, , 2 Snyder, . 1 2 Somerset. 2 5 I Sllllll,ll and Wyoming, 1 2 Susqu 'henna, 1 2 6 liege., 3 1 Ilidui, 1 IVonange, 1 I 5 Warren, 2 Womhim,ton, a Wayne, '2 West, "rebind, 3 W,orning t,see Sullivan.) York, 3 PEOPLE'S STATE CONVEN- TION Morning Segs n Ihrrisloiry„fuly IT—The State Conven tion of the independent people of Pennsylva• nia met in the hall of the II:"use of Represen tatives, in the Capitol this morning at 11 o'clock, pursuant to the fol:owing call: The people of Pennsylvania, who desire cordially to unite in sustaining the National Administration in its patriotic efforts to sup press a sectional and unholy rebellion against the unity of the Republic, and who desit a to support by every power of the government one hundred thousand heroic brethern Dow in arms, braving disease and the perils of the field to preserve the Union of our fathers, are regursted to select the number of delegates 0111011 to the legtstative representation of the State, at such times and in such nianner as will' best respond to the spirit of I his call, to incet in State C.invention at Harrisburg, on Thursday, the I,th day of July next, at elev en o'clock on said day, to nominate candi dates fur the offices of Auditor General and SUrveyor General, anti to take such measures as may be deemed necessary to strengthen the , g,overnment in this season of cootinon per il to a common country. A. K. 'McClutoz. Chni MI TO Peopl ;le State Corn int tee. George W. It anunersly, John M. Sullivan Seerataries The Convention was called to order by I-lon. A. K. McClure, and, on motion of Mo' on McMichael, Thomas M. Marshall, of Alio - .114 ny. was &octet temporary President. Upon taking the chair, amid greet appian e, Mr. Marshall arose and addressed the Con vention in a Eno zt ter vent and patriotic wan ner; as - follows: • , - - Gentlemen of the Conventi in : I desire to return my thanks for the undeserved honor which 3,u cmferre I upon ate, I have no wish at this time to make any speech to you. I hope our deliberations will be conducted with c thinness and kindness; that we will endear or by our actions to show an example that should he the conduct. of the people of the United Stfftes I hope that its we are the Keystone of tim Federal Arch, and have borne the burdens of that. arch heretofore, we will give our arms and our hearts to the sus ',citation of the Union, until the last rebel is subdued by the bayonet and the sword. (Ap plauise.) I trust that the deliberations of our Con vention to day will bo worthy of imitation in every quarter, and that we will speak in such a voice as shall give no uncertain sounds— that every one shall know where Pennsylva nia stands. [Applause.] I trust that Penn sylvania, through her accredited represruta tives to day, will tell the loyal people of the ljt,ate, through all her valleys and on all her bills, that, as she hss been thwAeystune of ihe'reileral arch, she will still belt upon her brawny shout lers the responsibility of maid litining it over the dead bodies-of all its foys„ pplause.) 1 trust, gentlemen, our deliberations shall be conducted in cairn:less, dispassiontitely, but with great firmness. Orlin Tilt, conven tions have assembled in this hall for the dis cut-ion and settlement of mere party issues; but, I thank God, they are dead, and hope never to meet it resurrection. Ti day we have assembled, not upon a party issue, but to in quire whether we have a country, and if we have one, whether we are willing to maintain it at tae peril of our lives. As we have given the loyal blood of .Ponnsylvania upon every battle field of this internal struggle, we trust to be able to crush every rebel leader tinder the feet of our loyal soldiers, until the last rebel is exterminated, and no man shall exist. to speak of the confederate States but the United States of North America. (Cheers.) We have come hero from all departments of industry, representing all the varied interests of our great State. 01 course, there must be differences of opinion upon minor questions. I trust I need not invoke the forbearance of the gentlemen who constitute this respectable body, that they will bear with each other, and endeavor to harmonize in peace and uni ty. Afternoon Session The Convention re assembled, pursuant to adjournment, at half post two o'clock, the President pro tem. in the chair. Tho Committee on Credentials not being ready to report, Morrow Blioelrio. chairman on' permanent orgenizatioh, submitted the following list of officers for flip Convention: President—lion. John C. Knox-..0f Phila delphia. Vice Presidents--Oscar Thompson, : John W: Forney, William S Pierce, Thomas-M. Marshall, M. B. Lowrie, Samuel J. Kittery, E, Cowan, A. K. McClure, Morton McMioliaef; and others. Mr. Lowrie stated that the selection of the president, and of the officers therein named, were unanimously adopted by the committee. Judge Knox ryas Invited to the chair amid great applause, and spoke as follows: The gentlemen of the Convention will please to acoept my thanks for their kind friend hip in scleming me to preside.over their_delibern, Lions. I rejoice, my friends, in being hereto day to not with the loyal and true men of Penn- sylvania, regardless of former political IMO elation, rind recognizing, in this - eventful - time he the only true test of fellowship and corn nimion, love of country and devotion to tho American Union, with a fixed and unalterable determination'to preserve the government of the United States, and to resist to death its enemies whenever and-wherever found. [Ap plause.] • I rejoice, especially, in being here .to-day to evince my earnest dosire'to strengthen the hands of that honest man and that patriotic statesman, the President of the Unit militates ; --[cheering]—te cheer him on, and to wish' him and the men who -are _his trustworthy counB llors God speed in their noble labors to preserve our.country and her cherished insti-. tutions. Yes, gentlemen, it affords me great pleasUre in being able to declare that; in my 'judgment, the men at the head of the, Nal Tonal and State ddrainistrations are, in - This terrible crisis, performing their whole duty, and that they , are, entitled to our respect, 'our entire conf i dence, and our strongest support. I envy not the man who cannot now look be yond the platform of his party to the standard of his:country. [Great cheering ] ,The question to out now win..m political party shill mint inist er the it the gov ernment. what men 'II tilt its ollice4, but the glent ion in whet her th..re s'; tit be olli to tilt and a govvrt.otent to wlmioist er Un!il thin momentwon titieAt ion i,. 10.1.01, fur my part an 14.1 Willi 10e 111 , 11100 1 Ore the 11100 t. Zelliu,v, to NUM. tin the go% erument, and the most determined to inflict summary punish ment upon rebels, their alders and abetters. [Great applause ] I repeat, gentlemen, that I have great confidence in Abraham Lincoln [cheers ] and his chosen counsellors, and I must be permitted to say that especially do --confille-in-the-honor r the clear head and honest heart of him who represents Pennsylvania in the National Cabinet—Hon. Edwin M. Stan ton. [Long' continued and enthusiastic np plause.] I know there has been a systematic attempt to bring this officer into disrepute, and to cause his removal front' the high office which he now so ably fills ; but I assure you, my friends, that in my judgment, the reasons which caused this opposition are, first, his efforts in putting down this rebellion, and, second, because lie administers the elf tirs of his department without fear, favor or affec tion. Efforts have been made by certain sympa thizers with this rebellion to exalt one of the Generals in the army, and to denounce the Secretary of War. For my part, I doubt. the jodg of that man who denies to General McClellan great, military skill; but I question the patriolmn of that man who exalts General McClellan, and traduces President Lincoln and his constitutional advisers. [lmmense applause ] The true friends of our glorious old country will support. the general in the tented field and the men in the Council Chamber; will equally engage in supporting the hest gov e.mment that ever existed in the tole of Limo, and in crushing out a more damnable rebellion than the demons of hell ever inaugurated ! [Great applause Ti, this end, my friends, let us -ustain this country of ours and its nut horit ics, with our treasure, and, if necessary, with our blood ; let us discountenance and refuse to associate, either personally or politically, with the men who are now false to our country's glory ; let us swear by ouriland, our hopes of Heaven, that we will resist to the bit ter, d this cursed rebellion, even though in that resistance our citica_may ho. as a desolation, and our horim- , a dream. (Vociferous and long con tinued applause ) Aft the close of the nble•specch, and repent wily at ;intervals iluitug its delivery, Mr. Knox Was moot enthusiastically cheered. The Committee on Crelentiil.4 submitted report in reference to conceited seats. It was amended so as to entitle all the contestants to Beati in an. convention. Morton Me: lichael, on behalf of the Com mittee on Resolutions, repotted that the Com mittee had adopted with unanimity the toLow tug resolution.: Thai the Conceit! ion, t epre=ent ing as it does the loyal c. 'zoos •of Pennsylv.tnia without distinction of party, reathrMs the sentiments embodied in the resoun on allot - led at a moeting of the 163 al ntcm'ter-i of Congress, it the national capitol, ,1tCy,,,12, 1862, viz: That we hold it to be the duet of all loyal men to Sifted by the UOII.II 111 Ihi hour of its trial, to unite then hearts and hands in earnest pa , riotic• ell ti ts for its 'maintenance against those who are in arms against it; to sustain with dm etm,ined reso lotion our patriotic President aml his 'idiom ist lion, in their energetic etfoi is for the prosecution of the war and the pre-ervatiou of the Union against enemies, at home or oabrcad ; to punish traitors and treason with fitting severity. and to mush the present wicked and ca ele,s rebellion, so that no tlae of di,unum shall ever al,ain over any portion of the republic; that to this end we invite the CO operati of all men who love their country, in the endeavor to rekindle throughout all the States such a plitriotic tire as shaaLutterly CollhUhle till who strike. at the Union' otottr-fat here, and all who sy m pat hivs, . with their treason or palliate Their Resolved, That we have corn lotted con lidence in the honesty, capacity and patriottsm o: President, Littman and his constitutional ad• visors; that We - ripprJVe tiie st)iinei . ple.fi on which his policy, bo•It foreign rm. domestic, has been conducted; that we sanction and sustain till the measures which he has found it necessary to adopt to guard the government against t ot e assaults of traitors, their ~ y mpa (lours and abettors ; and that we este in it eminently fortunate that, to this mmd crisis of our cherished Union, we have at the helm of public affairs one so upright, tempe rate, prudent and lirm as he has proved him self to be Row! ve 1, That wo cordially approve of the adinu•istration of Andrew (1. Collin, (lover nor of this commonwealth, marked as it lias been by extraordinary vigor in the discharge of all public duties, by untiring zeal in cause of the country, and especially in re cruiting forces for the national army, by en• larged and liberal care for the sick and woun ded soldiers of . the State, by a wise and pru dent economy in the expenditures of the funds committed to his care, and by the tto , i ia ring devotedness of all its membn.s, and in part icu. tar of the Governor himself, to the constant harassing, complicated and novel labors which tae exigencies pf the great rebellion have im posed'. Resolved, That we acknowledge but two divisions of the people of the United States in this crisis—those who are loyal to its Con stitution and every inch of its soil, and are ready to make every sacrifice for the integrity of the Union and the maintenance of civil liberty within it, and those who openly or covertly endeavor to sever our country, or to yield to the insolent demands of its enemies ; that we fraternize with the former and detest the latter; and that, forgetting all former party names and distineri ens, we call at,olf , all patriotic citizens to rolls , for 0110 ir11.116 I country —one flag—one de.o i Resolved, That the government of the Uni ted States and its people, with an occasional exception ntnong the reckleos inhat Want s where this rehellion wr.s Motored, have wisely and studiously avoided all interference with the concerns of other nations, asking and _usually enjoying alike non-interference with their own, and that such is and shruld continue to be its policy. That the intimations of a eon templated'departure front this sound rule of conduct on the part of some of the nations of Europe, by an intervention in our present struggle, is as unjust to them tie it would be to us, and to the great principles for which we are contending; but we assure them, with a solemnity of conviction which admits of no distrust or fear, and fro m a knowledge of. and a firm reliance upon the spirit and fortitude of twenty millions of freemen, that any nt• tempt thus *0 intervene will meet with a .e• sistance unparalled in its force, unoonqueta bit) in its persistence, and fatal In those whom it is intended to aid ; and that it will tend only to strengthen and elevate the republic. Resolved. That the skill, bravery and en durance exhibited by our,army and navy have eliotited our admiration and gratitude; that we behold in these qualities the assurances of sure.-and speedy success to our arms, and of rout and discomfiture to the rebels ; that we urge the government to aid and strengthen them by all the manna in its power, and osre fully to provide for bitlk, wounded and disa bled soldiers and their families ; to prosecute the war with increased vigor and energy, un til the rebellion is utterly .erneljed, the integ• rity of 019 Unitin in. itlt It botdOrs .restored, and every rebel reduSed to submission or driven from the land, and that 'to accomplish these ends we pledge to our rulers our faith, our fortunes and our lives. -- Resolved, - -That the-course of—the—Hon—Da vid Wilmot in the United States Senate is manly, consistent, and eminently patriotic, and we hereby endorse him as a true and faithful, , repiesenative of the loyal people of this Stale; Col, Forney took• the floor and said: What voter, what demnerat who has lost a brothel' or friend in the army, will not, when the argument:is put to him, Bee the propriety of these - resolutions, In the battle of Rbd Dank, in 1777, n regiment. of Rhode Island blacks reached the gronitd'in time, and turned the fortunes of the day. Andrew Jackson called-en the free blacks of Louisiana for the defence of that - territory, and by their bravery victory was won. Do niit..be afraid, gentle• men, of being called abolitionists. The only abolitionists to day, the only practioal nboli tionists, are 'the rebels themselves. They have set more slaves free than ten thoukand General hunters could have done. We did not begin the rebellion. Edward Everett, • at Albany, in• 1860, when making a speech, said to the democratic party, .• Gentlemen, you have a majority. Unite—come together— and you will boat us. If nut, Mr. Lincoln will be elected and you must take the conse quences." The det:.ocratio party produced this state of things for their ()tin aims, and they desired it. The great object of the deM °erotic party, fellow Mt izenS,is scarcely to be concealed. 1 say the democratic party, be cause they insist upon calling themselves such. They desire a peace, in order to eff-mt that peace and to degrade us they are trying to divide the northern people. They are for uniting the south and dividing us. This is their object, and what a peace it will be ! Does any mail suppose that such a peace would end the war ? The first attempt would be to throw Pennsylvania into the arms of south, ns was William B. Reed's plan. Then there is Fernando Wood's idea of making New York - oity a„great free city. Then Cali fornia would secede; Oregon would secede, and the great west would tivally secede, and in this secession do you not suppose (hat (here would be an internal war—a war of sections—such a war as the world has never seen ? Can it be supposed for a moment (hat a man looking at the probability of things does not see them as I do ? Hence it is that the Republican party do serves all honor for the manner in which it has deported itself in this struggle It was God's providence that a Republican President was elected in 18(50. I have seen en much duplicity under the name of democracy. I have seen so much pride, so much falsehood, such an utter disregard of the most solemn oaths and obligations, I have seen a ruined country as the legacy of that party, that when Mr. Lincoln was elected President, I hailed it, because I knew lie had no, record to fall buck 9,rr. Ills hands were clean. II was clear of the taint of southern traitors.— I hope these resolutions before us will be unanimously adopted. What is to be hoped is unity among ourselves. If we cannot har monize. the battle must go against us. If the Itiends of the Administration and the war cannot come together as one man the Breck inridgers must triumph in the smiting elec tion, and your House of Represena ;yes will he turned against its, and our President. will be helpless . so far as 'the exercise of power is concerned. We can atford to lay aside the name of Republicans, Americans and Denno• cra.s, and remember only the republic. It may he—though I trust in God it. is not. 50— it may be that we shall never have a united country again ; and, gentlemen, the only way to secure such a cOunfry is for ourselves to be united. Th 6 restflutVons were then unanimously I,lopted. Thomas E Cochran wtis nominated for .111. ditor lieneral, and unanimously selected I.y ;meta ...anon IVllliam I' C Sharman and .T P. Ilettedit It were nowin de4 for Surveyor Gen eral During the first voting the last. two were wit htlttqwn Mr I: too was then select_ ed unanimously. A tool itln was that the delegates pro• it tto 1101110 one gery It• m ft out each Beita. bet to' di-tr.et, 10 COO-ill toe the 8 to Central Committee It was 111 , . , 11fi1i so 114 to fill 11101"• Pre-item oft he (2.1v/cation to appoint toe eliatrinald Agreed 10 .1 resolution or thmiks to 'lie lion. John C. Inax. for Ihe able :mud impartial us:toner in' which he pre , id d over the Convention was unanimously adopted The nwtnbets of the Couvention,tbn proceeded to make 110111i11- tiOIIS for the Ste c Central Cttnimit tee. but r the membets were not prepared to submit all Ilm 11111eS it was ordered that they be hand ill to the President after the adjournment.— The Convention adjourned sine die at. a guar. ter past live. - Escape of the Iron-Clad Arkansas A nuspcitATE ENCOUNTER. ==l 1L KILLED AND I)) WOUNDED Cairn, Jul' 2l—The divpatch boat which arrived at Jlemphis on Saturday brings the following: The reported theilve of the rebel gunboat Arita n•av i correct. 'Fire affair look place on the twinning of tit 15th. In eitii.equence of reports brought by refit -gees that the kebel gunboat Arkansav was about to attempt to ton p.ist. the Federal tleet, the gunboats r irotole:ei, Tyler and into Lan suer, started up the Yazne river to recon nottre. \Viten eight from the !nowt). they crime suddenly upon the Arkansas lying under the banks. .ta our boats rounded the bend she opened upon them with her 68 pounders. Our gun boats returned the fire for a short lime and'a tierce engagement emued. Finding the chan nel of the river prevente 1 successful nutmeu vering, they gradually dropped down towards the 'pewit, the , kansas following closely. Just as the latter Wm.. passing over the bar the Carondelet closed with her, intending to hoard She succeeded in throwing a grapnel aboard and gett ing out a plank, when the Arkansas opened her steampipe, throwing hot water avross the plank. TV, Carondelet replied in the same manner. While thus engaged both vessels grounded and the shock separated t hern. The Arkansas succeeded in getting off, but the Carondelet remained fast for nearly an hour. The Arkansan immediately passed down (he liver, the Tyler preceeding her,nnd maintaining a running fight with her greatly supetior adversary None of' our gunboats with the fleet had their steam up, and the en tire fleet was so scattered that few of them could fire at the Arkansas as she passed, without the danger of hitting our own boats, As she approached, such boats its could safely do so opened upon her, but her plating resis ted most of the shot. A solid shot frotneom. Parrag,ut's gunboat, No 6, struck her tar board bow, passing through under the plate ing, ripping it off for a considerable distance. What further damage was done was not as cot mined. The injuries to our fleet were slight. The Benton received a shot near the edge of the after part on the larboard side, killing one man. The Tyler, which engaged the Ark ansas had seven killed and nine wounded,— Among the latterpilots Sebastian and Ilmse, and engineer Davis. The ram Lancaster received it shot under the boilers, causing an escape of hot water, which-scalded Hilt men, three of them fatally. The entire Federal lowis 12 killed and 15 wounded, five or t.ix. of Whom will die. The rebel loss is not known, but it is be lieved to be considerable. Important Dispatch from General Pope. Headquarters .Amity of Virginia, Wash inglox, July 21, 1862.—T0 the Hon- Edwin Stanton, Secretary at IVitr-7-The cavalry expedition I directed Gen. King to send out on the 19th inst. bits returned. They lett EredrickXburg at 7 o'clock - E'. M. on the 19th, and, niter a forced, march during the night, made a desciint ufpun the Virginia Central rtaiiroad, at Beaver dwn creel:, twenty jive miles west of Ilanover junction, and - thirty. five miles from Kiehmond. They destroyed the track for several miles, together with the telegraph lino, burned up the railroad depot. which contained 40, 000 round of musket ammunition, 100 barrels of flour and much other valuable, property, and brought in a captain, who was in charge, as a prisoner. - The whole country around was thrown into a great state of alarm. One private was wounded oil our side. The cavalry marched eighty miles in thir ty hoots. The affair was mast successful, and reflects high credit upon the comman ding °dicer and his troops. As soon'a - s the - full - particulars-w-e received- I will transmit to you the name•of .the corn mending officer of the troops engaged. I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant. - Joint POPE, Ilajor General Commanding From Fortress Monroe Portrees Monroe, July learn from a gentleinan; reoently from Suffolk, that some little excitement prevails 'there on account. of rumors that the rebels are building bridges across the 131aaliwater river, which is thought to he preparatory fur an attack on Suffolk. Our informant thought the . rumors ry Tito' likely to belalso, but said the sutlers Wore careful not to keep a large stook of goodp on hand, and wore ,advised not to. From Gen. Bank's Army Warrenton, July 17. —The burning of the railroad bridge over the Rapidan river wan caused by a mistaken idea of some of the sol diers, instead of by an order emanating from General Banks, or the immediate commander of the expedition, Brigadier General Hatch. 'The river, however, is fordable at this season tat many points near the bridge, and its de struction can be a matter of no great. impor tance either way. Arrivals from Sperryville state that there has been almost, daily 'skirmishing between General Sigel's pickets and the rebel scouts, near the Gap at Luray, and that several of the enemy bad been killed. They also report that a reconnoisance in force went from Gen. Sigel's command on Wednesday, towards Madison. n'td several guns are reported to have been heard in that direction by travel ers, the same day. ' Parties from Winchperg by -way of Front Royal report that the guerillas have paid fre quent visits to the principal routes leading thither, and in the vicinity of Strasburg nod Aliddletown, All thokstores at the latter places have been removed to securer positions. Adjutant, General Copeland, of Gen Banks' corps, has, at, his own request, been ordered to duty in Geh- Gen. Hunter's army. His place had been filled by Major Pelouze, of Philadelphia, formerly assistant adjutant gen eral to Gen. Fremont. Dr. Chapel, of Nebraska, has been appoint ed Medical Director of General Wiliants' di vision, in place of Dr. Antisell, writ) has been permanently appointed as Medical Director of General Banks' corps. Gen. McDowell arrived here yesterday, and has pitched his headquarters in the held. Sergeant A. T. Jackson, 9f the Michigan cavalry, has been appointed to a Lieutenancy in the same regiment for arduous and merri • torious services. The following changes have recent'y been made in General Banks' corps:—Brigadier General Augur to the command of the Second. Division, vice Gen. Sigel, transferred to the commend of another corps ; Brigadier,Gener al Prince to the Frst Brigade. and Brigadier General George S. Green to the Second Bri Bade of the same division. General Cooper, formerly in command of the First Brigade, has been assigned to duty at Frederick. On Wednesday evening Gen. Batiks paid n; visit of courtesy to Gen. Batista! a brigade, of General McDowell s corps. This brigade was formerly commanded by Gen. Ahererom. in Gen. Banks' corps. Ills visit was un announced, but notwithstanding the darkness of the night, it, was soon discovered, and rounds of cheers greeted his presence. Ills reception by the 13th Massachusetts was nov el. The regiment was drawn up in line, and each soldier beld.a 4 lighied candle, screened by his c.p. On a sudden a thousand can dles II imbed forth, and the same number of voices shouted loud hurrahs as the General approached the f`nlonel's quarters. To each of the regiments Gen Banks addressed a few brief, per: meld rental ks, expressive of his past and press rt pleasure in meeting them. Four companies of tate Buektails (Kane Ri fle+) are now encamped in this vicinity,:com matoled by Capt McDonald. Their ranks are thinned ',my the various bloody battlesthey have passed through, but they demand to be again led to the battle field. Your correspondent hopes to be able to an nounce in a tew days the successful issue of an important enterprise now progressing Beyond this it will be improper to say at present. Gen's. McCall and Reynolds We arc permitted to Make the following extract from a private letter from an officer in lillugds Division, which is now stationed at Fredricksburg It gives a satisfactory account of the condition and situation of the two brave officers whose Dailies head this article. We can assure our reader- that the account comes directly from a reliable gentleman. "Yesterday 1 called on the Mayor of Fred ricksburg. lie had just returned from Rich mond, where he had been to use his emleav ors and to represent that it was the desire of the good pe,plc of his city that Uen. Reynold, should be liberated on his parole as he had treated the citizens of that city, with great consideration while in common 1 h e r e _ dien. Winder received him with much austerity, and treated him roughly, not for nut hiSt entertaining the request of the . F . redricks bur,/yrH fie said that Gen. McCall was at the hotel with Gen Ileynoldi, and lh he was very wounded it at all. These officers had brew on a short parole, but have since been sent to their prison. He gave me the particu La's of McCall's capture.. Ile was taken by a Lieutenant Rawiings, this lieutenant was horn near Fredrickzburg which is his home Ile took the Gen. to a higher officer who con ducted him to Gen. A. I'. Hill. Gen. H. di rected the tamer to take him hack, and to let the young officer who captured bins, bring him, which was done. Tile M.tyor remarked that the people or Richmond were kept in pro found ignorance of everything, relating to the army. it was the popular f story there that they had killed double the.numher of us that we did of them, and that they bad captured 10,000 ol our troops. They lost one General— G ralit h. The Mayor was altogether non committal tea to imparting any intormation, but a coon irynian who was with him when I entered, after listening to our conversation, unwitting ly exclaimed, when the Mayor told of our' loss being double that of theirs—'' 'by I don't understand that, when you know (look. ing towards the Mayor) we had so ninny more than they." So what, I believed was confirmed, because the Mayor evidently had been telling him how they got the 'better of us by concentrating more troops at Richmond than we suspected." NEWS FROM RICHMOND, LETTER FROM GEN. McCALL SAFETY OF MAJ. HARRY BIDDLE Gen. hirCall's Account of his Capture COL. S. G. SIMMONS (ERTAINLY DEAD PIIII.IiDELPRIA, July 22. This morning Mr. Thomas A. Biddle, of this city, received the following letter fiotn lien. McCall: "Ricumoxn, Vu., } "TonAcco House Picisox 9; 18(32. illy Dear Sir : I enclose you here with a note from your brother Harry, the only re• ply I have had to two notes written to him. " On my arrival in the city I was politely offered quarters in the Spottswood House, where I remained three clays. While there, on the 3d inst , a Tennesseean called with a Message loom Harry, who, I learnod then, for the first time, was a prisoner. It bad b• en reported to me on the field, on the 30th ult., that he was wounded while returning roan the left, whit ier he had carried off by our own men. "1 at once wrote to Gen. Winder, reques ting permission to send a cai•riage.for him ; in reply which I receivqd the enclosed, noti. fying me of his arrival at Chimborazo Ilos pital No. 3. lat o •cu requested permission to visit him ; but ihis was not deemed - consis tent with establishedlregnlat ions. "I trustjo will soon be well enough to travel and-p chaps visit this family on parole, Do lte.pleased to expre , s ro Mrs. Biddle my siticete and deep sympathy: but, at the same time my sim.ere and deep conviction that it nit be long, before her husband joins her, with all his honors. " My division had a desperma fight that day. 1 was under fire all day, encouraging my — men — and. urging them on against supe rior numbers I am under great concern fur the other members of my staff. Scheetz and Lowlo both left me , to deliver orders ood.did not return. Laic in the day Beatty wass:shot in the leg and left me with two orderlies. " The Reserves fought nobly, but theinie terribly cut up. SimmOns, commanding first brigade, killed; Meade, commanding second a brigade, wound,d, and a largo number of officers with them. • " After dark, the battle still raging on . the right, I brought forward some 600 men, ral. lied by Limit. Cul. Thompson, and riding in ; advance, in the obscurity of. the evening, I rode right :into the Forty seventh: Virginia, .. drawn up under some trees, and so ended the chapter. (Signed) "GEO. A. McCALL," The enclosure in the above letter was as follows ; " Henry .1 Biddle, Assistant Adjutant General, McCall's Division, U. S. A , is woun. ded and a prisoner, now at-Chimborazo Elos. pital No, 3, h wishes to be reported to our authorities, and to be paroled, if allowable. (Signed) "E. NI SMITH, Surgron," Chimroza Hospital, Division No 3, Ward F; July Bth. 1862—Cant Biddle desires me to say that he is wounded twice by bullets, (in shoulder) across the back, and through the lett arm " N. 8.-1 think him not mortally wound ed J. B. NIcCAW, Surgeon." " Capt B. says he knows nothing of the members of the staff (Signed) ' ' 3. B.teCAlir. " Surgeon in Chief, Chimborazo Hospital. ' The words in parenlbesi. iii the above note, are interlined in the original, in Capt. Biddle's own handwriting. His own note to General McCall is as follows : CAPT. BIDDLE'S NOTE " General McCall '• Seneca Simmons, Colonel Fifth Penn. sylvania infantry, commanding, brigade, (lied in hospital in woods by my side ; is buried here. I laid out in field, mudhole, house and woods, till dusk on 2d, and reach ed here at midnight. (Signed) " General McCall." 11. J. BIDDLE GEN. HALLECK RESIGNS The Immediate Command of the Army of the Southwest Corinth July 16, via Louisville, July 17. Gen .ral Halleek has lust issued a special field order, in which he says that in giving up the immediate command of the troops consisting the Army of the Southwest, be desires to express his high appreciation of the endurance, behavior a nd soldierly conduct which they have exhibited on all occasions, and to express to the commanders of the army 'Corps and their subordinates the war_ !nest nom ks for their cordial co-operatic He says the soldiers have nobly done their duty, and accomplished much toward crush ing this wicked rebellion, and if they con tinue to exhibit the same sigilanee, courage and perseverance, it is believed th 4 they will soon brill! the war to a (dose. Eotun atth Tiottitty jatters. BURCLARY.—On last Sunday night Ihe clothing store of Air I,Ennt 'or, on Hanover, street, wee broken into, and a qunntity if clothing stolen therefrom. NORMAL INsm,uTE.—We would call especial attention to the advertisement in snot her column, of the Normal Institute, at ()reason. This school is under the immediate charge of Prof. P. M, L Gillelan, than whom a more accomplished and cc mpetent instructor is not to be found in Pennsylvania. The fall session will open on the "Ist of September, and the inducements offered, to students are unprecedented. FIRE IN Snt;•rtt M IDDLETON.—On Saturday night MO, about 11 o'clock, the dwelling owned and occupied by fie.orinc. D. CRATGIIcAn, woo discovered to he on fire, and was entirely consumed. The fire was sup. po,ed to have originated from a cook stove in the kitchen, at which the family had been ironing, until a late hour. The furniture and household goods gener• ally, were saved flora total destruction by be ing thrown hurriedly into the road, which was li'erally piled full of them. The building de stroyed, was a large double stone house. It w is insured in the Allen and kast Pennsboro' Company. We were pre , ent at the fire, and were struck with the almost utter helple s sness of folks in the country, when visited by this fell destroyer. After the heat and smoke has be- come so strong as to preclude the possibility of ingress and exit, they can do not] hag but calmly watch the progre-s of the flames, and possibly endeavor to prevent their spread to adjoining buildings. COUNTY FINANCES.—The financial condition of Cumberland county, under the di rection of the excellent Board of Commission ers, was never better than now. On Wednes last, about fifty thousand dollars was paid in by the Collectors, and on Saturday, Col GUT. smAt.t., the Treasurer, paid into the State Treasury thirty eight ihous.ind and forty del. tars, and twenty seven cents, being in full of the County's quota for 1862, as well as a balance one the State for the year 1861. By this prompt payment the Commissioners have saved the Count v over eightee i hundred dol lars by way of abatement. —Demoarat. EXAMINATION OF TEACIIERS.—Jos. Main, Esq., County School Supt., informs us that the annual examination of teachers of the common schools of the county will be held as follows, viz Shippensburg twp.—Aug. 12th-9 A.M. Sent hampton " " 4:2 ,.131 h • Penn " 14th " " 15th " ltith " " 15th " " 19th " " 29th " " 21st " " 22nd " " 2:ird " 25th " " 2tlth " Dickinson " 9 'Middleton " Monroe Meclionicsb'g " L. Allen N Cumberl'd " E. Petinsbeco' " Hampden Silver Spring Middlesex N. Middleton " Westpennsboro Newville Newburg Hopewell Mifflin Frank ford Newton " Sept Ist " " let • " 2d 413d 11 " /4 " 4th " JJr. Editor.; —Among the most important officers in our county to bo filled at the ap proaching election is titat.of District Attorney, and it is to be hoped that a competent and trustworthy member or the bar will be cho sen to till it. Allow me through the columns of your excellent journal. to bring before our People's party the name of DANIEL W Touusu, Esq., of Shippensburg, for that poAtion.— Devoted to and proficient in his profession, a fluent epenker, a young man of unblemished character, and popular wherever known, if , nominated by the Union party of the county, he could he elected beyond the question of a doubt. We hope that he will restive the nom ination, to Which, on account Of services ren dered to the common cause of our country, be is fitly deserving of. N swvutA.E. July 26, 1882. Cumberland County Rescile Company A. 7%h Regiment, Pa. Reserve Corps, will need at least TutuTv Recuuurs, probably more: The young men- of Carlisle and vicinity who wish to join the coinpa y are repeated to make themselves known immediately to the undersigned, who is rea dy to pay TEN DOLLARS Bounty to everyman who will enlist for the war. Phis iS.an ad dition to the $27 Bounty and one month's adv+th:Or pay, offered 'by the Government. The Recruit also receives pay Ind subsis tence from ~the date of enlistment., Also, $75 BoUnty at the end of the war or before, it honorably discharged. =Young men,, yptir country calls you to arms t Let not the call be made in vain, but let every young man of spirit and patri otism respond ,prornpify to the appeal, and the blac4 banner of Treason at, Rebellion will soon be trailing in the dust, while, The Star Spangled llanner in triumph shall wave, O'er the land of the free aud'he bow° of the brave . E. BEATTY, Lt. Co. A. 7th Rtj. P. B. C. Carlisle, July 24, 1862. . . " 27th " 28th " " 2;)th " For tho oye.—To the