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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-06-27
Advance of Troops on Harpcr's
Ferry.

BALTIMORE, June pa gentleman. just
arrived from Frederick, says that on Satur-
day..at noon. the advance guard Of Col. Stones
column was at Point of ROCKS, meving TO-
ward Halper's Ferry, and Major General
Patterson's columns had passed through
Greencsstle, going in the same direction. No
doubt was entertained in the vicinity that
Harper's Ferry would be occupied to-day by
Federal troops. The Government has pos
sess on of the telegraph lines, and permits
nothing to be transmitted relative to the
movements of troops in that vicinity. Our
informant also learned that the report of the
hanging OF Colonel Bowman and Mr.. Chase,
at Martinsburg, was current there yesterday
morning, bat was ascertained to be incor
rect.
The First Wisconsin, Fourth Connecticut,
and Eleventh Pennsylvania Regiments, are
one mile further on, and the Second and
Eighth Pennsylvania Regiments are twelve
miles below. on the Sharrsburg turnpike
The Fifteenth and Sixteenth Pennsylvania
Regiments marched on Thursday night. =
The Twenty-fourth Pennsylvania Regiment
are on their march to join them. The des-
tination of this column is the Maryland
Heights, opposite Harper's Ferry.
MIR. Alvey, the Secessiopist, who was ar
rested at Williamsrort, has been taken hence
to Washington.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-06-27
Farmers and the War.

This country would be able to support a
very large number of fighting men through
an indefinite period of time if the peaceful
industry of the community was directed to
this end. 1t would simply be necessary TO
divert the labors of those who are now eDga
ged in making superfuous luxures, to the
production Of fccd and clothing. This diver
sion of labor will be gradually effected by
decline in the price of iuxHries and an ad-
vance in those Of the necessaries of life
This already begins tc be felt; while works
of art, books, jewelry, &c., are of very slow
sale. the coarser styles of wollen clothes and
satinets have advanced some 80 per cent, in
price In such colors as are adapted for mill
tary purposes. If the community is intelli-
gent. they will anticipate this change in the
market demand for articles, and will, by a
prudent forecast, save US from a scarcity of
products absolutely essential to existence
This applies with especial force to farmers.
Let them SOW their seed with perfect conf
dence that there will be certain demand for
their corps, which will bring better prices
than in preceding years. Above all things,
let us not have the horrors of famine added
to the trials of war,
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-06-27
ng~ Winfield Scott entered upon bis 76t


BS% Winfield Scott entered upon bis 10th
year on Thursday. 18th inst. Long live the
76-ers
Winfield Scott has been in arms for more
then half a century. During all that time,
as youth man, and veteran, when in COM
mand ofany description of force, he has Der
retre0ted one foot. Not that he is any brayer
thar officers who have made nearly as many
retreats as advances. but that he cannot be
induced TO nloUe until he is certain of his d6H
Iy 10 maintain his position.
ANOTHER PRIvATEER Sunday the Sur
veyor of New York received information that
another privateer was seen in the peighbor-
hood of the Bermudas, and he Immediately
notified Captain Howard, senior command
ing officer ofthe revenue service who details
ed the yacht revenue cutter, Henrietta, to
overhaul her. The order was promptly 1e-
sponded to by Lieut.. Bennett, commanding
the yacht, and in two hours he was on his
way to Sandy Hook.
Eg> The Boston Transcript states that
Miss. Spafford, 10 whom Col. Ellsworth was
engaged to be married, is great-great-
niece of Gen. Joseph Warren, who fell on
Bunker Hill. She is the great-grand daugh-
ter of DR.. John Warren, and granddaughter
of the late DIR. John O. Warren. It is a re-
markable circumstance that this young lady
should be connected with the first prominent
martyr of the American Revolution, and
with the first commissioned officer slain in
the COP fict of 1861.
BaE Hon. Hendrick B. Wright has been
nominated by both the Republican and DEM
ocratic conventions of the twelfth (Pa.l dis
trict as Union candidate for Congress, to
succeed the late Hon. Geo. W. Scranton,
and has accepted both, repudiating all other
issues than the support of the war and the
Crushing of the Rebellion. Well bet high
On his election.
BG- Among the Second Lieutenants in the
army just appointed, Francis E. Brownell,
the ayenger of Col. Ellsworth. We also no.
tiee the appointment of James F. McElhone,
tc First Lieutenantcy Lieut.. McElhune,
is a graduate of the Philadelphia High
School, and will certainly rise in distinction,
if he is true to his nature and his origin, and
devotes himsolf as steadily 80 his new
duties as he did to his old studies.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-06-27
Meeting of CONGRESS.


A very few days more and Congress will
have convened. The contest for Speaker of
the House will probably be between Galusha
A. Grow, of Pennsylvania and Frank Blair
of Missouri. Jno. w. Forney, of Penna.,
and Emerson Etherige, of Tenn. have been
mentioned in connection with the Cerkship,
but the latter declines making any claim.
We do hope there will be no general leg.
islation-n no tnkering with Tariffs, Bank
rupt Laws, &c. Let every thing be dene
with reference to one great leading object
the suppression OF this Niggerite Rebellion.
The quicker and the frmer this dirty job is
effected, the better it will be for the country.
Let it not be done however by Compromise
with the black hearted Williams who brought
about this state of affairs. The Administra
tion is pursuing the proper course. Let
Congress second its policy and retributiop
swift and terrible will be visited upon the
leading traitors of the South
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-06-27
Prussian Officers.

The n. Y. World of last Monday, contains
an extract from private letter, from young
German, IN the Prussian Army, aud a son
Ct New York merchant, which states that
eighty three Prussiaa officers have lately re
ceived leave Of absence for one year. with
the intention of coming to America to engage
in the war, on ths side Of freedom. This
movement proves that the spirit of Lafayette
still exists in portions of the Old World. 1t
also shows the interest felt by tie people of
other nations. in the perpetuity of American
Free dom. All honor to these noble minded
foreigners. Let our Government do them
Justice.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-06-27
FROM MISSOURI.
FLIGHTOFGOv. JACKSON.
ANOTHER BATTLE.
Large Numbers Killed and Wounded.

ST. Louis. June 2l.-The Democrat has a
special despatch from Syracuse, about twen-
ty.fve miles south of Bonneville, which says
that an expedition of nearly cne thousand
strong, with four pieces of artillery, under
Capt. Totten, of the regular service, left
Bonneville on Wednesday hight, and reach
ed this place at 10 A. NJ, yesterday.
Gov. Jackson, with about 500 men, arrived
here on Tuesday, and after impressng prop
erty of both friends and foes, being afraid of
pursuit, suddenly left yesterday forenoon,
proceeding Southwark towards Warsaw
Our forces have gone forward to-day, but
there is little hope of overtaking the fleeing
party.
A battle took place ct sunrise on Tuesday
morning. between 800 Union Home Guards,
under Captain Cook, near the town OF Cole
Camp, and large number of Secessionists
from Warsaw and the surrounding country
in which Is Guards were killed, 20 wounded,
many of them severely, and so prisoners
we're taken.
Most of the Guards were in large barn
when the firing began, but they Immediate
ly sprung to arms, and tits said, killed forty
of the attacking party before being overpow-
cred by superior numbers. but nearly all of
them finally escaped and are ready to join
our forces to dispute the passage of the State
troops
Capt Cook reached here this morning in
disguise. He says not over half his force
was armed, and that not more than two hum
dred participated in the fight. He FASTENED
forward to over:ake and consult with Capt
Totten.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-06-27
The Sword and the Ballot.

The Baltimore Sun, which has done its
best to ineite rebellion and aggravate our
national disaster, begins now to proclaim
that " the questions which agitate this coun-
try can only be settled by the ballot box, !"
and that, were the Union to be established,
the contest will be transferred to its arbi-
t. trament after ALL"
The Sun looks at the past without perceiv-
blind to what is inevitable The ballot-box
alone can settle some disputes, and has set
tied some. For instance, till the election of
Mr.. Lincoln it was 10 dispute, practically.
whatinterpretation of the Constitution should
prevail as to slavery in the territories. The
issues was clearly stated by parties, and the
case made up. The ballots of November
last decided, and decided that the interpre-
tation of the Republican party should pre-
vail-that Congress has authority over the
terrtories-that the local and state laws,
which makes slaves property in slave states,
terminate at their boundaries, and do not
extend in right, in necessity, or iii law to the
states which are free nor the territories
which are inchoate. The ballots of Novem>
ber decided that freedom is natural and ma
tional, slavery local and sectional, and, be-
yond its legal limits, illegal and abnormal.
For the Sun to suppose this question open,
or yet to be decided by The ballot box or an
other ar arbtrament, is absurd The ju-y has
rendered its verdict, the judge has pronounce
ed the sentence, and the court has dissolved.
The San makes itself redculous in striving
after his execution, to galvanize the culprit
it has defended into new lie for the purpose
of demanding a new trial. Nations never
revoke their verdicts.
But the San argues also that there is
another question open, and that the ballot
box alone can settle it-war never. Namely,
the right of secession. In the first place, the
right of secession has not been an open
question, is not, and will not be. In the
second place, if it W ere, the ballot-box would
uOb w. AOO pass tuO VI d
nation planting in its Constitution, in the law
of its life, the seed of its death. Whoever
heard of nation voting to see whe her it
was dead or alive, or drawing lots to know
if it should commit suicide? But let pass
that adsurdity too. Did the suicide faction
ever propose the mild arbitrament of the
ballot box? Did it ever ask for a vote to
determine whether the nation should die or
live? No. They swore it should die, end
they struck at its heart. And by their thefs
their conventions, their Congress, their
piracies and their war, they have been daily
stabbing at it's heart. The nation-killers
have drawn the sword and struck their blows
and now the Sun asks the nation to defend
irself with ballots. The ballot may decide
national polify, but the sword must defend
national life. The confederate rebels have
attacked the nation with the sword. They
have chosen, they have compelled, for their
treason the arbitrament of the sword. By
the sword the nations lives. By the ST. ord
treason and traitors shall perish.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-06-27
Movement Of Troops South from
Harrisburg.

HARRISBURG, June 23-There has been an
unusual excitement about the War and FIX
ecutive Departments to day, consequent up
on the reception of the news that Col. Wal
lace was hemmed in at Cumberland by 20,
600 Rebels, and that all escape for that gals
liant officer was cut off. except by retreating
into Bedford county, Pennsylvania. Orders
were imm edia.elv issued to Col. Biddle's
Rifle Regiment, Col. Simmons Infantry
Regiment and Campbelps Battery, consist
ing of ten field pieces, with the necessary
supply of borses and ammunition. to prepare
to leave Tonight at eleven O'Clock.
The arms, ammunition, and equi pments
were issued to the men this afternoon. and
each man was provided with goodly supply
of rations. Their clothing is in excellent or
der. They will 60 on the Pennsylvania Cen.
trail as far as Huntingdon, and thence 20
Hopewell, on the Broad Top Railroad. From
the latter place, they march either to Bedford
or Rainsburg, distance of between forty
and fifty miles, through cool country, at
the base OF the Allegheny. Each man is
thoroughly equipped. armed and furnished
with five days provisions.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-06-27
Horrible Affair at Wyandotte.

WYANDoTTE, June "a "A horrible acci-
dent occurred.at Wyandotte, Kansas, yes-
ter ay about 10 o'clock, A. NJ, by the fall
ing in of the walls of two buildings and part
of third, bu rying the inmates, some forty
persons. The buildings were some four sto-
res high, situated on the Levee, and having
been used as the head quarters of the First
Regiment of Kansas Volunteers Yesterday
Capt. Haine es with company of 40 men en-
tered the building, for the purpose of drill
ing, preparatory to being received into the
United States service, when the centre hall
of the building suddenly gave way, plunging
the whole company beneath the ruins, A
number were instantly killed, and one. a
German, name unknown, died shortly after
being liberated. One man bad both legs
and arms broken. Twelve or fifteen others
were slightly injured. Some escaped with
out bruise The loss by the destruction of
the building is not known,
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-06-27
Cameron on Protection.

Secretary Cameron stands nobly by the
cause of Protection. A second application
had been made to him to permit coal to be
admitted duty free for the use of Military
Academy, to which he promptly replied, as
follows:
I" The Secretary of War cannot counte.
nance this importation of coal by approving
of this recommendation. A better article Of
coal Of all kinds can be secured in this coun-
try than can be brought from Europe, and 1t
is deeR4ed due the great Industrial interests
of the country that the Government should
foster and encourage its own resources in-
stead of those of foreign countries"
This is the true doctrine, and if fully car
ried out by the Government. she will never
be in want of either men or means to uphold
the Union.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-06-27
The Watchman Again.

The Democratic party has always favored
the settlement OF the difficulties between the
North and the South by compromise, as long
as there was any possibility of It being ac-
com plished, and are yet in favor of any COM
promise, &C., &C. Watchman.
We stated two weeks ago, in speaking of
the article from which the above Is an ex-
tract that it contained nothing bat falses
hood. Their article proves too much for their
party, it does not state facts, garbles the
truth, and is, therefore, false. Now fer a
few facts: We shall net stop to indulge in
low personal slang, such as sap head edi-
tor" &C.. &c. This may suit the editors of
the Watchman, but we prefer to deal in facts.
Personal abuse is not argument, and low
slang and falsehood always brings upon the
heads of the authors a sure and certain ret
ribution. The people are Intelligent, and
can, therefore, easily distinguish between
truth and error. TIE Ratehmam editors.
however, appear to believe the reverse OF
this. and write as if though the intelligent
people of Centre read nothing but their pas
per. Our opinion is, that the people read
and think for themselves. They believe, as
we believe, that the days of demagogusism
are numbered. They are learning to judge
men and parties, not by the amount of wealth
or money they may possess, but upon their
own merits. This test fairly brought to hear
upon some of the leading demagogues of the
day would consign them to their merited OBJ
livion, so low and so deep that no blast from
any political trumpet could ever resurrect
them.
But to the facts. We said that the Demo-
cratic party, its leaders we mean, cf course.
bad compromised with slavery for the bene-
Fl, of that institution, and then when it suit
ed their purposes. for the sake of the same
institution, they would repeal those compro-
misses, and history teaches us that it was all
done, not for the benefit of the country, not
for the North, but for the institution of Sla-
very. Every honest man cannot now fail to
see this.
The Wutchman says " the Democratic par
ty was in favor Of compromise so long as
there was.pos sbility of it's being accomplish
ed" Now as to the honest voters of the
party this may be true. and while it may
prove their good intentions, the facts prove
that they did not understand the question,
nor the depth of the treason and infamy that
their leaders had marked out for them. They
dug deep pit for the people, but Fortunate
ly for the people and the country, the lead
ers themselves have been precipitated into it.
There let them rema n. Who dare contradict
the facts What was the position of the
: Democratic party at the meeting Of the last
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-06-27
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, JuLe 25 = The Agent of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Martinsburg
arrived here this morning, and reports great
destruction of the property of the company
there by the Rebels. Forty eight locomo-
tives. and large number of coal AMI other
cars were surrounded by piles of wood and
set on fire. All the pershable portions Of
this property has been consumed, and the
iron damaged perhaps beyond repair.
The large hotel there, occupied by Fl. B
Carpenter, was with great difficulty saved
from the conhagration. A gentleman states,
as so. that he and Martin Mechanic Edwards
were arrested and carried before Gen. John.
son, for trying to stop the destruction Of
property. The Agent says there are about
five hundred Rebel troops at Matinsburg and
iE vicinity.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-06-27
No Republican Traitors.

We have only room to say to the editors of
Watchman, that Sam H,uston, Andrew j.
you mention, "away down South in Dixie"
were never Republicans. Houston voted for
Buchanan's Lecompton outrage and for this
the advice of Buchanan, elected him Gov
ernor of that State. Any man who could vote
Leconpton, had in our opinion, but one step
further to CO., and he was prepared for theft,
treason, stratagem and spoils. Not Repub-
lican Secessionist or traitor in the whole
country. We repeat it and defy contradict
tion
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-06-27
mother Scott.

When the history of the present war shall
be written, it will show that more than one
Scott deserves the honorable mention. When
the first rush of soldiers found their way to
the Pennsylvania railroad at different points,
all eagerly clamoring to 60 Immediately for
ward, THOMAS A. SCoTr, having first erected
a telegraph line into the Governors apart
ments at Harrisburg, sat. with watch in
hand, telegraphing to all points TO prevent
trains from interfering with each other
While those a around him were anxious
and excited fearing accidents from the great
rush. be was cool and collected as if no bust
ness was IN his mind. But be kept his post
night and day, firing out those who fancied
they had great powers of endurance. And
during that unprecedented rush not single
accident occurred to life or property. We do
not belsive there is another man in tbe
country who conld have accomplished SO
much business in so short space of time
without accident. Mr. Scott's abilities were
appreciated at Washington. and we now find
him in charge of all the railroads leading to
that city which are in possession Of the Gov
ernment. No man is rendering more impor-
tant service, and none could be found 80 ad
mirably adapted to the place.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-06-27

Congress? They had a majority in Con-
gress and in the Senate. They had Presi-
dent Buchanan and the Supreme Court. If
they were iE favor of settling the unfortu-
nate difficulties existing between North and
South why did they not do SO? They had
the power. Did they use it? NoI The
Southern leaders and their allies in the
North were determined to crush the Repub-
lican party, and sooner than fail in this they
would destroy the Government, business,
commerce, labor, everything that was dear
to the hearts of freemen How did they act !?
John j. Crittenden offers most contem ptis
bic insslt to the people of the North, calling
it co npromise. What said these leaders,
or the Southern portion of them? Oh, said
South Carolina, the North will never give it
to US, we will secede. Immediately she with
draws her Congressman, takes them home
just wher, by commanding them to remain,
they could have been of service to her. Mis-
sissiLpi secedes, her Democratic Congress-
men leave Washington. Another and yet
another State secedes and their Democratic
Congressman go homo. Would they have
done this if they had desired either the Crit
tenden or the Border State amendments p
No sensible man will answer in the affimas
tive. Then we ask what is the conclusion of
the whole matter? Simply this-the South
wanted to destroy the Government, and es-
tablish. for herself a monarchy. 1t would
suit her tyranical system better. They could
then enslave white as well as black men,
They, as we have stated above, withdrew
from Congress at time when they had the
whole power of the Government in their
hands. What was their object? They knew
if their Democratic allies from the North, in
Congress assembled, would vote with them
for the Crittenden amendments that it would
ruin them and destroy the Democratic par.
ty. This they were unwilling to do. Let US
withdraw, say they, thus giving the Repub>
licans majority in both Houses Of Congress,
throw the responsibility upon them and thus
forever sink the party. Thank God they
did not catch many Republicans in their net.
And they proved to the world that they were
an snprincipled pack of scourdrels and trai-
tors, either for or against compromise, just
as it suited their wicked purposes.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-06-27
PRICE, BURCH & CO.,
DEAL LERs IN YES.

X X X X
Noao the entrance door swings wide open
TO all. No Legree cracks his lash within
those walls over the tender flesh of a moth
er.
The grated bars covering the dungeons,
and the iron lattice-work that darksns the
rooms where the negroes used to huddle like
beasts, have been torn open by the Massdchu-
sets soldiers.
The hooks, staples, chains, hobbies &c.,
haye been taken away by them ard sent
home. to convince the North that half the
truth has not been told. We passed all
through the building, and stopped to think,
were it possible that within the shadow of
the capitol such damning infamy has been
tolerated, as we here have the undeniab'e
evidence of, in this. christian country,
boasting the world over of our freedom. We
will not stop to give the details of what we
saw.
Let any one who visits Alexandria 60 down
to that 'pen," and we care not what his past
belief has been, if his very soui is not sick
ened by the sight, then be is no man.
In dark corner we saw heap of straw
and some rags gathered, as though some poor
wretch had nestled there to pass away the
night, ere she was dragged forth to go she
knew not where. The temptation was great
to get match, return and destroy the evil
dence of such ini4uity. But let them re-.
main. "Out of their own mouths shall We
convict them" We ask it of every one who
comes down here, that they go to the SlaUe
pens and see for themselves.
Fhe publication of the Pennsylvania Fifth
has been temporarily suspended. The edi
tor, Lieut.. John P. Ely, has gone to Indian
ap0lis to assist in raising a regiment for the
regular service. He has a commission as
First Lieutenant in the army.
The Regiment have been expecting hourly
to march further into Virginia, and have
dropped the 4" stick" for the rife.