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having their own way fully comprehended the nature of the work they are taking in hand 7 Does the thought ever strike them that, in their zeal for the poor slave, they may lose all that has been already gain2d for him 2• Does it ever to them that, if they could succeed in dividing the Union party we might have a Copperhead of the worst type for our next President? DO they reflect That a division of the Union party now, even admitting that GRANT will take Richmond, might result in a dissolution of the Union 7—for, if „ the Copperheads should gain control of the Government, of course they would make peaco with the Rebels and acknowledge their Confederacy? Who doubts it These are plain questions. If the distill. guished gentlemen to whom we allude have not considered them, the people and the soldiers have. There will lo no division in the Union patty, but there may be a fear ful reckoning of the lofty professions of some of its would-be leaders. glut 4erall CARLISLE, PA. Friday, June 10, 1864. S. 111. PETTENOILI. & NO. 37 Park Row, New. York, and 6 State St. Bbiton, are our Agents for the HERALD I ti those cities, and are authmized to take Advertise ments and Subscriptions for us at our lowest rates. The People's Choice for President, ABRAHAM LINCOLN. New Consridavarrs —Counterfeit fifty tient notes, of the new issue, have been circulated within a few days. The engraving, seems to be well, executed, but the face of the notes is of a:pale color. This may be soon remedied by those engaged in their manufacture, the practice being to have the first of the notes circulated with some defect in them, and that defect remedied as soon as the newspapers and counterfeit detectors have noticed it. WHO OPPOSE HIM ? It is generally a safe rule to judge a cause by the character of those who oppose it. This being, the case we can readily form a correct conclusion as to the standing of President Linooln when we view the calibre of his op ponent's. There are two classes:— Fast : The Cerperheads. This embraces several species. There are the malignant., bitter traitors. who gloat over Union defeats, and sea c 1 at Union victories ; who circulate reports against' Sanitary Fairs, and encour age suspicions that the money raised fOr them is misused; who are as fah from patriotic feel ings, and brave, true principles as treason al ways is. They would spit upon the flag of their country and kick its..defenders.= , Then there are the skededdlers, and shirks, —men who were not torn to live in such times as these ; who can see no principle involved in the war, and ask for nothing but peace—peace on any terms. There there are the Shoddy ites and dishonest contractors who are uni versally Copperheads at heart. For it takes a man cf some purity and principle to be an Abolitionist, and we venture to say. there nev er was a case, where a cheat and a rascal was areal foe to slavery. The system of hu man bondage was itself, a grand and-magnifi• cent fraud, and the hearts of all ccoundrola naturally turn to its embrace. These are the principal species of the Cap. perheads. Second,--she Radicals. We mean to say tut very little in description of these particu lar Radicals. They would utterly defy class ideation, and though their number does not probably exceed a few dozens that number is too great to describe individually in this ar ticle. They comprise the very earnest but mistaken gentlemen formerly on Gen. Fre mont's staff, and are nearly restricted to that limit. They are similar to the Copperheads only in the fact that they are in the habit of abusing the President instead of the rebels, an error, however, of their heads and not of their hearts. We have not included Mrs. E. Cady Stan ton in eithei of the above classes. We im agine her influence ou the campaign will not be considerable. She committed a fatal error in failing to call a convention of old women (of both sexes) to meet also at Cleveland, on Tuesday last. we have explained who are the oppo of President Lincoln. The Copper are, and a few radical gentlemen are, Ira. E. Cady Stanton is. And we feel iat the reputation of the Copperheads it prove any .more attractive to the tan people next autumn, than it did Lumn, end that a few votes thrown s will not count any more seriously in' tan did those for Bell in 1860. The Route to Richmond. route over which GRANT is Mow tray s not, as has been alleged, the same as lotion by General 51aCxxi,LAN iu 1862 illy 'does it not lead him through the <lf the Chiokahominy. lianovertown - elve miles north of the White it tw. T' on the . anounkoy, and is connected " 'oh is only sixteen miles ichmond ' wu, by good roads e ver hard ground. The ' , CLELLAN waded, through which which he finally flounder--4d, are fully -,./.105 south of General GRANT'S p7 eßent line Of advanoo on Richmond. So that, wh.." l " *mir other mishap might befall the Army of the Potomao, now once again so near the goal of all its efforts, it runs no risk of being stuok prillell*.$0:111RfelPil:1-111/161141141*11 " From an Important order just issued by the Provost Marshal General, it appears that any person norolled may furnish, at any time pre• vions to a draft, an_ acceptable substitute ;and further: that such persons may furnish substi tutes at any• place .otlibr than where they re side. or are enrolled. This is Important in many. respects. For instance, a person en rolled may be absent from his district or place enrollment. In whatever district or city he may happen to be he may, if he chooses, hlre his substitute, take him, before the provost marshal of the district where he stands ert= rolled, which fully, exempts him the . ,Bame as though, ho had not left his district,' - or had theie furnished hie substitute. - . ' aerlhod income in better than re ti large fortune. Slavery and the Churches. THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH AMENDMENT TO TRE GENERAL RULE Oa Tuesday last the General Conferenoe of the Methodist Episcopal Church, now in sees• ion at Philadelphia, passed, by a vote of 240 to 8, an amenment to thd "rule" on slavery. This general Rule has hitherto only forbiden "the buying and selling of men, women and children, with the intention to enslave them;" the-Amendment forbids also the holding of slaves, and when it is passed by throe-fourths of the annual Conferences, as it doubtless will be, slavery will be entirely expelled from this one of the Christain churches. The body which has thus declared itself in favor of universal liberty, as a religious duty meets once in four years, and consists of dele gates from fifty annual conferences, repro• eenting 9,922 churches or societies, and 918,- 650 members, who are found in every free State, and in most of the border' slave States. Though eight members voted against the a mendment, even these did not acknowledge themselves in favor of slaveholding, except un der certain - restrictions; the minority report which they submitted and advocated proposed only to amend the general rule so as to for did "the selling of human beings, or the buy ing or holding them, except for reasons pure ly humane." With the majority, forbidding all slaveholding, voted all the delegates from Missouri and Arkansas, and the greater por tion of those from Maryland, Delaware, Ken tucky and West Virginia. John Wesley denounces slavery as "the sum of all villanies ;" the Methodits '•Book of Discipline" declares `•that we are as much as ever convinced of the great evil of slavery. We believe that the buying, selling or bold. jug of human beings, to be used as ohattles, is contrary to the laws of God and nature, and inconsistent with the golden rule, and with that rule in our Discip ine which re quires all who desire to continue among us to 'do no harm' and to''avoid all evil of every kind.' We therefore affectionately admonish all our preachers and people to keep them selves pure from this great evil, and to seek its extirpation by alt lawful and Christian measures." But the General Conference of I>;6U declared this passage to be only "ad• visory." Until the year 1844, the Methodists in the whole United States were joined in one bt dy. In that year a division took place, die Meth° diets of the southern States seceding in a body. and setting up a separate organization, the .•Methodist Episcopal Church South." The cause of this secession was slavery; and the southern body became from time to time more and more openly a elaveholding church ; it ceased to bear witness• against the evils of slavery ; became next strongly pro slavery ; and finally the influence of its numerous ministers and journals was cast, almost, with out exception, in favor of secession. The Southern Methodist Church was, in fact, one of the most powerful agencies in the work which Yancey properly called "firing the southern heart, and precipitating the South into revolution." Calhoun foresaw this, and expressed his joy at the secession of 1844. The influence this pro slavery organization was - able to wield in favor of treason and re• betlion may be estimated from its numbera.— It in 1859, 2,1617 - tita'vellitig preach ers,isq - trers, -- nod 511.601 mem bers, 21 colleges for young men, 28 colleges and 27 high schools for yottig women, and' ten journals—eight of them weekly. In all of these journals the justice of 'slavery and the righteousness and necessity of secession were zealously taught. The Northern Methodist Church, though it continued to declare the wickedness of slavery, still .admitted slaveholders to mem bership ; until the outbreak of the war a coin siderable party justified this course, while a smaller section demanded even greater lati tude for slaveholders, or at least less int er• ference vii;li them by the church. Ilut the last three years have taught many important lessons to loyal Americans; the events of the war have shown what few knew before, the barbarous influences of slave system upon the masters. They have revealed the horrors of slavery in every State, and have shown to the God fearing that wherever it exists it breeds in the slaveholders selflAness, cruelty, ava• ripe, contempt for law, hatred of liberty, aver sion to free workingmen, dislike of free in• stitutions, and conseqtient readiness to dee troy the Union, the great safeguard of our popular liberties. The action of the Metho dist General Conference shows that these fruits of elavety have been remarked by the members of that bmly, and 0 oy have prompt ly taken measures to expel from their or ganization the parent of so many vices and evils. It will require a year to procure the ratification by the annual conferences of the amendment jug!, adopted at Philidelphia; but this ratification is held to be certain. Thus, after a struggle of many years, one of the most numerous of our Christian church es at last purges itself entirely of a wrong which it has tolerated too long, though it has at all times continued to hear witness against it. The action of the General Conference is a matter for public congratulation ; it is as important step towards placing all the Chris Liao churches in America upon right prinei pies iu this important matter.—N. Y. Evening I'o THE CHICKAHOMIN Y. This stream, so noted in the campaign of McClellan, bus for some time been regarded as historically connected with that event ; but it has once more connected itself with the ac Live operations of the war. The army of Gee. Grant now rests upon this stream—and the river itself as well 'as the topography of the country . about, becomes a matter of great interest. The Phila. Age gives a very good idea of them. That paper says: The stream itself is peculiarily adapted to defensive war. fare. The river is a small one, and flows sluggishly. It does not run like other rivers in a simple bed. It divides itself into a half dozen streamlets; running into and out of each other at random. These water courses occupy a space about seventy yards in width. Immense trees grow up cut of the water, and the entire stream is covered by a thick woods. The luxuriant undergrowth of a Virginia for: est fills all the available space beneath the branches. It is a' remarkable instance of a r&s running, through and 'watering a long strip of w00t2..4* From each aide of this wood land, a flat amino: extends for about a half a --:always overflowed, and mile. This is nearly becomes an impassable t ztorass. It is only when the water in the river le v . 0.7 low that men can safely walk upon the ground border'. ing it. Oa the flat surfaces there is not a solitary tree. They are bare, and anything Moving upon them can easily be discerned.— From the borders of these plains, .huge bills, in some crises , two and three ' hundred. feet Idgb, abruptly rise. They are covered with thick-woods, 'and are so steep that avagons ,connot:be hauled diteetly up their face. The few roadsgo down them diagonally to the bridges, tioroas the swamp and river. On Wedeln's, ~on the southern bank, the Confed• crate army will'found posted. .Their pickets will be found in the swamp along the border of the stream . . - .This Chiokaltominy Valley, one: : of the strongest ilk/W . B4(M, is the outer detainee Of Richmond, from the tope of the hills on the one side, across the swamp to the hill tops on the other side, the distance; varies from tv mile to a mile and a half. The ordinary 12 poun der rifled Napoleon gun, which is the princi pal cannon used in both armies, can just a bout throw a shell from one hill•top to the other. From the Broderioksburg Railroad, crossing down to New Bridge, a.distance of eight mike on its southern border. Arrival of the Pennsylvania Re- serves On Monday last the Reserves arrived in Harrisburg, where they will'be mustered out of the service. They met with a grand re ception from the authorities and citizens of Harrisburg. In speaking of their arrival the Telegraph says : When the train which carried tte Reserves approached the city, and while it was on the immense bridge which spans the broad bosom of the Susquehanna, another great crowd had assumed at the foot of Mulberry street, and as the train left the bridge at that looality the enthusiasm of the people broke forth in the wildest and most tumultuous cheering. Such a scene we never before witnessed. For a momentlit was feared that hundreds would be mangled beneath' the wheels of the cars. The rush all along Mulberry street was tremend ous and as the trAti passed over that portion of the road and reached the depot, the crowd increased until the avenue was filled with an excited, enthusiastic and even tumultuous mass .of human beings. While all this was going on as the train passed to the depot, the bells of the city were rung and from every street, avenue and alley crowds of people hurried to the depot. At that point the ex citament was increased with the disembarka tion of the Reserves. As soon as the train stopped the troops be gan with great order to disembark. But there was no time offered 1'../r the display of much discipline ; and the men were at once con veyed to the Soldiery' Retreat, where a sub stantial collation awaited them, prepared un. der the auspices of tho military authorities. Before and after the men had finished their collation, warm greetings took place between old friends and companions in arms. These were eloquent and impressive. We saw strong men grasping each others' hands while big tears g istened on their brown cheeks—we no ticed other solutions, full of that rough sin cority which distinguishes the true soldier— wh'le others again were perfectly uncontroll able, literally wild with the joy at finding themselves once more among their friends. The following is a correct list of tile vari ous. regiments, although not exactly in the order in which they appeared its the process ion: Ist Pennsylvania Rifles—Colonel McDonald commanding-101 men and 6 officers. Ist Pennsylvania Reserve In fain ry —Colo nel Swart commanding-112 officers and men. 21 Pennsyl:unia Reserve Infantry—Lieut. CulouelDana oommanding-125 ufficers and men. 6th Peausylvani4 Reserve Infantry—Ma jor Smith cotnmautiing —2OO °dicers nod wen : 61.11 Pennaylrania Reverve Infantry—Major W 11. 11. Gore commanding-12U 01lieere and men. 711 Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry—Cap. Lain King coalman ding —53 othoers and men. 10th Peiinnylvania Infantry —Lieutenant Col onel Dixon commanding-30 °flit:era and 2(30 men. 11th Pennsylvania Reserve In fan try —Ca lonel S. M. JacUou cow Lthuldiag —1 . 83 otE acre and' men. 12th Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry—Lieu tenant Colonel Gustin cumtnandlog —l9B officers tind men. I company of Ist Pennsylvania Reserve Ar tillery —Captain Cooper commanding. In connection with the above wo publish the letter of Corporal Samuel Elliott, of com• pony A. 7th Reserves, which regiment was captured almost ontire in the battle at the Wilderness, on the sth of May. Prom Baltimore Proceedings of the Union National C,nventton. —Rules for the Government of the Conven• lion —Reports of Committees.—Lincoln's Nomination Unanzmous.—lmmense Enthusi asm.-7 he Vote for Vice President.—Ap pointment of a National Edecutive Commit lee'—Adjournment of the Convention.—The Platform. BALTIMORE, June 8 On the Resembling cf the convention this morning, and after prayer, the President caused the call of the convention, issued by the National Executive comoaittt e. to be real. The call specified that each State represented in Congress should be entitled to delegates in this convention. The committee on the order of business re ported and recommended that a National Union Committee should be appointed to con sist of one member from each State, Territory and District represented is this convention. The roll should be called and the delega tion from each and such States, Territories and Districts, shall name a person to act as a member of said committee. Rule I upon all subjects before the Con vention, the States shall be called in the fol. lowing order: Maine, New Hampshire. Vermont, Meese chusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut., New York. New Jersey, Pennsylvania. Del' ware, Maryland. Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio Indiana, Illinois. Michigan. Wisconsin, lowa, Minne sota, California, Oregon West Virginia. Kan sas, and that other States and territories de clared by lie oonventlon entitled to repre sentation in the same shall be called in the order in which they are - added. Rule 2. Four votes shall be cast by the delegates at large of. each State, and each Congressional district shall be entitled to their votes. Toe votes of each delegation shall be reported by its chairman. Rule 3 The report of the committee on credentials shall be disposed of before the re port of the committee on platform and reso lutions is note t upon, and the report of the committee on platform and resolutions shall be disposed of before the convention proceeds to ballot for President and Vice President. Rule 4. That when it shall be determined br this convention what States and Territor ies are entitled to representation in this con. vention, together with the number of votes to which they_may be entitled, a majority of-all the votes so determined shall be requisite to nominate candidates for President and - Vioe President,. Rule 8. No member shall speak more than o Lles , the same question. nor longer than hve minnia without the unanimous consent of the convention. Rule 9. The rules of theßovse of Repro. sentatiiee shall continue to be the rules of this convention so far as they are applicable and not inoonsistent with the foregoing rules. COMMITTEE ON'OREDENTIALS Hon. P King. Chairman of the Commit tee on Credentials, presented the report of the committee as follows: 1. That the delegations 'from the 'States of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachueetts, Coo. nectiout, Vermont' Rhode Island. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, :Miry. land, Ohio, Kentucky' Indiana, Illinois, lowa, Minnesota, Oregon, California, Ravens, and Wept Virginia wore all regular, and are' ad. milted to seats with all the rights and privi., loges of members, except one district of Penn, sylvan's, which had elected four instead of 'two inembers. The committee admitted the two who received the largest number of votes •as delegates, and the other, two as alternates. Rule 2 That there being' two delegations. from the State of Missouri claiming seats, the committee recommend that those Eityling themselva the Union Radical, delegation be awarded the seats. [Applause and cheering.) Ru'e 8 That the delegated from, Virginia, Tennessee, Lotiisisna and Arkansas be ad. milted to all the privileges of the floor, ex. °opt that of voting Rule 4. That the delegations from the Ter• ritories and the District of Columbia be ad. mitted to seats and all the privileges except lEfarbf - Voting. Rule 6. That the persons presenting them• selves as delegates from the State of South Carolina are not entitled to the rights of del. Agates oil the floor. Mr. King stated that the report was near ly unanimous, and although he did not agree with the whole report, he would take occa sion to suggest to the convention his views on the Missouri question. He would therefore recommend that all the delegates from Missouri be admitted to the floor, and that when they are able to' agree on a vote that they shall iointly cast the vote the'State is entitled to, and when they can agree that the vote of the State be not cast. Ho accompanied his suggestion with the remark that he was unwilling to exclude brethren from the floor. This was no time for the friends of the Union to quar rel or dispute on minor subjects. Ile did not wish to establish a precedent, for the present time sanctioned action that no fu ture time he hoped would sanction nor affect the vote if the statement of the proposition did not. ADMISSION OF THE RADICALS The amendment of Preston King Was voted down and the question was taken on a motion to admit to seats with the right to vote, the Radical Union delegates from Mil; sours, and to exclUde altogether the set of delegates calling themselves 'the uncondi tional Union delegates. This motion was decided, ayes 440; nays 4—the latter being three from Pennsylvania and one from Ken tucky. [Loud applause.] On motion of Mr. Lane, of Kansas:the question of the admision of the Tennessee delegates was decided first and by itself. The vote on the admission of the dele gates from Tennessee, with the full right of voting, was decided in the affirmative, yeas 310, nays 151. Several States afterwards changed their votes, making the affirmative voto much larg er. The delegates from Arkansas and Louisiana were then admitted, with the right to vote, by n vote of 31)7 yeas and 167 nays. Three thle.gates from the Territories of Ne braska, Colt.rado and Nevada wets then ad witted on the same terms by a viva voce vote REPORT OP tile COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS lion. Henry J. lleymond of New York, presented the report of the committee on res olutions. The mention of Mr. Lilicoln'snarne in ihe resolutions and the expressions of rip proval of his note were received with loud cheers. The resolutijcs were unanimously a doptvd. NOMINATION OF MIL _LINCOLN Mr Cameron, of Pennsylvania, moved that this convention nominate for President of the United States. Abraham Lincoln, [Loud and long continued applause,] and for Vice Presi dent, Hannibal Hamlin Mr. Cameron after ward modified his motion, simply nominating Mr Lincoln Mr. Raymond of New York, urged the con vention to do no act which would look as if the nomination of Mr. Lincoln was rib-bed through the o invention. Ile moved that the State be called and the candidates be notnina. ted in that way. The States were then called and the chairman of the delegation of each State in succession arose and stated that the entire vote of his State (naming it) was cast for AbralAam Lincoln: As each State was thus announced, the wildest enthusirsm pre vailed. and the whole theatre rang with cheers The only exception was in the case of Mis souri, which cast her 22 votes at first for Gee. Grant, but she afterwards changed it to 22 votes for Lincoln. Mr. Linceln thus re ceived the unanimous vote of all the delegates, 519 in all. When the result was announced, all the delo gates and the entire audience rose to their feet, and waved hats and handkerchiefs for many minutes, the baud, meanwhile, playing the national airs. =3 Daniel S. Dickinson, of New York, Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee ; Hanibal Hamlin, and Gov. Rousseau, of Kentucky, wo:e nominated for Vico President. lion. Lyman Tremont, of New York made an eloquent speech in favor of the momina Lion of Mr Dickinson, and claimed to speak in behalf of the war Democrats, of New York, who he said would roll up an enormous ma jurity for the nominees of the convention Only one ballot was taken for Vice Presi dent. Mr. Dickinson and Mr. Hamlin each received a large vote, but the votes given to them were afterwards, and before the an neuncement of the result, changed in favor of Mr. Johnson. The final result was announced-497 for Johnson, 13 for Dickinson, and 9 for Hamlin. Onmotion of Mr. Tremaine, the nominai tion of Mr. Johnson was made unanimous. The National Executive Committee fur the next lour years were then selected, one from each delegation. A committee of one from each State was then selected to inform Messrs. Lincoln and Johnso.i of their nomination. Votes of thahlts were then passed to the President of the convention, and the body adjourned sine die. TIIE PIAItFORM The resolutions endorsed and approved c.f all the acts and public measures of Mr. Lin coln, especially the emancipation proclam a mation, and the arming of negroes, and de clare that all the me: sures that have been adopted by the Administration were required by the exigencies of the nation. They endorse the Monroe doctrine. They take the ground that negro troops are euti' tied to the same protection as white soldiers, and that a»y violations of their rights as soldiers shourd be met by prompt. retaliation. They express the conviction that slavery, as the cause of the war, ought to b 1• now t.tterly ext rpated, and that the Constitution ought to be amended by a provision to that effect. WAR NEWS. Second Battle of 'Cold harbor—A eharp and Bloody Conflict—Our Los Over 4,000—A Geherul Assault on Lee a Works —The Whole Line Advanced and the New Position field— litany Rebel Wo Ice Taken—Capture orßot tom's Bridye-.Casua'ties. Special Dispatch to the N Y Tribune, WAsulucrobt, Monday, June 6,186 L "C. A. P." writes: HEADQUARTERS ARMY, COLD HARBOR, Friday, June 8-9 p. m. This, the 80th day of the campaign, has witnessed still another general engagement, nearer to Richmond than any other, and seatoely less bitiody than any other. It. is the second battle of Cold Harbor, the first being that of day befOre yesterday. Obr loss is be tween 4.000 and 6,900, distributed among the corps as follows: 18th Corps, say 2,000; 2d Corps; 1,400: oth Corps, 1,000; 6th and 9th Corps, say 600 to_l,ooo. general assault was ordered to be made at 4i a. m., and was made promptly at the hour. The relativo:portitions of the corps hegin• fling atthelcift . l . weie.in this order : 2d Corps, Hancock ; 6th ; Corps: Wright; 18th Corps. Smith; 6th Corps, Warren; 9th Corps, Burn- Warren aud . Burnaide did not participate in the assault: Wave as. was the attack, severe as has been, the lose, the . reeuli Is In decisive. Generallyi , the line has been materi ally advanced. Everywhere we hold chiller to the Rebel line. Baldy Smith carried and re tains a distinct, well-intrenched position, and other corps are in posession of detached works and various positions more or less important, from which they drove the enemy, Hancock charged with Barlow's and Gib bon's divisions, holding Birney In reserve in the works from which he moved and protect ing his left front. Barlow carried everything before him, capturing guns, prisoners, and colors ; but whether unsupported by corres• pending success on his right, or whether he finally met more than any one division could withstand, at length he was forced to rain guish nearly all these trophies. Intrencibing some distance in advance of his original posi• tion, and resting his left on a swamp perpen dicular to the Chiokahominy, he has all day maintained a brisk sharp-shooting. The affair was splendidly covered by several batteries, The charge and the withdrawal occupied two or three hours. One battle flag and 200 prisoners were brought off. Gibbon's charge on Barlow's right began with a des perate rush, and was met with a resistance so stern, inflicting loss so severs, that, having within the hour carried one line, he, too, en trenched, and has fought the remainder of the day with artillery and sharpshooters. Yesterday, Hancock, assuming a portion of Wright's front, caused Neill's division to be taken from the left to the right of the 6th Corps, leaving Russell on the left, and Rick etts in the center. The whole division charg ed,• excepting Russell's 2d and 3d Brigades. Neill and Ricketts gained nearly - half a mile, Russell less, owing to his coming upon open ground swept by musketry. Besides. it would not do to advance beyond Gibbon, who con nected with his lat. During the afternoon, when I visited the 6th Corps, which had already constructed admirable works, an incautious head exposed never so briefly above any point of the para. pet, drew, in every instance, a shower of bul lets from the Rebel line, not two hundred yards distant. Devitt's division having been moved to the right of the 18th Corps, Martindale's became the center, and Brook's the left. The IBth probably achieved the most decisive success of the day, gaining more ground, sod holding it with great tenacity and loss. It should be stated, how'ver, that five times as many straggled from it as did from all other corps combined, I account for the paradox by the assumption that. the officers did their entire duty. and this view is confirmed by the great fatality among them. After the morning assault and the almost simultaneous desistance from the same, the whole line set to wrenching, while the heavy guns never ceased to play, nor the skirmish lines their hot fu ill tde, till sunset.. But there has been no line of battle firing The post lion remained uuchanged, t xcept that Birliey's division, was withdrawn from the left and s..int to occupy the space bet wren Smith and War ten, giving to the army a cou.tecte I line of WE miles. It is mainly partilltl with the Chicititham:ny, although coutu+ing'y zigza.t in particular direction, and events through aliertuve fields and woodland. I judge the ground to he on the average higher than the enemy's, and to that extent we have the better position. The prisoners Inken are from the most diverse commends ; from all the corps of Lee's army proper, from Breckiuridge, I!,nd from three divisiotis of Beeuregerd, showing that the enemy has used everything he can corn mend. Thirty two pounders, probably brought from the'defenses of Richmond, opened upon us at daybreak, and dropped shell for the rear, not only of troopeTturt of the - ditfei•ent - fieddrffitt- - ters, of the trains and the hospitals ; indeed, every corps headquarters has been under warm fire front morning to night. I suspect our artillery has been more troublesome to the Rebels. We have certainly had more pieces in position, and in better position, rind* they have been served with diligence and judgment. One instance in illustration C .pt. Stevens, sth Me , di-ielosed to the Rebels at daylight two guns of his battery on the Gaines's Mill road at Wright's lett. well covered by earth works, and within 2000 yards of their line. From there be has thrown grape and canister at their troops, exoepting when either of two batteries nearly opposite would open upon him; when lie would turn his attention and his guns to shelling them to silence. So close are these guns to enemy, that a cap lifted over the parapet upon a ramrod is instantaneously perforated, while a minis goes jeering by. Imagine it—men work all day, and never once stand upright. Load the pieces upon their hands and knees, extending the returners out of the embrasures, while others ply shovels to replace the earth knocked away by hostile projectiles. Here, where the bushes have been allowed to stand in the embank meat, if you will rise up cautiously and peer through, you shall see the shoveled earth as it is thrown up and falls upon their lino 200 yards away. You roust be wary, and you must promptly drop on your knees when you see a puff of smoke, for they suspect some one is looking through that clumb of bushes. You will have sufficient time to drop down into safety, for the smoke will puff out white - and distinct a quarter of a minute before the sound of the discharge reaches you, or the ball whizzes by or thuds in the thrown•up dirt. Better take of your hat, far it can be seen more distinctly than your naked head. and don't betray any nervousness should the ball, which will surely come, shower dirt upon your head, else those old artillerymen will laugh at you. Now, if you want to get to the rear, stoop low a d double quick it till you get under cover of the woods It's only eight or ten rods. Oh, there isn't any d•nger. They won't hurt you—more than a hundred men have run across there to day. Every one has been - fired at, and only three have been struck. You seta they only got a good aim. They'll shoot over you, or behind you, or ahead of you. Those two guns alone would stop thd advance of a brigade. Since I began this letter the enemy have attacked Borten , and been repulsed. Sheri dan is reported to hold Bottom's Bridge, on the Chickahotniny. Title may induce the enemy to abandon his present position to night and cross that clas-io stream. Cul. Jas. McMahon, 164th New York Cor• boron Legion, is supposed to he ,a,-• prisoner, badly wounded. In the charge lie was in ad vanes of hie regithent, mounted the para pet simultaneously with the color bearer, had taken the colors in his own hands, hod rant reed the staff into the earth, and was shout lug to his men, only a few of whom were near. when ho was Been to clap his hand to his side, to walk ba k a few steps, and then to sink upon the ground. - La the neoompany• ing list of casualties will be seen Col. Fred'k Wend, 98th New York, killed. Wounded quite severely last night, ho could not be pre vailed upon to leave the fiield. This morn ing in the charge he fell. FROM GENERAL GRANT Official BulletinDispatchesfrom Secretary Stanton —Fight near Staunton, Va.—Our Forces Victorious—Rebel Gen. Jones killed —Later from Gen. Sherman. Washington, June 8. To Major-General Dix, Now York : . A dispatch from Gen. Grant, dated yes terday afternoon at 3 05 p. m., reports that all has been very 'quiet to-day. SECOND DISPATCH. Wash,. June. 8.-1.25 p. m.--To Major General Dix, N. Y.—A dispatch from Mr. Dana, at Gen. Grant's headquarters, dated 8.30 p. m. yesterday, announces a victory by Gen. Hunter over the rebels beyond Staun• ton, and the rebel Gon. Janes was killed on the hattle-field. The dispatch is as follows; The Richmond Examiner of to-day spcalca of the defeat of Gen. W. E. Jones by Gen. Hunter, 12 milesi beyond Staunton. "Gen. Jones was killed on the field- and his successor retired to Waynesboro, and now holds the mountain between Charlotte• ville and Staunton. " The paper further states that no hospi• tale o\ stores were captured by Hunter- . 4t , "Another dispatch announces that our forces occupy Staunton.. EDWARD M. STANTON, Secretary of War. THIRD DISPATCH. Washington; June 8-3 P. M.—Gen Dix, New York.—Gen. Hunter's victory and oc cupation of Staunton is confirmed by the following dispatch just received from Gen. Butler : " All quiet on my lines. " Rich ropnd Papers of June 7th give in telligence df a fight at Mt. Crawford, between Gen. Hunter and Gen. Jones, in which Hun ter was victorious, and Jones, rebel com mander was killed. " Staunton was afterwards occupied by the Union forces. The fight was on Sun day." A dispatch from Oen. Sherman, dated at Ackworth, yesterday evening, 3.30 r. m., says : " I have been to Altoona pass, and find it admirable for our purposes. It is the gate through the last or most eastern spur of the Alleghenies. " It now becomes as useful to us as it was to the enemy, being easily defended from either direction. The muds hence from Ackworth into Georgia are large and good and the coontry open. Details of the po-ition of our troops and contemplated movements are given, but are not needed for public information: The dispatch further states that the enemy is not in cur immediate front, but his signals are seen on Last Mountain arid Kenesaw. Dispaches from Gen. Canby, dated June 3d, have been received, which report satis factory progress in the organization of his command. EDWARD M. STANTON. Secretary of War The President yesterday sent a cointnuni cation to Congress covering a recommenda tion fr,in the Secretary of War and Provost Marshal General, that the $3OO exemption clause of the enrolment law be repealed. The bill to amend the law being under con sideration, an amendment was ad. pted re quiring that under future drafts 50 per cent. additional shall be drawn. It was Maher moved that the President be hereafter al lowed to call for troops to serve fur not more tbn one year. The %hole subject is still under consideration. Letter from the South Wes t DELIALL, 8 BLUFF 3, ARTS., May 23 1861, Ed Herald—Believing that a communica tion giving a bidet epitome of affairs and how the cause of the Union is progressing out in these pmts. begging intrusion upon the col umns of Jour well conducted journal, might prove of interest to many of your readers. I shall endeavor to give j ou some idea how filing are progressing in the southwest. This place where I am now stopping, is sit mated about 176 [Mies, up While Rtver, and the chiet depot of all army stores in Arkabsas Being 357 miles from Memphis, by water from hero the army stores are transported to Little Bock by rail, distant 60 miles, Little Rock, though situated on the Arkansas, 300 miles up. is only to be reached by this route as the Arkansas is unnavigable most of the year.. But tor the last three months, several gunboats and about 25 transports have been up that river, sonic as la? as Little Rock ; but 011v - hay - a - been - costly exTeditinns to - the - gov , erutnent. Three transports and one gunboat has-been wrecked on the innumerable snags that Arkansas river is famous for; arid now no more gunboats go up, and it is dangerous for. any transport, to attempt to go up the Arkansas alone, as bands of guerrillas infest the banks ; and aided by the shallowness of the river could easily capture and destroy any craft not well artited that dared to run the ganutl t, Gunboat 87 now stationed here, and the oniy nue in t Let that has set been up to Little Luck, was up t lie Ark 111S1/8 river on some hve or six expedition.. Gunboat 10 was up as tar as Pine' Blulfs, but was suaggel on her return and now lies a wreck on the Arkansas. You doubtless have heard all the particulars concerning the Red river disasters. From the latest reliable accounts, Gen-Banks was still lying at Al exaudria, La., on Red river, Maj Gen. Steel, alter having beaten the enemy in every en gagernent, and tit last finally driven him out of Camden, on the ‘Vashita, was compell ed by the disaster to and retreat of Gen. Banks at Grand Ecore, LA., to return to Lit tle Rock as part of the rebel totes under Dick Taylor, after causing Banks to retreat, made for Little Rock, intending to reach there and capture it before Gen. Steel getting wind of this new movement of the rebels mounted most of his men burning his train and all superfluous stores, struck for Little Rock and came tip with the rebs on the banks of the- Saline, where after a holy contested battle, he defeated them. They, the rebs managed to eaiitue the empty supply train and all us escort, consisting of 151)0 men about ,35 miles from Pine Baia', the 77th, Ohio Infantry was among the number. In the tight at Saline several negro regiments were engaged, who displayed unwonted bravery and courage; they Degrees not taking any prisoners as the rebels hoisted the black flag, when they saw their ebony combatants, and the colored soldiers cut it down five times and have shown the rebel, both in discipline and fighting, that they are a foe not to be despised, though their complexion is somewhat darker than the chivalrous sons of the "Sunny' South. From Saturday's Union (Little Ituck;) 1 learn that the rebels, under Gen. Smith, have been mak• iug Wins desperate attempts to get across the Arkansas above Little Rock with the intention of making a raid upon and capturing this point. (Darall's Blull,) and the immense a mount of army stores, stored here But they will be sadly mistaken if they attempt that.. With the aid of two gunboats, and some 30110 troops. whose numbers are constantly aug. mewed by fre,h arrivals of troops, both' Infan try, artillery and cavalry, we shall he able to hold this place against all odds. Three to four transports loaded with army stores, horses and soldiers arrive hero daily, and this morning t wd.dompanies of the 3d, U. S. Reg. Cavalry arrived here front St. Louis, ou trans ports Arago and Empire City. Only one missing. I uelieve since they hilt your place, most of the troops that arrive he e, are from the Islotthwest, atid yesterday au lowa com pany of cavalry, just. treat, Irma the verdant soil who never ['More dune auy fighting, save with the wild beasts aruuml their paternal homes, went out. and captured some 8 guerrillas and recaptured Li tit our men, with lOU mules that were captured from us iu the uturuiag by the same party. A citizen who a few days ago, got a pass to go up in the country, aceorinug to the story of our men wan had. been captured, had Informed his thieving brethreu of, uud showed them how to capture our mules, only_tivo miles from here. He was among the captured robs, and will no doubt etijay the pleasant occupation of puling hemp dawn is a few days. As soon as Maj.' Hen. Steele gets sullietent reiuturee mauls, he will again deal sume telling blows to the rebels, and soon free this once beautiful State of the accursed upoolders of Secession. By the results of as election held in February, Arkansas will, when she becomes free from the rebels, be a Free State. immense quan tities of cotton are still stored on the plantar Lions south of the Arkansas river; about 2000 rebels are still prowling about mostly guer rinse, but whose numbers aro beingeonstant. ly diminished by capture by our forces sent from hereand Jaoksouport. ,Niue months ago this place contained only a few hospitals tents, and but few 'beats artived, here and they had to come under the charge of a gunboat: Now boats ply regularly between here, and Memphis Helena, and St, Louis, all neonessaries of life command high prices here, audit oust 25 ate. to purchase .a or Memphis -paper About 4600 refugees. are settled here, work. log for Uncle .Sam. .Hundreds of huts cover this Bluff now wherososroo a yearagolkot one was to be seen. Labor of all kinds com mands high prices here. A newspaper called the "Arkansas Traveller" is published by one of the soldier boys. Hoping this mny prove worth otaccepianse at your hand and that universal peace may a gain reigu 'over ,our beloved country Is the sincere wish of a KEYSTONE BOY. 'HOW COMMP.TAT/ON EXEMPTS FROM TMS DRAFT.—Provost Marshal General Fry, in answer to the inquiry as to the length of time to which the payment of commutation money exempts from liability to service, re plies that the language of the law is plain. The law says : " If any drafted person shall hereafter pay money for the procuration if a substitute, under the provisions of the act to which this is an amendment, such pay ment of money shall operate only to relieve such persons from draft in filling that quota." If it should be necessary to make •several drawings of names in order to fill " tbat quota"—that is to say the quota already as signed the parson paying commutation money will be exempt on account of such payment from all the drawings to fill "that quota" made subsequent to the one in which. he paid the commutation. Eaton antr OF,ountg nlatttrs. FESTIVAL OF THE MIDDLESEX UNION AID SOCIETY.—We have read with pleasure the notice of the above Festival, to take place at the County Barn, to morrow, the llth inst. The object of this festival is a benevolent one. The Ladies of this Society have been engaged for several years in behalf of our sick and wounded soldiers ; and the proceed* of this festival will be devoted to the same laudable object. At this critical period of our history, when thousands of our noble patriots languish in hospitals, or lie in their blood upon the battle field, far from home and friends, the Ladies of this Society, true to the noble sympathies of women, have appoin. ted this fes•ival for the purpose of seeding relief. That all who may be pleased to favor them with their presence, may receive full compen sation for their contributions to this nobler cause, the Ladies will prepare a sumptuous dOper,.at which the most fastidious appitite will be satisfied Who would not give 60 ots. for such a dinner, especially when he knows that it will be appropriated to the poor soldier who bled for his country 1 Besides the din• ner, ice cream, and strawberries and cream, Szc , will be prepared. We would speak its behalf of this laudable enterprise; and we. will assure all that if they visit this festival they will not depart hungry, disappointed, or conscience stricken. Several Addresses will be delivered on the occasion ; and excellent music will regale the ear, whilst there will be much to fascinate the eye, and gratify the taste. DEATH OF MIL. HAvEttsTicx.—Our community was shocked on Wednesday morning last, to hear of the very sudden death of Mr. S. W. Haverstick t one of the most prominent and_bighly respected citi zens of our town. Mr. 11. arose very early on Wednesday morning, attending market,. as was his custom. After having made his purchases he returned to his place of busi• ness, complaining to his son of a slight in disposition. Dr. Mahon was summoned,. who instantly detecting the alarming symp toms, accompanied him into the house, when Mr. El. sat down on a lounge remarking the chilliness lie felt. Almost immediately thereafter while the Dr. had stepped hur riedly to the door to call for assistance, Mr.. flaverstick fell gently over upon the luunge and in an instant had expired. We canna remember so sudden and severer a blow, both to the devoted family of the deceased and our entire community, who loved and esteemed him as father and citi zen. II is equable temper and genial dispo sition will be sorely missed by those of us who knew him so well as a kindhearted and, accomplished gentleman. We have not the presumption to intrude upon .tbe holy grief of the bereaved family. The oldest son, Mr. Joseph Haverstick hav ing just finished his term of service in the Penna. Reserves, arrived here on Monday last but departed again on TUesday afternoon to be mustered out with his regiment whence he was summoned home by this saddest of all messengers. Lieut. J. W. Haverstick, U. S. Marine Corps, is the second son, ase he also is at home. These are the circumstances surrounding the almost tragic death of the respected citi zen devoted patriot and unassuming chris tian gentleman, SAIRTv.t.. W. HATEABTICK. TABLEAUX VI VANTS.—The Ladies' Mite Society of Carlisle will give three exhi • bilious in Rheem's Hall, commencing on Tuesday evening, and continuing on Wed nesday and Thursday evenings. The enter• tainments will consist of Tableaux repro senting many pictures of clatisieel, historical and mirthful studies. Good music will bib interspersed with the performances- Each evening, after the Tableaux, a straw. berry and ice cream festival will buf °pentad,. and these delicacies dispensed by the accom plished ladies who control the association.. The proceeds of the exhibitions and fes tivals will be devoted to the Christian Clam-- mission and the sailors in the service of the. Republic. We takeit that aside from. the enjoyment sure to be obtained by a visit, to these entertainments, the cause in itself will induce every friend of the country and lie defenders to attend. . CAPT. HUTCHISON. —ln the daily, papers of Monday last we find the following laconic announcement. "Copt. A. Bnyd Hotehieon,_,A. I. Third Brigade, First Division, Sixth Corps,. wounded in the breast." Almost all of our readers will remembets Capt. Hutchison, who during the politica) campaign last fall addressed the Union , men of this county from the stump, on a number of occasions, and spoke so nobly and fear lessly for the Union enuse. He joined the army of the Republic at the outbreak of the slave•bolder's, rebellion; and is aa since that time been with his regiment in every en• gagement of the army of the Potomac. We remember him as a brave, true hearted champion of the right,;e.erready with voice or sword to battle against the enemies of big 'Country, and are grieved beyond expression to hear of his, being stricken down by traitor hand. Our earnest . hope is that his wound will prove an inconsiderable, one, and that ore long he will .again be at his post, "