Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-08-30

Inc details received OF the late contest near
Springfield shows it TO be, as far as the Union
forces are concerned, one Of the bfayest fights
on record. The overwhelming odds that we're
against them we're well understood By our OF
hcers, and 1t was resolved TO venture battle
rather than abandon the Union Inhabitants in
that vicinity without struggle. Gen. Lyon
declared, few hours before that he had ssan,
pealed to the government for reiuforcements
and supplies, but alas they did not como. and
the enemy Is getting the advantage of us.'-
Still he could not retreat without struggle
This was the proper course TO pursue. If be
retfeated without battle, he would certainly
have been pursued BY boastful and unpuuish~
cd enemy, and very likely have bis retreat
entirely cut off.
The correspondent Of the st. Louis Demo.
crat, who was present at the fight, gives the
particulars Of the fall of this noble patriot and
gallant officer -
"General Lyon now desired the Iowa boys.
whom he had found so brave, TO prepare to
meet the next ouset OF the enemy with the
bay6net immediately after firing. They said,
'Glye US leader, and we will follow to death.
on came the enemy in overwhelming num-
oers; confident of victory over such meagre
force, No time could be lost to select lead
er. i will lead YOU exelaiuls Lyon 'Corne
on, brave men, and placing himself in the
van, received fatal bullet just at the pit of
the stomach, which killed him instantly. The
lowas delivered their fire and the enemy retir.
ed SO there was no need of charging bayopets.
"General Lyons body was carefully picked
up aud conveyed lifeless toward the ambu-
lanees by two of bis body guard. In his death
as IN his life, be was the same devoted, patrit
otIc soldier, regarding bis own life as of no
value If be could bat rescue his county
After being wounded be exclaimed TO Major
Sohoheld, Tie day is lost but the Major
said, 'No, General, let US try once more So
they tried. and the General fell. Il was now
little after nine o'clock, and the battle had
ragged with ferceness seldom if ever equal
ed, for over three hours. Tie smoke hung
like storm cloud over the valley, fit EN-.
blem of mourning for The departed hero.
she sleeps his last sleep, he has fought his last battle
No sound shall awake him to glory again.
THE DIRECT TAX.
The tax payers naturally begin to inquire
what proportion each man is to bear of the
twenty millions direct tax about to be imposed
under the recent act of Congress. Taking IL
for granted that but little if any of il will be
gathered from the disloyal States, we may sim
plify the matter by supposiug that it will ope-
rate upon only about twenty millions of people:
The result, therefore, will be one dollar for
each man, woman and child 10 the States which
stand By the Union This is a mere trifs
when compared with the ends 10 be attained.
1t will fall principally upon those best able to
bear 1t, and upon articles of LUXURY. 1t is
true that the indirect tax upon tea, sugar and
f4aa obaa, !, /.
but the effect will be 10 induce a curtaiImant
of other expenses in matters not essential to
either health or comfort. The tax on incomes
Is three per cent on all the excess of incomes
over eight hundred dollars per anum, and 6Eo
per cent on the incomes of non-rcsidents The
President OF the United States will pay seven
hundred and twenty six dollars, ana each mem
Der Of the Cabinet two hundred and sixteen
dollars. Clerks of the first class I,200l
will pay twelve dollars per annum, and the
$4,000 clerks forty two dollars National
Inteiiigencsr.
PIERRE SoULR.-A correspondent of the
Boston Journas asserts that Soule can show as
clean record on the secession question as
President Lincoln himself, and adds.
Pierre Soule is to-day as hearty Uaion
man as Edward Everett or your spirited Gov.
Andrew. Nothing but the enormous dopreoa-
ton of bis extensive property in real estate de-
ters him from coming North. The readers of
the journal will reeollect that nothing has
been heard from him since the secession of
Louisiana, and they may rest assured that no
inducements, no threats nor even the saving of
life. can move him into sympathy with the
causeless rebellion. Just after the taking Of
Sumter 1 had the honor Of dining with Mr..
Soule. In the course Of conversation, be ex-
pressed with much feeling his regrets at the
chance that landed him in New Orleans rather
than in New York or Boston
WILMINGTON, Del. Aug. k24.-There is
much excitement in the city, owing to the of
fee of the Gazette lseccssion Journal, being
threatened with destruction, owing to its FREE
queut aud long continued structures on the
First Delaware Regiment, and opposition in
the course pursued by the Government to the
maintenance of tho Union. The Mayor and
police are on the ground. The Mayor has
harrangued the crowd with but little effect.
AREBEL EMISSARY ARRESTED.
CLEVELAND. Aug Detective King of
New York, assisted by U. S. Deputy Marshal
Archer, of Ohio arrested Daniel L. Lowber.
of New Orleans, at Crestiine, Ohio, last night.
Lowber acknowledges himself the bearer of
dispatches from England to JEFF. Davis, but
processes entire ignorance Of their contents
The dispatches are in his trunks, which were
seized in New York some days since. The
officers with the prisoners 10 charge left immes
diately for Washington, v,d Now York,
4--.-s=.e<
zen. Butler is so much in earnest in his zeal
for the promotion Of temperance aud discipline
in the force under his command that be not
only slaves the whiskey barrels and drives the
grogseiing suffers our Of camp, but he in
sists upon his officers pledrinr themselves not