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NOMINATIONS.
Apologe etic.

In our absence last week, our typos were
brought to a sudden standstill by finding the
bottom of the ink keg. Knowing that Billy
Of the Republican, had been favored by us,
by the loan of both ink and type, at various
times, they asked of him enough ink for the
emergency. The beet-nnsed pedagoCne, nre-
suming hi mselt dressed in little brief au-
thority" put on one of his most au' ocratic airs
refused the favor, giving vent al the same
time, to an outburst of personal spleen and
bitterness. Upon our arrival, learning the
state of affairs, we sent to Pittston for enough
ink for immediate use with the full assur'
ance. that in the editor of the Gazette, though
opposed to us politically, and though never
tie recipient of any fayors from us-we
ahouli ind man who had sense enough t"
know what belonged to common decency and
conventional courtesy among editors. In
this we were not disappointed, nor were we
surprised at the alacri;y and apparent pleas
ure with which our request was compile
with. This refusal of our Abolition neigh
bor. 10 return favors received, while 1t has
mt our subscribers to the annoyance OF de-
lay in getting their paper, has placed him in
his true position. We confess we arc
rather pleased, than chaerihed at the fact.
that he has thus fixed his status and the So
cial relation which must hereafter exist be-
tween us.
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FREE SPEECH Extract from speech
member Of Congress from Ohio, in February
last:
So The freedom Of speech is the last fran
chise free pe"ple will surrender, and our
millions will exercise in the midst "f n" mat
ter what cala.nlic.. They will discuss The
events and management Of the war. Il is
their war, and the lumblest Of them has an
interest IN il eqnal TO that Of the first citizen
and they must and may discuss his (the
President's) acts with free and manly ken
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OsMEGo, May %. 1853.

pie without one word of comment Ii speaks for it.
/ self
| OswEGo, May 29 1868.
GENTLEMEN : I received some time ago your let
ter inviting me t" atteni the putlic meeting called
to vindicatc the right Of the people to expr their
sentiments upon 20 ticai questions 1t was not ic
my power to be present at the meeting and illness
has prevented me until the present moment from an
sw ring your letter. answer it now, though Late
both to expla my aren inciviIty. AMI also be-
think that in the present crisis no loyal clt-
zen ought to shrink from the expression of his opn-
! len.
The action that has taken place since your meet :
Ing was hel convi'ces me that it is the intention
Uf the President and his advisers to crush opposition
! their act, by of frrce and terror For this
purpose they have esta )ished and do DOW actually
enforce martial law in several loyal States, and they
Will doubtless do the in New York, anil every
where else, unless they made to know that the
! people will not submit to it,
/ To many persons the words martial laws do not
convey any very definite idea They know that it
is something very h.rs. and rigorous, and summary.
hut they suppose thlt it bears some resemblance to
all other TVS of which they have heard or read in
this respect at least that it defines offenses IN fixes
their punishment And caLnot but suppose that
many of those who clamor for its establishment are
norant that it is nethng in the world hut the abso
Lutte an unres ra'ned will of the military chiuftain
Permit me, then. to give q desrri ton of martial
law upon the authority Of the highest ia liaal tribu-
II of our coal'rY. The IlnglIgs is tn of Jal lss
Woodbury., in delivering the opinion of the court in
Il determined by the Saprams Court of ths Unit
el States "Dy it," says the court, "eyery citizen
instead of reposing under the shield of known and
fixed laws to his liberty pr perry and fe exists
with rope round h's neck, su ect to be hung up by
military despot at the next lamp-post, unler the
sentence of some drum head court martial"
1t is true th1t Republicans have reason to believe
that they will be safe from the horrors of this lave
under republican Administration. No Republican
or AbotiOnist has yet been arrested imprisoned
or banished am they may reasonably calculate that
: none ever will be. Such persons are Permitted to
stigmatze the Constitution as a league with he'll.
and insist that the shall be prosecuted, not To
restore the Union, but to destroy it, without being
regarded guilty of any" disloyal practice. The on
ly sufferers, so far, have been Democrats Indeed
the very purpose for which the establishme of mar
tia law is sought by the managers of the clubs and
leagues is to destroy the Democratic party And
we find it declared in officiaE document, emanat-
ins from the Var Department, that to support the
De aocrac party is to support the of the rsb
els This terrible engine, then, is to be set in mo-
ton by one political PARTY for the persecution of an.
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News, IS again, ,contrabanG; the latest from
the south, hardly indicates that We have a
President, Governor, an army or q fighting
Joe Hooker but it is quite certain that the
Rebels are in considerable force in the Cum :
berland valley, which has been deserted by
its Inhabitants, helping themselves without
molestation to whatever they want. Harris
burg is said to be threatened, and the Wild
est excitement prevails. All shops are clos
cd, and business suspended the citizens with
their valuab'es are on the skedaddle Where's
Hooker2 Where's Lincoln? Curtin ? Hal
ieck 2 Stanton? Where are the Ho me
Guards The wide-a.wakes Where's Gree.
Siy's 100000 Where's Governor Anderson q
war MI Echo answers: Where
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IMPORTANT TO DISCHARGED SOLDIERS
We are Informed that such dlschatged sol
ders as intsnd to apply for pension. should
do so within year from the date of their
discharge or they will lose whole years pen
sion. All applications male after the expi-
ration of year, will only secure he pension
from the date OF laid application bnt # made
within the year, their pension Will commence
with their discharge.
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DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
NOMINATION OF
HON, GEORGE w WOODWARD
FOR GOVERNOR
AND
HON WALTER Ell LOWRIE,
FOR SUPREME JUDGE.

The Democratic State Convention of p enn
sylvania met in the Hall of The House of
Representatives at Harrisburg on Wedncs-
day, Jun. II, 1858, at 10 O'clock A. NJ, and
was called to order by FRANCIS w. HuGHES,
E-q., Chairman Of the Democratic State Cen
tra Com lnitree.
GEORGE w. NEBINGER, of Philadelphia,
and II. BRUCE PETRIKIN, of HuntingdoD,
were nominated for temporary Chairman !;
and, after some discussion of points of order,
a vote was taken, which resulted as follows {:
George w. Nebinger, ,..........-75
r. Bruce Petrikin ....5 SO
DR.. NEBINGER was thetctore declared
temporary Chairman of the Convention, and
on taking his seal, made a brief address Of
thanks.
Messrs. John G.. Barr and William II.
Butler were appointed temporary Secrcta'
rieS
committee was appointed to report Off
GERS for permanent organization and Two
cases of contested seats were disposed Of
AFTERNOON sEs> ION.
The Convention re assembled at 2 O'clock
AN.
The Committee on Permanent Organize
tion, through their Chairman, Hon. Arnold
P!uner, reported The following Est Of off GERS
President:
FINLEY PATTERSON, of Washington
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E Mr.. Russell, the special war CORES.
pondent of the London Times has gone TO
Poland to report for his paper the events Of
the revolution in that country.
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TUNKHANNoCK, PA.
Wednesday. June "a. 1868.

o. MI. Pettengifl Is Co.--No 81 PARK Row
New YORK, 4 STATE ST. BosroN, are our Agents
for the N B. Democrat in those cities and author
ixel to take Advertisements and Subscriptions for
rs at our lowest Rates.
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From the Albany On " Argus, June 6
We place the letter of Judge Ducr before the peo-
pie without word Of comment. II speaks for it.
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Tice Presidents:
Alexander Diamond, jacob S. Yost,
A. Brunaker' DR.. o P. James,
F Kelley, James Erdman,
William j. Grams, Adam ". kaufman,
F. p. Dewess, JAc,b LeiSrnring,
p. Aruud, ID. ). Cooper,
Gen. j. Blanding, Richard McGrann,
john NJ. Heller Henry A. Wade,
Niles White, DR.. John All,
J,qn T. Hover, Aug. Duncan,
DR.. G. B Mitchell A, w. Dickinson,
Charles d Manly, DR., A. G. McQaaid,
Dr. w. Moore, DR.. g. S Hays,
A. Mccullough, Samuel B. Wilson,
John Gporgr, David TidbaIl,
Jonat han S. Green e. l.. Leberman,
jonathan Galrard. G. r. Early.
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From Washington.

s New YoRK, April ia special to
the Herald from Washington says: 1t is
reported our forces ut Fairfax Court House
under command Of Gen. Stahl were at
tackled Sunday last, as the pickets were
being called in, by a rebel cavalry force.
Skirmishing is said to have been going on
at intervals ever since, but nothing ofinl-
portance has tfken place. aata assi
' Gov. Curtin OF Pa, in view of the ex-
isency ofthe public service, suggested to
the President plan for garrisonins the
defenses of Washington with militia, that
veteran soldiers now in this department
might be spared for more important and
pressing duties in the field. To this end
he offered to forward here twenty thousand
militia, and asked that about five thousand
volunteers who have had necessary expert
ence be distributed, among the militia to
rouder the latter equivalent for all prac-
tical purposes to the same number OF vol
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BALTIMORE, April 12.-The gunboat
Flambeau arrived at Old Point Saturday
afternoon, bringing officers of the iron
Glad Keokuk
The following was made up from an in
teresting account furnished to the Balti-
moro American, by an eyewitness who
was in the fight:
The Weehauken was assigned to an i'm
portant duty, which was faithfully per-
formed in the midst of the 6ght-to ex-
anime, and, if possible, to FIRE the oh
struetions which the rebels have extended
across the harbor from Sumter to Moul-
trie. Protected by scow and the devil
in front Of her, she pushed straight up
toward the obstructions. They were found
to consist of net work, chains and cables
stretched across the barber, over which it
was impossible for the Weehawken to run
without fouling her propeller, and which
she found it impossible to force.
To this network the rebels are sup
posed to have suspended torpedoes and
other submarine explosives. She com
pleted the examination and tested the i'm
possibility of working up the harbor, until
the means were obtained for removing the
distinctions.
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ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS OF
THE VAN DORM BATTLE.

NASHVILLE, April IA flag of truce
was sent out from Franklin yesterday,
which learned that the rebel General
Crosby was wounded; also two of Van
Dorn's aids. The rebols lost heavily in
wounded. We captured many horses.
Van Dorm expected to capture the town,
and bad received information that the
Federal force was but $500.
About thirty five citizens, active and
violent rebels, some of whom were on the
Vigilance Committee last year, were to-
day arrested by order of General Mitchell,
and lodged in the penitentiary.
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General Fosters Situation


New YORK, April 13.-An officer who
arrived in the Dudley Buck, says that
General Foster had provisions, sufficient
only for the use of his troops to the 11th
inst.
Hell-inforrned persons deny the state
ment that the large rcinforcements sent
overland from Newborn had returned.
Some of ther baggage-wagons and artil-
lery were stuck in the mud
The rebel forces beween Washington
and Newbern are reported to number 20,
600 under Hill, and 1000 under Petit
grew.
The gunboat Valley City is said to have
reached Washington riddled by cannon
balls. s..
The Dudley Buck touched at Fortress
Monroe, where it was ruinored that Gen
eral Foster had surrendered.
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Army GsfresPeadeRees
WINoHnsrEa VA. April IS, 1863.

Editor of Spirst: Fol. the infornation
of his friends ipclose, for publication,
copy Of General Order Nol.4, pronul-
eating the proceedings of the Court Mar
tial in case of Captain Matthew Brown,
10th Ohio.
It will be observed that, although the
findings reflected on Captain Browns
character and reputation as an officer, to
some extent, the disapproval of the ind
|ings and sentence Of the Court by the
en-. commanding, restores Captain Brown
again to his command and relieves him OF
the unjust stigma which rumor, rife with
exageration, first threw around his char
acter in consequence of the unfortunate
capture of the train under his command
1t is most gratifying to him and his
friends to know that those who are bes
acquainted with the circumstances, afte1
investigation, including the Court tha
tried him, are satisfied of his bravery anc
gallantry a. an officer. Yours truly,
BARNA. POWELL.
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Cairo News.

A DARING Acr.-Among the incidents
connected with the Confederate attack
upon the feet upon the river, on Thurs
day last, one is worthy Of special record
One Of the shells which passed through
the Eclipse fell on board the Lizzie Martin
and would doubtless have caused the de-
.stractien Of the boat and fearful loss Of
life had not one of the soldiers-Sanford
Of Monroe Co., O., seized it and threw il
overheard. 1t exploded before it reached
the water. The. Lizzie waa laden with
ammunition. g3sas
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NEW YoRK5 April 1.-THE Heraids
dispatch from the headquarters Of the.
Army of the Potomac, April 18th, says :
The Richmond Dispatch of the 10th adj
mits bad defeat of Pegram in Kcutpcky,.
and says the rebel loss was heavy, ana
after 4 severe hand to hand hghtsof sew
eral hours, the Confederates gave up the
Euneoual contest and fell back The enemy
is not pursuing. The Dispatch says Rose
Grams has sent. FIVE regiments Of infantry
to Kentucky, and has ordered all cavalry
from that State to his army at Murfrees
boro, and is moving his troops on hissfeft.
our right, doubtless to prevent any move
mcnt on our part in that State.
The Danvile cars brought into Rich
mond, on the 9Th. three hundred and forty
two Union prisoners, captured by Gen.
Forest at. Brentwood, Tenn: among them
twenty-threo commissioned officers. All
will be exchanged at the earliest day.
Capt A. g. Webster,y of the Federal
army, was hung on Friday last at Rich
mond. The unfortunate man met his fate
with fortitude, himself giving the signal
for. the fatal trap to be sprung.
CHATTANOOGA, April THE enems
occupy LebaI!on with division under
Gen. Reynolds. They are also in force
at Carthage Sd aaf Eswag sdi bsk
VIcKsBURa. April S.--Every thing is
iquiet here. Two more transports left this
p. NJ, bound up the river. A number ol
transports are still in sight. ni
JACKSON, Mss, April s.-A special
dispatch to the Appeal from Mcmphi.
, yesterday, says the Mississippi river is
rising. There are more empty boats frou
Memphis. The Vicksburg is 10 be cottor
clad, so as to land troops at Vicksburg
Boats returned from Steers Bayou badl,
!, damaged. Navigation Of the Bay you wa.
: found to be more difficult than the Yazoo
: Humphrey Marshall at Winchester
with heavy infantry, encountered Genera
Quinby's forces, who ignominiously fed
leaving every thing in their retreat.
t PORT HUDSON, April 9.-All quie
E here. The enemy S feet below have dis
9 appeared A party of exchanged an
Y paruled prisoners from New Orleans ar
rived Yesterday. The troops are in excel
lent spirits and vigilantly watching tn
: Yankee vessels. Some excitement wa
/ caused last night by log of fire foatin
r down the river A skitf with negroe
attempting to pass the batteries, Was cap
? tured this morning 9
e JEFF. Davis, in a. report to the rebe
Q Congress on the history and condition Q
, telegraph lines, urges that. the interest
I of northern persons in them, amounting
to S373, $50, has been sequestered. Th
1 report furthcrproposes to seize all south
ern telegraph lines and turn them ever {
D the rebel post Office department.. the gov
ernment indemnifying rebel owners to
their LOSSES by the act. "a 4aat
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Fight near Y0rkt0wn-TIlc
French 1Hurehiay o.. PucLia.s

New YORK, April 1.-THE Tribune $
special correspondent learns, through pri-
waite channels, that Longstreet attacked
our forces under Keys near Yorktown on
Saturday. The rebels were repulsed and
ieilback to Williamsburg, leaving behind
spoils, etc. The rebels under Pryor al
the same time assumed an attitude threat
cning us at Suffolk The object is sup
posed to be to prevent our sending rein
lorcenents to Foster i
The Herald's Havana letter reports that
the French on the 3lst ult,. took po$sessi-
OH Of the hills north, south and west Of
Puebla. Forey 5 headquarters are within
three quarters vi a mile Of the suburbs oi
the city.
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THE 8. s.DEvIL.''

+ Hereeisa description Of the mysterious
thing called the {" Devil" which the Con-
federates captured from our feet at
Charleston
An iron frame, foatcd to the waters
edge by pontoons, is pushed ahead of the
Monitor as she runs in. Its length from
the bow of the Monitor is from twenty to
thirty feet. An aperture is made next to
the vessel, of the shape of her bows, in
tended to receive it. The breadth Of the
construction removes" is twelve feet.
From each side Of the extremity a strong
iron bar or shaft runs down also twelve
feet, the Monitor drawing from eight to
ten feet of water, TINS rendering it impos-
sible for any torpedoes over which this
Construction remover" passes to injure
the vessel.
A number of iron bars are used, not
only TO form the net work so as to either
push forward to explode every torpedo
less than twelve feet under water, but
also to strengthen and steady the masts.
At the bottom heavy tic bar unites these
two verticle rods, upon which rests the
percussion torpedo, containing seven hum
dred pounds Of powder. Above this is a
hammer which catches in spring so stiff
as to require two men to set it, but con-
structed so that the lever which pro-
trudss in front, forming the handle OF
other end Of the hammer. viii cause the
spring to give with little pressure This
is to remove piles.
5 This Devil" was invented by Captain
Ericsson at New York, to clear channels
Of torpedoes and ether Instructions. He
sent four ofthe machines down, but three
wore lost in gale. The other arrived
safely at Hilton Head.
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! Geo. D. was running the night ex.
press, and was some thirty minutes behind
thine. Ny freight train was waiting or
the switch for him to pass. He came or
atabout thirty five miles an hour, as neal
as I can judge, and / was watching him
all the time He was within about three
times the length Of the switch-was blow.
ing the whistle when he saw and saw
the switchman run madlJ out of his s,,anty
grab the switch and turn it SO that it would
run directly in the rear Of my train.
jumped instinctively to start my engine
heard him whistle for brakes, and those
that stood near said that he reversed his
enginc-but my train was too heavy foI
me to move quickly, and hewas too near
to do much good by reversing, so soon
had struck hard, for, at the other end Of
forty two cars, it knocked me down, and
tho jar broke my engine loose from the
train. He might have jumped from his
engine with comparative safety, after he
saw the switch changed, for the ground
was sandy there, and free from obstruc-
ltions, aud he could easily have jumped
icleariof the track and escaped with slight
bruises. But, no! Behind him trusting
to him, and resting in comparative securi-
ty, were huudreds to whom life was as
Edearas to him.. his post was At the head;
tothe great law of self-preseryation, that
most people put FIRST in their code OF
practice, his firm duty required him to
forswear allegiance, and to act on the prin-
lciple, s'others 6rst, myself afterward!
| So, witha bravery of heart such as is sell
dome found in other ranks Of mep, he
stack to his iron stesd transformed then
into the white steed of death, and spent
tehe last energies of his life, the best
strength of his last pulse, striving to miti-
gate the suffering which would follow the
lcellision. - aiqo sa
I His death was instantaneous; he had NO
time for regrets Of leaving life and the
friends that he loved SO dearly. When
ws found him, one hand srasped the throt-
tie, his engine was reversed, and with the
other hand he still held on to the sand box
lever The whole middle and lower por-
tian of his body was crushed, his head and
arms were untouched, and his face still
wore resolute expression, such as must
have lit up the countenance Of Arnold
Winkelried, when crying, & Make way for
libertyI' he threw hlmselfnpon slleaf OF
Austrian spears, and broke the columns
Of his enemies
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COMMANDMENT OF. CHARLESTON
RENEWED ON THE 10th.

New YoRk, April l4.-The steamer
ASago has arrived from Port Royal 18th,
via Charleston bar. Among the passen-
gers are General Truman and Seymour
and staff, General Gorden, and the French
consul at Charleston. #a
The New South Of the 14th inst. says
the fight at Charleston was resumed on
the 10th, but with what result it could
not ascertain. It adds that Fort Sumter
| is probably preached by this time. ss1
The purser of the Arago, in his report,
says the Ironsides and six iron clads were
still off Charleston bar on the 11th-
Nothing had transpired since the bonn
bardment of the 7th General Hunter
and army would leave for Port Royal
next day.
The steamer Ocean Queen, from Aspin-
wall, arrived here this afternoon, with
s217, 900 in treasure from California
Sh. was conveyed portion of the way
by the gunboat Connecticut. ag
The Arago brings the following intel
ligcnce The gunboat Washington rar
aground on the 9Th inst, on Broad river
near Port Royal ferry. The E. B, Hall
Il WenG TO nST aSSiSsitbce, pub W NO puTPoSc
The rebels brought down light battery
and firing on her, a chance shot strucl
her magazine, causing the destruction o
the gunboat. Two men were killed, tw
mortally wounded and eight slightly-al
of the Sd r. [. battery.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 14.-Burnside'
order relative to sending domestic traitor
beyond the Federal lines and protectio
to Union men, is we'll received in Indian
apolis, as itconirms the previous actie
Of General Darlington. A Union ma
driven from home because accused of re
porting s'K. G. c. 7" to the commando
of the district, was sent back day wit
the ofheer's instructions to rely on tn
civil authorities, but if not pr, tected tn
offenders to be dealt with under the order
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New YoRK, April 13.-The gunboat
Valley City, which passed the rebel bat
teries below Washington, n. c., to Gener-
al Fosters assistance, was struck by six
tythree shots. Her fatci is not sabsequen-
tly known.
!, There was another fight between the
whites and negroes in Pine-street this P
NJ N in which some of the letter were badly
wounded. The police quelled the affair
A. number of arrests were made in both
cases.