The New York Herald Newspaper, October 3, 1862, Page 1

ca i j | | THE NEW YORK HERALD. _——. WHOLE NO. 9516. A TEXAS LOYALIST IN BROOKLYN. Address of Yon. Andrew Jack- son Hamilton. Causes, Consequences and Cure of the Rebellion. THE UNION TO BE RESTORED BY FORCE, ay &.. a, ‘The Hon. Andrew Jackson Hamilton, of Tezas, was one ‘of the ropresentatives from that State in the last Con- grees. His collengue was Mr. Jobn R. Reagan, now Post- master General in the Confederate States. After the cession of the cotton States Mr, Hamiltou made an heur’s ‘speech in the House, declaring his unalterable determina- Sion to stand by the Union of the States under avy and al) circumstances, And he kept his word. In spite of the reign of terror which nas prevailed in Texas, as over all Secersia, he maintained bis loyalty to the republic. Re- cently he found an opportunity, and availed himself of it, to get to New Orleans; and from there he came to this city. Au invitation was extended to him to deliver an address on the rebellion in the Brooklyn Academy of Music, which he accepted, and last evening was fixed as the time. The immense assemblage which met to bear him was an evidence of the interest felt in bim and in the subject. Many of the most intiuential citizens of Brooklyn, comprising the Hon erable Messrs. Odell and Strapaban, Ex-Mayor Hall, and several clergymen were in attendance, Mr. Haminron was introduced in a neat little speech by Mr. A. A. Low, and was received with a most enthusias- tic welcome, He said:— LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, CrTizENS OF THE Cir¥ OF BRook- LyN—At the threshold of the remarks which I shall sub- mit to you this evening, on the gravest subject that has ever, ii my judgment, addressed itself to a tree people, permit me to say, in one word, I thank you for this recep- tion, (Applause.) I thauk you, fellow citizens, not Decause of persoval gratitication’ at the mavifestation you have made this evening of your loyatty, and of your Appreciation of loyaity in others; but beeause it will be received—if indeod it shail ever reach them—by thou- sands as loyal as [ in my distracted country as a just and proper compliment to them also, (Applause.) I, fellow citizens, you have come here expecting to be ente: tained dy an artistic address, full of beautifully rounded periods and adorned with poetic imagery,! shaM have cause to regret it, because you will go away disappomted. Had I the power to meet such expectations Twould teel that I ‘was triflig with my own time and with (he best interests of our great country to do so at the expenso of more ge- Bious matter, It isforthe purpose of communing with you in relation to the troubles in which our country is at this moment involved; to ascer- tain, if we can, why she is in this condition; tix cause or causes thatlead to it; the remedies to be plied to relieve ber from it—and that, too, without fear Of offence, save the fear which results from the dread of sttrnth, (Applause.) The Union is, for g,dismenbered. We fear, hero as well as sowhere, a great many who can give the canse, and re- ference is constantiy made to some past. political princi- ples woven into the policy of the government by one party, Another will attrtbute the disasters that have overtaken us to the action of another party. I meet with men every day who can convince me, as they si pose, ‘that the abolitionists of the North were the canse; others that the democratic party was the cause, and stil! others that jt resulted from a mistake on the part of our fathers who framed the government in not incorpo ating wisa provisions which would have precluded a liet of interests between the two xectio: 1 will not, fellow citizens, ut my time of life—in the sere and yellow leaf”’—nud especially iu the future as will enable us to engage in accomy i the salvation of the country and its redemption from the dangers that now surround it—spond time in listenhig Jonger than is necessary to manilest decemt respect for any twaddle about what a party has done in the past (Applause.) Tsay to them, I grant your premises, not Docause I believe they are true; but now teil mo what you intend to do about it, ‘The fact is not changed that revo. Jution exists in the country. You will agree with me that a great, a paternal, 2 glorious government is being sacri- ficed, You will agree with me that if the effort to destroy it prove successtul there ismuch doubt whether we ov our children will pow again be the recipients of the same measure of frecdom aud the same amount of blessings Fesulting from good government.” Then the ouly ques- tion for you aud me is to determine the mode of restoring the government. It is, perhaps, well enough to inquire why this happeved. 1 cinnot better develope to you my own views of the causes that led to this, than by calling our attention to what one of the leading spirits engaged this great rebellion against tne authority af the govert- ment said—a Dir, Spratt, of South Carolina—who address- ed a communication at great length aud with consum- mate ability, with all the argument which the school of philosophers to which he belougs could bring to bear, on the question of the propricty of essentially chang- mg tho principles on which the government of the Sonthern States was thereafter to be based, as contrasted with the government of the United States. He said he was very much ashamed of any Southern statesman—indeod, there was no man who deserved that name—vho would pretend that the sece:sion or revolv- tion was caused by avy aggression on the part of the people of the non-slaveliwiding Ststes on the rights and dnterests of the people of the South im regard to slave property? He eaid it was childlike to talk about tts being the cause. lie said it was still less because of any aet of aggression on the part of the United States government. What, then, was the reason? He said it was bocause of the difference in the — of society North aud South. In the non-slavebolding States every mau being a freeman, it resuited that the jaboring classes had power 4m government, and it required but litte argument, be ‘said, to prove that, when that was the case, tho govern ment was ‘in tho heels” of society. He said that when, on the vther hand, government was in the hands of those who directed labor, it was then ‘‘in the head” of so. giety, where it properly belonged. And now, enid ho, after haying eut loose from the North, after eradicating ‘the evil, have we succeeded in achieving the object? Not at all. He was complaining in this letter that the Mont- ery Convention bad fatled to meet the object desired Sy'thore who inaugurated the revolution, because it had not ided aflirmatively for reopening the African slave trade. He said it would involve the necessity of another revolution; that the evil was sill in their midst, as the Jaboring man would still wield the power in the new gov- ernment; and, said be, ‘From the premises I havo laid down you will perceive that slavery and democracy are incompatibie.” (Applause.) He paid u high compliment w the great New York siatesinan, now the Secretary of State (Mr. Seward), aud said that he never uttered a r truth than when he declared there was ‘‘ap irre- pPressible cuntlict”” between slave labor and free Inbor. (Applause.) He said that in this additional, this second Fevolution that would be forced upon them, and which might be bloodier than the present one, they’ would got rid of the last and least remaius of democracy, aud that his plan emphatically was slave aristocracy. Now, if that was but the sont ment of one Southern man, addressed to @ trusted nt of the State of Louisiana, then a sitting ember in ‘oe Convention, there might be but little practical signifi cance in it, If it had been reprobated by the public press 4m that section, or condemned by the public Voice, there Tight be little siguificauce in the fact that such senti- meuis were promulgated to the world. But when you bear in mind that that letter was reproduced iu the lead- ‘ng prints of the South, and spaken 0 in teris of com- menidation, and that up to this heur no man has lifted bis voico in criticism agaiust any of the positions tere as- sumed, then it is signiti J haye neard the echves of th.se sentiments in the streets, in (ue Lotels, in the paciors and at the festive board. Men who, two yeurs ‘ago, wore regurded as loyal are heard now saying, “Weil, Fepablicanism isa failure. We wre really astenihod at ourselves for ever thinking that it could succeed. We now realize the fact that we must have @ stronger govern mont.” If you knew ail this as 1 do, you would feel that there was something more involved in this revolution than thes imple desire w get rid of the hated Yankeo. 1k wea not bocauve the men who inaugurated it hated the je of the North, it was not because many of you dif. Ferdd with them in opinion, but twas a deliberate pur. pove cn their part to be the controlling spirits in anew and different order of government, Where their powe ‘would be porpetual, and where they would not be subje to Lie chances of the free choice of a free people, in re- curring olections, as had been the case; avd he that docs Ot realize that fact lo-day does net yet understand what this revolution meune; and in cousequence, the man who fiaitors himnacl! that ‘by conciliatory measures, by kind words, gentle douliugs anid peace ollurings you can cause tbe rebellious aud disioyai States Lo resume thoir original pusition in the confederation of the United states, im moet wotully mistaken and deesved. (Loud applause.) 1 “never can nor will happen iu this way. Thero is but one remedy, and that isto be foasnd only in the physieal power of the loyal people sup- porting the government. (Loud applause.) In their payaical power yrope’ ly directed aud guided by the ex ereiae of suMliciéAt thought, which will lead you to just covelusions as to what will be the consequorices of such an exorcise of powor Lo you and the rest of the people of dhe Cuited States jn ease of failure. And 1 would say, follow citizens, that you have beard put of little more ‘thau ono-half of the suffering peoplé of the South, and ‘when | speak of the suffering people of the South I speak Of Uhe body jolitic, saving and excepting only the leaders @f the rolicilion, tho men who have protited by the vio. font changes whieh we havo soon, for all alike havo sudored; of perhaps it woukl be botter to way that ail have saffered, though not all alike, in corsoquence of the dreadful oventunlitios ef war, of the desolation brought upon the land, by the failure of trade, comineroe, agriculture, ty the destruction of confidence Dotween may and man, and fle utter extinction of tie protection of wiso and salary Jaws jn the South, and the violent ughoaving of seciety under such influences. Everybody suffered in that respect. Tspoak of tho wholo body @yphe people. But whatever may be said of the simple traths (hat Twill utter here this night, no ene knows how dooply I feel the fact that Criends as well as Tope Will eit in judgimen} npow what may Jet fall from any jipa, I know that I bave not yot paesed phrough the aod NEW YORK, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1862. last ordeal of tribulation to which I must be submitted in consequence of this terrible revolution, "was hard to sever all early connections, to part with beloved friends, te 8 up my position in society, whaever that might Dave been; it was hard to break the links that bound ine to wife and children, and to Jeaye home without knowing whether or uwt 1 would ever return. But I have bad something to sustain me in this trial—for T baa true and loyal friends who have always given me aid and comfort. It may be that some of them are falling away from me how, for my mind has been deliberately led to a con- clasion, whose full force aud power have not yet lashed upon their thoughts, but to which they are as certainly destined to arrive as | have to-night, (Loud applause.) The guuse, then, of this revolution, may thus be seen, Mr. Spratt clearly declared that not result from the fact that the people of the North were coerci mot because the government of the United Sta was oppressive or coercive, either—not because the South and its rights and institu ‘Lions were not sutlicient rotected by the constivution and the laws, but becai ‘operation and develup- ment of a Bree state of society, if left to grapple with Southern society, would naturally destroy it by the mere effect of moral force. Whether that is the precise view which is taken of the matter by thcse who have engaged iu the rebellion of the Southern States or whether it 1s not, there is no doubt that these opinions have been suf- ficiently countenanced, as may be seen in one fuct, that upon the organization of the new government the in- fluence of non slavehvide.s was to be felt less and less until they would at last be reduced to the position of serfs, The slaveholders were, in fact, to becvine the s7le arbiters of the destinies of ‘the people. Now, while 1 would not bave lent my aid two years ago to any man who would seck wo abolish slavery in the South—while 1 would have considered such @ man as at least an iy ticable friend of the government—still, whether Me Pac sulted from moral cowardice, or any other cause, 1 can- not say, | dreaded the moral elect of those persons who would bring into opposition or cellisiou thespirit of free- dog with that of slavery. I feared the result of such a parallel. What I did believe, was, that our fathers who framed the government as practici statesmen, knew, a well as we know, how to avoid the trouble on the one hand, and the inevitable diffleulties which have ‘arisen on the other, But J am not prepared w say that the institution of slavery woula be permitted to per- petuate -itself, and to see my children and your children depressed and ruined in consequence of it. But the question has bev changed. ‘here was no party at the time to which | have alluded but those who sought to protect slavery under the constitution and tlie laws. . din my State I resolutely op- ow citizens, you are destroying posed it. Instead of seeking to protect this institution. You will, ceding, be laylug the knife at its throat. I would save you irom the very tute you dread. ‘There is a necessity which causes the North tolive with you in peace, harmony and union, Separated froin them you couid not, in the face of the united power and influence of all Biristendom sustain and protect that in- stitution; sand now you can only do so through the power and” influence of the United States government, Slavery ig safe with you because of the position which that government holds elsewhere throughout the world. (Appliuse.) In consequence of ‘the innumerable blessings it has conferred upon mankind, no nation dare attack it. (Applauge.) Butif you were tores rt to the alterpative of destroy ing thst government because, us you think, slavery is not secure enough nor safe enough under it, and seek to build up a government with slavery as its busis and corner stone, then you wili challenge the united public opinion of the world, aud you mist iuevitably fall under it. (Trem ndous applause. ) You wiii uot have madea single friend; but rather will fuolishiy have cut loose from thousands who, since you have slavery among you, respect it under the con- situation of the United States us they understand it. ‘They respect its laws, and therefore we have good neigh- borhood and peace with them jn the commen enjoyment of agreat_and glorious repubhie. (Applauge.) They do not wish t see one or other side distur! They no doubt believe that there is some militating power in the hands of the All Wise to apply a remedy to ail eviis sooner or later, and which He will apply to slavery when it becomes intolerable. This, 1 urged, was what our fathers suppesed long before us. But you, I urged fur- ther, have not waited for this. You have determined on an evil fate, against the interest and opinion of the whole world—in favor of siavery, and that alone. Nay, you have done more than that’ by actual secession; for with whatever purpose you have commenced, you will find that iu two or three years your own judg- ment and experience will teach you that it will be impo- i ic, and, 1n fact, impossible, to m:-ke thonew government Liberal, The reason of this is obvious. You must under stand that you have not understood the question. Nor do I moan, fellow citizens, that I can now make you un- derstand it; it ts so diflicult to make things understood to those who were absent from the scene of their occur- rence. But there 18 one thing on which you may rely, and although it is not known to all of you, it will be by and by, that the great body of the people of the South were loyal to this government, and always did desire to pre- serve the Union. (Loud applause.) The question will be, why then did they sufler themse!ves to be driven and forced out of the Union they desired to preserve? It is, as I said, fur more dificult to make one who did not witness a fact understand Jt as readily as one who was present and saw it, But I may say that every artitice and deception were “brought into play for the purpos The people for along series of years had been educated to this end, and their minds had been poisoned with the idea of the excellence of the slave system, that it at fength became fashionable at the South that any man who did uot regard slavery as the greatest aud most sublime institntion ia the world—who did not out-Herod Herod in bis firm conviction that the p licy of African slavery was not only of Divine origin, but that it was one of the greatest evidences of the wisdom and per- fection of that Great Being who created all good— (lord laughter)—was unfit’ for avy of the public positions in the gift of his follow citizens. Thus if one man was running against another for an oflice— @ new wgaiust an old candidate—-the test would be the slavery question. The new man, if he would be elected had always to go a step farther in this direction; for i the pew man went no farther than the old in bie belief in the divine character of slavery, thea there was no use of making any change in the of (Lavghter.) Thus the practice got to be quite fashionable. But while speaking of thjg,I regret to say that there were those nould have beeu preaehing the Gospel o” peace—or t, those whose duty it was to have been so em- vont their time im endeavoring to I had about the same opinion of thos who pretended that it originated in bel: asi bave had of the others. simple, uninstructed, perhaps uuregenorate view that God kuows best, and J, like some others, that in His Own good time He will the proper remedy and the develop. is, deiieve bring about ment of his own inscrutable purpoees; that He has per- Milted this institutiongto exist for purposes of His own and that when these jutentions are fulfilled and accom plished, the same great power will resolve the mystery. ‘That is the view! have taken of the question. Un this view the public miud was poisoned. It was urged, The North hos wrongei us; aud, although it may look weil enough now, but by and by the power of the Nort! wtil expand, and there will be titutioual meaus in their power to alter the constilution by constitutional meaus, and then at one fell swoop slavery will be destroyed—an- uihilated.”” There was but one way, it was frequently urged, by which the Northern peopio could be made to hee the complaints of the South, and that was, they suid, to go out of the Union, not with the view of staying out; but, said they, the sooner and the more decisively you act, the quigker will the North be brought to make terms with you. ‘This was the argument in the United States Congress, in the Southern press, at the hustings, and at ail public places through the South. Meu were led by these specious pre- tences to gotor peace, believing that it would lead toa sound and perpetual peace. But there were others who had thought deeply and mafurely on this matter, who did uot go to the polls as they had been urged. They said to their friends, why have we to do with this. These are unauthorized, illegal and revolutionary acts, and we will ive no countenance to them, by re‘raining f/om the poits. t the mad men who choose goto the pulisaudvoie The result of this was, that nota one third vote was cast in many of the States. In maay other cases where a majo- rity of votes were cast they took it as the opinion of the whole State. It is now known that in Louisiana the majority of votes were cast against secession, but with- out eflect. In another State it was announced publicly that every vote would be openly polled so that everybody should know who were and who were not in favor of the rotten, sinking, old concern of old Abe Lincoln, Ah! fel- low citizens, every man should have gone up to the polls then, and have declared his views, and have got his fel low citizens to join and to fight with them in so noble a maniiestation. “But most of + to read of and adiuire yes tathor than to be+ iner aud applause) — ewulous of becoming the deeds and eufferings of + come one of the number and even if I were martyr yself, 1 woul ather fall iu some other mode than by @ rough rope around my neck, at the dead of night, mn a lonely prairie, and left aking where the raven alone would pai id flap his funereal wings. if a man can go forward iu the bright blaze of day, where the e are thousands to see and admire him, atid extol ha courage to meet death in defence of his country or in cbediauce to his conscience, there t* something subline and inspiring in his fate. ut tho other process is nov very inviting, You may ask if these things have haypened. Tsay, aye; they have happened; they are happening now,’ and ‘they will coufinue to happen until the last freo spirit is compelled to flee from the South, or until this government can relieve them. (Loud applause.) The practice commenced be- fore secession was announce it commenced during the political Presidential canvass, when Abrabain Lincola was chosen President by the American people. Tdid not witness any of these oxcosses myself, because [hal not the honor to belong to any secret to any Vigilance committees, or to any ordes of the K. 4. C. (Laugier. 1, therefore, do not speak from iny own observation, but from the statemgpts of the actors themselves, from their own letters, pabl by their con- sent, with their own names attached vo them, in public journals; and by tis testimony there wore not less than ‘two hundred men who thus perished in Texas, because they were suspected of loving their children more than their neighbor's negroes. If thus it be true that slavery is the cause of this rebellion; if the object of the slaveholders be a ‘trust of leaving power m the hands of the non-slaveholders; if the di: r of slavery was 80 great as to justify them in their «devotion to the idstitution to destroy the uited States, then I say that Thave changed my views im regard to'that institution, and have sumdered my allegiance, if I ever had any, to skvery. (Low! and continned applause.) Fellow citi- zens, Taye Wt to go through no gradations in this chayge. Nor will the men who compelied me to leave my State be at ail disappointed when they hear what [ have said here and will say elsewhore. 1 advise them in agyance that if they would force upon me tho issue of disloyalty to the government that has always blessed me. his blessed my father before me, and whieh hayo never known but jn connection with blessings, In my own State if they bring into question my loyalty to that govern- ment with my loyalty to slavery, my choice is easily made. Aviat.) If they compel me to elect between my children and their negroee, a fool would tell where I would be found, (Appian: ‘That iecue is upon you to- night, upon me and upon every man from Maine to Mexl- co. Shirk it if you can, I speak without bitterness, save and exeept of those who have deliberately sought to do these great wrongs to humanity. But the men, without whose co operation at the ballot box smd in the army they could have accomplished nothing, have greatly changed in their views. [The then drew a tonching picture of the former c mfort and happi- ness of the Southerner and his misery in the rebel army at present.) Continuing his he said:— When I went to the mountaing many old men followei me, to seek a shelter there and to and die with me, If you could have seen thom as I did, with their cheeks furrowed with tears, you would feel as} do. The rebels have made no friends from among Union men; but thou sans's of secessionists have been made loversof the flag and government they had been taught to despise. (Applause. ) ‘They have been out in the cold aud haye been compelled to feed on husks, and they would gladly return to their father’s house; but the door is closed upon them, and they have no means of eseape. ‘That ix to say, not one in # handred of them,even if it were practicable for them to get away, could leave tneir families. If, fellow citizens, I could exclude all thoughts of myesef from the question I would do it; but 1 ean scarcely speak of tho only mode of escape known to the people of Western ‘Texas withant touching on my own personal history in a litufe ride which I recently took over that country. Let it suffice to say that he who attempts to escape from the persecutions that follow every man known to be loyal at heart are almost insurmountable. To begin with, he has a desert waste of twoor three hundred miles to cross. It can only be done under the direction of some one who is acquainted with the country, so that facilities in the way of water may he obtained. ' Tet it be remembered, too, that every avenue of escape has been as closely guarded as was possible. Every road, every prominent stopping place where water was to be bad, and every known crossing place on the river dividing Mexico from ‘Texas has a foree, larger or smalier, and the guards ordered to exercise the utmost vigi- lance in ascertaining the name, ebaracter and business of every man who gecks to pass. He must be furnished with authority from some provost marshal asserting thet he is known to be a Joyal man, and that he has legitimate Dusiness*with the neighboring goverument. If by any other means he should make good his footing on the soil of Mexico, he is intercepted by asgassins sent across, hired for the purpose, mud the chances are, perhaps, in- creased of bis at last finding his death before reaching his goal. I was,considered worthy of at least one bullet. The effort to escape was interrupted five times, and, when. I finally succeeded, I was run out on the bozom of the broad Atlantic, and the last thing I saw, on locking back from the schoover’s deck to the receding shores of Te: was the little launch full of armed men, who hal fa: tocatch me. And now, fellow citizens, the question is, is it proper, is it practicable to restore things-as they werey It is a fashionable term here to say, “We are for the constitution as it is and for the Union as it was,” The constitution as} it is! Yes. ‘The Union as it was! No. (This was said with, moch fecling and earnestness, and drew down tumultnots ap- plause. A voice—“ How about Seymour.’ The inter- ruption was hissed, aud the speaker continued.) ~ I invoke the aid of the loyal people in restoring the gavernment of, tho United States. But, fellow citizens, if "You the power, and were to teuder to me to-night, the restoration of the Union as it existed in the State of Texas in 1861, [ would not thank you for the boon. (Applause.) If, be- cause I cannot measure wy conscience or judgment with those of my neighbor, or of a majority of ny neighbors, Tam to be looked upon with coldness, suspicion and aversion; if Tain to be insulted and spit upon by tho children 0” my neighbors whom may [have daniled on my knees, thinking that they would, at least, remember me with kindness as their (uther’s neighbor and friend; if I am to be looked upon as something ioathsome, because I cannot believe that slavery is the beginning and the end of afl legitimate goyerninent; if, above all,I cannot say what I believe, that there are excessesand abuses in re- g)ect to that institution, which ought to be loeked to; i, inshort, becauso I might say what Washington said, believing’it; what Jefferson wrote, and what all the good and great meu of that day believed, I am to be stigmatized as a traitor, and made- to stiffer a traitors doom; if that ‘is to be the result of the ‘Union as it was.” I want no sch Union. (Applause.) If, When the Union is restored, as I trust it wall be, I may be at liberty to go'out and re: alize the fact in a practical sense that | am the-recepient of the great and inestimable right intended-to be secured to me by the constitution of the United States; it I can enjoy thé right of speech a3 well as the liberty of con- science, teen I can bless such a Union; but I cannot bless one Which “holds out the word of promise to the ear to break it to the hope.” { cannot consent that my children shall over be under the necessity of runing around the streets of the village where I may happen sto live busily engaced iu trying to impress it on everybody's mind that they are sound on the sirbject of slavery. 1 do not speak from the bitterness of hatred to the institution of slavery. Ido not pretend—for I cannot be a bypocrite—that my conscience has ever hurt me on account of being the owner of «slave. It is not proper to discuss that ques- tion with gentlemen who ditter from me. Let it suffice that the rebels have tendered the issue of slavery on,the ‘one hand, freedom to the white race on the other. Tam for fYeedom to the non slayeholder as well as to the slaveholder. Tspeak on behalf ot the once enfranchised free non-slavehoiders of the South, who are vasily supe- rior in uumbers to theslavehelders, Icarenot how much Imay be assailed with the charge of appealing to the prejtidices of classes. [f the spirit of dire coniict arising out of the antagonisi of these wo classes should ever present oif in may path, I can say truthfully, Shake not thy gory locks at.me—thou canst not say I did it.’4J did not seek to change the relations that existed between these classes: Dut I begged-earnestly and heartily, before they entered on thus experiment, that they shoul! not do it. to them. Gentlemen, you know not what you do; you will dig a gulf,an impassable gulf, between yourselves and the non-slavehoide:s= you must do it.” Why do you think so’ Because you cannot make this a liberal govern- ment. It is impossible. The reason is obvious. You never can, with sai ur hew government, give the weligiders the same measure of liberty and iude- pendsace which they enjoyed iu the ol. They have got sense enough, whatever you may believe of their want of intedigence, to feel and reahze that thew status has been lowered in government and in socie- ty, ud they will begin to make the pillars or your confederacy tremble about your ears. While rou want to use them (or the purpose of placing tho chains forged for them on their wrists, you talic ditfe- rently to them: bat when you get them once in your power, when you get the machinery of your government at work, and ali the arms in the country in your posses siou, you will begiu to unmask your designs.” This is the way I Spoke to them. And surely enough Mr. Sp-att and Mr, Garnett, of Virginia (this latter, however, was pre- ceding the revolution), have unfolded the policy of the new govel In every neighborhood, in every town, t of the country, the prevailing’ cant is anism i# a failure. Fellow citizens, 1 do not stop to rowson the question as to whether there is a con- flict between free labor and slave labor; but one thing I do know, that the siaveholders intend that slavery shall flourish and be perpetuated if democracy does perish; and it becomes the duty of every man who loves republicau- isin more than he loves slavery to accept the issue ten- dered by the South. If you will not do it williugiy you must do it per force. “1 know that tho city of New York has proved her power to aid and to sup port the goverument as she has proved the eu. terp:ise and activity and power of her citizens in the comwerc' WTuire Of the country and of the world, Tbeg you, in the name of snflering humanity at the South, to prosecute this war vigorously. | implore you, by every motive that can actuate lovers of their race, to save them from themselves, and to secure the blessings of free government to that people. I invoke you to do it, also, in view of the fact that your liberties are insepa- rabfy bound up with them. It is 0% #0 apparent to you to-day that yours are in jeopardy as it isto us of the South who have already, for the time being, parted with the blessing, and have mourned in consequence. ButT ask whether there is one single mind tu this presence that has addressed itself to the task of reasoning on the probable future of this portion of the United States aftor the seceded states shali have made good their declaration that they are, and of right ought to be, a free aud inde pendent’ nation? Is there a man who believes tuat eo- cession or dismemberment will stop there’ T grant that the North will still haye immeuse physical power, and that your iatelligence is not surpassed by a like body of freemen on the habitable globe; but still there is one thing that you will not have. The prestige and moral tadivence of the United states will be fost. If the government had not the power to prevent one solution how will she, after having her territory and po- poulation diminished, mud hor resources consumed fa this unholy struggle, be able to prevent another! Te pro- pozition might be made that the great city of Now York id secede from the Unton, and plausible ' it be brought to bear in favor it, and t might be deluded with the fitea that the rest of the States was hia: ging with the weight of a mulstone around tie neck of the enterpr.se of the city of New York. Now, Lam not wanting in a propersespect to & people who have honored me go much, but i Say that there are men in the city of New York who would Tisten to such arguments. Tho great moral powor of the government being once broken, the love and veneration of the people of the United States for the government of their own adoption boiug Jost, it will be more assailable from without as well as from within; and I do believe that if republicagist fails in the South, it will {ail on this continent. You must even soe to it that—at the hazard of forcign war superadded to this cruel rebeliion at bome—republicanism is to be mai taine down to Ceutral Ameri a, (Applau.e.) We mu not permit poor, suffering Mexico to bocome the victim of Lou's Napoleon, (Applause.) Tue movement on Mexico of that artful, mysterious, inscrutable man is full of warning to the people of the United States. Five years ago he would not have dared to lay his bands on that government, because it was well understood abroad that wo had enunciated the policy that there was to be no in terference by foreign Powers with the institutions on the oontinent Of America. Soeeasion had not more than de- veloped itself’, actual hoetilities had but just commenced, the two sections had but fairly grappled with each other when we find England, France and Spain uniting to inter fore in thé affairs of Mexico, Now i¢ is France alone. If Napoleon is souding out eighty or a hundrd thousand more men there it is not aloue for the purpose of penotrat- ing to the bag of Mexico, and ccorcing the payment of moneys due from that government to citizens ef France; Wut # is for the purpose of changing tho instiantions of that country permanently as the best and surest means of aiding in the downfall of republicanism hero, Mr. Hamiitoa weet on to arge the reposing of all confidence ja the administration and its generals, and ended a two hours’ speech by quoting the passago from Daniel Web- ster—"If freedom js to go down on this continent, let it fall at last, if fall it must, amid the proudest monuments of its own glory, and op the very spot of its orgiu.’? (Appliuse.) IMPORTANT FROM KENTUCKY. Opening of the Campaign Against the Rebels. Skirmishes and Defeat of the Enemy at Floyd’s and Other Points. Shelbyville by the Rebels. Arrival of Gen. Morgan's “Army at the Ohio River, &e., &, Lourevitim, Oct. 2, 1862. ‘The Journal is informed of a sbarp skirmish last night between General Siil’s advance and two thousand rebe) cavalry at Floyd’s Fork, the enemy being posted on the surrounding hills. We repulsed them, but they returned. We then brought our artillery against them when they again fled. We captured in an old house in that vichity forty thousand rounds of ammunition. Heavy musketry firing was heard on the Shelbyville road, sixteen miles aistant at nine this morning, result unknown, The Journal also saye a skirmish occurred this morn. ing five miles distant on the Bardstown road. The rebels were repulsed, Theif Ieg@ is unknown, Our loss wa" twenty-five killed a unded. General G. W. Morgan, with bis whole force, from Cum- berland Gap, has reached the Ohio rtver, opposite Ports- mouth. @annonading has been heard to-day near Mount Wash- ington, in the vicinity of Salt river, ‘Fhe rebels evacuated Shelbyvillo last night, first com- palling the storekeepers to receive Confederate scrip for what they wanted. At Paris, Ky., all the storekeepers, except two seccsh> sent their goods away. The rebels procured of the two asupply of blankets, paying in Confederate scrip. The blankets giving out, they insisted on cutting up these storekeepers’ carpets for blanketing. The secesh store- keepers declined receiving Confederate serip for the carpets, when they were arrested and put in jail for discrediting confederate serip. We learn that Kirby Smith has been playimg the samo game upon several secesh storekeopers at Lexington. Evacuat &e., Oar Louisville Correspondence, Lovisvitts, Ky., Sept. 29, 1862, A Forward Movement on the Tapis—Buelt After Bragg— Buel’s Traducer’s—Whereabouts of the sebels—A Divi- sion of Opinion, dc. a The rapid preparations being made here for an early march indicate an intention on Gen. Buell’s part to make ashort campaign of it. I really fear it will not be a decisive one, for Bragg will not fight, and it is diflcult to force him to do so, I annex the following order just iggued by Gen. Buell to indicate the style of the proposed eampaign:— GENERAL ORDERS NO. 46—A. HEADQUARTEKS ARMY OF THR Ome, Lovrsvitte, Ky., Sept. 27, 1862, TE Baggage of oficers must be reduced strictly to ‘the allowance authorized by regulations. Frequent inspec- tions will be made by inspectors appointed by the division couumanders, and any excess will be threwn out. No trunks will be allowed. A valise will hold all the woariug apparel that is necessary for any officer. Tl. Whon troops are ordered to move “ light’? it will be understood, unless otherwise specially expressed, that they will move without wavons, except ambulances aud ammunition train, If ordered to move with “ half bag- gage,” they will be allowed ons wagon to each division anu brigade headquarters; and one wagon to each regi- ment, to carry a few necessary articles tor the officers, In all cases, the meu will be expected to havo in their haversacks provisions enough to last them throe days. It a reserve supply is to be taken, the orders will specify the amount, and wagons will be taken to carry them. By command of Major General Bl J. B. FRY, Colonel aud Chief of staff. General Buell, in justice to bis troops, ought to make rapid marchos after the enemy aud force him to fight. If he retains his position he must whip Bragg. It is use- less to deny that a powerful clique of republicans are here waging war against Lim, and great fears are enter- tained by bis friends that he will be removed from this command. Governor Morton, ef Indiana, it is said by excellent authority, has expressed the opinion that the good of the cause den e General Buell’s removal. This I can hardly believe Governor Morton has been indiscreet enough to utter, though I can believe that he heids that opinion, The claims of certain Indianwbrigadiers—Du- mout and Jeff. C. Davis—have been porsistently urged by Morton (and this State quarrel bas this morning resulted in a tragedy); but am loth to thiuk that the removal of Buell has been plotted. There is a great outcry against Bueli’s slowness, and his whole ariny, men as well vs oflicers, are spouting their words of ¢ondomnation ia pubhe places and belors allclosses, [t is deciared that Buell has withdrawn from the very hee!s of au enemy in fuil retreat, and bas de- flected towards this point, not to protect a city securely defended, but to give the enemy @ safe retreat by the road he came at his leisure. It is known here by afew ‘that General Buell had his head turned towards Bards- town from Elizabethtown, when the most urgent appeais from Nelson for md forced bim to march oy the Salt river road to the defence of Louisville. Nelson was frightened, and I fear that the fruits of the whole cam. ign hay thrown away. AS soon as the army can bo shod and clothed , General Buell propotee moving after Bragg. This will require several days yet; but I trust to announce a forward movement before the eud of the week. Nothing is heard of an enemy im large force near the city. The morning papers have accouuts of rebels being in this and adjoining counties; but no reliable information can be,obtained at headquarters in the excited state of affairs this morning. Uur Cincinnati Correspondence, Civcinxart, Sept. 30, 1862. Réel Raid on Augusta, Ky.—Cowardly Cenduct of the Commanders of Three Union Gunboats—A Case for Inver- tigation—Atrocities of the Rebel Guerillas—The Town Plundered—Gallant Defence of the Home Guard—Gene, vals Wright and Gilmore, dc. ‘The rebel raid on Augusta, Ky., last Saturday, was ag expensive to the marauders in blood as to the Union in- habitants in property. I give a more detailed account of it now, not because, viewed in the light of the great mili- tary operations now going on, it will have any great bearing on the contest one way or the other, but merely 10 illustrate the daring, rapidity of movement and cha- racter of warfare oxhibited by tho guerillas in Kentucky, who are at presont occasioning more trouble than the regular rebel armi ‘The following is an informal report of the affhir from one of the principal actors iu the scene, and is undoubt- edly quite correct:— At twelve o'clock on Saturday Colonel Bradford, who commanded the post, with a force of about one hundred and twenty-five Home Guards and militia under him received intelligence that a rebel force of four or five hundred men, under Captain Basil Duke, a noted guerilla, ‘was approaching the town with the view of capturing it and plundering it of what material thoy deeired ah determined to hold the town to tho last, and made such disposition of his forces as should repel the enemy most quickly aud wily. He a to aid him three of the nondescripts called gunboats out West, which were judiciously placed so as to sweep all the avenues of approach the town, as well as to cover bis flaoks. The main street of tho town led from the bank of the river, through the town, and over the Dlutl, back of the town, where jf joined the turnpike. In the houses on either side fof this stroet Colonel Bradford laced his men, while the guuboat Belfast, Captain Suy- 1am, covered it for a mile or two. Hardly had these dis- ow been effected, whon the eneiny appesred ou tho row of the blui, aud planted a couple of light fleld pieces bearing down the street. The Bekiust fired a shell which struck and exploded near the battery, gilling couple of rebels, and causing them to change th tion of the battery. The enemy then opened fire, throwing sholl, but with little or no accuracy, and producing no effect. The Beifaat sent a couple more shells in their di- rection, but with no res: Upto this time our troops jn the houses had not been engaged, and while the gun- boats held their position there seeined to be no need of a musket shot being fired. All was going well, and it seomed as though the rebels were about to relinquish oir design of taking the town; but the brave and jivalrous commander of the gunboat Helfaat, no doubt being inmensely frightened at the de. onations produced by hie own guns, hastily up anchor and steamed sway as rapidly as possible. The other brave sons of pian commanding the gunboats Florence Miller aud Alice Col- lier (I regret not having their names), ingloriously fol- lowed the example of the flagship Belfast, and inconti- nently fled without firing a shot, left the brave band- ful of men in the town to their Upon witnessing this gallant conduct on the navy, the butternuts set up agrand howl, and th cipitated themselves into the town, our men opening and continuing @ galling flro upon them from the windows of the houses and contesting their advance step by step, The fight went on sharply for half an hour,our meo fighting gallantly and with a spirit worthy of Kentuckians, while the enemy, though outhum- Derin, our men, made but little headway, and that at a terrtble cost of life to them. Their cannon were finally brought up and directed against the houses, and, to add to the terror of the scene, several houses were fired by them, disregarding the presence of womea and children, who could not escape the horrors of the strife, but were compelled to take their chances of life and death with the combatants. Several houses contain. tion, the exploding shell and the flying bullet, the fight was bravely carried on by the brave Home Guards, whe used their rifles with the coolness of a bunter on the chage, and with the same deadly effect. It no became apparent to Col. Bradford that if bis force should escay the shell and bullet the conflagration would quickly drive them out or consume thein io its flames; and believing that it would be madness to contest the regult further he ordered, upon consultation, a sur- render. The rebels ir:uediately began to plunder and pillage the town, b: ores and riding their contents, aud helping themselves (o whatever suited their faney, destroying what they ‘id not care for. Fearing a return of the gunboats, she bugle was sounded, and the rebols retreated in haste, but in good order, ear. rying away"with them all the horses, mules, wagons and every means of transportation that they could gather up. ‘They carried off al their prisoners, but paroled, after going a short distance, the militia, holding the Home Guards as prisoners of war. Our joss in kilied and wounded was from twelve to fif- teen, that of the enemy seventy-five toa hundred. Fifteé¢n dead bodies were left in the town, and several wounded men, among whom was a sen of George D. Prentice, of Louisville, mortally wounded. A brother of General Mor- gan was killed and one or two other rebel officers. The loss to the town by the conflagration’ and in the loss of property will amount to one hundred thousand dollars, Colonel Bradford, commanding our forces, and Colonel Harris, still remain in the hans of the guerillas, A sharp pursuit was made from Maysville by a large party, under Colonels Wilson and Wadsworth, as far as Brookville, when the rear guard was overtaken and attacked; but the enemy escaped aud retreated towards Falmouth, ‘This ratd has occasioned the greatest excitement along tho border towng in Kentucky and Ohio, and increased vigi- lance is obsefyed at all points, to meet an of like naturé with better prospects of su ardly conduct of the officers of the gunboats will be in- vestigated and au example made. It is not understood here that the gunboats were designed for tho purpose which these officers put them to, and other men will be placed in charge, who wili use them as fighting, instead of running, bouts. Brigadier General Q. A. Gillmor, of the Department ef Western Virginia, with his staff, proceeded to Point Pleasant, at thie mouth of the Great Kanawha, this morn- ing. His headquarters for the time beiug wif be placed at Point Pleasant. His staif consists of the following gontlemen:-— Captain W. L. M. Burger, Acting Adjutant Geueral, Captain J. C. Nobles, Quartermaster. hoglars T. B. Brooks (Volunteer Engineers), Aid-de- mp. Lieutenant H. M. Bragg, Aid-de Camp. General Wright went over to Covington to.day and in- spected the defences there, which were found tu yood con- dition. We are ready here tor the enemy if he desires to enter this city. INTERESTING FROM MISSOURI. The Position and Strength of the Rebels. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Oct. 2, 1862. A highly responsible and reliable gentleman, who has enjoyed advantageous opportunity for ascertaining the number and location of the rebel forces menacing our southern border, and who hag boen in some of thoir camps within ten Gays, represents that in Newton county, five miles south of Granby, there are 4,500 rebels under command of Coffee and Shelby. Seven miles west of Neosho, in the same county, are 7,000 under command of General Cooper, brother of the Adjutant General of the rebel army. Halt of this number under Cooper are Indians, all well armed, At Pea Bidge. General Rains has 4,500, and Gencral Carroll 2,000. South of Yorsyth, just over the Arkansas line, General Passopas 3,000, aud near Parsons, to- wards the oast, is General McBride, with about 8,000. At Little Rock, General Holmes has 17,000, The above figures show an aggregate force of 40,000 rebels. Of this, 23,000 are either within the boundaries of Mis- souri or on fs southern lnwe., The whole force is under the command of Geueral Holmes. The rebels is all the camps indalgg confident expectations of wintering tu St. Louis, and ontertain not a shadow of a doubt of their ability todo so. The conscript act of the Confederate States isin full force in Newton and McDovald counties. All citizens of the requisite age are seized and compelied to enter the rebel service or leave the country. Many Promiuent citizens of theso counties have fled to avoid the conscription, General Hindman is under arrest, arising from a misunderstanding between himself and Pike, the cause of which is unknown. THE YELLOW FEVER IN THE GULF FLEET. Deaths on Board the Frigate St. Law- rence. TO THE EDITOR OF THB HERALD. Usitep States Fragsiar St. LAwKexcr, Key West, Fla., Sept. 26, 1562. } I forward to you a list of the olllcers and men belonging to this ship who have died of the prevailing epidemic (yellow fever). Very respectfully, &c., JAMES FINDLAY SCHENCK, Commander. The following gives the names, occupation, ago, piace or nativity, and date of decease of the victims of the scourge: — 1,—Albert A. Kearcher, Sergeant marines, 23, Germany, Auguat 4, 1862. 2.—David 8. Damon, yeoman, 41, Northampton, Mass., August 16, 1862, 8.—Thomas H. Pentiey, landsman, 24, Philadelphia, Penn., August 22, 1862. 4.—James Krin, carpenter, 40, Phitadeiphia, Penn., ‘August 27, 1862. 6.—Bernard Sheridan, landsinan, 24, Ireland, August 20, se 1862. 6.—James 8. Oliphant, paymaster, 36, Mount Holly,N. J., August 29, 1862. 7.—Edgar A. Shaw, marine, 22, Philadelphia, Peun., September 2, 1862. 8.—Charies F. Graham, landsman, 22, Philadelphia, Fenn., September 2, 1862. 9.—Goorge Dravenstadt, marine, 26, Maytown, Ponn., Septembér 3, 1862 10.—Isa po over, mariue, 25, Bucks Co., Penn., September 8, 1862 11.—Jataes Cherry, landsman, 24, England, Sept. 4, 1862. 12. sf re Af ordinary seaman, 3¥, Ireland, Sept. 4, $e: 13.—John #teinman, marine, 28, Virginia, Sept. 5. 1862. 14.—Jobin Cailiuan, marine, 24, Ireland, Sept. 6, 1962. 15.—Jozeph Sours, nurse, 24, Philadelphia, Poun., Sept. 6, 16.—Huzinga M. Parker, landsman, 22, Philadelphia, Penn., September 6, 1802. 17.—Francis Pizziaa, surgeon's steward, 82, Philadel. phia, Penn. , September 7, 1862 18,— William Blackham, paymaster's steward , 22, Nowa N, J., Septomber 9, 1862 19.—William ), Blagrove, paymaster’s clork, 25, Brook- lyn, N. ¥., September 10, 1862. 20.—John Johnson, Second, nurse, 25, Philadelphia, Penn, September 12, 1862. 21—Wiiliam Kegan, marine, 23, Tuomsonyillo, Conn., September 13, 1862 22,—Samuel Gail, Tindsroan, 26, PhHadelphia, Pean., Soptember 14, 1862. 23,—Mathias Mildenberger, landsman, 24, Philadelphia, Penn, September 14, 1862. 24.—Sylvestor B. Albright, landsman, 22, Philadelphia, Penn., September 14, 186: 26,—Joaeph Jones, landsman, 27, England, Sept. 15, 1862, 26.—James Smyth, landaman, 34, Irland, Sept. 15, 1862, 27.—Cornelius C. Marin, marine, 30, Delaware, Sept. 16, 1862. 23 —Lewis Rogers, sailmaker, 47, Brooktyn, N. ¥., Sept. 17, 1862, L. Boyer,; Corporal marines, 20, Berks Co., ‘September 18, 1862, N. Y., September 18, 1862, , inarine, 21, Lancaster Co., Pa., Sept. 82,—Charlgs Brown, seaman, 27, Norway, Sept. 21, 1862. Tho fever Kabating. No new cases were reported for the last five days preceding the date of this Hst, NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE. Fortress Mowror, Vot. 1, 1862, ‘The steamship S. R, Spaulding left Fortress Monroe tha® forenoon for New York, having in tow the hospital abi St. Mark, with about four hundred patients from the hospitals in this vicinity, ‘The flag of truce boat Metamora left for Aiken's Land ing to-day. It is expected sho will bring down a ‘ond of our Richmond prisoners. Some buildings in the rear of the Hygeia Hotel aro being removed, but it is to be hoped the goverument will see the necessity of the main building 0 the hotel remaining. By tho removal of this house every civilian, whatever his business may be at this place, as well as inany of the army oflicers atationed here, will either be turned out of doors, or deprived of the necessary comforts, which the 8 fort does not and cannot furnish, Let the hotel be spared us! s S 4 = = 5 5 = 3 z & 3 = é 3 5 J f se hadasltthe eK, 8 Mn ed ORES CEE BS EN a Soli IS CLS Se en RS er ce Rae ha Ste ie tet see algal) Ts eee ah ene Ren LS Ao PRICE TWO CENTS. THE ADDRESS OF THE ‘ Governors of the Loyal States to the President The Duty and Purpose of the Leyai States, The President Requested to Organize a he- serve Force of 100,000 Men Hearty Endorsement of the Emancipa- tion Preclamation. Acknowledgment of the Patrlotikm and Gallantry of the Army, Ree Wasnincron, Oct. 2, 1862, The following !s the addross to the Presidemt of the United States adopted ata meeting of Governors of the loyal States, held, to take measures for the more active support of the government, at Altoona, Pennsylvania, on the 24th day of September, 1862:— THE ADDRESS TO THE PRESIDENT. After nearly one year and a half spent in contest with an armed and gigantic rebellion agaiust the pational government of the United States, the duty and purpose of the loyal States} and people coutinue and must always remain as they were at its origin, namoly:—To restore and perpetuate the authority of thisgovernment and tho life of the nation, no matter what consequences are in- volved in our fidelity, Neverthelcss this work of restor- ing the republic, preserving the institutions of democratic liberty, and justifying the hopes aud toils of our fathers, shall not fail to be performed, and we pledge with out hesitation to the President of the United States the most loyal and cordial support hereafter, as hereto fore, in the exercise of the functions of his great office, We recognize in him thef chief executive mayistrate of the nation, the Commander-in-Chief of the Army aud Navy of the United States, their responsible and consti" utioual head, whose rightful authority and power, as well as the constitutional powers of Congress, must bo vigorously and religionsly guarded and preserved, as the condition on which alone our form of government, and the constitutional rights and liberties of the people them- xelves, can be saved from the wreck of anarchy or from the guif of despotism. In submission to the laws which may have been, or which may be duly onacted, and to tho lawful orders of the President—co-operating always in our own spheres in the national government—we moan to continue in the most vigerous exercise of ali our lawful aud proper powers, contending against treason, ro bellion and the public enomies, and, whether in public life or in private station, supporting the arms of the Union until its cause shall conquer—until final victory shail perch upon its standard, or the rebel foo shall yieid o dutiful, rightfal and unconditional submission, And impressed with the conviction that an army of ra- serve ought, until the war shail cud, to be coustautly kept on foot, to be raised, ermed, equipped and trained at home, and ready for emergencies, we respectfully ask the President to cail for such a force of volunteers for one year’s service, of not less than one hundred thousand in the ageregate, the quota of each State to be raised after it shall have filled its quotas of the requisition, alrealy made for volunteers and for militia- We believe that this would be a measure of military pru, Gence, while it would greatly promote the military edu- cation of the people. We hail with heartfelt gratitude and encouraged hope the prociaination of the President, issued on the 22d inst., declaring emancipated from their bondage all per- sons beld to serviee or labor as slaves in the rebel States where rebeliion shall lust until the Ist day of January ousuing. The right of any persons to retain authority to compel any portion of the sub f the national gov ernment to rebel against it, or to maintain its enemies, implies in those who are aliowed the pos” session of such authority the right to rebol them. soives, and therelore the right to establish martial jaw or military government in a State or Territory in rebele lion implies the right and the duty of the gov- ernment to liberate tho minds of all men living assurances of protection, in order that who are capabley intellec and morally, of i and obedience, may not be forced into treason, as the willing tool of rebellious traitors. To have continued indefinitely Lhe mest ef! ut cause, support and stay of the rebellion «would have bees, sn our judg) ugjust to the loyal peopie whore treasure aud tives are made a willing saeritica on the altar of pa. triotism, would have discrimioatert against the wile who is compelied to surrender her husband, against the pa- rent who is to surrender bis chil, to the bard#bips of the camp ana the perils of battle, and in favor of rchel mas- ters permitted to retain their slaves, It would baye been a final decision alike gat: bu ity, justice? the rights aud dignity of the government, and against a sound and wise national policy. The decision of the Prest- dent to strike at the root of the rebellion wily lend new vigor w the efforts, and new life and hope to the hearts of the people, Cordially tendering to tho President our respectful assurances of personal and official confidence, we trust and bolieve that the polky now inaugurated will be crowned with success, will give speedy and triumphant victories over our enemies, and secure to this nation and this people the blessing and favor of Almighty God, We beliove that the blood of the heroes who have alrea/ly fallen, and those who may yet give up their lives to their country, will not Lave boew shed in vain. ‘The eplendid valor of our soldiers, their patient endur- ance, their manly patriotism, and their devotion to duty, demand from us and frem all their countrymen the homage of the sincerest gratitude, and the pledge of our constant reinforeenent aod sup port, A just regard for these brave mev, whom wo have contributed to piace in the field, and for the importance of the duties which may lawfully per- tain to us herea(tor, has called us into friendly confer. ae ko therein, by appropriate proclamations and all ence. ‘And now, presenting to our national Chief Magistrate this conclusion of our deliberations, wo devote ourselves, to our countr; ervice, and we will surround the Presi dent with our constant sapport, trusting that the tidelity and zeal of the loyal States and people will always assur tim that he will be covstantly maintained in pursuing with vigor this war for the preservation of the natioval life and the hopes of humanity, A. G. CURTIN, SAMUEL J. KIRKWOOD JOBN A. ARDREW, WM. SPRAGUE, RICHARD YATES, F. H. PIERPOINT, ISRAEL WASHBURNE, JR., DAVID TOD, EDWARD SALOMON, N. 8. BERRY, 0. P. MORTON (by D. G. AUSTIN BLAIR. Rose, his representative), NEWS FROM SAN FRANCISCO. : ‘to the National Munificent Don to the nitary Comm: ssion—T rade Keports. SAN Fraxcisco, Sept. 90, 1862. Sixty thousand dollars goes forward by tomorrow's fer the National Sanitary Commission, being an stoamer f additional contribution of San Francisco alone, This sum will be materially tnereased by further city subserip- and subscriptions throughout the State, which have tows commenced. rn vory dull and greatly depressed. Considerable quantities of drills, turpentine, taf, piteh and rosin aro going ob shipboard for New York. Monay is tight aud in active demand at an advance in rates of one per cent, The stringency is cansed by tho farge shipments of coin and tho inadequacy of the Mint to supply the deficiencies for the time betug. Sight exchange on New York rules at 12016 per cent discount, Sterling bills sell for 48 per cent premium for bankers’, and 49 a 40% for commercial bills. Tegal tender notes are at 9 a 10 vor cent diseonnt,