THE JOURNAL Coudersport. Pa.- Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1.862; M. W. McAL4RNEY, Entroti 101 - :: 4 4D(O4FPAPiIik Ptih *ow avy For Auditor General, THOS. B. COCHRAN, York. For Surveyor General. WILLIAM, S. ROSS, Luzerne County Convention. '' `Believing "It to be 't he duty of all loyal men to stand by the Union in the•hour - of US trial; **Albite their.heartit • and bands in earnest, oattiotieLefforts for its maintenance against those who are in- arms against. t, to sustain with determined reiolution'OurPatriotie Pres ident and his administration in tlfeir energetic, efforts for the prosecution of the - war and the preservation,of the Union against enemies at home orsabroad ; to punish traitors and tree- Sonr•with fitting, : severity, .and to Crush ;the present - wiekedlind causeless rebellion, so ihat no flag 'of disunion shall ever again be raised Over any porticin of the Ilepubljc,"—ttnd th*t Ali men who truly hive their country shquirl couperatein the endeavor to rekindle throttgh, ; out, a:1 the States such a patriotic fire as shall utterly conseme all who strike at the Manzi of our Fathers end all who sj,Mpathise- with their Itreason, palliate 'their guilt." And Whereas a Union Convention of all parties as, liembled at Harrisburg on the 17th day ofJu ly last and put in nomination candidates for State offices.'. Therefore, in accordance with the said State Convention and in furtherance of Ate objects set forth in the above preainble we hereby. call a Convention of Delegates to be chosen by the peuPle of Potter county, ir -reepeetive 6f party, who stinction and sustain all the measures, which the National Amin's , traticin have found it necessary to adopt iti maintaining the Unio.l nod guard it against its' open or disguised enemies, to be held Cou dersport, on the evening of the 16th of Sept. next, for, the purpose of putting in nomination suitable candidates; for the various offices ;to be' filled, at the coming OF ne-al Election, and foi:the transaction of such other business ps may prunerly he brought before the Conven, tinti.• The people will meet at the usual wa res, of bolding the Township,Elec Lion; in their resbective Townships. on Friday the 12th 4y of September next, between the hours of four and six.orelock P M for the purpose of elloos• log said Delegates, each Township sendi42 the, mil:Aber of Delegates designated, to wit : The Township of Abbott 2, A' lega ny 3. Birig ham 3; Clara 2; Coudersport 3, Eulalia 2, Geti esee 2,,Harrison 5, Hebro t 3. Hector 3, Homer 2, Jackson 2. Keating 2, Otwayo 3. Pike 2. Pleasant Valley 2. Roulet 2: Sharon 4. Sweden 2, Stewardson 2, Summit 2. Sylvania 2, Ulys ses.s; Wai - Branch 2. Wharton 2. • A. G. PRESEO, Chairman. Vigilance Committee. Abbott—David Conway, Gharles Meine. AlleganyEdwin Haskell, W Benton, J Bishop. Bingham—lra Carpenter, B L Grover, :M D Briggs. . Clara—W B Graves, I D Staysa, I L Allen. ;__CouileraporiL—L F Maynard Pierre Stebbins. • Sulalia—J Taggort..l M Spofford, M Lcnt. C Cavanaugh, II 0 Perry John Maginnis. - Harrison—Woolsey Burtis,Austin Swetland, Israel Dodge. •U'lebrozi-4 W Stillman, C Vanninwegen, II Rath bone. - fiector—C P Kilborn, B F Tubbs, S C Thompson. Homer—W 11 Ayres, Jacob Peet,A U Crosby, Jaekson•—E Hovencamp, R Persing. W. Lewis, P Harris.' Oswayo— r ß F Lyman, J thmesbro, Dr II II Munson. • H Martiri, John Metzger, Lemuel Sherman. • Pleasant Valley—N P Fluent, J Palmer. Jr. .Raulet—C Knowlton : John Lyman Jr, Wm McDowell. . Shdron—rt W Nichols, - A W Humphrey, Simon Drake. Sivect;qi—G L' Catlin, L W Lyman, E man: Stewardsonl.l Andresen, W Dykeuran, Le roy Crittenden. Summit—J .11 Bassett, Orange Baskin, Alf, Ayres. S'yteania—Charles Wykoff, R RYoung.john Baker: Utirses—A Corey. J T Smith, N H llalleck Weet Branch—S M Conable, B - Marton-4 XV Rounds,Johu Barfield, S Brings. 'The Vigilance Committee are desired to give the notice as much publicity as possible. Editorial :Correspondence. PA.. 23. 1362 few 'dap , of Caorp life _reveals to the eitizen many facts which makes military di-cipline seem to be all theory and no Practice. - E The farmer taken front rural pursuits end placed on guard, in many . instances fails to see the duty of strip; compliance with "orders." and thus not 'infrequently makes laughable blunders Visiting camp yesterday morning in -company with a friend we found no (la culty in pasi•ing. the guard btationed round Camp*Curtin, but on attempting to "pass out" we were brought .to a stand by a guard who asked for a."pass." Stating that we were civilitins and had no "pass," he pointed to our "buck tails," which we had - forgotten to•take ti:om our hats; and said, -you cement pass with tho,e in your bat's." We inquired if by taking them out we could_ pass. "Yes." was the answer. Upon this my frie.rd proceeded to retnovehis. "N0,.ti0," says the guard, !'you ui,:tef let me Fed you do it." Laughing at his ill - nom/ea we retired to in old building, removed them, arid with a "thank you" to the guard par.sed out. A desire to be popular and to picat-e'all we will wager is the prominent etutracter• istie of that guard. Dope he won't be to lenient when he gets t.o Dixie. .. Sitting: on. the steps:. of the Jones' watching the crowd ,of citizens and soldiers passing; laughing at the, at tempts of officers to elude the guard and keeping both eyes open• for an iteinfiir this t letter, we noticed a guard suddedy stop a Colonel who was passing and band the "pass." After searchitig 14 . utike.s' the Colonel found he had netne,l but raising his hat lie reviltled:the upper part of His head covered by a large Ore and Laing's& tHouift, part of itbad Wen shot away. and asked, that pass !per The geard instantiy loiered his 'millet. and the Cohwel pasied on. Upon inquiry We found ii.was the brave CO Knipe of the.":46th,' - undei- whOsercommandTotter miutity':has: - twoleompanies: Hei-haiUte turined on a fulleugh for t lie' , purpoe of recoieriuggroin the wounds' ttf,:the !Ste" fight. : I • Visitors Are many at Camp Ctirtinand there is little or no, difficulty -in • gettinc , r into any part of the eattiptt not wit listimd ing the orders of Gen Wool. i*.This is owitimin a great measure to -the fact 'that hundreds of men are coming in hy:e+ery train,.-and who, in. : their .eitizetts„ . 4tytts capita - be distinguished fruit► the real cit. int', and thus* int Wit confution' results and the order is ainlost Mudd de; pends upon' the wen as:to Whether, they are eutufinlable or not. Capt, Dwight's company, following, his' .thcaittple, Minie the btst use of the ,meads' at their mend and were theroftire emu futttilile than thus. *who' '• that their stay at Callip Curtin beidg,short they might as well...take it easy:l' . . • • I LEwisuuud, Pa., Aug:l2s. 1862. • • Lc-amt ., ' tIM heat and_ dust. 0 e bras. buttons arid shoulder-straps of I larisbu rg and taking the cars for this pleastirit place on Friday lasi. I found that tittle had wade but few changes in the prosperity or growth of . the towns along the West Branch. The work of the people during the past eighteen' months has been War, and the principal and 'we alight 'Say Sole work of the-people 'to day iS war. The enthusiasm under the first call for troops was as milk-and water cotopMed 'with. the feverish enthusinsin aid strOng determi nation exhibit ed all neer the. North at the present time. There appears to be a conviction in. the Minds of the thinking !notion that all the power of the:Nat bin must he exercised or it fall ~'oncilia don and compromisC are no inore t of; even that certain wing iif the foci). party 'which has n e r e rofore close to the side - of ißreckinridge are be. ginning to cut loose .and throw :in their strength with the FP e t artim, The Democratic Convention held lin this town during the present week and which had . at its sessions of the last two '!ears Ondors• cd the traitor's cause, ha, been cOmpelled though the strong hand of popidar (min ion, and perhaps nom fear as to,the re sult. of the coming.elemion. to keep quiet on the question' of southern rights southern statesmen, Fraok Alughes' party. however, is working day and night . for the overthrow of the Free 'People's party and the eiectory of a Democratic Legislature, or if not Denmeratic 'at least Conservative, which means ,'acco-ding to the Loyal Dictionary a cross betwetut arisee and an nut aud out Deeil A successor this kind Would defeat 1 1' ilitiors reeleCtion. and give to, Pennsylvenia another :Senator of the renegade coward character. Bold and deeiSive measitres wust be adopted this winter in older that Pennsylvania may stand right Opon the record. The loans Made ,by ilia eounties for the purpose of giving..botinties to the volunteers must be legalized; and his cad only be dune by having a Legislature of the true nmoal ; for, as a Demotirat told me in the cars, it would lie a “good and a serious trouble to the Abolitionists if it ° was ,Lot done ; w',ich woold• lo o s i likely be the ease if Denmetucv rules in our Legislative flails..• COMPARISONS.--II Is useless to deny that the masses pif the ptnphl bave'a deep• seated and Fettled confidt nee in 7S‘irsa• parilla," as an alterative teMedy. Not. ait list and iii this eindidence hasi of late years becu abused by •many preparations claiming to possess virtues btit really with none at all. still the people believe in its intiinsie value;as at remedy. because they have known of its rums.' The 'rage for large . bottles at low prices; has called into market 'many compound...ol Sarsaparilla which contain seMcelv any of it, or even any medieal vittue4 whatever. Yet everybody know's, that Sar-mpoila'is the great staple mitulote fir Sernfula. Eruptions and cutaneous tliSeases, and for the purilicatimf of the blood. when they can get the real article, or ati extract of it. -Such we, are now able tt. intorm - them they can obtain.. C Ayerh, Co , the celebrate it chetaists of the East, whose reputation assures us they do well' whatever they undertake. are Nellina a Compouto Extract o(Sarsa• parilla, which, althoogl. the buttleS du hot coot .in quaty. fur it'dnilar. do cOntain more 41f actual curative power .than whole gall o ns of the stuffs ,which have i;neti io use It is asserted chat pine hiiwe pit Ayer's Sarsaparilla contains more than double the amount ,of medicitt4 virtue which is affnrded by any tolier This Net nut only apparent to Ih.e taliie, bin its effects and cures of trd • proof that it is truni Such a reinedy has long been sought for, and is everywhere needed b: all classes dour ComMunity —Age, Clghthiqua, Ky. I Another llebel drier of recerit dite furnishes indirect te;limony of thC readi. uess.of the slaves to leave their &zt kind master's. This older, issued alt Tvlitiya hog, Ni,ss July 29, decrees that !..every I slave who'shall attempt to escape into the Union lines without e spec:is] perMit from district headquarters, shall be,shn't : fland the same Punishment shall be inflicted on those who come from- within: the 'Mien lines." Such an, ordei upsets voluMes of lies about the,lovalty of 'Lies to their Adel owoers...„ • ' . ; , 4,7 I A , ST:. I TVIC'' WAauttioi9l.l, -, , Aug. 30.HAmid a thOUsaad ruMOrSZ 'Many of them ;of tha wildest: character, wa are Ad ; Lsotnet king official _concerning Arm opera, !ions- tit and--# 4 ar - Manassas Junction.— Geri. Pope 'reports' from the Jangling` as . late is4o o`elt;ek on 'Thursday night.— ' Frotu, this it does not a;"pear that' nY 01 the stories of disaster are true tunny such ettietitir, as •Ae'.public have , ' feared. It seems that ap s.con as the enem?s advance . apPeared - iiii 'Pepe's - tight, - that Genetal fnitliWith'reireated frOniVtirrktite 2 ii and Wart enton juntitioii - totrard' Alexandria. at the same directing Melltivrell and Sigel to Move down to Gainesville, tenor twelve miles Moth of . Warrent , ti June . Lion; Rent, s - and"ene' of FleintzelMan's Divisiona,were dig t; cted to innvd . tri GreeM direritly between the Junoti nand (Limestone.. McDowell,was to push behind.the'eneniy.a ho had pass i d through Gainesville towiod Manassas; and cut 'off his coninninicat Lai with hie ~ini n inbo d y which was t hen ilirhugh!thorougn fare Gap. This McDowell 'did,' and Lougstteet the Rebel' commander„, was driven 'back thrOugh the Geis Mean . time (on :Yednesday afternoMl), +look er's DiVisian marched toward Manassas, wet the Rebels neat Kettle Run,•and af ter a sharp fight named them cOmpletely, killing and *minding 300 atofeapturitig camps, haggage and ur aS. On Thursday morning onr men pu-lied rapidly on to Manassas Junction, bile Jackson had ju.:t e:capedi retreating, or rather toliancing around by Celli I eville. and taking the back nark on ilre rail rovraA Wilmot ton. When six miles west of C en tr e vill e (8 little north or Newitialket), hoe io the afternoon. he was met by IleDowell and Sigel. and a battle eitmleil which wassas. pended by the darkness. "The etlyinv was driven , back at all points. 7 To'is is the subsMnee of the events hat ;had transpired up to dark un Iloosthy.— Gen. Pope, adds that its intzel.nan was to ' go at daylight, and he (11,11. Pope) did I not see how the Rebels ktothi e:eept with out' heavy less. We, says Gen. P01e..•• have captured one tleer.ind ,prisoners, Many small arms, and one piece of art it. kiy MONDAY, Sept. 1.--It is stated that Iterrible battle was fought on Fs bitty near Gainesville. lasting all slit: lung with con tinuous fury; that at dark the enemy were striven from the field, and the Union Iruot.s iieciipied the go unds. Gc.a. Pope added that his troops were tooMinch ex haunted tuiptish forward, but us soon as Fitz John ' Porter's Corps cause up Irmo 3latiassas I/11 Saturday muting, be s hoo hi go ahead - The enemy were badly uS.4I up. The petiole l..sses were hest esti enured at 8.100 in killed and wounded, while. judging from the appi•arance of the battle ground, that of then, 6.:1+ ti.u-t have beets twice as many. The enemy was all day on the def•nisive. and all the attacks wee made by the Union limit's. all of whim). he ha veil nob:y The battle is - said to have taken place on ilk old field of Buil Bun, a chew:imam:o which great ly inspiriiecl our teen. Gen. Pope closed by saying lie had made great captures, but had non at the time an idea of their extent.. The place—O :tom which the dispatch dated. isnot on the maps; it is not far frau' Bull ltsu. Such was'ehe'substattee of the-latest news sin Saturday niezfit On Sienday thew. was a di-patch slats d..Washingtoti. -o . ekek it. tn., %%loch say: that rite II were lieavily're.en forced and bogaii utiuttack sin Pope before Ft asiklin and Sumner had united. A Severe bat• tle followed, the advantage being on the side of the t.titeitiy Gen P. pe, with his whole army, fell back ,to Centreville, where he was re-enfenced by Frankliti, and Sumner was nu the niarckurt • S.tur. day night to join hive. His pOs:tiort was very strong. - and he was a xpf cted ptempt. ly to renew the contest. closed by sating that (Ivo); effort should be w a d e lu push i l, ,rward new psi. It is needless to say that such i news was rather and the peoplki naturally I Considered it us indicative of disaster. or I at. least - of failure tii'bent kick: the Rub- Yesteiday evening we hod a bile( dispatch, evidently by authority. satitigl that t herie hail been but little any hght• I Inc on Sunday.lthat our troilas were well concentrated and in UI ud spities . 11 %%111 be observed that the untiniital work au Saturday wits not -attended It,. What happened litter Franklin -and Sumner joined Pope i• lett to citnjeciu're. Such was the pOsition and CAttlttiiin, so tar as explained by our Wa r-0 thee dispatches received up to I . te . 'elock.this Y 7r;tume. Gap, ru!tis' army, in Arkalnms, con firma to bq enocessful in its oiretathms. 'GO i fisl 1. IST,orrited and for saleint - fai4rices,a.pd% 0 for ItHAIYI OAT EXCIAISIVSbra. gen ,. end l assortment 'Of New Goods,' suctil as : PA4.11:11)01.Si l l ' ' NAILS anif9l:Atf. , • • r:and - lOtherliAitpltAti" HATS and CAPS, . I - CLOTHING. Spir, _ _ • , .j BOOTS:11th 1 , . A FULL SWIT FOR IBA pity G2ods,. 1-. Groff CiOckery,: 7, SCHOOL 5063r.5,1 btix BUT.•Ett.. Etc -;Ctteoke;, al Bu fai - (.7 1 A; 4 11 teiken, - N:11 CREI)IT takep. -• COUNTY ' OR at' • • • UL yss ES , CI 10i) RD'it RS- a!, 1 ., U[. USES TOWN ql-WERS , at NIQUUCHAit j WlJAtiti Ciutid ASIIES,at- e• •• ' • 8. . !:: • Brmoklapa.. (foruiprly , Cushiu May 17, 1862.. ~' STOP! Ali/NEY, 1111()NEY kA AT THE , [ L . ,„!, UnionClOthing Empd, ~ .r C orner of Main and Plank lion {~' I YOE WILL SAVE, I • , C I Froni 25 I to' 30 en I ' , on eve,ry Dollnr By purlhasipg yotiz ci,otilisc , AD P.ttiti§ GOODS ' • 'At the tlemr•Union cLOTH _NG Erg:PORT D. STR.US Sr. CO Well-ville, 1862 1. i • UNPARALLELED ATTRA N6w Stoie! ,Nevi ,G 'The undersigeed beg trove to it pubic that they haxe opened b'a'sin IVp;LI.SyII.LE, N. Y., Corn Pr Main and Milk R0:111 Street.j theynion Block, where they will entifie•new stock or „i` , GENT'S FUIP7IStIING . , . will f:.r s'lriofss' in tin-dile • price anything emir 47.xliibite..l.in 411381 Wp ;ire nw ,re th it tn hung np ie 1 ,r 1 it is' not o ,ly necessary .1.4 It.t.ye grub, but to I . my.E.‘o, will make, it'! object for 111 examine our sio0; belbre ‘vher'.,e. All goods shoWn cluse4lllll3,l fairly,ond subiuitteu to the put" tinbiAsell opium. _ _ r TIO.;` i> it branch of tin esti•n