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CARLISLE, PA.
Friitay, August 19, 1864.
FOX PRESIDENT,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
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VICE PRESIDENT,
ANDREW JOHNSON,
OF TENNESSEE,
Union Electoral Ticket.
SENATORIAL.
Morton M'Michael, Philadelphia.
Thomas H. Cunningham, Beaver county
REPRESENTATIVE.
1 Robert P. King, . is Flies W. 11111,,
2 George 51. Coates, 14 Cher'. 11. Shriner.
9 Henry Baum, 15 John IVleter,
4 William H. Korn, 10 David sEConaughty,
5 Bartin H. Jeitke, 17 Medd W. Woods,
0 Charles H. Mink, 19 Iszeo Benson,
7 Robert Parke, 10 John Patton,
8 Wllllam Taylor, 20 lament B, Dirk,
9 Johh A. Illestand. '2l Vorhard Blerer,
0 Richard H. Coryell, 22 lobe P. Penney.
1 Edward Halliday, 23 Ebenezer Wink In,
2 Charles P. Rood, 21 John W. Blanchard.
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UNION COUNTY CONVENTION.
The loyal citizens of Cumberland coun
ty are invited to meet in County Con
vention for the purpose of nominating
candidates for county officers, at the
Court house, on Monday, the 29th of
August, 1864, at 11 o'clock A. M.
Meetings for the election of delegates
will beheld in the various townships of
the county, at the usual place of holding
such elections, between the hours of 5
and 7 P. M., and in the several wards
and boroughs between the hours of 7
and 9 P. M.': on Saturday. August : 27th,
1664. J. M. \YEARLEY,
C'hairnunt Univn County Colitmittee
County Convention
A call will be found in our colum ntt today,
fur the meeting of the Union County Con
vention on the 29th inst. We de-tire to im
press on our friends throughout the County
the iinportanee of giving tht.tirtmention to
securing a representation in the convention,
from (very township, Ward and
There is generally hn indifferent , . utanif,, , t-
Pda
ith regard to the meeting of our
Convention jolt contributes much to our
xmnual defeats. • I t issl blotnv,e may more
than two thircli oily tiktriets reprt:-effied
in Convention anal co:;.-o.luendy tali a p
tion of tile County ha; any voice in the for-
xnution ni s ticket or tiny spec al intercst itt
its el..clion The want of a full attendanc,
also renders the selection or a committee dif
ficult, and thus prevent , n proper oru:alli4a
-11011 throughout the County , Curing OW cam
paign. Now we its tot that, it is about time
aemanifested mere interest in the politics of
our County.
If we expect to accomplish nny thing in
our County we must put forth effort. if we
do not mean to work in earnest v,e 11;lri better
cease working at all. Just so long as there
is an indifference among us as to who is nom
inated so long will there he /in indifference
as to who is elected. We hilie to have every
district in the County represented in the con
vention, and that toe by the very best and
most earnest men that can be sent. Nov
let our friends take this matter in hind at
once and see that, primary ineetngs are held
in es cry borough and township, and that ac
tive and earnest delegates 1, , e nt from each
to the County Convention.
We hope too that the Convention when
it assembles will see the propriiii of nomina
,ting the very best men they eat' fuel for the
different offices. Let them 1.0 'nen olio have
the best reputation for , morality
tool loyalty.
We would also recommend that party con
sideration he overlooked in the formation of
the ticket, and that men be nominated on ac
count of their fitness for the position they seek,
and not because of any fancied claim they
may have on the party. We need a good
ticket and a thorough organization and un
less we have both it is useless fur us to exert
ourselves in the coming campaign.
L~Sg a "Extract from a speech delivered at
Fauteuil Hall, March 7th, 1650, by DAN I EL
- WEBSTE R.
"If the infernal fanatics and abolitionists
ever get power in their hands, they will over
ride the Constitution, set the Supreme Cuurt
at defiance, change and make law- , to suit
themselves, lay violent hands on those who
differ with them in their opinions or dare
question their infallibility, and fitoilly bank
rupt thecountry and deluge it with 13L11OD.''
We clip the foregoing from a Democratic
newspaper before us. It hue been printed so
frequently in sonic of them that it appears
almost like an advertisement. There ire just
two mistafces in the quotation : first, Daniel
Webster did not make a speech in Fatieuil
Hall March 7th, 180," and segond, ho did
make a speech in the U. S. tionati , on that
day in which he did not utter one wool that
could possibly be twisted into tiny thing like
the sentiments in the above extract. But
oven had he made the prediction, the party
that slandered and villified the great ex
pounder of the constitution during his life,
took very effective to prevent its fulfilment.
The Union loving Democracy, they who
prated most of their attachment to the con
stitution and Government formed by our
lathers, never gave the "infernal fanatics" a
, chance to do all this work. In the States
where their organization bad entire control
they discarded the National Constitution and
formed ono suited to their own tastes. They
set the authority of the Executive at dell-
axle°, trampfod on laws that bad been made
at their dictation, organized an army for the
purpose of making war upon their own Gov
ernment, and fearing that all this crime and
treason might not produce bloodshed they
commenced an, attack upon a starving garri-
This crowning v;lliany commenced a war
'tit): vast and bloody that even treason shed
dere ae,it looks, upon the scene. The condi
tion of our NatiOn is surely most lamentable.
The constitution has been overridden and
destroyed,
,the .laws and authority of the
Government haye - ibeen set at defiance, war
, liae Ailed todr land with ;Misery and ' desola- .
tion, the country has. been brought to the
yerge - of baidirulitcy'and)isa, been deluged
with hlood,, but that this hiis pot'
been the work of.,"faintilcs7 and :ahblition
' iota. The pen- whO :coMinitted this
vickedtiesi nOirer bad.any 'abolition pro
' elivitios. PreviouiP : Co , the rebellion. they
labored, for the advancernent and extension
'of the:i'lltem of Slavery, and most constant
' ly,riiitedwith and; controlled the Doreoerat
, . . •
. • ie"Party: Isn3 it in bad taste,for their for
mar asiaocietes t 6 manufactUre predictions;
, ,
the fuitlllmentef which the treason of their
"party hes etreetually;proventod it , •
C. exan:ri - n nephew of Gem.
Grant, was ltifea ip the late repulse. before
yeteraburg, l r , „ , ' •
THEIR ONLY if.OPE.
In- a very few days the Demperatie
National Convention will meet to make
its nominatiotii‘. Who will be Chosen
? by it as the standard bearers of the De
mocracy, it is impossible, , at present to
predict. From the men who have made
themselves prominent in opposition to
the Administration will be selected two
who can best harmonize the conflicting
elements of the party and give it the
greatest chance of gaining power. The
object of the Democracy is not the ele
vation of any particular individual to
power, nor have they any clearly defined
line of policy, which they will insist on
having adoliied. Their grand design is,
the attainment of power. To control
the Government, dispense its immense
patronage, and enjoy its honors and offi
ces, is the end of all their aims and efforts.
To accomplish this, their nominees will
he chosen solely with regard to their
availibility, and their declaration of prin
ciples will be made to suit what they may
suppose to be the prejudices and wishes
of the people. But however skillfully
they may lay their schemes at Chicago,
it is not within their power to accom
plish their.own success. This depends
upon operations far beyond their control,
and upon circumstances which have nev
er before affected a Presidential canvass.
Disguise it as they may, the only chance
of Democratic success is in the defeat of
our armies, and the disgrace and over
throw of our Governiuent. Whatever
hope they have of triumph in the coming
contest is founded on their country's
SEMI
NJ one who is familiar with political
movements in 'the country during the
last year can doubt this statement. In
1562 after the failure of the Peninsular
campaign and the want of success that
attended our operations in the south-west,
the Democracy achieved some very im
portant suceesses. New York. New Jer
sey. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois, east democratic majorities. and
in a number of the States which still
suppm-ted the Administration, the vote
II:is evceedmHy close. The defeats with
which that tear clo-ed and those that
occurred in the beginnim , Icf6:;, made
it almost c;•ri.tin that the Democracy
would carry et cry thim , bet re them
When W o odward and Vallandilfham
v ,•re nominated their party NI:I , :-;111g1lilIC
of sic r.s cver2;vii-re. Their meetings
awl cunt ration- were most enthusiastic,
and they boasted confidently of giving
their candidate , : the most overwhelming
majorities. lint the N iclories at Gettys
burg, Vicksburg and Port Hudson, very
soon turned the tide against them. The
States that had voted with the Democra
cy at the election previous gale large
majorities against thew. and their condi
tion a virty to as hopeless :is that of
the Confederacy. And who doubts now
that a decisk 0 success for the Union
arms would destroy thcr last hope ofll,-
niocratic succe- , s? The capture of Rich
mond or Atlanta awl the destruction of
the armies by which they arc defended.
would have precisely the same effect on
the DeVooracy that it would have on the
South rn Confedentey. It would con-,
both of the hopelessness of their
eau.'.! and prevent any serious, effort on
the part of either. If, nll the contrary.
Grant or Sherman should be driven from
their positions and rebel hordes should
again invade the North and threaten
Washington, the prospects of both would
brighten equally. The rebels would
anticipate an early independence and the
Democracy would count certainly on the
election of their candidates. The suc
cess therefore of the Democratic party
depends not on the nomination of any
particular candidate or on the adoption
of any given platlhrm, but entirely upon
the failure of our military operations.—
The success of the Union armies is a
death blow to Democratic hopes; their
failure makes a Democratic triumph al
most certain.
IMMI
Dow can this party whose interests
are so allied to those of the rebellion,
whose success depends upon the victories
~f traitors and the overthrow of the ar
mies of the Union, have the assurance to
call itself loyal or to expect the support
of loyal men ? Will its success restore a
Union olt,&?,stabliOva Government, when
that succes- - cinly possible through that
Gikyornment's misfl)rtunes and disgrace?
Can it hope to save a nation whose very
existence must be almost destroyed be
fore it. can attain to power ?
DEMOCRATIC TICK ET. —The Democracy of
this county convened in County Convention
in Carlisle, on Monday last, and nominated
the following ticket : Assembly, John D.
Bowman; Sheriff, John Jacobs; Commis
sioner, Henry Karns, Director of the Poor,
William Wherry; Auditor, John A. Heb-
erlig.
Conferees inFtructcd to support. Adam J.
Glossbrenner as the choice of the Convention
for the Congressional nomination.
Its . „There are many men growing fatand
sleek at the present time off of the burdens
on the people, but there is no class that skins
the public with such admirable complacency
as the coal operators. These men seem to
have no sense of justice to others or com
punctions of concienco in regard to exorbi
tant pieces, but with a gloating eye fill. their
miserable coffers with the gold wrenched
from the necessities of the great mass of con
sumers, The people of the United States
aro now suffering about as much from" the
combinatiOns of conspirators of this.charac
tor as they are froth the direct results of the
bloody rebellion.
ge,„ There is an immenee amount of-corn
and grain stored at Chicago_ by speculathrs
awaiting higher prices, and.,we have no
doubt the case is the same at all other grain
depots. -The people are made to suffer great
ly from the combinations of these heartless
eonspirators; whom-it does not seem possible
to reach 'through the ord inary channels Of
law. If these men keep their grain, &0.,
on hand until the people suffer next' winter;
it will probably be'reached then in' a why
that - will - not be prefltable pleasant to
them, and they will find butlew to condole
with then. •
The Governor's Message.
Governor.Curtin'i message to the Legis
lature in extra session is a document which
will receive, as it deerves, particulhr atten
tion from the whole country. The recent
occurrences in this State and on the border
have given rise to so many comments upon
our people and our Stateauthorities and laws
that some ex-cathedra expression was neces
sary as an embodiment of public opinitin in
this Commonwealth. Governor Curtin has
given expression to the popular feeling, we
may say also the public indignation, and he
has done it well.
The most ungenerous and unjust com
ments have been made by the press iu cer
tain
quarters upon the conduct of our people
and officials. The Governor assumes the
position already taken by us that upon the
Federal authorities and not upon those of the
State devolved the duty of protecting us from
invasion, especially in view of the fact that
the General Government makes no deduction
in its requirements upon us to assist in the
work of keeping up our armies to operate in
the field. Further than this, Governor Cur
tin shows that the Washington authorities
have declined every proposition to assist the
peopleof Maryland and Pennsyl ''ltniain keep
ing up a force for the protection of the bor
der. The conclusion to which all must ar
rive is that to which we have herefare given
expression, that as the General Government
undertakes the work of looking after the
armies of rebellion and refuses to co-operate
with State authorities in any part of this work,
on the officials at, Washington must the
blame rest, if on any one, for the doings of
rebels on our soil. If it is expected that our
State is to provide unassisted for its own pro
tection, there should certainly be some re
laxation in the demands by the General Gov
ernment upon us for aid in behalf of the Na
tional armies, otherwise theburdens putupon
the several States will be very unequal. The
driving of a regular rebel force from North
ern soil is as much a part of thegeneral.work
of suppressing the rebellion as the operations
of our armies in Virginia, and there is no'
propriety in putting all this burden upon one
or two States because they happen to be most
i mined i atel v interested.
The Governor's recommendations regard
ing the organization of a militia force for
border defence are practical, and impress us
as the best we have seen. Certainly the peo
ple of this State cannot well afford, in addi
tion to their other burdens for the war, to
keep up a standing army sufficient to repel
possible \ asions or the enemy. Yet it has
been mournd neces•ary to have souse force for
call ill ti,o of emergencies,
e, hen t he General Uovernmentdoe , not make
suiffibent preparations for our protection.
Fur other points touched in the It ,vernor's
ciorino nil t.. mir rt.ttit.tr , a 1....ru
al of Alit, docuini•lit NV1.11,11 vit.! pliblinh
in lull,
Pennsylvania Peaco Party Holding
Secret PlLootings in New York.
The York rsr chmsityy
Th, tint ppace in„, ling in thiA city, corn
po,cd lwavy In , tia, took place ui
Hop , Chair . l yi - - -, trdayarternoun. The moot
ing NVfl , it >eeret it , a Fre ,, mason ',,,
learn that it originated with
AV..”.lwanl. of Penn , ylvania, and ft
pf.B, - .4. I),,,inocraey of l'hila(l , lphin, who
rc-Hrol th• . tn , •l\ -,, , , into a committe , . and
in\ ite , l from I anHis State- , it large
ol'the faithinl ot . the tilt them in
cityouAng , ; - t lu. Tli clay„ening.
Iron, PHin,lva
nia, tmo.l,4tt li , nn lu re ex-Attorney lif)tql•
.Judge • Chart , — ertwr
Iligler.
LlHo•ral \ r ho l ' ortt•r. ex-Chi , f s lo•th,•
.11 . 01;1:, Black. 111111 alt , ntt tidy more of Ow ,
men of unia douwora , y.
Among the nitliklwr u , .liced Ix-Gov
,rll,ll. \V,•11 , .r. of ; ox-(;overimr
Bayard f Dela ware; and ex-G,,veritur
(d . .Ncw .Icrsoy. The In"elit r f,
c:dkrig ex-GoNeritor IVcller to
Ow chair.
Judge Blck, of ren „,. )l v an in, nu m,
brief speech. the I.urthen of which was that
the great object should be to get Lincoln out
or uttiee. lii, remarks did not please Sena
tor Bayard, who contc4ed that nothing
could la-gained by pushingoue man of wrung
principles aside, and putting another of
wrong principles in his pbtee. lie said the
democratic party,must assume honest and
~.traight forward peace grounds, or it had nu
mission hut that of hunting for spoils.
Senator Bayard left the meeting with a
look of dissatisfaction, if not of contempt on
his face.
Strong pence speeches were made by ex-
Governor Seymour, of Conn., Fernando
Wood, Junh MKeon and others, whose
names we did net learn. George T. Curtis,
imale a speech strongly pointing to General
.M . Clellan as the candidate; ex-Gevernor
Vroom, of New Jersey, did the same, as did
also a gentleman from Indiana, whose name
we lost.
After the meeting adjourned one man hu
morously bald t—it We have marched up hill
and down again." It WILS impnavilile to de
tect any visible Miject of the meeting, unless
it was to make a few speeches in a secret
council as an excuse fur being here to lad•
pipe fur the campaign, or fur the division of
the spoil , .
It is a noticeable fact that there were tern•
few New York politicians at this secret eon
(lave. The New Yorkers generally seem to
look upon the whole affair as a pretty Judeie
of impudence. on the part of the Philadel
phians.
GEN ERA!. SEYNIOUR'S EXPERIENCE IN
AnLicsTox.—General Seymour, recently
ex, banged at Charleston, with other Feder
al officers, arrived in Troy on Wednesday.
evening, and left the next morning for
Williamstown, Massachusetts, where ho a
waits orders from Washington. He is quite
feeble from the effects of confinement and in
sufficient food. Up to the period when he
was transferred to Charleston he suffered
great hardships, and was afforded hardly
suffieent food to maintain life.
At Charleston although our officers were
nominally placed under fire they were de
cently treated. During the six weeks he
was there only one shell came near them,
and that did no damage. The city is badly
cut up by the firing from our batteries, and
as many as fifty shells a day are hurled
into the Secession hot-bed. Buildings on
all aides are torn to pieces, and the damage
is very, great. From the "wreck of matter"
produced by our firing, itAvould seed' that
there will not be much of Charleston_left if
the shelling is continued as at present.
General Seymour was stationed at Charles
ton some two or three years before the war
conunenced. He therefore had many infiu
ential acquaintances there, and to them he
was indebted for,genoral courtesies during
his late involuntary stay among thorn. He
conversed with them freely about the war.
Ho told them the North would noVer yield;
that`the determination of the people was to
wipe out the rebellion and save the Union,
no matter what sacrifices the great work
should involve.
. OtRR. FOR COUGH OR COLD.--711.6 soon
as there ie the slightest uneasiness of the
Chest, with, difficulty of breathing, or
indications of Cough take duringt,the day a
few "Brown's Bronchial. Troches." Con. ,
Mining demulcent ingredients,. they allay
Pulmonary Irritation. : Military ...Cffigers
'and Soldiers should have ,thein!in readiness,
itiien the first appeartince of a Cold dr,Coughp.
For sale at Elliott's dilig store. _
Vith'at'the' 'Domobiittfi Mean to: Do.
• It is often asked, says the Old Gruaki what
the Democrats mean to do?:
They mean, as a first stop;, to fill the Ex
ecutive chair with patriotism, and to banish
faction and despotism from-the,A,dminiatra
tion of the Federal Govern " •,
What next - they will do, depends upon
what they can do to restore peace and pros
perity to our country.
The Delnocrats are in the condition of a
skilful surgeon who is called to a man who
fell intothe hands of assassins. If his wounds
are nut mortal, he will restore him.
' If Abolition has not killed the Union, the
democrats will restore it. But, at any rate,
they will save Constitutional 'Liberty from
going entirely down in the whirlpool of
blood.
Fur a party that has not been able to carry
a single state foiiietirly two years we arein
clined to thi t nk that this ioograntine is rath
er extensive. And were success possible we
doubt exceedingly whether they oven mean
to do anything indicated in the above ex
tract. The faction which rules the Demo
cratic party to-day is that, which supported
Breckinridgo four years ago. Is it rational
to suppose that leaders who didn't have dis
cernment enough then to avoiii a traitor
would be very likely to,have enoligh now to
select a patriot 1 The party tl4t gave us
the memorable administrations of Xiitirce and
Buchanan, men whose imbeciliq and cow
ardice, if not treachery, allowedkraitors to
perfect their schemes for the ovrthrow of
the Government shoud speak lessconfldent
ly of their ability to fill the Ex:eettive Chair
with patriotism and to banish factirin and des
potism from the Administration. I
Abolition has dot killed the nion. It
hits saved it wherever itTad dial wen The
States ..that have abolished Slaviy within
their own limits and have ' keen riost actiile•
to prevent its extension elfiewlievOire those
which have been most steadfast.h their at
tachment to the Union. They Dive never
formed confederacies for its des =Lion or
declared war against its Governacipt. They
have never robbed its arsenals car plunderd
its Treasury. They have never ciptured its
soldiers nor threatened its Capital', 13,ut when
Slavery and its apologists toornmeiced a war
on the Governmct to which theywed their
allegiance, they nobly ran i
rancid to s defence.
From every State controlled by M.iolition
ists, men rushed by thousands to fend their
d
imperilled Country. Frotns the 'fields and
workshops where free labor is respected,
where laborers are the equals ant not the
chattels of their employers, camehhe hosts
which have stood betwmin traitoi and the
country is life. That our Nation'.; not de
stroyed to day is because "Aboltion - has
saved it. Had but our own S•tiddbeen con
trolled by Slavery when this war cannier - iced
the ['llion would not exist nu. ev e n i n
him .. All the power, importanextent of
territory, wcaith end lives the Illicit' has
lost, have been lost inconsequence ofthe exist
enci•of Slavery aral not because of Is Abolit
ion. Why is it that with these 'Lets noto
riously before the public, the alailigists for
Shivi.ry persist in i•liiirging upon Aboittaw
i , ts the acts which Inive been conalittedly
th ,,,, who ha , . e been the lifelong tad prois
tent tich, ocates of human bondage
"What Democrats mean to do is rat .'whys
veri, apparent unless we judge of ty i 'den
ti.,ll, by the C0a1,1.4111, 110, of their i'is mid
teachings. Their lidV,a•ury of ly doctrine
.ir State right- , and their threat.s ° ''''''i'f the
Gomminfint if it tittempri ii'''''irce the
South, firsf induced the rel/ 4 to (lake "I'
arms, and their conduct .aim in opposing
every earnest effort of thiGuscritment to
crush the rebellon, eneourg€ .6 th quAtow to
112:ht on until a change if Adidvii\stration
savor" , their recognition They tire rcustantly
asserting lee impossibliX). of 4 " l 'fi,i": 2 ; the
South; they magi i ly the important, if ~,,,y 1
rebel victory, and speak slixcich i ni.i t of laver) '
Union success; they talk sneer+ of the
ability of the Government to rtabel its cur
rf•ncs and predict that it will Ictirdely be
repudiated and beemne worthlcts :in short
they do every thing in their pov or, in -}Tire
rebels with hope and cause Union an to de
spair of success and yet thiy claimt at they
mean to restore the Country to Asperity
and peace. ' If their actions at alindicate
their Purpose they must mean. to aidaf con
federacy, to embarrass their oten GOrlllnellt
and to contribute their utmost trird the
success of treason.
SEEM
PERSONAL
Itark...The Hon. James IL (*II bell, of
Pennsylvania, sailed on 11edni_4y - in the
Scotia, for Liverpool, cm his was Sweden,
whither he goes us Minister 114 int of the
.I' sited States at Slockholto,
is a distinguished member of the I'of Schuyl
kill county, and has served twkil terms in
Congress. Mrs. Campbell, R accompa
nies him, is well known in lita circles as
a poetess, as well as a chasto`Al vigorous
prose-writer.
AkrThe Most Rev. Johnlosky, the
Archbishop elect of New Ytiinst Monday,
and is at present stopping at , residence of
the late Archbishop Hugh*
,tIEIY - General S. Hobart,!ard's petition
for a court of inquiry intim charges on
which he was lately dsstd the service,
has been granted by their Depaittnent.
VD—General Kilpatrietts so far recov
ered front his wound that was enabled to
resume his command irle Army of the
Cumberland a few days,l
Gas. EZRA NOTT, of lalo count-, New
York, died at Sardinia,qhe 3d inst., aged
77 years. Abotit the y 499 General Nott
commenced a settleniein Sardinia at
Willink. It is said the' forest tree fell
ed there was by the h4pf General Nott.
During the war of 1812 was among the
defenders of his couhion the Znagara
frontier. He was presat the repulse of
the British by the veteirander Morgan, in
their attempt to cross : skeleton bridge
over Seajaquada. Creek. their way up the
river to burn Buffalo,' the military peace
establishment which',:; leded the war he
was advanced step by etill lie obtained the
iposition'of Major Ge of the western di
vision of New Yoro which he was ran
dored supernumerari , Mbsequentdliiisions
of his command.
B RIG. G E N. WiiiterYnt has been re
lieved from the coulid of the Florida dis
trict by Gen. J. ritch, and ordered to re
port to Gen. 811
IL:Fortress Monroe.„H i e
will, probably, , igned to the command o cf
of the colored ii,Gen. B.'s depariment.
Gen. E. E. P ci has,been assigned to . .the
command of
Otrict of Hilton Ucafi.
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GEE. W C DOXTZ, of SOMOribt, - ,it
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seems to'bep' i.,Will be the Union nomi
nee f or C o ls in the . district now,, so
* p
shaniefuresente4 by the POPp44-.
head CoFitp: The district is composed'
of Somersflf9rd, , Ftilton, Franklin and
Adams chi;i 7 Three of these counties,
SomersetPoklin and Adams,• haye de.;
Glared leral ,Itiminz. Bedford , has
presente &lel, FaaNK JonnArt; et!if
.J.P.ultonPo blieve, is, yet , without A Cp11:
didato.
• . Dar michinopd papers arnaungt that
. o :o li.t....Tobnetan hao boon. asslgnOd
to the L:Ond.. qt” the forces in Wvatern
Yirgi* , . ''
' •
.-. 4
Official itoturne.of the_Late Elea-
'THE SOLDIERS WILL VOTE.
HANDSOME. MAJORITY Or 94,494
•
The _Copperhead Counties Vote Against
the Soldier.
AVe are at last enabled to give the official
returns of the special election held on the
first Tuesday in August. The vote is de
cisive, and acknowledges the valuable ser
vices of the soldier in the field. Ile will
hereafter be permitted to choose his own
rulers, and participate in all the privileges
enjoyed by an American citizen, which had
been denied to him by a Copperhead Su
preme Courts of which the defeated Judge
Woodward was its principal leader. We
hope the soldiers and their friends will ex
amine the table of returns closely, from
which they will see that arose but coppEit
nEnD counties voted against them.
lot Allet 2ll A Md . I :St) A mil L
°aunties.
For , Ag 1 Forl Ag 1 For 1 Ag
.
Adams 2080 14111 22110 1 1/71 217 511251
A Ileglieny 98631 81M 10011 (11(6 18(57 003
Armstrong 2466 1676 2402 1684, 218811985
Bearer 23001 366 12304 7081 2326, :111
Bedford 1922 1000 1000 1691 , 180811694
Burks 501111m)17' 8050 35421 7932 7507
Blair 2505 223 2505 ; 200 2517 210
Bradford 4070 229, 49061 1111 48137 209
Burks 4897 4012 4950.3072 407017017,
Butler • ' 267012:171 207$ 1109 2657:1112
Csunbrla 1629 2143 1(811 1170 1048,2117
Carbon 1097 592 1160 471' 1165 482
Cameron
Cmitre 2228 1319 2212'2817 2197 2117
Chester 646511483 6502!1275 6542.1271
Clarion ' 1613 734 1509 . 627 15891 1143
Clinton . 14101) 1377 1241 1396 1277 1373
Clearfield 12082083, 1301 2074 1207 , 2070
Columbia , 1533'255T 14(811 614 1434 (108
Crawford , 45021 9321 44.89 773 4310 010
y‘551,11.5d 29.7 1 15081 30551 524 38115 524
Dauphin :1711. 1 18611 :171k) 17:35 3700 . 1749.
I)elaw4re. ' 230 51 1571 1410 ST 21.121 07
Erie 502900813 4950 180 4753: 216
Elk 200) 2..511 257, 1 376 2501 73 4 ;
Fayette 2693 1 2502 2585:2420 25117 2473.
Frank 1in2513 721 2550 722 9511, 772
Fulton, ' 493 645 4,80 392 483 375
Forest
llreenn 111112 600 1674 on 16271 653
Huntingdon; 2505 760 2409 i 707 1 2497 353
1111111k1111 32911 6811 31041 1671 22:36 1 168
Jet - lemon 1497 1220
1 i
1464112231 1466 1223
Juniata 10081(193 ; 10:121 461, 10741 451
Lancasterl lo . , ; 37 1094'114241 445 11317; 402
1
Lawn,ncu 22Bs 14(1 22:44 137 2217 117
'Amnon 2198 6801 25.541 5971 25,44 1 1160
Lehigh 2(114 :3;771 21120,3558 257(1 35011
Sneers 4775 4014 1 6162 , 960 61184 , 8111
I,)eoming 2714 2177. 1 172' ' , 1:15 2705 2445
Merm•r :1212 20121 3101 ; 1007 3180 2002
M'lsran 570' 1831 588 157 5.441 158
Mifflin 1704' 5701 1354 518 1310 544
31,•nroe '45811614, 529 15471. 525 1539
Montgomery 4078 47431 5001 45761 :1013'4541
Montour 865 1 710 1 970, 6951 8571 606
Northampton 1 217617174; 773011100; 37(12 1132
Northumberland 211612 1 771 2152 21791 2319 21(111
Perry 2(1)11 1611 2115:1 716 207s' 720
Philadelphia 2720 8 9965 29220 328 28290' 8311
Pik° 1(17 04)1 101 835 159 5:18
Potter 11111 . 0 871 10(91 52 1016 61
8,11.2.(ki1l 5923 3058? '6; 7 9)4' 161111 8501 1587
Sosdor 1461 870 14471 411 7 110 , 971
700 9.1 23,7 145 2377 110
716 7,1. :1 , 11, 101 3,0 1115
t 3251 422. 2:177' 344 3211. 340
; 3197' 170'323, - ,1 70 3219- 77
' I - c2l 481 1:,20, 470 1501' 468
1 2.130 821 23901 600 2348 608
1 1,51 212 1,60' 111 1801 131
I 4071 227.1 40:4 '2201 i 4053.2282
1 1111.2171 11.4.", 2, 5 .7 j 1401 2212
:1718.71,3 7759;37:31 36,,99 3312
11 , 1' 710 110- 4:1, 11115 378
4165,38 , 1 411 , 3 7025, 4102 7471
:44.1111.1 - Aet
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Tobin fn: ttli•
A ;;,10
11;1,iority fg,r tiPie I,t
Tout) '2.1 amen. lire
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Majot ily rffi. 11"
- I enirn
Total fur tilt. scl aniendinCilt,
‘•
against
.r Nlnjority ft,r the nmenaun•nt 1.1'1.7 td
'fhe counties orl'amrtou and Fore,t frem
trhich the olhenkl relurn: , hat e not Len rc
ceiced are terS,mull. and 'polled the fnlion.-
vt,te at, the laFt Or—Lion, %it
Curtin. IV,,,lwnrl
;UO 216
91 US
( itmei on,
1 orest,
PENkISYLVANIA LEGISLA-
T U Itil:
M ES:4AG E OF THE GOVERNOR
THE STATE LINEN I'E All A iNsT MALIGNANT
ASPEI(SI . IN
A PLAN FOR m ORGANIZA
TION SUULIIITTI.L.D.
llARRtsßuitu, Augu,t 9, 181; I
SENATE.
The Senate met at 12 NI.. and W 11.: Called
to order• by g)ealu•r Jo!1 N P. PEN N
Tilt• htovernor ' , proclamation ordering the
meeting « - W.; rend.
The Governor', tre‘ ,. ..,e_tv was prospnied Inc
tbeSecretary thnUommonwoulth and read.
Mr. Low al - moved to print li e thousand
copies in English, and three thousand in Ger
man. Agreed to.
The military portion of the ine;:sag, was
referred to the Military Committee. Other
portions wore also referred.
Adjourned until 10 o'cilick A. M. on "W e d.
nesday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House was called to order at by
Speaker HENRY C. 011\$o].
The proclamation ordering the nn‘eting of
the Legislature wa, read.
Committees were appointed to wait upon
the Governor and.the Senate, and inform
them that the Hou,e Was organized.
The Secretary of the Counnomtvalth pre
sented the message of Governor Curtin.
THE MESSAGE
lArtnisunno August 9th—l have called
,you together in advance of your adjourned
session for the purpose of taking sonic ac
tion for the defence of this State. From
the commencement of this rebellion Penn
sylvania has done her duty to the' Govern
ment. Lying as her Southern counties do
in the immediate vicinity of the border, and
thus exposed to sudden invasion, a selfish
policy would lead he;,,to retain a sufficient
part of her military force for our defence.—
su doing she would have failed in her
duty to the whole country ; nut only would
her men have been Ir'ithheld from the field
of general operations, but the loans uu•i
taxation which would have hOen necessary
would have to a large extent diminished the
ability of her people to compl, with the du
mantis of the U. States. She would have
also necessarily interfered with and ham
pered all the military action of the Govern
meat, and made herself responsible fur any
failures and shortcomings th.tt may have
occurred in pursuance of the pul.ey thus
deliberately adopted.
This State has steadily levoted her; men
to ti e greltservice. From the beginning
she has always been among the first tu re
sporid to the calls of the United States, as
is shown by her history from three months
nion and the reserve corps to the present
moment. Thus faithfully fulfilling all her
own obligations, she has a right to be de
fended by the national forces its a Dart of a
common country. Any other view would
be absurd and unjust: ~She, of course, can
not complain when she suffers by the nec
essary contingencies of the war. The re
flections that have in too many quartars
been made upon the people of her southern
counties are most unfounded. They were
invaded in 1862, when a Union army, much
superior to any force of the rebels, and on
which they had of . course a right to rely was
jt. their immediate vicinity, an north of the
Potomac• They were again invaded in 18-
601 after the defeat of the Union forces un
der Dlilroy; at Winchester; and they have
again suffered in 1864, after the_ defeat of
'the Union forces under Gene. Crook and Av:
erill.
- Bow could an agricultural people in an
open country be expected to rise suddenly
'and beat bitck hostile fors t which had de
feated organized Veteran armies of the Gov
ernment 7 It is of course expected that the
inhabitants of an invaded country will do
what is in their , power to resist the invaders
and the fact'hereinaftcr stated will show, 1
think, that the -people of these counties
have. not failed Intthis duty. If Pennsylva
nia, by reason of her geographical. position.
,hus,requlred to bo defundpd by. the national
fore* it has only beou•against the common
r filitto.? . it' has never 'lieen , 'necessary ',_to+ ,
weaken 'the army • in the field by sending
heavy detachment/La veterans to save her
cities from being devastatedby stnall.hantis
. . ,
of ruffy,ris; composed of their own inhabi
tants, havU her people been disposed to
sneer at the great niiiS.4es of law-abiding
citizens in any othot atate vvho have requir
ed such protection.
But, when a brutal enemy, p4istlitid n "de
feated body of Union forces, crosses dut
borders and burns a defenceless town, thid
horrid barbarity, instead of firing the hearts
of all the people of our common country, is
actually in some quarters made the occasion
of mocks and gibes at the unfortunate suf
ferers, thousands or whom have been ren
dered houseless; and these heartless scoffs
proceed from the very men who, when the
State authorities, forseeing the danger, were
taking precautionaryi'lmeasures, ridiculed
the idea of there being any danger, sneered
at the exertions to prepare for meeting it,
and succeeded to some extent, in thwarting
their efforts to l'Aise forces.
These men are themselves morally re
sponsible for the calamity over which they
now chuckle and rub their hanffs. It might
have been hoped, nay, had a right to ex
pect that the people of the loyal States, en
gaged in a common effort to save their Go
vernment and all that is dear to freemen,
would have foruotten, at least for the time,
their wretched local jealousies, and sympa
thized with tjlei r loyal fellow-citizens where-
ever resident within the border of our com
mon country. It should be remembered
that the original source of the present re
bellion was iii such jealousies, encouraged
for wicked purposes, by tiliserniMlotig - pnli- -
ticians.
The men who for any purpose now con
tinue to encourage them ought to be held as
public enemies—enemies of our Union and
our peace, and, should be treated as such...—
Common. feelings, common sympathies are
the necessary fiminlations of a. common, free
GnYernmeu.t. 1 am prou.cL to, 51iy,c,411,4J, the
people of Pennsylvania feel evecy,oblow at
any of her sister States. as. au, assault upon,
themselves,. and give to. them, all; tbak hearty.
the. exp.cosr.ion, otwl4chi is. some,.
times more mpartarst, ua,den tha. ILA (Aim:, of
calamity Cum mete material
Lt is nnuecessary, to, rep to, the approach
of theebel army up the hermarloah. Valley
on the third day of July last ; the. defeat
of General Wallace on the Monocacy ; their
approach to and threatening of the Capitol,
or their destruction of property and pillage
of the counties of Maryland lying on our
border. These events have passed into his
tory, and the responsibilities will be settled
by the judgtheut of the pcuple.
. At that time a call was made upon Penn
sylvania for volunteers to be mustered into
the service of the U. S., and to serve for one
hundred days in the States of Pennsylvania
and Maryland, and at Washington and its
vicinity. Xotwithstanding the embarrass
ments which were complicated by the orders
for their organization and muster, six reg
iments were enlisted and organized, and a
batallion of six companies. The regiments
were withdrawn from. the State, the last
leaving the 29th day of Slily. f desired
that at least part of this force should. be
confined in. their service to the States of
Pennsylvania and Maryland, and made such
an application to the War Department. As
the proposition did not meet their 41 proba
tion it was rejected, and the General Oiler
c . intuged to. include the States natured, and
WaF.hiugton and it, vicinity. No pact of the
r. het army it that time had Come within
the State. The people or the border conn
tie:, were warned and. retno.ved• their itor k.
advt. at kthilitt?el7, 4 l7.l),n , and: an }lorlt W. ,.. rf! . (Or
:4:2.a.1Z :1114 , 2: 11,:1112P,!, ahitiy use u I.cc
Omern ';)1..t!)-E
I vane Ittro;•ml-f movt
10•1. I • -1 'l, , r . c.iel.:l! • :111111r U 1,1 1 ,1•
!Mt. ,it the •11:1.1,, , , Of I loll'
11,i( /I I'l OH: 11,0 , zi0L1,,. , 1h t 1
Cl4, , e!y 11111 .11t . it Ali Yr .t
had cro:*ed tire l'olowttc, nud WAS rrUnuii
to the 4ltenrktido,lll. Itepeoted suere, ,, es
0: our troops Wert lIISO 1111110111IctOI,
people of this ;Irate lit jri:u cao,e to bultere
that gout. sutlielent Feder.l.l toree h/VI•II
forW.lftl proteellou upon the
line or
'tl 111 11
=I
dinent 135,,1
thi Friday, the 29th day of July., the
rebvl igadcs of Johnson and \h.:V:l.ll;lam],
consisting of from 2;lum to :tiin mounted
mom tutb six gulls, cro,:ed the Potomac :It
Clear Spiring ; th. y culino.•need cross;ng at
ten o'clock, A. M , and m trehed directly en
There but forty-five
men picketed in that direction, under the
command of Lieut. C. S. A., and
a: the enemy succeeded in cutting the tele
graph communication which from that
point 1):1 , 1 to pies '.vest l,y any Medford,
nu inborn:Limn could be. sent to General
Couch by telegraph, who as then at Chain
bersburg.
The head of thin column reached Chant
bet...burg at three o'clock, A. M., on tiatur
day, the :;nth. The ehel brigades of three
thousand mounted men, cro:seil the . Poto
mac at about the sante time, at or near Wil
liamsport. Part of this command advanced
on Hagerstown; the main body moved on
the road leading front Williamsport to
rev n cant lc.
Another rebel column of infantry and ar
tillery crossed the Potomac simultaneously
at Shepherstown, and moved toward Leit
ersburg. Gen. A \ erill, who commanded a
force, reduced to about 2000 men, was a:
Hagerstown. 111111 was threatened in front by
Vaughan and Jackson, on his right by
McCausland and Johnson, who also threat
enell his rear, and on his left by the column
wide)] crossed at i-iliepherdstoan. Ile there
fore fell back upon Greencastle. General
Averill, it is understond, was under the or
ders of Gen. Hunter, but was kept as fully
advised by Gen. Couch as was possible of
the enemy's movements on his right and to
his rear. Gen. Couch was in Chambersburg
where his entire force consisted of sixty in
fantry, forty - five cavalry, and a section of a
battery of artillery, in all less than one hun
dred and fifty men.
The six companies of men enlisted for one'
hundred days rimming in the titate, and two
companies of cavalry, had, under orders
from Washington, as I am unofficially ad
viscd, joined Averill. The town of Chain
bersburg was held until daylight . by the
small force under Gen. Couch , during which
the Government stores and train were saved.
Two batteries were then planted by the en
emy, commanding the town, and it was in
vested I y the whole command of Johnson
and McCausland.
At 7 o'clock, A. M. six companies of dis
mounted men, commanded by Sweeney, en
tered the town followed by mounted men
under Gilltnore. The main force was in
line of battle ; a demand was made for one
hundred thousand dollars in gold or liVe
hundred thousand dollars in Government
funds as ransom, and it number of citizens
were arrested and held as hostage for its
par melt
No offer of money was made by the citi
zens of the town, and even if they had iiny
intentidtl of paying a ransom, no time was
allowed, as the rebels commenced inimedi
ately to burn and pillage the , town, ilk
regardin_• the appeals of women and chil
dren, the aged and infirm. Even the bodies
of the dead were not proteete.l from their
brutality.
IL would have been vain for all the citi
zens of the town, if armed, to have attempt
ed, in connection with Gen. Conch's small
force, to defend it. General Couch with
drew his command, and did net himself
leave until the enemy were actually in the
town. Gen. A verill's command being. With
nine miles of Chambersburg, it +nes hoped
he would arrive In time to save the town,
and efforts were made during the night to
communicate with him.
In the meantime the small force of Gen
eral Couch held the enemy at bay. General
Averill marched on Chambersburg, but did
not until after the town was burned ancbthe
enemy had retired. He pursued and over
took them at McConnellsburg,, in Fulton
county, in time to save that place frout_pil
lege and destruction ; he promptly engaged
and defeated them, driving them to Hancock
and across the Potomac.
I commend the houseless and ruined peo
ple of Chambersburg to the liberal benevo
lence of the Legislature, and suggest that a
suitable appropriation be made for their re
lief. Similar chhrity has heretofore been
exercised, in the case of an accidental and
destructive fire at Pittsburg. I cannot doubt
the disposition of the Legislature
. ou the,
Kesent ocmsipn. • • -
On the sth day of this month a largo rebel
army \min Maryland; and.at various points
on the PotoMac,:as far back as New Creek,
and as there was no ado:Oate force within
the State, I deemed it my,dtity pr that dal
to - call for thirty, tlionsaltd volunteer
for domestic protection. They will bo arm
ed, transported; And 'supplied by the 'United.
'tates,- but ejs eictprwiriingn , iii. m1%4 far their
pa moat' it neeecsar,y,‘ehould you
approve my action, to make an appropriation
for that purpose.
Feeling it to be the duty of the General
Government to afford full protection to .the
people of Pennsylvania and Maryland by
the defence of the line of the Potomac, I
united with Governor 13radford in the follow
ing letter to the President, dated July 21,
18114 :
STATE OF MARYLAND,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
/I.llN.e.rotaa, July 21, 18(31.'
His Excellency Abrithetm Lincoln, President
of the United States t
Stu: The repeated raid; across the Poto
mac river made by portions of the rebel ar
my, and the extent of the damage 'they have
succeeded so frequently in inflicting have'
most injuriously affected the people of Mary
land and Pennsylvania in the neighborhood
of that river, and many of thorn, it it is be
lieved, as the only security against such
losses in the future, are seriously cousidering
the propriety of abandoning their present
homes, and seeking safety at the North. It
Seelliti to us that, not merely in the sectional
aspect of the case, but in its national rela
tion, the security of the border line between
the loyal and rebellious States is au object
justifying and requiring a disposition of a
portion of the national force with au espe
cial view to its defence.
The Potomac river can ordy be crossed in
its ordinary state of water at sonic five or
six fords, and we propose to enlist from our
respective states.a, vothuteer force that shall
be sufficient, with the aid of the fortications
which the ti itself can speedily construct,
ba etffictually guard them all. We ask of
the Government that the recruits so raised
shall be credited to the quotas of our several
States under the (pal last made, to. be armed,
equipped, and supplied as other VOlumte6rs.
NNIe are aware that, us ii.. general rule, well
foumled, objections exist, to, the enlistment of
a, force to, be ex,ehtsively usedi for. house. or
local, defence, but such, ty sots' ice. as we now
sogg , ::4 is an, ON eqLlimlLl, case., and ; (be. com
plete• protection, of. this pant of our. frontier
is of WI idtted, impt.naiwee.. For, after the
of the rebellion,. the•itopurtance of a special
defence of the region bordering on the Up
per Potomac was recognized by. the Govern
ment, and the lion. Francis Thomas, of
Maryland, was authorized by it to raise three
regiments with a view to the protection of
the counties on either side on that river. Reg
iments were' raised, but the subsequent ex
igencies of the service required their em
ployment elsewhere, and they therefore af
ford, at present, no particulaV security to
that region beyond other troops in the ser
vice.
The necessity, as we think, for some such
peculiar provision has now become so oh v
that we would with great re:,pect, but io,t
earnestly, urge upon your Excellency the ex
podiency of acceding to the suggestiotts we
have made, and we will immediately set
about raising the force:i required, and we
have no doubt they will be promptly pro
cur t.d.
NVe linv,....bhe honor W. be, with , grvtd, rt:-
.pc•ct, 2, our übedienL s42rvants.,
A. W. Bsn.o+•oßD, and
A. G. Cuicrls.
The 11)1lowing letter ('ruin the Assistant
Adjutant Gcnural, dated August 1, I,sti-1,
ii y reply received by me, up to this
Wile : '
WAR DE VA IM ENT, A G ENS. OFFICE,
‘N . A,III.NoioN. D. C., August 1, 1861.
Elxt,fr,,,,, Pen ntiyi
: 1):: t: the host, ackno w led gi the
of t tic joint letter from_ yourself :Lad
the Gut roue of Marybind; dated July 21,
authority to rtsi>e is volunteer
Vittir re,pecti‘e Mate,, 10 be exelu
,ivert us al b ir mime or loud defence, allilfor
guar:ith; iii fords oi Poomme.
In replj 1 nml by the Secretary ~f
\\ ar to inorin. you that the proposition has
beau fully con-,,,lered, and that the proposi
tion has been I,tlls colssulervtl, stns dint the
inaloirity asked or cannot be grantol. In
the. nmetionpkia.c.ce the actof Congre-s,
approved l'ebruary th, 1862, Itn }WORM e4i
i i••lierill orders No. I:), series of 186.2,
irons tits
I have the honor to remain, sir, very re
spectiully, your obedient servant.
T DOM Ass M. VINCENT,
Assistant Adjutant General.
Meat.—Similar letter sent to his Excel
lency the Gus ernor ul Malyland, this Jute.
'1 I' reason giVeU for the refusal to act en
proi,osit ion can be made consistent with
the ,-1111-t meta ul men for one hundred days,
to serve in l'ciin-ylviinia, 111111 ut
\\'ashlns'tua and vicinity.
The following communication, dated 22,1
Judy. 1861, was made lic Major G. ii.•rat
Couch to the Secretary of ' War .
[corr.]
II Ex lax wr Ens DEPARTMENT or THE SL'S
sil. Ell A N N A. AT HARRISBURO. July i 9.
/Lob E. .11. Slant,m, :Secretary o War :
SIR: During the recent raid into Mary
land. the citizens of Chambersburg - turned
out With stand by the few
soldier pres,vu mail hold the town againg
ally cavalry force that might assault it. Fis
hundred citizen. of York, irrespective of
partj, volunteered and were armed. and
novas down the Northern Central Railroad
and repaired the bridges.
In order to show you that the border citi
/,1•11, are begiuuiaG to realize that by united
action they have the strength to protect them
selves against an ordinary raiding party. en
efu,cd 1 invite your attention to is letter ad
dre...al to
thi. Governor, together with the
endorsement• upon the subject 1,1 forming a
special corps from the sik border counties
must exposed. 1 f tell till can thus
be or umized, its existence would be It pro
tection 'and give confidence. 1 am informed
that the general sentiment of the people in
question is in favor of something being done
at once and as a military measure I think
it will be of essential service to the General
Government, and recommend that the War
Department encourage the movement by
authorizing the loan or issue of uniforms,
pros ided the law in question is enacted. It
Is believed that the new militia law of this
State will practically prove of no value, ex'-
cepting that an enrollment will be made.
1 tun, sir, very respectfully, your obedient
servant, D. N. Cocci',
Major General Commanding Department.
llE.knouxicrEas DEPARTMENT Susot:E
ux:s:sx HAantsayao, August 4.
A true copy. Respectfully furnished for
the information of his Excellency Governor
A. G. Curtin.
• JOHN S. SciIt7LTZE, A. A. Gen.
On the sonic day approved in writing of
the proposition, and expressed my opinion
that the Legislature would pass an act in ac
cordance with it at its adjourned session, un
the 2;al of August.
I am furnished with an official copy of the
following reply, dated August 1,180 i, to the
proposition ul General Couch :
[corr.]
WAR DEPARTMIVNT, ADJ T GENS. OFFICE,
\\'AsniNuroN, D. G., August 1,1864.
llrtjor General D. N. Coach, Commanding,
tS . r.. Harrisburg, Pa:
GENERAL: 1 have the honor to acknowl
edge the receipt or your letter of the 2.2i1 of
I oiy. relative to the United States provid
ing uniforms for at special corps of militia
from certain border counties of Pennsylva
nia.
In reply, I am directed to inform you that
the subject has been carefully considered by
the Secretary of War, who cannot sanction
the issue of the clothing in question.
I am, General, very respectfully, your
obedient servant, Tuos. M. V.i.scs:NT, A.„
A. Gun.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT Or SUSQUE
HANNA, 11,kamsnuao, August 6, 1864.
A true copy. Respectfully furnished for
the information of his Excellency Gov. A.
G. Curtin.
JOHN A. SCHULTZE, A. A. General
In each of the three years,lB62, 181i3, and
1864, it has been necessary to call out the
State militia for the defence of the State, and
this has •been done with the assent and as
sistance of the general Government.
Froth' the Want of organization wo have
been obliged to rely eiehisively on volunteer
military, and, with few exceptions, fo
or
ganize anew. for such 'oceasions. :This
caused confusion, and a loss of valuable time,
and has resulted in sending to the rieldbodies
of men in a great measure undisciplined. ,
The militia bill , passed at the last session
is, I think, for ordinary times, the-bestinili
tia lqw'we•have over had; but under the ex
isting' extraordinary' cireurristancesit 'seems'
'to require modification: I suggest that the'
assessor' be directed to make an immediate
enrollment,., classifying the militia as-: may .
bo ,beit.••
. Tluit the einem. bo ap
ooint6a by the Governor On the'recommen
dation, approved V him ' of. a board . of 'ex
amination composed of three Major . generals
for diviSion,of whom the major.general
of the divisioSisball be on the otheritwo, to
be designated by. the Governor, from ad
joining division, or in such other - modes as
the Legislature may think fit ; that in all
cases the officers shall be selected by prefer
ence from officers and men who have been in
service, and shall have been honorably dis- -
charged by the United States, and 'that" ef
fectual provision be made for drafting the
militia when required.
The recommendation in regard to appoint-'
ments is made to avoid .the angry dissension,
and too often political jealousy, which divide
military organizations by the election of
officers, and to secure the services of the
-most deserving and competent men. The
election of officers in the volunteer forces in'
the field has been found to be injurious to tile
service, while promotions by seniority and
appointments of meritorious privates have
produced bravery, and stimulated to faithful
ness. In the enlistment of new organiza
tions, the plan adopted of granting authority
to officers to recruit companies has been found
to be the best polic y .
I also reeteumerel [hat the Governor be
authorized t o form, either by lie acceptance
of volunteers or by draft, in- such parts of 6110
State as be e ?nay dceln , expedient ; a special
corps of militia, tot-in - mist in due propornotht
of cavalry, artillery, and: infantry, to bbkept
up to the full [mintier of llfteererttiments, to .
be styled Minute Men, who sh . al4; e sworn
and mustered into the service of eh' State.
for three year; who shall assemble to defill i
at such ti nits and places Rs he may direct,
who shall be clothed, armed, and - equipped
by the State, and paid when assembled to
drill or called into service ;: and who shall,
at all timeq be liable to, be called into imme—
diate service for the defence of thn.Stato,.
dependently of - the romaindke- WNW- term,
enlisted. tbr„ As thin f4•47t.(0• would; be subject
to. sudden, calls,. thoitggee. Tart of it should.
be organized in the counties. adjoining \ our.
-exposed, builder,. and ea. the. people. of those•
counties have. more persorml, interest in, their,.
prometion, the, ree4nonictulation, is made to,
auLliorize the Governor to, designate-the parts.
of the State in which, it shall be raised; 'entll
save the time and expense of transporting:
troops from, remote parts of the State, and.
the subsistence and pay, in going to-and from,
the border. A body of men so organized.
will, it is believed, be effective to prevent
raids and incursions.
The expenses of clothing, arming, and:
equipping such:Mb - N:0 cannot be correctly
asecrtaincd, but the Quartermaster General
has been directed to approximate estimates
for your information, which will be indepen
dent of pay and if subsiStence,
Thu stale should provide at least six. four-.
gun batteries of field artillery,,,with.all the
modern improvements. The suggestion has,
been frequently made by more reflective per—
sons that the Stat,, should raise a.fbrce and:
keep it permanently in, the field, for. her de—
fera.s,
:.part l`rt , tri considbrations,. it is to,
Ur •Jkt•rvt.tl that. Lila ax.par•its.cif, 6ui2b.a, a
ant. maild at: guile Lryund.thepresent ability.
of t be• State.
To rajae and maintarri: an army. of: fifteena
nogiment, (and any ,mallor force•would, bo•
inadequada vg, add involvo an annual expen--
di turoof more than. fifteen milltuneofdollars.
The plan whisk 1 have above proposedi
would. 1 think, give the State efficient pro
tection, and it the Legislature should think_
fit to adopt it, the expense can be readily
provided for by loan or otherwise, having
an, organized' force, under the, control. of the,
authorities of the State,. and mustered; into.
,ervice I domestic pr,dection, we wouldi
not. us lier , tufure, lu=u time in arrangltig for.
tramportation and supplies withthe Nutional,
Government when it becomes necessary to.
call it into the nem. When thoroughly or
ganized it should be. in all its appointments,
an army which could be Ins reused from, our
enrollment of classified citizens.
The plan which I have above suggestedlis.
the result of the reflection and experience.
which I hate• had during the last three years,
and I have felt it to be my duty to submit it
fur your Clration. for the purpose of
providing for the effectual defence of the
State. If the Legislature ~ hould prefer the
adoption of any other plan, more efficient
and economical than that which I have here
in proposed, it will give me pleasure to co
operate heartily in carrying it into effect.
In accordance with the act of March 4,
1861, I have appointed fur the Eastern ar
mies Colonel F. Jordan as agent at Wash
ington, and Lieut. Colonel Jain. < Gilliam as
as-dstant agent at that place; and also for
the Southwestern armies Lieut. Col. alltne!l
Cila ate:-"at at Nashvild'. Tikes°
agents are m•w aetively enu . iigial in the per
formance of these Mum-, and it i- desirable
that our people should be aware that a part
of them consist in the gratuitous collection
of all elahns by Pennsylvania volunteers, or
their legal representatives, on the State and
National Government,. Vounneers having
claims on either of these Governments can
have them collected through these agent,
without expense, and thus he secured from
the extortions to which it is feared they have
sometimes heretofore bean subjected.
Having received information from the
agents of the State that our sick and wound
ed wcro - sulfering greatly from the Want of
comforts and even necessaries, I have been
recently c•outScllcd to call on the people to
contribute supplies mainly in kind, for their
relief: and it gives ace pleasure to say that
this appeal ha., been cheerfully responded to,
as have been all my former appeals to the
same end. It s? , ems impossible to exhanst
the liberality of our gcw•rous people, when
the well-being of our brave volunteers is in
question.
I n may special message of 30th April
stated flue circumstances attending the ad
vance, by banks and other corporations, of
funds for the payment of the militia called
out in 1803. In consequence, the . Legisla
ture passed the act of May 4, 1864, author
izing a loan for the purpose of refunding,
with interest, the amount thus advanced, in
case Congress should fail to make the neces
sary appropriation at its then current session.
1 regret to say that Congress adjourned
without making such appropriation. The
Valance in the Treasury being found suffi
cient to reimburse the funds so advanced
without unduly diminishing the sinking
fund, I have deemed it advisable not to ad
vertise for proposals for the loans, and I re
commend the passage of an act directing
the payment to be made out of the money in
the .Iruttsury. As the omission of Congress
to act on this subject involved an unprece
dented disregard of the good faith .of the
National authorities, I recommend that the
Legislature take measures for procuring an
appropriation at the next session of Congress.
rho revenue bill passed at the last session
has been found to be defective in several
points, and I recommend a careful and im
mediate revision of it.
The bounty bill passed at the last session
is found to be defective and unjust in many
of its provisions, and from"the incliner in
which it is administered in some parts of the
State oppressive on the people. As the pres
ent session has been called for the considera
tion of matters of vital public importance,
I commend, them to your earnest and exclu
sive attention. A. G. CURTIN.
Mr. Witzsos moved to refer the message
to a joint etlm l mittee of three, to report by
bill or otherwise. Agreed to.
Mr. SHARPE moved to refer so much of
the message as related to the Chambersburg
sufferers to a special committee. Agreed to.
Other portions of the message wore appro
priately referred.
MORE DESTRUCTION BY THE
PIRATE TALLAHASSEE•
TUE ARMY BEFORE PETERSBURG
REMOVAL OF GENERAL BURNSIDE
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY. OF THE
POTOMAC, August 14-7 o'clock 4. 31.
General Burnside was relieved yesterday,
and left his command last evening, his di
vision officers and a number offriends being
plittsent to bid hiinlareviell. -
General Wilcox is temporarily in command
of the 9th Army Corps. .
It was reported, - last week„that the enemy
were moving,toward(Mr left, with tTle int
tention of making a flank attack earl); this
morning, but,' as there'' has been no demon
stration up to this hour, Gie.repart is holier
ed to be unfounded. 'Ample
_preparation is,
however, made to meet tfferti should - they
attempt such a movement.
Ever),thing at headquarters is perfectly
quiet.
Considerable • firing has been kept up all
night, between etle pickets, on the centre, and
'
A i• t
Yestorday morning a oue ay li g ht i 10ILN y
firing was 'heard in the direction of James
river, Which; lasted, ftir'alani„tivo lieurs - ._ :It
is reported . to'hirvo been an-I.,attack bf dome
rebel rauits on a, workifig liertfof thiteral