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Year: 1861

A MODEL SPEECH BY GEN. McCLELLAN.-
On the occasion of the review of Pennsylvania
troops at Washington, a few days since, Gen.
Mcclellan made the following speech


SOLDIERS have had our last retreat.
We have seen our last defeat. You stand by
me, and will stand by you, and henceforth
victory will crown our efforts.


The TINE TO toMPRoMIsE.- john
son of Tennessee, tells us when it will be pro-
per to compromise with armed traitors. In a
recent speech he said


am speaking Of the talk about compromise.
Traitors and rebels are standing with arms IL
their hands, and it is said we must go forward
and compromise with them. They are in the
wrong, they are making war upon the govern
ment; they are trying to upturn and destroy
our free institutions. l say to them that the
compromise have to make under existing
circumstances is, ground your arms, obey
the laws, acknowledge the supremacy of thu
constitution; when you do that will talk tt
YOU about compromise. All the compromise
1 have to make is the Constitution of the Uni
ted States"
Year: 1861

expedition to Hatteras Inlet and the bold
proclamation of Gen. Fremont, are producing
better state of feeling throughout the
country, as the conviction is felt that deter


mined and aggressive action, so long delayed,
has at last begun. Recruiting service is
more active, and the appeal to the people in
behalf of the new Treasury notes is better
received than would have been the case
without these movements. This is to be
expected firm policy and an energetic
campaign will unite the people and cause
them to sustain the Government literally.
Year: 1861

The aggregate for johnson county was
greater than that for Muscatine, but this re-
suited from the greater number Of small pre-
miums on young and grade animals. Nearly
all the large first class prizes were taken by
this county. Shall it be so this year?
Year: 1861

MILITARY GLoRY.-Nineteen long letters
from Lord Ellenborough! He has made me
Governor of Scinde, with additional pay, and
has ordered the captured guns to be cast in a
triumphal column, with our names. l wish
he would let me 60 back to my wife and girls
it would be more to me than pay. Glory and
honors. This is glory, isl Yes. Nine princes
have surrendered their swords to me on the
field of battle, and their kingdoms have been
conquered BY me, and attached to my own
country. Well, all the glory that can be desired
is mine, and l care 80 little for it that the
moment l can, all shall be resigned to live
quietly with my wife and girls; no honor or
riches repays me for absence from them. Other.
wise, this sort of life is no life for me- is agreea.
bic to me only as it may enable me to do good
to these poor people. OH if | can do any,
thing for them where so much blood has been
shed in accursed war, l shall be happy, May
never see another shot fred Horrid, horrid
war Yet how it wins upon and hardens when
one is in command. No Young man can resist
the temptations; defy them but thirty ard
sixty are ditferent.-Sir Charles Napier.
Year: 1861

AN EDUCATED ARxT.--As 4 proof that the
men of the North who compose the great army
which has so promptly rushed to the defence
of the Union are not the vagrants of society
seeking bread and the adventurous life Of the
soldier, such as fill the ranas of armies in other
countries, bat are men who have a stake in So
ciety, and have left at home those domestic
ties which knit man to his country, it may be
mentioned that single mail on Friday brought
to the second Wisconsin regiment near four
hundred letters and papers, and another day
near five hundred aud ono Rhode Island reg
ment OF thirteen hundred men received by one
mail above one thousand letters and papers.
We learn, moreover, that the booksellers in this
city have frequent occasion to remark the lite.
rary culture and scholarly taste eviuced by
many privates of the different regiments in the
applications made for books. 1t is no unoom
mon thing to see them inquiring for portable
copy Of some Latin book or other work belong
ing to the higher walks of literature.-Gues
days National hteligenceT.
Year: 1861

Owing 10 the great war excitement
in our midst the present week. we
have not been able 10 present our usual
amount Of reading matter on the inside
Of ftipernf4nv.e' e'hTgl2iitiase s:anqpl
hope for better times after awhile.
Year: 1861

To any and all Postmasters and friends, sending
Ms the Cash for five new subscribers to the weekly
or two to the Tri-Weekly, we will send one copy OF
the Weekly gratis for one year.


Positively no subscription will be received Tor the
Weekly or Tri-Weekly UNION AND AMERICAN, unless
accompanied with the Cash.
Year: 1861

THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE suffers sadly in
style and diciOn from being transmitted to us
BY telegraph. Some OF the moro obvious blum
ders we have been able to correct, but many
bsys doubtless escaped US. Had private copies
Of the Message been dispatched by mail or ex-
press on the evening Of the 4th to the Presidents
most trusted agent or friend in each of the great
cities, with instructions TO deliver them to each
daily newspaper only upon notice by telegraph
hat the reading in Congress had commenced,


ais most important document would have ap-
Year: 1861

Democrats who rejoice at the voluntary
suicide of the party wi be tempted to has
ten it on and to assist nit. We can ap-
preciate the strength of the temptation,
and realize that many Democrats will, for
the moment, yield to it.


But there is higher duty for them, and
an allegiance which, now in the midst of
our difficulties, they should cling to more
earnestly and with moro devotion than ey-
er. Amid all these ephemeral and decay
ing organizations, how commandingly and
ennoblingly stands forth the old National
Union loving and Union-supporting De-
moeraoy---the only party that ever success
fully mai tanned war, or secured honora-
BILE peace No patrioi is ashamed of as.
sociatiou with 1T. History will not trace
upon its record the guilty responsibility of
these disasters which now impend upon the
country. 1t has no crime upon Its soul
that has to be washed out by suicide. 1t
lives, aud all good men ask that it may
live to protect still tho Constitution and
restore again the beloved Union of the
States.


Let the events, which are now sweeping
before them the ephemeral factions Of the
day, move on. They have their appoint
ed course. They are disaolvins organiza-
tions more important, than the Republican
party, and shaping the destinies of COM
nunities as we'll as of political cliques
But they have broken, thus far, in vain
against the rock of Democracy; and when
the Ssorm is over, it will uplift its head
again, and upon it will descend the Ark in
which survive the hopes of National res
direction and the reconstruction of our Re.
ubic.-.4%any Arg4s.
Year: 1861

\ Brave GIRL.-A heroic exploit is
tod of beautiful young woman in the
village Of Spicolli, in Southern Italy -
The house Of her uncle, liberal priest,
was invaded by some brigand rufians.--
One Of the leaders was amusing himself by
stsbbing her uncle, who was old, when the
girl rushed in, flung herself on him, and
snatching in an instant the brace of re-
volyers he had in lis BELT, shot him dead.
She ran through all the rooms, firing upon
every brigand she found plunderins the
house. She shot down four of thsm.-
Alarmed at this unexpected attack, and
not knowing what to make of it, the ref.
fans in the other room ran out She still
pur'ued and succeeded before they could
Get knowledge Of the enemy they had to
encounter, in closing the front door against
them. The brigands attempted to set FIRE
to the house. From the balcony she put
out an old nausket, belonging to her uncle,
and from the window tri-colored flag,
cried, with all her breath, "viva Garibal.
di - The mscreants fred an Intellectual
shot or two and started Oft. A few mo.
ments aftor captain of bersaglieri; who
just came up, found the exhausted girl in
faint upon the dead body of her uncle,
Year: 1861

S0- In the town of T----there was
shoemake who at times oficiated as
preacher. He always wrote the notices
himself, in order to save the expense of
printing. Here is one of hem;-T here
will be preaching in the pines this Suuda y
afternoon on the subject, AN who do not
believe will be damned at three 0 clock
Year: 1861

COLONEL ELLswoRlH's ORDERs.--Tho
late Colonel Ellsworth having received his
orders from head quarters to be ready TO
march to Alexandria, made an address to his
men, which shows the mutual confidence ex-
listing between himself and the Zouayes, and
reveals the high-toned character of the man.
lie thus addressed them


Boys, no doubt you felt surprised on
hearing my orders to be ia readiness at mo-
mcnts notice. but | will explain all as far as
am al owed. Yesterday forenoon | under
stood that movement was to be made against
Alexandria. OF course was on the q,0 Uipe,
won't to see General Mansfield, the COM
mander at Washington, and told him that |
would consider it as personal affront If he
woLld not allow us to have the right Of the
line, which is our due, as the first volunteer
regiment sworn in for the war. All that
can tell you is TO prepare yourselves for nice
little sail, and at the end Of it, skirmish.--
Go TO your tents, lie down and take your rest
till clock, when the boat will arrive. and
we go forward to victory or death. When
we reach the place OF destination act as men
do nothing to shame the regiment, show the
enemy that you are men as well as soldiers,
and that you will treat them with kindness
until they force you to use violence. 1 want
TO kill them with kindness. Go to your tents
and do as l tell you.
Year: 1861

~ On Thursday morning as the boy was
carrying the Watcimau in this village, the
following note concerning the stolen horse re-
ferred to in our stissue, was thrown to him
from the Jail window, with the request that it
be publishod
Year: 1861

The manufacture of paper from the leaves of
Indian corn is becoming extensive in Austria. The
paper is said to be tougher than any ordinary pa
per made from rags, while it is almost wholly free
from silica, which makes paper produced from
straw 40 brittle.
Year: 1861




security of themselves and of future generations,
that freedom of speech and of the press should be
guarded by solemn constitutional sanctions-so
that even the representatives of the States and of
the people, in the exercise of their most deliberate
Judgment, should not have power to infringe upon
or to interfere with it-shall knot of passionate
men, under the influence of popular excitement,
and perhaps without the exercise of any Judgment,
make of themselves eXtempore tribunal, above
the Constitution and the law, to take away rights
so sacredly guarded by both?


Nor did our ancestors establish this sanction for
peaceable times and quiet occasions. 1t is not
needed then. They had great experience of all the
evils as well of all the benefits of this essential
privilege, which they endeavored to place beyond
the reach of the nconsiderate and the impulsve-
of party and of faction They meant it for periods
of public disturbance and of public danger-for
just such a contingency as that now upon us-if it
were possible for them to conceive that we should
so far fall away from the principles, the standard
and the conduct which the work of their exalted
minds and their own glorious example had set be-
| fore u.s.
| A leading public journal will be found always to
| reflect the sentiments of large, influential aho
powerful body of the people. If 1t did not, II
could not exist at ALL 1t is the worst policy In the
| world to attempt to suppress it. To do so Is eVl
dence of conscious weakness, not OF power hxec
| upon lasting basis. We know not how long sucf
a condition of things could be endured, in which
| illegal measures were taken TO abrldge 'the free
dom of speech or of the press" Neither govern
| ment nor people are secure, except as they res
upon the Constitution. No mon, tcho patues publ
or private liberty, could endure erisence IN count
ry, in whtch such oasrages should become common
Year: 1861

MILITARY GNALS-IETERESTING EXPERT


MENTS.


Mel Myer of the o. s. army, months since annouuc
ed the discovery by himself of system OF military
signals which would in great measure, revoutionze
the management of modern forces. The signals arc
made by means Of flag attached to pole, from twelve
to sixteen feet long. The different movements which the
fig is made to go through represent numbers which in
their turn represent letters of the alphabet The etters
of course are combined into words that read the
mrsgage By the intervention Of the numbers none but
the officer who directs the and those who have
been previously informed of the arrangement Of the sys
t.m can understand the language OF the flag, which is
moved in three directions TO right left and front This
Is done by soldiers who especially drilled for the pur-
pose, and who in the trial. managed the bunting with
astonishing accuracy.


For night signals, torches substituted for flags
otherwise the signals similar to hose made in the
day time All the implements necessary for the service
can be embraced in small packet can be transported
from point point by single man. and be pu in readi-
ness for use in fifteen minutes The experiments
made in the negbbOrhood OF Santa Fe in the latter part
of April and were successful in every instance, although
uneven ground was especially selected The first day
signals we're exchanged sixteen miles without difficulty
and on the third day, by the aid OF small repeating
station an ineligible military conversation was rapidly
carried ON between Old Fort Marcy and Galveston which
are twenty five miles apart. In few days the War De-
partment of the United States will receive official re-
port of these experiments, when the commanding off,
GERS of the different regiments at the seat OF war
will doubtless be initiated into the mysteries of the bus
ness.-N. y. Times.
Year: 1861

From The Baltimore Erehd0ge Of Nay 29)
GENERAL CAlwALADER REFUSES TO gkcoGSIzs


NESr


The attachment issued Monday last by Chief Justice
Taney against Gen George Cadwalader FOR refusing to
obey the writ of habeas corpus in the case of John Mer-
rymap Esq was made returnable yesterday, at twelve
o'clock A. an early hour of the day, the L. s. Circuit
Court building was besieged by an immense crowd


Immediately upon the Court room beng opened,
about halfpast eyen o'clock the crowd rushed in and
in a fhort time, the room completely lied.


About twelve o'clock the venerable Chief Justice made
hs appeararce Upon taking his seat the Chief Justice
stated that he desired make an explanation before the
hearing of the case the effect that Judge Giles, who
was present yesterday absent to-day owing to the
lac, that he was attending meeting of his church. which
he considered Of interest to himself and perhaps mpOr
tsnt to the community. He ihe Justicel had invited
Judge Gea 10 be present, because he had desired his
counsel and advice in important case but he did not
sit in the case as an officer of the Court and desired this
explanation to be made.


The Chief Justice then asked the Marshal If he bad
the return The Marshal handed to him the following
paper which the clerk read aloud;
Year: 1861

The Pensacola correspondent of the
Mobile Advertiser thus prophesies con-
cerning the expected attack on Fort
Pickens:


But, commence when it will, l don't
think | risk much in saying that in sixty
hours after the first gun is fired, there
will not be yankee left in Fort Pickens.
A hundred and forty guns converging on
any one point sixty hours, would drive
the devil from his hole. For several days
it will be essentially big gun tght-such
fight as was never witnessed on this
continental cannonade that will shake
the land and the sea-"
Year: 1861

Ihe excitement Of the war news made US forget
the time for reopening the exercises at the Unver
sity friend informs us that the Collegiate duties
there were resumed in order on Friday the 10th Of
july The number Of students in attendance is un-
usually small at this season, as was anticipated but
we presume goodly number will yet come in.


Most Of the students Of last session are in the army
OF the Confederate States Three of their teachers
are with them there Those who are now at Chapel
Hill, while enjoying unusual opportunities for men-
tai improvement are also preparing under the vigo-
rous drilling Of one of the Faculty, to emulate if
need be- the gallant deeds of their fellow students
in the heroic fight at Bethel and on the bloody field
Of Manassa.


The patriotism and gallantry of our North Caro-
lima youths are unbounded. We have no wish to
check or cool this glorious spirit yet in view Of their
own future---of the claims which the country viii
have upon them at a later day, we are not entirely
sure the course now taken by our young men-we
mean those who ought to be at schools the better
one. Indeed, it must be apparent to every one that
the hazards and casualties of war will necessarily
deprive the South Of many valuable lives, and as
matters are now going, they to be taken from
the flower of our youth. Would it not be best for
them, best for the country now, and best for pos
terty for our young men, who have not yet compile
ted their education, to remain at school while
longer-at least until the exigences of the South
shall more imperiously demand their services? One
year six months more, spent at school, dill
gently studying and drilling as is the case at the
University and seems to be the order of the day
at all our male schools, would do them immense
service and might be Of incalcuable advantage to
the country. We need thoroughly drilled men to
fight and to lead in battle; and need men of high
intelligence and virtue, after battles are fought
to guide and control the interests of the country


Let our young men and parents reflect upon these
things
Year: 1861

Our ARMY.-Much anxiety prevails to know the
whereabouts Of our army and what it is doing. The
government very properly keeps its movements from
the public, so as to keep the enemy in darkness
We will state, however, that our army is in good
spirits increasing its already large numbers daily;
ready for another tilt at any time, and is gradually
driving the Yankee forces still nearer the Potomac


We hope to hear soon that we have driven them in
to the Potomac and beyond
Year: 1861

July "a.


And why this discrimination? Where is the au-
thorty to pay those, and not to pay off our entire
troops monthly? 1t has been said in our hearing,
that one reason given for not paying off our soldiers
no credit? Can no money be obtained for those
who fight our battles? Impossblel It cannot he
So Again, it is said, the Confederate States will
nav them. We have no doubt that Government
will do its duty, but. when will it pay? Our men
need their money now. But what claim has North
Carolina troops upon the Confederate States until
after their transfer What evidence of debt will
our soldiers have against that Government except
from the day of transient The truth is, the State
owes the debt to them to the time Of the transfer
The State is the only contractor with our soldiers
known to them. Our State laws authorizing the
raising Of volunteers and State troops say they shall
be paid the same as troops under the Confederate
States are paid. But who is to pay, or when they
are to be paid the law does not define; but any
one doubt that tile State is pledged to pay them,
and that the Paymaster of the North Carolina
troops is the proper officer to do IT.? Surely not.


We have heard it objected that the law does rot
direct or authorize the payment Of our volunteers
by the State authorities. We have examined the
law. If there be any meaning in terms, the same
authority is given to the same officers to pay off our
entire force, ha. is given to pay off those included
in the above order Of the Adjutant General. The
Legislature has placed our Volunteer forces and
State Troops identcally on the same footing as to
pay. If there be no authority in the case, there
is none in the other. But why argue this point?-
Every body knows and every one whose heart is in
the right place, feels that the State authorities
should pay off every officer and soldier at once,
up to the time Of the transfer. If the money is not
in the Treasuryit ought to be procured forthwith.
If no other debt is paid the debt due the soldiers
should be. Every good citizen of the State will
sanction it. Every man is willing to bear bis share
Of this just and absolutely necessary burden.


We learn that such has been the difficulty expe.
rienced by gentlemen visiting this City, who have
claims against the governments connected with the
army, that It styled aeircue ocutory government
One officer isapplied to, and the applicant is sent
to anothsrand thence 10 another, and 50 %, until
Year: 1861

A very large meeting was held in Richmond last
week. composed Of leading gentlemen connected with
the Banks of the Confederate States from the action
of which important results may be expected The
meeting expressed its entire confidence in the Con-
federate Government The necessity for establish
ing uniform currency throughout the States, being
matter Of prime importance, the meeting suggested
that the Government issue 100000, 900 of dollars in
Treasury notes Of denominations suited to general
circulation and recommended that al! the banks of
the Confederacy receive them on deposit at par
This will no doubt be carried out and will prove
of signal advantage both to the government and the
public. 1t is matter of the first importance to the
government to place its operations substantial
financial basis. Becoming the owner of large
amount of cotton from its loans it WILL by It's sale
in Europe establish system Of credit and exchange
which will at once give entire confidence among
capitalists. We are glad to see this movement on
the part of the Banks. 1t gives the strongest as
surances Of support to the government in its infancy


from our moned institutions and monied men.
Year: 1861




The battle of Manassa, much as the Northern pa
pers try to conceali has evidently in the language
of cotemporary, broken the backbone of the
North. The vivid accounts given of that direful
calamity which befel the northern army at MaiAssa
can only serve to dspirt and discourage the masses
in any attempt at recovery from the ruin. The
debates in Congress and the monstrous propositions
of the government will but increase their difficulties.
The other day it was admitted that such was tn
bad credit of the government that capitalists would
not loan money to it. without undoubted indemnity.
bill was presented, pledgng the real estate of the
North as security. 1t will meet with storm of op-
position. a.sd F'E


Col. Richardson. of Illinois, in the House of Rep
resentatives the other day, warned the government
that unless it did justice to the great Democratic
party of the North, of which were threefourths of
its soldiers, they would no longer fight its battles
He defended Gen. Scott-decla1ed that he only
could the country, and that the defeat of the
North was owing to the Black Republicans and to
such Generals as Butler, Patterson, Cadwallader,
and Schenck, men whom he declared had banded
with the disunionists to destroy the government
Year: 1861

The railroads in New England are now be-
ginning to feel the effects of the stagnation of
business caused by the war. The passenger
travel, both through and local, is quite small,
and the local freight train has almost come to
a stsnd-still, indicating the light demand upon
Boston for goods by the interior towns. Such
roads as are out of debt, however, feel conf
dent OF earning a dividend, though it will prob
ably be smaller than for several years past.