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“IN YOUR HANDS, MY DISSATISFIED COUN-
TRYMEN, AND NOT IN MINE, Is THE MOMEN-
TOUs ISSUE OF CIVIL WAR. THE GOVERN-
MENT WILL NOT ASSAII. YOU ; YOU CAN HAVE
NO CONFLICT WITHOUT BEING YOURSELVES
THE Aconnssons ; YOU HAVE NO OATH REGIS-
TERED IN HEAVEN To DESTROY THE Gov-
, En‘mmm, WHILE I SHALL HAvE THE MOST
sOLEMN ONE To I-RESERvE, PROTECT AND
DEFEND IT.”—L2'moln’s Inaugural.
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Governor Buckingham.
The great rebellion found the State of Con-
necticut almost wholly unprepared to act
her part in defending the Government. But
in one respect the State was ready. It had 3
Governor equal to every emergency,—-one in
whom Roman firmness, and Puritan energy
were so happily blended with Christian
courtesy that no one could fail to place im-
plicit confidence in him as an Executive Of-
ficer or to esteem and honor him as a man.
‘The graces which in private life bound all
hearts to him, were full assurance that un-
limited confidence might be safely reposed
in him as a public Officer. It was therefore
a well deserved compliment when the Legis-
lature, on the second day of its session, pla-
ced two millions of dollars at his disposal
and gave him powers almost unheard-of in
this State. That confidence was not mispla-
ced. With untiring energy the Governor
has devoted himself to the work of saving
his country, performing labors never required
of a Governor of this State before. Unself—
ish in all that he does, he performs every
duty not with reference to its effect upon his
own popularity, but with an eye Single to the
good of his Country. We say this not as a
partisan, but with incere pride in our
Governor, in which {union-loving citizens
of our State, we are confident, participate.—
While so many are found in public life,
struggling for the highest places, and conten-
ding for the greatest honor in the contest, it
is refreshing to feel that Connecticut is bless‘
ed with a Chief Magistrate, who, content tO
do his duty in the most unassuming manner,
is an example of patriotic devotion worthy
to be imitated by all.
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0 ur County Fair.
The Annual Fair and Cattle Show of the
Fairfield County Agricultural Society is to
be held in the city of Bridgeport, commen-
cing on Tuesday, 17th inst, and continuing
during the week, as usual. The Managers
are making unusual efi‘orts to make the Ex-
hibitionsuperior to any of its predecessors,
and as the Society has reached its twenty-
first year and is consequently of age, with its
character firmly established, we would urge
upon the people of the whole County,to take
renewed interest in its welfare, and to assist
it on to a higher and more extended sphere
of usefulness. It is especially requested by
the Officers of the Society, that all persons
who were appointed on Committees will ac-
cept, if possible, but if they cannot do so,
will confer a favor by notifying the Secreta-'
ry, at their earliest convenience, so that
their places can be filled. The Agricultu-
rists, Horticulturists, Mechanics and Manu-
facturers of the County, are urgently invited
to contribute articles for the Exhibition. For
general particulars of the Fair read the ad-
vertisement in another column. Premium
Lists can be obtained of the Officers of the
Society, and at this Office. ~
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Arrest of the Traitor Snobble.
Monsieur Schnable who has been peregri-
nating and “gyrating” about the State at the
“small pox rag” raisings,was taken in charge
by Marshal's command,while preaching trea-
son up in Litchfield County. Very good so
far. Now let’s have the recantation or the
father of the following sentiments. W. W.
Eaton used the following language at a re-
cent meeting:
“Iwas told that this meeting would be
broken up. Mark the prediction: within
thirty days ten thousand men will be in
council in Hartford county to demand that a
stop shall be put to this damnable, unnatu-
ral war. The man who does not consider it
such is not fit to live.”
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mg” There were several very amusing in-
cidents connected with the 8666le meeting in-
augurated at Stepney week before last. Af-
ter the pest-house signal had been hauled
down, and the Stars and Stripes run up the
pole, P. T. Barnum was called to the stand
for the purpose of calling the somewhat
“promiscuous” crowd to order. 'In attempt-
ing to ascend the platform, he was met by
our limping legal friend Belden of Weston,
who, gesticulating in Mr. Barnum’s face in
the most violent manner, forbid his stepping
upon the platform. The bland and imper-
turbable showman pushed ahead, however,
without apparently taking notice Of his Op-
poscr, till he stood firmly planted on the
" stage in full view of the audience, and con-
fronting his adversary, he threw up both
-hands in the most holy horror at meeting
him in such a disgraceful position, and ex-
claimed at the top of his voice, “Why if here
isn’t my old democratic friend Belden .l" The
mock gravity of the action took down the
crowd, and the poor son of Blackstone beat
a hasty retreat amid roars and peals of laugh-
ter, in utter confusion of face. During Mr.
Barnum’s remarks, in which he assured the
Speakers and crowd that they came as res-
pectful listeners, and to do no violence be-
yond the- rearing of the “Old flag," and that
being done they were prepared to be respect-
ful listeners to whatever they had to say, «be,
Monsieur Snobble, who had mingled with the
crowd, took occasion to sing out “that’s a
lie 2" The words were no sooner uttered
than a pair of strictly “regulation” Brogans,
with a fearful celerity, came in such close
proximity to Mr. Snobblc’s nether extremi-
L ty, that he attained an altitude of some three
feet in air, before he discovered the form of
a six footer “volunteer” in his immediate
rear. Whereat, the disheartened, disappoin-
ted, discouraged and disloyal Snobblc fled to
the mountains of Litchfie’ld County 1 Un-
profitable business this treason rag raising.
But hereafter let the law take hold of these
traitors.
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W Monday Evening Papers say that the '
Harriet Lane, which went ashore during the :
late naval action on the North Carolina coast,
has since been got Off and her guns recovered. .
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W Gov. Buckingham has appointed
James T. Pratt Major General of the State
Militia, an excellent appointment. Gen.
Pratt has been a prominent Democrat,and as
, such has frequently been candidate for Gov-
.ernor and Lieut. Governor. He is a thor-
ough UniOn'man.
‘ was cut in thevtliroat with a razor, by a w omau ,
M.,...” urn _, . _'\- A
PROGRESS or THE WAR.
We may soou expect stirring news, as our
armies on the Potomac and in VVesteru Vir-
ginia are in close proximity to the rcbels,and
it seems to be the general Opinion that the
rebels will soon make an attack.
In Missouri, Gen. Fremont has issued it
hold and decided Proclamation, declaring
the State under Martial Law, &c. It is not
known whether this act was sanctioned by
the War Departincnt,or whetherhc assumed
the responsibility. At all events he is evi-
dently the right kind of a. man for the times,
and he will undoubtedly have the public
sanction in the course of action so character-
istically laid out by him. His Proclamation
will be found in our News column, and we
would invite a careful perusal.
Gen. Butler has won another laurel by a
quick and energetic stroke on the North
Carolina coast, full particulars of which we
give in another place.
It will be seen that Gov. Buckingham is
Otit with a Proclamation in regard to Peace
Flags, &c.
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Our New Connecticut Regiments.
The four - new Regiments of Volunteers
called for from this State are rapidly filling
up, nine Companies having already been ac-
cepted for the 8th Regiment, and several for
the 9th. The 9th is to be the Irish Regi-
ment, and have adopted for their motto,
“Forward the 9th." But few of the Compa-
nies, so far, are full, they average about 75
men each. Orders have been issued for all
Companies in the 6th and 7th to be filled up
by Thursday, so as to be ready for departure
on Monday next. If the Companies are not
filled up by Thursday,their complement will
be made up by consolidating some of the nu-
merous Companies now recruiting. So far
from being a lack Of Volunteers for these
Regiments, which some feared, and were
afraid that it would be necessary to resort
t0\ drafting, it is now thought that it will be
necessary to immediately organize another
Regiment, the 10th, so as to be able to ac-
cept those now tendering their services.
A full Company went through here
Wednesday afternoon from Danbury, to join
the 7th Regiment We notice that Thomas
Hooten, of this place, is 2d Lieutenant. He
was in the lst Regiment Conn. Volunteers.
We believe he took with him a number of
our Norwalk boys who had served three
months. We learn that lst Lieut. G. Bogart
of Norwalk, and late of Capt. Fowler’s
Company, 3d Regiment, has accepted the let
Lieutenancy in Capt. Klein's Company, 6th
Regimgnt.
RECRUITINo.—Lieut. HOOTON, of the Conn.
Seventh Regiment, has Opened a Stationnt
South Norwalk, where recruits will be rc--
ceived for a short time. See adv.
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W The Concerts given, last week, under
the direction of Messrs. Curtis and Merriam,
were quite successful. Much credit is‘ due
these gentlemen for their efforts to bring out
our “home talent.” The audience expressed
high approval of the merits of the exercises,
by almost constant applause.
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New Canaan.
The citizens of New Canaan are to have a
rare treat on Wednesday evening, in the
way of 3. Floral Concert, to be given by the
Young People of the Congregational Church
It is to be held in the Church, under the di-
rection of Mr. H. E. Mathews, and it is be-
lieved Wlll be even more interesting than the
excellent Concert given at the same place
last year. See advertisement.
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Musical Convention.
The Fairficld County Musical Association
are to hold their Annual Convention, con-
ducted by Prof. Wm. B. Bradbury, at See-
ley’s Hall, Stamford, commencing on Tues-
day, Sept. 10th, at 10 O’clock, A. M., continu-
ing three days, holding three sessions each
day, and closing on Thursday evening with
a grand Concert.
The "st Convention of this series was held
in Stamford, Dec. 27th, 1853, under the di-
rection of Prof. I. B. Woodbury. In June of
1854 an association was formed, and it has
convened once or twice a year ever since.
A cordial invitation is extended by the
committee to all the members of Choirs, Mu-
sical Associations, &c., of Fairfield County
and vicinity, to be present at the opening.
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WThe new brig G. F. GEERY,"»C£1pittlD
Bailey, of this port, made the trip from New
Bedford to Havre, France, in Twenty-two
days; a remarkably quick passage. She is
now bound up the Mediterranean with a car-
go Of Railroad Iron from Wales. Success to
her.
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Union Meeting in Darien
The Rev. C. G. Selleck addressed a large
audience in the Darien Congregational
Church, on Monday evening, Aug. 261b, giv
ing the results of his own Observations upon
Slavery and the causes of Secession, during
a residence of some years in Louisiana. His
experience fully confirmed the opinion of all
honest and intelligent N ortherners, that the
extension and perpetuation of Slavery, 'and
even the revival of the Slave trade were the
principal motives to the present Southern
rebellion. His statements were listened to
with great interest, as coming from one who
had seen and fell the despotic influence of
the Slave power.
He was followed by the Rev.Mr. Hoyt, of
Port Huron, Mich., (a native of New Cu-
naan,) in a most spirited and stirring patriot-
ic address, in which he exhorted the young
men to deeds wo‘rthy of their ancestry, in
this time of national trial.
After singing the hymn, “My country, ’tis
of thee," the audience unanimously voted
their thanks to the speakers, and their firm
determination to uphold the government in
carrying on the war.
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W The body of Gen. Lyon arrived in
New York on Saturday, and was placed in
the Governor’s room at the City Hall. To
day (Monday) it is to be escorted to the New
Haven depot by a procession of military and
citizens, headed by the Seventh Regiment.—
The body will pass through Norwalk early
this evening. It is to be received at the de-
pot in Hartford by Gov. Buckingham, and
be escorted to the Senate Chamber in the
State House, where it will be in State until
its removal to the sepultere.
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W We learn from a reliable source that
the garrison of‘ Fort Hatteras had a most
miraculous escape from instant destruction
during the bombardment. It seems'tliat the
shell which entered the magazine, had been
improperly filled, antlfailed wecplode, other-
wise the slaughter would have been fearful.
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W A party of tramps from New York
for Boston who had been around our streets;l
during Monday morning-got drunk and had.
a little private quarrel among themselves in .
front of the Town House, early in the after-
noon. Oue Of the men, Robert McCarthy,
of the party. He had a narrow escape of ms
life, as the cut was within half an inch of his
jugular vein. C
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W We are indebted \to Addison Betts of
Wilton fora basket of beautiful Plums, for
‘the blood leap and thrill in the veins, and
A Proclamation. ;
By His Excellency the Governor.
Eleven states of the Union are now armed ,l
and in open rebellion against. federal author-
ity; They have paralyzed the business of tho
nation, have involved us in civil war, and are
now exerting their combined energies to rob
us ofthe blessings of a free government.—
Thc greatness of their crime has no parallel
in the history of human governments. At
this critical juncture, our liberties are still
further imperiled by the utterance of seditious
language; by a traitorous press, which ex-
cuses or justifies the rebellion ; by secret or-
ganizations, which propose to resist the exe-
cution of the law of this state by force; by
the public exhibition of “peace flags,” falsely
so called; and by an effort to redress griev-
ances regardless of the forms and ofllccrs of
the law. ' '
The very existence of our government, the
future prosperity of this entire nation, and
the hopes Of universal freedom demand that
these outrages be suppressed.
The coustition guarantees liberty of speech
and of the press, but holds the person and
the press responsible for the evils which re-
sult from this libery. It guarantees the pro»
tection of property, but it i'egards'no proper-
ty as sacred which is used to subvert govern
mental authority. It guarantees the person
frein unreasonable seizure, but it protects no
individual from arrest and punishment who
gives aid ccomfort to the enemies of our coun-
try. It provides by law for the punishment
of Offences, but allows no grievance to be re-
dressed by violence.
I therefore call upon the , citizens this state
to support and uphold the authority and dig-
nity of the government, and to abstain from
every act which can tend to encourage and
strengthen this conspiracy; and I call upon
the Officers Of the law to be active, diligent
and fearless in arresting and in instituting
legal proceedings for the punishment of those
who disturb the public peace, of those who
are guilty Of sedition and treason, and Of
those who are embraced in combinations to
obstruct the execution of the laws; so that
peace may again be restored to our distracted
country, and the liberties of the people be
preserved.
Given under my hand and the seal of this
state, at Hartford, this thirty-first day of Au-
gust A. D. 1861.
WM. A. BUCKINGHAM.
By His Excellency’s command.
J. HAMMOND TRUMRULL, Secretary of State.
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Washington Correspondence.
We are permitted to make extracts from a
letter written by a private on duty in Wash-
ington, to a friend in this place. Our readers
will agree with us that he is destined to rise:
“You do not know how often I feel the
freshness of my ardor languishing under the
strait-jacket of military routine; how fre-
quently the infection of an overwceniug
pride, touched by the conduct of incapable
and arbitrary Officers, extends even to the
deadening of patriotic feeling. The inevi-
table result Of a few months Of a soldier's
life is to make the whole thing a matter of
business instead of a high and glorious priv-
ilege, the pursuit of whichshould be cheap-
ly bought at the expense of quadruple the
time in any other direction of life. But
when a great event happens, how then does
death itself unveil glories instead of terrors !
I remember when I was a boy that I thought
that the consummation of all joy to me
would be to achieve some great principle by
death in the hour of victory! Even now I
have such thoughts not unfrequently.—
Would to God I might live such thoughts,
and my whole nature be a constant ablation
on the altar of God’s wrath! * * * *
What a variety of interests are interwoven
in the solution of our war problems, some
of these, indccd, by threads that sti etch
away into the great future, but yet none the
less tightly bound. The abolition of Slave-
ry, the new birth of a now bcsottcd people
into the arts of an untrammeled civilization,
the rc-organization of government, and the
moral effects, the stirring up of all those he-
roic virtues that a too prolonged peace is apt
to cnswaddle—all these gleam upon our vis-
ion till hope brightened into prophecy. Our
Nation is now writing her great epic on the
page of human history, may it glow with all
the vivid fire from the stand point of a dis-
tant future, that the strong energy of a co-
lossal Nation can fling into its application of
the grandest epoch in its annals ! Man lives
in his works. What a life will the genera-
tion live, if it is true to itself and its mission.
I rejoice that the birth-year of my manhood
is the same that witnessed the opening of
this struggle. But when I think of the myr-
iads of hearts that must be agonizcd,and the
rivers of blood that must flow ere the end is
reached, I think anything less in importance
would hardly be worth all the cost. God
builds the incarnation of his truth out of
hecatombs of human hearts.
When I trod over the festering battle-
field, cmnbered with all the disgusting relics,
the transition affecting from the generous ur-
dorof conflict, was like that of Franken-
stein, to whose entrancing glow of Creation
succeeded the grisly terror of the ”why he
had cursed the world with.
No extended movement is yet evident,
though the concentration of force licrc au-
gurs well for a speedy advance. The mise-
rable manner in which the volunteer regi-
ments have been oflicercd is now mostly ob-
viated, and you may look’ for the i'csults‘of
the change in the next conflict.
The news lately received at the War De-
partment, through escaped dcscrters from the
Confederate Army, makes one feel still more
deeply mortified at that disgraceful senseless
flight of our men at Bull Run. The fortifi-
cations, according to these reports, were
neither remarkably strong, or the masked
batteries (that contempt-iblc bugbcur,) so
many in numbers. The rebel commanders
had given up the fight in utter despair, when
the Unionisfs commenced their wild anddis-
orderly flight. One of the men told me that
,he heard Beauregard say “The cause as utterly
lost! All 1.66.6117). hope for 2'3 a glorious death.”
You know the mortif‘yiug finale. The War
Department places confidence in these re-
ports.
I have spent many happy 'hours in the
Smithsonian Library, where the solemn quiet I
and company of the pleasantest of all com-
panions, have almost caused me to forget
that I am a soldier. I have been rc-i'eadiug
glorious old Froissant, Prince of chroniclcrs,
and in his martial pages sought tO realize the
chivalrous spirit of a departed ago. How
strongly the contrast between past and pres-
ent looms up in perusng his stirring pages. ‘
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W We are pleased to see that the editor
of the New London Star, a Democratic paper
is an out and out NRA/tonal man. He does
not allow his hand to follow the insane gui-
dance of the few traitors of the psi-3y with
which he has always consistently acte . The
pins}; darkness which these misguided men-
are causing with their abominable faggots of
secessiondoin, in the shape ofso-called peace
poles, will never we venture to say, obscure
the New London,Star.~.~gf,;};¢luz7zya
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W111 Mystic, a place somewinot poled
for shipbuilding, there are now no ess thou ,
six bzwques, six brigs, seven schooners, and ’
eight sloop-s, which together with the fi'nc
government pzicpclhir of about thirteen hun-
dred tons, not included in the above list,three
other vessels on the stocks,',mukc quite a fleet
and represent in value about $800,900 of
property. ,
Which he has the Printer‘s blessing.
The True Basic of Peace.
The New York Ohm-1w has ever been one
of the most strongly conservative papers in
the land, indeed it has often been accused of
pro-Slavery and Southern proclivitics. But
in its last leader it speaks thus:
“’e are among the most earnest friends of ,
peace. We would suffer wrong for the sake
of peace. But we see no possible solution of
the present complication of our national
troubles, except in the readjustment of the
Union on the basis of the Constitution. We
deprecatc the war spirit and desire to culti-
'ate that feeling wich will the most easily
restore friendly relations with those who
cast off the bonds of allegiance to theirlawf‘ul
government. But we cannot forget that the
men now in arms against this govern-
ment, initiated a causelcss, unjustifiable and
awful war; that the guilt Of‘ the war is chief-
ly on their heads, and that we are solely seek-
ing to uphold the Union which our fathers
formed and on which the future prosperity of
the country depends. As religious men, the
duty of allegiance to lawful government, and
to suppress rebellion is as clear to us as the
duty of obedience to the laws of God. All
we ask as the condition of that allegiance, is
the fidelity of our rulers to the laws that they
are bound to Obey as we. When they (llSl'e-,
gard law, the pepolc may justly call them to
account. And if we go through the war
without counter revolutions, and our country
comes out of this life and death struggle, re-
established and immortal we must stand
firmly and united by the Constitution as it is,
until it can be constituitonally modified. Our‘
liberties are all gone when this instrument is
trampled on by rulers and people.
We want peace. We pray for peace. But
we must have order, law, government, first.
There is'no peace to the wicked. To agree
for a moment to any terms that shall recog-
nize the right of any part of the country to
retire at will from the burdens and obliga-
tions that devolve on all, is to consent to sui-
cide, to fill the future of our history with wai‘
and to leave to our children a legacy of con-
fusion, anarchy and shame.
So, too, the Christian Intelliqcncer, the or-
gan of the Protestant Reform Dutch Church,
one of the most staid, sober and able jour-
nals of the country, speaks out in the same
decisive tone. “OUR GREATEST DANGER”—
Uuder this head reference is made to the
breadth, depth and strength of the great re-
bellion, and also to the hostile altitude of an
influential portion Of the British Press. The
Editors thus say :
But these dangers, however formidable,
these defeats, however humiliating, these
drawbacks, however disappointing, do not by
any means include the evil most to be dread-
cd by the loyalists 0f the North. We have
never entertained the smallest doubt or mis-
giving as to the ability of the Unionists to
put down this rebellion by the strong arm,
and our temporary reverses have not shaken
this conviction in the least. We are greatly
superior in numbers, vastly superior lll wealth
and resources at least the equals of the rebels
in bravery, and more than their equals in pa-
tient, untiring tenacity Of purpose. We are
not only fully committed to the prosecution
ofthe war, but our people know and feel
that it is a matter of national life or death to
them; that if we allow ourselves tobc beaten
in this contest, our pcstige will be gone for-
ever; our career as a nation will be brought
to an inglorious conclusion; republican insti-
tutions will be pronounced a miserable fail-
ure; and the index on the dial-plate of Time
will be set back a hundred years.
Fully appreciating this as they do, we have
no tears that the people will falter in their
course, or that having once put their hands
to the plough will stop to look back while
their mighty task is yet unaccomplished.—
We feel persuaded bevond a peradvcuture,
that the honor of our country is safe in the
loyal hands of the masses of its children.—
But there is a dangerous element lurking in
our midst, which is dealing blows at the very
heart Of the lo al cause. We mean treason at
the North. V hile the Southern rebels were,
and are, a unit on the question of the war
and its issues, there have not been wanting
politicians and presses at the North, who
have labored with a zeal worthy of a better
cause, to divide and distract the over whelm-
ing Union majority, Under the specious and
hypocritical guise of peacemakers, they have
prescveringly endeavored to thow cold water
on the patriotic enthusiasm of the masses, to
magnify the Obstacles in our path, and to
misrepresentin the falsest and foulest man-
ner the real objects for which we are fighting.
Every misfortune to Northernarms they hall
with ill-disguised glee, and no owl of evil
omen could croak more dolnrously when
they speak Of the result of our enterprise.
Free speech and a free press are excellent ,
things, and in ordinary times they are the
very bulwuks of republican liberty; but
in a critical period like this, those who are
not for us are against 'us, and we cannot suf-
fer treason to rear its horrid front, and cor-
rupt the atmosphere of the loyal States with
its pestilential breath, at the very moment
when we are engaged in the attempt to crush
it in the South. The instinct of self-preser-
vation alone teaches ,us that it would be crim-
inal to allow men in the interest of our enc-
mies to scatter fire-brands among our dwel-
lings; yet this is precisely what our Govern-
ment has been doing for a long time past, in
tolerating the publication of secession jour-
nals, and the gabble of secession orators at
the North
Within the last few day, however, indica-
tions have not been wanting that the authori-
ties are waking up 1.0 the exigencies of the
occasion, and that treason, if it is allowed to
express itself at all among loyal men, must
do so with “bated breath," and not so blat-
antly as heretofore. Meantime, all good citi-
zens and lover of their country should frown
down all attempts to create side issues, or to
divert the public attention from the one great
undertaking which we have before us. Po-
liticians will doubtless continue to squabble
over their petty differences, as Nero fiddled
while Rome was burning; but we‘ hope and
trust that the majority of the people will pay-
no heed to their ravings. Let us not swerve
one hair’s breadth from the course we have
marked out for ourselves, until the Union is
restored in all its integrity, and the starry
banner which is its symbol floats over the
length and breadth of the land.
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Fifth Regiment Correspondence.
CAMP SHERMAN. MARYLAND, l_
Aug. 26, 1861.
MR. EDITOR :-—Since last I wrote to you
we have, if I may so use the term, changed
our place. of residence. We left Harper‘s
Ferry Saturday the 18th, and marched to
Jefferson, a distance of 11 miles, where we
halted for the n'ght to resume our journey
on the morrow. The gray breaking of morn
announces the approach of the Sabbath. Af-
ter thanking the Ruler of the Universe, we
resume our journey, and arrive at a place
called Teiiell’s Manor, which is 9 miles from
the last named place. Here we pitch our
tents for the night. The sun sets in splen-
dor behind the gray hills, a touching prayer
from our Chaplain and we retire to our quar-
ters. Sonic writing to their friends, others
discussing little incidents that happened on
our way hither. 9 1-2 p, m, arrives, the
drums beat the taps, our lights are extin-
guished ; in a few moments we are wrapped
in the arms of morplicus, drcamiiig'of the
loved ones at home. Monday morning ar-
rives, and with it a messenger to Colonel
Ferry; in twenty minutes we are again on
the march ; at on; pgcscnt encampment at
4 P. M. Our camp is pitched on a beautiful
piece of ground. There is a. fine groans in
the rear, affording us a cool retreat from the:
noon-day sun. .
Colonel Ferry is highly praised by the
[members of the regiment for his humane and
‘ gentlpmauy deportment, as a gentleman and
soldier“, , ,
The boys amuse tiaeaggclyes in numerous
ways during their leisure mmp “Some
singing, others helping the cook while scat.—
tered around the parade ground squads
may be seen reading letters from their rela-
tives,—.j~ip the group may be seen many a
good looking 12311.0};1 perusing the contents of
gold'edge note pppgr; y, careful observer
could easily tell it was from the "Girl he left
behind him.” * ' * 5‘ * '2‘“
The Regiment are in the best of spirits and
asking for a brush with the enemies of our
country; ,thegc is none on the sick'list but
those‘ Whom change gt climate affect, and
they are \vcry few. ‘I have seen more sdsli
during our encampment in Hartford tuna .
have seen since we left there: '4'
J. .1. H.
mammotmm
CAPTURE OF THE PORTS AND BAT-
TERIES IN HATTERAS INLET.
Forty-five. Officers and 665 Non-
GomniijSSioned Officers and Pri-
Vates Captured.
CAPTURE OF VESSELS LADEN WITII
COTTON AND TOBACCO.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.—A splendid and
decisive blow has been struck on the coast
of North Carolina by the combined naval
and land forces of the Union, which surpas-
ses in importance anything yet accomplished
against the enemy. '
A piratical nest, long the terror of the
merchant, has been effectually broken up
and destroyed. Victory has crowned our
flag. The special correspondent of the New
York Herald says :-—“I have this moment ar-
rived from the scene of contest at Hatteras
Inlet, North Carolina, which I left Friday
afternoon, with General Butler and staff, in
the steamer Adelaide, under command of
COmmandcr II. S. Stillwagen, U. S. N.,
touching for a short time at Fortress Mon-
roe, thence tO Annapolis and Washington.
The expedition, consisting of the frigates
Minnesota, Commodore Strinoham in com-
mand of the expedition ; abash, Capt.
Mercer; the gunboats Pawnee, Capt. Row-
an; Monticello, Commander Gillis, and the
Harriet Lane, Capt. Faunce; with the trans-
ports Adelaide and George Peabody, con-
veying troops to the number of about a thou-
sand, left Fortress Monroe last Monday, and
reached the rendezvous Off Hatteras Inlet,
fifteen miles below Cape Hatteras, on Tues-
day morning, the Minnesota and Wabash
coming in the afternoon, and the Cumber-
land joined'the fleet the some day.
Preparations were immediately made to
land the troops the following morning, at
which time the transports run near the beach
two miles north of the Inlet, and covered by
the Monticello, Harriet Lane and Pawnee.—
About 300 men were landed through a hea-
vy surf, the force consisting of Capt. Larned’s
company of regular artillery, Capt. Jardinc‘s
company Ninth New York, two companies
of' the Twentieth New York, with Colonel
Weber and Col. Heiss; a detachment of ma-
rines from the frigatcs, under command of
Majors Doughty and Shuttlcworth, and a (le-
tachment of sailors from the Pawnee under
Lieuts. Crosby and Blue, with Drs. Kingand
J ones.
At 16 o‘clock the Wabash fired the first
gun, the eleven inch shells striking near the
battery and bursting with tremendous force.
The battery, which was of sand, covered
with turf, and mounting five long thirty-Mo’s
instantly returned the fire, the shot falling
short. The Minnesota and Cumberland ini—
mediatcly opened fire and rained nine and
eleven inch shell into and about it. The fire
was terrific and soon the battery’s responses
were few and far between. save when the
frigates suspended fire for a while to get a
new position, when the enemy‘s fire was
most spirited.
At twelve o’clock the Susquehanna steam—
ed in,‘ and, dropping her bouts astern, open-
ed an effective fire. The cannonading on
our part was incessant, and the air was alive
with the bum and explosion of flying shell;
but the enemy did not return the fire with
any regularity, the battery being too hot for
them, from the explosion of shells that drop-
ped in at the rate of half a dozen a minute,
The enemy ceased firing a little before
two, and after a few more shells had been
Ehrown in, the Commodore signalized to cease
ring.
The troops had meantime advanced to
within a short distance of the fort, and be-
fore we ccased firing some of our men ot
in and raised the ‘stars and stripes. he
place was too hot for the men, but the flag
was left waving. Coxswain Benjamin
Sweares of the Pawnee’s first cutter, stood
for some time on the ramparts waving the
flag amid a flight of shells.
When the firing ceased, the fort was occu-
pied in force and held afterwards.
The Monticello had proceeded ahead of .
the land force to protect them, and had
reached the inlet, when a large fort, of octa-
gon shape, to the rear and right of the small
battery, mounting ten thirty-two’s and four
eight-inch guns, which had till then been si-
lent, opened on her with eight-guns, at short
range. At the same instant she got aground
and stuck fast, the enemy pouring in a fire,
hot‘md heavy, which the Monticello replied
to ith shell sharply. For fifty minutes she
held her own,and finally getting of the ground
she came out, having been shot through
and through by seven eight inch shell, one
going below the water line. She fired fifty-
ve shell in fifty minutes, and partially si-
lenced the battery. She withdrew at dusk
for repairs, with one or two slightly bruised,
but none killed or wounded,
The escape of the crew and vessel was al-
most miraculous. Until this time we sup-
posed the day was ours; but the unexpected
opening of the large battery rather changed
the aspect of affairs. Things did not look
cheerful at dark. We had men ashore who
were probably in need of provisions, and in
case of a night attack no assistance could be
sent. them from the Harriet Lane.
The night passed without an alarm, the
enemy, as we have since learned, lying on
their arms all night, expecting an attack.
At early daybreak on Thursday the men
went to quarters in the fleet, and at a quar-
ter past eight, the vessels having borne down
nearer than the previous day’s position, the
action began. Our fire was more correct
than on the previous day. The range had
been obtained, and nearly every shot went
into the battery, throwing up clouds of sand
and exploding with terrific effect.
The Harriet Lane With her rifled guns did
good execution, several projectiles from the
eight-inch shell going into the battery, and
one going directly through the ramparts.—
The tireavas so hot that all the enemy that
could do so got into a bomb-proof in the mid-
dle Of the battery.
At five minutes past eleven, A. M., an
eleven inch shell, having pierced tnc bomb
proof through a ventilator and exploded iii-
sidc near the magazine, the enemy gave up
the fight and raised over the ramparts a
white flag. ,
We immediately ceased fire. Gen. Butler
went into the inlet and landed at the fort
and demanded an unconditional surrender.
Commander Barron, Assistant Secretary
of the Confederate Navy, asked that the Offi-
cers be allowed to march out with side arms
and the men be permitted to return to their
homes after surrendering their arms. These
terms Were pronounced inadinisslble by Gen.
Butler, and finally the force was surrender-
ed without condition.
Articles of stipulation were signed on the
flag-ship by Commodore Stringham and
General Butler on the part of the United
States, and by Commodore Barron, Colonel
Martin and Major Andrews on the i'ebclside
and the latters‘ swords delivered up.
By the surrender we came in possession of
one thousand stand of arms, thirty~tivc heavy
guns, ammunition for the same, a large
amount of hospital and other stores, two
schooners—one loaded with tobacco, and the
other with provisions; one brig loaded with
cotton, two lightboats, two surf-boats, &C.
The enemy’s loss they allow to be -eight
killed and thirty-five wounded. Eleven of
the latter were left at the hospital at Annap-
olis.
We took forty-five Officers prisopcrs, many
of high rank, several late army and navy of-
ficers,aud six hundred and sixty-five non-
commissioned officers and privates.
The prisoners are on board the Minnesnta,
and will be carried to New York. ' ”
Our victory was a complete and brilliant
one. We lost not a life, nor had we more
than one, if any, wounded. Our men retain
possession of both forts.
I regret to add that the Harriet Lane, on
Thursddy, , hile attempting to enter the Iii-
let, went as rare, up though guns, &c., were
thrown overboard s it: had'not 1;,ch got ,ofl
when we left. She is somewhat Sudineddiut
makes no water, and strong hopes were cu:
tcrtained of getting her safely off if no storm
sets in. She is in the breakers. Fortunate-
ly no lives were lost though several boats
going to her assistance were swamped.
Four hundred men had reinforced ihc fort
I}; night before the attack. On Thursday
creation ,3). etc-finer with 1,000 rebels op-
proachcd, bu‘t’ carom}; away by our troops
in Fort Clark. ‘ "" ‘ ' _
After the capture, our troops were tanned,
and Gen. Butler had the Stars and Stripes
hoisted amidst the wildest cheering the band
playing Yankee Doodle.
Col.Weber was placed in command of Fort
Hatteras, and Col. Hawkins of Fort Clark.
' 'A po'rtion ,ofthc fleet remains.
Several int di‘tant‘ papers and books were
captured disc o§ing the plans of the rebels.“
The N avy‘Department, ‘by able and "ex-pc-
rienccd officers, huscarcfully studidd‘ the
whole line of the coast,‘ with a view to ma.
king the best use of such forces as it could
secure. »
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J.
The expedition was planned before the 1
meeting of Congress, and when that body
placed the necessary funds at the disposal of
the Department, active preparations were
made.
As the co-opcrution of the War Depart-
ment was necessary, other preliminaries rc-
quiring time indispensable, so that it was not
until Monday, the 26th tilt. that the expedi-
tion sailed.
The success is perfect, and every anticipa-
tion of the Department realized.
Among the papers captured was a press
copy from the late American Consul at Rio
Janeiro, Robert G. Scott, giving a list of all
the vessels leaving or to leave that port for a
month, with a full description of their cargoes
and destination. By this information the
rebel privecrs knew just when and where to
look for the vessels, and six named in the list
were captured.
The report Of their Eu ineer-in-Chief was
also among the papers. It states that all the
good guns at Norfolk are expended, and also
the whole amount of fuse. It was ascertained
that the copper had been stripped from one
of their prizes—the bark Linword—to fur-
nish material for caps, the manufacture of
which is of tolerable good quality.
Our vessels took three prizes, one being
the Henry C. Rogers, of New York.
BALTIMORE, Sept. lst.
The Major Andrews captured at Hatteras
isR. Snowden Andrews architect, of Balti-
more. Many Of the prisoners are from’ this
city.
General \Vool has issued a proclamation
congratulating the army and navy on their
recent brilliant victory on the coast of North
Carolina. In his summary of prisoners, he
confirms the report from Washington that a
member of the Southern Cabinet is among
the captured.
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MARTIAL LAW IN MISSOURI.
Important Proclamation of Major Gener-
al Fremont.
HEADQURTERS of WESTERN DEPARTMENT, 3
ST., LOUIS Aug. 31, 1861. f
Circumstances, in my judgement, of suffi-
cient urgency, render it necessary that the
commanding General of this department
should assume the administrative powers of
the State. Its disorganized condition, the
helplessness of the civil authority, the total
insecurity of life and the devastation Of prop-
erty by bands of murderers and marauders,
who infest nearly every county in the State,
and avail themselves Of the public misfor-
tunes and the vicinity of a hostile force to
gratify private and neighborhood vengeance,
and who find an enemy wherever they find
plunder, finally demon the severest measures
to repress the daily increasing crimes and out-
rages which are driving off the inhabitants
and ruining the State. In this condition the
public safely and the success of our arms re-
quire unity of purpose, without let or hin-
drance to the prompt administration of
affairs. _
In order, therefore, to suppress disorders,to
maintain, as far as is now practicable, the
public peace, and to give security and protec-
tion to the persons and property of loyal citi-
zens, I do hereby extend and declare estab-
lished martial law throughout the State of
Missouri. The lines of the army of occupa-
tion in this State are for the present declared
to extend from Leavenworth, by way of the
posts of Jefferson City, Rolla and Ironton to
Cape Giraudeau, on the Mississippi river.
All persons who shall be taken with arms
in their hands within these lines shall be tried
by court martial, and, if found guilty, will be
shot. The property, real and personal, of all
persons in the State of Missouri who shall be
directly proven to have taken active part.
with their enemies in the field, is declared
to be confiscated to the public use, and their
slaves, if any they have, are hereby declared
free men.
All persons who shall be proven to have
destroyed, after the publication of this order,
railroad tracks, bridges or telegraphs, shall
suffer the extreme penalty of the law.
Allpersons engaged in treasonable correspon-
dence in giving or procuring aid to the cue-
mies of the United States, in disturbing the
public tranquility by creating or circulating
false reports or incendiary documents, are
in their own interest warned that they are
exposing themselves.
All persons who have been led away from
their allegiance are requied to return to their
homes forthwith. Any such absence, with-
out suflicient cause, will be held to be pre-
sumptive evidence against them.
The objectof this declaration is to place in
the hands of the military authorities the
power to give instaneous effect to existing
laws, and to supply such deficiencies as the
conditions of war demand. But it is not in-
tended to suspend the ordinary tribunals of
the country wherethe law will be adminis-
tered by the civil officers in the usual manner
and with their customary authorit , while
the same can be peaceably exercised):
The commanding General will labor vigi-
lantly for the public welfare, and in his ef-
forts for their safety, hopes to Obtain not
only the acquiescence but the active support
of the people Of the countr .
J. C. FYREMONT.
Major General commanding.
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Accident.
As the half-past 8 o’clock train down the
Hartford road was entering" the depot last
evening, Mr. Samuel Stebbins, the engineer
discovered a man walking on the platform
just above the depot. When close upon him
he felt off on the track, directly in front of
the engine, when he was struck and thrown
into the ditch. He was taken out and car-
ried into the depot and subsequently—by di-
rection of Dr. Jewett,—taken to the hospi-
tal. He was entirely unconscious, and
though no bones were broken, he may be
injured internally. A few moments before
the accident, he stated to some drivers that
his name was Thomas Griffin, that he be-
longed in Norwalk, but had recently lived
in Bridgeport, and that he was fifty-three
years old. He came up in the train yester-
day morning, and is said to have been some-
what intoxicated during the (lay and eve-
ning—New Haven Courier.
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A Kentucky Patriot.
The Hon. Joseph Holt of Kentucky, the
faithful Cabinet Officer under Buchanan, is
stopping at the Tremont House, Boston..—
He was serenaded on Tuesday night, and be-
ing introduced by Edward Everett, made an
eloquent speech, saying: “He came to Bos-
ton not only to see the city, but to revive his
patriotism, amid the thrilling associations
that cluster around the Cradle of Liberty.—
He was most gratefully surprised by the cor-
diulity of his reception, and thankful for the
recognition of fidelity to our common coun-
try, and also for the kind allusions to his na-
tive State, whose stars have been so long ob-
scured by unfaithful public men, but which
are now preparing to shine with the luster of
other days. Kentucky had assumed her
present position under no impulse of passion;
ut, calmly and in view of all the gloom and
peril surro‘unding the Union, she says she
loves it still, and will cling to it 'as she
has in its strength and glory. That which
she so nobly declared at the ballot-box, it is
now her duty to make good in the battle-
field, aud what she has so well begun will be
faithfully performed. Full would be the
measure of the speaker’s joy when he went
home, to see Kentucky and Massachusetts
on the some fields Of danger, rebuking these
traitorous men who strive to make them ene-
mies. In his recent extended tour, he no-
where f‘ouud the public voicd faint. The na-
tional flag must be vindicated. He nowhere
heard the word “compromise" a word um-
,only uttered by disloyal lips, or those in the
interests ofthe rebellion. So long as rebels
have arms in ‘tli'éir hands, there is nothing
to Compromise but the hono'r'nn‘d integrity
of the govornment. Our great peril cannot
be disguised. The capitol was ineuuced by
a great army, and nothing but our swords
could save it. The traitors are powerful and
reckless, and not the less so because they
‘ure fighting to maintain a crime. Cataliuc
fulfil.lllp'pjfcfilfil‘smrntdl‘g fell with faces to the .
enemy, and so woii'ld'tlic jpbel leaders of the
South. The more prompt, cul'ilfii ll. d, flui-
ted wore, the less the danger and riefer
the struggle. But we must be prepared for
the worst—a ruined commerce, bankruptcy,
grass growing in the streets. Our institu-
tions are worth alj we can sacrifice, for all
we are and have are the fruits of these insti-
tutions." .
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@37.’ Among the last words of the lament-
ed DontiifAs'ivhfe these, which ought to be
branded in letters Wfflre‘ivh‘érc The editors
of the ChicagoTimcs c'ould read them daily:
“THERE ARE No ‘i.ONGER‘A-Nr PARTIES
SAVE THESE 'rwo—PATniOTS AND TRAI-
Tous." ' i' -‘ , i
The truth of the declaration is perOeived,
appreciated and acted upon now by all
Americans who are not governed more by
private ambition or :unxur'hy .prcjuJiCLS,
than by feelings of a pure patriotism. =1 .
Details of the Bloody Fight at Cross
Lanes, Va.
BRAVERY OF THE OHIO SEVENTH.
CINCINNATI,Aug.28.——-Thc following is the
particulars of‘fieht of Cross Lanes near Sum-
me Sillle, on the 20th,which appears to have
been a bloody allair.
The Seventh Ohio Regiment, Col. Tyler,
was surrounded while at breakfast and at-
tacked on both the flank and in front simul
tancously. Our men immediately prepared
for battle, and fought bravely, while they
saw but little chance for success.
The enemy proving too powerful, Col.
Tyler sent forward to the baggage train
which was coming up, three miles distance,
and ordered it to turn back toward Gualy,
which place it reached in safety.
Companies B, C and I suffered most se-
verely. They were in the hottest of the
fight, and finally fought their way out
through fearful Odds, making dreadful havoc
in the enemy’s ranks. ‘ '
The rebel forcs is estimated atthrec thous-
and infantry, four hundred cavalry and ten
guns. ,
The federal forces scattered ”after cutting
their way through, but soon formed again
and fired. .They were not pursued. a
Our loss is not yet definitely ascertained.
but not over two hundred are missing out
of nine hundred engaged. The rebel 'loss
was fearful.
Lieut. Col. Creighton captured the enemy’s
colors and two prisoners.
The following is a list of the ofiicers‘ killed,
Capt. Dyer, Co. D Painesvillc; Captain
Shurtliff, CO. C, of Oberlin; Capt. Sterling,
CO. I; Adjutant DeForest, Cleveland; Lieu-
tenant Charles Wanscnt, and Sergeant Maj.
King, of Warren.
The other Field Officers are reported safe.
The Late Battle at Summervflle.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 30.-—Gov. Dennison
has received the following telegraph from
Brig. Gen. Cox, dated “G'auley Bridge,
29th:”
Authentic reports show that 15 were kill-
ed and about 40 wounded. A large number
of the 7th Ohio are scattered and missing,but
we hope most of them will escape. .
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The Officers of the 6th and 7th C. V.
After various contradictory rumors, the
Field Officers of the 6th and 7th Regiments
are announced from the Governor, as follows :
SIXTH REGIMENT.
Colonel—John L. Chatfield, Waterbury.
Lieut. COL—Edward Harland, Norwich.
Major—John Speidel, Bridgeport.
SEVENTH REGIMENT.
Colonel—Alfred H. Terry, New Haven.
Liept. COL—Joseph R. Hawley, Hartford.
Major—George F. Gardner, New Haven.
These appointments are excellent ones.—
All the men have served meritoriously in the
three months regiments, except Major Gard-
ner. Cols. Terry and Chatfield came home
With the reputation Of being the best officers
the State had. Major Spiedel was especially
commended by acting Brigadier General
Kcyes for his gallantry, and it is only his
own. difiidencc that prevents him from re-
ceiving alrighcr post than he has. Messrs.
Hawley and Harland were Captains, and
proved themselves brave soldiers and dis-
creet Officers. Major Gardner is the law
partner of J udgc Foster of New Haven. He
was educated at Yale and West Point, and
belongs toa thoroughly military family.—
Those of his immediate ancestors were offi-
cers in the army, and his father, Capt. Gard-
ner. was killed in the Florida war, at the
time of the Massacre of Major Dude’s com-
mand, by the Seminoles.
Colonel Chatfield has appointed the follow
ing members of his staff:
Adjutant—Redfield Duryea, Waterbury.
Quartermaster—W. V. B. Williams of
Norwich.
Quartermaster Ser’t.—Levi Gilbert, New
Haven.
b Sergeant-Major—Jay P. Wilcox of Water-
ury.
Mr. Duryea is a nephew of the late Com-
mandant ot the National Guard, and is high-
ly spoken of for his services as Adjutant of
the Connecticut Third. Mr. Williams was
the acting Quartermaster of the Connecticut
First, for most of its term of service, and is
a good man.
The Board for examining Surgeons have
passed Drs. Leavenworth of Waterbury,
AHrIarsh of Suffield, Brown and Dibble of New
aven.
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Country Before Party.
In Minnesota, Earle S. Goodrich, chair-
man, editor of the Pioneer & Democrat, Col.
Robertson and W, W. Phelps, being a ma-
jority of the Democratic Central Committee
Of that State, have resigned, giving as their
reasons that there can-be no issue between
the Democratic and Republican party in the
coming election, except upon the question of
war, and on that they are with the Adminis-
tration.
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SECESSION JOURNALS—The Cleveland
(Ohio) Herald says that in default of a pay-
ing subscription the New York News and
Day Book are distributed gratuitously
through the country. The following circu-
lar is thrown broadcast through Ohio and
other states:
CONFIDENTIAL.
. Mr. —: Sir: I understand you to be an
influential citizen of —— county. I take
the liberty of sending you our paper, the
Daily News, forone month. The cost is de-
frayed by a society, whose Object is to enlist
the talent of the state in favor of peace meas-
ures. Should you think proper to become a
subscriber after that date, please signify the
same. ' '
.‘.-.
WThe military authorities of St. Louis
have been guilty of another high-handed
outrage. .On Monday we received a tele-
graphic dispatch from our news agent in St.
onis, announcing that the Courier had been
suppressed by order of the Provost-Marshal.
This_ is another outrage perpetrated by the
minions_of the Lincoln despotism, and an-
othercwdence Of the weakness of Lincoln‘s
tottering Government. “A good Govern-
ment can never be battered down by paper
shot." _But the miserable despotism at \Vash-
ington is exhausting its petty tyranny in ef-
forts to keep from the people a knowledge
of the infamous proceedings of the Lincoln
government—Courier. '
Ha! ha! ha! And so you have caught it
yourself at last! When the Vigilance Com-
mittees of Memphis, N ushville, and all of the
other principal southern cities, suppressed
theLouisville Journal within their respective
lnmts,when they even establshed censorships
over the Post Offices, and refused to let our
paper pass on to any points beyond them,
you could see no wrong, no tyranny, no
usurpation in the whole business. You
thought it right. You chuckled. You
laughed. You taunted, But now a cup of
the same sort is put to your lips, and—Lord !
whata face you make; You ought to be
ashamed of yourself—Louispilngqurngl.
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The Constitution on 'fl’ugitives."
A writer in the Tribune says it seems to
be overlooked in discussions ‘of‘ the duties of
Government towards negro fugitives to the
Union line. that the cal provision in the
Constitution relating to ugitivcs from labor
~ is limited to tho -'0 who escape from one State
into another. Now, when slaves find their
way to encanipnients within their state,there
is no law for their rendition.
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Party Discarded in Massachusetts.
The Republican State Committee have is-
sued a call fora State Convention at Wor-
cester, October let. The call is addressed to
“all‘citizens of tbs Commonwealth who are
in favor of‘the' Uifionfflir‘the support of the
Government, and for a' vigo’r'obSproSec-ution
of the war against wicked and unprovoked
rebellion, and who are determined in good
faith, and without reservation, to support the
constituted authorities in all attempts to re-
store the sway of the Constitution and laws
to pyery portion of the country.”
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TIIE SAEBATH WITH THE ‘I‘Roors—fi‘l‘he
Secretary of the New York Evangelical Alli-
ance tO-day presented to Hon. Slnion Came-
ron the following propositions in respect to
the better Observance of the Sabbath among
our troops: lst, That no more troops shall
be transported to or from the seat of war up-
on the Sabbath, unless in cases of extreme
necessity. 2nd, That no more battles shall
be fought upon the Sabbath except to repel
the ntm‘dks of the enemy. ‘3d. That all drills
parades, and other unnecessary ilabor shall be
dispensed with upon -the Sabbath in .timan-
ous camps. 4lh.- That euclp entire regiment
shall be mustered for-Divme service once at
least upon the Sabbath. This same ussociaC
tion is making arrangcincius for a thorough
distribution of valuable reading matter to the
respective regiments here from New York.
Washington Dispatch to the N. Y. World.
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Union Meeting in Bridgeport.
A grand Union meeting was held at.
Bridgeport on Monday evening. Joseph
Thompson presided, with 81 Vice-Presidents,
I’. T. Barnum, William H. Noble, Revs. M.
M. Smith and Mayo, of New York, and Jo-
seph Thompson, Dwight Morris, Capt.Fryc.
Mr. Wales, oi the Scientific American, and
Hon. Amos Kendall, of Washington, made
speeches, and the following resolutions were
passed :—
WHEREAS, Recent events among us, and in
our neighborhood, have rendered it desira-
ble anti necessary that all classes and every
member of this community, should declare
-- themselves upon the side of their country.
Resolved, That the only question at issue
in the present contest, is whether the Consti-
tution and the laws shall be overthrown or
sustained; that every citizen is necessarily
arrayed on one side or the other; and, is and
must he therefore, in his position toward the
Government,=eithezalloyalist or a Traitor-
Resolced, That while we are, and always
have been, lovers of Peace, we hold that
“Peace” at the present'moment, means “Sur-
render ;”—-aud, that until___Peace can visit a
united country and a triumphant govern!—
ment, we are for Wanto the last dollar and ,
the last man.
Resolved, Nevertheless, that we do most
earnestly desire the return of Union and Hat.
mony among all parts of our gloriousconfed-
eracy under the same old banner, which has
Waved over its former happiness, greatness
and glory! And, we do cordially invite all
our fellow-citizens, regardless Of former dif-
ferences, to stand side' by side, and shoulder
to shoulder, in suppressing Rebellion and
conquering A TRUE AND memo PEACE.
Reached, That Capt. Wm.» H. Lacy c331“
Wm. E. Marsh, Esq., be appointed a. -
mittee to complete (in accordance with the
plan adopted by them) the organization of
one or more military companies, to be called
“Home Guards," for the purpose of preser-
ving the public peace within the limits of this
town. ‘
The following resolution was read and
laid on the table:
Resolved, That , &c., be and are
hereby appointed a Prudential Committee,
with discretionary powers, to act in co-oper-
ation with the civil authority, in such man—
ner as the exigencies of the present state of
public excitement may suggest, and for the
purpose of sustaining the laws and preser.
ving the public peace.
.-——-——" 9&5
The Bridgeport Farmer Acknowledging
its Treason.
The following circular in manuscript was
found in the Office of the Bridgeport Farmer
at the time it was destroyed. It was evi-
d ently intended for Southern circulation:
THE BRIDGEPORT FARMER—PUBLISHED AT
BRIDGEPORT, CONN,
Is the only paper in New England that op-
poses the prescnt Abolition Chicago Platform
War, and the aggressive, unconstitutional
acts of Araham incoln, in an out spoken
manner.
For taking its independent position it is be-
ing bitterly proscribed by the War men in
the community in which it is published.
A Prescribing Committee hasbeen formed
who make it their business to force orinduce
those who patronize the estabishment by ad—
vertisements Oi otherwise, withdraw the same
——and this underhanded Committee openly
boast that they “will crush the paper out of
existence."
' The publishers, notwithstanding the per-
secution to which they are continually sub-
jected, are determined to maintan the posi-
tion they have taken. ‘
THE EAanR Is ONE OF THE LARGEST SIZED
WEEKLIES ISSUED,
And contains a great quantity Of reading
mter. The terms of the paper, when sent
singly, are only $1 50 per year in advance, in
clubs often $1 25 per year in advance.
To a club of twenty or more, the paper
will be sent for $1 per year,and one gratis to
the getter up of the club.
Persons wishing one hundred or more for
distribution, will be supplied at the rate of 90
cents per hunared. ,
The support of all persons who are opposed
to this war and toLincoln's despotic acts,and
who believe in Free Speech and Consmw
tional Liberty is respectfully solicited.
Specimen copies sent gratis to any address.
Subscriptions can be sent by mail to
POMEROI & MORSE,
Bridgeport, Conn.
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From New Haven Palladium.
Army Idss- Letter from Col. Perry.
We have found since the war began that
there are many men in the army who, for
the sake of making a name and a sensation at
home write the most marvelous tales. fre:
quently without the slightest foundation in
truth. We are constanly besieged by admir-
in g friends with letters from their relatives in
the army, all of which they take for law and
gospel. We usually refuse to publish these
lucubrations. Sometimes we yield to entrea-
ties—and when we do, we usually get “sold.”
Thus we published extracts from a son’s let-
ter to his father, in which he said that he saw
the head of Mr. Sprague, Of the Grays, “sev-
ered from his body” by a cannon ball. Mr.
Sprague is now safe in this city. 'He was ta-
ken prisoner, and, being missing, this pious
youth supposed him killed, and thought to
makea “sensation” by writing as he did. But
the worst case we have met was in a letter
from Eugene F, Hewley, of this city, written
to his mother from the 5th Regiment, which
we recently published, and which has bpgn
extensively copied. The following letter
from Col. Ferry shows what it is worth. We
advise friends not to make the war letters of
their friends public. Here is Col. Ferry’s
I
letter.
HEADQUARTERS 5th REG- 0- V.
CAMP SHERMAN. MD. Ana. 95185.1. _
, EDITORS or PALLADIUM; In your daily
August 21st, I find a letter from a private pf
CO. G, in this regiment, to his mother, deaail-
ing what is termed, "an exciting meldept, to
the effect that the writer, while a sentinel at
our camp near Sandy Hook, fired upon a man
near our springs, badly wounding 11,1111; and
afterwards found u on his person "fl pound
and a half of arsenic," with which he was
endeavoring to poison the spring. .
Knowing thewholc story to be a fabrica-
tion, I sent for the private whose name was
attached to the letter, as soon as I saw it in
your paper, and questioned him regprding it.
He at once admitted that the story was. false
from beginning to end, and I ordered him so
to write to the friends whom he had deceived
by his first letter. I did this for the same-
reason that I now write to you to Wit: our
friends at home are needlessly alarmed us
well as needlessly embittered in feeling, 11
these wholesale lies about ,Qiscnlflg. 559' if
should be remembered that V'o‘st men eve to
tell large stoiie's"ab'out their'iidventures, an
that a narrative is not necessarily true be-
cause it is written and sent directly from
camp. .
There has been no one poisoned in the 5th
Regiment nor in any other regiment in this
Divisi‘dn. ‘ There has been no at; rupt to
poison any one. Men who have_'afit- theft
from imprudence in eating and drinking, or
from the changes of climate and water, hav-
ing heard previous tales of poisoning. have
believed themselves poisened, and sobeye
written to their friends. No one has died in
my regiment except Lieut. Day ofCo. II,
who died of typhoid fever at hospital in Fred-
erick. .
By publishing the forerroing you Will
oblige, Yours igithrgg, B
Col.‘ chill? giiliifntgl Y.
A3»
CONDITION OF THE NAvv.—Six months
ago our' vessels‘ were scattered all Over'thé
World, and thcre’wére but one hundred and
uinety-seilen‘available-seamen on board out
receivinsishi‘sl "$0- dw“ has {f in l... it
two liuu'dre pennants Minot, :1 will? it
thousand seamen to defend them. . e owe
this improved condition of the navy in great
part to the exertionsof the members-of the
bureau of detail and discipllllC at Washington
selected by the present Secretary for their
talent and experience. We allude to Com-
modore Pnuhling, Commodore DaVls and
Commander Woodhull, men of tried worth
and experience, who have brought; order out
of chaos, and proved themselves equal to
every eni'urgeaap'w-fiw. m3. '
Lad—A. vi...» ' -
DECLINES Summit—Capt. Charles T.
Baker of Windham, Conn., late of“ the Unitiid
States army, has been (inbred by GovABucke
inghmn llic Colonelcy of one of the new
_ three years regiments now being raised in
that State, but declines theappointment.
Norwalk Chronicler