glut herald.
CARLISLE, PA.
Friday, Sept. H, 1863.
S. M. PETTENGIII. I I. & CO.,
NO. 37 Park Row, /Tew York, and 6
State St. Boston, aro otir Agents for the HERALD
in those cities, and aro authorized to take Advertise
month and Subscriptions for no at our lowest rates.
"OUR COUNTRY RIGHT OR WRONG."
Union State Nominations for 1808.
PLEDGED TO A SUPPORT OF THE GOV
ERNMENT-THE ENFORCEMENT OF
THE CONSTITUTION--THE EXECUTION
OF THE LAWS-THE SUPPRESSION OF
THE REBELLION-THE TRIUMPH OF
THE "STARS AND STRIPES" AND A
STRICT MAINTENANCE OF THE UNION
'UNION NOMINATIONS.
FOR GOVERNOR,
ANDREW G. CUR TIN,
OF CENTRE COUNTY
FOR JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT,
DANIEL AGNEW,
OF BEAVER COUNTY
Union County Ticket
Assembly,
A. G. MARLATT, of Mechanicsburg
Prolhonotarg,
EMORY STROCK, of Monroe
Clerk of the Courts,
DANIEL MILLER, of Newton
Register,
CHAS. E. KAUFMAN, S. Middlt'n
Treasurer,
JACOB ZUG, of Carlisle
Commissioner,
SAMUEL W. SHARPE; of Newville
Director of the Poor,
JOHN tiV. FarST,Of Penn
Auditor,
PETER S. ARTZ, of Shippensburg
Union Rally at Mechanicsburg
The friends of the Union Cause and its
Candidates will hold a meeting at the Union
Hotel in Mechancsburg, on Saturday evening,
the 19th inst. at 7 o'clock. Able • speakers
will be present.
Meeting at West Fairview
The loyal citizens of East Ponnsboro' town
ship will hold a meeting for the ratification of
the State and County Tickets 'at West Fair
view on Saturday, September 19th, 1863
Good speakers will be in attendance and a
spirited meeting is expected,
Meeting of the Standing Committee
The members of the Union Standing Com
mittee of Cumberland County, are requested
to meet at the public house of JOHN HANNON,
in the Borough of Carlisle, on Momlay, Sep
tember 14th, 1863, at 11 o'clock, A. M. Busi
ness of importance will be before the com
mittee. A full attendance is urgently solic
ited. For names of the new members . see
proceedings of the County Convention in an
other column.
Union Meetings
- . Union meetings willm-held-at-the-follow
lug places, to commence at 7 o'clock in the
evening, to wit :
Mount Holly Springs,
Kingston,
Shepherdstown,
Boiling Springs,
Plainfield,
West Fairview,
Mechanicsburg,
Niokey's School House,
Carlisle Springs, 4, 22
4/
Churchtown, 23
Newburg, 24
Shipptinsburg, 25
Leesburg, 26
411
Centreville, 28
Newville, 29
Springfield, 30
Hoguestown, 31
Able speakers will be in attendance to ad
dress the meetings
rtfa„, We give up a large portion of our pa
per to the proceedings of the county conven
tion. More improtant business than the nom -
ination of a ticket for the support of the loy
al community of our county, cannot well be
imagined, and we think we can say without
fear of contradiction that the work was well
done. We commend the ticket to the support
of all good men—nowt week we shall, speak
more at length of it.
ARE TUE FRIENDS of the Government a
roustidl? Does every man comprehend the
awful importance of his duty to our country
in this hour ? If he were placed in the most
dangerous position on a decisive field' of bat
tle, his faithful vigilance would not be more
necessary. Does he not know that when
Lee came into Pennsylvania to dam it,
there was a concerted plan among the rebel
sympathizers to aid him ? See the riot in
New York, which, was expected to' spread
into a general insurrection. See the articles
in the Philadelphia Age, and Norristown
.Register, at that time of imminent peril.
Let us say to you, solemnly and truthfully,
Union men, you have an enemy in Wood
ward and his friends, fully as dangerous, an
just as treasonable as Leo the rebel. You
cannot too soon understand it,—The posses
sion of your property, the honor and safety
of your family, may now be saved at the bal
lot-box. Should you neglect,'our duty there,
you may lose them by thesword of insurree.
Lion.
GENERAL GRANT ON COPPERHEADS.-A sig
nificant remark was make 3 few days since
by Gen. Grant to some Chicago friends.—
They were conversing upon General Logan
and his extension of furlough. General Grant
remarked that he extended General Logan's
furlough because, vrhile he was Illinois
fighting copperheads, he still was in the field
doing ditty., • :
xgrGer.. Pleasinton has completed his
official report of the operations of the caval
ry in the late campaign. • It exhibi6 the
surpri3ing fact that the total lose of the cav
alry corps frOm June 9 to the present time,
in killed, wounded, anArnissing, is ulTard
of'four thousandkLThis.illustrates the sever
ity of thecaitalry service very strikingly.
DESERTER Anazsran..-41ugh 34'Kenna, a
deserter from 'Carlisle Barracks, was arrested
in Baltimore, on Friday. I. q
Read the President's letter on our ••first
page, : It is so,uniiiistakabli.to the point that
it must be understo3d of all men. The int=
potent squirmings of our Northern DaVisites
under its pitiless bcourging, is fitly shown by
the following pitiful sentence front - ouV To/.
u 'eer (l) who does not ,dare to publish the
lett itself. This is what it says:
31PROINISE WOULD HAVE SAVED THE
UNION, AND WOULD DO IT NOW."
Compromise would save the Union now :
What compromise, and how would the Union
be thus saved ? When did Jeff Davis en
lighten his Northern slave hounds, as to the
depth of degredation it would require to buy
them back to his feet? Will a new and more
stringent fugitive slave law, with the privi
lege of including a portion of the white race
in its inhuman provisos suffice ? Must we
get down on our knees in abject, supplication
for pardon for making war on Southern trait
ors, and take back our unreasonable demand
that they should obey the laws. All this
with the palatable pill of paying the war debt
of the Southern counterfeit confederacy must
be swallowed before Jeff Davis will vouchsafe
a hearing to these compromisers ; and the
most responsible utterances from that quar
ter declare that even all this would not do the
business. And is this what we have waged
more than two years of bloody, terrible war
tor? Was it for. this that such heroes as
SMEAD, COLWELL, ZINN, STUART, DWEN and
their compatriots, have cheerfully given up
their lives? No I no I a thousand times
is the indignant, scornful reply of every_ man
and woman who loves freedom more than dol
lars. God preserve us from damning disgrace.
Those then, are the paltry pickings of peu
rile peace mongers at the bravo and candid
letter of our President. They are but the
miserablemaunderings of the men who, thanks
to the virtue of our people, have forever lost
their power for evil. Cease Copperheads, you
but knew a file. ' '
It is reported that Judge WOODIVARD 18 cir
culating around the State, on the plea of
" Private business" said business appearing
to consist chiefly of drinking whiskey with
that particular class of persons whom he for
merly thought unworthy of the rights of citi
zenship,; soliciting votes for himself from all
classes of people, and doing the agreeable to
the pot house politicians whose favor he wish
es to conciliate. Such conduct in a Judge of
a Supreme Court of the State is disgraceful,
and if persevered in will lose for Judge WOOD
WARD the respect of all honest men and good
citizens. He had much better stay at home
and there calmly await the defeat which is
certain to befall him.
Extracts from the Last Public Speech
"Negro slavery is an incalculable blessing.—
* * Human bondage and property in
man are divinely sanctioned, if not divinely
ordained."
We hear it said, Let the South go peace
ably. I say, LET HER 00 PEACEABLY."
`•lt seems to me [hat there must be a lime
when slaveholders may fall back on their
naturul rights, and employ in defence of their
slave property whatever means of protection they
possess or can command."
Ir is USELESS for the Woodward papers to
attempt to distort the facts of the calling out
and service of the troops for the defence of
Pennsylvania, for the purpose of injnrin.
Gov. Curtin. Those who were actually in
that service, and who endured hardships
which would have fatigued veteran troops,
know that from first to last Governor Curtin
watched over and cared for them with the most
anxious solicitude. lie know that when six
or seven thousand were collected at Camp
Curtin, on the eighteenth of June, reluctant
to be mustered into the United States service,
he came out to the camp, and knowing how
urgent was the need for theta in the field, ho
appealed to them not to hesitate or delay.—
But, further, he promised, on his own honor,
that they should be fairly and justly dealt.
with and mustered out when the necessity of
their presence was past. ills words were suf.
ficient ; every man wholleard him saw the
noble honesty of his purpose and was satisfied.
Catching the magnetic influence of his appeal,
the thousands of brave men consented at once
to be mustered in, and, hurrying forward,
they were foremost in the field. No man but
Andrew G Curtin could thus have influenced
them. But, no one hesitated, when he prom
ised to protect them, for they had learned to
know and love him as the honest Governor of
Pennsylvania, the,,gallant SOLDIERS' FRIEND.
September 14
15
WHEN will Governor Curtin begin his elec
tioneering tour ? There is a huge mass of
damning facts ho will have to explain, and
he cannot commence too soon.—Copperhead
paper.
Governor Curtin is already on hand and at
work, but where is that man Woodward ?
He remains persistently silent, aad is evi
dently either ashamed or afraid, to face the
public, and say what he believes and advo
cates. It is fear that actuates him, no doubt,
for a man possessing the least sense of shame
would refuse the nomination of his country's
enemies.
DIDN'T:WA:IT TO CHEER THE WRONG PAR
TY.—The Cleveland Herald says—"On Sat
urday evening, whilst the great Union meet
ing was gOing on at Crestline, the train with
the 23d Connecticut on` board arrived from
Cairo. An the train rolled in towards the
crowd, some of the soldiers commenced cheer
ing, when one of them shouted 'Hold on,
boys, let's know What He are cheering for.
Perhaps this is a Vallandigham meeting.'
In an instant there was a death-like silence
on the train, until a man in the crowd shout.
ed 'This is a Union meeting.' Immediately
the line of of cars resounded with vociferous
cheering, proving where the sympathies of
of soldiers were."
Be— Some young men traveling on horse
back among the White' lioutitains, became
miceedingly thirsty, and stopped for Milkat
a, house by the roadside. They. emptied
every basin that was offered, and still mum
•
ed'inore. The woman of the bowie et length
brought out an enormous bawl of milk, and
set it down on - the table, saying-" One
would think, gentlemen, you had never been
weaned."_ •
' ANOTITEZ COUNTiIIiMILT. --A new spurious
$2 bill on the Farmers' bank orLanonster is
in °limitation., The notels printett from An
entirely new plate, and does not.resemble the
Lincoln's Letter
Judge Woodward.
of G. W. Woodward
The Soldiers on Gov. Curtin.
If tho men who are fighting the battled,of
the .Union were permitted : to. express their
sentiminto tholialiet'hiii, • thO (lotobir
4:in shniv,_'a iirger : mtjoritii fo••••GOv
cIRTIN ' than; any foiFner'::catilßdati ever' Te•
'ge ved. - They knelt tiO appreciate finiVnlue
Of a Governor who lookii' , ,after•their .. .wants
whilst, they are battling tor •thiUniori... But
they have most unjustly been.depriVed.of the
privilage of voting, by those who now head
the copperhead ticket, and hence can . only ex
press their sentiments in.Wonfs; .
At the late sword presentation -to Major
General MEADE by the .ilennsylvania Reserve
Corps, Gen. CRAWFOItD,.whose loyalty has
been attested upon more than one memorable
occasion, said : "Accept it, sir, from them.
and here in the presence of him who con
cieved the idea of this division, and whom
I trust, his faithful people will return to the
position he so worthily "occupiea."
Ile was followed by Gen. Meade, whose
loyalty, we presume, will not be doubted, who
thus alluded to the Reserves and Gov Curtin :
I am very glad, sir, that you have mentioned
your distinguished guest, the Governor of
Pennsylvania. [Cheers.] I have a personal
knowledge of his patriotic efforts in behalf
of the soldiers. To him the countryis indeld.-
ed for putting into the field in its' hour of
soresL need this splendid corps, and I have
watched with pleasure and satisfaction the
solicitude he has always shown to see that all
its interests and wants are attended to. I
have been with him on the occasions when - he
has visited the officers and men from our
State, and I know that they are indebted to
him for many comforts, and that the country
is indebted to him for words of eloquence
which ho addressed to-them to inspire them,
with' increased 'patriotism and courage.--
[Cheers.] I am gratified that he is here to
witness this presentation, and I heartily join
with you sir, in the hope'that his fellow citi
zens will remember on election day his services
in promoting the interests of the country and
the suppression of the rebellion.
And these are the expressions of soldiers,
not politicians ; of men who have perilled their
lives for the salvation Of the 'Republic, they
are not the words of a few, but wherever you
Hire Whitstrtti
be a friend of Gov. Curtin. But how is it
with those who are opposing the government,
and traducing the gallant men in the field ?
Have the soldiers any friends, or words of
praise for these traitor sympathizers Y Not
a bit of it. They despise them worse than the
more manly traitor, who fights for what he
believes to be right. And we have not yet
heard one soldier, who desires the suppress•
ion of the rebellion, speak in praise of Geo.
W - Woodward, - the disfranchiser - of 'soldiers,
and the copperhead candidate for Governor.
Friends of the soldiers—fathers, brothers,
and sons—do you wish to desert your friends
in the army ? If not, the way is plain. Vote
for Andrew G. Curtin, who has even befriend•
ed and looked after them with a fatherly oars.
Remember your duty, and, as freemen, dare
to do it.
Almost three years have passed since Judge
Woodward spoke in Independence Square and
said that slaveholders were justified in falling
back upon their natural rights and - defendibg
their slave property. Judge Woodward has
never since spoke encouragingly of the Union,
or in any way tried to retract words, whiCh
many might have considered hastily spoken
For lips known hostility to the National Ad:
ministration, and the prosecution of the war,
ho was made the nominee of his party That
he is supported by every treasonable news
paper, and every'known traitor in the state,
Fitc a a - ttlithttlubto lact: — Att that - bis - connect=
b re are such men as Hughes, Reed, Ingersoll
& Co., no one will deny. A pretty party of
patriots; of '•constitution as it is, and Union
was" shriek ers. But what are their charges
against Gov. Curtin ? That he is incapable,
extravagant, and disloyal ? No indeed. But
he is too loyal ; that be gives too much aid to
the National government; and that ho desires
this slaveholders' rebellion speedily crushed
out. Voters remember this : Gov. Curtin is
too loyal for the copperheads. That is their
only objection.
A Catechism for the Soldiers
Have the soldiers no right to vote
Yes: they are American citizens, as much
as those who remain at home
Have they no interest in the Administration
of the Government ?
Certainly. The men who peril their lives
daily for the Government, have a right to help
make it.
Then what prevents the Pennsylvania sol
diers from voting at the coming election ?
Woodward. a Judge of the Court of Penn
sylvania, decided that they should not vote.
Who is this Woodward Y
He is now a candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania.
How did the decision named compare with
the practice in other oases ?
The soldiers from Pennsylvania, in the Mex
ican war, voted, and the servants of the Gov
ernment, sent out their State by it, are ad
judged never to lose their residence, or oiti
ze. ship.
Then what probably induced this Wood•
ward to make such a decision ?
The Eliot that all the soldiers were opposed
to his party, and would vote against it.
What should the soldiers tell their friends
at home in respect to their ohoico of Gover
nors ?
We leave that for the soldiers to answer.
Let them speak..
ANTI-SLAVERY SENTIMENS
IN TENNESSEE.
The Nashville Union, one of the ablest and
most influential papers of the State of Ten
nesse°, is an earnest advooate of Emanapa-
Lion. In one of its last issues it says :
"We believe that Slavery is an enorm'bus
curse, whioh will destroy our country if the
country does not destroy
: it. We believe that
the first step to peace and union is tliordestruo•
lion of that atrocious institution, whit% Jeffer
son denounced as the plague and scourge of the
white race ; which lVashingtoti and John Mar:
shall abhorred, and which Henry Clay called,
in but latter years, "the greatest curse of all
human evils."
We also find in the columns of the same
paper many gratifying proofs that Anti-Slave
ry sentiments are rapidly °prodding in the
State. Miro aro some interesting statements :
" A large shiveholder, of Middle Tennes•
see, a man of intelligence, ihfornsed us long
ago that he -knew more-than fifty large plantera
and elatieholders tn county Web were ear•
nest Emancipationist ,and Free• Labor
He, assured us that the cause of Anti Slave
ry and Free-Labor was gaining ground rapid.
ly in this region. Intelligent and honest men,
who were never infected in the slig test degree
with , Abolitionism,' are fast becoming, eon.
vinoed.that the system of African plavery has'
lived its day in Tennessee, and that its pros;
once henceforward can only be an intolere.,
hle and unindurable curse. We firmly • be.
lieve_that in a very — abort time the cause' of
Free-Latter will Advance as fast here se it le
now doing in-Missouri:' ' - •
"The Pro.Slavery , tnegro worshipporeread
Oto handwriting on the wall whiobt doornelhe
'odious system, which stinks in the nostrils and
offends the tree of 4,11 Christendom, and boil
•
with impotent rage after osoapieg over the
Kentucky lice.: Of course, we speak of the
Pro• Slavery trien are disposed to aaquiosoe in
the course of eventft; so that whert!the atm-,
gip couillS there h e a string'e, tiara will
be- icrilly lefe 4positio4 to is wise' system of
Emon4atfoli - than;there is in-Wissouri. Ten
nessee Wilt cittain!Y put aside Slavery, and
tioble.eidteetuoltylwill-Of en- be belted with
the golden girdle of 'Freedom, flat soil will
not touch a foot of slave terrilory.''
The Principles of Slaveholders
0e the 28th of May butt an article appeared
in the Richmond Examiner which contained
an exposition of the fundamental principles
upon which the Southern Confederacy was es
tablfsbed. The impudent defiance of the mor
al principles of the Christian world, the
shameless inhume:oily and impiety apparent
in this article, have caused it to be looked
Upon as an extraordinary , and probably an
exceptional illustration of the corruption and
insolence .of the South. We propose, howev
er, to show by a series of extracts from South
ern authorities, that the doctrines of this ar
ticle have been widely held, and aro the ex
pression,of deliberate opinions.
We re print the most important part of the
article as an introduction to the extracts :
"THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TILE CONFEDERA
UT IS, VERILY, A DISTINCT REACTION AGAINST
THE WHOLE COURSE OF THE MISTAKEN CIVILI
ZATION OF THE AGE. And this is the true rea
son why we have been left without the sym
piety of the nations until- we conquered that
sympathy with the sharp edge of our sword.
FOR `LIBERTy, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY,' WE
HAVE DELIBERATELY SUBSTITUTED SLAVERY,
SUBORDINATION AND GOVERNMENT. Those SO
oial and political problems which rack. and
torture modern society we have undertaken to
solve for Mireolves, in our way, and upon our
own principles. That among equals equali
ty is right;' among .host who are naturally
unequal, equality is chaos; THAT THERE ARE
SLAVE RACES BORN TO SERVE, MASTER. RACES
BORN TO GOVERN. Such are Gin fundamental
principles which we inherit ft.,: m the ancient
world, which we lift ed up in the face of a
perverse generation. that has forgotten the
wisdom of its fathers ; by those principles we
live, and in their defence we have shown our
.sel ve.s-ready- to-die.- „Reverent ly.,..ere_ftel that
our Confeaeracy is a God sent missionary iG
the nations, with great truths to preach. We
must speak to them boldly ; and whoso bath
ears to hear let him hear."
So far the Richmond Examiner. To illus
trate the thesis "Liberty we have deliberate
ly substituted Slavery." Wetprint
AN ARGUMENT FOR WHITE SLAVERY.
[From De Bow's Review, De;eulLer, 1858.]
Our first proposition is, that land monopoly,
(or to express our idea more comprehensively
and accurately,) that the power exercised by
capital; over-1ab0r,... begets autt_sustains_civili,.
zatiun. Our second : That property in hu
man labor (which is property in man) is the
only property. Our third: That the white
race is the true and the best slave rase.
The Arab barb is as readily brfiken in,
tamed and civilized as the white boy. A good
deal of moral suasion and a little of the lash
suffice to break boys and colts. When bro
ken, they never wish to return tee the wild
state, like Indians and tigers Their natures
are refined, and in all respects superior to
those of wild animals anti wild teen. Sub
mission to superiors, to law, government, and
slavery variously modified, is natural and
agreeable to them. There are a few vicious
blooded horses and vicious white men, who
hate restraint, disobey masters and other su
percors, violate rule and law, and commit
crimes. - They, like will animals, love licen
tious liberty, and arc only tit fir the plough,
the peuiteoirlary and the gallows. Mules and
negroes are au intermediate class, who can
only be half tamed, domesticated, civilized,
and enslaved.
To say the,whito race is not the true and
best slave race is to contradict all history,
and in effect to assert that there is some 8U
periur ram; - ftrr - th-atiracer tint t'ts - most - YOC i at ;
tame, domestic, skilful, educatable, and most
readily submits to government in all its usual
forms, is certainly the highest race. Nine
tenths of government is slavery, even in (so
called) free Societies.. Married women, chit
dren, Bailors, soldiers, wards, apprentices,
eta., are not governed by law, but by the will
of superiors, their persons are enslaved
Too much liberty is the great evil of our
age, and the vindication of slavery the best
corrective of the spirit of lawless licentious
ness that threatens to subvert society.
OUR FLAG THE FLAG OF ALL
The colored laborers on Fort No. I of the
fortifications about Baltimore, wishing to
crown the labor of their hands with.the lag of
their country, purchased one to be presented
for that purpose. The presentation was made
July 21111. We quote a portion of the speech
of Col. Don Platt, Chief of General Scheuck's
Staff, in accepting the gift :
In the name of the Eighth Army Corps of
the Middle Department I accept this beautiful
flag, purchased with the hard earnings of the
workmen, to adore the fort their hard labor
erected. •
I feel deeply that this is no ordinary
presentation. Given and accepted as the ban
ner:is, I see an epooh in the history of our flag.
Heretofore it has been the emblem of our pow
er. Hereafter it will be that and the emblem
of humanity as well. In the past it has car•
Heti in ite folds only a portion of our Dectara
lion of Independence, now it emblazons to
the world every sacred word of that - immortal
instrument.
"These are the closing—soones of our revo
lution What our fathers began we hasten to
complete. Ohr first act achieved our inde
pendence as a nation. This, the last, pro.
claims the independence of the man."
THE FOURTH OF JULY, 1°363
[Fran! the London Btar ofJ uly 201
WITU DEEP, DEVOUT, AND GRATEFUL JOY We
publish to •day the news of victories that aro
the heralds of a . happy peace. Seldom, if
ever, has it bean the lot of the journalist to
announce on the same sheet two events of
such transcendent importance as the fall of
Vicksburg and the retreat of Lee. The glori•
ous Fourth - _of July has indeed received a
glorious celebration. In tens of thousands of
Northern homes the birthday of American
freedom Was being kept with mingled hope and
fear,—with blended memories of joy and sad •
netts, of pridd and huedliation. Throughout
New England, and the iiopulous Middle States +
and the vast-. North west--in cities that date
book from our Ova heroio seventeenth oentu •
ry, and in cities that have sprung up Within
the memory of living men upon the site of
world-old forests or on.virgin praries—around
the Pilgrim's Rook. and on , the gold-sown
strand of the' Pacific—citizens of the Great
Republik, spoke with tremulous lips; as be
neath the t- shadeof - ,liitirels twined with cy
press, of theirlathers' legacy of freedom, and
of - the deadly struggle in which their own
brothers, anli Sons were wrestling- for the
preservtltionof that glorious -heritage—the
Union stier'ealike to liberty and law. They
knew not that on that very day the Giod of
tbuiP - obunwY , :end of•their sires—the--God-of=
justice and of mercy—had vouchsafed, to -the
commonwealth a great deliverance. Their_
broken railways and telegraph lines delayed
the happy tidiogsthaton that same Fourth of
July the flag of the Union had been exhalted
over the obstinate' stronghold of rebellious
slavc-masfers;;and the sun had xisen upon
the-greatest - pt their bests - iu dire retreat.—
Whatever ' remhins to be'tlono or suffered=-
whatever battles to be fought or fortresses to
besiege—the etudes and people of the -Union
may at least rejoice, with *meliorable gladness
and thanksgivitig, that- the - boastful-progress
of the enemy has been turned book and the
vary chiefest, of his defences broken down.' •
p( Modesty in women islikb'eolcir on her
ohook--deoidedly.booofoing, if not put on.
A DINNER TO MR. VALLAN
• DIGHAM.
When Mr. Vallandigham was in Montreal,
Mr:- Bridges,' Manager of the Grand Trunk
Railway, invited Mtn , to a dinner, which •is
described as an elegant affair. Sixteen per
sons - were present; all distinguished. Mr.
Walkins, of London, who.was, or is, a Mem-
War Alt.7-Vallan
lig,lrtm, of 'course, was obliged to make a
speech in reply to compliments, His reply
waa appropriate and guarded. The company
considered him as a representative man of the
great English principle of freedom of speech
and of personal liberty, and all the speeches
bore on these points.—[Buffulo Courier.
We can fancy "Mr. Watkins, of London;'
"Member of Parliament," etc., etc., address•
big the great Copperhead in some such terms
as theSe t•
"Illustrious Martyr! We welcome you to
British soil. We have read the story of your
wrongs ; we have heard of your exile by the
vulgar 'caitiffs' at Washington. We recog
nize you as a co-laborer with us in the work
- of destroying the accursed American Union.
You have been a faithful if not very efficient
tool in the hands of the enemies of Great
Republ:o. You have been an apt echo of
the London Timm?. You have rivalled
Roebuck in denunciation of the National
Government. You have been a fast friend
of our friends the Rebels. You have been
an indefatigable opponent of the war for the
Mil* and a zealous champion of the de
g■radation of the North, You have been the
advocate of Foreign intervention. You have
done your best to make the Government of
your Fathers odious in the eyes of the people,
and to stir up strife and civil war among
your neighbors.
"We recognize you as the exponent of Free
Speech. We salute you as the champion of
the divine right of the unrestricted Gift of
Gab. It is true,• if you were an Englishman
and denounced our Government as you de
nounce your own, you would be 'arbitrarily
arrested' as a dangerous character, put on
board a convict ship and sent to Australia;
but being an American citizen, you have an
'inalienable right' to defame your Govern
ment, affiliate with its enemies, and betray
your country.
"Go on with the good work von have com
menced. Continue your assaults upon the
'petty despots' at Washington. Strive your
utmost to ekcite civil war in the North. You
- Int-tire - sympathies' of-every enemy of your
country, English Tories will bless you.
French Imperialists will back you. Every
crowned Despot., and every ere. Lure of des
potism, will applaud you. You may rival
even that blessed Saint in the Revolutionary
Calendar—Benedict Arnold."—Albany Er'.
Journal.
WAR NEWS.
BOMBARDMENT OF CHARLES
TON.
THE PEOPLE REPORTED WILLING
TO SURRENDER.
The Damage to the City
SUMTER TO BE BLOWN UP.
BOSTON . , Sept. G.
A letter dated .Morrls Tsland, August 29th,
states that the rebel deserters, several of
which reach our lines every day, represent
the people 01 Charleston as anxious to sur
render the city, but Gen. Beaurecard is de
terinmed to devote it to destruction. The
shelling process caused gyneral surprise,
Beauregard having pledged his reputation
that it was an impossibility and mere 'Yan
kee bravado. It has been ascertained that
the first shell fired by the Marsh battery *en
tered a house occupied by a number of nib ,
cord, killing several and destroying the house.
Some of the shells went to the farthest ex
tremity of the city, and destroyed a large
cotton warehou,e and other buildings.
e . des ecLeraMay.that-lhere-are-buttwen.-....
ty-five men in Fort Sumter, and that it will
be blown up as soon as an attempt is made
to take possession.
LATER.
The Siege Progressing Favorably
Foit Sumter Abandoned by the Rebels
Philadelphia, Sept. 7.
The U. S. transport steamer New Jersey,
Capt. lioNie, arrived at this port to-day from
the fleet oft Charleston, having left there on
'Thursday last, September 3d.
When she left the operations against
Charleston were progressing favorably. On
Tuesday, September let, there was a gene
ral engagement between the iron clads and
Fort Wagner, Sumter and Moultrie, which
lasted throughout the night, causing much
damage to the torts.
In the course of the engagement Fleet
Captain Oscar C. Badger, the successor of
the lamented Rodgers, had his leg broken
by the explosion of a shell, ad it_was feared
that he would have to sutler antputatidn.—
No other casualties were reported.
Fort Sumter was a coinplete mass of ruins,
and did not respond to the fire upon her, so
that it was inferred that it had been aban
doned by the rebels.
The New Ironsides was lying at anchor,
and was not actively engaged when the New
Jersey left.
Admiral Dahlgren, on board the flag ship
Philadelphia, was inside of the inlet.
O'n Thursday four of the Monitors had
gone up and taken a position nearly abreast
of Stouter, preparato.y to a new attack on
the rebel work.
The land batteries were firing continually,
night and day.
There had been no renewal of the bom
bardment of the city, but new batteries were
constructed, which would open at the proper
time.
The army was in the finest spirits and
confident . 91 success under General Gilmore,
who was working with the utmost energy.—
No mention is made of his 'suffering from
illness.
Our Forces. at' Knqxville, Tenn
, Further from Chailoston, &o
Washington, Sept. 7
Official information received here up to
the 4th 'or sth inst., states that part of the
cavalry forces had arrived at Knoxville,
while others were at Morristown_ and' Lon
don, on the line of the East Tennessee and
Virginia. railroad, which towns aro northeast
respectively from Knoxville.
The Navy Department today received a
brief dispatch from Pohrgss Monroe, giving
a few facts relative-to tlio.naval and military
operations before Cliirrleston, to the 4th ink;
when all was still progressing, favcrably, also
stating that Lieut. Commander Badger,.fleet
captain, hadliis leg'hroken while in the tur
ret,'
ThiS is the third casualty among the re,.
's.pective captains of the fleet during the last
three tnonths. Capt. Taylor being disabled
by sickness and Capt. ltudg'ors.being killed.
Latest from Charleston.
The Evacuation Certain—Surrender of Sumter
Demanded—Heavy Fire Opened on Sumter.
FOILTREBEI MONIIOB,'Sept. 0. -
The -following ore the dispatches . .from,
Charleston contained in the Richmond W/11,0
of yesterday :
• Clutitrxerzl, Sept. 7.—The bombardmeat:
'was kept up w4hout , intormisslon day yee•
terday .and far into the night.
About 1500 of our men were, led and
wounded idbattoriee pod . Fort firegg.
The attempt to assault Gregg was repulsed
before the enemy, had completed their landing.
Great havoc is supposed to have been
played in the enemy's boats by our grape and
Canister.'
At dark on 'Wednesday, the enemy having'
advanced their sappers up to the very mote of
Wagoner, and it being impossible to hold the
Island ionger,.Gen. Boauregard ordered the
evacuation, which was executed between 8 P.
M., and 1 A. M., with success.
-
We spiked the guns of Wagner and Gregg,
and withdrew noiselessly iu forty barges.—
Only one barge containing twelve men was
captured.
The enemy now holds Cumming's Point in
full view of the city. All is quiet thig morn
ing.
[SECOND . DISPATOD.
CHARLESTON, Sept. 7.—n00n.--A dispatch
'from Major Stephen Ellicott, commanding at
Sumter, announces that a flag of truce do.
manding the immediate surrender of that
Fort, has just been received from Admiral
Dahlgren by Lieut. Brown, of the steamer
Palmetto State.
General Beauregard telegraphed to Major
Ellicott to reply to Dahlgreu that he can have
Port Sumter when he takes it and holds it,
and that in the meantime such demands are
puerile and unbecoming.
THIRD DISPATCH
CHARLESTON, September 7--8 P. M —At
six o'clock, P. M , the iron clads and Moni
tors approached Fort Sumter closer than
usual, and opened a hot fire against it. Our
batteries on Sullivan's Island, including Fort
Moultrie, replied heavily.
The firing is still going on.
People's Union County Convention.
Pursuant to the call of the County 'Com
mittee, the People's Union County Conven
tion, met in the Court House, in Carlisle,
September 7th, 180, and organized by call
ing D. W. Tnausn, Esq., of Shippensburg,
to the Chair,.and electing J. M. WEAFLEY,
A. K. RLIEENL and THEO. J. WILLETT, Secre
taries.
The following gentlemen presented their
credentials and took seats as delegates
Carlisle, E. W.—James A. Dunbar, J. M.
Weakh3y.
Carlisle, W. W.—Geo. Wise, A.-K. Rheem.
Lower Allen—Dr. E. B. Brandt, H. Nei
.-- ..
Dickinson—John S. Monroe, John Fish•
burn.
E. Pennsboro'—E. 0. Dare, H. D. Musser.
Franklord—John D. Snyder, John Alex
ander.
Hampden—John Sherban, Benj. Steigle
man.
Hopewell—J. Lm.her, Benj. A. Peebles.
Mechanicsburg—Jos. Milleisen, George
Houck.
Middlesex—John E. Coble, Amos \Vaedly.
Monroe—Jacob Eberly, E. J. Miller.
Itsw_Curube rl a nsl = T. _J._ i Ile LC,
James.
Newville—J. B. Cobangh, J. A. Kunkle
- Newton—H. Crider, D. D. Hursh.
Newburg—Martin Kunkel W. M. Kirkpat
rick.
S. Middleton—J. Ritner, H. E. Breckbill.
Penn--F G. Williamson, James Dunlap.
Shippensburg Borough—D. W. Thrush,
S. 1). Ale - Pherson.
Silver Spring—C. B. Niesley, Williams
•
Parker.
Southampton—R. C. 'limes, John Re
buck.
W. Pennsboro'—Peter Palm, David Kei
ser.
Upper Allen—Dr. U. Rinderknecht, W.
White.
On motion, the chair was instructed to ap
point a committee'of three to draft a series
of resolutions to be submitted to the Conven
tion. The chair appointed Messrs.. Jas. A.
Dunbar, A. K. Rheetn, and S. D. McPher
son, said committee.
Op motion, the Convention then proceed
ed to nominate a candidate for Assembly :
A. G. Martatt of Meci,anicsburg, and Da
placed in nomination and the following bul.
lot had
A. G. Marlatt 36 D Deulinger, 8
A. U Marlatt having a majority of all the
votes cast, were declared the nominee.
Nomination fol Prothonotary being next in
order, the foll Owing gentlemen were placed in
nomination and the following ballot had :
E d Btrocli, Monroe,. 26
John M. Gregg, Carlisle, 13
Daniel Maut-t, Shephordstown, 4
E. Strock having received a majority of all
the votes cast was declared the nominee.
The Corm anon then proceeded to nominate
a candidate for Register• The following gen
telmen were placed in 'nomination, and 'the
following ballot had :
E. A. Brady, Carlisle, 17
Chas. B Kaufman, 5. Middleton, 23
Chas. E Kaufman, having received a major
ity of the votes oast, was declared the noitni
nee.
The Convention then placed in nomination
the following gentlemen for Treasurer, on
which the following ballot was had :
Jacob Zug, Carlisle, 39
Jacob Senor, Carlisle, 3
Jacob Zug having received a majority of the
votes cast, was declared the nominee.
The next office ou the list being County
Commissioner, ou motion, Samuel W. Sharp,
of Newville, was nominated by acclamation.
On motion, Daniel Miller, of Newton, was
nominated by acclamation for Cleik of the
Courts.
The Convention then place-I in nomination
the following gentlemen for Director -of the
Poor, and the following ballot was had :
J. W. Foust. Penn, 21
Mathew D. Leakey, Frankton), 19
J. W. Foust having received a majority of
the votes cast, was declared the nominee. .
The Convention then proceeded to nominate
a Candidate for Auditor. P. S. Ariz of Ship
'pensburg, and William Clark Southampton,
ware platted in nomination, and the following
ballot had:
P. S. Anti' 28. I Wm. Clark 10.
The Committee on, resolutions being ready
reported the following resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted :
IVIIEREAS. The loyal men of Cumberland
County, iu Convention assembled, disclaiining
all partisanship, and knowing no cause but
that of the country, declare for themselves
and their consituents.
Film. Their inflexible purpose 'to main
tain, by every necessary effort, Service, and
sacrifice, the National Union, as tho first.,
highest, most solemn, and most Overshadow
ing.of all political duties.
SECOND. That the present war was pro.
duccd by an unprovoked attack upon the na
tion,-and cannot be honorably closed except
by unconditional submission by the insur
gents
THIRD. That the object of tha war is not 'to
reduce the inhabitants of the South to a state
of Nassallage nor to hold them in the couli•
tion'of a conquered people, but -to preserve
thb nation and enforce the laws and secant a
lasting peace, and that when these purposes
aro attained had the insurgent States, mani•
fest. a repentant spirit, we will welcome them
back-as the fat her,weloomed-his prodigal eon.
That while - we — long for the restoration of
peace to our beloved country at the earliest
moment compatible with her, honor and safety,
it must be peace likely to last- r it must be
peace made by , he submission and pettish:
merit of the traitors Who initiated the war—
it must be peace Which will leave us a free,
happy, and united people.
FOURTH, That the letter of President Lin•
onto shall receive our cordial •sitripari, and
spire us with confidence in the steitdfastness
and wisdom of its anti or.' • •
• FIFTH., That, Abraham Lincoln, Proai
dent of the:United Stathk; bythe distfitOrge_ef
moat areiffouti duties iff the dark days of .
civil intr,' hiiiivon for hintself -the affection
and regard - tif - the' whole Anferipnn people;
and, always bearing.himrlf olearin his high
office, has maintained _the_ integrity . of the
Union, and. kept . ! our honor untarnished
throughout - the world; and to him,' his admin
istration, its .prinoiples, and its .policy we give
our heartiest approval,' and pledge our ear.
.nest and enihusiastio support.
SIXTH. That the' amendments 'proposed to
the Constitution jn giving to our soldiers in
the field the right of suffrage, merit our hearty
approval, and will receive our united sup
port ; that. we. must unqualifiedly' denounce
the act of justices Woodward and Lowrie. in
disfranchising our brave soldiers while absent
defending our liberties.
SEVENTH. That we tender to the galltitit
sons of Pennsylvania now In the armies and
navies of the , Republic the thanks of a grate.
ful people for their unselfish and heroic valor;
that we mourn for those who have sealed with
their blood their deyetion to their country,
and will cherish their memories tenderly add
proudly ; while to the glorious survivors wee
give aseurranco that the last dollar and th
last life shall be given to reinforce them, until
•the old flag floats in final victory.
EIGHTH. That the eminent abilities, the In
domitable energy and the far seeing sagacity'
of Governor Andrew G Curtin, proved by hie
successful administration of our State affairs ,
in times of Peculiar trial, have excited our,
warmest admiration; and that his self•saorifio
iog devotion to the interests and comforts of
patriot soldiers, especially of the sick • atid
wounded, in camp or hospital, or wherever
they needed aid, has won for him the endur
ing love, not only of the soldiers themselves,
but . also of their fathers, mothers, wired.,
brothers, sisters, and friends at home. We
therefore heartily approve and ratify hiswom-
Motion for re-election as Governor of Pennsyl
vania, and pledge ourselves to use every hon
orable means to secure his triumphant elec
tion.
That in the nomination of Judge
Agnew, we present an-accomplished jurist, a
true patriot, and a loyal citizen, who will a.
doru the highest judicial tribunal of the Com.
monwealth, and give additional security to
the right of persons and property.
TENTH. That we heartily ratify the nom
inations made this day, and ask loyal citizens
of all parties to give them a most cordial and
earnest support.
On motion the President waslristruoted' to
appoint a County Executive Committee; also
a County central Committee, to serve one year
The following gentleman were appointed said
Committees :
Carlisle, E. %V.—J M Weakly, Geo. Zion.
• - — ltattnani - Ik. -I‘.
Rheem
Lower Allen.--If. G. Rupp, Jno Coleman,
Dickinson.—Jno. Morrison, Thos. Lee.
Pennsboro'.—D. Denlinger, Samuel D.
Holtz.
Proukford.-,.T00. D. Bosler, Philip Zeig
ler.
Ilampden.—Thos. B. Bryson, Samuel nor-
Hopewell. D. Lesher:, P. Faust,
Mechanicsburg.—S. G. Bowman, A IL.
Thomas.
Middlesex.—Geo. O'Mara, Gee Clark-
Monroe —J. K. Neisly, Wm. Lambert.
New Cumb ,, rland.—Jno. Clark, John Fit
ting.
Neveville.—Jos. MeDarmond, Stitzel.
Newton.—Juo. Hurst, Robert Mickey.
' , Newburg —W. W. Frazer, J. G. Koontz.
North Middleton.—A. P. Henderson, D.
Kettles,
South Middleton.—D Coffman, J. W. Craig
head.
Penn.—Jno S , Dunlap, Isaac Pbckert.
Shippensburg borough.—D. W. Thrush, Dr,.
R. C. Hays.
Shippensburg township.—P. Koontz, Q.
White.
Silver Spring.—R. Molly, Jno. C Sample,
Soffilianipton.-1.1. B Iloch, S A. Mowers.
W. Penusboro'.—Juo. S Davidson, E.
James
Upper Allen.—A. T. Palm, D. K. Steiner
COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Lemuel Todd, W. M. Watts,
'Rio. McGinnis, L. 'Willa fah,:
Jos. IVliffiin
On motion, David Denlinger, of East Penns
-bore!,--was ottl-ed- on. te—address -the -.Co oven--
Lion ; who responded to the call in a neat and
patriotic speech. He fully endorsed the tick
et nominated, and pledged to it a cordial and
unwavering support Mr. Denlinger indulged
in some knppy bits at the Glossbrenner- ticket
in the course of his remarks, showing up.
Copperheodism in a damaging style. The.
Convention having faithfully performed Its
duty in the nomination of a strong and unex
ceptionable ticket, he insisted it was that the
duty of the loyal voters of Cumberland County
to turn out on the &cowl Tuesthy of October
next and elect it—so mote it be.
On motion the Convention adjourned sins
ES,,. At a trial recently, the Jury returned
the following verdict : Guilty with some
little doubt as to whether lie is the man."
Elfin Hub ;bunk, Matters.
Miss. Phoebe Paine is appointed a CU—
lector it, the South West Wnrd of Carlisle to
solicit funds for the Soldiers' aid-society.
FRANCIS J. CLERC. President.l
air The English Lutheran Church of this;
place will be closed on Sunday next, aSllbe
Pastor is absent from town attending the
Synod now in session at Nowvilie,
The address of the chairman of
the Union State committee is out, and is what
we promised it would be.—A clear unambig
uous statement of the principles and ques
tions involved in the present canvas. Wo
will publish it next week, in confidence that
its unanswerable logic and appropo, facts ?;
will decide many who arc at present honestly;
in doubt, as to the way they should go. ,
Flap.—About 1 o'clock on Wednes
day morning last, the dwelling house of W.-
J. SHEARER, Esq., was discovered to be on.
fire. The alarm being soundgiour citizens
and firemen were soon brougn./O"the scene
of conflagration and succeeded in subduing
the flames. The house is a total wreck. 6—
Nearly all of the household -furniture was
coved. We are informed that Mr. S. hat an
insurance on .the property of $6OO. The & . 0
is supposed to have Originated from a bake
oven in-the
GONE TO THE WESTERN ARAY.—Our
townsman.. Capt.. A. B. • Sharpe:. having.
ceived the appointment. of Captain A. D. C.,
on Gen. Ord's stafOeft here, yesterday in Qom:
pliance with his orders, to report to that Gener.
al in Now Orleans. . Previous to his deParfure .
ho Aispeeed of his fine law. library,, office fia
tures, good will Ste.. to J. MOVEA.ELFy, Esq.,.
who has taken poSsessiou and will hereafter
be found in the office formerly °Coupled
by Nit: A. For both of these gentlemen, in,
their several professions we invoke continued
onors and • success. .
•
Icrg - 01•11.1' FAR.EIB.4 ; the known •
Furrier of 718 Arch Bt., philad'a., is now
,prepared, to furnish his patrons and . the pub..T
lie witiu.a , , , largo and varied assortment', Or
Panay Furs. liis stook is superb, whilst bps
prices aro really low.: Road his atty.: