Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 26 September 1861 — Page 2

not believeTt. But many of their leaders have been, and havo finally succeeded in deceiving and leading them astray fulfilling one of the old prophecies, "That the leaders of this people cause them to err." You all doubtless remember one Preston S. Brooks, the man that licked Sumner, and that we Democrats thought he done about right, and for that act he suddonly becamo transferred from an ordinary man into a great hero by his own people at the South and on his return home, they gave him a great ovation. They called together a large concourse of their people, over which Senator Toombs of Georgia, (how in Jeff. Davis' Cabinet,) seemed to be the ruling spirit. Mr. Brooks made them a great speech, in which he said, among other things of like import, "I tell you, fellow-citizens, from the bottom of my heart, that the only mode which I think available for meeting the issue, is just to tear the Constitution of the United States, trample it under foot, and form a Southern Confederacy, every State of which ,shall be a slave holding State, and take our separate position in the family of •nations. These arc my opinions. They have always been my opinions. I have beer, a disunionist from the time 1 could think. If Fremont is elected President of the United States, I am for the people in their majesty, rising above the law and loaders, taking the power in their own hands, going by concert or not by concert, and laying the strong arm of Southern freemen on the Treasury and the archives of the Government.'' Thus you sec Iheyhavc been firing the Southern heart and instructing the Southern mind, until today they are attempting to carry into .execution the very plan foreshadowed by Mr. Brooks more than six }rears ago. And if they do not seize the archives of your government and overturn it, it will be bccause the brave hearts and the strong arms of the loyal freemen of the North prevent them from doing it. I did not then believe that any considerable number of men would ever enter upon so wild and seemingly impracticable a scheme.— But I have lived to have that delusion dispelled. And upon closely examining the speeches and sayings of man}of those hot-headed men oi the South, I am forced to the conclusion that the}* have been steadily driving at secession and dissolution for many years. If mot, can any rational man tell me why it is that they have so zealously and earnestly maintained that they possessed the right under the Constitution to secede or withdraw from the General

Government, whenever they saw fit and proper to do so? I say, can any man tell me why they have steadily maintained this assumed right, unless they at some day expected to take advantage of it, and avail themselves of this vile heresy and unmitigated humbug, to dissolve their connection with our Government? I think no man can give any reasonable and satisfactox*y answer upon any other hypothesis.

But say our friends, we ought to have •'•••.had a compromise. It is true we ought to Utiirn ImH fl. pfimiirom ier Wft ou.crht to have settled our difficulties-without resorting to arms and might have done eo if our Southern brethren had remained in their seats and performed •their duties according to their sworn obligations to thoir constituents. We had the power in our own hands to havo passed any kind of compromise "we pleased. 'We had a majorHy of about twenty in the lower House and live or six in the Senate, and could therefore have made our own terms of settlement, if our Southern brethren had stood by us. But no, the same wicked, revolutionary spirit that broke aip the Charleston Convention and resulted in the election of Mr. Lincoln, caused them to desert their seats and their friends in the North, and leave the Government in the hands of the very men whose power they professed so much to dread and fear. Were men /ever before guilty of so cowardly and dastardly an act as that? For this kleed their names will be handed down 'to pQsterity, covered all over with shame and infamy. We had both -branches of Congress in our hands a 'Snajority of the Supreme Court were our friends Mr. Lincoln was as powerless in our hands as a new-born babe lie and his friends could not have made a single law withoutour consent, while tipon the other hand, we could have sraade any law we saw fit and proper to tmake. Mr. Lincoln could not have -/-even filled his Cabinet or appointed a -foreign minister without our approbation and consent. Yet it is under circumstances like these, that those chivalrous gentlemen run off and attempt to, destroy the Government.

Was ever perfidy so foul, or treachery so mean as this, history nowhere records such madness, folly and wickedness upon the part of civilized man? But we want peace and must have it .now this.war will ruin the country -and must bo stopped. How are we going to stop it? We did not commence .•jit, and. cannot stop it, unless we would .tamely submit to Jeff. Davis' terms ,jwhich none of us could do,, unless we are already prepared for serfs and slaves which I think somo of us, at least, are not. But, say these men, we want peace! I too, want peace, gentlemen, and would give all of this earth's goods I possess for peace but I do not want that peace which would renders a weak and feeble nation at home, -and without power and influence .^abroad. The name of an American citizen has been the proudest title that any of the sons of men have borne.— .iShall we submit to a peace that will :mako it a hissing and a by-word among the nations of the earth? 1 trust in .God's name wo will not but will still bear aloft the old time honored flag which has evor been the tegis of projection for us all, until it again proudly waves in triumph over every foot of "American soil, and those deluded and misguided people, return to their allejgiance and obey the laws of the land.

:Then

they should have peace. If these

•men that have taken up arms against ••itho Government without any just cause will lay theln down and submit to the

laws

that they fchemsolYes help- make, Ve will have peace to-morrow. But

unless they do it, in my judgement we will never see peace again in this country. But, says one, does not that book of books say "Blessed are the peace makers." It does, and right gladly would I make peace, and give back to those distracted people the best government on earth one that would bring joy and gladness instead of sorrow and mourning to all their homes. But if they will not accept it, this battle must be fought out we must conquer and put down Jeff. Davis and his confederates, or they will conquer and put us down. One of the two things must be accomplished and it depends upon you free men of the North which will bo done. Methinlcs I hear the patriotic response coming up from every hill-top, and from every valley throughout the length and breadth of this land: "By the Eternal this Union shall be preserved," and it is my deliberate judgement that it will bo maintained and that every man in the North or the South who raises his hand or his voice against it, will, and ought to be, put down. For said He, that spake as never man spake, "They that take the sword shall perish with the sword," and "whoso sheddeth man's blood by man shall his blood be shed." Those men have drawn the sword against the government, and against the people, and in my judgement mail}' of them will have to be put to the sword before this rebellion will be put down. To-day, more than two hundred thousand American freemen are upon the tented field, ready to meet them upon the sanguinary planes of strife, and settle this dread question by the terrible arbitrament of the sword.— The last great appeal from man to man.

The}7 have shed the blood of American soldiers on American soil, while endeavoring to maintain the honor and integrity of our flag and nation at Fort Sumter thus inaugurating civil war in this country, and since they are so swift to shed man's blood, by man will thoir blood be shed in such profusion that the}- will yet rue theday that they bi'ought upon the country this fratricidal war. To-day, thousands of loyal citizens in those seceding states are crying loudly on the Government for that protection that they are justly entitled to under the constitution. Shall we deny it to them? It would be not only uncivilized, but unchristian in us to refuse to extend to them every protection in our power.

But while I have said this much concerning the Disunionists at the South, there is another class of men at the North to which I wish to pay my especial attention. I mean the Abolitionists. Those men who are everlastingly agitating this vexed question of Slavery, for the sole purpose of alienating the'people of one section, and arraying them against the institutions and the people of another section by declaring that "such a Union as ours is a covenant with death," which ought to be annulled and "an agreement with Ilell which a just God cannot permit to stand." I say men entertainingsuch sentiments as these are at heart as niucili clieiminnists as Joff. Davis and his confederates of the South, and ought and will reccive the just execrations and condemnations of all loyal and patriotic citizens throughout the length and breadth of the land and when the great day of reckoning and vengeance of an outraged people cometh they will not be held guiltless, but the blood of murdered brothers will raise up from the ground to condemn them. Then it will be that the patriotic and consei-vative element of this country will be able to control and govern it, upon the principles of the Constitution and the Union as the fathers made it. And wo will be enabled to bury in one long, deep and lasting grave, those political agitators both North and South, where the hand of resurrection will never speak them into life again. I. say let these political agitators perish if need be, by the score and by the thousand. But destroy this Republic, and

Where is the promethean licat That can its light relume?

Once entombed, when will the Angel of Mercy descend to the portals of its sepulchre to resurrect it to life and joy again? There is not a voice which comes toais from the cemetery of buried nations, that does not answer "never! never!!" Then let us take warning from the past, or we will soon be a mass of warring, jarring, .fragmentary" States, enfeebled and demoralized at home, without power or respectability abroad, and like the republics of Mexico and South America, we will drift away on a shoreless and ensanguined sea of civil commotions from which, if the teachings of history are to be trusted, we shall be finally rescued by the iron hand of some military wrecker, who will coin the shattered elements of our greatness and of our strength into a diadem and a throne, and will i*ule us as with a rod of iron.

No contest so momentous as this, has arisen in human history for amid all the conflicts of men and of nations, the life of no such government as ours has ever been at stake. Our fathers won our Independence by the blood and sacrifice of seven years' war, and we havo maintained it against the assaults of the greatest powers upon the earth and the question now is, whether we are to perish by our own hands and have the epitaph of suicide written upon our tomb. I trust in heaven's name it may never be so written. Jam well apprised that the ordeal through which we are passing involves immense sufferings and losses for us all. But it will all be as nothing if in the end we can maintain our institutions and preserve the Government. No sacrifice of men and money, can be too groat for the attainment of such an object.

But there is one other subject disconconnectcd with this of which I wish to speak. I mean the spirit of mobocracy and lawless violence that seems to have to a certain extent, takon possession of the minds of the people and against which, in my judgement, every good man, of every party, ought to set his face like ^steel for without the maintenance of law and order among ourselves, none of us have anjT guar antee of the protection of our lives or

property. We have the best laws of while I would say that I do not feel

any peoplo on earth let us obey the laws and be careful that while we are fighting for the preservation ofthelaws and the constitution, that we do not ourselves violate them. If wo have any in our midst whose course is detrimental to the general wollfare, let us try to exercise forbearance and moderation. Go to them in the spirit of kindness, talk to them as you would an erring brother who you desire to reclaim convince them that this is no partizian warfare, but was forced upon us by the action of the disunionists of the South, and that we are only fighting for the preservation of our Government and the protection of our homes, in which wo are all equally interested and in nine cases out of ten, you will win them over to your cause for it is all idle to suppose we have any considerable number of men in the North that are disloyal to the Government.— All they want is confidence in its rulers, that they intend to maintain the government as'the fathers made it, without interfering in any way with any of the lawful and constitutional rights of the people of any of the States. Do this and they will all leap with joy, and stand to the last, side by side and shoulder to shoulder with you in defence of our common government.

But while I would plead with the friends of the administration and all those who expect to stand by it in this struggle for national existence, to deal thus kindly with their opponents. I would also appeal to those who seem so bitterly opposed to the prosecution of this war, (many of whom are impersonal and political friends,) to remember that we are in the midst of war and not in peace, and therefore, it becomes you to be careful what you say or do, for if you love this Government and would see it restored to peace and happiness again, be careful that you say or do nothing that is calculated in its nature to weaken the hands of the Government and strengthen the hands of its enemies, in this lrbur of danger and peril. For if you do. God in his infinite wisdom only knows, what the condition of this country may soon be, for in spite of ail that can be said and done by those who desire to preserve the peace a wild, reckless and infuriated mob may arise in our midst that will run riot through the land, bringing sorrow and desolation to all our homes. And the historian may have to re-write the scenes of the civil revolution of Franco during the days of Robespier and the Gullatine. when men wero hunted down like the wild beasts of the forest, and when the blood of its innoccntvictims were made to flow in all the land. May God preserve you and me from ever seeing such a reign of terror and desolation in our own beloved America.

But, say some of my friends, Mr. Lincoln has violated the Constitution and therefore wo have no government. Be not deceived, my friends, we have the same government that wo always had, and I would not exchange it today for any other government beneath the sun. We are protected to-day in all the civil and religious liberties that we ever enjoyed in this Government, and why should we turn our backs upon it now. Oh, Mr. Lincoln has violated the Constitution. Suppose he has, does that absolve us from the allegiance wc as American citizens owe this Government? I think not. But what terrible things has ho done, pray? Oh, he has blockaded the Southern ports, and thus prevented foreign nations from smuggling goods into them and cheating the Government out oj the revenue that he was sworn to collect. Therefore he ought to be impeached. And he has suspended the writ of habeas corpus, and prevented a tiaitor from being turned loose who headed a mob that shot down your brave soldiers like dogs in the streets of Baltimore while on their way to defend your Capital and therefore he is worthy of impeachment. And he has called out the soldiers, (in violation of law, for what,) to defend your Capital and prevent it with all the archives of the nation from falling into the hands of Jeff. Davis and his traitorous bandit. Therefore we should stand by him no longer, but let the Government go down. Shame upon men who will thus appeal to the worst passions and prejudices of the human heart in order to wean them away from their allegiance to the Government that has protected them all their lives, and will continue to protect them if they will but preserve and defend it. The men that are continually finding fault and seeking to delude and deceive the people by magnifying every action of the President that is not expressly written down in the Constitution, into a violation of his oath, seem to have no knowledge of the nature or character of the oath he has taken while every other civil officer takes an oath to support the Constitution. The President takes one-to preserve, protect and defend it, according to the best of his ability. And can any honest and candid man tell me how he could have protected and defended the constitution and preserved the government by doing less than he has done? If there is any fault to find it is not because he has done too much, but because there has not been enough done to crush out this rebellion before it assumed such formidable proportions. However, I believe he has done the very best he could under the circumstances for before he had taken his oath of office, seven of the bright shining stars that once formed a portion of our glorious galaxy of States, that seemed to revolve around our constitution and Union in such perfect harmony bad gone off: and declared themselves independent of this government and had absolved asYar as they had the power the allegiance of the people. Soon three more followed, and to-day ten States stand in open revolt against the Governdient, on account of which Mr. Lincoln and his administration is surroundedf with dangers and difficulties thatrno other administration ever had to contend with. If they can succeed in bringing it back to its original position they will be entitled to, and doubtless will receive, the heart felt thanks•. and unfeigned gratitude of thirty millions.of free people. Then

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that lam called upon to adopt Mr. Lincoln's political opinions, I do feci it to be myvduty, to stand by him in his honest endeavors to put down this wicked and unnatural rebellion, and by the help of God I intend to do it.— Let others deride and chide me as thev will, they shall never drive me from my fixed purpose of standing by the government in this trying hour and desperate struggle for its existence.

I would say to all those who seek to make war upon me for this position, that it is not me only but all your great loaders as well as hundreds and thousande of the best men in your party, that you are waging this unnatural warfare upon. I stand with that great and good old man, Lewis Cass, who for the last half century has been the pioneer leader of the North western Democracy, and who declared very recently "that there was but two sides to this question, that a man must be either for the United States or against them and that it was the duty of all to zealously support tho government in its efforts to putdown this rebellion." Kentucky's eloquent and patriotic orator, Joseph Ilolt, (Buchanan's Secretary of War,) enunciates the same doctrine in the most able and eloquent appeals ever made to any people to sustain their Government. Andy Johnson, of Tennessee, stands by him in his terrible appeals to the people to rally as one man to tlio support of the Government. "Daniel S. Dickin.-on ol New \ork, (lie leader for many years of the old school Democracy of that great' State, one that exorts more iufluelico among tho people than any man she i3 produced since Silas Write, is out in some of the ablest and most patriotic speeches that it has been my good fortune to read calling upon the peoplo every where without reference to old political parties, to rally in defence of their Government if they would preserve it from the hands of the spoiler. And last but not least, 1 wish to call your attention to the warning voice ol the great and lamented dead. One who but a lew short niemlis ago w^' all loved to honor a= our great leader, and whose voiecof patriotic devotion has scarcely died away upon the wind. I mean Stephen A. Douglas. In the last public speecli he ever made on earth, and irom whence he went home to die, he made use of the following language: "Whoever is not prepared to sacrifice party organizations and platforms on the altar of his country does not deserve the support and eoiint.cnam.-e of honest people, llow arc wo to overcome partizan antipathies in the minds of men of all parties so as to present a united front in support of our country. We must cease discussing party issue, make no allusion to old party tests, have no criminations and recriminations, indulge in no taunts one against the other as to who has been the cause of the.-ic troubles." "Wh.ii we shall have resetted the Government and country from its perils and seen its flag Uoiiting in triumph over ery inch of American soil, it will then be time enough to enquire as to who and what has brought these troubles upon us, when we shall have a country and a government lor our children to live in peace and happiness, it shall be time for each ot us to return to our party banners according to our own convictions of right and duty. Let him be marked as no truo patriot who will not abandon all such issues in times like these. This is the language of a true patriot and statesman, one who was tapablo of rising above the mere party ties that bind men together for partizan purposes. ould to lied they were written across the licavens in letters of living light, so that all men might see and know their duties in this trying hour.

Hut I fear I have already detained you too long and desire to make but ono more appeal to you in bthall' of our distracted country. And if my voice could reach every dwelling in the land, I would implore its inmates, if they wouid not have therivcrs of their p. osperity shrink away, as do unfedstreams beneath the summer's heat, to.rouse themselves from their lethargy before it is everlastingly too late. Man should appeal to man, and neighbor to neighbor, until the electric tires of patriotism shall Hash lrom heart to heart in ono unbroken current throughout the land. Wo are all with our every eaithly hope and interest embarked in mid ocean on the same common deck, and if we would save tho good old ship from sinking beneath the waves of civil commotion and strife, we must work, and work all, like patriots and men, or we are forever lost. Audit the old ship should go down, amid tho bowlings of this storm, it will go down to rise no more, Then indeed, will I feel—and who can estimate the desolation of that feeling, that the sun has been stricken from the sky of our lives, and tliat henceforth, we shall bo but wanderers and outcasts, with naught but the bread of sorrow and penury for our lijis, and with hands ever outstretched in t'eeblenoss and supplicatioii, on which in any hour a military tyrant may rivet tho fetters of a despairing bondage. Alay God in llis iniinile mercy save yon and me, my fellow-countrymen, and the land wc so much love, from the doom of such a degradation.

LOUISVILLE, Sept. 21.

The following proclamation has been issued. Kentuckians, callcd by the Legislature of Kentucky—my native State—1 assume command of this department. I come to enforce, not to make laws, and God willing, to protect your property and your lives. The enemy of our country has dared to invade our soil. Kentucky is in danger. She has earnestly endeavored to keep peace with her neighbors. Our state is now invaded by those who professed to be her friends, but who now seek to conquer her. No true son of Kentucky can longer hesitate as to his duty to his state_and country. The invaders must and God willing shall be expelled. The leader of the hostile forces who now approach i3 Iregict to say, alventuckian, making war on Kentucky and Kentuckians. Let all past differences of opinion be overlooked. Every one who now rallies to the support of our Union and of our State is a friend. Bally, then, my countrymen, around the flag our fathers loved, and which has shielded us so long. I call you to arms for self-defense, and for the protection of all that is dear to freemen. Let us trust in God and do our duty as did our fathers. (Signed)

BOBEET .ANDERSON, Britf. Gen. Commanding.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.

A lelegrnm received yesterday by promincnt officers of Government dated at Indianapolis, slates that Gov. Morton and Col. Wood left for Louisville on the 19th inst., on a spccinl train, with guns and ammunition.

The Governor has ordered the Home Guards and other regiments on the border to hold themselves in readiess.

It is further added that 10,000 additional troops could leavo that state in 24 hours. Jifj

Gen. Reynolds, who was at Cheat Mountain, telegraphs that he has driven the rebels from their position, killing 1,00 oft hem.

Col. Kimbal of tho 14th Indiana regiment was surrounded twice, but repulsed the rebels with great gallantry, and small loss to us.

The date of action is not mentioned. There is 3Tet no definite action in regard to Major Gen. Fremont's administration of affairs in Missouri, the question involved being of a delicate and complicated characture. The indications are however that if he shall not be superseded in his command, which now seems probable, other arrangments of an important bearing wilt be made having in view the public welfare.

Nothing beyond what is here stated can be reliably ascertained for the reason already raentionod.

^gS^Emigraiits to the number of 60,000 have arrived is New York this year from Enrope.

THE JOURNAL

TIIVRSDAY,

SEPT. 26, ISG1

Whoever is not prepared to sacrefice party organizations and platforms on tho altar of his country does not deserve the support and countenance of honest people. IIow are we to overcome partizan antipathies in the minds of men of all parties so as to present a united front in support of our country? We must eea3e discussing party issues, make no allusions to'old party tests, have no criminations and recriminations, indulge in no taunts one against the other, as to who has been the cause of these troubles.

When weshall have rescued the Government and country from its perils, and seen its flag lloating in triumph over every inch of American soil, it will then be time enough to .enquire as to who and what has brought these troubles upon us. When we shall have a country and a Government for our childicn to live in peace and happiness, il shall be time for each of us to return to our party banners according to our own convictions of right and dntv. Let him be marked as no true patriot.who will net abandon all such issues in times like these. [Douglas at Chicago.

O N N N E W S

Cnic.'Afio, Sept. 25.

A spccial to tho Tribuiie from Quiney says: Reports by telegraph says that General Sigel with a large force, also Generals Lane and Hunter, had arrived at Lexington, Mo., and made an attack on General Price.

An officer in the employ of the government heard heavy firing while passing Hamilton yesterday, and snys that it was believed that Sigel had Price in the same position that Col. Mulligan had been placed in. •,,

I.EE-Is SPEEdl.J^iS#

V»"c give place to-day, (to the exclusion of nearly all other reading matter,) to the able and patriotic speech of Mr. John Lee, of this city. We hope it may be honestly and carefully read anct its teachings lived up to, by every citizen of the county. It comes from a man who was never known to falter—a man born and raised, and who has ever lived an unflinching, unyielding Democrat: but who loves his country more than party, in this her day of peril. lie asks nothing at the hands of the people, is no demagogue and has advocated nothing in this speech but what he, and every other pairiot in the land, should sec clearly to be the duty of everj' loyal citizen, who desires the prosperity, of the present, and generations yet to come.

Rational Fast Day.

To-day having been appointed by the President of the nittd "States as a day of fasting and prayer, the several religious denominations of the city assembled at 10 o'clock A. M., at the M. E. Church, for divine service. The principal business houses of the place are also closed this morning.

COUNTY FAIR.

Remember farmers, mechanics, everybody, that Tuesday next is the day for the opening of ourannual Agricultural Fair. A Steam Threshing Machine will be in operation on the ground each day of exhibition.

Brig, Gen. Lew. Waiiace. The Indianapolis Journal, o!' Monday, ays tho commission for Col. Lewis Wallace as Brigadier General arrived at Indianapolis on Saturday per Adams' Express. It will be forwarded to him today at Paducha. The promotion of Col. Wallace will necessitate a change in the field officers of the IItli regiment, and doubtless cause the promotion of Lieut Col. McGinnis and Major Robinson.

Rifle Battalion—Moamtcd. Wc understand that our highly esteemed friend and fellow-townsman, ex-Sheriff Wm. K. Wallace, contemplates within a few days, of entering upon the work of enlisting and organizing a Rifle Battalion in our midst. Mounted men, for an independent service ns scouts and skirmishers. The formation of such company under the load of such men as W. K. Wallace, will require but little exertion to prove successful, if once put in motion.— We trust he may make the effort.

35TH--COL. CRUFT.

Five hundred members of this regiment, under command of Col. Cruft, have been dispatched to Evansvilie for tho protection of that city and vicinity in case of emergency. The residue of the regiment remain in camp at. Terre Haute.

DEPARTURE OF THE 10TII. The State Journal says this regiment, Col. Sanson, left Indianapolis on Sunday last, and not Saturday, as reported in our city.

Ari-OINTMKXTS FOK THE IOTH Regijsknt.—M. D. Manson, Colonel Wm. C. Kise, Lieutenaut Colonel

A. 0. Miller, Major Joseph S. Allen, Surgean C. S. Perkin?, Assistant Surgeon I). N.Steele, Quartermaster Reuben C. lvise, Adjutant.

AecJdenf to Col. Mamon. •••.••••••. The Now Albany Ledger ofyestcrday says: "Col. Manson of tho 10th regiment arrived in this city this morning ti join his regiment now in Kentucky. In riding a spirited horse rapidly, in order to get. to tho ferry boat, the animal alippec, and fell on the flagging at the intersection of Pearl and Main streets, throwing Col. Manson and dislocating his wrist, and it is feared breaking some of the bones. The injury was very painful, but tho gallant Colonel, after having it dressed, proceeded to join his command.''

II. Fottenger—»Xcw Goods. The .Dry-Goods establishment of Mr. II. Pottlngcr, opposite tho old stand of Grimes fc Burbridgc, on Green street, is now fully replenished for the fall and winter trade. Call ladies, and examine their new stock. The gentlemen will also find a first-class stock of clothing, boots and shoes, hats and caps, and all other articles they may wish for the season, by calling at this house.

EAGLE STORE.

Go to the Eagle Store of our old friend C. N. Harding. IIehas..j.ust received a full stock for the fall and winter trade. Dress Goods, Bonnets, Ribbons, etc., for the ladies and cloths, hats, clothing, &c., for tho gents. Also a la^go and suporb stock of carpeting, all kinds.

"$S«g,Three hundred hands commenced operations at the arsenal at Indianapolis on Monday last.— The fruit of their work will be about ono hundred thousand cartridges per day.

FRESH ARRIVAL..

It will be seen by reference to the new advertisement of Messrs. McCIure& Fry, to be found olsowhere in our columns to-day, that they are now in receipt of a fresh stock of Dry-Goods for the fall trade. Persons wishing to buy goods cheap for cash or produce should give this house a call.

£St~Oi\T thanks are duo Mr. Wm. S. Fry, of the firm of McClure & Fry, who has just returned from a flying visit to Missouri for late Bt. Louis papers.

LETTER FROM DR. T. W. FRY.

Paduoait, Sept. 17th, 1861

Ed. Joukkal: After a week's travel from Indianapolis, I overtook the Regiment encamped just back of Paducah, on the soil of my 'native State, Kentucky. This is an important point ono which the Secessionists strongly desire to take and hold. Large amounts of provisions and supplies have been shipped through Paducah to the rebels. There is one railroad going South, and the Tennessee river enters the Ohio just here, which gives it double importance. When our troops came, large numbcrj of tho citizens left. Those who remain call themselves States Rights men—profess neutrality—would give all they have for peace but it all amounts to nothing more nor less than seces. sion. They condcmn tho Administration, find fault with the Government, and sec nothing wrong in Jeff. Davis or his rebel Cabinet. Just let those men alone, and they will feed and arm tho rebels, misrepresent the actions of the Government and tho feelings of thepcoplc, and do all in their power to aid and make strong the enemy.

The gun-boat Conestoga captured two steamboats in the Tennessee river yesterday, anchored them in the river opposite Paducah, and hoisted the stars and stripes above them. Night before last the whole army was called to arms twice, expecting an immediate attack. Two Frenchmen were coming to market, one of whom was a little drunk. He was halted three times by the sentinel but rushed on, when the sentinel fired, killing one horse, and one buckshot grazed the head of a little girl in the wagon. The excitement for a time was intense. Some eight thousand rebels were known to be within eighteen miles.

Just this moment orders eamo to be ready for battle ill twenty minutes. The men rushed from the parade ground to their quarters, and in a few minutes caStridge boxes were buckled on, guns loaded, and all tilings in readiness for a fight. An hour or more has elapsed, and no fighting yet.— What the balance of the day may bring forth we do not know. Tho whole army is in readiness for battle. We are looking anxiously for more troop? and heavier artillery. This place is of too much importance to risk with few men. The beat to arms and the roar of in tillcry v. ould not surprise us at any momenfS^The men generally arc cool and collected—are not fatigued with hard march ing, and will give them a wain: reception. I have just taken out my in.-t urncnts, packed up a few bandages, and made every pn.-j siration for the contest, should it come.

Provisions are high, the retools having exhausted the country. I trust th.it the deportment of our troops wiil be such p.s to silcnce forever the slanders heaped upon the North by traitors and rebels. If the Union men of Kentucky do their duty—if they respond to tho necessities of the times —if they strike as beccrces men and patriots, the contest will be short, the rebel army will be driven to their own territoiy, and this old Commonwealth will stand firm for the Union.

The Legislature so far has done well. Heaven speed them in their good work! No serious sickness in camp. Truly, T. W. FRY.

Recruits Wanted.

T. B. Griffith is now in our city for the purpose of obtaining recruits for the 35th or 40th regiment —Bridge-builders or Sharp-Shooters, as a vote of the company may determine. Able-bodied young men wishing to connect themselves with this company can do so by reporting at the Book Store of John Lee, or by application to the recruiting officer. Mr. Griffith will remain in the city but a few days. Come in young men, and enroll your names if vou wish to enter this service.

SiHTcnder ofCol. MuSIigaia. The foilowin account of the siege of Lexington is furnished to the St. Louis Bcpublican by Henry Brndburn, one of Col. Mulligan's soldiers who left Lexington en Saturday morning.

The fort was surrendered on Friday afternoon, Sept. 2Uth. Tho men fought 59 hourcs without water, and had only three barrels of vinegar to quench their thirst during all that time.

There were no springs or wells of water on the camp ground, as has been stated. Tho supply was from the river and was cut off after a desperate fight on Wednesday.

The camp ground consisted of about 10 acres, and was located a short distance from the river. There were breastworks entirely arouud it, with the exception of the portion next the river.

It was at this place that the hardest fighting occurred. The rebels procured a large number of hemp bales, rolled them in advance and under their cover gradually succeeded in obtaining a position in the rear.

The rebels then cut off the supplies of water and had the fort completely surrounded. But a very few charges were made on the breastworks by the rebels during the entire siege.

Their object seemed to bo to surround the fort and cut off the supply of water, and having succeeded in this, they wuitcd until Col. Mulligan was compelled to yield to a foe more terrible than the 27,000 rebels who surrounded him.

Previous to his surrender, ho offered to take a position on a level spot of ground, and give Gen. Price the odds of four to ono in a fair and open fight, but no heed was paid to it.

After the surrender the rebels mounted the breastworks and seemed mad with joy. As soon as the surrender took place, a party took down the Federal flag and trailed it in the dust.

An immense amount of gold, snpposed to amount to a quarter of a million, fell into the possession of the rebels. It was taken from tho bank by Col. Mulligan and buried on the camp ground some time ago, but the rebels speedily unearthed the treasure.

Col. Mulligan, it is said, wept, like a child when he found himself compelled to surrender. The morning after the surrender the men were all released on parole, and ferried across the river. The officers were retained.

The loss of the rebels is not known, but is thought to be not less than 1,000 killed and wounded.

TO THE MILITIA

Of

fi&EIVTUCKY*

By the authority which you yourselves have appointed you are called upon to defend your State. Misguided countrymen whom you loved too well to fight, despite their wrongs to you, waging unnatural war. have tarnished the"bright fame of Kentucky and for the first time since yoursires bequeathed you this noble State, its soil is polluted by the tread of hostile armies.

I will not impugn the patriotism and courage of my countiymen by supposing that any appeal, however eloquent could so rouse them to energy and prompt action as this simple statement.

But to the State Guard I must add a word. Kow is your opportunity to wipe out every reproach that has been put upon yon. You owe it not only to your duty as men and citizens, but to that solemn obligation of soldiers, which you cannot forget without dishonor, to respond at once to this call.

TIIG State Guard will rendezvous as soon as possible at Louisville and report tome. The residue of the militia and such of the Home Guards as choose to volunteer will rendezvous as soon as possible at Losisville, Frankfort, Camp Dick Robinson, Gen. Sherman's Camp, iNew Haven, and Henderson.

Come in battalions, regiments, companies, or come as individuals, and3rou shall be mustered into service under pay at once.

T. L. CRITTENDEN", Brig. Gen. Ivy. State Guard.

Wheat Mai'kct. CRAWFORDSVILLE, Sept. 26.

Wheat is now selling in this market at 70@75 which is but a few gents under Cincinnati prices, as quoted yesterday..,.,,,

We publish below the proclamation of th# traitor and parricide S. B. Buckner, who, throwing down openly at last the mask of loyality appears, in the midst ofns at the head of an invading army, impudently flourishing the title of "I5RIO.

GENERAL C. S. A"

Powi.isy

The cold-blooded renegade

with the outlaws and tolscreants who follow hi'i lead, is, wo aro warned, within a fow hours' march of Louisville. Ho comes, fellow citizens, bearing the knifo for yourselves and the torch for your homes.„ Prepare to give the monster a reception befitting his treachery to you, to Kentucky, to hit country, and to humanity:—Louisville Journal.

TO THE PEOPLE OF KENTUCKY. The Legislature of Kentucky havo been faithless to the will of the people. They have endeavored to make your gallant State a fortress, in which* under the guise of neutrality, the armed forces of tho United States inight securely prepare to subjugate alike the people of Kentucky aind the Southern States.

It was not ftntil after months of covert and open violation of your neutrality, with large encampments of Federal troops on your territory, and a rccent official declaration of the President of tha United States hot to regard your neutral position, coupled wiih a Well prepared scheme to seize an additionafpoirit in your territory which was of ri» till importance to the safety and defence of Tennessee, that the troops of tho Confederacy, on tho invitation of the people of Kentucky, occupied a defensive post in your State/ In doing so, tho commander announced his purposff to evacuate your territory simultaneously with a similar movement on the part of the Pedcral forces whenever tho Legislature of Kentucky si -.ill undertake to enforce against both bcligerents the "strict neutrality" which they have so often declared.

I return amongst you, citizcns of Kentucky," at the head of a force, the advance of which is composed entirely of Kentuckians. We do not coma to molest any citizen, whatever may be his political opinions. Unlike tho agtnts of the Northorn despotism who seek to reduco us to tho condition of dependent vassales, we believe that the recognition of the civil rights of citizens is the foundation of constitutional liberty, and that the claim of th® President of tho United States to declare martial law, to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, and to convert every barrack and every prison in the land into a Bastile, is nothing but th» elaim which other tyrants have assumed to subjugate a free people.

The Confederate States occupy Bowling Greett as a defensive position. I renew the pledges of the commanders of ether columns of Confederate tro«p3 to retire from the territory of Kentucky on the same condition which will govern their movements.

I further give you my own nssi.irance that tho force under my command will be used to aid tho government of Kentucky in carrying out the "strict neutrality" desired by tho people whenever they undertake to enforce it against the two beligoroats alike.

S. P.. BUCKNER, Brigadier-General C. S. A.

GREEN,

Sept.

IS, 1S61.

Letter from tiie Secretary of State to Govcrner Sprague.

[From the Providence (R. I.) Jourual.]

At the late session oi the General Assembly a resolution was passed, pledging the State to the vigorous prosecution of the war in which the nation is now involved, and directing eopy thereof to 'be transmitted to the President of the United States. This duty was performed by his excellency the Governor, who has received in response thereto, the following communication from the Secretary of state

DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

WASHINGTON. September 5, 1861,) SIR: The Government of the ^inted States is indebted to the State of Rbodo Island for a very liberal share of the men and material, as well as of the skill and valor which have sustained thus far successfully against the unnatural and violent assaults of factions which it has been called to encounter.

The President directs me to express his sincere and profound thanks to tho Governor, the legislature, and the people of that patriotic State, for the support they have thus already aftorded to the cause of the Union, and for the assurances of still further and moro effective support which is given by the «eu". er.il Assembly in the resolutions passed in August last, of which a copy has been transmitted to this department.

The President feels assured that when, in after times, it shall bo aeked which of the thirty-four_ States woro most loval and most effective in saving our country from ruin in its present peril, the State of Bhode Island will have no fear that her traditional fame will suffer in the answer that shall be

glI°have

the honor to be your Excel­

lency's obedient servant, WILLIAM II. SEWARD. To his Exellency Wm Sprague, Govern er of tho State of Rhode Island, Piovideac.e.

Fremont's proclamation Rectified.

Proclamation „hioh relate* to th»

fiscation of property and the libei^atio^ of slaves as to make it late act of Congress on thesubjectof a I a a ident, on receiving the promptly wrote to Fremont, asking Km to modify the objectionable clause, but Fremont preferred that the modification should be made by a direct older from the Government, which cordinflv is done.

The President has thorough work of the business. Tho P™0'"'1?8, tic is rectified upon the points which we published on Thursday last. They are first: the liberation of the confiscated negro. Second: the restriction of the con fiscation of negroes to thoso. cases in which they are used in ting actual hostilities the U:ni-. ted States and third, a modification that portion of the prodamation which recognizes no difference between disloyalists who ceased hostilities, again the Government, and those distoyal ists who persist in rebellion. President requires the Procla™a*101?hi8 conform to the law of Congress on this

SUW3°havo

been confident

first that this matter would be fright. The right action of the PrMj* regard to thematterwillsory^ the secessionists. It annm large portion of their most capital in trade. They know what to do for materia with when they can no make the people believe that pose of the U. S.

Government

is to set

the slaves free. The stopping hole will keep away a good deal Ol wind.—LouisviUe Jour.

Secetary SmStli at Providence. PROVIDENCE, Aug.16.—Hon. Caleb, B. Smith this evening, made an eloquent speech hei on public &£fftirs«