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THE SEPT. 13, 1861. *-'_ V. OGDENSBUBGH, N. Y. Kl IHO1. FORK vKII ru»AT THAT STANHAMD SHKKT, Whorf hrt'HtlH'H Ilir fin- hut full* bfforo \\+ With FHKIM>*> noil bmu'rtthonr fo«'t. And FfiKtiH»M> banner Ktri'HmliiK nVr tin. THB BIGHT KIND OF PATBIOTISM. We cannot but admire flio manly letter of lien. Butler, declining to run as Demo- cratic candidate for Governor of Massa- chusetts, which appears in the Lowell Adrrrtintr. In it, he takes the position that until tin* Stars tind Stripes are ruined •loft, and we determine, l>y force of arms, whether or not wo have a Government to administer, it is useless, and the height of folly, t»> spend our time in.squabbling for office, or in creating discord in the Uniou ranks. He nays that he. hopes no new candidate will Iw run, as the present Gov- ernor understand* the position of affairs, regarding State matter**, bet tor than any new incumbent possibly could, and there- fort), for the good of the country, an well M from the spontaneous generosity of his patriotism, he declines to IK* considered a candidate for office, thus showing his love of country by his actions. How different, indeed, is It from those men who, while urging the necessity of the abandonment of party platforms, do not scruple to use every means whereby they may secure their own elevation to office, and their personal aggrandizement, regardless of their country's welfare! Would that many more like Butler might stand up and say, \ i am willing to forego all personal considerations for the good of the Union cauw.'' Such ac- tions tell louder than idle boast ings, and the good t tut t would accrue from such a course would be incalculable.. It requires self -denial ami honest patriotism, to be sure; but it i* only by these qualities that pcao i< to be restored ami our coun- try saved. We earnestly hope that the partuim everywhere will resolve into the patriot, and thru, through whatever vicis- situdes or dangers our Hag may pass, we shall .-till >ee it Moating proudly and de- fiantly the *yn»bol of America'-; great - new, uml the hope of humanity every where. We receive the most gratify ing intelli- gence from Washington, that the Gov- ernment intends xoon to put afloat two more expedition* for the Southern coast. Their exact destination is, nt' enurse, not miule known, but it is surmised that they will seek landinujtlai e- in the States of South Canriinn and Georgia--in the lat- ter probably at Brunswick, the harbor of which ha- been •»(» frequentl\ extolled as one ol tin line 1 on the u hole Alnntic coa«*t. General Hank's eommaud is reported to be in a state of readiness at all times to mow in any direction, at a moment's warning. The rebels along the Upper Potoinat keep up an almost eonstnnt firing upon our nicit at the ferries, and at time* make feints of attempting to cross, but \\w\ do not deceive anybody but theniM l\t•\ It is believed that these moveineuts ;«re inti -nded to prevent too Hose attention lo works which they have in proLfir 4 :* on the other side, on the va- rious fem-roud«. We hem* from North Carolina that ten regiments have been recalled from Vir- gin in to deiend tit.it State ftom the ad viuicr of (he National troop*. The Se region \ml* on the coa*t an* rapidly flying to the interior, while the poorer people are waiting u» be protected by our Gov- ernment. The mail service i* to at once restored to Padueah, Ky , that place being now fairly occupied by the National troops, and the mails lieiug no longer obstructed or tampered with. It is annouced by the London Globe that during the present month the British Army in Canada is to be reinforced by ttrruhi tun thtHtmtutl lirr hum' ; men. IVDIGATTOirB. The Union feeling at the South con ues on the increase. The Kentucky Islature, lately convened, is composed largely of Unionists. The Senate in com- posed of twenty-seven Unionists, to eleven Secessionists ; while the House stands seventy-six Union men to twenty-four front hern-High t ft men. The United States flag was ordered to )>c hoisted over the Capitol by a large majority, and the pre- vailing feeling seemed to Ix; strongly fa- vorable to a hearty support of the Fed- eral Government. And if they are wise to their own personal interests, to say nothing of the higher interests of duty and patriotism, through this trying period of the nation's history, they cannot falter as to what course to pursue. They can assume no half-way position; they can- not remain passive in this great crisis. They cannot be indifferent as to which shall prove victorious, the Federal Gov- ernment or the black flag of a Southern oligarchy. All praise to the noble sons of Kentucky, like Joseph Holt, ami oth- ers, whose devotion to duty is unflinch ing, and who, standing up in the face of Opposition, and regardless of persona! considerations, have uttered words manly and eloquent in behalf of the good old Stars and Stripes! Henceforth, we can count on Kentucky as loyal and true to the Union. In North Carolina, instead of the Union feeling dying away, it is making itself manifest, and calls on the Government for succor. There are, at this moment, over two thousand Unionists in that State, anxiously awaiting an opportunity to join the Federal army. They appeal for aid ; and the eagerness with which they gather around the Stars and Stripes, and offer their services, breaking away from the de- lusive fetters which have too long bound them, speak more eloquently than words possibly can, of the estimation in which they hold the good old Union, under which every blessing of which they can boast was achieved. Now that the leav- ening influence has commenced among the people of the South, and their eyes are being opened to the value of the Union, we may expect gratifying and con- tinuous developments from that quarter. PRIVATEERING. No one can deny but that privateering cripples seriously, when successfully car- ried on, our commerce, and that the most vigilant efforts should be put forward to bring to justice those engaged in this re- fa rions and hazardous undertaking. It requires men of bold recklessness and of desperate character to \oluntcer in such n service. Long ago it was de- clared by other nations that privateering was nothing more nor less than piracy ; and whatever may have been the policy of the. Government in years gone by, it now has accepted propositions from Great Britain, and, together with other greut powers, pledges itself not only to retrain from giving them encouragement, but to use its powers to bring them to summary justice. Privateering is a relic pertaining more to a barbarous than a civilized warfare. The privateers sent | abroad by .luff. Davis have been, on the whole, successful. They hive captured Knd destroyed many of our merchant vessels, even within sight of our harbors. It is indeed fortunate that our California steamers have thus far eluded their grasp, and in the future they will probably go prepared to defend themnolver against the pirates who prey upon our commerce. The Jeff Davi« and Suinter have proved to be the most dangerous ami about the ont\ privateers that have done any great amount of damage to our commercial interests-. The .Jeff. Davis is reported to have licen wrecked, and is probably a total loss. The Sumter, when last heard from, W«M in the track of the Aspinwall steam- ers, and some fears were entertained for their safety. It is to be hoped that the recent action of,the Navy Department to bring such offenders to justice will prove effectual. The annual election for State officers took place iu Maine Monday, and resulted in favor of the Republicans. There were three candidates for Governor in the field, Washburnc, Republican; Jamieson, War Democrat, and Dana, Peace Democrat. The War Department in receiving troops as fast as they can be convenieritly aimed and assigned positions. OFFICES. It is a good indication ot the earnest- ness of a people when they arc willing cheerfully to forego party proclivities, and, in selecting men for office, question only their depth of loyalty to the funda- mental principles ujxm which our pros- perity mid happiness as a people depend, instead of their party feelings. Speaking for no party, nor for no set of men, we believe that the best interests of the country at this crisis will IM» greatly en- hanced by seeking to unite in one grand phalanx the whole people of the North, and we know of no better way in which this grand object can be accomplished than in dividing the State and county otliccs among the loyal and patriotic of each party. For, certainly, when we look about us and witness the nclf-devoted patriotism everywhere apparent we find that it Hows through no party channels and is impeded by no party prodelictions. And is it any more than simple justice to a great mid patriotic party to have them represented in the conduct of our State and county affairs i It will indeed be a happy period in our |M>litical history when wrangling dissensions and bitter oppositions shall give way to earnest and hearty co-operation and concert of action. Party alone can accomplish little, but the jt*>oj>le when united can work greut results. And in dividing offices it should not occur only in places where the dominant party is in a doubtful ascendancy, or per- haps even in a minority, but in their strongholds, BO that their action will re- ceive the plaudits of entire communities. It is easy to discern between policy and patriotism, and if ever there was u time when the latter quality WOK in demand it in the present. All over the North a din- position is being shown to sink party in the patriot, and 8t. Lawrence will not, we an; confident, prove to be the exception. WHAT IS THE TOTIOH WORTH 1 To the Secessionists, South, who are in arms against the Government, it Ls worth nothing; for the Union, in their estima- tion, serves to restrict Slavery where it is, while, without it, Slavery might spread its dark pall abroad until it polluted with its presence many fair territories. Tu a ! certain ('lass, North, it is worth little; for, | in their view, the Union defends Slavery, j and throws its protecting folds about the \ institution. Hut these two classes com- j pose but a small minority of the people I of either .section. The great body of the j people. North and South, have abiding ! faith in its etlicaey, an the many manifes- ! tations of the past tew mouths have I abundantly shown. If the Union is value- less what mean these long processions ! moving on continuously to defend it ami ; to refloat again the ling of our common | country? what mean these risings up of a free people, and the loud outbursts of patriotism which are echoing on every side '( Is the Union indeed vaJu^ks i j Go ask the young man, as he Icavei^ the. f bright home of his early associations to j ntiikc in its defence. Go ask the heroic i mother, as she cheerfully gives up her j sons to the service r»f their country. Go a*k tin trembling maiden, or the devoted wiie i and sinter, us they part with those ] as dear to their heart-strings as life itscll. ! Or, if you those, go to the Jield of action, and ask the inartu soldier, as his life i goes out on the altar of his country, if its j value can be computed by dollars and cents; mid he will not fail to tell you that in its comparison, they are but dross; and hi* last words, as the brave spirit j ebbs away, '* I fall in defence of my coun- try,\ will, if you are not a mere pigmy, give yon a faint idea of its value to him. Cherish, then, the Union; gather about it, that you may bo ready to strike a blow in its defence. Von may have been blest under its protection ; you may. if you arc faithful, still continue to be. Hut if £u are not if you while away the time in party bickerings, and the sun of her pros- perity goes out in darkness, it is but just that your brightest hopes for future pros- perity should mult away. The people, we feel confident, will strive to 1»e Unum men, rather than /Hirty men. Let the motto of each one IMV \Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, 1 am for the Constitution.\ HIGHLY MPORTAJrr PROM RUSSIA. A dispatch has been received at Wash- ington, from St. Petersburgh, stating tlwt in every event the American nation may count upon the most cordial sympathy of the. Russian Government. UMOMUM, IOOTH. The reports which continue to come in, of a strong Union feeling existing in Home of the border slave States, is grati- fying in the extreme. We have never Ixsen willing to abandon the belief that a majority of the people, South, were at heart Union men, and that it only needed time, and a favorable opportunity, to turn the scale against Secession, anil in favor of the Union. The wishes of the people, it must l>e rememliered, have never been consulted, and they have never pro- nounced in favor of rel>ellion. Like a fierce tornado, Secession has swept furiously along through the South, terrifying and blinding the people, and they have been forced to yield, for the time being, to its irresistible jiower. It would have availed little to have remon- strated. The leaders would listen to no reason, HO Inmt were they upon the de- struction ot the Government. It has rested like a galling yoke upon an inno- cent 4>eople. Since Forts Hatteras and Clark have been under the protection of the Ameri- can flag, hundreds of loyal Carolinians have voluntarily knelt beneath its glori- ous folds and sworn fidelity to its symbol- izing principles, as embodied in that sure anchor of our political safety—the Con- stitution of the United States. Thou- sands in North Carolina, Kentucky, Ten- nessee, Missouri, and Louisiana, are long- ing anxiously for a deliverance from the thraldom of rebellion. They have expe- rienced its fruits, and have lived without a flag long enough; home, to them, is shorn of its luxuries; their property is destroyed, mutual confidence completely annihilated, and every hope and aspira- tion that makes it worth while to exist, clouded in fear and uncertainty. It is on account of this Union stratum which pervades the South, that the Gov- ernment and the people have abiding faith in the ultimate results of this war. Evei^ r hour the skies are brightening, and the glorious scroll of our future des- tiny is being unfolded. It is written in every event that transpires around us,— in the booming cannon and array of ar- mies, as well as in the throbbing pulsa- tion of the public mind,—that America shall yet stand forth as the brightest and noblest among the galaxy of nations. THE NEWS. A dispatch from Missouri, saying that Gen. Fremont had ordered the eight regiments at Frcdcricktown to march southward forthwith, seems to indicate bnsinesH some where below Cain). All was quiet around Washington. The Hon. Joseph A. Wright, late Min- ister at Berlin, made a speech at Indian- apolis on Saturday, in which he avowed his determination to sup|>ort the Gov- ernment. He said that he had nothing to do with parties or platforms till the reln-llion was suppressed. The arrival of the Geo. Peabody at Fortress Monroe from Hat term* Inlet brings intelligence of the probable aban- donment of ihc forts nt Oregon Inlet, about forty miles this side of Cape Hat- teras. There are no lights at Hatteras, the rebels having removed the lenses from the light-house* It is expected that the secessionists will make a final stand at Fort Macon, guarding the ap- proach to Beaufort. The lower counties of North Carolina arc said to be ready to hoist the Union Hag so soon as the govern- ment will support I hem, but at present they are held under a reign of terror. There were vague rumors at Sringficld of Generals Price and Rains having dc-j featcd Col. Montgomery, capturing nearly all his command, stores, arms, &c. The report, however, needs to l>e received with much caution, especially as another rumor was current in St. Louis that a fight had occurred between Gen. Lane's Kansas regiment and a body of relwls under Rains, in which the latter were ut- terly routed, and Gen. Rains taken pris- oner. Gen. Jackson nan turned up at Springfield. Pillow and Polk are at Columbus with 7,000 rebel troops. Jeff. Thompson is in Missouri, directly opposite, with the bal- ance of the forces. The federal troops at Padueah have been reinforced with 800 men, and another regiment follows im- mediately. It is probable that either Gov. BriggH, of Massachusetts, or Mr. Partridge, of Maryland, will be, chosen umpire of the New Grenada and United States commis- sion. A dispatch from Camp Smith, V*., announces that Gen. Rosecrantz was moving over the mountains in full force, being in close proximity to a strong rebel force. An engagement seems imminent. The authorities in Baltimore are follow- ing up the traitors who reside there with much vigor. A number of Important arrests have just been made. Among these was a carriage maker; he had fin- ished to order a vehicle so constructed as to facilitate the transmission of articles to the rebel country. He was arrested just as he was about to drive away from his shop in the carriage; a false floor was taken up, and beneath it was found a large quantity of contraband goods, in- cluding twenty large sized Navy revol- vers, much gold lace, some red flannel, and a large package of letters to parties in the South from well known men in Baltimore. One of the principal piratical pests which have been preying upon Northern commerce has been destroyed by the winds and waves. The Jeff Z)«rw, as we learn from the Charleston Mercury, and also from the Richmond Enquirer, was wrecked on the bar oft* San Augustine, Fla., on Sunday the 18th of August, while endeavoring to enter the harlwr. She arrived off the harbor on the Friday previous, but as the wind was blowing a gale, her commander did not dare to venture in. She consequently remained outside the bar during Saturday, and on Sunday morning made the attempt to enter, when she struck. Her guns were thrown overboard, and other measures were taken to relieve her, but without avail, and she became a total wreck. The crew all escaped, and have since arrived in Charleston. This is a serious loss to the rebels, as they will find it impossible to replace her with a vessel her equal in all respects. According to the latest and most re- liable intelligence, the only troops now threatening Gen. Banks' Division are three or four regiments at Leesburgh, one at Watcrford, a little above the Point of Rocks, and one at Goose Creek. At Win- chester then; are now no rebel troops, with the exception of a few sick. There is little doubt that, were Gen. Banks so disposed, he could march upon and oc- cupy Winchester without the slightest opposition. The rebel troops at Richmond, accor- ding to reliable information recently re- ceived, arc Jii a sad state, of destitution, being mostly barefooted and in want of suituble clothing. Such indeed, is the strait tor leather that the skins in the tannery at Killsboro' have been taken from the vats, with the tan scarcely re- moved, and converted into shoes. Much dissatisfaction is also reported to exist, and a growing want of confidence in the leaders. The spirits of the rebel army are only kept up by the representations that Washington is defended by only 30,000 troops, and that the National Govern- ment has found it impossible to recruit more. The Time* Paris correspondent asserts, in the most explicit manner, that the Em- peror Napoleon sympathizes most hearti- ly and thoroughly with our Government in its contest with rebellion, and wisjics it the most speedy and complete success; and t hut he will do nothing whatever to afford the rebels the slightest encourage- ment for the prosecution of their schemes. The Kmperor is probably influenced in this view quite as much us by his fore- sight into the disastrous results of dis- union an by his devotion to the princi- ples repudiated by the rebellion. The Secessionists of Kentucky appear to I*' troubled; Gov. Magofiin refused to do what they demand, and it is reported that he has had a quarrel with Mr. Breck- enridge.J [He will not call for the break- ing up of the United States camp in Garrad Coitnty, and declares his inten- tion to submit to the will of the people, expressed by the Legislature. The Ten- nesseans are making frequent forays infx> Kentucky, and threaten to ravage the whole State. The western part of the State is especially rebellious in its sentiments, and neither the lives nor property of Union men are safe. C. II. Foster, who has just arri veil ut Washington, reports that he and five others were elected to Congress from North Carolina on the 1st of August, the day appointed by law. He states that there is in the State a strong Un- ion feeling, and that the Governor is j inclined to Unionism. fcV The last papers from Richmc Vorably of the release of Con Robert E. Scott, superoedec Consul at Rio Janeiro, is on home. No Aoubt he will be with comfortable quarters in fayette, in acknowledgment of portant service be has rendc Southern privateering business. A telegram lias ycestly been by the Government from Gen. Re which announces that be had with a considerable portion of mand to a point midway lx>tw€ town and Flat woods, on his v tack the enemy in the vicinity mcntville, or Gauley Bridge. H ample force l>ehind to protect t Mountain Pass, in front of Lee's and is ready for any attempt t may make to penetrate west of t tains. Oen. Rosecrentz was ex join his forces with those of and thus be able to drive both Floyd to desperate straits*, in of either fighting or running. The war in Missouri nince battle near Springfield, seems tc sumed more of a guerilla churac only collision of momeat whiel currcd since, was the one at L a few days since, in which a six of National troops repulsed rebels ten times their number, ticuiars of which'have been givei every dispatch received annour petty outrage by the rebel*. T torn up the railroad track and the telegraph poles between I and Shelbina, where Green, fail demonstration upon Athens, w ting with a force of two thou: and two pieces of artillery. W pect soon, however, to hear th l>eeu driven out of that position Hurl hut, with twelve or fifteen Iowa and Illinois troops, was ne na at last accounts. Gen. Pope field dn Northern Missouri, witl ent number of men to enforce 1 of levying contributions in re for depreciations. Recent intelligence from No, lina, received through the m persons who have left there affair at Hatteras Inlet, confirm reports of the eflect of the Na tory upon the public mind tl North Carolina troops, it is st been withdrawn from Virginia, ! patiwn of further and,more so ! monstraticms against the coa nn> to place confidence in tl J which reach us, however these, t i not be sorry to go home, as ma I nre dissatisfied with the war, who entered the service for a si fj to continue in it. It is also asserted that ther I midublc Union-organization t the State, headed by no less a than the Governor himself, whi only civil but military, and w j awaiU the proper opportunity j the authority of the Natioua I ment. This organization, it ' tends throughout every count j actually elected eight ineuibt I National Congress, whose certi 1 bear the signature of the tiove. | State. Commodore Stringham trana ness at the Navy Department j day, and will at once return to The ball has at last fairly Kentucky. Oen. Grant, in ai of a like act on the part of t has taken possession of Pad took possession of the telegrapl and marine hospital, and four amount of rations waiting the the Confederates, who were I pected with a force of 3,800 mt The capture of Fort Hattera other coast defences h already its fruits. Jeff's men are wild for the safety of their homes, that a large force will flank marching up from the Nortr coast. They demand permis* home immediately, and with neatness that Beaunegard and 1 arc in a world of trouble. It for him to tell hi* men that Vir be in danger while they trembl home*. He must fortw u batt quickly, or see the dwintegrat\ army. The War Department on Sat an order to Gen.Wool to pc hold Hatteras Inlet.
