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OIIKGOK CITY, OllEGOK, JULY (J, 1801. UlluStloi!. of the rrwtdciit to tall for volmitwri, of Oovcniori to rcfue, md iriratit to rtbvl, camo Uforo the Siirviiio Court of the I'uitcd Stutcf. Joliu Mamhull and liusli rod Woli!ngton, of Yirginln, Willium Johnson, of South Carolina, tinbrlrl Du rol, of Maryland, IloUrt Trlmhall, of Kcutiaky, Jocph Story, of Musacliuttt, and Smith Toniwo of Xcw York, were on the IK'iich. The; dwided the poiut lu thco orJ: " Ii tlio President the lolo ano cxcluoitro JihIbo hcthr the xl(,'ciiry hni arincn, or in it to lie concldmd an 0k'H qiuntion, iioii 1 dead." -This is a Tl'llES HID TUB Wilt UKlilX? wint of coiwidcrublc liiiiortnnco just now, Jo i large number ol citizens uf tho Uuitid jimti who arc beginning to inquire wheth er ihcy can be legally held to be jruilly of j sloul.H.urU.a citiw., Treason. The criino of Treason is strietly connticft, ami Mr, ckflnedby the constitution lu " levying wur against the I'uitcd Stales, or adhering to their enemies, giving them uid and comfort." Their enemies" aro those who levy war igainrt them, and those who " udheru" to traitors, and give them " aid and comfort," ire themselves guilty of treason, und liable, on conviction, to tho legal penalty, which ji death and the confiscation of till their jirOiciiy. Whenever the beginning of tho war tbll ho submitted to adjudication, it is probable that tho courts will datu it from tho Brst seizure of the Charleston arsenal by an arnu'd force, acting under tho sanction .ifllic public nuthnritiiB or South Carolina. From that time, the acts of war on the Kirt of insurgents havo been continuous in mi unbroken series, nud with a constant and unfaltering intent tho only change being in tho wider scope and fuller evi dence of what was the original intent and juirpose. If this is so, it Rives unity to tho move ment, and also to tho crime involved, and lumishes occasion for serious reflection to those anioung us who have, in various mvs, evinced their " adherence.' to our cw'mies, and given them " aid and comfort,'" i.. il,.,!i. ln,ison. bv flirilisllillU' tllOIll with arms and munitions or war, lood, clothing. lfi, money, or any other beucfioial thing. It may as well be boruo in mind that the by of reckoning is not yet. The Govern ment has other business in liandju.it now. 15at a valid cliarge of treason against a man will keep u good while, and may bo brought into action long after this wicked enieutc has been quashed by Hie power or the country. Ku. Aiwiis: On tho occalou of the Uu- ' ' trf. Ion meeting held In Albany, May Si, o A friend, hort lime since, gave me the conmany of thirty-four boys, of ages vary- following keich of lnvi's rrlations to on lug iroui 1a years to twelve, each wearing old Miwiwippian, renowned for denjHTate uu nproprlato uniform, inarched In the and rcckh-M courage j Alexander McClunc proccMiioii, bearing a beautiful banner, on often proved himself, on tho battle Ik Id which was Inscribed, " Lilierty Is too young and on the dm ling ground, inuu of dauut to die." For this interesting feature of tho less and ui.urpad valor, showing an ab day, we were iudibttd to the Iter. Thomus solute conUuipt for death on every occa II. Condon. It Has evident that no hearts siou that presented. Ho killed many men present on that occasion glowed with warm- with his own baud, and dually shot liimstlf er tnuiiNtism than urn i lie marts ol those in Iho head. juvenile Americans. Their bright eouiitc- j 1 hopiciicd to lie In comUant commuul nancis seemed lo say, "Now, Trcuson, cation with Col. A. II. Mct'lung, of Mis hide your snaky head; and do Thou, tin 'iwIppl, in lS4'Jand 1 SiO, and hud almost God ol our ancestors, prosper tho right." i daily couversuliou with him In relation to At Iho head of the procession, immediately prominent Mis!!pi.!uui. At a matter of in front uf " the living wrcuth that tucir- couisc, Jell Davis was frequently named, ch d and Mipporlcd" the ll ig, wron -l,t by 'and for him McCluug nilertuliicd the nrnsl the ladus of Lmn county, walked two vvu- .iiimme coutemiit. lie said that Jeff rr;;llc n'rts, Messrs. t rccland and Ilayden, was not a man of truo courage that lie with white hair streaming In the wind, and wished to bo regarded as a duelist; but lu unitedly bearing ulolt the Stars and .Stripes. giving a challciigo would always east about ' t,0 IVcsideut ure addressed may decide for One could not but feel impressed with a! for a non-combatant, und would exercise hiuiK'lf, and equally 0ieu to Iw contested uiik-n tT I l.n iil.liinn fia4l.it i.a r..U minii ' ni.iti.li iimiiIii.i Irt lrr..il ftlll iu fllHttll llltf n. iinv vi inv puuinuip ia .uu ' , u nil ui'vi. mviifii f.i,Mi.tivv iv , w.. w.-....r those good und oged uu n, followed by that 1 one from on antagonist over whom ho had rich urray of youth and beauty, occonipa- j not a great advantage. McClung said, ou nied bv three solendid brats bauds iilavimr one occasion: tho fumiliar natiuiiul airs, while they wound j " I am sorry I ever fought a duel. It round and fell lu with the long line or loyal, ' is not a pleasant business, and yet I would ns ol Linn and other, like to light one more, wan ouo mar,, aim Condon's Interesting! that man is Jeff Pavis, becjuse I think the company of patriotic boys. Floating ill all ' Uuited States will be better without bun. lie will not iigni me, no is too great n coward. In fact, ho Is not now, never was, and never will bo, a brave man, iu the true sense of the word. lie is a dan gerous and wily politician, loaded down with vanity ond self-conceit, w ishing only for his own aggrandizement, ml he cares not at what expense or bow ninny desolate households. Ho thinks of himself, nud I.:. ..-..If A..K n.,.t I alitmlit imt 1m Biiriiripil llilllHl.ll Willi, Mill! Dimiim v. , . . . A n..,i i.im m.n of ilieso dnvs. takimr such ' ranting that tho President had exceeded iv - 7 . Pbssiiikntul AiTiioBiTV.-In the war Th Umo Mm or KiiNUCKV.-Ken-of 1812, the construction of the Act of lucky has cltizens-and many of them, too 1 .05. becomo the subject of Judicial deter- -who oro worthy disciples of Henry Clay The question of the authority who aro worthy to be compatriots of MaJ Anderson. The gallant Uuion men of that Stato hare saved it from the fute of Yirgiuia. Brave and unfliuehing, thry bare opposed a barrier to the tide of seces- sion.agninst which it beats and frets itself in vain. Thero is no compromise in their love for the Union. Said Senator ltous scau, tho oilier day, In the Legislature: " I Ull vou. enitleiiieii, Kentucky will not go out of the Union as the other States havo; if she docs go, sho will go out In blood. 1 connot bo dragged out of the Uuion; 1 must be taken only by luwlul ond constitutional uicaui, or oo wneii vm directions was the gorgious emblem of the purity, integrity, ond power or the o tiomd Government. Forever fly its folds, 'l bs k''U of liojie and triumph h';li." What but the love of counlrv, lu this Its time of great peril, could Lave brought thither on such n day that vast multitude, and havo kept them together for hours iu tho open air, amidst tho beatings of the storm, while from an uncovered platform orator after orator addressed them on the importance of tho present crisis, the causes, wliiili havo led to it, and the duty of sus-i taining tho Government. Tho thought at once impressed itself upon tho mind that j the spirit of '"U was still a living, breath-1 ing i-rc, and that, ulthough for the pur poses of their own elevation, nbell.ous! leaders iu one portion of (ho Union had j inaugurated war nirninst tho other, the, consecrated walls of tho tunplo of liberty would be defended. Thero can be no doubt iu any unpreju diced miml us to where tho responsibility of this most unnatural strife rests. The North has not been the aggressor. It has been neuccful and Union-loving, agreeing iuruuiiiun;piewu.u. . w "-" "!t,e German oinpromise, in uiu uiu liujiu ui n-i.""b . he demands of the slave power. Tho I Cincinnati which every offleer to whom the orders of by every militia mini who shall rcfuo to obey the orders of the President! IP art all of the opinion that the authority to de ride vhethrr the tx'njtnry hat aritrn, be long rxrluiivtly to lli Vrriidcnt, and that hit tlrcition ii coneluiirt upon all prrtom. Wo think that this construction necessarily results from the nature of the power Itself, and from tho manifest object coutcinpluted by tho oct ol Congress." Thus was put to rest, years ngo, that question upon which tho sympathisers of secession have made so much ado. Decid' cd by the Supreme Court of tho United Stuti-s, and when such men, nud able Ju rists, as Marshall and Story were on the Bench. Surely, wo should hear n more o step in public as will placo his neek lu a halter, for ho is a bad man ana a scoun drel, ond 1 havo frequently denounced him ns such before tho people of Mississippi; and tho dirty poltroon ond artful villain never had the conrogo to resent it." These conversations occurred on board the ship, 11. Gardner, master, on our pas saee from Xcw York to Valparaiso. Mo Clunu' was on his way to Bolivia, as Charge d'Affaira from the United States. Dr. Omistk.ii. Cot.. Asnmsos and Sixday school Ciiii.nnrx. Col. Anderson made tho fol lowing neat little speech to tlio scholars of Mission Sunday fcchool in torch' its seven Those Sevbs Milks ok Dksiocrats. trv v n p;,.nvii!iv in aliinlinir to tlio 1110 1. w- . , - ii. ..,( V, w York uiiti-I'epubliciill iLi.i ...crmi nf last full. With IX'of Democrats, ask, "WlKj.no aro those seven miles of Democrat e answer, that iu the procession they .narehed under the Stars and Stripes, and that the) aro still marching under thesanm flag-the flngof tho Union-and on their way to Washington, iu columns of a thousand ..i. li ,t mnndi! Never beforo tlm ili.iiiiiuili: nr t hi Kluvo DOW Government has exhibited the utmost for- " I did not expect, my dear clnliiren and bearance, submitting even to insult and the friends, when 1 ennw here, to be asked to grossest wrongs. Hut tho aggressors have I address yon, but is it well, perhaps, for me at length compelled it to bring its pence ! to sny a few words. I have been placed, policy to uu end, and lo adopt a bold and ! providentially, in a position that has nt activo system iu defense nf the Constitution traded the attention or our country to me and laws. Tin election or Abraham Lin-1 and to my littlo bund. But I would not coin has no iimro than hastuicd on event Jlmvoynu understand mo or my position, which for thirty yinrs Southern demn- and the causes which have led me safely gogues havo been fceking lo precipitate through tho dangers by which I have been upon tho nation. It is the slave-holding surrounded. No mortal assistance, no In oligarchy tlnrt would s.icrilieo this Kepub- dividual aid, would havo sufficed to that lie" which Tor more than three-fourths or a end. I am willing, and I um not ashamed century has been tho hope or tho op-! frankly to tell you, my young friends, that pressed throughout the world. It is they ! no event, no transaction took plnco there, who would stc the sun of freedom go down ; in any day, of any interest or importance iu n sea of blood, that thu curse of slavery j to our cause, without my first appealing to mn v be extended vet more widely over ... American soil although that odious thing, like a fearful incubus, has rested upon the nation, pressing down its energies utitil its very existence has become imperiled. Dot, thanks to Him to v.hom the tuitions or the earth belong, this Republic is in His hand. Ho hatetii oppression, llo will see that the rteht of the oppressed is not overlooked, and lie will cause the majesty of ocr laws to be vindicated. As a nation professedly Christian, it be comes us to look to and acknowledge God winch as a peo . . ....... I.. i ... aII im 111 11 1 ull) IW'I'R 01 Las tho world witnessed sue . a . - . , u is mirticulurly 1JIV. l"".T 1"- . T sin .V. Y. Herald. jmtnoti: Scon's GEXKRAi.snir.-A New York popcrsavs: The peculiarity of Gen. Scott's general ship has always been in tho hemming in of his adversary; and tho peculiarity begins ;to' stick out' now. We seo it stated that .a few days since, hi answer to tho reference by a gantleman to this peculiarity, the General playfully replied, " When I am go' ing to catch a rat, I always see to it that .all the rat holes aro first covered. Coercion-. If our venerable Uncle Sam ,would allow the secessionists to tear down 'his house over his head, and turn him out, ,ncck and heels, aud bo kicked for not go iing out sooner, the the old fellow would ifollow the " peace policy," so much recom mended by tho sympathisers"; but as he won't go out in the cold, nor stand kicking, lie is a " cocrcionist." What a pity! appropriate that at the great Union meet in-s being held ut various points through out this" Stale a chaplain bo selected God in the morning, to givo mo a spirit of wisdom ts understand that 1 might com prehend His will, to givo mo strength of purpose aim rcauiuuuii iu ij v lo llim nn.l to inv country. Therefore the nf wlintcver was dono does not bc- Innrr to me. Ueforc I left Ft. Sumter I received letters from friends telling me that I should be ill more danger from my friends than I was from my enemies, that I must be careful not to bo spoiled by flattery. Tho advieo was well-timed; but I trust God that He has saved me from tho dau gcrs in which I was placed. Feeling, be nnd boninff thus. I confess I hnve not believed in my own mind that I was entitled to the least credit for what I have done, because God put it iuto my heart to ror .he davN.ud that religious exercises j do that which I did. Therefore my young v.,n. . s, ,.-ra Some of Ocr Border Cocxties. Hancock county, , Brooke, 18; Ohio, 100; Marshall, 9; Wetzel, 10; Tyler, 18; Pleasauts, Id; Monongalia, 101. . . , ,, These are some or the counf.es that the secessiooists want to rush into a Southern .Confederacy. Wheeling Intelligencer. .-The Western ormy is expected to be in possession of Memphis iuJuly, perhaps in iim in A,.l,.l.nti tlm o-lnrious Fourth. The Eastern army will be in Richmond by lha Tnrfl, t lnl. Tlm rebellion in ir- uv 1VUIIU UI 11 J ' -- , giaia and Tennessee will have its back broken, and perhaps brains knocked out, before " dog days." The work of pncili atioq in these States will be completed before the first frosts of Autumn, at which time the two grand armies will commence to move southward, driving the insurgents hefore them. Prentice thinks the first part of mar ried life U the shine in the honeymoon; the rest too often common moonshine. One hundred, and Eve Cinciuuuti priu-tc.-jh7C cuhitcl. f...v, nf llin nnvrranime. OS was the IUIIII I'L'I. V, I , - case at Dallas, also at Corvallis on the nth inst., and at some other places. Religion and morality, said Washington, arc indis pensable supports to notional prosperity. In multitudes or instances in tho worlds history has tho truth or this sentiment been verified. In tlio present crisis m.." j of the Northern churches have generally taken a high stand on tlio side oi u.b eminent. As in the days of tho Revolu tion, so now, tho pulpit furnishes numerous examples of the most enthusiastic patriot ism, and in few instances, it in any, arc its tones of doubtful import. And why should it cry peace, when the defense of all that the heart holds sacred makes war a solemn duty? As citizens, then, of this Common wealth, and as Christian men, they have a ri-rht to speak in behalf of their country, .B. .i. ' ,l ..I.I av.twsb that nsht in Mi ami Oi.u.i.i , y . . ... ..... ml mnnnCT i"htcuiii those wnoso uusm " "; friends, 1 would urge npon all of you, m tho transactions of lifo that you will be called unon to perform, nnd each individu al has transactions to perform, as momen tous to him ns what I linvo pcrlormea is to me, his eternal happiness depeuds upon it I would have you all put your trust m Hint, with an huii.blo heart, nud you will bo blest in this life, oniT prepared for everlasting happiness in that which is to come. I can say no more." PnrmE-T Lincoln's Maxly Policy. Lincoln, who has becti little more than two months in office, has pursncd a manly aud constitutioual policy. Ho has, with very iucfCcicut means, endeavored to reas sert the supremacy of the law. He has received little assistance from Congress, which has proved the utter futility and ina bility of Amcricau democratic institutions, .- ;,, a .rood cause, to support the Lxe- of life afford them less opportunity of being cutive GovernroCnt in a great national cn informcd as to the importance of the pros- sjg Tho blame 0r Tailure docs not rest ent strode ai:d tho causes that have led witb Lincoln, but with Buchanan, who, by . u " hi, temnoriziuz policy, first permitted the otiil llie exnosed r..csinn movement Iter sparse P0lm,ul'ul, . " " i. ;,J " ,RSfl rebellion, a condition of her own tro.ii.er - weu , mlll,E nnd dis. in askin; :i.t rn, rir.ii to aia me - i ,en icii """s- : . . I U-.-.UHJ iwi " o . ... .. . , prnment bv rurnisnins uitii aster to ins ui-' " - . ll his constitutional power, and becomo a dic tator, because ho called out Iho Militia of the United States to protect the National Capitol and put down rebellion. YAR 13 A BfSINESS. TllO CXplo'tS or Gen. Butler's men in repairing engines, re laying rails, nnd fixing up broken bridges, seems to have gained them great eclut. But they merely illustrate the piculiar quulitics or modern soldiery. It is not noiiirh now that troops bo bravo and uar- ins: they must have varied skill and busi- nut nntitiide. Wur has becomo a busi nessdemanding capital, forethought, sa i-m-ittf and endurance and tho business o J , races excel at it. Tho Austrian in me Italian war showed admirable bravery, but tho superior organizing tact oi me French drovo them out of Lombard'. So probably tho Knglish would prove more than a match for tho French in a long . . :t .1 - I campaign. J list so even ii ino iiuih.i wero equal the trained business soldiers of the North would nnd will overcome the troops or tho South, made up of aristocrat ic first family scions, unused to skilliU la- lor of any kind, and of " poor whites' no- customed only to Iho labor of getting u liv in-', and showing no skill ut that. How can these men carry on simultaneously the thousand and ono things which oro neces sary to tho vigorous prosecution or a mod ern campaign? They will mil in wur just as they do in the great enterprises or pence ns they do iu building up mercantile marts, extensive manufactories, great thoroughfares, literary, scientific, and artis tic excellence, and, in short, communities rich, thriving and powerful. ITn-iox Sentiment is the South. The Bostou Traveler publishes the followin A irentleman of this city who left New Orleans a week or two since, says thnt he took passage for St. Louis in a steamer full of passengers. At first nothing was heard but secession sentiments, and one would havo supposed that tho feeling was universal, but after a portion of those on board had been lauded at ond below Mem ..1.;.. il.n TTnmn innn. before si cut. be-rnn 11119, III I. ."-' ' . ,iinrn ilmir oniiiions. waxiiiff louder IU UVIM'V I ..! inmlnr ns each dcirrcc of latitude passed, until at hist, ns the region of North crn Kentucky and ino iree oiuica uuu. was reached, it swelled into such unanimity us to exceed even the secession triumph of the early period of the trip. It needs but a liftinz awny of the reign of terror to emancipate the South from the rebels who now domineer over them. Judgo W. F. Bullock, at a recent meet Ing in Louisville, is reported os follows: " Though every other Southern Stale icccdo, 1 would have Kentucky stand alone aud stand firm. I would as soon think ol deserting tho grave of my lather, r the flag of mr country In tho hour of bnMh', os of odvising Kentucky to desert tho Un ion ut this crisis. 1 would rutner mil nenn thkiintaiitthontodoso. All the blood lu my veins is Southern; nil my relatives livo In tho South; 1 deeply sympathize with my deluded and misguided Southern bretheru; but 1 would strike down ns a traitor even my twin-brother who should dare to trail the flag (r my country. tini mr unlive Ml !l of Kentucky. And 1 brand : v .. . i- . ... i... . .-.i him a Uar who cans iwemucaj a r sustaining, ns sho will, the government or tho United States." There is tho true Union spirit, nnd it Is spirit which is spreading rapidly. Al though surrounded by traitors, tho Union men aro beginning to feci their stnnth. Though the Statu holds a position of arm ed neutrality, they will sco to it that the cause of tho Union receives no Uetrunetit 1'iiitv Lines. lu nenrly ull of the Northern States party feeling has abated, and pnrty lines have, for tho timo being, at tl ..nut been almost entirely obliterated. This is as it should be, for old issues are buried ought or sight, ond new ones hovo . I .11 Mutitn ttirtrt. arisen which ovcrsnauow uu ;uv u.v- surcs of tho past. AVhcn tho existing con test lor tho r-reservation of the Union nnd perha, an attack from Manassas Junction, t.siior inepniru o ,m!l,,,i which is, according to repoi ts reecivulby the maintenance of the laws is terminated, Q ,,,,,, lrol, . to m,tl T, Cllll. It AT KM OK ADVEHTIHl.su i Uu wjuan Ii, f U-, brir Bir) on nwriiun fafb Hibwual lak-nios I 0 lluiueerdin)rir.. SQUO A hlMul d.JutOon will b vikde lo I bum who' 4friiMi by lln ytr. MT Tli Bunilxr of luortian khaakl b atlnl' n lli nurKco ot an Jvrllinni, oilmnu it will b liubllalicd llll rurbMileii, D4 clmrcta sc curdingfy. I f OMvtry neneni will lit eiitrceil mil Ui rnlit nf adttrlitiiig. lir 1'iikTlsu rsrcuud l I. Krtli.tM IHJ I'unmtnl far Joh Vrmlmi wuit It mdt itttrtrit f ' fork. Details of Saaterti' Mews. Sr. Lous, Juno 11. Two lleiriincnti of llufus King! Wis consin llrigodo havo la-en ord.rfU to re port at Washington forthwith. The re-' maining four Kegimenls of the brigaihi were ordered to hold tlieuiM Ivu In reudi iiess to come to Washington in fori -tight hours notice. . Tlm u!?L'e8t on of tho Chicago Jnbunt thnt Gov. Yates should appoint a Douglas Democrat, as successor to Douglas Uocs uoc meet with favor in Washington. It is probable that Judge Duvis or Jessie ir. Norton will be opoiutcd. The Timte' correspondent saye Oen. Beauregard is said to bare declared he Iik teuded concentrating C0.000, or 10,000' men at Manassas Gup and tunko hi posh' tion impregiinble, and when the Federal' forces ore sicnt hi trying to ilislmlgs them, ho is going to utterly overwhelm and de stroy thou. Government Is iu possession of many let'--ters from Northern nun to Southerner:,, showing there uro yet muny traitors lu the North. A clergy man from Ucnufort, N. C., tates that men nnd arms ore plenty there but no cash; farmers complain ul receiving scrip, nnd ho thinks Union clubs could bo' formed there if bucked by the Government. io Tribune' dispatch says Gov. Htckr Tho has warned the Government of the peril the Capital from his State, and riMpiesting Hint a forco be scut lo Frederick City, and tho reinforcement or tho Kcg , incuts at Baltimore. Nmt Yohk, June 11. The order re-calling Minister Harvey" goo out in Wednesday's steamer. Were not all our ships oT war obsoh tely requisite fur the blockade, ho would Iw brought homo in a man-of-war os a prisoner. Ilia guilt is denied is somo cpiurtius, but it is useless, for tho evidence is overwhelming against him. At ono o'clock this morning n large force' marched through Georgetown toward Point or Rocks. The combined forces in conjunct tion with Patterson's, Collin's, und perhaps McClelland's, with effectually surround Harper's Ferry. Intelligence, deemed tru-twortfcy, shi te rebels rot renting from Harper's Fei shows , rry. It aoeina tho rebels received early news of tho movement ol troops from Washing' ton. It sdoubtfnl whether our columns can combine in season to make a largo cap ture at Harper's Ferry. Tho rebels mean to mai;o n sianu aim there may bo a new division of parties, oy lines which oro not even shadowed forth. And it is better that it should bo so. He no friend to tho country who now seeks to galvanize tho issues or tho past, and to perpetuate old party divisions. Let us have a truce, ot least, ir not a permanent peace. Ixnn Cotton. Mr. Russd, of tho Lon don 7Vir, stated when ho was In W ash- ton that os soon Railroads leading into the the cotton region of tho Fust Indies could be completed, tho supply of cotton from that country would bo ample, and those roads would, ho said, certainly bo linisued within a few mouths. Laughter and Prayer. It was report ed a little while ago, that President Lin coln's Proclamation, calling oat 15,000 men was received by the Montgomery Confess with " bursts of laughter. A list or seceded postmasters has been . .1.- 1..... I tt..n Tli,..nl-lnw,til IllUdO Olll Bl inu I '-- o which is appended the amounts tor which tlipv nro nroven deltnmicnt. uupiicnio lists will bo given tho commanding officers of tho various divisions moving Southward, with aeeompnying instructions concerning tho treatment of the somo. It is stated, on .mod authority, that no class of men - i . . - i . will meet with moro Bcvcre pnicHiiiiieni, ui emmnrf limn that which will be IIIDIV OM1.I...H. J , " visited upon these men. Tho tlbicaco Tiilune says: Gen cm lma oVrlared to Senator Trumbull, S Colfax, and others within a wei k, iiiiii me rebellion would bo crush insido of eleven months from tho duy tho rebel flag was hoisted over Ft. Sumter. Ho expects to limns I lift relti1 1 whinncd into obedience to tho Constitution and the laws, before the r... v,.nr ,r Lincoln's term expires. When Gen. Scott promises ho rarely fails to per form. Gen. Scott has hinted that the 8th of January would be celebrated In ixew wr leans by the Army of the United States, ht m himself six weeks Ice way fix- ,. .... ... .. . - w-..l.!..tt. ing tho 22d or t enruary, uuimK-..mi birthday, ns tho period set for unfurling tho stars and stripes to the brcezo iu that ritv. ... .m c ..- -I TI, I'.rnwnav illii I ICXasi ccnt.nri (civs that large bodies of Mexicans arc gar- Im frontier towns. I hero is now no doubt that the Lone Star State will soon i;..l tlnir in looking after onr Gov- ernment troops, various tribes of merciless Indians ond predatory uanus oi jic.i.euu Now, non nro in a semi-circle, in the ccutru of - which is tho railrond station. Tlm rcln ls talk about flanking the Wash ington lines and capturing the city directly without going around by Baltimore; it is stiro thnt that placo wou'd rise in a mo ment ir the Capital was taken. We havo further confirmation of the dis affection at Harper's Ferry. Throe com panies rcfiifcd to servo under uny nag tho Slurs and Stripes. They arc probably tho Kentuckians, who bold the .Maryland Heights, ond who, if previous statements can bo believed, will turn thoirguns against tho rebels, of whom they aro nominal allies. It is reported that Iho evacuation oi Harper's Ferry by the rebels has olrcudy begun. His certain, Gen. Johnston uu been largely reinrorced within a lew nj and it may bo has intentions of trying t" metnl of Patterson, McClelland, and Cad walder's command. He will find himself surrounded and out of reach of uid from the South. II ho retreats toward Manas sas Junction, ho will be closely followed by tho Federal forces now concentrated urowiu Harper's Ferry, uud tho rotrogado move ments will hardly stop North of Richmond. I have reason to uclievo thai Mem. weu. Scott, leaves to-night fr iretlrneu cuy to command tho 1'cderal Hirers in person. His horse went forward to Biiltimoie to-' duJ- ......ii ASHIXiTOA, XUHU J .. Troops will be dispatched to Fredi-riik, MHrvlniid. on Thursday, to protect union men, it being understood there is a plot on foot, iimong tho secessionists, io u..i Gov. Hicks on that day nnd establish a Provisional Government. It is now Be lieved thero will bo n speedy iidvnnco on Harper's Ferry. Gen. Mansfield received information that tho Michigan Regiment was fired nt in Baltimore. An o:n.:cr tins uecu sum there to investigate the offair. Gen. Banks takes command ni uaiu- moro to day. It is said Curtis, .Member or wingnw from Iowa, will be appointed itrigauier General and given the corauiund or tno Iowa troops. A special dispatch to the J noimr, mi ni Washington, 10th inst., says: "ten thousand troops will be in Uullimoro, wiwi in thirty-six hours. That city is iu a fer mentation. At the first sign of uprising, the city will be bombarded Irom 1 1. mi- Uy- ,r... A Rfiwiiii i snntc I. to mo iv . - however, tho latest intelligence from those . . win )0 celebrated in all i.M ntinmr.n io that thev have united r tht nrihprn Sutes In a manner .H UIJIIUH unin".'"-- f uuiie wi - .... If the late Presi-i fasting and prayer!'' i (retting sick. mn . na win wiuij - - .n . . . r.m fa iinn mn lb uanua w " . vvw ad tlur,, th. coun:. of m bvn m . ! tlso whole compiicatioa ; os. h0':,y,,tt:b!:.h e.rnn,nt Dhle been avoided. IJut tue two, ... kolilitrs Vmm nrescnt indications the nntional ,,,,,..1 iialtimore June 1 1th. snys thnt Uen i- ... , ., . ...i : .ni" r . " . t. m. II,...,. Itiu.ka' head-fiunrtcrs are oi ri. -u rion rilwnlUiler takes so important com- .TelT Davis to appoint " a day of, that will eclipse all previous juoiiccs. in mttIld wnliward. " " . I . . 1 I, n, linllAI I'll HIP The devil must Fourtn oi .uny n m-rewiuio - a Ume affair, prepreations are oemg ed into on a most magnificent scale. a Tnisvilla them were over four i. . . . -.,,M,l f... l,a T'liillll All military nrotection has been Hundred more vo tl I B.,.ii.Al!nn litlSf 1 1 W n Aum llar,,ruK - cvcr )Ccn cast before, at from the people of ha Terr.to-j M Z nd all i tad "t to Charleston two or three tlo MDti trea.o aui .. aty f every individud i to qr , contonding parties must be Wt and tbe Apachcg ha it , their own biLed Loui8T-lle u lliereforei p.ore than ih. established - , their destiny .reo n- ; j ' Mllrdtr, Bnd robberies are of daily : ulianim0ns for tho Union Whea I eon n-euoed .ri.u.g .bi. ei I D " tnd good offices would be I ee. We prophesy that the white j providence Jmrnal think, two thing, .JitV. .oi id th. view of tha.ex-.eod ng my.boe J"P&1' ,p other iide f , ...... . t.t -nn IOO tired of ... nliin nf Gen. Scott. Tbe first is : nil fDll.D. efMiiv miscuusuw ipeopicoi .-b :""".'".: . i7.. i,. rcnuru,". .--,",.,. lo m-j-x. io.,- ,',i,: It mast, however, ire ro-,- . lUD - . , excuse 'uu- memoereu i"' --- .. , -t.i.., the South can offer for reU i o. and aceomplwlied. ano i clawes cd eoadiuxa oi staie(i iron coert.uu - i was hation was poiu.,. ( titt nv me iiijk-... - Col. vital iatc rrt of a itv aa Asosksox, ogniicd though an bon- lC ,,.... w. . that " Old Cnepultec" anow. aljout: tbe second is that he does not in- IlAor.RsTowy, Md., June tuin. The friends or Gov. Hicks havo visitrd Gen Thomas and asuca nun m to Frederick City; disloyally it strong among the members or the Legislature. A lady, writing to a menu in n -umic inn who saw the ficht at Acmio Cneks gays there were fifteen killed, aud she h no doubt fifty more were killed and wound ed in tbe first attack. Great pains hv been taken to conceal tbe facts from tne friends of the victims. She says there wer. 4,000 troops in the batteries, aud the toss in tbe last attack must have been large. Hon. John Cochrane has been aninnns- -l:".": .-V.k,iTh. Notth carefully ab-l , mrmbcr 0r tLe Masonic fraternity, ! M moch'M U noeersa7 to fatro o a oy J"' ,eZnmla Tt . . , ,.r th tmloo. ana wan . ircasuii, . , . . , . I A m th the ciecailW iBfiii ior mnr !, men me -- - , .iliani of .oa-' ,0:.J frnm coercion SO ions " " u"l "' ,-offn zed lV S Wn"ie toumeru those who r .,k ... r. rntoBe SVsiii- . . w I . ' " - w 3 . .r V ov-inrl ir trn I UU Vv imum -w WU,- . . . . ML VM.t td that any body en... " . V.th; . rretflrf of Waf t0 ise , Ueg- the of portions of the grand design. Juoe 13, lt-