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CARLISLE, PA.
Friday, May 13, 1864.
The People's Choice for President,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
The Great Battles
We give up far the largest portion of our
paper to•day to the best circumstantial ac
counts of the great battles that can be had,
►nd up to the latest moment before going to
press, we will make everything else give way
to the last reliable intelligence concerning
their issue.
We apprehend that there are none of our
readers who do not recognize in this struggle,
the last desperate frantic attempt of the le
bele to preser•e a foothold upon the territory
of the United States; while all know that de
feat now is to them utter, irretreivable do
edruotion.
The great loyal heart of the Republic swells
to-day, as the electric messenger brings the
glad tidings that Lieut. Gen. Grant's tactics
are culminating in the utter rout of the fly•
log enemy, while his capital is tottering to its
fall. Let us all unite in obedience to the cull
of our noble President, to offer up our adult,
Lions and thanksgiving to the most high for
this unmistakable evidence of His continued
favor.
What will The Democracy Do P
The American RTublican asks the above
pertinent question, and thus dilates upon it :
It would be interesting and instructive to
have a full development of the Democratic
programme for the appro 'citing campaiin
What will the followers of Seymour, Nl°
Diener' and other leaders and candidates do ?
Will they declare for the country and her
ORURO, or against both ? All their antecedent.
_,lfoul _l_l°o e_ccoa qktifilon_jlinj, they,
muat be a War party. They gained their rep
utation andvrength by defending national
honor and human righ•s, can they so utterly
forget the past as to become indifferent to
both. We speak of the rank and file ; the
Vallandighams and Woodwards of the party
hare to clearly defined their positions as t 27
dispel all doubt. ney have shown their
hands in full view of the people, and they are
known to be unclean.
The Hartford Conventionis's, by their op
position to the War of 1812, rendered diet!'
Selves infamous Those who took sides with
Mexico, in our contest with that nation, de
stroyed their popularity and usefulpe- ,, -.
Those who sympathize 'with traitors, in the
present rebellion, cannot suffer less, and may
suffer more. They seem to envy the fame it
Erostratus, and would destroy the temple, if
he had n 4 anticipated them.. They seem to
covet a place in the pillory of., history. Let
us examine the situation that we may be mas
tern of it.
The moral of history is progress Rome,
after many decades of labor, and wonderful
strife, rose to refinement in aft, letters and
government England, from a race of bar
barians, after centuries of combat, has diffused
intelligence throughout the world, and now
controls, alike, ee.el!l and ocean. Very many
other instances crowd upon us, but it is nu
necessary to particub.rize theta The growl It
of man isincessant and perpetual. The nine
teenth century has brought forth the giant,
-because the hest,,of I he E location.
Creator. We do not mean that Goinl:..B
spelling-book, or Cornly's Grammar, or . Alge
bra, or Geometry, or the Integral Calcului
or Latin, or Greek, or the Sanscrit, will
make a man; but we do mean that intelligent
parentage, and common schools, and extended
experience, a knowledge of the past, and
diffusive thought, will make a more perfect
being, than can be produced without them
The thought of to day is totally milks the
thought of A. U C. 100, and it is more relic
ble. If it is not, thee we do not advance, Mid
there is no approach to perfection.
Those who first struggled for Liberty had
but a faint conception of the beauties which
should ultimate by crown the edifice The
pioneer does not look beyond a cabin, but Ite
who follows iu the second or third generation
conceives a palace.
The founders of the-Republic were reared
under a vice, but it did .. uot appear to them a ,
it does to us because its proportions were less
vast. It Was not then regarded as possessing
any characteristic of danger, but, on the can
trary, as capable of easy eradicatium Crime
is never stationary; and slavery moved for
ward, growing with our growth, and strength.
ening with our strength. Its stature assumed
monstrous dimensions, and final) , it controlled
not only local policy, position, end wealth,
but states and the nation. Of course it bo
came the enemy of Freedom. The ono means
manacles, the other despises and casts them
off.
We are the children of the Fathers. Through
progression we have been burn in the faith of
regeneration. We are able at this day to look
upon the darkness and the light.. On the ono
hand we discern wrong, and on the other the
principles of eternal justice. Just as wo re
alize the opposing principles, a demand comes
that we shall sustain the iniquity, which is
despotism. It comes from the South acoom•
panied by a threat that unity shall cease and
an oligarchy of slavery be established. This
fixes the point of divergence. Barbarism
would throw us back upon the, past ; civiliza
tion would push us forward on the heels of
the future:
Nearly nineteen hundred years have elaps
ed since The true philosophy citis promulga
ted. It enjoined upon us to deal justly, love
mercy,. and render ,to every one his due.
: This is the morality, *with which Amos Ken•
dall declared democracy was allied. There
can't be just dealings in the,slave mart; nor
mercy in the breaking up of the social rela
tions; nor dues rendered in the robbery of la
bor. Here the Southern Confederate dissents
from the NOrthern Loyalist, and an issue is
joined. On which side will the democraby
be found.
Bearing in mind that Democracy is pure
morality, and that the South battle for the
establishment of a government, :which Must
destroy the only freedom which the world
lies ever recognized—declaring for the main
tenance:at castes—the ownership 'of men—
and despotism; what should the Democrat
do to 'exemplify his consistency? The an
river is plain to an honist mind, and, will
come readily to honest lips. Liberty must
be saved though we shall lose everything else.
Naked, with it, we shall
,be rich ; clothed in
purple, and possessing everything save it,
we must be poor. Large wealth ever carries
defensive weapons, and may go unattended;
poverty is without arms, is in constant peril,
and must have a friend. Heretofore the liv
ing principle of Demccracy has been em
bodied in acts, and it was made honorable.
It wore impregnable armor when in the lists
against subjugating aristocracy. It was the
crowned champion in every attack upon hu•
man rights. It was invincible because it
was merciful and just. It must still be on
the sid, of Humanity or die.
'fhb, path of duty is illuminated. Much
having been given us, much will be required
of us. Precocious virtue, whet - . we were
! weak, wrested from Oppressi in the fairest
and most beautiful portion of the globe
Guided wisdom gave us almost perfection in
institutions whil,t a deep-seated benevolence
made our land an asylum for the wronged
and outraged. We were placed in the fore
front of progress, and the benediction of the
good was audibly uttered. In an evil mo
ment we gave way to evil, and, as to our
First Parents in the garden, Anguish was
born. A civil war only equalled by that
shadowed in the lakey or Milton is upon us.
Everything is at stake—institutions, unity
prerogatives, sacred truths, human impulses.
Ihe tyrant throttles Freedom—the robber
claims spoils from labor—arid licentiousness
assaults chastity. Where is now Democracy,
Alcibiades-like, gentle in peace and terrible
in war? Why don't it come to the rescue ?
Our heart fails us through fear. Jackson is
dead, and we are reminded that even Peter
slept and was smitten.
A united South, intoxicated and mad,
make reproaches day and night upon the cit
adel, wherein we have placed our lives, our
fortune., our honor, and our hopes. Will
the Democraic party prove to be:one of sal
vation or destruction to their country and
themselves-?----We—shail—soon - know, We
tremble in our hope, and a fear haunts us.
WAR NEWS.
The Great Battles.
Victory j,r the Union .The President . 4 Call to
Than ksg in,nt Offici 71 _Vett:3 front Lens
(rantand 310.ide Le , drlven at all
Ile Leav,s 3,00 U Thad and 10 001.1 Wounded
On the Fteld 11 a Race p.a. Re , Amend :2
Thunder ern J(11714 1? 11`6'
has a Ilan d lb
the Richwond alio! Petcrxhtirg Railroad.
Important Prom Chattanooga
vd no' /1(1 r ,ti Sherrmin
Ene u,y rpoli 11 , 11:n. ~Ifrl'hers,it Cuts
11,1, otr ,r arid 11-ash
burn(' A !so ful
Correspandenee of the N. Y. Tri
bune
()F THE POTOSIAC,"
"M irchirr4
4, 1861
'rho Erna I
Aral V oI ehr p• , s at 1 ,, 5 ,
11.• iill . l4ll.iu 1I .I,llg, expect
ed a.lvance and lu.enyhl eir„k, 0,11.,,04ip4
gain acr.,-N 'he tpnlon No ex , raorklinary
arnvuni I•SCIVItet` IS necesso,ry la see no
other son;zninary een Hier vi hand : al
ventii Ines ell , n1111 41 :1t1 , P- , Only CO delay it.
rue Favorer. TILFI
The 2I .luny 'All) Gen. Ilaneciek
forms the exiiiiisie len nt tIl'11)N'
occup . \ ing the tight HMI the of h the c e nter.
t ivet Iras et t'ulpiiper
and C y Fiii , ls wii hoot opposntnn hy
tht enittny'• Thu:, 21..e.0rps broke caw plu a
bout 10 p tit. last night, atbl, under cover rot
,toe ilarkne-s, rn Irrhetl towns .1 the ltapidan,
the dlvletirus 1110Vitig in their numerictl order.
Ford was reached at 7 o'clock this snore
, nig, where a liai tailor' of the ('Si li New York
Engiubers, conimanileil by NI ij. 11',,iey !train -
at d, hail, during the nigh', coo-trurled Iwo
pontoon liridgb o:cr which iiiir troop:
' inediately pas-tut to the Solidi I atilt of the
river. Gregg's Cavalry Div fit eceilibl
the infantry several hour.' bef o re, and
up a done,, or mete at the anerny's pi c k e t
The plank road leading to Fie lerielishorg w .s
thoroughly pittroleil several toile. lieyobtil
tillinticellors‘ille, but no ItITO ol the .oretny
reil The troop' el the 2 I reaciiii•l the
old battle field of Chloe Ile vs neon to
Duty. where t hi.y were ndvuUntruusly doi
peel COMIIIIttIItIIIg s by fire
Ilaticucli, and a hall for the night ordered
=I
Our cros.ing of the river without oppo-i
ion ucca.ioned some surprise among the
troops That Grant's sudden adv.mcs to t
ilireci ion wits unexpected to the Rebel 0 , tier
al iherc i , every reason to b, hey°. Now hint
we have a 100 l hold hOlllll of the R.ipidan. Lee
will undoubtedly use his best endeavoi, to
force n butte on ground of his own choosing
We have succeeded in completely flanking him
on his Tight, which will of course compel bus
eyacuatiot. ,if his works on Clot k's Mountain
and at Mine Run. A report conies in to night,
on apparently good authority, slating that
Longtoreet is advancing up the Fredericks
burg Thank road to attack our left at Clout
cellorsvil'e to night or to-morrow The re
port receives considerable credence, and
every artangentent has been made to receive
him Our cavalry have patroled the country
in the direction of Orange Court House, and
report no force of the enemy (his side of Mine
Run.
M'JOR•OENERAL HANCOCK
This intrepid officer, although suffering
from his wound received at Gettysburg last
July, still remains in the saddle and is in
defatigable in securing the welfare and com
fort of his command. lie possesses the full
est confidence of his troops, of which he is
eminently deserving. His headquarters to
night are in the vicinity of the ruins of the
Chancelloreville Mansion.
The Battle of Thursday Burnside Moving Up-
Fending the Enemy —The Second Corps I'n
gaged -An Obstinate Infantry Fight —Lee at
Ills Old TrickB Grant Foils Han this Time
Our Loss 3,000 to 4,000
From Our Special Correspondent.
WILDERNESS TAVERN, IIEART OF THE EVIL•
DERNESS, Ba. m , May 5. 1864.
Late on Tues the %%hole army became
aware that, it, walld be 'nosed within a few
hours. During he night and ti . e first day
light of the next moriiirg everything was put
in motion Gregg's Division of Cavalry cross
ed Ely's Ford, without opposition at clay
break. Wilson's Division (late kilpatrick'al
crossed Germania Ford. Hampcit's 2d Corps
I followed Gregg, and Warren's nth Corps fol
lowed Wilson. Long before night. Hancock
had posted his corps and established - head
quarters of Chaucellorsville, while arren,
had pushed on to Wilderness Tavern and oc
cupied the ridges fatting Mine Run and the
enemy. By sunset Sedgwirk, with the tith
Corps, had crossed Gormania Ford, and last
night encamped along the road in roar of.
Warren. Sheridan, with the Cavalry
thoroughly scoured the countryrin all direct
(ions. lie intercepted dispatches from the
Rebel Gen. Rhodes to . Remit, stating that
Monde had effected a crossing, and asking in
-emotions: Anether intercepted dispatch ap
prised us that Stuart was having a cavalry
review at Ramilton's Cross Rim& Sheridan
'wee anxious to assist at the spectacle; but, it
was not thought expedient, •
,Gen, Grant left Culpeper and Gen. Mende
Brandy e ,, rly yesterday morning, and early,
in the afternoon Oohed heddquarteis just
this side of Germania Ford. '
At daybreak this morning.Sberidan moved
with all his force with two purposes—to find
and fight Stuart, and to push a reconnoissance
far to our left on the enemy's right flank.
The order of march to.day, as fixed since mid
night, is for Warren to advance io Parker's
Tavern, five miles toward Mine Run, for
Hancock to take a road leading him 'rem
Cbancellorsville, that, will enable him to es
tablish a line on the left of Warren, connec
ting with the latter, while Sedgwick is to move
up and assume Warren's present position.
It is possible, however, that Lee may cause
a change in the programme. Gen. Griffin re
ports the enemy menacing his position on the
ridge south of this point., and not a mile away
Warren orders him not to move elf toward
Parker's Tavern until Sedgwick can come up
and relieve him. Gen. Meade rode up ten
minutes ago and said to Warren, 'At' the tine
my comes near you, pitch right in with rill
you've got!" The disNisitions necessary to
sustain an attack if such be Lee's purpose,
have caused a halt of the columns--and now
we are listening for the first gun. If the ene
my does not choose to precipitate the battle
here our army before night will hold the posi
tion contemplated by the morning order. On
the other hand, we can well afford to fight
him now. It is six miles hack to the Rapidan
—if we ere attacked it will be with the hope
of breaking through the moving columns by
a vigorous assault upon the thank. Gens
Grant am! Mende and Warren and Sedgwick
will see to it that what the enemy supposes
to be a weak dank he shall find to his cost i-i
nothing less nor 018 P than a formidable front.
Rest your coufidence not only iu what may
be predicted upon the records of lig Generals
as LO how this army will he handled. hut in
this the rank and file will fight this fight with
niece than the clan of the French with more
than the pluck of the British.. They feel it in
their Lit nee that something allied to these, but
be to than either or both. C. A. P
Immediately after '•wril log up" this morn
leg, I rode out to Griffin's lines, then reported
to be menaced by the enemy. llts division
was in line nt battle at right angles with and
on either side of the Old Turnpike The ene
my had evidently dispatched a force nom hiv
lair on Mine Run to worry ttnd delay our
march by threatening tit flank Gen Griffin
had sent the 18th Massachusetts and 83 Penn
at Ivania, under Col Hayes of the former. to
leel weal out on the tut npike. It was here
that Charles Wilson tell, the Rebel skirtnivh
line uppo•tng_ a vigilant front. Finally, alter
some little tiring, Gem. Warren. _who had
come up it per , on; ordered an advance down
the road in force. Ayre's brivade moved on
upon the right of the road and Bartlett's ui on
the left, so h each flank well Supported.
LDERNES4 BATTLE- Ft KI,D, 1
9 p w 'Thursday, Nl,ry 5 f
Heavy fighting since 3 o'clock, mostly at
the extreme left, under lianceok Betty's
Qurps,, was tit the right of the?
Orange Plank roa:I, fronting towd_Alitte
Ilan, where Carr•s division, '.2,1 Corp., joined
him on his left. The other . divisi“us ot Ilse
c ck's corps were pushin4 up ; in the twink
hog of- -1111 is
great It rce, wish the evidew•parpose of turn
i7IK 1 tar deal`. The I,, , r . oittid WiTs t rfitlly over
oltn with sht.ih rtees, (hick as one bees
sli“ots from the Saint. root In a few minutes
ii gent th•quoslS caw, hack for einf...rceinients.
ft, ,100010 ) w t•p,a; to laCtioS in Chan
cot ool'sVI:Oe 00l I thing ; with fi..oiendous force
;1,1 Stlioetiocit.aio loot hobo one wing 111,
Dote hr-was u,rt re - putsed - . Our- ftvitovi—
tifillie raged for ini t .,' houto procisely where
it hcgall , along,. line of nut in-re titan halt a.
wile Foos( as our II en csrlit• up they were
sent ic —SI ill no gi nand gnarled, none inst..—
It w,s t.Il trios. , hrging upon roll
not the least ce—‘ti..o 11, ~ , ere fighliog
DOW inch, 0.1,1,11011 WOl , I:"• Uhl ..t t6r c, on
try .at 110.0 h ue.. 0,01101 no iol-oh , o-1 bea.00 0 :1 0, 1 0
t/ii khea Why. 000,
I•eU 1111 , ni!N•
ovened A 1:1:;.•
Tut relulurcvoinnt, ok
I Ilkaid
Tt 119 . 1,
11-1;
WIII N1:1 , I •11i,;t.
fu: no.no, ,•1 ing ;no 1,,,,,111.1ty 01
b cli gt• I 11.‘ 11 , ' Jill nt I y . nu
help from eqvalry n u thing but close., In tie
r. v:te, lace-to Mee sol:eys of tat L i ~,„„,r. ;
lite wounded ,dit nw ~ 11 , 11 11 11 fi'C.,ll troops
pour in. B.reteher , p,..1.1 out with ghastly
bui.dens, tihd go Luck ',eking with blood tor
more ISotd is brought that she atnintinHon
is tailing Sixty I winds fite , llll one steady
sta,d•up fight irti ti tit liol fought nut.
I.3tX en 01 Cult td;:. , s me placed ou tint Eel iteit
ing stretchers, and the, stroggl, shall 1101 cease
1, , r want lit ball and powder. Or the valleys
gr OW neater, or do our fears Wake then
st eto 1 4 0 ? I t n tist be so, for a second line I,
r Thily tortned just where we stand. and he
bill ets slip singing by as they have not done
bel.o . e, while now and then a limb drops
Ir• ta the tree tops. 'roe ballots are tiyiai.
high lien. Ilancoult rules along the new lino.
IS recognized by the men, and cheered with a
will at.d a tiger. But we stay them. The 2
Corps is all up, and be th-it troops
will collie up from ‘Varren or Sedgwick. or
else they will kliv'erei he enemy's attention by
an attack 1ip,,11 another gull ter. Yes, we
hold them, and tile fresh men going in will
drive them. 1 ride beck to General Head
quartets, and learn that uu advance 11114 been
ordered an hour ago a:otig the whole line.—
Gen. Nleade is in hold with Warren. nut/
liraol IS even now listening for Wadsworth's
division or Warren's corps to open on IlilTs
Wink, for it is 11111's Corps that is battling
with 11.incock The littler reports [hot he
shall' be able to maintain his ground The
severe lighting fur the day is over, and iL is
sunset,
Oen. Burnside has come u 0 25,000 strong
and probably will be the reserve to-morrow.
Our im.s to tiny may he estimated at 8 000 to
4.000, The main linole, pr hably a decisive
one, must Ie to morrow To day we have
fought because the enemy chose that we
should To morrow because we chose that
he shit I.
Friday's Battle—Fourteen Hours of fi'ightinj
Desperate Attempt by Lee to Break up Sedg
trick's Division -.Heroic Resistance of Our Men
Death of Gen Wadsworth— Varying Suc
cessea, but Final Repulse l rf the Rebels.
W.4BniNaroN, Monday, May 9
FIELD OF THE BATTLE OP TILE WILDERNESS
Fliday, May t;—II p.
Sedgwick was to adv toe° at 5 a. m but
Ewell. who o amends opposite him, attacked
at 4:45 Sedgmok says Ewell's watch must
be 15 minutes ahead of his. This action on
our right was spirited and well fought At
the expiration of an hour the Rebels were
handsomely borne bank, the firing ceased, and
mieh bide held the ground they had bkouack
ed upon. Our lose was severe and the one
my's could not have been less. •
Gen. Sedgwiek's staff were brilliant and
übiquitous throughout, while ihe old General
was the man of Antietam and Freoeriokeburg
repealinit himself. This notion barely over,
and suddenly . we heard front the extreme left
that peculiar monotonous swell and volume
of sound which tells of large numbers engaged
—so many that single shots and oven volleys
of lot g litres aro not distinot, but are merged
in the mighty noise of a groat battle. . Han
cock was engaged.
GREAT BATTLE IN GEORGIA
Desperate Fight Between Sherman
and Joe Johnson.
WAsiAlNarox, May 10
_ .
~ 4 Brent battle is ragingin Georgia.'
'l l he Government received dispatches_ this
morning that there is desperate lighting be•
fore Dalton, Georgia, between the Union ar•
my under 11.10,j0r-Ocueral W. 1. Sherman and
the Rebel 'army under General Joseph E.
Johnston, and' that there is' reason to believe
that a general . bat t le. is - going day- be
tween the contending forces. ,
.P. S -Since the above was in type we learn'
that the ()finial dispatch. to the Government,
announceS that Sherman, with Thomas, Hood
era and Seohfield's corps are now fighting for
the possession of a-ridge whioh lies north of
Dalton, and is the. key to the city.
In the meantime !'Pherson has made a
successful march to the South of Dalton, and
has, or is about to strike a fattablow nt John
ston by cutting the Tennessee and Atlantic
Rrilroad, South of Dalton. Everything is
going well.
OFFICIAL CONFORMATION OF OUR
GREAT vicroßs.
The News of Our Vic to ries--The President
Recommends Pi ayer and Thanksgiving to
Almighty God s
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washt:ioon. Slay 9,
18134
To the Fluids of _Union .2W Liberty:
Enough is known of army tlit rations with
in the last five days to claim our especial
gratitude to God. IVhile what remains un•
done demands our most sincere prayers to,
and reliance upon, Him (without whom all
human effort is vain), 1 recommend that all
patriots, at homes, at their places of worship,
and wherever they may be, unite in common
thanksgiving and prayer to Almighty God.
Only' 10 c'elc,vlz and Lee had tried each
wing and hid wet to each case more than
be could of ercome, and we asked ourselves
what next. All his movements were silent
and invisible, and unknown until he devel
oped them in the event. We can deliver
blows over in the direction whence blows are
dealt us—not against an enemy adv.nuit,g
in boll sight, but against one who hss mys
teriously withered and poised h mself for a
deadly spring.;
But the suspense is not lung. Both com.
battants are too e tger to compel the issue
fur either to delay another and s ill another
enct..untei. Shuts begin to ring all a I ng the
six viler. frsv;q.
At 11 ~'clock the enemy press close upon
‘Varren and Sedgwick, and train a number
of gu.,s xactly upon the attet's headquar
ter,. A man and three horses are killed
within 2.1.1 leer of the ttenerah and in the very
centre ho Ins :. , runped start. Finding the
enemy disposedrenew the ungagvnient
id the early mourning, Sedf wick accept,4 the
chit lang . c, and advaneem whole tine.—
Th•• men Au in with more ila-•h aril hol , l on
morn sturdily ilium in the 111.,tning. Iltvell
is driven back to h; • nined line where hi.
gotta ucd in puirtilin; and there' nutkes
stand.
Al this juncture, \V yen, who connect,.
with Sedgwick's left, i tjAtrtlllek . rtuXioli•
Lo gu in with all his a fight, lid the's
pool4ion in his front st - eins too hq-inniallte.
I st , e a trial) of Ilt , r , 11W(1 11.1111 g t. In llv
up to tha lieu on.: i•iige bottle. and
Cowllz. Warren au
Naa rt-iciigiiized by the l'rpliel ul ui,i, fur
they Pirlll , 2 itru Gans.
GI 10 . '4
..pia id Gran Cs
Ilnitie
walk inure thaulall a initi,tist . front of the
Well, who are fiat upon their lirEasts, and
tiring rapitity. aultl the wotttcs Oil one
:title of an ripealpacti, pet naps one, fourth' of
a wile aerusa, atai ;lot , l'ltAtttltt; lay along the
tri•ll I ttl ilia vttoutlti upon Ilse other. side.
their iritretielitntitus are plainly visible, anti
the opt , t--tbollthtl;fif
u; it will ~ ..114 , A 4 to vhiti.ge across. It
inn‘• S'1,1•1; eharpstidoteN
1 , 111 Ili) !Ilan
shall star' twit itre , . r.
meta
he n,kr ;
EEOEiCia
BEIM
groeithi II •
Halt ' loltrir4-I,itiliis h.•ut
natidg itiss.ll rtiPoulse a
worth or(tttB 1. el),rgo to re. hit CO.!)
iiiaad from astirwaveriiik. Ile is,•peered
by lids ltleu who ;4i ay bail
horse is shot wide; hull. Ile
mounts a second and spurs id) the front, hat
in hand, and we should have won then, hitt
his [lien saw 'lll' la I. Ile wits shot through
the head, killed install lv, and his body tell
An the handy 111 h"
ills eolumal.d lell b:LLk to their original
position with, comparative order. Wads
wiirth's death is 41 heavy loss--scarcely ati
ollici.r in the :only could have been bet
ter spared, ark:. 1r a wiiuld have been more
deeply regretted. Yest. day and to day he
had displayed such inarliol ability and gal
lantry as to compel oil all
hands 115 all who, now that he
is gone, can hatilly be replaced. lie was a
title wan, a beloved, a high-toned getilleinaii,
to be r spected, an unlhlinking patriot to he
emulated, an accomplished soldier, dead on
the held of Imo., to be mourned.
But this bat4lo does not pause for a hero
slain From noun until 5 o'clock, a number
01 sharp assaults at various points were
wndu and invariably repulsed, whether made
by us or by the outlay. Each one M these
all.drs were material for a long letter, but I
find it simply impossible at this !AIM, to as
cerain and write out correctly the laclA ut
Prisoners Caine in at the rate of 100 an
hour. The day was exeessively hot, att.l the
men were much exausted. We had neither
gained nor lost ground, but cull tinsed this
thing long enough, and we hoped to Liu Ily
wear thew out. At o'clock Hancock was
preparmg lor,a grand movement of our en•
tire left. He did not make it, fur the enemy
autieipeted hint, and he had to repel perhaps
the most wielled assault thus tar encounter
ed—brie) in duration, buk terrific in power
and superhuman momenilln.
The first few minutes we were staggered.
Stragglers for tbedirst time in all this fight
iug streamed to the rear in large numbers
choking the roads and causing a panic by
th e ir sttinpede and incoherent tales of fright
ful disaster. It was even reported at gener
al headquarters that the enemy had burst
entirely tbroygh and supports were hurried
up. Grant and Meade seated their backs
against the same tree, quietly I stoned to the
officer who brought the report, MO consult•
ed a Moment in low tones. The order 4 for
sending reenforeements were given, and for
a little time ',not a-word, was spoken inn the
group'Of more than twenty officers. They
but looked into each other's faces.
At lengthitGrant says, with laconic onplut•
sis, "4 don't believe it." lie was right.
Long beitac that Hancock had recovered
lrom-.the fit* shuck,. held his own awls le,
and now was gainink ground. In luny thni
utes from this attack the' enemy was com
pletely beatCa back with tremendous slaugh
ter, and the loss of some hundreds of priso
ners.'
It was nets , nerefly sunset. From one encl
of the line to the other not a shot contd. be
heard. The cbiy's work seemed over. Our
line of to-night would be that of In t n . ght.
The auguries were good. lu twd day's tight-,
ing we had lost heavily, but riot wore than
the enemy., Our assaults had been futile
but the enemy's had been equally so ; and
it by thee massed ahenults that he has
ever achieved his vieturius.
Darkness. and . smoke wort.' n tni •
g i rim twilight, and last detipeMing, into thick
gloom, when we were startled out ol repos:
back into fierce excitement. The forged
thunderbolt was sped, and by a master. A
wild Rebel yell away to the right. We know
they had massed and were charging. We
waited for the volley with which we knew
Sedgwick would meet the onset. We thought
it but a - 1 ight attack to ascertain df we had
changed our position. We were mistaken--
it was more. They meant to break through
and t'ley did. On Set wick's extreme right
lay the 2 I Brigade, 3d Divish n of his corps
under Gen. Seymour, who had been assign
ed to but two days before. The brigade
is new to the 6th Corps, and is known as
the Mil; or brigade ; connecting, on the left
of Seymour by Snaler's and then Neill's brit
g .des, toe latter being a brigade of Getty s
division that had not been sent to Hancock.
These troops were at work iinrenching, when
fallen upon. The enemy came down like a
torrent, rolling and dashing in living waves,
and flooding up against the whole tith Corps.
The main line stood like a rock, but not so
the extreme right. That flank was instantly
and utterly turned. The Rebel line was the
longer, uud surged around Seymhur's bri
gade, tided ovtr it and through it, beat
against Shale r, arid bore away his right
regiments. All this done in less than tee
minutes, perhaps not live. Seymour's men
seeing their pickets running back, and
hearing the shouts ol the Rebels, who
charge I with all their chivalry, were smit
ten with panic, and, standing on nu order
of going, went at once, and in as incredibly
short tons made their way through a mile
and ;t halt of woods to the plank road in
tile rear. 'filer reported, in the frantic
manner usual with stampeded men, the en
the corps broken. Grant, as in Hancuck's
case, didn't: believe it. But when three of
Sedgwick's staff rude iii p to army head
quarters separately ano stated how they had
ridden from Sedgwick's to keep Seymour's
men to their work, had been borne !Jack by
the panie, and ha I last s en Sedgwit'fit and
Wright h urd to the 'rout working like fro•
jan's to hold the wavering line, the situa
Hon appeared more critical. No word came
in Irom Sedgwick. It. hvgan to be feared
that be and Wright, tli,d.tining, to dy, were
prisoners.
ABRAHAM LIN,!OLN
Artillery moved quietly to commatiding
poOttons, to be prt•Nired for the worst, ;toil
cool hitatit It It that w,re the whole Gill corp. ,
liroketi. the attinv, us an army, would still
Lt. I,Varreiils corps, is
but with perleet composure, disposed to
meet the sittiatom. Grant and :11 tole and
Warr, is ate in Grant's tend, to tool from
which officers come and gu with a certain
toLritest air that bespeaks urgent and im
p .riatit cares. So during an hour. No
tiring has been heard' the last three-quarters
of u-n h - our. The It, - thefs must have ceased
to advance; but how far ha e they peffie
itinl what is the present situation.
The jib Corps' Iltg comes in. WI
the ffilt Corps' chieftain? My watch says
.o.'cLucli AL night._ A.. dispatch . r-eceived.
John Sedgwick is sale Wright. safe. The
Gilt Corps holds a strong tine ; ontv -- Sev
inourVand part of Shit er's lnigaile have
been looken. The entony can do mitt:ti
'n c.,
inure. it, nth Cor i .s has 1,),1
ifs pristine gffirs. (.'omitt Pepl to with Iraw
under order , Hot,t the defficit ot of its
it is :id. tot ho.v, awl ever chili
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cavalry we liar advanced up he l'ehmsaia,
forced the Chtekahionniy, awl have solely
brought them to our present podtion. These
were colored cavalry, iind ,lee now 110Illitig
our Ildr/1111 . 01 pickets tk/Warlli
Oen. with tbrce 1114111,1.11 d Uitrairr,
Iron Suffolk, on the same day, wt 1, our
movement lip James river, hire,' the liiack•
water, burnt the railroad bridges Stun,
Creek. below l'etersborg, cutting in two
Beauregard's force et that pout. We have
landed here, entrenched ourselves, destroyed
Hilly mi es of railrmid and got 31. posttioo
with proper. supplies, we can hold
o it againgt the whole of Lee's army.
I have ordered up the supplies. 13-'aure
earl,
with a large portion command,
was lett smith by the cuiting of Ole rail
roads by Kautz. That portion which reach
ed l'e'ersburg, under Hill, 1 have whipped
to-day, and wounding, many, and
taken many prisoners, alter a severe aad
well eautes ell fi ht
BM
tien. Grant %%111 not be troubled willt any
further reulloreemems to Lee frum Beaure
gurrs forces.
(Sigiud) BENJ. F. BUTLER,
Major General.
There was another terrible battle at
Spottsylvania Court [louse on Tuesday
The fight lasted until 10 o'clock in the eve
ning.
Lee's whole left was crushed. We cap
tured a whole rebel brigade. Burnside
chased Ewell over two miles. Gens. Steven
son and Rice were killed.
Reinforcements were pushed foreword
this morning from here.
II is reported that Seigel has re-captured
some of our prisOners, as well as Wads
worth's body. The death of the latter is
also contradicted. The wounded from
Acquia creek will he here to-day.
It was - Hill's corps that was repulsed so
gallantly. The _Star says Burnside's colored
troops, who were previously held in reserve,
were hronght into this action, and fought
with desperation. The officers experienced
considerable difficulty in restraining them
as they appeared desiro is not to take any
prisoners, being ex spiraled by the remem•
bratme of Fort Pillow, and, the atrocities
committed there by the rebel - S I on that raid.
Gen. Burnside directed our informant a
few minutes before lie left the field, yester
day morning, to say to his friends here that
affairs are looking most hopeful., It was
believed, in the army , that.Seigel having
made forced marches had destroyed" Lee's
railrood.conneetions with ; Lynchhurg, and
that Sheridan bad done the same to his
communication with Richmond. -An order
was given 'for another a Ivance
. yesterday
morning, and 8 o'clocic when.our informant
left, oar centre and right were heavily en
gaged, and the 9th corps wits then On the
march. Gen. Rico who was killed was•at
tached to the sth Corps; be died while
undorgoing amputation. Oar losses .arr-•i
reported to have been. very heavy, bur
everything looks Imperil', and pretence'
uffit:ara say that we shall soon see the end.
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LATEST BY TELEGRAPH
Washington May 12, 1864
Words Fitly Spoken.
Mr M R, THAYER of Pa., on the 4th inst.
advocated the Reconstruction bill which has
since pmssed the House in a forcible speech,
wherein tie said :
" Mr. Speaker, the voice of the people of
the United States cannot be mistaken. They
demand us, their Representatives, that the
institution of Human Slavery, which has from
the beginning been our National repro ,ch,
the fruitful source of sectional enmity and
strife, the obstacle to the developa out of one
half ot our territory. the secret enemy which
has for seventy years sown our vineyard with
tears mid brambles, which has alienated bret h.
reu 01 the same blood, which has prescribed
education, fomented discoid, encouraged op•
position to our republican system, weakened
the ties at National allegiance, qud at last ar.
rayed Homt in bloody war against the Ciov
eminent, shall be forever blotted out in the
Rebel States, and that upon its rums shall he
written a higend like that which indignant
France wrote over the gateway of rebellious
Lyons, Slavery made war upon the Itepub
It,:; Slavery is no more !"fhey demand this
as the right of war against the public enemy.
They demand it in the name ot that very Con
stitution which is sought here to be made its
shelter and its shield. They demand it as
the only adequate compensation for the sacri•
[ices which they have made and the sufferings
which they have endured. They demand it
is trite name of Liberty and of Humanity.—
They demand it as the only pledge of future
union and tit: quality. They demand it. for
tneir own peace and Nafety. and fur the repose
and security of their children Already, its
grim tind terrible lot in, weakened ty its
wounds, begr mcd with the this: of tattle, and
covered with the blood of brave men which
its beeu shed in this sanguinary war, cowers
and ree.s before the banners of the Republic
As it falls, let it hear ringing in its ears the
decree for its extermination pronounced here
ny the BA pre-entatives of the People.''
:Si Its i d I' PI NCOT r, better known Its "Grace
(it elm wood," lectiired at the Academy ol
1111/Hl , , is Philadelphia, last Monday evening,
un " Lights st the War Cioud." Iu
coin iniolc.ng her lecture, she said:
tier lecture had been 01 , I•cted to because
it touched up m lulutcntl mutters, as any•
thing could lie written now-a days, !rum a
love letter up to an order lot-goods, that.was
11,1. pultlical. rile polities of 1.1.1 , 111 y was the
history ul to-morrow. To prevent ant mis. ,
iipp - rehessi'un howevt4; she ~ .ourd'in 'ihe nit-
set d, tine her position. "he was It rabid
Unionist, and a r,bider A boldiohist [ap
plause], a woman's rights woman, and a dark
cumpl xnumd Ref übbean.
She believed in the Bible and the Declara
tion of . Independence; in the r onstitution
ot_ the United States, tun! the l'reclatnation
ref Emancipation. She believed in Thomas
Jedlerson and Wendell Philips ; Geocge
Washington and Abraham Lincoln ; in Pat
rick Henry and Henry IVarl Beecher Lab•
piausel ; Alex.inder Hamilton and t harles
S'irirrner"; 10 - 111 - 110ijaritrt
Butler. Nory tbal_ she ltad _totae_a_ckan
breast of it, sire desired, before she. unlitn-
In-red her 11.21 it artillery, that those who dif
fered ;rune her [night leave, and not disturb
her in the midriiu of her discourse.
alth Riattzrs,
raLr'iVe are informed that li...change Of
time fir nubile wursh'p, has been adopted at
Emory Ntel he lio 1.116 , r:0pal Church, in the
”liernnon, on Sahhii h. Services will hold
In•t esti ee ar Rr.r o'cl,,rl: in the evening instead
or half ryvn. threo
tL Messrs Charles NVeaver and )1,)
se. ISrh•ker, hqving purchased ttin Carlisle
,o , red info pirtnenthip in the
—.„
Th..y are, as
p<<c af.'-thift
pap e , prep , tre.l to fill all orders in their
ME
Wedm•-ilay evening last,
1, , 1w , 011 (hr C,ort and the CWlege, on
\11,,, ;•;:i., pt. 11 (1 , 1111 \Val ell
1 al re rm. I will he rill for ite return
Is flit
flit The cans', & Water Com -
w iny ht
mere tsed the prie. of Qis to from
in 50 per (hoti , tiol feet in *33 75 A teeter
rend or 25 cts per qoarier will also he charved
The w tier real; have been inerea.e.l 25 per
cent. lo congideration of the largely ad
v mood price of c.,1.111n , 1 labor, this advance
ii not by any means an unreasonable one
and 11.14 not been nrule until the' last moment
MOM': Sattmlity night
los. same thleves broke into the manufactur
ing shop cnanectei with the confectionary of
Nlev.trs IVieem Spahr, and stole' (bereft om
two barrels of sugar The arrest and inctr
ceration of the chief of the thieving opera
(ions which have Leon carried on with so
hi h a hand lately, would not seem to have
intimidated his confederates much. Nothing
hut a load of shot would Seem to be equal to
t be occasion.
trm.i,Ve- would Inform th© Ladies of
Crulisle and the surrounding Country that
Mr+ S. A. Ilut ton, has just returned from the
Ea,tern cities, and is now prepared to furnish
unusually Lartze end Beautiful assortment
f summer b.mitets, Childrens Hats and Mul
livery of the Latest Style. Ladies do not
fail to give her a call, as we are satisfied
that no examination will satisfy you that the
largest and loom splendid assortment of Mil
linery articles can he obtained at her lioab 7
lishment, Store In North Hanover Street Cart
lislY sign of the Big Bonnet. 8t
SOUTH MOUNTAIN LION COMPANY.—
The company who purchased the Pine Grove
Iron Works. have adopted the name of South
Mountain Iron Company, as the style of
their firm.
Mr. Geo. T. Cornog has been appointed
manager of the new concern, and has al
ready taken charge. Mr Cornog is a gentle-
Man of large experiepce in the iron business,
having been connected with some of the
most important works in Pennsylvania and
Virginia. Efe has been in the army for
more than two years, as Major of the 11th
Pa. Cavalry, and resigned his position only
because a - serious wound incapacitated him
for the severe duties of the cavalry service.
Mr. C. informs us that it is the intention
of the new company to build at once two
large furnaces . ; and that a railroad will prob
ably be'built soon, having its easte'ru termi
nus at New Cumberland. •
TIIE 7TH REGIMENT' CAPTURED.-
We have received a private despatch from
Alexandria which reads ae follows:
" The 3eventh Regimen t Pennsylvania
Reserves captured entire.",
Cumberland County ha's two companies
in 'his vegi.neot—CoMilany A, formerly
emutnaeded by Capt. R. M. Elenderson, at,
the time of its capture under command of
Ist Lieut.. 3. V. Ruby. Company H, emu
mantled, we believe, by Capt. King, of Me
chaniesburg. Tbis company is from' Me
chanicsburg. There is also a company
from Perry county in this regiment. At
the time of its capture the regiment was
charging through a thick abattis, and ad
vancing too far in advance of its supports
was surrounded by overwhelming numbers.
No report of the casualties nas been re
ceived.
Since the above was in type we have seen
a private letter from a gentleman in Wash
ington which says that the writer learned
from Captain and Lieutenant Robinson, two
officers of the 7th who escaped from their
captors, that the regiment at the time of
its capture wa3 marching along not exped
ing the appearance of the enemy, when by
a sudde,• dash a large body of Rebels suc
ceeded in getting in their rear / and ebty
were compelled to surrender. These officers
state that there was no fighting and that
of course there were no casualties in the
regiment.
ytgA,,Statement of Quotas and Credits
for Cumberland County
S. D. Township Quota. Credit. Due. Sur
or bor. plus.
44. Shippensb'g bo. 67 57 10
45. Shippensb'g tp. 10 .8 2
46. SouP.arnplon, 71 51 20
47. Newburg, 14 23 9
48. Hopewell, 35 25 10
49. Mifflin, 39 17 22
50. Newville, 27 14 13
51. Nea ton, 74 53 21
02. West Pennsboro' 82 49 33
53. Frank ford, 48 20 28
54. Penn, 58 31 27
55. Dickinson, 52 47 5
56. North Middleton. 33 30 3
57. Mi Allesex, 19 40
58. Carlisle, E. Ward,94 133 39
59. Carlisle, W. Ward 80 121 41
60. tionth Middlelon,loo 85 15
61. tBi,ver :Spring, 82 83 1
62. Monroe, 64 37 27
63. Upper Allen, 50 43 7
64. Mer , anicsburg, 81 79 5
65, Lower Allen, 46 51 5
GO. New Cumberland. 17 29
Fr. - Min - 1P tOl, • -45 45 -
68. Ea , l Pennsboro' 71 74 3
Al Large, 9
ICE
13;12 1248 257 113
The ahove statement was furnished as by
the Prevost Marsh:o, and we can vouch for
=1
Boroughs and townships having claims (or
credits can have their claims properly exam
ined and adjusted by application lo the board.
of eorolloient
The Central Fair in-aid of the-Sani
tary Commission.
The Carlisle Soldier's Aid Society in an
swer to the calls of the Sanitary Commis
sion, and of citizens of this county, resolved
to draft, a systematic plan for securing con
tributions to this town_ and community to.
the great Central Fair to be held in Phila
delphia in June. They have therefore ap
pointed the committees for the
purposei named, viz:
I. George Beetetn, A. Cathcart, A. B.
Ewing, George Wetzel and Henry S, Ritter,
to secure contributions from Mechanics, in
cluding journeyman and apprentices, either
of artitibic of their own make or money.
2. [4,1. Thos. Paxton, John Stuart, Jr.,
John Fii , bliern and Parker Henderson, to
solicit from Farmer & Gardners either pro
duce or nion,y.
3. David Blonds, 13. R. Jnmison, J. W.
Eby and Joh litre, to ask contribution&
from merchants and dealers either of goods
.or money.
4. liobt. McCartney, B. Reigner, Charles
Fleager and Jiinas Fought, to solicit from
manual laborers:mil domestics such amount
its they eel able to give.
5. David Eckels, Jr. S. B. Keiffer, Geo.
W. Shearer aud Samuel Hepburn, Jr., to ob
tain contribtitions from Teachers, Artists,
Bankers, Clerks, Physicians, Ministers and
Gentleman retired from business life.
G. James Hamilton, Esq. Prof. W ilson,
Saxton, and E. Cornman, Esqs., to secure
contributions from Schools, Associatims
and companies.
7. Mr.. .1. Rheem, Mrs. B. Law, Mrs. T.
Pax' om 51 Cs 11. Egoei and Miss M. McGinnis,
to solicit contributio is from Ladies.
H. Cul. B. NI. Ileminrson, 51. Penrose,
John, Lee, Esqs., Iliad Major Hastings, to ob
tain aid from officers, soldiers, and all who
are connected with the military movements
of our army, in the town and county.
9. J. B. Parker, Esq., Mrs. L. C. Johnson,
Rev. Jos. A. Murray, Robert Moore, and
Gen. G. W. Bowman, to confer with Sol
dier's Aid Societies within the county; and
to solicit their co-operation, and also the
amid of Aesociations, Schools, Churches,
Flrins, or individuals within the county.
10. John Hannon, Joseph lleiser, R. C.
Woodward and John Byer to obtain contri
butions !rum Hotels, Boarding Houses,
Barber :Saloons, and Restaurants.
11. William Barnitz„ D. P. Hazleton, and
William Bentz, to solicit aid,frorn Brewers,
Distilleries, and Dealers in Liquor.
12. Charles Weaver, John Martin, W.
M. Henderson, and William FridleY, to ob
tain assistance from Mills, manufactories,
and Machine shops.
13. Rev. F. C. Clerc, Hon. F. Watts, J.
B. Parker, Esq., Dr. H. Johnson, Rev. J.
Fry, Col. R. M. Henderson, and Rev. J. C.
Bliss, to prepare an appeal for general dis
tribution throughout the town and county,
as prepatory to the work of the committees.
The following Committees for the several )
Townships are appointed, with the hope that
they will give their aid and influence in fur
't'hering the objects of the association for the
purposes contemplated, viz.;
Shippensburg Township—Chas. M. White
and John Craig. Shippensburg Borough,
W. M. Sain, J. Abin. Hostetter. Southanap
, Lou, Col. Chestnut, John Pilgrim. Hopewell,
' J. 'W. Fraser David Shocemaker and Samuel
J. Smith. Mifflin, Capt. Samuel Megaw,
Wm. McCrea,. Newton, Hugh 'l3. McCnne,
Robert Early.' Penn, John 'I% Green, P. Red
seeker. Dickinson, Geo. L. Line, W. Me-
Glaughlin. Westbennsboro', Major L Tritt,
Samuel treason and David Heikes. ,Erank
ford, James B. Lackey, Alex.;Cornman.—
South Middleton, Mode Griffith, John Wolf.
Middlesex, A Lamberton, Wm. •Heaggy.—
North Midleton, Wm. Swigart, Wm. Shu
gart. Monroe, Stuart MagotVan, Mrs.: Brick
er. UPper'Allen, Michael Cocklin, Jacob L.
Zook. Lower Allen, Henry Rupp, W. R.
Gorges. New Cumberland, Owen James,
John Church. Feast Peausboro', J. Long
neeker, Wm. Erb. Hampden, Thos. B. Bry
son, M. Eckels*Silver Spring, Chambers,
Sample, John 'b. Clendenon. Mechanics
burg, H. A. Sturgeon, Col. W. Houser.
It is earnestly desired that these commit
tees shall act as promptly as possible, and
individually as welt.as collectively for the
purpose . designated: It is beleived - that
there will be complete harmony of opera
'„tions under these and the other appoint
'monks made directly by the central Board.
Messrs. J. 8; D. Rhoads', are authorized to
act as agents for theforwarding of all stores
contributed and money that may he furnish
ed, and it is hoped that our citizens will
send in with
,accnstomed liberality whatever
Mity adorn ornurielt the tables of ,the'e;thi
bition that is to comfort our.suithring and
wounded soldiers.'
Published by order ofthe Botird of mana
gers.
" • F J.•CLE.ItW, President,
Eire. L. C. JOUNSON; Secretary,