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Mr' The Volunteer condescends to notice
the meeting of the Union League last week
in its own peculiarly chaste style. The meet
ing is styled a crowd of " snakes, toads and
other slimy hateful things of creation." Two
of the speakers, Messrs. Dunbar and Corn
man, are said to have been selected " to do
the blaekguarding, which they did to the
best of their ability," and the editor com
plains that he had to put up with his full
share of the aforesaid blackguarding. What
right the Volunteer has to speak thus of thoSe
gentlemen we can't exactly see. We heard
every thing that was said at the meeting and
are free to say that none of the speakers in
dulged in any thing like blackguarding. Mr.
Dunbar did, in speaking of Islr Bratton use
the phrase, " non est inventus." A prominent
democrat near us at the time remarked that 1 1
it was an unfortunate expr6ssion, as Mr.
Bratton would most likely translate it " in
fernal scoundrel." It seems this must have
been the case. We are sorry that his feel
ings have been outraged but are of the opin
ion that the words spoken don't necessarily
mean any thing very disgraceful.
It was also in rather bad taste to call the
meeting a crowd of "the hateful slimy things
of creation." The scum of society, the ele.
meat that is feared and shunned by decent
men, the persons who are avoided as being
unfit for companion4—Those ",limy hate
ful ih'iifg of go to meetings
of the Union League, unless it is for the pur
pose of raising a muss and disturbing the
meeting. They belong to another crowd—
they attend meetings of another kind—they
oppose this "abolition war''—and in short they
have the same political creed, follow the
same leaders, believe the same doctrines and
are in full communion and good standing in
that party which controls the southern Con
federacy and receives the, unanimous vote of
the denizens of Five Points.
THE ATTACK UPON CHARLES
TON.
Our attack last Tuesday upon the strongest
of the rebel
_strongholds, though unavailing,
was in no sense a disaster. It added to the
glory of our navy, and involved no serious loss
either of life or material. in the annals of
naval Nfarrare,'n - o instance - can be - found of a
serious attack upon a place a hundredth part
80 formidable. Considering the tremendous
calibre and scientific construction of the guns,
and the fact that three hundred of them sim
ultaneously belched their concentric tire upon
the little fleet at the distance of only a few
hundred yards, and considering, too, tho in
fernal agents of destruction that lay beneath
the water, as well as the curbs and snares
and the traps, all former attempts of the kind
now seem but mere child's play,
It is presumptuous for civilians to try to
settle the question whether this baffled elfott
is a finality or not. Nobody but the naval
Comma Men on the spot are able to determine
the expediency of renewing the attempt.—
Undoubtedly the knowledge gained of the
power_cf the enemy's fire, of the enduring
power of the !Monitors, of the topography of
the various - channels, and of the locality and
character of the subaqueous obstructions,
would servo as a very great advantage in an
other fight; but it is only fur the judgment of
Admiral. DUPONT, and the mailer minds with
him, to determine whether even this greatiac
quisition would bring the capture of Charles
ton,'by a naval attack only, within the range
of possihilites. If, with their enlarged corn•
prehension of the relation between their means
and the object to be accomplished, they decide
against a new attempt, the people will ac
quiesce without a murmur. It has been mado
certain that. no truer heroes live than these
having charge of that. iron fleet. They sure.
ly. will do all that, mortal flesh and blood oan
do, or should attempt ; and their conclusion,
whatever it may be, will be received with im
plicit trust.
But even at the worst, one important end,
at least, will deubtles.s be effected. The iron
clads will lie safely within the bar, beyond
serious annoyance from the forts, and in com
paratively smooth water; and will be able to
seal, almost hermetically, the blockade, which
heretofore, even with our best endeavors out
side the bar, has been so penetrable that a (inn •
dyed times more merchandise and munitions
of war have gone through into the Confed•
eraoy at that point than at any other east of
the Nlississippi. It is settled that Vicksburg
cannot be taken at present ; but then the im.
fioitince of laliii — igirliaTiblrett7l --- ;astty - dtrain.
Jared by - the - cs oupation- of- the' Misslssi ppi bc
low,lio as to out nff . the great transit of ' the
copessaries of life, from the region beyond,
into the heart of the Confederacy. Just so, it
may be Settled that Charleston ockanot bo taken
at present; but the importance of taking it
will be in like manner vastlyoiminish by of.
factually cutting off all oommtihications of the
cuter world With it. , if regard bo paid to the
terrible straits already existing An the Con:-
federaey, the sealing up of the Mississippi
:giver; and of :the port of Charleston, which
has oot hardly a.drop of blood; will tell more,
it/ the way'of - weakening - the enemy, than
half a dozen of the bloodiest battlos of the
war.
Whether naval operations are to have a re
mission or not, the time has come when the
movements on land Will engage the chief at;
tention. The roads aro fast getting into prime
condition, and the great armies aro all in fai
better spirit and trim for advance movements
than over before. There arc signs of mighty
blows close at hand. We await them whh
confidence.
UNION COUNTY CONVENTION
In pursuance of the call of the County Com
mittee, delegates from the different township
and etection districts assembled in Conven
tion, in Rheetn's fl,dl, in Carlisle, on Mon
day the 20th inst., for the purpose of elect
ing a Representative delegate to the Union
State Convention at Pittsburg, and selecting
conferees , to appoint a Senatorial delegate to
said Convention.
On motion, Jolts T. GREBN, Esq., was ap•
pointed President and B. W. CURLUOCN, Esq.,
Secretary.
The townships were then called and dele
gates handed in their credentials: The fol
lowing is the
=I
Carlisle, East Ward—Goo. Zinn, A. J
,Marshall.
Carlisle, West Ward—John Earley, Geo
Wise.
Shippensentrg Ivor. —E. W. Curriden, Don't
Henderson.
Netrui//e—Thos. A. McKinney, J. B. Hursh.
AS'onthampton —Win. Clark, James Beattie.
Monroe—Wm. Diller, Geo. Morrett.
Sdrer Spring—T. Milton, S. S. Sollenbi3rger.
West Pennsboro—Jas. McCullough, Jacob
Disler.
Mechanicsburg—L. Kauffman, Joseph Rit
ner.
Frankjord—Wm. Wagner, Dtivid Darr.
Thimpo'ro—Jacob A. Baseborn, William
Bryson,
South Middleton—Henry Breobbill, Chas.
Mullen.
Penn—John S. Gracey, Frank Williamson.
On motion the Convention then proceeded
to nominate and elect a Representative dele
gate to the Pittsburg Convention on the Ist
of July. The Hon. Lemuel Todd being the
only nominee presented to the Convention, on
motion he was unanimously elected.
On motion W. B. Mullen, Daniel Hender
son and J. M. Weakly, was elected Senatorial
conferees to meet similar Conferees from
Perry, Juniata and Mfflin counties, to
ap
point a Senatorial delegate to the State Con
veutionovilk instructions to support
Rheetn,. for Senatorial delegate.
On motion William Bryson, John Earley,
Geo. Zinn, Jas. McCullough and Thos. A.
McKinney, wore appointed a committee on
resolutions, who reported the following which
were unanimously adopted ;
WiiiinnAs, We, the delegates representing
the Republican Union party of Cumbertand
County in Convention assembled, knowing
the danger which surrounds our Government,
in consequence of an armed rebellion in the
Cotton States, and believing that we have as
much to fear from c‘,wardiy, but not less des
perate .secret foes' among us, as from open and
known traitors with weapons in their hands ;
believing, also, that the permanence of the
I Federal Union and the perpetuation of civil
and religious liberty depend upon unity of
action on the part of citizens at home as well
as soldiers in the field, we would to this end
call upon all loyal citizens to unite with us
upon one common platform—that of unswery
ering fidelity to the Government—conviuced
that there cati . bo no_ neutrality in this war--
that there can be but two partfei:Jtine for
the Union, the other against it; that is the
duty ot all loyal citizens to lend Choir un
qualified support to the General Government
in its efforts to suppress the rebellion, where
by we can alone obtain lasting peace and se
curity, therefore,
Re,qe/red, That we cordially endorse all the
efforts of the National Administration to
speedily suppress the existing rebellion against
the laws and authority of the United States.
That the feeling of loyal Americans in view of
all the dtliculties which surround the case,
has deepened into a firm and clear conviction
that the rebellion can be crushed, ought to
be crushed and shall be crushed ; and that
the last Congress, in placing at the disposal
of the Executive without stint the atoll, money
and resources of the nation, was the true ex
ponent of the devotion and loyalty of the
A niericau people, and of their unalterable de•
termination to preserve unimpaired the na
tional unity, both in principle and territory,
against armed traitors in the South, their
alders and abettors iu the North, and their
piratical allies in Great Britain.
Resolved, That the conduct of the Copper
head in the unseceedod States and the preseht
slaveholders rebellion, confirms us in our be
lief that slavery and "Breckiuridge Detnec ,
racy" are one and inseparable in North,
and (reason and Breekinridgo Democracy tine
indention! in the South, anti the only true
course for all honest union mon is to Atli], as
they would thwdeadly Upas tree, these sym
pathizers with,secession in the North and in
our vory m id s t, who having the wit/ but not
the courage to come out openly on the side of
treason, are continually seeing great con
stitutional objections to everything that is
done lo suppress the rebellion, but say not
ono
,word in condemnation of the so called
southern confederacy, and would sooner to
day see the Union perish than slavery in•
jet red.
Resolved, That we cordially acquiesce in
the bread 'and liberal basis on which the
State Convention has been called and will be
constituted, and tender the right hand of fel
lowship to all citizens who are willing to unite,
on eqUal--terms, in- a resolute effort
,to man
tain tire Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in an
attitude of firm support of the National Ad.
ministration in its great work of suppressing
rebellionvindicating the rightful authority
of the Government, and establishing peace on
principles of freedom and justice, in opposi
tion to the efforts of an unpatriotic faction in
the State, banded for the purpose of hamper
ing' the government hi its operations and
shielding rebels and traitors from just punish
ment, in the hope of promoting their selfish
and mercenary designs by an alliance -With
those who have aimed felon blowy; at :t he very
life of the nation..
. . .
- Resolved, That — we recall — witly - awelling
pride and affectionate regard our.brave army
and navy, who are gathered for the defence
of the country, and especially those that at
tract the gaze of the world on the llappahan
noels; ‘and the Mississippi,' ' , That to protect
the , rights of our gallant', defenders, is the
grateful duty of all true Americans; and that
we heartily approve of the effort of the loyal
portiou of the Legislature to secure them
'their, privilege of a vote, while wo leave to,the
scorn they deserve those men recreant to the
first principles of .11entociaeY, who, ready to
abet •the , eumniesof their country, even by
.invoking intervention from a British Minister,
with a base consistency,
,would vrrest, from
our citizen soldiers the right to, pass upon
such dialoyal.oonduct.
Resolved, That under the administration
of 'thrVernor Curtin, Pennsylvania has been
placed in the front .rank of the loyal States
of the North ; that notwithstanding the im
mense drain upon her resources fer men and .
Money, under his guidance the credit s of the
Commonwealth is established, on a • basis
hitherto unknown. That he has been ever
active, earnest and zealous in the perform
ance of his arduous duties, sacrificing his
health and all the comforts of life to the
great cause of the country; and his admin
istration will be referred to as constituting
the brightest page in the history of our good
old Commonwealth.
On motion the Convention then proceeded
to the choice of a County Executive Com•
mittee. The following named gentlemen
were appointed :
Carlisle, East Ward—John Hutton, Jas.R.
Smith.
Carlisle, West Ward—John Early, Thos
Paxton.
Lower Allen—Dr. E. .B. Brandi, Datil
Shelly.
Dickinson—John Morrison, McLanthon
Woods.
Eastpennsboro'—ll. D. Musser, A. B. Erb
Frankford—J. W. Fair, M. D. Lackey.
Hampdeu—Jaeob A. Basehore, 1), Rupp
Hopewell—Jas. Quigley, Col. P. Lesher.
]Mechanicsburg—John Sadler, Robt.
son.
INlWlesex—Thomas U. Chambers, John
Coble.
Mifflin—Nathl. Brown, Hammer.
Afonroe—J. K. Neisloy, John Lutz, Sr.
New Cumbrland—Owen James, V. Fee
man.
Newville—Jos. Hurst, &1011. G. Wild.
Newton—George Kunkel, John Sharp
Newburg—Hugh A. Frazer, Jas. Green.
North Middletoß—A. P. Henderson, Dan'!
.Kieffer.
•' South Middleton—D. H. W. Cauffrnan,
Jacob....Ritner.
Penn—Satnuel Ego, John T. Green.
Shippensburg—lr. W. Thrush, John W.
McPherson.
Shippensburg Twp.—C. M. White, ISnac
Koontz.
Silver Spring—Martin Mumma, W. Par
Izer.
Southampton—VT. IT. Allen, J. A. Clark
Westpennsbero'—l'etei Ritner, John A
Laughlin.
Upper Allen—Jacob L. Zook Wm. Mech
On motiou the Convention then adjourned
SUMMARY OF THE GENERAL
NEWS.
The State Senate, on Wednesday, adopt
ed the report of the Committee of Conference
on the proposed amendment to the Consti
tution to enable citizens in the military ser
vice to. vote. Speaker Lawrence delivered
his farewell address. John P. Penney was
elected Speaher for the 'next session of the
Senate. The Speaker declared the Senate
adjourned without delay. ,In the Bongo of
Representatives a message was received from
the Governor announcing that an important
position had been tendered him by the Pres
ident of the niied States, and his determi
nation to retire at the conclusion of his torte
of office.
The Speaker delivered his farewell address,
and declared the !louse adjourned situe the.
Fifty thousand dollars worth of the rebel
loan was recently sent to Halifax, N. S., to
be sold at auction. The sale was duly ad
vertised, but when it took place no bids were
made fur the bonds. •
The California flattallion has arrived at
Boston, and gone into camp. They will have
a public reception tendered there,
The rebels are collecting their Lio,:lty, which
they procured in their raid in Kentucky, and
and Tennessee, at Barksville, iu iientuck-y,
and Salina, in the latter State. They have
about live hundred men at each place.
'An -=expedition left Helena last Sunday
and proceeded sixty miles into the interior
of Arkansas. They bud several skirmishes
with the rebels, and returned in triumph
with a number of prisoners. --
There has been considerable skirmishing
around Memphis between the national troops
and the guerillas. In a recent tight, four of
the latter were killed and fifteen wounded.
Another attack is to be shortly made on
Charlelston, which will he kept up as long as
the - iron clads can float or fire a gun.
There was a severe fight on the Nansemoud
river on Tuesday morning, between the Reb
els and ,- the Steamer Mount, Washington.—
The steamier ran aground, and being subjected
to a heavy tiro, was disabled. The battery
at length was silenced. Five, of the Union
troops were killed and eighteen wounded.
There hits been a victory gained over the
Indians in Utah. Twenty-live were killed
and the rest scattered. One of our men was
killed and two wounded.
During the last two months fifteen thou
sand soldiers have boon taken down to the
Army of the Pototnao• from convalescent
camps.
The Virginia Legislature has passed a tax
bill, taxing eyerybody_and anything consid
erably snore than double the rates of the Uni•
tod .64ates tax under the Internal Revenue
law. • .
Gen. Foster has arrived at Newbern, hav
ing run the blockade of the rebel batteries on
the river, in the steamer Escort. The pilot
was killed, and several men were wounded.
(lon. Naglee is at Newbern.
A letter in the Richmond Int . !' reports that
there was a fight at ICellys' ford, about twenty
five miles above Fredericksburg. The rebels
say that our troops under Gcn. Stoneman
were repulsed.
The rebels still continue to annoy our troops
at Suffolk. Deserters say they intend!' grand
attack shortly. The roads between that plane
and Norfolk are well guarded.
The rumor that our troops had ldriiren the
enemy front Gordensvillo and occupied the
place is authoritatively contradicted. The
rebels, however, say- that large bodies of
Union cavalry aro moving up-tb river (Aquia
creek) for a imovement of importance.
One of Colonel Baker's detectives has been
captured near Drainesville by the rebels, and
it is reported that he was hung.
A party of copperhead IC. G. C.'s broke up
a Union meeting 'm Brown county, Indiana,
on Saturday. The Knights behaved very in
solentlyto the Uniou men and some soldiers
who were present.
Stan YOUR Docrott's Bmt,c--A 0014 leads
to sore throat, sore throat to a cough, a cough
to consumption. Now a hos of Bryan's Put
trionialTaTers wilrourtrircolt-cougli f -or-soris
throat, in it few hours : -Oniy-tr-y_them— sota
by S. Elliott:
WHAT. A UNION GENERAL TIIINE.9 OF TItE
"PEACE MEN."--" Whenever, they (the reb
els) have the power, they drive . beforo thew
into their,ranks the Southern people, as they
drive us. Trust thera.not. Were
they; able, they- would invade us, and destroy
us -without •mercy, .Absolutely assured of
things,: I ankinnizzed that any one could think of
" peace on (tag terms." He bhp entertains the
sentiment fit onl?/ to Le a slave; he 'who ut.
ter's, it at 00 time is, moreover, a traitor to his
ep`unty;''Who deserves the scoria and contempt of
alt i llciti6table'inot."—Clou: Renames. • -
The Army on Copperhead Treason:
Below we give the proceedings of a meet
ing
of the officers and men of the 1044
giment P. V. If the,immiatalcable utterances
of these brave men do not strike terror into
the craven hearts of th,e creeping things now
arrayed in hostility to our-free government,-
we are mistaken tis to the courage of the
snakes. We are glad to ntlee out s fellow
Citizen, Lieut. LEE, taking irominentiklr,t
in this meeting, and we are proud to have
Cumberland county t o well represented in
such a laudable work. . The voices from all
our armies are unmistakable—Southern and
Northern treason must go down.
Camp of the 101st Rel. - et. Pa. Vol.
Newbern, N. C.,
April 1.1, 1863.
At a meeting in the camp of 10Ist Reg't.
Pa. Vol., Col. I). B. Moan's, in the chair,
Lieut. Col. ARMOR and Capt. COMEAREE Vice
Presidents, and Lieut. Cosbur and Surgeon
Rasa Secretaries.
The following committee representing each
county represented in the Regiment, were
nominated to draft resolutions expressing
the feelings and sentiments of' the Regiment,
viz: Major Taylor, Beaver ; Lieut. Beegle,
Bedford ; Lieut. Lee,
Cumberland; Captain
Clark, ; Ca pt. Mays, Allegheny; Capt.
Freewill!, Lqwrence : Lieut. Brown, North
utnberl'd ; Sorgenit Rush, Lancaster; Lieut.
ileppard, Milk.. and Capt. Benner, Adams.
The following preamble and resolutions
were submitted and unanimously adopted :
WHEREAS, Treason and rebellion, aiming
at the destruction of our great and free na
tion, having broken out and run high, over
a large portion of territory in the United
States, denying her authority, followed by
defaming her proudest recollections, insult
ing and committing, violence to her flag ; we
hastened to her rescue to share: her fate or
redeem her at a secret! price, and certain
parties in the laud of our homes, to Inch
we ever looked for strength and comfort have
giVen us unmistakable evidence of a want of
loyalty by withholding their support from the
government, by denouncing alike the Lxecu
tive and the armies in the field, giviug aid
and comfort to traitors, we deem it our duty
to give to the world a tree expression of our
sentiments. TherefOre, be it
Resolved, That we are now as ever unal
terable in our determination to restore the
Union entire, to break the coil of treason, to
replace every stohin star on our insulted
kanner. Resolved, That we have unbound
ed faith and confidence in the President of
the United States, believing his coan4els in
spired by the great source of infallable wis
dom, seen in every act and proclamation.
_Resolved, That as true Pennsylvaniatis we
look with pride upon our Governor for his
uncompromising support 'lO the National
Gevernment, and his kind attention to the
sick and wounded soldiers, alitaing him in
many instances the care of mother and
friends—and with pain we contrast his acts
with the perfidious conduct of the late legis
lature which ie refusing, by their vote, the
Hall of Liberty to the cause of liberty, in
herit unenviable, infamy by defaming its
proudest memories. Resolved, That to op
pose, under any. pretext tne present admin
istration, charged specially with the restora
tion of the Union, is an alliance with treason,
and whoever so opposes shall be branded as
a coward and held in deeper contempt than
the active enemy in the field. Resolved, That
he who demands a withdrawal of the Union
armies before they are crowned with success,
by deploring our inability to conquer, offer
an insult which we indignantly spurn ; or
by appealing to our privation's and suffer
iugs, thus' giving traitors unopposed sway
and dothiniOn, is guility of the foulest strat
egy, filled with treason; such shall ever be
alike unworthy the respect of his countrymen
unit. the associations of the soldier. of the
bivouac and battle fields. _Resolved, That
we hold it to be the duty of every loyal citi
zen to aid the President and his constituted
authorities in every measure necessary to
strengthen and conduct his armies in the
field to a successful issue, and with humilia
tion and pain should we learn that any op
position shall be permitted to exist wire
buked in a loyal community. Resolved,
Tliat these resolutions be published in the
papers of the count`Pos represented in the
101st Reg't. Pa. Vol.
MaJort TAYLOR, Pres't
h i hrgewi Rusk, See'y. of font
COMMUNICATION.
It DING, April 20, 18G3
ED.Ennw—lt may be interesting to many
of your readers to know that a Cumberland
County " soldier boy," John B. Brandt of
Mechanicsburg, has been u led iu this city,
charged with tin grave crime of inanslaugh
ter. William V. Lyon. a detective police
officer, and acting as Deputy of the of the
Provost Marshal. at the time the alleged of-
fense was committed, was tried on the same
indictment. The case was one that excited
much feeling in the community. Against
Brandt there was no particular hostility, lie
is quite young, exceeediiigly pleasant in his
mauner, and during the trial, ev erY one was
itupresaed with his modest, yet manly bear
ing. 13qt there were many who had good
reason to hate Lyon—when Chief of police he
had Waged an uncompromising war against
ruin sellers, prostitutes and violaters of the
law in general—and was just fresh from
famous campaign against the " Knights of the
Golden Circle," of which you have been
already alvised by the Philadelphia. papers.
As was aptly remarked by his counsel, " every
deserter, traitor, prostitute and pick-pocket
in the country wanted to see him convicted."
The talent of the bar was arrayed on 'both
Aides. For the Cbmmonwealth were District
Attorney, Bratentrout, Geo. 1. Barclay, Esq.,
and Judge Banks. For the Defendants were
Maj. S. L. Young, J. Ilagenman, Esq., John
S. Richards, Esq , and United States Attorney,
Judge Knoz. Brandt being a soldier in the
United States service was under the special
care of Judge Knox. He sat beside hibi du
ring the trial and it was a pleasant eight to
see the almost fatherly affection which the
learned ex-Judge of the Supreme Court showed
for the slender soldier boy. Ho" is a. great
burly man, with strong black whiskers and a
broad face, full of bonevoleoce and sunshine.
Ile has a strongly markedninnth, indicative of
a reserve force which only great occasions can
develop.
Tbe trial began on Thursday, April 16, and
lasted till Saturday evening. The factsef the
case as developed bythe examination. of the
. . _
wiftielsei were stibstrifirdlly — as — fellews - : -
Isaac-Morrie ; enlisted-in-Capt.- Smitlea_isem_-_
panany, 10th U. S. Infantry in April 1802,
and went with his Company to Indianopolis,
at that time the headquarters of the regiment
—Shortly afterward:s.they were ordered to
Washington,, and when McClellan called for
reinforcements, they were sent to the renin•
Bala— Before they left their camp in the Dis-'
trict of Columbia; Morris, deserted .and came
back to Reading. In July he was arrested
by Lyon and sent to Harrisburg. Before ho
could be sent book :to his regiment he desert.
ticl again; and kept himpelfconeealed till early
in December when lie was arrested a second
lime by Lyon,
after N. hard ottaeo. es
cal od again - bofore ho reached. his roghnent,
and came book to Reading the third time.—
On Deo. 25th, the Provost, Marshal of 13erks
County received information that Morris was
concealed in a house of prostitution, kept by
Miss Elizabeth Ruth, in Cedar Alley, between
Eighth and Ninth streets—Lyon Was detailed
with four of the Provost Guard to arrest him.
He was cautioned to on his guard. Mor
ris had boasted that , he would not be taken
alive, and had threatened - violence to Lyon,
when he had taken him on a previous occasion
Ile was known Lobe a powerful, athletic, man an
exceedingly fast runner, shi'ewd, subtle, and
upon the whole, a very dangerous man. Lyon
and the Guard immediately proceeded to the
house in which he was supposed to be con.
coaled, for the purpose of arresting him—
Brandt and another of the Guards were st t
boned in the rear of the house and Lyon and
the other two went into the house to make
the search. Morris ran up stairs and jumped
out of the second - story window—Just as he
reached the ground, Brandt. ran through a
small alley between the houses and came into
Cedar alley in time to see Morris turn up an
other alley, running at a rapid rate—lle ran
to the corner and called to hint to 11011, but.
Morris refused to stop—At this instant Lyon
Caine out of the house and said "if he dont
halt shoot him, Guard," Brandt called again
halt, but Morris ran on—Brandt fired and
Morris fell dead at the distance of 92 feet
from where Brandt stood.
Lyou and Brandt immediately gave them
aelvea up—on a hoariug before Judge Wool
word they Were held to bail to appear ;it ttte
April Court to answer the charge of moo
slaughter.
Great care was taken by the counsel for
the defendants in empanelling the Jury. No
man was taken who was not known to be a
steadfast friend of the Government. Cleo. I.
Barclay, .E. , q , opened fur the Commonwealth
—He is a must eloquent speaker, and able
Lawyer, He was followed by John 8. Rich
ards Esq„ for EL_ defendants Mr. Richards
undountedly one of the best criminal law
yers in the State, and in this case he was en
listed, heart and soul, Tlot only from personal
sympathy and friendship for the defendants,
but. bee:lll4e he well knew the partisan motives
that prompted this prosecution—ln his speech
to the jury he unravelled the testimony shred
by shred, exposed the fallacy of the prosecu
tion, and pall hia respects in his usual man
ner to file characters of the witnesses who
had appeared for the Commonwealth—His
logic is 'powerful, his examination most
searching, but his SATC(I.3III is that which with
ers and scorches wherever it strikes.
Judge Knox followed him for the defend
ants—His speech was e plain, honest exposi
tion of the facts, more like the charge of a
Ju I goe, t halt the appeal of an advocate
—lle made no attempt at rhetorical dis•
play, but his speech was the effort of a plain
man, whose heart was in the case and whose
patriotism was thoroughly touched. When
he spoke of Brandt,—his.tender years,—the
motives that had induced him to enlist ; the
patriotism of his father in giving up his boy
to the service of his country, when that coun
!',try was menaced by an, unholy rebellion—of
the good character of the young soldier—the
oath that he had taken to obey orders—and
Of the ingratitude and unkindness which had
brought. that young soldier before a criminal
court, charged with an infamous crime, mere
bee, he had discharged a soldier's highest
duty-At he feelings of the jury gave way and
tears ttowed warm and fast.
Judgt\ Banks summed up fur the Common
wealth be charge of his Honor, Judge
Woodwartl was favorable to the defendants.
At half pat II o'clock on Saturday the Jury
retired am the Court. adjourned. At half
past 8 o'clti‘k the bell rang, and an immense
crowd asseabled to hear the verdict of the
Jury. Whealtthe clerk, with trembling voice
said " Hearken Gentlemen of the Jury to your
verdict—lu the issue joined between the Com
monwealth and William 1. Lyon and John B
Brandt, you find the defendants NOT GUILTY,
and so you say all," there was a long loud
burst of applause, which oven Judge_ Wood
ward could not suppress.
Eobsa at 6 6attit Rtatters.
rel,, We have been informed that the
nev. noioNswv, of Harrisburg, will
preach a sermon in the First Presbyterian
church, on Sunday morning next, on the
subject of "Loyalty to the Government, and
the duties every christian and good citizen
owes to his country at this time." Mr. Ito
nissox has earned an enviable reputation as
an earnest, eloquent and thoroughly loyal
preacher, and we nre quite sure it will do
every one gnoil to hear him.
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE.—On Wed
nesday last, on motion of C. P. HumEnicti,
Esq., SAMUEL HEPBURN', jr., was admitted to
practice law in the several courts of this
county. Mr. LlF:enuax is possessed of the
intelligence, education and industry neces
sary to succeed in his profession. Ho has
our best wishes.
NEGRO SOLO! ith in the last
ten days at least, one hundred negro soldiers
have been enlisted in this County, for a black
regiment now being raised in Massachusetts.
What is strange about it, is that not a pence cop
perhead has showed his fangs at this " un
constitutional" enormity. has the impend•
ing draft anything to do with this reticence ?
SAD DEAT4.—Qn Wedneiday night
last, ono of the saddest occurrences it has
been our duty to record for some time, took
plade about seven o'clock on the morn
ing of Thursday, the pith instant, in Sil
ver Spring township, about. One mile and a
half north of liogestown. Mrs. ELIZABETH
Corr, a resident of that neighborhood, was
found dead upon the road, her head resting
upon - the root of a locust tree. A physician
was summoned, and 'Squire Clendenin con
vened .an inquest, whose verdict was that.
her death was caused by exhaustion, and the
terrible effects of exposure to the rain and.
storm which raged all the previous night.
Mrs. Curt- was a highly respectable lady,
the wife of 'roux CI!PP, a stone mason, him
self an honest mechanic, of most excellent
cliaracter. __These two people had no, chil-
dren, but lived together in perfect harmony,
until this melancholy death of the one, has
almost crazed the
_other with sorrow. Mr.
Curt. says that, his wife was in the habit of
going away from home frequently, and .re
maining several days,' and that her absence
this time occasioned, no unusual anxiety.—
She was buried on Sattirdarlast.
SCARCITY 01? C I ENTs.--The sottroity of
cents is felt by *every storekeeper and busi-,
ness man notwithstanding that about - s2;boo
worth 'ere coined daily at, the Mint. Gold
and siVy_er have, for a long time past,' been
living in as if they had become
nabobieb in their tastes, or recluses, and MY
ing obnceived a disgust for the world and its
ways, determined to devote a long " spell"
of th‘ir existence to a dignified exclusion from
the haunts of the public. It is but natural
that we should miss them, and yet their ab
sence would not be a matter of perhaps seri
ous concern if the pennies had not caught the
distemper, and gone and done likewise. As
gold is on its way downward, however, cents,
no doubt, will follow suit, and soon be as
plenty as ever. Those who were hoarding
them up with the Idea that they could realize
handsome profits will certainly be mistaken.
SPRING GLOTIIINU. - LIVINGSTON, N.
Hanover Street is fully prepared for an im•
mense Spring business. The largest stock
of seasonable, fashionable and stylish cloth
ing for Gentlemen, boys and children, ever
offered in this town, will be found at this ex
tensive establishment. In every particular
the present stock of this popular clothing
house may safely challenge the criticism of
purchasers. The best goods of foreign and
domestic manufacture are made up by Ltv•
IsosTos, and none but the best workmen
employed by him. We therefore hazard
nothing in saying that no better goods and
no cheaper can be bought in Carlisle than
at LiviscsTox's North Hanover Street.
HISTORIC MIRROR OF TIIE WAR.—
Messrs. PinnsoN's great Panorama of the
War will open at Rheem's Hall next Tuesday
evening, where we trust it will meet the pat
ronage it so well deserves. We clip the
fol
lowing notice of it from the Harrisburg Tele.
graph of a few days ago:
This magnificent panorama was greeted'
by an immense audience last night, who
showed by their unbounded enthusiasm their
appthciation of this great work of art. In
these warlike times it would be a difficult
task to select and family whose patriotism is
not represented in this contest ; and whether
it be a fattier, husband, son or lover, who has
gone forth to contribute 'his support to up
hold the dignity of our flag, it is a source of
pride and consolation to those who were left
behind to be enabled to witness their achieve
meets, and follow-them in their glorious ca-•
reer through the hazardous exploits of the
battle field, where they are now fighting for
the integrity 9f the Union. There is nothing
in these paintings exaggerated, nor is there
any display of the heated imagination from
t h e brain of the artists ; they are correct rep -
resentations of facts, and as such they aro'
received by those who witness them. The'
march of the New- York 7th Regiment down
Broadway, is a sufficient guarantee Of the
fact, of the artists. The perspective in this
scene is admirably shown end a person can ,
p.linest fancy himself standing on the balcony
of the St. Nicholas Hotel, looking up the
great thoroughfare at Grace Church in , the•
distance. The march of the Ellsworth Fire
Zouazes is another specimen of this style.—
Ellsworth is seen in the front of his men—a,
correct likeness—which no one can fail to
recognize. Long Bridge, -by moonlight, it is
a most.' splendid production, and is alone
worth the price of admission. And thus we
might enumerate scene after scene, which are
shown with splendid effects, could we spare
room ; but it is sufficient to say that the en
tertainment is well worthy of the patronage
of the citizens of Harrisburg, and we have no
doubt that it will Continue to draw full houses.
MURDER TRIAL
The trial of the case of the Corn'th. VS.
FIELDS, FOULIC and MAttsit.tu., indicted for
the murder of Corp._ JunN...II4.ItNEY.-WaS com—
menced in our Court of Oyer and Terminer
on Wednesday of last week, and concluded
on Saturday. A brief historyof this remarks-
ENSI
ble case may interest our readers —When the
case was called for trial the counsel for FIELDS.
(Messrs Shapley and Shearer,) asked for a sep-
I I trial for him which was granted by the
Court. The Council for FOULK, (L Todd and
Jas. It. Smith,) and the Council for Marshall,
(Wm. M. Penrose and Wm. H. Miller,) chose
to try together—The Coin 'lli. selected to try
Fout.K . and MAttsIIALL first.. Their case was
ordered on, and After some time a jury was
sworn. After the trial had proceeded for
nearly two days, and the Com'th. had closed
its case—there being no evidence produced'
which would justify the conviction of FouLw.—
The Council for NIARSIIALL, moved that the
Court instruct the Juryas to Fouls so that if
acquit ted he might be used as a witness for the
other dofendant-• After an elaborate argument, 4
the Court instructed the Jury and submitted
to them the case of Fouls, and they, with.,
out leaving the box, returned as to FouLte
verdict of not guilty.
The use of MARSHALL then proceeded, and
' Focuc was put upon the witness stand to
testify. lie stated in 'substance that on the
night BARNEY was shot, he and others were
at NlcCartney's corner, and that BARNEY
came up to them After , some words had
passed BARNEY cut at him with a sabre,
woutiLlin?him in the face and stunning him
—that he attempted to retreat and that BAR
NET still pursued him with his sabre, that he
then fired at BARNEY and ran down -Locust
Alley, and that BARNEY still followed him,
when finding that ho must defend himself so
as to save his own life, he fired several More
shots at him and then crossed the spring and
made his es cape.
The court under this evidence instructed.
the jury that they would not be justified in.
finding a verdict of guilty against MAnstIALL.
They therefore returned as to him a verdict.
of not guilty.
The case of FtEr.ns was - next called and a
jury having been sworn and no evidence pro
duced against him by the Coneth. they re
turned a verdict of not guilty.
There is no doubt that a deep feeling in re
gard, to this ease „ existed in the minds of a
largo portionPT our community. Ilmnidide
- biliar — t - oWn -- hns , hecome - so - frequent,--and- the
guilty parties generally, escaping .scot free,
that the trembly disposed denizens of our
streets were beginning to feel that human life
was becoming alarmingly insecure. The ear
'ly developments too, of this, occurrence made
it appear the unprovoked, wicked murder of an
unoffending soldier, in the strict Performance
of his duty. The sequel, however of this
lamentable affair, shows a different ',state of
facts, and puts the principal of the, tragedy,
in the light of a man'taking the life of aueth-