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AT J. ilSfcEY, E4iter 4 Proprieter. OFFICE WaskiigtoB Street, Tklfd Dwr Soiitli of Jackson. TERMS Ohc Dollar and Fifty Cents in Advance. 1VIILLERSBURG, HOLMES COUNTY, OHIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1861. NO. 52. r. . - " 11. J LAHmS. BOJjINC &. BIGHAM, PBYSICIANS & SURGEONS, e IIliiERSBURO.O., JtrOaTcei&Tha room formerly occupied bj Dr. Irvine. SR. EBKICHT, JPHYSICIAN & SUBGEOIT, MILLERSBURG.O. fcacVon Jackson Street, nearly opposite the Empire Hoik. .ty Residence on Clay Street, opposite the rresbyterian unurch. iHE-iN" tist, BSBUBG, O. A rtificial teeth in xl scried on Gold, Silver. Vulcanite & Porcelain base. Teeth Extracted, Cleaned or filled. Satisfaction warran ted. Office a few doors west of Woslon's Saloon. Kot.28,1B60.-jL BE.YJAMIIV COHiV, Of JJtcit Description, COR. OF JACKSON-& WASH10T0NSTS.. MIXXERSBEUIJ, O. PliAIW Sc PANCV , .'. OF Alt USPS, XEATLT EXECUTED AT THIS OFFICE. CASKBY & HVGIiES, DEAL 1313 VX BOOKS & STATIONERY, Millerslmrg, Ohio. - TO THE PUBLIC. A4 WAITS, baring pnrelnutedTTorley and Judson't improved Sewing Machine, U still on hand to wait on the public in his line in the waj of garments .31 a.m aUo agent for s&td Machine, uid can recom tnendttat the beri now inure, for all purposes. 'call and see it operate. Above J no. Carey's Anction Room. Sept. 20,1860. n5m3- A. TTaITS. HERZER & SPEIGLE, SCCCESSOSS TO 13. SfEINBACIIEB & Co., JproDucc & ommiseion Dealers in FlmGrMM'Sal'tFisli.TOtaniffaUrLime, .. , PDBCHASEESOF Wheat, Rye, Corn, Oals, Seeds, Dried T - . FrmtsLDutler, Eggs, Wool, dec BAKER & TVIIOL.F, JPoiwarding and Commission ASTI DEALEES IX salt fish, plaster, white , AND WATER LIME. , J-' PUKcnASECS OP FLOUR, WHEAT, RYE, CORN, OATS -CLOVER AND TIMOTHY SEED, ALSO, SH,Uert Eggs, Lardy Tallou and all kinds' Yr" of Dried Fruits. AREHOUSE,MILLERSBURG,0. Scpt.l8,185G4tf Fashionable Tailoring lA S. IiOWTHEK is carrying on the -jL. tailoring business in all' its various branchsgin itooxus over MUIi VANE'S STOKE. His experience and taste enables him to ren der general satisfaction to, those, for whom he does work, and he hopes by industry and close application to business to receive n liberal share ol patronage. ALL WORE IS "WARRANTED. His prices arc as low as it is possible for man 10 live at. Millersburg, 1660 n4ltf. LUMBER! LUMBER! LUMBER! Patronize your own Yards. New Limber Yard just opened in a'GjJ - fliuersbarg, NEAR TEE RAILROAD LAUDIXG, WHEKJC TOK CAN ALWAYS GET at Cl.Telind prices, freight te thisalace added,) all aorta of PINE AND POPLAR LUMBER, Shingles and Plastering Laths, "MATCHED FLOORING te SIDING, Sash, and Doors, Embracing all'the varieties usually fonnd la Lumber Yards elsewhere. We &skthepabliepatronAge,promi8 IsgUut they shall be (airly dealt with. Oar present assortment la rerygood, bat we expect to made addition! to It from day to day, as the wants of the country are wnaciviooUh give: us a call. JAMES HULL, March 29, 1860. R.W.ENOS NEW BOOT I, SHOE SHOP! iiXE door West from J. Ilnlrane's store. In thei-oom Vformerly occupied as Post Office, where the under- aignea is prepared 10 aoail atnas ol work in ms llne,ef peclally ' FiHC Citr Sewed Work. Braeh a manner as net tobe excelled westof iheAlle- ghenies. .jywOBK WARRANTED, and done on rea' aonablt terma HT3&A.TB.TXTCt done neatand onhort OvllCC. -N.-BVl-hate on hand, aa agent, a lot of homemade ftfid eastern Boots naShnMwh(iH tnr MidrnlT I will sell on inch terms that you cannot till to buy. Please irriBB once, ana call aoon. 'J.xs.xiUJjI " Jaly2,I890-4Jtf J ' " X "FOR SALE. T t C. TORW6RK, at- the 'MltlersbuTrg anneu BUGY ATti) BUFFALO WAGON ni3 For aalo rery cheap. -JwmarySl.lSol-Mtf OILI OIL!! OIL!!! H AVINO'bad considerable exnerieoce In the oil be. alaeas, personally, we are prepared to make all the - rn r O T, netsarT!or-borii!g-wellv and pumping biL- and our ..LI. v.1t 4llt..im . are decidedly ahead In regard to power', or fuel used to biaininejower. WE DEFY. COMPETITION cither In style of Engines or price.' We make uglnea rrora 2 to lvu none power, xor wnien moure power is n anireLr . CHAP11 AN, BABBETT 4 CO. Wooslar, March 28 1M1.-J2tf From the Louisville Journal. Speech of Hon. Joseph Holt, To the Kentucky Troops at Camp "Joe Holt." Indiana. accordance whith .an invitation of the troops at Camp "Jos' Holt," requesting the dis tinguished ex-Secretary of War to -visit them, the Hon. Joseph Holt Trent over to the encamp ment on Wednesday afternoon. The camp is beaatifully located at the Falls of the Ohio, in the midst of the remains of a former forest. As immense concourse of ladies and gentlemen both of Jndiana and Louisville, were present on this interesting occasion., The troops, uniform ed and armed, were drawn up in front of the stand occupied by Mr. Holt and Gea. Rousseau, and they presented a fine appearance. They look as if Kentucky martial renown will not be likely to retrograde in their guardianship. About4o'clockp. ra. Gen. Rousseau very grace fully introduced Mr. Holt to the droops, prepar atory to the delivery of the. beautiful speech which we "Dublish below. .The readers ol this eloquent contribution of genius win aumire iia many nau tiuicu wuu ties, but in the midst of their admiration we can truly say irhat jEschines said of the great speech of Demosthenes for the Crown. -s-chines was the riral orator in this great contest, and the triumph of Demosthenes was accompa nied with the banishment of jEschines. He went to Rhodes, and became a teacher in that island. On one occasion he read the two ora tions lo his pupils, and in the midst of their ex pressions of admiration for the oration of De mosthenes, jEschinesexclaimed.'-Ifyou admire it in my reading, what would you have done had yon heard Beraosthenes deliver itt" We had the unspeakable pleasure of hearing Mr. Holt deliver the speech at the camp, a pleasure that no one can reach from reading' or -hearing- it from any other source. It was listened to with profound 6t tent ion by the immense audi tory, and it frequently called forth, in its pro gress, the most rapturous applause. ilr. Holt leaves here to-morrow, and carries with him the profonnd gratitude of thousands of the Union men and women of Kentucky, whose hearts hare been touched by the elcc . .- . .... j , trie n res oi nis patriotic genius aca eloquence; Fellow-Citizexs axd Soldiebs: I say citi zens, since you are still such, it is because you have resolved that no earthly power shall rob you of this proud title, or in any manner cur tail the privileges and blessing 'associated with it, that yon have become soldiers. Your soldiership is but the stately armour, yon have donned for the purpose of doing battle in de fense of that citizenship, which is at once the most intense and the most truthful expression of your political life. No poor words of mine could adequately con vey to you the grateful emotions inspired by the kindness and warmth'of this welcome. I should have rejoiced to meet you anywhere. How full, therefore, the, measure of my happi ness to meet you here in such a presence, and amid the thrilling associations inseperable from the scene, jou can well understand. A snouia have felt proud to haro my name connected with the humblest entrapping of. your encamp ment, but to have linked it with the encamp ment itself, and thus, inscribed as it were upon one of the miU-stones that mark your progress toward those fields of danger and of fame that awaityou,isat once an honor and a token of your confidence and good will for which I can not be too profoundly thankful. It is not my purpose to occupy you with any political discussion. The gleaming banner, the glistening bayonets, and the martial music, and indeed all that meets the eye and ear on this, tented field, admonish 'me with' yon at least the argument is exhausted, and .that yon have no longer doubts to solve pr Hesitating convic tions to confirm. Your resolution is taken, and you openly' proclaim that, let others do as they will, as for yourselves, unchilled by the Arctic airs of neutrality, you are determined to lore your country, and, unawed by traitors, to fight its battles, arid, if need be. lay down your lives for its preservation. It is indeed transporting to the patriot's heart to look upon the faces of men thus sublimely resolved, and there, is for m:a positive encnaiunient m we, "very atmos phere whose' pulsations have been stirred by the brcalhings of their heroic spirits. How that the booming of the cannon of treason and the cry of men stricken unto death, for fidelity to our flag are borne to uson almost every breeze, it is harrowing to the toul to be dragged into companionship with those who still vacillate, who are still timidly balancing chances and 'coldly calculating losses and gains who still persist in treating this agonized struggle for na tional existence as a petty question of commerce and deliberately take oil their scales and weigh in onr presence the beggarly Jewels of trade airainst the life of our country.- Soldiers, next to the. worship of, the Father of us all, the deepest and grandest of human emotions is the love of the land that gave us birth. It is an enlargement and exaltation (if all the tendcrest and strongest fympathies of kindred and of home.- In all centuries and climes it has lived, and has defied chains and dunseons and racks to crush it. It has strewed the earth with its monnmcnts.and has shed un dying luster on a thousand fields on which it has battled. Through the. night of ages, Thermopylae glows like some mountain peak on whicnthe morning son has risen, because twenty-three hundred years ago, the hallowing passion touched its mural precipices on' its frowning crags. It is easy, however, to be pat riotic in-Dimnrr limes of peace, and in the sun ny hour of prosperity. It is national sorrow it is war, with its attendent perils and horrors', that tests this passion, and winnows from the masses of those who, with all their love of life still love their country more. While your pres- CUl UUblLlUU IB U UlUlb UtlU HHU iuiuicmiis u . . . - r . i, 1 1. 4 icsiluuon oi patriotism, pecuar aau uuuguuiei its own. The mercenary armies which have snread victoriously all over the world, and have gatnerea so many oi ue laureis Mat nisiory has embalmed, were bnt machines, drafted into the service of ambitious spirits, whom theyo beyed, and litUe understood or appreciated the problems their blood was poured ont to solve. Rnt while won havA the dauntless Tjhvfdcal couraze which they displayed, you add to it a thorongn Knowledge ol tne argumencon wnicn Uiis mignty movement proceeds, ana a moral Heroism, wtucn, DreaKing away irom tne en tan elements of kindred and friends and State pol icy, enables you to follow your convictions of duty, even inougn tney snouia Aeaa you up 10 the cannon's mouth. It must, eTer be added, that with this elevation of position, come cor responding responsibilities. Soldiers, as you arc, by conviction , the country looks not to your officers, chivalric and skillful as they maybe, but to yon and each' of yon, for the safety of .those vast national interests committed to tne fortunes of this war. Tour camp life will ex poseyou to many temptations; you should re sist them as you would resist theadrancing squadrons of ibe'enemy. In the very hour of pern or incitement to excess,- you win say w yourselves, "Our country sees you," and so act to stand forth as soldiers, notonly without fear, but also without reproach; each moment sot absorbed by the toils and duties of your mili tary life, should as far as practicable, be devo ted to that mental and moral training, without which the noblest of yolunteera roust .sink to a level witQ-an armyoi mercenaries. Alika in the inaction of the camp, amid the fatigues of the marchind the charge and shout of battle, you will remember that you have in your keeping, not only yonr own personal rep utation. but the honor of our native State, and. what 1 infinitely 'more inspiring, the honor of tnal biood-DOUgnt ana oeneucicHi avepuuuu whose children vou are. Any irregularity on Tour Trt wm.M mxAAnn 1 hn land that lOVCS VOU: any faltering in the presence? 'of the' foe would . r , 1 ii, i ri:.t: cover it. wiu lmmeasuraoio huhiiuuv. wu will scon mingle in the ranks with the gallant volunteers irom trie Worth and wesanawiui me you will admire their moderation, their ad mirable- ducipUne, and that deep .determlna tion, whose earnestness with them has no'Ian- guageof menace or bluster or passion. When the men from Bunker Hill and the men from the "dark and bloody ground," unestranged from each other by the low arts of politicians, shall ' . I .!J. t l! J ,1 1 , , . 1 sisnu uue uy Bias on we buub wiuun&i uaiue field, the heart of .freedom will be glad. - Carry with you the complete assurance that you will ere long have not only the moral but material support of Kentucky. Not many weeks can elapse before .this Commonwealth, will mase an exultant avowal ot cer loyalty, ana will stand erect before the country, stainless and true, as the truest of her sisters of the Un ion, in tno scales ol-uie momentous ereniB now occurring, her weight should be and will be felt. Already she is impatient, and will not much longer, underlie pressure of any pol icy, submit to shrink away into the mere dsst of the balances. Hayenofcarsastothevigorousand ultimate ly prosecution of this war; and feel no alarm either as to the expenditure it must involve or aa to those startling steps, seemincl v smacking of the exercise of absolute authority, which the -administration may from time to time be lorced to take, While doubtless all possible economy will be observed, it Is apparent, that no consid erations of that kind can be permitted, for a moment, to modify the policy that has been re solved upen. When the life of the patient is confessedly at stake, it would .be as unwise as it would be inhuman to discuss the question of ine pnysician s lee Dei ore summoning uiiu 10 the bedside. Besides, all-now realize that the system of arithmetic has yet to be invented which could, in dollars, estimate thc'wortk of our institu tions. This terrible emergency, with all its dancers and duties was unforeseen by the foun ders of our Government, and by those who sub sequently administered it, and it must make law lor itseii. ine oovernmcnt nas been iiec astrongswimmer suddenly precipitated into the sea, and like that swimmer it lias unhesitating ly and. most justifiably seized upon any and ev ery instrumently, with" which it could subdue he treacherous currents anil waves by which it has found itself surrounded. All that was irregular or illegal in the action of the President has been lully 'appropriated by Congress, on the broad and incontestable principle.thatlaws and usagesof'administration designed to preserve the existence of the nation shonld not be suffer ed to become the instruments of its death. So, for the future, I do not hesitate to say that any. and every measure required to save the repub lic from the perils that beset it, not only may, bnt ought tope taken by the Administration, promptly and fearlessly. Within so brief a period no such gigantic power has ever been placed at the disposal of any government as that which has rallied to the support of this within the last few months, through, those volunteers who have poured alike from hill and valley,, city and village, through out the loyal State. .All classes and all pur suits have'been animated by the same lofty and quenchless enthusiasm. While, however, I would make no invidious distinctions, where all hare so nobly done their duty, I cannot refrain from remarking how conspicuous the hard handed tillers of the soil of the North and West have made themselves in swelling the yanks ol our army. We honor commerce with its busy marts, and the workshop with its patient toil and exhaustless ingenuity, but still we would be untaithtui to tlie trutn ot History aid we pot confess, that the most heroic champions of hu man freedom and the most illustrious apostles of its principles have come from the broad field of agriculture. Inere seems to be something in tne scenes oi nature, in her wild and beautiful landscapes, in her cascrdes and catiracts and woodlands, and exliilerating airs of her hills and mountains, that unbraces the fetters which man would riv et upon the spirit of his fellow man. It was at ine nanmesoi tnepiow.nna aruiu.iuo urcaiumg odors of, the, newly opened furrows that the character of Cinciunatus was formed, expanded. and matured. It was not in the city full, but in the deep gorges and upon the snow-clad summits ol tne Alps, .amid inc eagies ana tne the thunders, that. William Tell laid the foun- . . . r 1 . . nlf.K. .nTmmnn 1 ilorll. .iwmct U011U1I9V1 U1UI1S IU , Mq.M.ov which Ihe. surging tides of European despo tism.- liave beaten for. centuries. Dm, manic uoa, have beaten in' vain.' It Was amid the prime val forests and mountains, the lakes and leap ing streams of our own land;' amid fields' and waving gram, amid tne songs ot tue reaper anu the tinkling' of the shepherd's bell that were nurtured those rare virtues which clustered slarlike in the .character of Washington, and lifted him in moral stature a head and shoul ders above even the demigods of ancient story. There is one most striking and distinguish ing feature of yonr mission that should never be lost sight of. You are. not about lo invade the territory of a foreign enemy, nor fs your purpose that of conquest or spoilation. Should you occupy the South, you will do so as friends and protectors, and your aim will be not to sub jugate that betrayed and destraeted country, but to deliver it trom ine remorseless military despotism by which it is trodden down. Union men, who are your brethren,- throng on those States and will listen for the coming footsteps of your army, as the Scottish maiden of Luck now listened for the airs of her native land. It is true, that amid the terrors and darkness which prevail there, they are silenced and now unseen, but be assured flat by the light of the Stars yon carry upon your banner you will find them "all. It has been -constantly asserted by the conspirators throughout the South, that this is a war of subjugation on the part of the Government of the United States, waged for the extermination of Southern institutions, and by vandals and miscreants, who, in the fury of heir passions, spare neither age nor sex nor property. Even one of the Confederate' Gener als has so far steeped himself in infamy as to publish, in choice bilingsgate, this base calum ny, through an official proclamation. In yiew of what Congress has recently so sol emnly resolved, and in view of the continuous and consistent action of tho Administration upon the subject, those who, through the press or in public speeches, persist in repeating the wretched slander, are giving utterance to what everybody, themselves included, knows to be absolutely and infamously false. It. will be the first and the highest' duty of the American array, as ,it advances South; by its moderation and humanity, by its exemption from every ex cess and irregularity, and by its scrupulous ob servance of tho rights of all, to show-how foul ly both it and the Government it represents have been traduced. When, therefore, you en ter the South, press lightly upon her gardens and fields; guard sacredly her homes; protect, if need be, at the point of your bayonets, her institutions and her constitutional rights, for you will thereby, not only respond fully to the spirits and objects of this war, but you will ex ert over, alike the oppressed and the infatuated portion of her people, a power to which the most brilliant of your military successes. might not attain. But when you meet in battle array those' atrocious conspirators, who, at tho head of ar mies, and through woes unutterable; are seek ing the ruin of our common country, remember that since the sword flamed over the portals of Paradise until now, it has been drawn in no Ho lier cause than that in which you are engaged. Remember too, the millions whose hearts are breaking under the anguish of this terrible crime', and then strike with a bound and a shout, well assured that your blows will fall upon iugratcsind traitors, and parricides, whoso lust for power would make this bright land one vast Goiotha, rather, than be balked of, their guilty aims, and may the God of your fathers give you the victory. I should hare rejoieed to meet you within the limits of yonder proud Commonwealth, from whence you came, and whose name 'you bear, bnt wise and patriotic men, whoso motives I respect whilo dissenting from their conclusions, , 'ill 1 ' , 1 ill .1 ; TT . nave wiueu it aouia ue omerwiee. ,uere( How ever, you are in the midst pf friends, and have doubtless received a brother's welcome, on the soil of a State which is nob only loyal, but proud of 'her loyalty a State which, by the marching of her vplunteers, announces every hour what nortion of her people have recently proclaimed by formal resolution, that "the suppression of. this rebellion is worm more to tne world tnan all our lives and all our money," and that she "art nothing for life, or worldly goods,' when they can only .be enjoyed amid the ruins of our country." So .Spartan hero under, the grand est inspirations of patriotism ever uttered no bler sentiments than these: Indiana and Ken tucky, it is true, are separated bya broad river, but in their history it has proved only a thread of light anU beauty, across which their hands and their hearts have ever been clasped in friend ship and in. faith. In those stirring conflicts lor principle which have arisen in the past, they have stood together and on more than one-bloody field, shoulder to shoulder, they borne onward through the thick est of the fight, that glorious banner, whose stars,, I trust, will never grow dim;and now, -your presence here to-day is a gladdening as surance that in the momentous contest, on whose threshold wo stand, these States, so long allied will not be' divided. For raysclf,I must be pardoned for saying, that -next td our own beloved Kentucky, my bosom roost overflows toward the noble Slate, under whose hospita ble shelter we have met to-day. It was my fortune to pass my childhood and youth on my father's farm upon the banks of yonder river. 'and in the light of the morning and of the evening sun my eyes rested upon tne tree comes jmd forests of Indiana. I played upon her hills and fished in her streams, and mingled with her people, when I was too young-to know, what I trust I shall never be old enough to learn that this great country of ours has ei ther North or South, East or West, In the affec tions and faith of true ana loyal citizens. Soldiers, when Napoleo 1. was about to spur on his legions to combat, on the sands of an Af rican desert, pointing them to the Egyptian Pyramids that loomed up against the far-off horizon, he exclaimed," From yonder Pyramids twenty centuries behold your actions." The thought was sublime and electric ; but you have even more than this. When you shall confront these infuriated hosts, whose battle-cry is, Down ith the United States." let your an swering shout be, " The Government as our fa thers made it;" and when you strike, remem ber that not only do the good and the great of the past look down upon you from bights in finitely above thosoortJgyptian pyramids, but that uncounted generations yet to come are looking up to you, and claiming at your hands the unimpaired transmission to them cf that priceless heritage which has been committed to our keeping. Isay its unimpaired transmis sion in all the amplitude of its outlines, in all the symmetry ol its matchless proportions, in all the palsitating fullness of its blessings ; not a miserably shriveled and shattered thing, charred by the fires and torn by the tempests of revolution, and all over polluted and scarred by the bloody poignards of traitors. Soldiers, you have come up to your present exalted positions over many obstacles and thro' many chilling discouragements. Vou now pro claim to the world that the battles which are about to be fought in defense of our common country, its institutions,, and homes, and your battles, and that ygu arc determined to share withy out lellow-citrzens of other States, alike their dangers and their laurels; and sure I am that this determination has been in nothing shaken by the recent sad reverse ofarms whose shadow is still resting upon our spirits. The country has indeed lost a battle, but it has not lost its honor, nor its courage, nor its hopes, nor its resolution to conquer. One of these chances to which tne lortunes of war are ever subject, and against which the most consummate gen eralship cannot at all times provide, his given a momentary advantages to the forces of the re bellion. Grouchy did not pursue the column of Bulow, and thus Waterloo was won for Wel lington at the very moment that victory, with her laurelled wreath, seemed stooping over the head of Napoleon. So Patterson did not pur sue Johnston, and the overwhelming concentra- .tration of the rebel troops that in consequence ensued was probably I tie true cause why the army of the, United States was driven back, excellent as was its discipline and self sacrific ing as had been its feats of valor. Panics, from slight and seemingly insignifi cant causes, have occurred in the best drilled and bravest of armies, and they prove neither the, want, ot .discipline nor. of courage on the part of the soldiers. This check has taught us invaluable lessons, which we could not have learned from victory, while the danntlcss da ting displayed by our volunteers is full of prom- jsc ior me future, js ot to mention the intrepid bearing of other regiments, who can doubt onr future when he recalls our future when he re calls the brilliant charges of the New York Sixty-Ninth audof the Minnesota First and tho Fire Zouavest Leonidashirnself, while survey ing the Persian host that, like a troubled sea, swept onward to the pass where he stood, would have been proud of the leadership of snch men. We shall rapidlyrecover from this discomfiture which after all, will serve only to nerve to yet more extraordinary exertions the nineteen mil lions of people who have sworn that'this" re public shall not perish; and perish it will not, perish it cennot, while this oath remains. i When wo look away to that scene of carnage, all strewed with tho bodies of patriotic men who courted death for themselves; that their country might lire, and, then lo.ok upon the homes which their fall had rendered desolate forever, we realize what I think the popular heart in Its forbearance has never, completely comprehended the unspeakable and hellish atrocity of this rebellion. It is a, perfect satur nalia of demoniac passion., .From the reddened waters of Bull Run, and from the gory field of Manassas, there is now-'going np an appeal to God and to millions of exasperated men against those fiends in human shape, who, drunken with the orgies of an ipferaal ambition, are fill ing to its brim the enp of a nation's sorrows. Woe, woe, I say, to these traitors when this ap peal thall be answered! r must offer you my sincere congratulations on the leadership of that true patriot and sol dier, around whose standard you have gathered. When others hesitated; he was decided; when others faltered, he was bold. The Government laid its hand on his loyal bosom and found it burning wjth the. inextinguishable fires of pa triotism at a time when so many others from the best motives in the world, were carefully packing themselves away to keep in the ice s of ... 1T. Tl . - T . 1 lll iieuuiuii-y. a uonor mm, iventucKy wui uonur him, the nation will honor him. When you move, as soon you may, to the seat of war, Kentucky, despite the whispered caution of politicians, will cheer you on, and will hang with prayerful solicitude over you, alike upon youi march and amid the heavy cur rents or battle. Loyal men everywhere are ex claiming "God speed you," and "All hail to your courage and patriotism." Glory beckons you onward and upward, and could the illustri ous dead hear in the graves where they sleep, your every footfall, as vou advance to your country's battle fields would be music to their ears. 1 am grateful to you all, but.especially to our fair country women, for this distinguished recep tion. It can never be forgotten that it was from a Spartan mother that came those words of heroic patriotism which have never been equalled by any that have fallen from the lips of men; For more than twenty centuries the deepening shadows have fallen upon the rivers and tho sens, upon the mountains and the plains of the past, and vet, from the midst of all this gloom theso words still gleam out upon us like lightning from a Summer's cloud. For more than two thousand years the earth has been convulsed and shaken to its moral foundations; nations and generations of nations hive risen and perished by slow decay, or amid the shock of battles; and the wail of our stricken race ha,s gone up over .the sepulchres alike of men and of empires. ; Yt above all, these words have floated down to us, and still float abroad upon the airs of the world like some kindling strain of music, ever caught up and ever repented with flashing eyes and heard with wildly pulsating heaats. Such is the power of patriotism, and. such the spell its truthful expression exerts over the great spirit of humanity. To woman, ever' timid in the sunshine, but ever bravo in the storm, 'we offer one thanks for this, and we feel that we must shut our ears to tho voices of her lore, and veil ' our souls frotn tho illuminations of herprcsenee, before we can cease to be willing to liye and to die in defence of those .intfltu tions, which, more than all others that hare ex-' fully titles her to occupy. Holt." Indiana. How Slave Insurrections are Suppressed. The New Frightened, and Chattels Abused—Incidents in Alabama. About two weeks before Christmas, 1860, tho inhabitants of Pine Level, a lit tle town in Montgomery county, Alabama, were startled by the announcement that the negroes on the settlement had planned an insurrection to take place on Christmas eve. The discovery of the plot was made by a planter, who, being one of those who believe that the negroes must be whipped sometimes with or without cause, had con cluded to whip one of his slaves at the above timo by way of pastime. Tt must here be remembered, that for some time previous, and especially, after President Lincoln's election, the Southern press had been doing its best to create an excitement and ill-feeling against the Northerners warning tho people against Abolitionists, insurrectionists, and incendiaries assuring them constantly that tho Northerners in tended to put an end to Slavery by sending emissaries to tamper with slaves, and in duce them to repeat so-called "John Drown Raids." Thus, the most stirring accounts of Abolitionists and their doings were set in circulation, and were eagerly believed by the frightened slavocracy. Tho. planter, in thus whipping his negro without cause, except to keep him in due respect of his master's supremacy, was act ing according to the custom of tho great er number of slaveholders. While tho punishment was in progress, the poor slave asked: "Massa, why do you whip mo ! I have tried to do right, massa." "Do you want mo to stop?" nsked tho master. "O yes massa, please massa I' The master, continuing the unjust chas tisement, said, "Don't" you know that I have an excellent reason to punish you? You have dono something very bad lato ly, and I will stop only if you will tell what you have done." The poor slave in his desire to satisfy the tyrant and stop tho lashes recalled all his old sins; but the. confession of these failed to satisfy his master, and stroke after stroke of the lash was administered. With increasing agouy the slave prayed, "O stop, massa, I will tell all you want me to, but I don't know what you want."" Ho was then asked: "Havn't you lately been speaking about Mr. Lincoln to the negroes?" "Yes, massa," was tho reply. "Don't you conspire to make yourselves free?" (continuing whipping.) "Yes, massa. O massa! do stop; I' can't stand it; you kill me." "How are you going to make yourselves freo?" "I don't know, massa. 0 massa, stop, massa! They say Mr. Lincoln is a power ful black man, and ho will make us all free if we rise!" "Don't you intend to kill nil the whites?" "Yes; ma390j-'O-stpriassa-l" By this time the planter had worked himself into such a btate of excitement that he continued striking his slavo in the most cruel manner asking all sorts oi questions which his irritated state of mind suggested all of which his victim would invariably confirm by uttering, Yes, massa 0 massa! don't kill me!" Not daring thus to deny any question whatever, the Slave confessed that he, to gether with several other negroes that ho mentioned, had conspired to use on Christ mas eve, and that he intended to kill his master with an axe. This confession infu riated the planter; and, after having care fully secured the negro by tying up his bands and feet, he proceeded toTmpart the disclosures to his neighbors, who, of course, believing every word, became equally ex cited, and ran for their guns and pistols arrested those who were implicated or sus pected and kept the strictest watch over tho rest, threatening to shoot down any negro, man or woman, who would dare to disobey any order from a white man. The so-called conspirators were whipped and examined in the same manner, and of course found no other means of satisfying their torturers than by fonfessing every, thine thev wore asked. The whippinc; was continued for four days in Pino Level and on the surrounding plantations; a great number of slaves were implicated as conspirators, and tho most contradictory revelations were brought to light, which were made to correspond by a skillful questioning and energetic whip ping. Several hundred negroes wcro thus tortured in a most barbarous manner. Two committees one on whipping, the other on recording confessions were at work almost day and night during these four days of tho hornblo scenes which witnessed. I will relate only a few inci dents. A slave, during the process, was asked by a bystander, "Don t you niggers intend to get married to the white women ?" The question, after being repeated several times, was at last answered in the affirma tive. Being asked to give the name of tho white woman whom be was to get, he men tioned the wife of Martin Noll, who hap pened to be present. Noll thereupon dis charged two barrels of his revolver at the slave, and, strangely enough, failed to hurt him or any one of the denso crowd gath ered around; he then drew his knife and jumped tit him, to "cut the throat of the d d black son of n ." The.crond, or rattier tno owner of the slave, held him ba'ck, and Noll then went to seek satisfac tion by torturing other negroe3. This Mar tin Noll is at present captain of tho Pino Level, Company, now stationed in Virginia under Beauregard. A Massachusetts man by tho name of Baldwin, who was im pressed by him, in Pine Level, lato'j de serted from him and sought refuge iu For tress Monroe, and his stotomont was pub lished in some of the Now York papers. Another negro called Simon, a black smith, was implicated by a , tortured fellow slave, and as Simon was ono of tho most intelligent negroes in town (ho was very shrewd and could read and write better ,on b nvflrao-e of the- Pina Level Sla vocracy,) he was suspected to be one of Ho was said to have made a key to open Mr. Shaver's dry goods and provision store, where the negro would seiza arms and powder, and as a reward for this key he was to receive the store. The negro, whose enforced confession implicated him, told "precisely the spot where the key was concealed; on searching, however, nothing could bo found there, nor in his hut or shop, to serve as evidence against him. Yet Si mon was toi tured. He was undressed , had his hands and feet tied, and his knees were bent in against- his chest, and a stick put under them above his arms. In this con dition ho was rolled on the floor, and re ceived 280 lashes his blood, of course, flowing in streams ere tho punishment was over. When ono of the torturing brutes was tired, he would ask bis neighbor to take his turn, while others were counting the number of lashes, and shonting in a diabolical way. "Go on; make him tell; go on!" But Simon received tho 280 lashes without uttering a word of confes sion or praying for pity, and the brutes on ly because they found out that if they went on there would soon be an end of his .suf ferings. When he had a little recovered he was carried away. One Purcell, a young man, book-keeper with Mr. Clarke, noticing that Simon was sick, drew his knife and held it at his throat, while an other member of tho chivalry, one Levi Shaver, pointed his cocked revolver at his mouth, both threatening to kill him at once if he would dare to vomit. Of those who were whipped, almost all, men and women, had their clothing torn off, many being tied up like, Simon others being whipped on both sides, until their bodies presented the appearanee of one vast wound. When tho slaveholders thought they were in possession of all tho secret plans of the conspiracy, the same were summed up as follows. During Christmas night, at tho sign of tho bursting of a big pine tree, the slaves were lo rise and slay all the while men and old women; the remaining whte women were to be distributed among the negroes; and, beside a white lady, every black man was to receive two mules, forty acres of land, the necessary agricultural implements, and $500 in cash. The principal leaders of the insurrection were said to bo: Wil liam Bollo, a poor white man; Andreas Higgins, a free octaroon ; Simon, the black smith, a slave: Ike Zang, a ditcher, called. Dilchey'a slave, nnd uncle Tom, a slav.e. William Rollo had been driven from Pine Level four weeks previous to the in surrection, because he was suspected of buy ing stolen chickens from tho negroes, and had gone to Montgomery. Some negroes bad said that he was to lead the insurgents from Pine Level to Montgomery where they would take possession of every thing valua ble, and where Bollo would be established ns the principal storekeeper. all the black folks having pledged themselves to trade with him.- This scheme may seen incred ible but was generally believed by tho gul lible; Chivalry, who foe months afterward could not find anything ridiculous in "it. They at-once dispatched two men lo Mont gomery .to capture the chief to the conspi racy, -who was so nnconscious of the affair that even after having been warned, he made no attempt to escape. 'Poor Rollo was not a little surprised at being tied np with ropes and dragged along by two fe rocious brutes, one of whom was tho before-named Martin Noll. Nothing but the coufession of the slave, obtained in the. manner described above, was brough as evidence against him; and though the Southern Chivalry exclude negro evidence from all the courts, stilt a drunkdn mob (there was neither judge nor jury)condemn ed him to be banged in company with tho other who were said to be ringleaders. The gallows was erected in the middle of the town, that Ibe spectacle might strike terror into the hearts of the slaves, aad that everybody might participate in the enjoyment. Rollo was placed on a car, and a rope was then put around his neck ; Lbe could hear bis poor wife screaming, and see her;beggmg the brutes to spare nim. She wanted to run to his rescue, but was actually pushed and kicked back the car was hurried off, and Rollo was left in his agony while his wife accused his murder ers nnd entreated God to nvengo her inno cent husband. During tho two or three following days the other so called conspirators were dis posed of in the snme manner. Some pray-, ed for their lives and"' some said that the white folks could do with the poor nigger what they pleased. Simon begged to be released of his pains as soon as possible; he had previously begged to be shot or kill ed in some manner, and said be was' glad to get out of tho roulb. Tho banging would have continued the negroes not been worth a large sum in the market, ine richest planters, men of in fluence, saved their negroes, and confined their punishment to repeated chastisements. Several of tho poor white men, who owned but one or two slaves, whom the mob in tended to hang, took them nwny to distant places, thereby saving their property, no other feelinrr than. cupidUy predominating. There never has been any investigation of tho matter before the court)(.none of the mob was accused, nnd nobody has been blamed. Rollo's wife is now a beggar. The owners of tho slaves did not oven dare to nsk for a cent of indemnity. The only inquiry into tho matter was made in some neighboring townships, where more intelli gent men nt once perceived the true state of affairs, nnd threatened to interfere if tho Pine Level mob did not stop their illegal proceedings. Still, tho excitement lasted till Christmas. Of course, the slaves wero not allowed to eniov their holidays as in olden times, Christmas eve tho whole white population was on the lookout, tearing mat the big pine treo might yet burst. About 12 o'clock, when the anxiety was nt the highest pitch, somebody imagined that he heard a suspicious noise. Imagino four to five hundred peoples men. and women, a'nd children mostly all armed,, and in trembling expectation of coming events. At length, to. assure them; selves, they concluded that three men should go out as a reconnoitering party. But only two of the Chivalry offered to go; nnd finally a German shopkeeper named J. M had to volunteer to make up tho required number. Well knowing that it was a humbug, he felt amused nt the fear of his mounted companions. After a two mile's ride they came upon a half-extinguished camp-fire. There the before-men-tioned, Purcell stopped, and remarked, with chattering teeth, that the niggers must have held a meeting there. He pretended to see their footsteps distinctly, and slowly advanced, cocked revolver in one hand' and bowie-knife in the other. When about 150 paces distant from the big pine tree, Purcell proposed that one of the reconnoitering party should dismount, and creep toward the tree-as a scout. J. M went-alone to the tree, of course without discovering anything, and stealthily enjoying a good laugh at bis comrades. On returning, ha reported that he had heard only s suspic ious noise, which had also been "the case with his trembling comrades. They hur ried homo, reporting the camp-fire, negro footsteps,and suspicious noise (the latter in M 'a opinion made by little pigs in the bushes). During the whole night the Pina Level folks were jn d readful anticipation of an attack; the whites were afraid of the slaves, and the latter were afraid of their masters. Events similar in character, but in a much smaller extent, and not so generally credited, happened at Prattville and Au togaville, near Montgomery. At thosa places the negroes were whipped until they confessed, and at Autoga villa several slaves, and one white man were hung. Energetic at Last. It would seem that nothing less than such' a thunder clap as burst from the war cloud at Manassas could rouse the leaders of our forces from their indulgence in tho idea that the campaign was to be only a pic-nic at the expense of the government. And if that fatal lullaby has been broken by-the thunder clap of defeat, then the de feat itself came not in vain, and came not a moment too soon. The stern admoni tions of danger united with the pungent sting of disgrace have put our leaders up on their mettle. The battle has served as a sifting process to sever the wheat from the chaff. On the military chess board those who stood as pawns and kings ara changing places. Ignorance and coward ice, drunkenness and native stupidity, are "played out," and new commanders are, coming forward, whose merits savor mora of the camp than of the counting room, and whoso: prestiga comes more from the battle-field than from the hustings. - Ev erywhere the elements of power are astir. McClellan is moving like a sunbeam quiet, but powerful at Washington and on the Potomac, arousing life, imparting courage, .creating vigor. He speaks to Congress, and they banish whiskey. ; ha advances the pickets; be brings Mansfield's turbulena camp to order; ha arrests the spies; ha reinforces Banks; he is. every- where, and sees everything. Cox .has driven the garulous Wise from tho Kanawha; ha restores tho suffering citizens .to. their violated homes; and re joices with them under the Stars., and Stripes where but yesterday theflagitous flag of the rebel horda flaunted iu tho breeze. At Cairo Prentiss i3 strong, vigilant and ready. Frejiont is on the Mississippi ; and under the watchful eyes of Lyon and Seigel rebellion in Missouri is playing tho "artful dodger" down upon the Arkansas line. The Convention has sloughed oil that political scab, Claib Jackson, and re organized the Stale government by pla cing the power of the people in true and trustworthy hands. All goes to show that the Administra tion and its officers aro now fearfully in earnest. That the drunken stupidity of McDowell and the paltry maneuverings of Patterson are to lead brave troops to de feat and slaughter no more. The lion hearted old' General is also aroused, be yond, all former -wont. His brave heart bas sternly resolved that the laurels he has won on all the well-fought battle fields of his valorous life, from the plains of Canada to the mountains of Mexico, shall not bo torn from his venerable brow by the vaunt ing hand of treason and rebellion. Yes, our people, our leaders, our govern ment are energetic -at last. And if this is indeed the issue of tho defeat, then let the cation thank God for the infliction; and trust firmly in the faith that, though for the present it is not joyous, but griev ous, it will nevertheless work out for ns and bur country far greater aa4 eternal weight of glory. European Powers. The well posted Washington correspond ent of tho North American, under date of the 2d inst. writes: By recent intelligence from Minister Adams, I learn, that the English Gov ernment will do nothing to violate tho neutrality policy already adopted, but it is intimated that .some of her majesty's advisers expect that public affairs in this country will soon take such a turn as to render a" recognition of the Southern Con federacy practicable. It is certain the Lon don Times entertains this view, and that if a favorable opportunity offered it would advocate the recognition. Before such .an opportunity is offered, however, the prog ress of the war and the growing determi nation of tho North will indicate the im possibility of the triumph of rebellion, and our trans Atlantic friends will hesitate to take any steps at variance with what should be the sentiment of the world. Besides, the people of England generally ara with us, heart and soul they will never submit without a murmur to the recognition of: a government -based wholly aad solely upon human slavery, ana controlled by despot ism such as the world never saw before. The advices received from Havana br tho list-European steamer, to . tha effect that all .European govMnmwU will soon recog-i niza the so-called Confederacy, ara entire ly without foundation; they owe their ori gin, probably, to a portion of tha.mercanr uia community .interested in peace ana cotton.