(Tlif flnnocrat.
HARVEY TICKLER, Editor.
TUNKHANNOCK, PA.
Wednesday, Aug. fß<s2.
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET*
FQR-. AUDITQR-G EXERAL,
ISAAC SLENKER, of Union County.
FOR SURVEYOR-GENERAL,
JAMES P. BARR, of Allegheny Co.
PLEDGES OF THE REPUBLICAN'
PARTY.
Resoltep, That neither the Congress of the Uni
ted. States, nor the people of the government of the
non-slate-holding Slates have the Constitutional
right to legislate upon, or inter fere with slavery
in any of the slave-holding States in the Union.—
Resolution'of lion. John Sherman, passed February
11th, 1661.
" I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to in
terfere icith the Institution of slavery in the States
where it exists. I believe I have nulairful right to
do so. * . * * * There, is much contro
versy about the delivering up of fugitives from ser
vice or labor. The clause I now read is as.plainly
■written in llffCohstitution as any other of its pro
visions. "No person held tO' service or labor in
one state under the laics thereof escaping into an
other, shaft, in consequence of any laic or regula
tion therein, be discriargedfrom such service or la
bor, but shall be delivered up on claim of the party
to whom such service or labor may be due." It is
scarcely questionable that this provision was intend
ed by those who made it for the reclaiming of what
we call fugitive slaves; and the intention of the
taw giver is the laic. All members of Congress
swear their support to the whole Constitution, to
this provision as much as any other. To the prop
osition, t'len.foit stuves whose cases come rcithin
the terms of this CL IUSQ, shall be delivered up. their
ohths art unanimous —President Lincoln S inau
gural address March 4ih, 1861.
" Lest there should be some uneasiness in the
minds of candid men as to what is to be the course
of the Government toward Southern States after
the rebeilion shall have been suppressed, the Exec
utive deems.it proper to eay it will be his purpose
then , as ever, to be guided by the Constitution and
the laws; and that he will probably hare no differ
ent understanding of the powers and duties of the
Federal Government rclatircly to flic rights of the
Slates and the people under the Constitution than
that expressed in the inaugural address." Presi
dent Lincoln's Message to the Extra Session ot
Congress, July 4th, 1361.
" Resolvep, That this war is nut waged on (heir
part in any spirit of oppression, nor for any pur
poses of conquest or subjugation, nor fur the pur
pose of Overthrowing or interfering with the rights
or established institutions of those States, but to de
fend and maintain the supremacy of the Constitu
tion and to preserve the. Union with all the dignity.
quality, and the rights oj the several states unim
paired ; and that as soon as these objects are ac
complished the war ought to cease "—Resolution ot
lion. John J:Chictknpes, passed, July '22 nd, ISo2.
SOMETHING NEW ! TO SUIT THE
• TIMES,
A. C. Ford 1 ?, Union Washing Machine,
Patented Jan. 7,1862. Manufacturers will
do well hy purcfid**ns- a Territory in which
to Manulacluro said Machine*.
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SECOND VOLUME.
We this week enter upon the second vol
ume of the Xi■ '.v Series of the iVoc/h Branch
Democrat. It is proper, perhaps, f r us t
sav, that the encouragement we have thus fa*
received, has not fully tnet our expectations,
that is, our friends generally have not been
as dilligent in aiding us to increase our list,
as they might have been ; jet, we have made
considerable progress by the aid of a few ; en
ough to justify the belief that a Democratic
paper can, by the proper eff rts on the part
of its friends' be sustained, or r-ther made
self-sustaining. We intend, therefore, tocon
ie its publication with the hope that our
ids in the different townships, may, each
such an interest in its success ; and the
.ccess of the principles it advocates, as to
aid us in giving it a wider circulation, and a
more extended influence and patronage. We
believe that the country in its present peril
ous situation, can only be restored by a re
turn to the principles ever sacredly upheld
and maintained by the Democratic party,
and for which thousands of our fathers, broth
ers and sons are now manfully battling, oi
have laid their lives upon their country's al
tar; The restoi ation of the Union as it was,
the preservation of the Constitution as it is
Tliis is the watch-word of our party, and (he
only true test ot loyalty. Wehold thatevery
man who endorses it, should help to sustain
the only paper that does, which is printed in
the county.
.. ...
TO SUBSCRIBERS.
Any of our subscribers having paid up
for the past year, and wishing at this tun e
td discontinue their subscription can do so
by letter, or by marking upon this paper the
word " Returned'' or u Refused" with their
names, (if not already on the paper.) Post
masters are requested to re:urn ail refused
papers to this otlice immediately; as we do
not wish to send our paper to any man, who
having paid up, wishes lo discontinue. To
those who have not paid up for the pesf J'ear,
we shall continue to send our paper, assum
ing that they wish to continue their sub
scriptions.
A WORD MORE.
To thtoe of our subscribers who feel that
" the time! are hard"—that they are not able
to take a county paper—we would say, that
most you have families to educate ; children
growing up who will be benefited more by a
year's reading of a local paper, than by twice
the amount of the subscription price expended
in any other way.
Jind to those who do not feel that! this is a
~ sufficient reason why they should subscribe,
H|"■ WE FURTHER SAT,
PP? That you desire to know when our courts
are held ; who the jurors arc ; whose proper
ty is to be sold, and how ; who applies for
licence ; what administration accounts are
coming up for confirmation ; whit the Coun
ty Commissioners, the guardikhs of j'our in
terests are doing ; who is the executor on
an estate indebted to y u ; who has died ;
who has been married ; who has gone to
war; who has the cheapest goods, drugs,
furniture &c. to sell ; who advertise them
and therefore deserve your patronage; who
has-been killed, or who ought to be ; whose
hcrse has run away ; who has your sheep or
cows locked up, and advertised as estrays
when you hadn't lost them ; who has hung
himself-; who ought to be hung and isn't :
who is to be drafted who ought ro be draft
ed and isn't ; who got drunk and' Was whip
ped ; who ought to have been whipped but
wasn't ; who is asking for a divorce, wheth
er your wife or not, 'and in short what is
ti&ing place m Wyoming County in particu
lar, and the rest of the world in gener-il; all
of which information you obtain from time to
time, in your County paper, exclusively.
AND FURTHER.
Your crops of grain, potatoes, apples &c,
are now as abundant as in yetrs past. We
will, at any tune receive on subsc.iplion grain
of all kinds, corn in the ear, potatoes, fruit of
any kind in the proper Reason and condition,
dried apples, pork, ham, beef, beans, or as we
have before expressed it, anything relished
•by than, woman, child, cow, or pig. Where
is* the man, that can't afford to lake our pa
per.
NEGRO DOINGS IN MONTROSE—A D
TEMPT TO BU rCHBM A WH.TE
MAN.
Last Friday was a grand day among the
blacks, ami Bume abolitionists, in ourqu'et
little town. Aftar holding an abolition
pow wow on the Fair-Gi ounds, the night
was rendered hideous by their carousals.
An incessant drumming was kept up, to the
great annoyance of the meeting of whites at
.the Court-house. There were sevffral indica
tions of trouble during the day and nig hi
but not until near morning was there airy
serious developements. Early in the day,
one of the blacks had demanded change for a
bill, on a five cent investment at the Key
stone Hotel. As the clerk could not make
change, he became insolent, and took offence.
At a later hour he returned with his abuse,
and the clerk, not being in an apologetic
mood, the fellow went over to the Franklin
House, exhibited a dirk, and threatened ven
geance. The clerk was put on his guard and
furnished with a revolver, by a friend who
heard the threats. About daylight, after ail
the wh te men had dispersed except one or
two, the offended gent, and another, armed
with dirks, and backed by some 30 othcr>,
entered the bar room and advanced upon the
clerk. He kept them at bay with his revol
ver, but they followed him ihrough the room,
ball, &c , into the back part of the house,
when he called to some pet son to go for as
sistance and an officer, whereupon the blacks
left. Had it not been for the timely caution
received by the clerk, there is no doubt but
that he would have been butchered.
Is it not time for Cfie abolition fanatics in
our midst to desist in their work ? Do they
Hot, can they not,-, will they not see wlia'
tjaiin their course is calculated to bring
about I
Let the ntgro riots, mordoring, &c., now
coining into fashion throughout tbe North be
a fearful wari i lg ! Montrose Democrat.
TIFFANY ON THE NIGGER.
We clip the following Horn what purports
to be an editorial in (he lust number of the
Republican, which shows where that gentle
man stands on the nigger question and ex
hibits great ingenuity in excusing ami gloss
ing over the treasonable practices of his co
workers and fellow conspirators in the r at
tempts to break down the safe guards of the
constitution, which lie frankly admits some
of the more zealous have "cursed" with
'good impulses," though " indiscreetly."
" All who believe in the Declaration of In
dependence—all who believe in pine Chris
tianity are Abolitionists. '1 hey believe nto
oe'lheir duty i< agitate for the immediate
abolition of slavery. They have in limited
numbers cursed the Constitution. Some of
them have been willing to see the country
divided, rather than see the free Stales sad
dled with any responsibility for slavery.—
But these men have been few and powerless.
Their zeal has outrun tin ir discretion, and
their discretion h is des'myed tiieir influence ;
but their impulses were good, and they have
only loved the nigger " not wisely but too
well." But answer us, where are the Abo
litionists to-day ? Almost all of them are
supporting the Government."
Again.
" The army which is engaged in fighting
Ihe ha! ties of the country, and pouring out
its btnod like water, is more than halfuboli
lionized to day. by what it has learned oj
slavery during the war."
HAS IT COME TO THIS.
Unless the si ives are give i to understand
and that speedily, that the Union wants their
services enough to give thein liberty therefor,
then the rebellion cau never be put down.—
N. Y. Tribune.
Has it come to this ? Does the fate of this
Nation hang suspended on the aciion of the
negro staves of the South ? If so we can
only 6JV God save the country. But it is not
true. Ths assertion of the Tribune is a lying
one—calculated t* discourage enlistments and
give aid and e.invfbrf te fhe rebels. The loyal
white men of this Nation are yrt abfe to save
it—even without the aid of the felldws who
write such paragraphs as the above. Pellow
citizens —freemen of this great Repubßc ral
ly in defence of the Union and Constitution !
Preserve the liberties achieved by yonr Fa
thers. Rebifke treason both at the North
nd the south 1 Be neither slaves, nor de
pendant on "the assistance of slaves, but pat
faith in your right arms and in the God of
battles f To the readue. and Bit up the ranks
of our hrave comrades in the field !—Patri
ot §•• i Unian.
DEPARTURE OF INGHAM'S
COMPANY.
By far the largest gathering *e eter
at Factoryville, was on the departure of the
company of volunteers raised in this county,
on Thursday last. The affectionate wife,
t Ie aged parctits, kind stottrs and larothers,
and tender children were there assembled to
invoke the Weepings and protection of Heav
en upon and grasp, perhaps for the idst
time, the hands of their husbands, soils,
brother and fathers who were about to leave
them and try the fortunes of grim visaged
war. The greatest enthusiasm prevailed and
enlistments were made up to the last mo
ment before starting. Some, it was said
went whose HaMes were not yet upon the
rolls. At the appointed time two cars which
had been sent from Scranton arrived, and
were filled up, and the train moved off with
more than one hundred of the sturdy sons of
Wyoming, with beans beating high with pa
triotism, amid the waving of handkerchiefs,
the heaii ig of drums, hearty good byes, and
loud huzzahs. All along the road the peo
ple caught the enthusiasm, and fair hands
waved snowy handkerchiefs, as the train
moved on in its southward course. Arriv
ing at Scranton, the company was drawn up
i.i line and headed by Lieut. Rice of the 57th,
marched up to the Wyoming House, with
drums beating and colors flying. There not
being sufficient accomodations at that house
for the whole company, part of them were
taken to the Forest House. On the depart
ure of the G o'ch ck train in the morning
they again took the cars add were off for
" DlXie."
The followln is a list of the names on the
rolls cop ed by us at Scranton. Some er
rors or omissions may exist which we will
be happy to correct at any time when atten
tion is called to them.
MUSTER ROlifj OF VOLUNTEERS
from Wyoming County.
Recruited by Capt. S. W. Ingham.
Ellas Aton,
J. 11. Teneyck,
W. 11. Reynolds,
J. W. Reynolds,
11. B. Howe,
Benjamin It. Itmyort,
L. E. Hawlcy,
Elisha Pedrick,
R. L. Reynolds,
J. It. Briggs,
C. L. Briggs,
A. G. Carpenter,
Benjamin Cornell,
A. W. Colvin,
E. Smith,
George W. Warner,
James C. Degraw,
Otis Giluiore,
Jeremiah S anton,
James N. Gardner,
Miah Mutt,
11 race Jackson,
S. W. Stanton,
William B. Vatiarsdale,
Joshua Thornton,
Jacob A. Thomas,
C. W. Martin,
Horace O'Neal,
Stephen T. Ihgham,
W. B. Kenedy,
George M. Harding,
Abner Lewis,
H. B. Turner,
Utley Turner,
Ezra A. Lambert,
j Asa Smead,
i C. A. Reynolds,
P. B Ilaiiyoti,
P F. R-Might,
11. E. Worden,
Elisha Farnurn,
Sylvester Farnum,
Wesley Ross,
Mi lot Roberts,
Alvah Let leer,
F. Diek-on,
Aiford Billings,
F. M Lewie,
S. A. Cobb,
Rurtin Shoemaker,
A. J. Lewis,
Tho nas Ca-tle,
Oliver E. Reynolds,
Dicatur Hewitt, .
A. G. Reynolds,
Porter Carpenter,
Ezra Dean,
Loren Ball,
J. W. Stark,
Isaac Parmateer, ♦
Hirraan Stark,
Samuel Bishop,
F. J, Chase.
Thomas Moore,
D. D. Gardner.
Recruited by Lieut. G. H. Eastman.
J. H. Smith,
Caleb Bates,'
Levi Conk I in,
11. C. Wells,
Joseph Winters.
N. Colvin,
Charles Evans,
0. C. Newbcry,
0. F. Clark,
R. F. Parish,
J. F. Evans,
Rueben Plattenburg,
Charles Plattenburg, '
Samuel Hooofer,
A. M. Wandall,
Albannas Little,
W. D. Miner,
W. B. Frear,
J. 11. Farr,
Daniel Davis,
Isaac Goodwin,.
Judson Jayne,
T. M. Iltnes,
Henty Ort,
D. C. Kitchen,
John Wall.
Recruited by Lieut. E. H. Wdh.
J. E. Delrick,
D. W. Smith,'
Benjamin V. Cole;
D. 0. Smith,
A. H. Carier,
J. W. Stilltvelf,
Philander Grow,
W. E. Bullock,
J. B. Overfield,
Byron PreToetj
G. A. Carney,
J. D. Smith,
T. B. Vosburg,
W. C. Swet.
DRAFTING ORDERED.
The secretary of War on Aug. 4th issued
the following order, calling for 300,000 more
men from the several States, for nine months,
if not sooner discharged.
Ordered Ist —That a draft of three hun
dred thousand militia be immediately called
into the Bervide of tho United States, to
Ferve for nine months, unless sooner dis
charged. The Secretary of War will assign
the quotas to the States, and establish r.gula
lions f'<r the draft.
2.—That if any State shall not, by the 15th
of August, furnish its quota of of the addi
tiona! three hundred thousand volunteers,
authorized by law, the deficiency of volun
teers, in that Stae will also be made up by
special draft from the militia. The Secretary
of War will establish regulations for this
purpose.
3.—Regulations will be prepared by the
War Department and presented to the Presi
dent with the object of securing ihe promo
tion oft.fficers of the Army of V jlunte* rs for
meritorious and distinguished services, and of
preventing the nomination or appointment, in
the military service of incompetent or un
worthy officers.
Ihe regulations rill also provide for ridding
the service of such incompetent persons as
now hold commissions.
By order of the President.
EDWIN 31. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
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HONOR TO PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
We find the following among t he dispatches
in this morning's Tribune and other papers:
TENDER OF COLORED REGIMENTS—A depu
tat ion of Western gentlemen wailed upon the
President this morning to offer two colored
regiments from the Stato of Indiana. Two
members of Congress were of the party. The
President received them courteonslv, Liu
stated to them that he was not prepared to
po the length of enlisting negroes as sul diers.
He would employ all the colored men offered
as laborers, but would not promise to make
soldiers of them.
All honor to the President for this decisive
answer tn the abolition negro equality hum
bugs, wlk have so long been boring him on
this subject. He has nobly resisted them in
other matters, ami this is the crowning evi
j dence of his firmness in overruling the fanat
ics who, although they rule the National Leg
islature, and hold over his head threats o !
Congressional opposition to his War policy
the refusal of suppl.es eic.—et have not
proved able to blow beat hiin into tiie adop
tion of a policy Which, if adopted, would de
grade and demoralize the army, and disgust
decent white men every where.
We rejoice in this sensible and patriotic ac
tion of the President, and predict as a conse
quence of it, that the work of recruiting will
now go on in a mote spirited manner thai,
ever. Ail honor, then, to "honest old Abe.,
the loyal men of the country w ill stand by
him to the death.— Ex.
TIIE RECOIL OF NEGRO SYMPATHY.
t t.er. t> obsi-i v.* oie in ii.e-se dy* an eifto<
of the Aboliiioi) movement watch doe* not
promise well fur the future tetnpor.il welfare
jof the negro. While prosecuting so earnest h
their schemes for releasing the Southern ne
gro from the share of toil allotted to him,
they have been unmindful that by their exer
tionsa sentiment inore than ever hostile t<>
the black race is created in the Norih. 'flu.
Abolitionist if possessed of any true philan
thropy, would begin to consider now whether
this unfriendly sentiment so rapidly changing
from prejudice to positive hate, in its effect
upon the free blacks of the Narth, is not likely
t<> outweigh all the advantages to be derived
from an anti-slavry crusade. Nnt only is
the insolence of the free black now becoming
more offensive, but the feeling of jealousy
which begins to pervade the laboring classes,
from the fear of negro competition, forms an
element destined to opt rate henceforth with
unwonted |>ower. The Abolitionists, appa
rently, are m this way forging a weapon that
may recoil on their own heads with stunning
effect, and involve them, and the unfortunate
objects of their labors in ruin.—Constitution
al Union.
BEECIIER ON TIIE ADMINISTRATION
On our outside will be found Becclitrs re
flections on the Administration; his abuse
uf McOlellan, and praise of his abolition beau
ideal Fremont. We differ with the ReV. nig
ger w irshippcr on these points, vet, there are
true idf-as expressed where he writes concern
ing the restrictions npon the press, an 1 lack
of truthfulness upon the part of ihe public
recorders when giving accounts of the opera
tions of the enemy. We want every reader
to peruse this article of Botcher they will
find much to commend outside of the Aboli
tion sentiment running thr nigh its Imes. As
he is a radical of the darkest hue, we most,
therefore, make every allowance, not expect
ing to find only here and there a political
grain worthy of preservation.
POLITICAL ARREST— The editor* of the Pa
triot and Union, recently prosecuted the edit
ors of the Ilarrioburg Telegraph, for libel, and
were immediately singled out by Republicans
of that city for arrest. They were Democrats,
in favor of the Constitution and the Union,--in
favor of the war, and have done all in their
power to put down rebellion, ami to maintain
the Constitution and the freedom of tiie peo
ple. A handbill issued by the buys of their
office, as a burlesque upon negro enlistments,
of which the editors "knew nothing, is said to
be the catrse'of their arrest. They were sent
to the old oapitol prison at Washington.
NO ESCAPE FROM THE DRAFT.
The following important military order*
hare just been issued from the war depart
ment :
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON CITY,
D. 0., August 8, 1802—Order to prevent
the cva<i<>n of milirary dutj r , and for the stlp
piessiou of disloyal practices.
first. By direction of tiie Presidenftof ihe
United States, it is hereby ordered un i
til further order, no citizen liable to b< draft
ed into the militia shall be allowed tj> go to f
a foreign country, and all Marshals, Deputy !
Marshals and military officers of the United
States are directed' and all police authorities
especially at the ports of ti.e United Slates
or ihe sea-board and on the frontier are re- j
quested to see that this order is fai'hfuliy '
carried into effect. And they are lie re by au-j
tborized and directed to arrest and detain
any i>erson rtr persons about to depart from
the United States in violation of this order, j
and report to Maj. L. C. Turner, Judge Ad-'
vocate, at Washington city, fur further in- :
struction texpecting the person ot persons so
arretted and detained.
Second. Any person liable to draft who '
shall absent hur*self front his townty oY Siato !
before such draft ts ma le, will be arrested i
by any Provost Marshal, omther United |
States or State officer, wherever he ma}' be
found within the jurisdiction of the United!
States, and conveyed to the nearest military
post or depot, and placed on military duty ;
for the tenn ot the draft: and the expenses !
of his own arrest and conveyance to such!
post or depot, and also the sum of five dol-!
lars as a reward to the officer who shall |
make such arrest, shall he deducted from his ;
pay.
Third. The writ of habeas corpus is here- j
by suspended in respect to all persons ar- i
rested and detained, and in respect to all '
persons arrest >d for disloyal practices (Sign- j
ed.) EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. J
Order AuMiorlztus the Arrest of Persons
Discouraging Enlistments.
WASHINGTON, August B. —The following'
order was issued this morning:
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON CITY, 1
August 8, 1802.—ORDERED : First, That all
United State Marshals, and Superintendent
and Chiefs of Police of any town, city or dis
triet, be and they are hereby authorized and I
directed to arrest and imprison any person j
or persons who may he engaged, by any act !
of speech or waiting, in discouraging volun- ;
?eef enlistments, or in any way giving aid j
and comfort to the enemy, or any other j
disloyal practice against the United Stages.
Second. That immediate report be made
to Major L. C. Turner, Judge Advocate, in
order that such persons ma'/ be tried before
a Military Cummis-don.
Third. The expenses of such arrest and
imprisonment will b<- certified to the Chief
Clerk of the War Department for settle
meat and payment.
EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War.
IIOH to SUriIORT the GOVERNMENT.
The fallowing is an extract frttm Wendell
Phillips' speech delivered on the Ist inst.,
j near Piston, ostensibly to Commemorate
British West Indies emancipation
The people need not fear for Richmond
McClcMan would not take it. He (Mr. Phil
i lips) looked upon the present war, conducted
without a reasonable object, as a total loss ( f
blood ami treasure. Better the South should
go to day than lose another life to prolong
the war noon the present detestable policy.
One hundred and twenty five thmivind m-r.
■ a year, and a million dollars a day are re
; quired to prosecute the war in the manner it
j has been d ne.
Passports For California Passengers.
NEW YORE, August 11.—In consequence of
new and strict orders received to-day, Provost
M.r>liall Kemevdy has prohibit*d pass-en
gers going nut IH California steamer with
out {ttssport*, and the steamer has been de
tained.
All persons found on the streets to-day, in
military uniform, without the proper papers
were arrested by the police
" THF. UNION AS IT WAS." —The Ilepubli
can, printed at Washington, as the organ of
the Republican p'rty, says:
'• The farce of restoring the Union as if
was is played out."
Tie Hartford Times rejoins; "If this is
true, what are 000,000 more men wanted
for!"
Will some of the initiated be so kind as to
answer the question ?
WHAT THE ACEU AFRICAN COSTS US. —Con
j gress assuaged the wounds of the irrpressi
bit- negro by appropriating two hundred
millions of dollars for his emancipation, sub
sistence and Culonization'.The chief end of the
j white man now is to support the aged, but ex
ceedingly lively Ethiopian, To use the words
of the poet, '• We hang like a jewel in an
Eihiop s ear."— Dubuque Herald.
THE Southern papers are commenting on the
President's new call for troops, and they
urge the immediate necessity of striking a
blow before tne new levies can be raised.
While doubting the practhibiltty of obtaining
fresh men at the North, they advise that the
rebel goveri nient shall act as though it eduld
be done, and vigoFou-dv enforce conscription.
A DOCTOR advertises ui one uf owr exchan
ges a " sure cure for a tiffing expense.', If he
can invent something which will be a sure
cure fbr a big expense, we would recommend
this Administration to patronize him.
&JST Wine in Burgiunjay is so plenty
this season that only sixty centimes (twelve
cents) is charged for an hour's drinking
There is many an old toper in this country
would like to live in Burgundy.
" Bob, is that dog a hunter?"
"No; he's half hunter and half setter.
110 hunts bones when he is hungry, and eete'
by the fire when he ie satisfied."
War News
A DESPERATE BATTLE FOUGHT BE
TWEEN GEN. BANKS AND STONE
WALE JACKSON.
HEADQUARTERS SIX MILES BEYOND Cut- )
PEPPER, Va., Sunday Aug. 10. j
A battle waR fought Tester lay, between
Gen. BANKS and Stonewall Jackson. Gen.
Bayard, of McDuwell's Corps, with his Car
air}' Brigade, hail been engaged the day be
fore, in the extreme advance, near the Rapi
dan River, skirmishing and manoeuvring, tak
ing some prisoners, and ending with
loss, baffling the efforts of a large force to
surround and cut them off.
Yesteidiy morning he was engaged for
some horns before Gen Banks cani_' up, and
with four regiments of cavalry, the First
Pennsylvania, First Maine and Firat Rhode
Island, delayed and etcbarassed the enemy 1 *
advance.
The rebels, unker Jackson and Ewell, had
crossed the Rapidan in force, and their ad
vance guard, 15,000 strong, was attacked by
Gi-n. Banks, yesterday afternoon, about six
miles south of Culpepper Court house,
The fight was almost wholly with artille
ry at first, but the infantry became engaged
about G o'clock, and a determined and bloody
contest followed.
Gen. Banks' right wing, under Gen. Wil
liams suffered severely.
The rebel position was in the wood*, while
the troops which attacked them VrvYt' oblig
ed to cross open ground.
It was not till about G o'clock that it be
came evident the rebels Were attacking in.
force. Previously to that there had been a
rather desultory cannonade. The whole reb
el force suddenly attacked in overwhelming
numbers at all points.
Neaily all their regiments had full ranks.
At o'clock Gen. Pope arrived on the
field from Culpepper, accompanied by Gen.
McDowell, with part of McDowell's ccpf;
The battle was substantially oyer—Gen.
Banks holding the sarne ground that he oc
cupied at the beginning.
After the arrival of Gen. Pope there was
ar arti'lery contest, continuing at intervals
till nearly 12 o'clock. The night was unus
ually clear, and the moon full. The rebels
planted a battery against McDowell's
where Gen. Pope and Gen. Banks were
bringing both of them under the fire. The
Generals and their Staffs were so near the
rebel lines, being actually in front of their
j own lines, that a sudden charge of rebel caf
' airy was made from the woods a quarter of B
! mile off. apparently with a view to capture
1 them. The attempt was repelled by a vigor
j oUs fire fr ml M;D c,veil's troops, and the
1 Generals aiid their Staffs left the g ound un
der a cross-fire from the rebels and their
I own troops. The fire of the rebel batteries
! was afterward silenced.
Gen Pope, on arriving, sent fresh troops
to the to il I-- take the place o' G m Rinks'*
exhausted columns. The enemy did not re
new the attack except by artillery. The
troops weic tinder arms and in position ail
night.
Cen. Banks was on the field throughout
the action and was constantly under fir'f,
I His handling of his troops and personal gat
j iaiitry arc highly praised by his olficera.
1 I'he bravery and god conduct of the troops
' were conspicuous during a large part of the
; tight. When overpowered by numbers,
■ some regiments retreated, in disorder.
ANOTHER REBEL RAM GONE.
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The Arkansas Abandoned and Blown up,'
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WASHINGTON, Sunday, Aug. 10.
[ The following D from the Petersburg Dai
, ly Express of yesterday.
RICHMOND, Friday, Aug. 8
A dispatch from Gen. Van Dmi to Secru
iur\ M il'>rv stales tuat the Confederate rdili
Arkansas, Lieut. Stephens commanding, had
been destroyed.
She left Vicksburg, on Monday, to partici
pate in the at'ack on Baton Rouge. After
passing Bayou Sare, her machinery became
disabled, and whilst attempting to adjust it,
several of the enemy's gunboats attacked her.
After a gallant resistance, see was abandon
ed and blown up.
Her officers and men reached the shore ia
safety.
Further Particulars of the Battle.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. Accounts from
Culpepper represent the enemy's estimated
foFC3 engaged at twenty thousand, and our
own, exclusive of cavalry and artillery, ts
not exceeding seven thousand.
The number of regulars wounded, is large,
hot the wounds are generally slight.
The number of killed is small.
On Saturday night the teernstrrs lit tfieir
fires, causing the enemy to shell our new po
sition for two hours, with considerable effect,
Yesterday morning the enemy was aot in
sight on our front, but the indications wertf
that they were reinforced on Saturday night,
and were attempting to Hank our pesitiotr.
Nutning has been heard from General Btr
ford, at Madison Court llou3e.
Latest.
CULPEPPER COURT HOUSE, Va., Aug. 11
The enemy, this morning, sent in a flag of
truce, asking pefmissfon to bury their' dead
on the field of battle now in our possession.
This shows that with all their superiority
they were too badly cut up to maintain their
position, and that their falling back yester
day was froar necessity, not choice.
A MAINE editor thus distinguishes between
different sorts of patriots : " Some esteem'
it sweet and decorus todie for one's country ;
i and yet others hold it to be sweet to lire on
one's country."
...— —
THE Rev. Dr. Brt-ckenridge, who has been 1
all His- life opposed to the Democratic party,
some time ago said ;
" The permanent triumph of the Democratic (
party, in 186-1 is tho beet result I see to b
poesiWa for the country."