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fservative and Vnion.loving Corwin.-
While cannot hope to equal him in any

serVatlVe and pnlon.lovlng COrWln.-
While cannot hope to equal him in any
of the attributes of his great genius, /
shall endeavor to follow iu his footsteps
as supporter of whatever measures will
tend to protect the Constitution and the
Union from all assailsnts or opponents,
come from whatever source or qdarter
they may. go rs > - - ~ $50,
have been charged with not being
."good party man. I doubt whether any
man can acquire that name and maintain
his self -respe:t and integrity. During
the four sessions of the Legislature last
past, I supported whatever measures my
judgment and Conscience approved, and
not sach as partisan leaders and the de Z
crees of caucus dictated. My experience
is that almost any good measure aOiU per-
tsh an a caucus. At the session of;!the
Legislature which began in January,
1850, l introduced into the Senate bill
to punish, as high crime, the beginning
or setting on foot, In this State, of unau-
thorized military expeditions against the
territory or people of any other State in
the Union. For the introduction of that
measure I was denounced In and out of
the Legislature liz uEmeasured terms of
reproach. Yet at the late session, sub
stantially the same proposition was near.
ly unanimously adopted; and any oneswha.
will turn to- the third section, of the.
'Treason Act" of this State will fnd it
in the form of law ssraI - a.,
l do not regard the war in which we
are engaged aswaged to abolish or in any
manner to modest negro slavery, or to iE-
terfere with the constitutional rights Of
any State in the Union. But J. under.
stand it to be contest to- preserve the
very life Of our Governments conflict
for the maintenance of the principles
which are necessary for the support Of
our entire Democratic Republican sys-
TEN. No man can tell how long the coz.
test will continue While it does eontin.
ue, it is the bounden and Imperative duty
Of every good citizen,I whether in public
or private life, to cheerfnilyr and manfully
render unto the Government all the aid
in his power. Il fervently hope and pray,
however, that in the good providence OF
God the majesty of the Constitution will
ere. long, aud without the loss of many Of
the lives of our brave volon teers. be fully
sindicated, sthe hands which have been
raised against it rendered powerIess, and
the. Government placed on ground SO. sol
i'd, that "Time may lingsr around, its, base
and Eternity play about it's summit g
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WASHINGTON, June 4

The death of great statesman, in this
hour of peril, cannot be regarded other
wise than as national calamity Ste-
phen A. Douglas expired in the CONNER.
cial capital Of Illinois, yesterday morning,
at 9 O'Clock. 80 s. '.''''. 80 2
A representative of the overpow wering
sentiment enlisted in the cause in which
we are engaged, q man who nobly discard,
ed party for country q Senator who for>
got all .prejudices in ap earnest desire to
save the republic; Q statesmau-w who lately
received for the Chief Magistracy ofltHe
Uhion a vote second only to that, by
which the President was elected, and who
had every reason Ito look forward to q
career Of usefulness and honor; patriot
who defended with equal zeal pand ability
the G Constitution as it came-from our faith
efs, and whose last mission on earth was
that of ,rallying the people Of his own
State OF Illinois, as one man around the
glorious fag of the Union, has been
called from: the scenes of life and the field
pd his labors. This Department recog.
I'mzing in this loss one common to the
fwhole coon.ry, and profoundly sensible d
The grief it will excite among millions Of
inen, hereby advises the Colonels Of the
different regimen,s TO have this read to.
morrowsto their respective regiments aud
suggests that thet eolors Of the Republic
besdraped in mourning in, honor of The
iilustrious dead, sffi,.5.,.sl -,
+ Signedy Z Q, gSIMEoN CAMERON. :,
e Secretary of War
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Important Points Ia vilg,nis.

~ Culpspper Court house. Fairfax .Cosrt.,
house and County, Manassas Gap and
NJ anassas Junction, are now looming up
into consequences. and are bothering hasty
newspaper geographers nsiderably. .ios,e
Culpeppera Courthouse, the old name
Of which was Fairfax, is the, county seat
Of Cnlpepper County, and is situated
about sixty eight miles from Alexandris,
on the Orange and Alexandra ,Rsllroad.
Fairfax Courthouse is the county seat Of
Fairfax County, which immediately, sur.
rounds that part Of the District Of Colum-
bio taken from Virginia, and il about
sixteen miles from Alexan6ria, and also
on the Orange Railroad.S isil. sSas q
There was, few days ago, consider-
able body of Virginians az Culpepper,.
but ct Fairfax there were but one or two
companies. afsiHsab s'sai q sGts g seis
Manassas Junction, which . is now
thought to be an Important strategieals
point, is at the junction of the Orangs
andfAlexandria, Railroad with the Ma
nassas Gap Railroad, twenty-seve miles
from Alsxandria, and ithirty-fou from
Culpepper sCourt.housei avThel former
road extends sou:hwardly and soutb,west-.
fwardly to Richmond, charlottesville, and
fLEnchburg, ramifying all through Virgin
ia, while the latter extends nofth-westss
wardly 70 Strasburg, town within iefeh.'
teen miles ofaWinchester, Whsnces 81 rail-
road continues to ] Harper'si Ferry Il
i will thus be seen that the noasession Of
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Southern News.
r LOUISVILLE, Jure 4

ei4I - e LOUISVILLE. Jure 4.
The New Orleans Picayuns, of the 8 l ct
says the Brooklyn captured the bark II.
j. Spearing, from Rio Janerio to New
Orleans, with $I20,000i worth Of coffee.
She was sent to Key West. s72AH.eE ~
The New Orleans authorities are per.
picked respecting the disposition Of free
negroes captured. aboard the prizes.
| The Picayuns, Of the Let, says the
steamers Bremen and Ever hard, from
Bremen, and the General Merriman, from
Havana, were ordered away from Pass
Loutre, by the Brooklyn. .4,f. - a,..38
r., The Powhattan captured the Mary
Clinton, from Charleston to New Orleans
off the Poss, on the stst, With full car.
go of. rice, peas, &ca 81 ttsti ss4 )-
Twiggs has iibeen. put in. command of
the military department Of Louisiana,
| The Montgomery Post, of the ,3lst,
| says q portion of the Confederate troops
have been ordered away from Pensacola.
There is little apprehension Of fight
there at present.
+, The Frankfort Border State Conven-
tion adjourned yesterday sine die. after
adopting the National and State ad-
dresses ga
| Al Louisville, Union flags are constant
! ly raising, amid great enthusiasm. They
are flying at half.mast to day, in conse.
quepce of the demise of Mr.. Douglas :
Mfr. Crittenden consents to run fof
Congress in the Lexington District.
Mr., Mallory was reuominated for the
Seventh District by acclandation, at La
Grange, yesterday.
Immense aRantities Of provisions are
day and nighS going by wagon to Shep.
herdsville, l8 miles south of Louisville
on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Thence 70 be sent by, rail south. if trans
wission south from Louisville shall not bt
Iinterdicted.
The Journal is informed that there ar,
twenty 6ve7 hundred soldiers at Camp
rren sdale, near sRichiandy two miles frou
| the Kentucky line, and, the, same pumbe
lat Camp, Cheatham, near Springfield
[Tha Tennessee measles are very preyalen'
among then. 1t also states that twelv,
well attended Union meetings were helt
Inrirateiy1at Nashville, on Saturday. not
wiyhstarding the suppression Of the Unio1
sentiment there by the secessionists.
| A Richmond ,moruiug pape: says the
Eve .theusapd unemployed negroes ar
i there, Manual labor is. stagnant.
The Louisville Journal S editorial say
Anderson will take no military comman,
here, bot goes to the mountains Of Penn
sylEania on account failing health. ,5..e
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NUMBER IA.
Battle at Phillippit aoa saF
VICTORY OF THE q, s. TROOPS

Especial Dispatch to the Intelligencer,I
IS GRAFTON. June 3, 1851.
Auepgagement took place this snerns
ing, between the United States troops aud
the rebel forces encamped, at Phillippi.
Fifteen of the. traitors were killed, and
from thirty to forty prisoners secured.
A large quantity Of provisions and am.
munition were also secured. Some forty
or 6fty horses and about four hundred !,
stand OF arms we're also captured. None
of the federal troops were killed or
wounded The Secssionists made GOOD
their escape. ssir1ea s5f q esssssb a..55 s.
: Col Kelly. Of the First Regiment, was
badly. if not fatally wounded, ia II.
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THE FRIGATEs TENDER.
A TALE OF THE LAST. .wAH
BY J. H. 1NGRAHAM.

Itrwas early on Sunday morning, dur.
ing the progress of the last war with
Great Britain that young naval officer,
walking on the Battery at New Yosk, had
his attention drawn to group Of per-
sons earnestly engaged 10 watching two
vessels just visible far down the hatbor
"What is it. my friends?" he said in a
frank, hearty tone, as he joined them
"The. tender again chasing schooner
sir,n answered an old tar. touching the
point Of his hat. as he noticed the an
chor button on the officers coat
.Hers's spy glass, siri' said masters
mate who stood near, and,at the same
time respee fully handipgitto him.
"ThAnk you,s my, man." answered the
Lieutenant with o smile, as he teek tie
instrument and placed It TO bis ey
By lis aid be could clearly dist: tnish
an armed schooner, OF about Dinety tons,
providing sailin chase of o ;fore-and after,
that WAS making every exertion to escape
both BY towering and .hro wing water upon
the sails
4The chase issabout half mile ahead
sir,.said the masters mate; 'but the ten
der sails like shark In chase of dolphin
The fore and after don't stand achance O
getting in past the fort. /" 's -
..The tender can sail, and am the one
that ought to know it, said stout
weather beaten looking nah. "She VA
pilot boat. and the fastest craft that eve
danced over the waves Three week
ago and my crew were out in her, whey
yol English frigate suddenly made he
appearance out Of fog bank and brough
MS to- But / took to my yswl and pulled
for the land, % league away, and escaped
for the fog was SO thick the Englishma1
could not get . glimpse Of me. IFS m!
sehoonsr they We turned into tender, sir
and that's made SO many captures the las
three weeks Of our small coasters"
s'Shs carried forty men and g long thirty
two, so hear, observed q seaman in tn,
group. .bzsEsaa sae AaA So .sssk *
fssA Ind Is commanded by luff and
REFER, !" added the masters mate.
at would be . Blessing" observed
man-s.war's man, whorhad not yet spo
ken, .sif that craft could be caught nap
ping h ainsY safe for Q slooplto put he
nose ont Of the harbor, beyond the cape
but while the frigate was there alone, the
could slip along in light water. and sho'
her their heels. But now, everything tha
venturesoutr is brought to BY that lon
gun of the tenders" J" -'s sai q -iaas
ssThat's fact responded anothe
seamsn asShe has taken OF driven bae
to port no less than twenty-six craft in th
last three weeks. i shall be glad, for Que
when aonf ffigate lying off there gets be
armament abroad, for then I think wei
swallow the English .frigate outside, an
pick our teeth with the tender.''' + .ses,
a@Ali these remarks were heard by th
young officer, who all hewhiIe continue
tpIeok through the spy.glass at the teI
der aud her chase, ii y gasi 81 fl.4 i.
"There goesis gunp cried several spet
tatorss aS . Hash and p JET of azure smok
came from TIE tenders bows
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From the Home Journal.]
The Union, Right or Wrong.
A SONG FOR THE VOLUNTEERS
.-iaie 7i9a3 - 'lnf 80 q
By Geo. p. Norris Music by Muzio
SUNG BIZ MISS H1NKLEr.


In Freedoms name our blades we draw
She arms Us for the fight,
For country, government and law,
For liberty and right.
The Union must-sHALL be preserved,
Our Gag still DER us fyi
That cause our hearts and hands has nerved
Ana we will do or die.
i,4 81 CHORUS. Aa2 Eu
Then come, ye hardy volunteers, 5a
Around our standard throng, uss
And pledge mans, hope of coming years,
The Union-right or wrongl
The Union-right or wrong, inspires
The burden of our song;
It was the glory Of our sires-
The Union-right or wrong,
~ II.
It il the duty Of Us all
To check rebellion's sway; i
To rally at the nations call,
And we that voice obey
Thsn ike asband of brothers go,
A hostile league to break,
To route spoil Remembered foe, =
And what is ours, retake.
CHORUS.
So come, ye hardy volunteers,
Around our standard throng,
And pledge mans hope Of coming years,
The Union--right or wrong
The Union--right or wrong, inspires
The burden of our song;
It was the glory of our sires--
The Union-right or wrong
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!. NOT FATAL DISEASE. -utier: Beaure-
gard is not ir the cemstry, troubled With
worms, but at last accounts was in a. South
Carolina Court house afflicted with gar
rulity. "a g as.'ss.'s s'.E sAH 81
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-06-12

] The MIME ButLEr.Irhe Charleston 'Csu-
rier learns from an experienced sportsman,
who is in constant practice with the rifle, that
the conioat7( Ainiel hailetscan be successfully
used in any of the common rifles usually
found in the South and Southwest. II adds
about two thirds to the ordinary distance Of
the common riife.g Aa& ssifg of nlt1fs.
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SALupISs. THE FLAeii OF THE CpNFEngRATE
srATEs.-The British ship Sir Allen McNab,
from Liverpool, which contrived to elude the
vigilance of the biockading force off Charles
ton, and to enter that port. en4 Friday list,
saluted the Confederate Flag on Eert Sumter
as she passed. The fortifcation responded to
the courtesy. .'s-9 ~ sffE3
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Ohio and Indlana-The Difference.

To show the public the extravagant
prices paid by those who manage our State
affairs for articles necessary for fitting our
volunteers, we publish the following table
showing the difference in the prices paid
by this State and Indiana: sssvsAa Ys3
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= IL asa - Ohio. -!et.,'l Indiana. =. e.
Tents ). Z ..$25 go each. $500 to sl9, 90 each.
Ehapsaeks, s,ss J. niaa ~ 70 70 a
csnteens Is 4 . asss .
Infantry Rquip 4,so "ss.lngd 2,25a /"
Uniforms 1900 - 4 $50 to 500 4"
Flannel Shirts l,bol." o.. l08 to ! 40 81
Knives & Forks 75c.per doz. 30 to soc. per doz.
Shoes. ...... 1850 7" pair. 1,l5 per pair. "a
! It will thus be seen that. Ohio has paid
from 25 to so per cent. nhoreithan Ihdii
ana for the e,sSat1 same articles and quality OF
goods. -, ','',' -
In addition. 60 cents per day was paid
for the rations Of each soldier as long as
he remained, in the State service; while
the United States now furnishes rations
for the troops, equolly as good if not bet
ter than those before furnished. for I3
cents per day per man. - Dayton Empire
49, { 4 , d
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.~ He wholabors for mankind with
opt care for himself, has already begun
his Immortality. bss e 81 ss.s..f
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omemI hof the Acqula u0re6at
81 4 ffall -Attituds Of Epaland.s I,ss'
ii WAcuyNcron lima q

5 5 The Official account Of the Acqnia Greek
Affai- hgrses With otfier accounts sshe eass
ny had but one batteryinrange, wlichwSs
Only ore seamen sHss iAjpeed,a
8 The 7lssi New Regiment did not 20 10.
Acquia Greek, as rcpoltsd, -
3 Accounts received from England sta.s )
thas Minister 6 Adams was presented bys
lord Palmerstons sfmporisat state xils>
patches reached him ON. abe seventh
8 The attitude of the British Governments
is Dot decisively ascertained. Nothipg
|pev ftem other Governments.
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Parson nrownlox,s pauahi,Iearz, =

A gentleman just arrived In this city
from Knoxville, Tennessee, brings fnteili- Sssa
gence' Of affairs In that city y The houssaus
of the celebrated. bold heaFtednand 'oat- I'd
spoken Parson Brownlow, is the only .one,.
in Knoxville over which the Stars and
Stripes are aoatibg. A few days ago, t&,o 10 ~
armed secessionists went ats O'Clock Ia
the morning. to haul down the S.srs and II
Stripes Miss Browplow.aaa. abrilliapt .
Young lady Of twenty three. saw them on.
the piazza. and demanded, their business.
They replied they had come to cake
down them Stars and Stripes. .t'si She In. .
startly drew aL revolver from hers side; =
and presenting its said: .iGe pal I'm
ready fof one e of yp'aAn yppn and I think for
"By the looks Of that girls eye, shs4l p
shoot" one remarked .9a I5think wediot
better not try its ws'i 60 back and got =
more men, = said the Other. s.siis.,a al,
y"Go and got more men, said the noble
lady; "get more men. and come and take
itsdown, If you dafefa eess Oh % eas;eat
They returned with accompany of n'usssis
u armed men, and .demandedsthat thass
Gag should be hauled down. But on dis
covering that the house was. illed with
gallant men, armed to the teeth, Who
would rather die as dearly as possible
than see theirscountry's Gag dishonosed,a ,
the seeessionists retired.o s:.isiis saa 81; IS
When our informant, left Kncxyills-.
the Stars and Stripes still aoated. TO, the.
hreese over Parson Brownlow's house,
Long may they wave.52 CaicSgo. .,oarnat 4
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So Two hundred able bodied seamen
are advertised for att Sasan nah fers the
Confederate naval service. The, principal
indpcement, appears to be thai .four cents
per day will bevalloysd fH grog."' So
says the advertisement, tae9 ogsi gd lss
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-31

A RELIGIOUS CoMpANY.-The Western
Adrocate says:
We met Rev. d. G. Benjamin, Captain Of
Company l, Grocsbeck Regiment in the Book
Concern, on Friday last, and learned that
his Company was composed chiefly Of reli-
gious men-Mehodists mostly. Lieutenant
Types, of the Company is Of the Cincinnati
Conference, and two OF the non commissioned
officers are local preachers. Several OF the
privates are class-leaders and exhorters.
They expect to keep up their regular religious
services, and when the hour of trial comes, to
trust in God and do their duty. The blessing
of Heaven be upon all Of them, and all like
them, now, henceforth, and forever
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PRICE. TWO CENTS
Literary Notices.

Literary Notices.
ARMY MELODIES a Collection of Hymns
and Tunes, Religious and Patriotic, Origi-
nal or Selected Adapted to the Army
and Navy. BY Rev. j. W. Dadmun, as
| sisted by Rev. Arthur B. Fuller, Chaplain
Of the 10th Regiment of nj. V. M. 12mo,
PIP. Ga. Boston: James P. Magee. Price,
10 cents single copies; S8 per hundred
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This is emphatically book for the times,
and its introduction into the army will fan
the fame of Christian devotion aud patriot
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and appropriate Of Dadmun's melodies, also
some that have been popular from time i'm.
memorial, also our common national meo-
dies, such as Hail Columbia, Star Spangled
Banner, America, and many new religious
and patriotic melodies.
THE School AT ELM OAK, and the School of
Life. BY Una Locke.
HARRY, THE SAILOR Boy, and his Uncle Gil
bert.
The above two issues are valuable addi-
tions to our Sabbath School Library, and may
be ordered of Bro. Magee. He also sends us
two Question Books we'll arranged to fill an
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the 4" Graduated Sunday School Text Books F"
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are enttled Bible Lessons in Old Testament
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PArR1oTrc.-Bishop Simpson said in re-
cent sermon: "We will take our fag-the
flag of our country-and nail it just below
the Cross This is high enough There lot
it wave as it waved Of old! Around it let
us gather First Christ, then our country"
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MINISTERS IN THE ARMy.-Revs. ID. G.
Benjamin and f. Hypes, of the West Union
circuit, Cincinnati Conference, are both
members of the Groesbeck Regiment, which
lett for the seat of war in Missouri on the
18th inst. Brother Benjamin holds the rank
OF captain and brother Hypes that of first
lieutenant.
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Nor Losr-The following beautiful senti-
ment, in regard to the future condition of our
children, is from the pen of Henry Ward
Beecher:
"When God gives NE a babe, say,
thank God for this lamp lit in my family.
And when, after it has been light in my
household for one or two years, it pleases God
to take it away, can take the cup, bitter
or sweet. can say, My light has gone
out my heart is sacked my hopes are des-
olated my child is lost--my child is lost ! ,
or can say, in the spirit of Job, The Lord
gave, and the Lord hath taken away, blessed
be the name of the Lord 1t has pleased
God to take FIVE children from me. But l
never lost one, and never shall"