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    "ijpUIBS PXiEl^tS,
~[ BAILY. (BCTNDAYS EXOBmiIU
BT JOHN W. POBNKY,
, Jo |, 80. 11l BOOTH FOURTH STRUT,
IBS BAILT PRESS,
mj-gabscrtbera, liTbs DoliiAks Fan Annom, In
er Twkhty Osins Pan Web*, payable to
urriM- Hailed to Subscribers out ol tlio city,
pcuiw* pee ankijm; Poor Doliarb Am Fiprr
, w * bu Kohthb; Two Dollars Am Twrktt-
Qgxff to* These Months, Invariably In advance
, dm* ordered. Jf
■ Advertisement* Inserted at the nsnal rates.
the tri-weebit press,
led to Bubstrlbers, Five Doi.i.abb pkr ANNtm, In
BETiIL DBJJOOBS.
Jtbaobßinary
BARGAINS IN
DRESS GOODS,
SKAiWTiS,'
>ISBIH6 ASD DOMESTIC GOODS,
s lnf the largest and choicest display yet offered
lall, and at prices below the corresponding
reduced valued/QOM).
SNCH POPLINS,
MERINOES,
ALPACAS,
IL DE LAINES, &c., yeby cheap.
iave just received at a great sacrifice a large
I Kedinm-prlced ■
)BESS GOODS,
ot Of American DELAINES and PRINTS, which
U offer very low,, and are well worth the attea
hnyers.' ”, ..
J. OOWPERTHWAIT & CO.,
S, B. comer of NINTH and ABOH Streets,
•mWtdeSl PHILADELPHIA.
3FER &z CONAKD,
nth and market streets,
HAVB FULL ASSORTMENTS OF
,ADIES* CLOAKINGS,
10ATINOS AND OVERCOATINGS,
■ANOY OASSIMEEES,
TiANNEL SHIRTINGS,
iLANKETS AND FLANNELS,
SHEETINGS AND SHIRTINGS,
SHAWLS AND MAUDS,
LADIES’ FALL CLOAKS.
smwSm
anhetsm
DSEKEEPERS, TAKE NOTICE,
I. C. STRAWBRID6E & C 0„
fORMBRLT COWPEETHWAIT A C 0.,)
CORNER EKJHTH AND MARKET STS.,
sow offering the largest stoek of Blanket* to bo
Is this elty. at moderate pri«e«:
SKTH BLANKETS,
CRIB BLANKETS,
CRADLE BLANKETS,
BED BLANKETS, all sizes.
eileri. wo offer tie beet assortment of all tie
r make*. ■ •
Siwftf ■
w MOURNING STORE,
93G CHESTNUT STREET. .
IMMENSE REDUCTION IN PRICES
ertaooa, De laisea. Eep>, . Baratheaß, Bomba
our immense stock of
-OND MOURNING GOODS,
,s Mohairs, Poplins, Lustres, Valencias, &c., &c.
also, •
HOBAL SKIHTS AND SHA.WLS,
it variety.
black silks, ■ .
•pry beat makes* and an elegant assortment of
, LIGHT SILKS.
OtJBNIN© MUjIiINERY,
very latest New York and Pari* styles, always
.4, and made to order.. . .
reipectfnlly request an examination of our stock
purchasing elsewhere.
M. & A. MYERS St 00.,
936 CHESTNUT Street.
|mvrfr2m
IKOIDERED CLOTH, TABLE,
iJfO, AND MEIODECLY COYEBS.
iAKGEST ASSORTMENT TO BE FOUND IN THE
■ ■ CITY.
!r1« by
’PARI)) TAN HARLINGEN, & ARRISON,
(OUSB-PUBHISHING DRY GOODS STORE,
wfm6t • ■ No. 1008 CHESTNUT Street.
OAKS,
FOE FIRST-CLASS CUSTOM,
ar-proof Cloaks,, reduced prices, for properly
EttdWitt : er Black Clolh Cloaks.
ter Cloaks of fine Velours,
ter Cloaks of Tricot Clotlis.
ter Cloaks of Fretted Beavers,
ter Cloaks of Velvet Beavers,
ter Cloaks of Union Chinchillas. .
ttr. Fall, and Opera Cloaks made to order for Lest
'and engaged to please. Large stock of clotlis
iliick to relict. _ T ___
LADIES CLOAKINGS,
fine Frosted Beavers. . ' . .
, fine Veloure; good colors. .
a fine Black Beavers and Tricots,
lum and low-priced Whitneys,
Felts and Whitneys.
. Union Cloths, at low prieeß. .
ir-proofp, by the yard or piece.
;
i atd or piece unsurpassed l>y any.
(y 6-4 goods, fox business suits*
heavy, double and twist.
,y mixtures, for fastidious tastes.
ft and dark mixtures, for boys.^
}y diagonals; Basket Cassimeres.
Me weight Silk Mixtures,
c Cloths and Doeskins. -
Cloth stock, for best custom, * ,_ F
invite tailors and others 1 attention to this depart
luow the leading one of .our store), embracing
{desirable thing in the cloth and caes! mere Une.
mies for buying, mainly for cash, of first hands,
i us to sell goods at about jobbsr’s prices, thereby
cue profit to the & CQNARI) ,
S. £. corner NINTH and MARKET.
,0 & BKOT HER, CORNER OF
pXTH AND PINK, OPEN FROM AUCTION
Milsas’ Merino Balmoral Hobs, 25 and 31c.
Is Men’s Cotton JS-Hose, 13, 25, 35, and 400. _ .
|s Ladies’ very tne J rench Cloth Gloves, 85c and|l.
tLadies’ Jonvln System Black Kid Gloves, $1.50.
’ Gents* Meidno Under-Shirts, $1.60. ■■ ■
. Children’s Merino Under-Vests, 62c to $1,25.
tLadies’ Merino Drawers, $2.50. . • . „
t Satin Border, Berego Veils, all colors, 60c.
t Feather Dusters, 13c. ■ , __ .
t High colors. Ko. 6, Velvet Ribbone, 65c § yd.
t B Trimming A T elvet Ribbons, 30c to $3.25 ¥ piece,
tf Heavy, boiled, Silk SonnebKibbons. |2c to $l.
tLadies, alllinen, 2- in Lem, Hemstitch Handk„r
, 60c.
t Boys' Cotton X-Hose, stout, 25c.
t Black Sewing silk, 20c dozen skeins,
t Buffalo, Bail Back Combs, 60c. ...
t Bed Border Linen Buck Towels, Sic.
t All Wool Long Shawls, only $6. .. .
several lots Dress Goods—bargains. Also Flannels
Inina, all wool. 7,c, Sack Flannels, ffnQ.Fron.t
liens, all colors Ciinoline, Hoop Skirts, Balmoral
,4 c. ~&c. lew Good*»om Auotion daily. Bar
(aiways. .. . , 0c22-2t
eemoval.
8. BE TOWNS .
Has removed from 818 Arch street
To 36 Horth lUNTH Street,
sre Ladies will find an assortment of Cloaks for
find Children. : oc2l-6t
LNDOW WINDOW
* tswiTiTH SHADES.
NEW STYLES FOR FALL TRADE.
NEW STYLES FOR FALL TRADE.
S LF WINDOwVaDES.
1b * tie irLfyfa^SN a Q T os! h rco t . < ; ,l i e ’
Manufacturers of Window Shades ana
Importers of
OnTtain Materials*
No. 733 CHESTNUT Street
[lm'wfmlp
iQD GOODS REDUCED.
HOT AUCTION GOODS,
iwool Poplins »t
’d Frette£M«iiKi«»
oed Glaci Poplins
ade Poplins afcsL aQ d $1.75.
KS». So^om>js o tortowth.m at
TOa ARCH Street
-jtfKETB.
finest Ameriean made. . , „
ixtrsl&ree ‘ * Premium Boelulales.
inperflne ‘ ‘ Merrimack-
Well-known “ Holland*;
10-4 end 11-4 tow-prised Blanket*.
Irib end Cradle mankat*.
i l ™?ckMlfind'r ß ».miliess , npplled''T lt^ 1
thenpeet totnest, of i l *? < *?*“ iftM *
iMarobed, *Uowe.t o r( rotaU»te..
8. 1. .orner NIBTH and MAKKBT.
INI ASSORTMENT OF SHAWLS
or gale below the present gold prices,
8 Broehe Shawls, open centres.
8 Brocbe Shawls, filled centres. •
ars Brocbe Shawls, open centres.
ireßrocbeShawlsjJiiled centres.
1 flaid and Stripe Blanket Shawls.
**B, Plaid, and Stripe Blanket Shawls.
J wd square Black Thibet Shawls,
Mantilla Velvet®, pure silk.
fj*d and other Beaver Cloths,
ready made.
*tf
steel' & SON HATH NOW
°mh a larte and shoiee asssortment of
„PALL AND WINTER DRESS-AOODS,
,*i Metlaoe», *L Kto #B, Plata Poplin*,
“}» Merlnoes and Poplin*,
? “ aod Plaid Silk Poplins,
aad Firmed Mohair Poplin*. _ .
„?* variety of now and &oit« Dre** flood*, all
teg far hftlnw
tPPRESEHT COST 07 IMPORTATION.
IS~Of all kind*, a treat variety, from 78 **nt*
f 6 * yard, below
L, fHB PRIORS. v
'nLs—A latte assortment, at a small adyan**
«eason’s prise*. _ __
lf Ho*. Tl 3 and 715 north TENTH Stre*t.
-RIHOBB, POPLINS,
Heps. EpinfHusa, Glan Plaida, _
, Alpacas, Mohairs, and other Dress Goods,
'« JAS. 2. CAMPBELL & CO.’S,
TSITCHBSTHTFT Street.
I s - SHAWLS,
n,. Kepellant OloUw, , „ _ .
« "**• LlMn j‘i| n B. i & CO.'S,
JAO. ■ n ’ j^|‘ CHEBT HPT Street.
BLANKETS,
ti Idaen »nd Cotton SheetlMa,
JAB. K. CAMPBEM. * CO. ’S.
T9T CHESTNUT Street
,'odrWHO want good dry
«tli« t«rjr lowest prices, can llnd tliem
JiS. S. OAMPBBI.Ii & CO. A
78T OHKBTOPTBtrast
ffSSTMW* OIL.—IOO BAB
-107 South WATBB Stmt
retail dry goods.
Of every shade and duality in the cauntry. For. choice
Goods, call at the
isII.IL A DRY GOODS JOBBERS.
FALL, i STOC! * c f FULL,
1804.): SOW IN STORE. (1804.
TO
Mm SiTChestHHl and #l4 Jayne StreeSs,
XHFOBTBKS AND JOBBERS Ot
SILKS AND FANCY DRI ROODS,
SHAWLS, LINENS,
AND WHITE GOODS.
A LASGB AND HANDSOME STOCK OF
DRESS GOODS.
FULL LIBI OF FOBEIGM ABB DOMESTIC
SAIaMOiftAJLS,
HrCLDEIJIG BRUNER’S AND OTHER MAKES.
angi-8n) -■ •- '
CLOAKS.
EDWIN HALL'ie 00.,
aG'South SECOND Street
VOL. B.—NO. 73
G O A. T I :3V Gr S ,
FOB LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
FKOSTEDS,
VELOURS,
CHINCHILLAS,
TBICOTB, !
CLOTII STORE
WM. T. SNODGRASS,
3* South SECOND Street, and
33 STRAWBERRY Street.
ocl7-lm
IQgYCHESTKUT STREET.
I. M. IBEDLIS
IS DAILY RECEIVING
NOV EL TIE S
LACE S ,
g WHITE GOODS.
an
I EMBBOIDERIES,
VEILS,
HANDKERCHIEFS, &<>•
In ever 1 ? ■variety and at SEDUCED PRICES,
'SUITABLE.FOR THE FALL TRADE.
•J,aSHIS LtIHJS3HO *KOX
ATTENTION OF THE TRADE
Is called to our stock of
CAMDEN WOODEN MILLS
REPELLENTS, LADIES’, CLOTHS, SACKINGS,
SHIRTINGS, and FLANNELS.
SAXONY WOOLEN COMPANY
ALL-WOOL FLANNELS.
STEVENS & CO., N. STEVENS & SONS’,
and other .makes GRAY, SCARLET, and BLUE
TWILLED FLANNELS.
n BLACKWOOD” and 11 HINSDALE” MILLS
6-4: COTTON WARP and ALL-WOOL CLOTHS
and BEAVERS.
GREYLOOK MILLS (Dean & Lamonte),
CAROLINA MILLS (T. R. Hyde & Co.),
WEST EATON MILLS (M. & II.),
and other makes of
FANGY OASSIMBBES.
SAXONY MILL
PLAIN and PLAID SATINETS.
“FLORENCE” and “SPBINGVILLE” MILLS
PLAIN and MIXED MELTONS.
PITTSFIELD, BERKSHIRE,
and other makes BALMORAL SKIRTS, In great
YB»ri6tyi
LEVRINGTON mills
PLAIN and FANCY KENTUCKY JEANS.
GLENHAM GINGHAMS, DENIMS, STRIPES, TICKS.
SHEETINGS, &c„
of the most desirable styles.
BE COURSE!, HAMILTON, * EYANS,
33 LETITIA Street, And
33 South. FRONT Strset.
«e2l-wfm3m
TJAZARD '&"HUTOHIKSON,
Ho. 119 CHESTNUT STREET.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,:
FOR TUB BAM OF
Qyl-Sml PHILADELPHIA-MADE GOODS.
MAMOJABXjgOOBS.
FLAGS II
CAMPAIGN FLAGS,
BUNTING AND SILK,
OP EVERY DESCRIPTION.
“
... BELTS,
.Together 'with a full assortment of
MILITARY GOODS.
EVANS •' «& : HASSAIiE,
ocl4, Im fo
MIIIINERI.
JUDIES’
SIL K HAT S,
FRENCH SHAPES. :
BIRDS, FEATHERS, FLOWERS,
AIL THE NOVELTIES IN THE MILLINERY LINE.
THOS. KENNEDY & BRO.,
ocIS-vrfmSm
CARPETS AND OBL-CLOTHS, '
1864. 1864.
GLENECHO MXLX.S,
GERMANTOWN.
McCALLUM <6 00.,
CARPET WAREHOUSE,
809 CHESTNOT STREET.
«el?-3m PHILADELPHIA.
1864. 1864.
•V l .
McCALLUM&CO.,
RETAIL DEPARTMENT.
' *l9 CHESTNUT STREET.
*el?-3m OPPOSITE INDEPENDENCE HADE.
■ WALL PAPERS. .
WAIL PAPERS.
HOWELL & BOIJRKE,
H. B. CORNER FOURTH. AND MARKET STREETS,
Mannfacturem ot .■
PAPER HANGINGS,
WINDOW CURTAIN PAPERS,
LINEN SHADES AND HOLLANDS,
SOLID GREEN AND BUFF,
CHOCOLATE GROUNDS, FIGURED, AND PLAIN
SHADES,
To which we Invite the attention of
STOREKEEPERS. " sol2-mwsita
'’JTLROW AWAY YOIJB MATCHES.—■
Save your Wall Papers, hy using the Patented
ELECTRICAL GAS-BRACKET,
now in operation and for sale at
- SCHONEMAN’S
GAS-FITTING ESTABLISHMENT,
537 RACE Street.
This Bracket dispenses with the nse of Matches, and
is so simple that any child can light it. Call and see it
for yonrself. ' ocl3-6t»fp
Jg J. WILLIAMS,
*O. 16 NORTH SIXTH STREET,
Manufacturer of
VENETIAN BLINDS
WINDOW SHADES.
JtSf The Largest and Finest Awortment In the eitr il
LOWEST PRICES.
og-. Repairing attended to promptly.
49- Store gh*49» And Lettered.
SCOTCH PLAIDS,
BASKETS,
VELVETS,
MIXTURES, tea., &0.
4:18 ARCH Street,
No; 739 CHESTNUT Street.
*elO-2a
SEWISiG MACHINES.
THE FLORENCE
A the Florence
THE FLOKBNCB '
THE FLORENCE
THE FLORENCE
THE FLOKBHCE -
THE FLOKENCB
• THE FLOKBHCE ' :
BIWIHG MACHINES.
SEWING MACHINES.
SEWING MACHINES.
BEWINGMAOHINES,
SEWING MACHINES.
. ... SEWING MACHINES,
SEWING MACHINES.
SEWING MACHINES,
630 CHESTNUT STREET.
630 CHESTNUT STREET,
630 CHESTNUT STREET.
630 CHESTNUT STREET.
630 CHESTNUT STREET.
630 CHESTNUT STREET.
830 CHESTNUT STREET,
6SO CHESTNUT STREET.
THE AMERICAN BUTTON-HOLE MA
-1 CHINE COMPANY,
CAPITAL $l, 000, 000,
OFFICE 630 CHESTNUT STREET,
Take pleasure In inviting attention to the merits of the
AMERICAN BUTTON-HOLE MACHINES,; which are
now perfected and adapted to general usa, and ready
for delivery .from our office. It,is confidently asserted
by parties who have onr machines in nee, “that more
than the entire cost of the machine can be saved in two
weeks by an ordinary female operator, .calculating the
cost of making perfect button- holes at only one cent
each, and that they are far superior in uniformity of
stitching and finish” to those made by hand,, besides
possessing the advantage of being elegantly finished on.
the wrong side as well as the right.
:No charge for inatr action to operators. Persona can
readily learn from the printed instructions that accom
pany each machine sold, if not convenient to call at tiie
office. . „ ... ,
The New Patent AdjustaVeßntton-Hole Cattar, a valu
able invention for. tailors and manufacturers ot cloth
ing, is for sale (price $5) at the office of the Com
pany. " V .- . :
Specimens of work sent on receipt of stamp. Please
call and examine, or address , „„„
AMERICAN BUTTON-HOLE MACHINE CO.,
0c24-Ctfp G3O CHESTNUT Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
CCBTAEW GOODS*
Q A. B D.
I WILL OFFER
MY ENTIRE STOCK
LACE CURTAINS
FORTY FER CtEUNT.
LESS THAN COST OF IMPORTATION.
I. £l. WALRAYEN,
SUCCESSOR TO W. H. OAKRYL,
MASONIC HALL,
719 CHESTNUT STREET,
oee-tr .
IJURTAIN DEPARTMENT.
SHEPPARD, TAN HARIINGEN, & ABRfSON,
No. 100 S CHESTNUT STREET,
Have received, from the late ■ .*
AUCTION SALES IN NEW YORK,
A large addition to their Splendid Stock of
LACE Alfi-AIIISLIN ■€FRTAffIS, ; :: : ; v
BROCATELLE, SATIN DE LAINI, REPS, TERRY
. JAPANESE CLOTH,
And the various other materials most desiiaMe for
PARLOR, CHAMBER,' DINING-ROOM,
■; ■ as?d
LIBRARY CURTAINS.
, • Estimates for furnishing single rooms, suites of apart
ments, ora whole-house, based on a targe deduction
from former prices, promptly furnished, and' tha work
’punctually and faitMnlly performed by. expeilenced.
and reliable hands. : . oc2im\vf fp6t
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
gENATOR WILSON’S BOOK,
Showing "What has been accomplished by the present
Administration for the cause of Sroedom, making an
invaluable work for present circulation and future
reference, being a
v
HISTOEY OF THE
Anti-Slavery Measures of the 37tli
and SStli Congresses.
CONTENTS.
Slaves used for Insurrectionary Purposes made Free.
Fugitive Slaves not to be returned by Persons in the
Army.
The Abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia.
President’s Proposition to aid States in the Abolishment
of Slavery.
Prohibition of Slavery in the Territories. :
Certain Slavehto he made Free.
Haytiand Lilßia. .
Education of Colored Youth in the District of Colombia.
The African Slave Trade.
Additional Act to Abolish Slavery in the District of Co-
lombia. - ■ > -
Colored Soldiers.
Aid to the States to Emancipate their Slaves.
Amendment of the Constitution, ’ "
Confinement of Colored Persons in the Washington Jail.
Negro Testimony.
The Coastwise Slave Trade.
Color no Disauali fication for Carrying the Mails.
No Exclusion from the Cars on account of Color.
lSmo ....Extra C10th..........52.
Sent free by mail on receipt of the price.
ALSO, NOW READY
IHE louse UItUSOE;
OR, ADVENTURES OF A SHIPWRECKED BOY.
By Dr. Harley. 12mo, with six; full page and a pro
fusion of smaller illustrations, in Andrew's best style,
$1,50.; Boys will find this one of the.most entertaining
and attractive books produced for their delight this
? year.
JUST PUBLISHED
PHIIOSOPHY AS ABSOLUTE SCIENCE,
By E. L. and A. 1. Frothingham. 1 vol. Svo, ele
gant. $8.60. ' .-
“It deserves to be carefully read and deeply pon
dered, for it Is a well-considered and powerful attempt
to reinstate Philosophy on its ancient spiritual throne,
and restore to it its supremacy over the minds and the
lives of men.' '—North American Remieio.
WALKER, WISE, & CO.,
PUBMSHEES, BOSTON,
Bold in Philadelphia by
- . LIPPINCOTT & 00.,
E. H. BUTLER Sc CO.,
SMITH, ENGLISH. & CO.,
:enerally. : ocl9-wfm3t
And the trade
XTEW MEDICAL BOOKS
'A” TO PBEPAKATION.
FRAZER'S ELEMENTS OF MATERTAMEDICA; con.
talning the Chemistry and Natural History of Drugs;
their effects, doses, and adulterations.
. WALKER ON DIPHTHERIA and Diphtheritic Dis-
Ci COMPT.ETE CATALOGUE of a fall assortment of
Medical Boohs, in every Branch of the science, fur
nished gratis hy
LINDSAY & BLAKISTON, .
Publishers and Booksellers,
No. 35 South SIXTH St., aboye Chestnut,
T7oli LADIES ONLY.
X TOST ISSUED, . *
A WASH.BOOK, ■
Designed for the use of . Ladles and Ladles’ Boarding
Schools, in keeping , a correct , account with the Laun
dress." ®c:
WASHINGTON OUR EXAMPLE.; PapennoYer. flOe.
JAMES CHALLEN &SON,
1308 CHESTNUT. Street.
A 6HMEAD & EVANS
HAVE JUST BEOBXVBD
WAR LYRICS. With illustrations on wood, by F. ,
O. C. Barley. Printed on heavy tinted paper. A beau
tiful present. : •„ . ’*• ■
HAWTHORNE’S SNOW IMAGE. , With illustrations
by Marcus Waterman. Elegantly printed in colors. _
DEBATES ANB PROCESSINGS OF THE PEACE
CONVENTION IN SECRET SESSIONS OP 1861. By L.
E. Chittenden, one of the Beleyates. ,
IHE OCEAN W AIPS. A Story of Adventure on Land
and Sea. Another new book by Mayne Reid.’ Pull of
illnsttations.
TALES ON WOMEN’S TOPICS. By Jennie June."
THE, GOLD HBNTEKS’ ABVENTORES, or Life In
Australia. By Wm. H. Thomas, a returned Austra
lian. ulubtrated hy Champney. . *
WATCH AND WATT. A new book by Oliver Optic.
ANNALS OF THE STAGS. ByDr. Doran. 2 yols.
Handsomely printed, tinted paper.
.OUR AMERICAN MERCHANTS. Edited by Freeman
lllustrated with steel portraits - ■
a NEW JUVENILES AND NEWNOVELS.toonumerous
to specify. - r ,
STANDARD WORKS and books of allkindsin every
.variety of binding, now receivingfrom the late TRADE
SALES, and wiil be sold at very low prices.
ASHMEAD« EVANS,
Successors to W. F. Hazard,
So. 75J4: CHESTNUT Street.
xrisw BOOKS!—NEW BOOKS I
M, ATTIE CARSON'S EARLY YEARS,' By Mrs.
M. B. Berry.
THE PRAYER Or FAITH, By Mary Grace Halpine,
author of ‘Ernest Richmond.”
MARTHA'S SCHOOL Days, A Story for Girls,
ON THE FRONTIER; Or, Scenes In the West.
MUST: Or, A»n Holbrook’s Girlhood: By the author
of '‘Ellis Amory, ’ Ac.
Also NEW EDITIONS of
SANFORD AND MERTON. By Thos. Day. lUns-
AT HOME; Or, The Juvenile Budget
nr»on«d Kmserously Illnstrated.
¥hE BWSS FAMILY ROBINSOK; Or, Adventures
In TALE 8 S FROMSHAKSFEARE, for the nee of Young
Persons By Chas. andaMary Lamb. Forty Engravings.
For ealohy WM. N. A ALFRED MARTIEN,
ocß- tf . 606 OHBSTHOT Street.
AgHCKOFT’B LOW-WATER UE
tectokb. ■
XußUce f & 6h aw“ Mercurial Steam and Blt«l G&aze*.
Clark’* Damper Heiralator
Water 6aPkes, S«ot e kTn^». g^ ArrLEgt A .
, at North SIXTH Street, Phiia.
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 24. ISIiL
MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1854;
THE JAMES RIFEB.
Onr Army Well fortified Excbangofi 1
Union Prisoners at Aiken's Isncllag-
Xlieir Condition—lll-Treatment of a Co»
lored Chaplain.
[Special Correspondence of The Press. 3 i
• . Heauquartbrs, Citapiw’b Farm, ■
3d Division, 18th Amy Corps,
Bkpoek Riohmokd, Oot. 18th, 1864., ;
The front at this moment is void of stirring'
events hut how long this oppressive silence may :
continue, can only he determined by circumstances. ■; -
In the mean time the army is not Idle. Activity :
and vigor are manifest everywhere. Our lines are
being extended, .well fortified, and Impregnably;
manned. The appearances are that we have pome ,
here to stay until • circumstances suggest that ,we
move onward. Our long line of superiority con- •
structed works is a manifest evidence of the inflexi
bility of our purpose, while the unwavering confi
dence impressed upon every countenance in the
ability of this army to accomplishwhat'ithas un->
dertaken, gives assurances that the next move will
be the crowning glory of tho grand Army of
James. One thing is certain,, that the colored I
troops who compose this division, whose boaring on
the- 29th has convlncwi'the.most skeptical that ne
groes will not only fight, but do It desperately, will
be assigned to an Important position Ini the grand
assault.on the rebel capital, which will afford them
a still better opportunity to give additional fame to
their martial record. With 001. Holman to com
mand tho division, who combines the 1 affability of I
the gentleman with the devotion of the patriot,
there is no doubt that It will cheerfully follow
wherever this brave officer may lead. He is wellsup
ported by Colonels Kauoo, Draper, and Duncan.
The ilag-of-truce boat leaves'Aiken’s landing
this morning for the North, freighted with about
five hundred officers and soldiers—sick, wounded,
and convalescent—exchanged for a similar number
of rebels, who have already arrived in Richmond.
The old stories of brutality are corroborated by
these safleiing, and, in some instance, 'dying
soldiers, many of whom will pass to the resting I
place of the brave before the New York can roach
Annapolis. Many of the men are barefooted, who
• affirm that the rebels appropriated their boots,
shoes, and other apparel to their own use, which I
shows that these, doomed wretches not only tear the
clothing irom our dead, but strip the living. Their
day of retribution, however, draws nigh. Seve
ral of the fair sox came down on the rebel
liag-of-truce boat, and were received •on
board of the New York by the assistant commis
sioner; of exchange. I was within twenty feet of
this dirty little craft yesterday afternoon, hardly fit
to transport eattie from its appearance, and was
somewhat amused at the striking contrast of about
a half dozen rebel officers who were dressed in ex
cellent suits of gray, perhaps borrowed for the oc
casion, with a view to give the Impression that the
ragamuffins of Jefldom are comfortably clothed, i
This dodge will neither change our opinion of the
enemy’s commissariat, or procrastinate one day
longer the; judgment that will certainly overtake
him. '
Day before yostorday Chaplain It. M. Turner, of
tho Ist XT. S. 0. T., made a serious complaint against
Joseph Weir, steward of the steamer Manhattan,
for inhuman treatment while coming up from For
tress Blonroe on the 12tb inst.. The conduct of,; the
steward was outrageous, if one-half that is alleged •
against him be true; It appears that he looked the en
trance through which passengers passed to their din
ner, and obliges this officer and two soldiers’ wives,
who were in his charge, to go down between decks,
through intense darkness, to reach the table. Every
thing was pretty well gotten up, 1 yet the chaplain
and his charge attempted to dine off'the crumbs,
for which the steward demanded one dollar cash.
This brought a protest fromthe officer, which was re
plied to by the steward in the most brutal and insult,
ing manner, flourishing a knife which he happened
to have In his hand, and threatening the most fear
ful consequences if the chaplain did.not immediate
ly leave the dining-saloon. The full price" was
yield, and the officer, „as soon as his affairs
would permit, preferred charges against- the
steward, and on the arrival of, the: boat at
City Point, evening before last, he was
arrested, and is now detained upon’ the charges as
alleged. He will likely be arraigned before G-en.
] Butler, and should these facts be substantiated, and.
■. that justman squint at him under tfte .impression
that such conduct is the effervescence of
disloyalty, an individual about: his proportions wlil
be sent to Dutch;Gap to assist'with others of cor
responding sentiments in cutting through the canal
amid the showers of shot and shell from rebel bat-'
i teries. The Manhattan: is in the employ of the
; Government, and carries the mall between Wash
; inirton and City Point. -These negro-haters do not
Incur much risk in their ill-treatment of unprotected
colored persons; but when they Insult, on a Govern-'
: men't boat, a chaplain, though he may happen to be
a little darker than themselves, they became in
. volved in a difficulty which is rendered worse by the
prospeot of being summoned before Gen. Butler.
exchange of natal prisoners—appearance
OF THE REBEL PIRATES—WRItfrCHEH CONDITION
OP THE UNION MEN—LIST OB’ OFFICERS AND
SEAMEN. -V, ' ;
Varina, Jambs river, Oet, 19,1864.
The flag-ot-truce boat Mary Washington, having
on board about one hundred and fifty privateersmen
and pirates, including about forty of their chiefs,
arrived here yesterday morning to exohahge them
for the brave sailors who have been jfor a long time
languishlngln Southern -dungeons.
THU ATPEARANCB OH THB PIRATICAL CREW.
On going aboard of the steamer, X was surprised
to find that this class of men were well: and tidily
dressed, with clean, shirts; and apparel;suitable for
the'approaching winter, while their chiefs sported
well-fitting suits of gray, elaborately trimmed with
gold lace and corresponding shoulder-straps. So
far as dress went, the leaders looked like aristo
crats, while the buccaneers, at;a distance, would;
have been mistaken for gentlemen. In addition to
their respectable, appearance, and healthy aspect,
many of the chiefs had new trunks, which were, no
doubt, well filled with something, though the con
tents may not .be contraband, which they were car
rying with them to the South.; Ail of them had va
lises, and most of the freebooter crew were provided
with fashionable leather- travelling bags. When'
one considers that these pirates—hot excepting their
chiefs—are brought within our lines in the most
filthy condition, covered with infamy and vermin,
and as destitute of money as they are of principle,
the question naturally occurs, Who furnished these
splendid outfits 1 Treating these individuals with
humanity is one thing; hut the extravagant con
sideration of which they have been the recipients
evinces a degree of humiliation which reflects dis
creditably upon those who permitted it. ; ,
But little delay waß required in facilitating mat
; ters for the disembarkation of these well-dressed
prisoners. Colonel Mumford, under whose auspices
: the exchanges are conducted, soon settled the pre
liminaries, after which the chiefs and their crews
were 1 landed without any demonstrations of joy
whatever. They left the steamer in silence, which
strongly assumed the appearance of regret; Each
man acted as his own porter, while those who had
trunks were assisted by their comrades. ; '
Those prisoners who sported shoulder-straps were
furnished with United States ambulances to ride to
the rebel flag-of truce boat, ■'Win'. Allison, distance
about one mile off. Their physical appearance by
no means justified Buch consideration. Col. Mum
ford is a humane man and a courteous gentleman
of the highest type, and; such attentions from him,
to such a class of beings, can only be accounted for
on the basis, that he ;never fails in politeness to a
friend, or in kind treatment to an enemy.
OUR RATAL FBISOKERS SEE A WELCOME SIGHT,
Everything being now in readiness, the ambu
lances filled with the chiefs moved off, followed by
the crews on foot, slowly wending their way for the.
rebel flag bf-truce boat. Col, Mumford, as usual,
preceded them on his horse, and when he came
tear enough for our gallant sailors to see him, with
his iiag-of-trucc attached to his boots, these brave
but suffering patriots Immediately arose to their
feet, with feelings of the highest exaltation ex
pressed in every countenance, which brightened up
under the prospect of immediate release from rebel
authority. .
On coming near the little rebel flag of-truce boat,
fotmorly a tow tug, I foundits deck fall of men, whose
appearances at once impressed .me.that, they were.
rebels. Upon inquiry I ascertained they, were
our half-starved and half-clothed sailors, whose ex
ternal semblance gave evidence of bad treatment
and worse fare. It was a saa sight, after witnessing
the comfortably-clad freebooters, in all the style of
gentlemen, to look upon these heroes, shivering
under the cool breese of the morning, many of them
with nothlrg to wrap themselves up, while others
were obliged to keep themselves as comfortable as
possible with some very dirty blankets, of an inferior
quality , furnished probably by the rebels.
It took but a short time to get things in readiness,
under the direction of the assiduous Col. Mumford,
when our gallant tars, the officers leading off,
• marched with inexpressible pleasure upon the soli
which acknowledges the conquering sway of the old
flag.; As soon as they loft the rebel- draft, they
asked how the military situation was' In these
, ports, and on bciDg assured that it never was better,
they expressed additional feelings of joy. A large
: crowd of colored troops, those constituting, the de
fences of this part of the.line, with a very few white
tones, were there to extend to them a cordial reeop
■ tlon, and assure them that they had not suffered In
vain,. Many ol these returned prisoners asked why
the old flag was not here, and how far. they would
have to go before their eyes would again be blessed
with the sight. On being informed that a short dis
tance would bring them to a point which would
gladden their hearts, they manifested great satis
faction. ' ' -
HOW THE BUCCANEERS' WEBB RECEIVED BY TH E
When these fat ana comfortably-olad freebooters
appeared in sight of their flag-of-truce steamer, the
hand on board, and a very good one at that, played
with melodious softness, “Home, Sweet. Home.”
As they passed by our officers, who were formed In
double column' a short distance from the euomy’a
craft, the UEual salutes were exchanged, and they
filed on board. They went as silently as if they
were going to their graves. No demonstrations of
joy were manifested.
REBELS,
OUK SBAarait START FOR A SIGHT OF THE o>KO';
Everything- now being in roKltnesg, tho officers,
many of them not waiting for ambulances, and the;
men closely following, took the shortest road for :
the steamer Mary Washington. It was amusing to r
see how both'threw away the, dirty blankets, cook
ing utensils, com bread, and many other articles of
which they now hsd’ho further use. None of them
brought, as I saw, any tranks or well-filled valises,
as those for whom they were exchanged'had done.
They are returned in as untidy a condition as possi- ’
ble, with a full supply;'of graybacks to mix with the;
Northern breed. ’When these brave sallbrs'reaohed
the.Mary Washington-, and many other vessels near;
by flying the old flag (what- they had long been
wanting td see), their exultatioa knew no bounds.
As soomasfthey wero oh Board of tho fl’ag-of-trace
beat the officers and crew*pro wded tho uppevdecS
and paddle-boxeß or the gunboat Delaware, and
gave them such a cheering'reception as awakened ,
memories of the past, and fifed -up- thoir enthusiasm
yfflich h ad. bcon ‘oh i 1 led,, by lon g su'Sering. Tho ro-:
turned patriots, he&rly-alt of, whom had recently
dome-from Ahdertofiyille, G a,‘,.the prison-house of
death, sent back an answering shout, which told tho.
jolly tars of the Delaware that their devotion to the':
old Bag which now floated oyez-thonnis still as un
wavering as ever. - -*■■■ ■ -• ■'
THE SANITART COMMtSRION. ''
It is due-fcolthisnobla institution-to-state that one
of their tugboats, ladpned with clothing and other
good things,jame, alongside of tlicMaryT Washing
ton to-aifdrdJuehYeiiof as in its power;- It shortly
after moved off with, no doubt, the assurance from
Colonel id-umford that Government; under his di
rection, would attend to their necessities.
THIS REBELS EXCHANGING COLORED-SEAMEN.
With this Dumber of prisoners came six colored
sailors whom the rebels exchanged, anfljfrom an un
derstanding,; this class of Union defenders are
henceforth to be treated as prisoners oft war. The
enemy will soon reach General Butler'S-standard,
and then all will be well. J \
THE SUFFERING OF THE UNION PRISONERS.
The account which these prisoners’.bring of the
suffering of Our soldiers at Anderson villo, Ga., is
painful to relate, and more' than : corroborates the
inhuman treatment which has been so fully given
to the public. The rebels have succeeded implacing
the responsibility of their non-exchange-upon the
shoulders of Mr. Lincoln, against whom'many of
them are very hitter. Their eyes will soon be.
opened, however, to the facts by a short residence
in a land of civilization.
Tho flag-of-truce boat, probably the NOW York,
which did not-leave yesterday as expected-, will
carry all of our-returned sufferers to Annapolis-this
morning., - ■ -.
LIBT OF OFFICERS , AND SEAMEN EXCHANGED.
The following, is a list of the naval officers and
some of the seamen who have been exchanged and
are now on the-fiag-of- truce boat, soon to steam for
the North. They are arranged under tho names of
the vessels to which they were attached:
STEAMER RELIANCE.
James M. Caulley, second assistant enginaor.
Alex. Benßhawy third assistant’engineer.
. Thomas Brown, master’s mate.
These were captured on the Rappahannock, Aug.
28, 1863, and have since been confined in Libby,
Danville,'Macon, Savannah, and Charleston pri
sons. - ~ --.i; ' a
George Ai Dean, assistant engineer,who was cap
tured at Plymouth; North Carolina, April 29, 1884,
and underwent confinement in Salisbury, N. C,,
Macon, Ga., Columbia, Charleston, and; Libby
prisons. - . , , .... - .
V A SOUTHFIELD..
Wm. D. Newman, actingmaster.:
Thomas B.. Stokes, acting ensign.
George W. Pratt, acting master’s mate.
Wm. F. Goffy acting second assistant engineer.
John A. Stiuby, acting third assistant engineer.
W T Slliam C. Willlamsi pilot. ,
Georgs W- Brown, paymaster’s clork.
Robert McKermeji„seaman.
IJeDjamih P. Farr, landsman.
William H. Eliipgworth, colored seaman.
William A. Johnson, colored seaman. :
These wero captured at the time and confined in
the sstme place as those of the Cores.
. HOUSATONIC.
Edward F. Brown, lieutenant.
J. H. llarmany, third assistant engineer.
These were captured at the assault on Fort Sumn
ler, September 9,1863. 'a 1 _
SATELLITE.
Wm. I-I. Fogg, acting master’s mate.
Isaac M. Johnson, second assistant engineer.
John Mee, third assistant engineer. .
Christopher McCormick, third assistant engineer.
Edwin Robinson, pilot. •
These were captured, August 23,.1863, in Virginia.
-_ GUNBOAT STOOKDALE.
- John ensign.,
Jame&Lockwood,' third assistant engineer.
These were captured on Lake La.
May 16,1864.
GUNBOAT WISSAHIGKON.
E; G. Drayton, acting ensign, was'oaptured at
Fort Sumpter, September 9th, 1803.
BRIO PERRY.
George Afi'derson, acting ensign.
Wm. B. Borrants, acting ensign. *
Geo. W. Burkett, acting assistant paymaster.
John Heinhart, coxswain.
Peter Kcrgle, seaman. .
These’were captured at Murrell’s Inlet, December
sth, 1863. and have been confined In Georgetown,
Charleston, Columbia, and Libby prisons, ’ ’
STEAMER SHAWSHEEN.
Wm. Cromack, acting master’s mate.
Wm. Rushmore, acting master’s mate.
Charles Hickey, acting third assistant engineer.
H. 0. Marrow, acting third assistant engineer. -
E. D. ,Smith; paymaster’s clerk; :
These were capimred on the 7th. May last.
STEAMER COLUMBINE.
H. J. Johnson, acting third assistant engineer.
G. C. Whitney, acting third assistant engineer.
W. B. Spencer, master’s mate.
J. T, Allison, paymaster’s steward. ■■■■■■•■
TheEO were captured In the St. John’s river,
Florida, May 23d last. -
A ■■ GUXBCtAT PETREL.
Thomas McElroy, acting master, "commanding.
Kimball Ware, pilot.
John H. Nibler, quartermaster.
These were captured April 22d last, and confined
in the Canton, Oahaba, Macon, Savannah, Charles
ton, and Richmond prisons. ’
, STEAMER RATTI.BR.
W. E. H. Fentress, acting master.
Simon H. Strunk, acting ensign.
These were captured September 13, 1863, and
were confined in Richmod, Danville, Macon, Sa
vannah, and Charleston prisons.
GUNBOAT UNDERWRITER.
E. H. Seers, acting assistant paymaster.
John B. Dick, acting second engineer. <■
Henry K. Steener, acting third engineer.
Samuel B. Ellis, acting third engineer.
Wm. K. Engell, acting master’s mate and execu
tive officer. '■
Daniel Ward; acting master's mate.
John McCormick, acting master’s mate. ■;
Chas. H. Stewart, acting master’s mate.
These wore captured 2d February last, at New
hern. ",
waterwitch. " .
Austin Fondergrast, lieutenant commanding.
C. W. Budd, acting master.
O. H. Billings, acting assistant paymaster.
A. D. Stover, acting ensign.
C. F. Weston, acting master’s mate.
E. D. W. Parsons, acting master mate.
T. Genther, acting first assistant engineer.
J. P. Cooper, acting third assistant engineer.
James Hollingsworth, acting third assistant en
gineer.
Isaac A. Conover, acting third assistant engineer.
Seamen.—P.. A. Parrel, Hugh Fagan, Thoma
Donarow, Harry Turms, Hemlctt R. Cook, F. Cam
bell;-W. H. Burden,- W. Gloomls, John: Williams,-
Wm. Price, John Parker, John Harris, Henry Hill,
Francis Johnson, Chas. A. Barks, Thos. Bowers,
Jas. Murray, H. Fenner, Homey Thornton; James
Hazleton, Joseph Mason, John Williams, Chas. H.
Kimball, Wro. Saago, Chas. Midlick, Cyrus Blssel,
Cas. Farmer, John William's, James Alexander, J.
Hedson, and Thos. GUling. ‘ :
These were captured at - Osolow Sound, Georgia!
June 3d last, and, while the men were confined at
Andersonville, the officers were shut up In Savan
nah, Macon, and Richmond prisons. Of the Water
Witch’s officers who died Is Wm. S. Williams, pay
: master’s clerk, and Henry Wilson, yeoman.
i a STEAMER TICKET NO. 2, MONITOR,
Andrew Stockholm, acting ensign, commanding;
Ed. T. Beardsley, third assistant engineer. Theso,
with five seamen who havo returned, were captured
October Bth.
Lieut. S. N, Preston, of Admiral Dahlgren’s
staff, was captured in the assault on Fort Sumpter,
September Bth, 1863, and has since been confined in
Charleston and Columbia jails, and In'Libby. :
Ensign B. H. Porter, or the New Ironsides, was
captured in the attack on Sumpter, and confined in
Columbia, S. C. Acting Ensign Robert M. Clarke
was captured at Pensacola,- Florida, October Bth,
1863. George 11. Pendleton and George M. Smith,
third assistant engineers, were October
7th. Acting Master Edward L. Haines, of the
frigate Powhatan, was captured August 5, 1863, in
Charleston harbor. Acting Master Geo. K. Duval,
of the D. S. steamer Paul Jones, was captured last
July. Kollin.
PERSONAL.
_ The Independent says : 11 Rev. 11. \V. Beecher
gave notice in his pulpit last Sunday morning that
he would, on Sunday evenings, until the Preslden
tal election,; preach sermons which some - people
might call political. He gave the notice in advance,
that if any did not wish to hear .these discourses,
they would have opportuhtty to leave their seats
vacant for those who did.”
_ A rebel army correspondent says that General
Lee keeps a flock of hens at his headquarters. One;
of them, a cock, is said to be a great pet with the
General, who has had him ; from the beginning of
the war, and carries him wherever he goes. The
General loves fresh laid eggs, no doubt.' General;
Beauregard’s.pet is a fine milch cow, whieh- shares
all his campaigns, and Is a most Indispensable com
panion, his healthbeing so delicate that he can eat
little else besides milk and bread. :- . -
A story that General i Hooker. has : been left
immensely rich by the death of a Mexican wife
is thjds: disposed of by tho San Francisco -Alta;
“Ist. Generai Hooker’s wife was not rich when he'
married her, nor at any other tim. 2d; General
Hooker’s wife was not a Mexican. Sd.-Gonera 1 ;
Hooker’s wife Is not dead. 4th. General Hooker
never had a wife. 6th. Gen, Hooker is not a Croesus,
never was, asd ney«r will be,”
THE PRESIDENCY.
1 ; , : ■' -
' FACTS AM) MIENTS FOR llftt FEOPLE.
Sjoechesof Ja*. K. Boolittle, Benj. WaBe;--George F.
Train, General Sfoii-les, Gov. OurtJn, Cel; 8. M.
Bowman, Thos, Webster, J.W-ForHcy-
lall for. a Mass Meeting of Democrats OpgeseJ
to Mcßiellan.
THE GRZ-ffT ISSUES BEFORE THE PEOPLEt
SpeechoTHen-Jas. K. Ifeol Jille, c-J Wis.
■ , consin,
DELIVERED AT THE UNION WIGWAM IN SPRING
FIELD, ILLINOIS, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER
1,1364. ....
Fellow-citizens r On the nth l of February,
1861, Abraham- Idnoclu, President oltat, left his
home, at this pines, to go to W aßUicgton, to become,
on. the 4th of March easuing, President of a great
country and'a great l people.
In the whole histdry(<w ;he world there-was noth-Jag
more simple, mor3 touokEag, or more- sub-time than
the scene at his departure.
Bcarln mind the sltuaffion of affairs ikon- existing.
That conspiracy which h&-5 been plotting disunion
for more than a ctKarter af ’a century';- wiieh had
been: secretly arming,! organizing,. res*' driSihg its
forces; whleh had fllled'ith© ff not the head;
and heart' of Buchanaa*him»elf,with mdsttmaagnant
treagon, had at this, time adkeady made< opes war
-against the Government oft the United*Staiies. I -
know the full force of whfet Esay, and I repeat, open
and uncompromising war<ha® been declarcdi-ltwied,
and ’ actually waged . againstt; the United' States
before Mr. Lincoln left Ida home for Washington. l
I say nothing now of ordinaaces of secession, I
speak only of acts of flagrant war. On thefSTth of
December, 1880, the rebelfforcesi seized fort MOultrie
and Castle Pinckney, and-'a Uafited States-roveauo
cutter at Charleston.
On- the Sd of Jannary,.’B6l, they captured Fort
Pulaski, in Georgia, and the-arseaai at Mt. Yemen,
Alabama, with 20,000 stand.of-arms.
On the .4th of January they-seised Fort Morgan
In Mobile Bay—the same fort-whioh Admiral Farra-;
gut and Gen. Smith have lately-recaptured, adding;
glory to our arms on sea and-on land.'
On the 9th of January they fired into the steamt
ship Star ofthe West, bearingfthe Sag of our coun
try, loaded with previsions for* our forces In EOrt
Sumpter, and drove her from- the harbor- oft
Charleston.
Qn the 10th of January the-rebel forces seized'
Forts Jackson, St. Philip, and Pike, near New’Or*
leans, thus closing against us- the month of the-
Mississippi, as they had already, by »battery erect
ed upon that river in the State ofiMiseissippi, closed*
its navigation for hundreds of miles above.
On the 14th of January they seised the Pensacola.
Navy Yard and Forts Barancas and Mcßae, and.
laid siege to Fort Pickens.
On the 18th they seized Baton Rbuge Arsenal; on
the 21st the New Orleans Mint and*Custom House;.
on the 2d Of February the arsenal at tlttle Roek,ln-
Arkansas; on the Bth the rebel provisional Consti
tution was adopted; and on the 9th of February.-
Jefferson Davis and Alexander H. Stephens were*
chosen President and Vice President of a pretended
rebel Confederacy; claiming, and by force of arms
asserting jurisdiction over nearly one third of the
States ana Territories of the United'States.
"While all this was transpiring, James Buchanan,,
then President, the most'imbecile of men, or the
most wicked of traitors, refused to raise a hand in
defence of the Constitution he had sworn to “ pre
serve, protect, and defend.”
It was under circumstances like - these, in 'the
midst of civil war already begun, which, by bold and
rapid movements of the rebels, and by the base,
cowardly surrender oi Buchanan’s Administration,
had already given possession of nearly 2,000 miles of
our seaeoast and one-third of our States to the rebel
lion, that Mr. Lincoln,the citizen President elect,
unarmed and witbafew friends, left,his home here
for Washington. " Citizens of Springfield, what a
scene was here presented on that memorable 11th of
February! It must still live In your memories.-
The words , he; uttered at parting with you,"as
you stood around him uncovered and in tears, are
known the world over,.they are classic alike in their
simplicity ,; touching pathos, and depth of meaning.
“My friend,”, said he, “. no one in ,my position eat
appreciate the sadness I feel at this parting. To
this people I owe all that I am. . Here I have lived
lor more than a quarter of a century 5 here my chil
dren were born, arid here one of them lies burled.. I
know not bow soon 1 shall see you again. A duty
devolves upon me which is. perhaps, greater than that
which has devolved upon any other man since the days
of Washington. * ;
“Henever would have succeeded except for the
aid of Divine Providence, upon which he at all
times relied. I feel that I cannot succeed without
the same Divine aid which sustained him.. On the
same Almighty Being I .place my reliance for sup
port, and 1 hove you, my Ifriends, will.all pray that X
may j eceive • that Divine assistance, without which I.
cannot succeed, but with which success iscertain.”
How clearly he saw; how deeply he felt the great
duty devolved upon him, the work to which ho was
called, viz: to, maintain the Union, some ofwhose
pillars had long been undermined, and were then
crumbling around him, to defend the Constitution,
whose authority the party then in power, and
which id seeking it again, would not enforce,
and declared 'it had no right to enforce by.
arms; to execute the laws in : every State ;
and hold, occupy, and; possess the forts, pro
perty, and plaoes belonging: to .the, Govern-;
ment, one-third or which had already been seized 5
by armed traitors, or basely surrendered by, the
Administration of James Buchanan; lnorie word,,
to take from the hands of a'weak and cowardly Im
becile the flag of the Union, thus insulted, outraged ,
and trampled upon, and raise it once more, aloft, as
the glorious" standard of a common country—with,
not one i stripe erased, nor 6ne star obscured—full
high advanced, and right onward, until, In spite of
rebellion at home and threatened intervention from
abroad, it should float again, honored, respected, on
every foot of every State arid Territory-of the
United States. • • ■
How true, almost prophetic, were those parting,
words ! Oh, what a duty! what a gigantic work;
what a heavy responsibility was indeed devolved
upon that heart and brain! When would man more
need Divine assistance -to sustain and strengthen
him? : And shall we not give him our sympathy and
supporti - ■ ■
Sever," in my opinion, since the world began,
has a higher duty, a greater work, a weightier re
sponsibility, rested upon any human being than
upon him. [Cheers.] .
For almost four years he has been engaged in
discharging -that duty—ln performing that great
work—in hearing that responsibility. The amount
of his mental and physical labor Is almostincredlble,
more than of ten Presidents In ordinary times. In;
the mere matter of appointments to officehe has been
called upon to make more and sign more commis
sions than all the other Presidents put. together.
That he may have made mistakes is true;, hut the
marvel of marvels is, that he has not made any
more, and cari only be accounted for in the fact
thatheis endowed by nature wlthvlgpr,; activity,
and clearness,of intellect unsurpassed In .any
man of our tiffles, [cheers]; aridiby a patriotic, un
selfish singleness or purpose in disposing of every,
question as it arises. [Cheerß;], The wielding of
great patronage Is. the severest test of executive
ability. That in addition to all; his other duties.he
has done so so long and on so vast a scale, and still
retains his unbounded popularity, among the mass
es of the people, is the highest evidence of capacity,
arid will place his name in history among the great
ones of the e arth, as of the few, ‘ 1 the immortal few,
that were riot born to die.” -[Great and prolonged
cheering;] Could: .those men who. denounce Mr.
Lincoln as a tyrant and usurper know him as you
have known him ibr a, quarter of a century, or as I
have seen him and corns 'to know: hloPat Wash
ington, during these • last .four yoars of great
trial, their tongues would' cleave to the, roof
of their mouths. I have seen him under various
circumstances: in the joy ,of- success—in ,thB
arigulsh of defeat. It has beeri my good fortune to
share, in . some measure, his friendship and confi
dence, as it has been my highestduty at all times to.
give him words of encouragement and support. I
have seen him by day and by night: in time of vic
tory, when his soul was lighted rip; and his face beam
ing with the halo of joy. : I have seen him in the
hour of defeat, when his soul.was all but ready to
sink, with his head bowed like a bulrush, over
whelmed in agony and In tears [ and I tell you that
I know, from personal knowledge, that the sense of
that great duty which he felt and expressed, athis
departure from this place in February, 1861, has"
Been ever present with him—has never forsaken
him. It has become arid is the absorbing idea
of bis soul. To restore peace to a bleed
ing country; to save tbe Union, and; with
It our national life 5 to preserve constitutional, re
publican liberty to ourselves and to our posterity
forever: and to bring our beloved country safely
through this , terrible baptism of blood and -fire re
deemed and regenerated,to take its turnplace in the
vanguard of civilization, leading, by the light of its.
great example, all natioiis and - people .under the
whole heavens to the blessings of civil arid'rellgious
liberty, and through "them,.to;a 'higher, better, and,
more divine life• these are the Idoas which fill his
soul. to overflowing. There arc times, it Is true,-'
when, weary and overburdened, Ms soul finds tem
porary rest and refreshment in sparkling hu
mor or playful anecdote. While to the captious,,
hypercritical, or casual observer this might seem
to be light, trifling, and .undignified, how much
better thus than to seek refreshment in the wine
cup and strong drink—a thing in-which he never in-,
dul ges. But ho w little do they know of the deep un
dertones of all the silver chords of his interior life!
the ever-present and ever-pressing thought to-dls
charge the great ddty. It is with him by day and by
night—morning, noon, and night—the last ere he
sleeps, the first when he wakes ; andif It be not sacri
lege, draw aside the veil of his most private hours,
when sleep refuses to descend upon the aching head
and almost fainting heart: go, In the still watches
of the night to the Executive Chamber, when that
soul.bending alone in the presence of the Almighty,
implores that Divine assistance without which he
cannot succeed, hut with which success is cer
tain, men he sweats, as It were, great drops
of agony, what is , the burden of his prayer!
“When will this duty be discharged] When
Will the great work be finished!" 0 Thou,
without whose notice not a sparrow falls, save
this nation and spare this people;, preserve the
Union of these States and the liberties of all men;
grant, O grant us that decisive victory wMoh shall
put an end to this unholy rebellion and -restore
peace—peace* based upon Thy eternal justice j
peace consistent with national authority arid na
tional life [peace wMch shall forever secure com
stitutional, republican liberty, and the rights or all
men. May God, the Almighty, grant sueha peace ;
that It may come soon, and come .to-stay.” . -
Fellow-citizens, such a peace Is coming. It Is not
distant If we are only true t<s ourselves. The final
crushing victory over the rebellion draws nigh. Its
hope oi a defeat of the Union armies in the field,
and its still greater hope of dividing the North, and
overthrowing the Union party and the Adminis
tration at the polls in November, are vanishing
together. [Great cheering.] Smith and Farragut
at Mobile, Sherman, at Atlanta, Sheridan in the .
valley of the Shenandoah, and Grant before Rich-;
mond, are fast crushing out its military power, while
the loyal masses are gathering hand-in-hand around"
the political standard of the Union, and preparing
to demonstrate, by tremendous majorities, that; In
spite of the Chicago Convention, Its platform and
candidates, there Is no divided North. [Here Mr.
D. was interrupted by great cheers.] •
To demonstrate, I repeat, that the people are
substantially one, of one mind and of one heart, and
that they will stand shoulderto shoulder in political
action, as well as In, arms; around the President,
and with one voice bid him to lean on them, next to
the Almighty, for support, until his great duty is
accomplished, his work finished. Fellow-oiuzens,
much has been done already. Among other things,
we have recaptured Beaufort and_Morris
giving ns command of the harbors of South Carolina,
including Charleston; we have recaptured, alsm
Norfolk and Portsmouth, and all the ooast ana
rivers of. Virginia. We have also recaptured_New
bern and all the harbors of, North Carolina oxcopt
Wilmington; ana it is said FarTagut, the old Nep
tune of the seas, is about to look after that place.
We have recaptured Fort Pulaski, commanding the
harbor of- Savannah, in Georgia: also, Forts Ba
rancas, Mcßae, and
St. Philipp and Plko, and
with them the city "of New .Orleans, the great me-.
tropolis'offthe rebellion;;' •; " * -»
“ a crowning victory in the recapture of Vicks
burg by Geri. Grant," followed by that of Port Hud
son; we restored to the loyal people of the Union,
and to ; all the world, the navigation of the great
river Mississippi—the vital artery—the great aorta
of-national Union and bond of enduring peaoe.
By the operation? pt ifi/f viptoripusj Army of the
FOUR GEN I ®.
Cumberland we have recaptured from ihe rebellion
Kentucky, 'f'ennoFßce, much of Mississippi, lUto
bama, and Georgia, and,-we trust In God—we verity
believe—the time so impatiently waited for, but
hitherto so long delayed, will soon' come, when
the head and front and power of the rebellion will
be crushed by the victorious armies of Grant and
S!" “
Jlieridan around Richmond—[greatand tremen
dous cheering]—or compelled to retreat Into South
Carolina, there to be pursued andt trampled to
pieces upon the soil of that Stato where 'Treason
first hatched its infernal brood—[great ■applsase]—
■where Treason with wicked hand first pulled down
the holy stars-and stripes of Liberty and Union,
an d raised in its stead the rattlesnake—fit emblem
of disunion and slavery,'rebellion and olvil war.-*
Our flag now Waves and our national authority Is
re-established over two-thirds of the jurisdiction
seized by the rebellion. When such Is oar'sltua
tion, when so mnoh has'been done, when tho-finislh
' lug strobe is just about' to be given, lo! what do we
hear ! The Chicago Convention cries aloud t'o - the
■ President, to the armies and to the people;' ‘’"tola,
! atop, cease hostilities.’* (By the way, thafof itself
.raises the blockade, and would compel us to with--
; draw our forces.) “The" wax,” say they, “is a fail
| ure. How we sympathize with our soldiers! ' set
' aside Mr. Lincoln and make McClellan President.'”
Gentlemen of the Chisago Convention, I tell you
n'o. The people by majorities of Hundreds of thou-’-
sands will say no. Onr soldiers and sailors, yieto--
rious on sea and land, will'almost unanimously
say no. All the considerations, which' make, title-
Government, under: the Constitution-, worth living
for or dying for, all the memorSw of the past,
the- interests of the present; and the hopes of
the ftiturey sayl no. Arid ware if possible for
us;;to’draw aside the veil which hangs between
the living and the dead, and' hold communion
with the spirits of that mighty host—onr sons,' and
brothers; and iathers who have' laid down their
lives on a hundred battle-fields,. a-sacridCe- to save
' this Union and defend the Constitutloa one
question'- by them Ought' to* overwhelm-I*»' OJri
cago Ceaventien with shame unutterable!:: “Have
we then ■ died in vain ! Will you now'abandon
■the flag for whihh we gave np our HVesl”
o Even McClellan; their candidate for thw Presi
dency, is ashamed of these resolutions of the Ch
icago platform. He could not look his comrade* in
the face and stand upon such a platform! Evi
dently the Chicago Convention bad' not- heard
from: Atlanta; He had.; [Laughter and - eifeers.]
The peoplo of TDinoia, invast oultltudss, are
now gathering at ayringfield—the tome of Abra
ham Lincoln. And 1 for what 1' To sond-hittrWoFds
of encouragement and good cheer, to-declarssthat
he must andfshalb be re-elected President CP the
United States, in order tbat.ho may finish the groat
work assigned him, to-ask God’s blessing-to-sustaint
and strcngthoir him; and to pledge tilemselves-to
stand by him Sir this- great-struggle to the-end, and
until Abrahao-Xiincola Is not only President elect
of the United States,, but acknowledgcd 'and ra
spected as the President of all the States, united
and iree. [Greatand prolonged cheering]
Speech of H«n Bear Wade in Cistihaad; •
An immense audience assembled at MosartHall;.
Cincinnati, on Tuesday night last, to hear tfce“Hoc.-
-Ben Wade on the topics of the day. From- birr
"Wade’s speech we make the following extracts: -
: Mr. Wade askoddf it wae not fair to conclndethat
the Democratic party at least sympathised with,-
it they did not absolutely approve, the courso-ofi'
these traitors, when- they, suffered thorn to so often -
threaten the-Govemnient, and at last to attackUts
authority hv armed- violence -without rebukes-- Did’
you see or hear-of one of these leading,Democrats-
Who had a word to say against them when they openly
talked of secession and treason 1 Their last Demo
cratic President told- them that there was nothingin
the Constitution to authorise secession, neither-was
there anything in that document authorizing; him
to take measures for preventing it. [Applause.] -
That was what Mr. Buchanan told them In hla-mes
sage just before hewent out of office! Did you>flnd
a man of them that; dissented from that doctrine t;
Wot a Bingle man of them; objected to it. And;
when they fired? upon-the Star of the West,.and
finally upon Sumpter; not a Democrat had a wor-d
of eondemnation or of reproach ! You have- not
had a man in your-party to rebuke treason since
Douglas died! [Applause.] Is it not true that
when the Government is attacked by traitors ho
who sympathizes with them is a traitor at hearth':
If such was the spirit of these men at that time,-
and if they have not changed their temper sinee,
nor said anything to- redeem the party from its in
famy, where is the honest Democrat among the peo
ple 'that can sustain It, If ho is truly loyal and de
sires the preservation of the Union! They agree
with old Buchanan that yon cannot constitutional
ly coerce a State’ What do they'in tend by such
nonsense! ; Is it not the triumph of the re
bellion! Mr. Wigfall stood up-boldly and told
the; Democrats oi the Worth “ We have Insulted
your flag and you dare not resent it!” and Demo
cracy: lay prostrate- at his feet crying “Woeoer
elon !”• ‘
The Democrats tell you in their platform that we- :
have tried war for fear years, and the experiment
has failed to.bring peace. They accordingly appeal
to the people to accept their policy of bringing,
peace by compromise, through a convention. 'Just '
look at theuttitude In which tbey would place this
great nation. They would have the Republic of the
United. States get down upon Its bally before
traitors, "and tell-them that “four years of war
have been waged in vain, and you are victorious 5
now be so good as to make peace with us.”
1 Ask them to negotiate! What do you expect they
would exact of you* Nothing short of what the-vic
torshavVa right to demand of the vanquished; My
friends,'let’-: me Tell you that you can never have
peace brought by a compromise with such traitors, i
X know them well; They wi! 1 not make peace until -
forced to accept the acknowledgment #f their-inde- :
pcndenee. If I were one of them I would not do It
myself. - And why*. Because they are proud'and
spirited men. They have staked all upon
the issue, and. never will they yield till com
pelled to by a complete conquest. They, will
fight as long as they oan shoulder arms in
defence of their position: and their self-respect.' ■■
They have,:from half a century’s experience with’
ns, ; been leito believe that we are-cowards; 'lt is
true that we have, under the encouragement of the
patriotio portion of our people, somewhat unde
ceived themas to this; but they have believed that,
by haloing out a little longer, the Cowardly sneaks
of the; Northern Peace party ? will Increase their
strength,- and, at last a convention will be offered
them, inwhich they will get their independence;
They will not make peace with us on any other
terms as long as they .can hold out in armed resist
ance, ’ - -T : 1
> But they tell us that we have waged this war for
four years without accomplishing anything. Now,
I wish to show' that we have really been lighting
, the rebels only about half that time. This brings
me to the consideration of the military character
of Hr. McClellan, and. at the outset I wouldsay
that I have no personal prejudice or animosity to
ward that gentleman. AH the motive I have for
opposing him Is that of duty to my country. lam
bound 10 show.the people his merits, for lam posted
on that question.: I was chairman of the committee
appointed to investigate the condition of our mili
tary affairs.at that time, and duty calls upon me to
state what 1 know.
In the fall of 1851, Mr. Chandler and myself feel
ing that the army was laboring under some serious
defect somewhere, by reason of which no, progress,
was made, went off to the army to satisfy ourselves,
and it possible discover where the difficulty lay. It
was at a tim@swhen the very capital of the nation
was almost in a state of siege, when foreign nations
began to look upon us as a conquered'people, and
when, all the friends of the Government were ,
overwhelmed with shame •'and humiliation.
Smarting under the effect ot this state of
things, we went down to the camp, and
found a man who was the General-in-Chief
of the whole army of the United States. We
found him in command of 180,000 of the best* men*
that ever marshalled under the banner of battle.
Never was an army got together : comprising that
patriotism and Intelligence that were found under
that General. It was the first rally of the patriotic
hoEt, the flower of the Republic;.to save the nation
from destruction. Go and converse with the soldiers
and you will find men there more worthy to govern
than many who are elected to govern them.
I told you .that there were ISO,OOQ,of suchmen In
the “grand army.” A military man of France said
that the like was never seen on the face of the earth.
Such an army and with such supplies! Ho said that
a French army of the same strength would subsist
upon what was wasted. And yet the rebels were
almost in sight of the capital, flouting their rattle
snake-flag in our very faces. : How could you ask
us .to submit,to this. degradation without at least
knowing the reason for its necessity 1 We had an
interview with general McClellan, and remon
strated with him for permitting this , disgrace and
dishonor of a great nation. Wo exhorted him, for
God’s sake, to at least push back the defiant traitors.
Why.can’t you do it 1
“ Oh, 1 have not men enough.” ' .
How many men have you?. I know you have
160,000.
. “ Well, you have got nearer the number than
others have.”
Aqd, more; I know that you have 190,000, • How
strong, pray tell, are the rebels?
“ Oh, they are atleast 220,000 or more, and they are
behind fortifications stronger than those of Sebas
topol.” -
Mr, Wade then gavethe “ Little Napoleon” such
a scorching review as no man ever before obtained,
and almost every sentence brought down the house
in the most boisterous applause. When describing
the fortifications.of this American Sebastopol he
pointed to a “Quaker gun” that.lay on a table to
hisTlght as tbe kind of armor with wMoh the 220,000
were provided. The scene lathe audience, provoked
by this Illustration, cannot be described.
As to the number of the rebbls, McClellan said
that a gentleman direct from Beauregard dined
with him the day before that told the strength of
his army.
Where is that gentleman now 1
“ I don’t know.”
Well, I suppose he Is dining again to-day with .
Beauregard, and telling him exactly how many
men you have.
-At this the house again came'down in applause
and Indignation for such, a commander-Imchief.
Mr. Wade said that he spoke by the book when he
stated the force of McClellan at 190,000, and he had
the most conclusive evidence that the rebel force
did not exceed 40,000 at that time.
He then proceeded to argue the question of
McClellan’s patriotism from the history of his
campaigns. He would simply give the facts and
leave the people to -draw their own Inference
whether be was a traitor or a coward. The facts'
as given by the Senator Showed that the “ Quaker
gun” farce was a fair representation of: the oharac--
ter of McClellan’s, whole warfare while in com
mand of the Army-of the Petomae.v The scene
before Yorktown with 180,000 men laying siege
to a squad of 7,604 rebels was equally4udlcrous,
as also the retreat of the General-in-Chief to the
gunboat during the battle of Malvern Hill, though -
here the contemplated treason was manifest from
the declaration of McClellan that the army must
be surrendered; that the rebels have won and They
must be acknowledged, .which intention.was only
frustrated by the fact of our corps; commanders
achieving a victory. - . .
The Indignation of the audience was, manifest
when the treatment or Gen. Fope by McClellan
was described.
George Francis Train on McClellan.
George Francis Train delivered one of Ms charne
iteristic political speeches in the Hall of the Repub
lican Invlnclhles on Saturday night. The hall was
'filled to overflowing,' and the audience w«e_ evi
dently delighted with the oration. He was greeted
throughout with great applause. He spoke as fol
lows: ■ ■ :
t nw.iuTizsTis: I will pass this cheer which
von awe me along the line where it belongs-to
the credit of the Union and the country. [Applause.]
! Yr?u cannot afford to cheer an individual when the
•'life of the nation is at stake. Ido not plead guilty:
‘to two charges-oi the gentleman, (referring to his.
introduction, when allusion waß made to “ strange
: bedfellows,” &c.) lam not a stranger to you.: I
am the manthat you received here two years ago,
in the Academy of Music; two years twd, after I
i had fought the battle of the Union and the country
in England: [Cheers.] And, again, I am not
■in the habit,; although I have been; in a'good
; many rat-holes all over the world, ! have never been
: in the habit of jgetting in with strange bedfellows.
: [Laughter;] i therefore don’t feel a stranger,
or with , strange bedfellows, when I am before you.
I believe in destiny. X believe in a star baoked up
:by the -three P’s—Patience, Eersevemrooj ana
: Pluck. [Cheers.] I believe in the motto,- True
i Faith and Energy.” I found Eran°b ‘hat
Liberty, Equality* and Fraternity were theldeaor
the . people, which In England . I tad
; Steam, 6asVahd Electricity. In Serldan rcheers]
I that under 6rant, Sherman, and SherWMLcg(»rfl| ,
; It iB lnfantry. Cavalry and AiWr tb^t I
* belieya In i eye of
brlJJg up ln j en^^„ lalld j fought for the
somegrcatenterprise. jair & jall _ nd
'• P t B ,°| > years since I oame out of White 6roas
y where they atfirst wanted to put me In
wWh P tte aristocrat?- I and went wH,h the
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JpeMi’e, and I; preached-a sermon to them on the
downfe'H of England, and I made* more noise Inside
Hhan IV l ®** maae outside. [Laughter.}, When the
Iword• “Let that man oiit—he.is de»
! moralizing the prisoners [laughter]—that may
~‘bsr the allusion of my friend to ‘'strange bed
' fellows” —[laughter]—l liked the prison so well
that I petitioned the. governor ~fcr x perais.
Bion‘ to remain a- week longer. [Laughter.]
Not ifeing a politician, I care nothing-absufr the
i chafes of political parties. I went to Washington
, to get the Dsmocratle Convention postponed.' I
found that the whole Convention was In the hand#
. °f two; orgaalwtions. one the house of Rothschilds,
BDu UlO otner. tne, Albany Kegßiacy. X' lyAstiefcaiv
: mined to haw the Convention postponed,rand' to’
. make Belmont back down. The time was fixed for 1
the Convention’ to meet, on the 4th of Juiv. I got:
, forty-four prominent Democrats, nearly ilf the'
i Democratic members of Congress, to sign a carisr'
I asking .lor the postponement of the Conveatlon ■-
Belmont refused to M then retina
1: Thoiaas B. the real Chairman oftoe
Democratic Commrttna appointed at Oha-des
ton,: and I flaceceaeif in having the Convention
postponed. You know’ as well as I that there wars’'
/many Republicans ansflOttS for a change ; among
tiiein were Wade, Davis, Chase, Pomeroy, an*- 1
i others, who insisted upon only one term for the
; Presidency, and I wanteS'a man nominated at Citi
; cage that these ECpubliosne could endorse. I saw
f George Sanders, ©lay, and’- other Southern men In
s Canada, having gahe’to find 1 out how we could stop
i the war honorably to-both parties. 1" went to the
'Chicago Convention.’ They knew I wasn’t tor
•; McClellan, /because I didn’t see much differ
pence Between Lincoln and' McClellan on tho
' War question. i asked’ the’ Democrats, “What
is ’-your’ issue before the Country 1 Where
;is the ; issue 1” I took 1 thed stump and made
epeechewto the Democrats at Chicago against Lin
coln; and’l applied every charge against Lincoln
toiMeOlellni. I said Lincoln-was charged with
makingilßtgal arrests,and Ipcihted them to Mo-
CleUan’sllTegalarrests. I showedShcmthat Lincoln
wao-only foSowing. the eaampleset hlmby Goo.'B.
•McClellan. [Applause.]; I talked about States
rights: Why, who wiped out States rights at one
sweep! ’ George ; B. McClellan. -Be W>ote to Gen.
Banksthatlie “should not let one of themeseape,”
meaning the Maryland Legislature, whom he
sent to jail. You charge Lincoln with suspending
the habeas corpus. Was not tho arrest of the Mary
land Legislature made in defiance of habeas corpus?
I heard the •Democrats talking-to the-people about
the draft: - Why, who first recommended the draft ?
It was Geo.*- B: MeC. Where are your issues,
then, O Democrats 1 You complain about tho pro
clamation; George B. McClellan’s order of July
7th only onticipsiSed that,-heeause he wanted the
manumission l of slaves as a - military necaa
sity. [Applause.] 1 found,- then, that, there
was no issue i ’befoie the country, and that being
chargeable withwil the crimes they charge on the
RepubllcanSj-their sole motive of action was simply
the public plunder. [Applause:] j-I saw-the cohe
sive power of pablic plunder, andlbroke the bars of
public virtue, so far as they were concerned. I
raid if the Republican?, with such little experience,
have managed to steal so much, In God’s name
don’t let the Democrats get at the plunder, for they
spent a life-tlmo-at it! [Laughter and applause.]
My candidates at HHe Chicago Convention were the
army and the nary;; [Applause.] My platform was
simply “Drive France out of Mexico—whip-Eng
land on the, sea.”’ [Applause.] .My candidates -
were men dis tinguished for the eminent stand they
have taken ajgains-trthe rebellion. One-wasa mem
ber of a Denu icratlo-Gablnet, and wrototo New Or
leans the won Is of ary poUtioal platform: “If any
man hauls down the American flag;: shoot him on
the spot.” [Applause.] My Vice President was in
the navy, and : I wanted no better man than the
gallant old tairjWho-tied himself to the masthead
sis he went tutu Mobile. [Applause.]] Then these
Democrats said, “ That won’t do.” It was then I
saw the treason, of the Chicago Convention- Geo.
Bi McClellan Is just the shadow of Sam Barlow and
A. Belmont, who is the agent'of the English Roths
childs >nd Jeff .Davie’- Confederacy. [Applause.]
When I saw this I thought it was time for me to go
to work; and you know that- If there is anything Mg
going on anywhere round the world lam generally
there. [Laughtetc.] When they found D was not
fof McClellan the y said I shouldhot go into the
Convention. I was only. permitted to review at
a distance the ,rotten cheese and the - political
maggots allaround It. [Laughter.] Theyshut mo
out of the Convection. But I had a -triumph. I
was the man that; had the Convention postponed.
There was no free’ .speech In the Convention. It
was a mere question with the New- York-rowdies
whether they would allow any body to say a word.
I told them it was time to: think- about’the state of
the country. but|they would not do St. The Roths
childs and the Albany Regency held tho day, and It
was a most pitiful sight to see the-Pennsylvania
delegation crouching at thefeetof the New-Yorkers.
When New York took a pinch of snuff. Pennsylva
nia sneezed. [Laughter and • applause. ]: I did my
best with your delegates to get them to vote tor- Dix.
I succeeded with some Connecticut delegates, and
finally got: one hundred names.. I paid a personal
visit to George H. Pendleton beforethe nominations
were made. I asked him if he intended to vote for
McClellan. /“No, Mr.iTrain; so help me-God, I
will do all I can to defeat McClellan,” and I-think
he has. When I. found that the-Convention was
about being sold, out to McClellan !■ warned Yal*
landlgham one day at dinner, and said I; “ Vfallan
dlgham, If they Intend to do-.that-sort of thing
I will bum: the whole concern.” “Don’t-taikßO
loud,” said Vallandigham, “ there- are some Mc-
Clellan. men over there, Mr... Train.” [Laughter.]
The result of tho Convention’s deliberations is
neither .fish, flesh, fowl, nor minee meat. In or
der to please a trimmer President,, they, had war;
in order to please a trimmer candidate for-the Tice
Presidency, they had peace ; .andun.order to please
all the great and little trimmers, they, resolved to
let the war go until the trimmer- peace tedeeided.
TJndor the Idea of “pap” they supposed there was
nothing but what they could carry, x: saw their
platform. It was the most singular amalgamation
of men and things I ever saw. Soon' after, I wrote
my opinion of it. It was: ■
/Resoltodj-Jn’order: to please the. Trimmer War
candidate, we have war. .
Resolved, In order to please the Trimmer Peace
candidate, we have peace.
Resolved, In order to please all, that the war goes
on until we get In. [Laughter.]:
At the same time it reminded nae of a little story,
wherein it is related that it was
Resolved, tftat wehave anew jail.
Resolved, That the now jail stands where the old
jail stood. ••
Resolved, That the old: jail be.not removed, until
the Dew jail be built. [Laughter.]
When they gave cneers for McClellan, .It re
minded me of whistling at a funeral. When Mr.
Hall, the chairman of the Philadelphia committee
to write to Mr. Train to stump the State, wrote me,
I replied:
Chicago jybmircafioti.—Positive, Boil.
October .Elecf ions.—Comparative, Boiler.
November Elections. —Superlative, Burst.
1 also said: . : *
DITTO,
November 8,1864,
The Democratic Party.
Disease— tie Brain,
They asked ms if I would join them in helping,
along McOJellan’s election, “Wo t much,” saidl,
“ Just count me out.” 116 ft Chicago with.the New-
York Democrats, and the wheels of the cars that
whirled us along seemed to say, in their belief,
“McClellan,” “McClellan,” and . they actually'
manufaetursd that into enthusiasm for their can
didate. ■
“ Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note,
As his corse from Chicago we hurried,
Not a soldier discharged his farewell snot
O'er the grave where McClellan we buried.”
[Laughter. 1 ' _
■When I got to New. York the Albany Eegency
offered me a seat in the Cabinet if I would give my
influence to McClellan. Said 1, “ Gentlemen, no y
I don’t want a Cabinet appointment. I know of
forty appointments already.” [Laughter.] I re
minded them of a celebrated reformer who, being *
taken up to a high mountain, was offered the whole
world, but the fact was the poor devil didn’t own a
cabbage garden. [Renewed laughter.] McClellan
may have his New Jersey cabbage garden, but !
doubt whether he will get a Blngle electoral vote.
[Applause.] They are trying to make McClel
lan out a War Demoorat, but he has proved,
himself nothing more nor less in his letter of
acceptance than a political trickster. [Applause ];
It is neither fish nor fowl, black.nor white, neither ;
male nor female. I belleve Lincoln himself would,
have gone for a loyal man nominated at Chicago.
[Applause.] I told the Democrats very plainly,
that i would stump the Union against them, if they
did not nominate the . right kind of a man. [Ap-‘
piause.] I don’t want to belong to the party that
don’t cheer when Sheridan gets a victory, There,
are only two parties in' the country now—the one.
eheers when Sheridan captures 43 pieces of artille
ry, and the other don’t cheer at all except when
Sheridan loses 43 pieces of artillery. [Applause.]:
The one party puts up gold, and the other pulls it;
down. I don’t say that the Democratic party are,
traitors,hut I do say their leaders would self the.
whole people if they could only get into office.
[Applause.] . The Constitution don’t say “we, the
politicians,” hut “we,: the people.” how, I say
down with . the politicians, and up with the.,
people, and until we get that accomplished
'we will never settle this fight. The people
: are generally right, except in New York.
In the time of the New York riots, the voice
of the' people was the . voice of the devil, and
not according to the old Latin phrase. This world .
Is ccmpoged of two classes of men—the. positive japei.
the. negative. The negative man goes down. tha_
stream, and nobody takes any notice ©f him. The
positive man goes up stream, and everybody is look
ing at him; and I believe that when a civil; revolu-.
tion comes in the North, the Democratic party will ,
find out that absence of body is better than presence
of mind, [Laughter.] They had better get their
breastplates behind, ior they ;wilT be. apt to.,
be wounded, as their backs will be turn-.
sd<to the foe. [Great laughter.] I told Gene
ral Ward, the chairman of the Democratic
Committee for,'Pennsylvania, that if *he didn’t -
withdraw McClellan I would stump the State for -
Lincoln, and I would defeat this gunboat'general
by 60,000. [Applause.] ; Barlow said to me, m.New
York, the other day, that I went with the Republi
cans because they paid me for it. “Well, suppose,
they do,” said I, “I happen to be a gentleman of
fortune, and could, buy your whole concern out.”
[Laughter.] The only expense I everput the United
States Government.to was a prlvato escort from
St. Louis into Illinois. [Laughter.] The Demo
cratic machine is' run by England. .The Irish
and the Fenian Brotherhood have hfen sold out by
the house Of Rothschild to En S lanrt. paper
•tu'Eiisrlftiida except tlie Star and Daily Dews, is ior
McCllnan.’ »thesefrishmen
Vef thSnuS. G a entle ” [Laughterf ’Now it‘
and the Christians after- .
Irff Staiit England onoe united with;
tSoiie France to help Mahommedan-Turkey to.
iuelcfout Gmcian Russia. I thought that was a
sSkuiar copartnership, but the most singular of all.
this Sight we see now of four millions of Catholics
lKinoto the slaughter by their old friends the.
Tews rApplause.] This war was brought on by
England. She sent her emissaries here, not out' of
■ anv love for the negro, but to stir up a bone of con-,
tention. [A voice. “ It’s not so.”] •It was opium ;
in India, religion in Ireland; and it was the slave:
question in America.' [A voice, “It is false,” ana
cries of “Put him out.’.’] 1 Now, gentlemen, keep,
cool; I want nobody to help me In keeping quiet.
I can manage >my own audiences; so sic down.
[Laughter.] They used to say to me In Euglaua,
“Why don’t you put down the rebellion before you.
threaten Englanfeahd l .toldthem it was because.
ww were fightinJ'mericaM.audif we we^ht■ £,
England ajainfwe but ws,
w T acknowledge' f^f^ulhter.fwTe will land
Three hintod thousand Irilhmen from our ships,
.three nunaxeu . and send with them mu
aK. but we win remain neutral. Wo
nitions of ay England for wiping our
‘ haT ® fillfrom thc sea. Let us defeat McClellan
H-B EngShparty at home first, and then w»
and the speaker'now sSluded to the
firm and decided stand that Major General Dix had
in regard to the freebooters who’camo from
Panada to St. Albans, Vermont. Follow them,
said he, into Canada, .or wherever they go, and
Jhoot them down: .[Great cheering for General
bix] Our men did uo, and captured fourteen, but
: did not shoot them. This, when told to Lord Lyons,
made him Bee the handwriting onthe wali.ia-P
-plause.] .Wehave these on the lakes, and at Hau
fax, where blockade-runnera are now ready to go op
‘ their lawless' mission. We might as well mak
. our mind at once, as becoming thiTne
arise and say,'this has enough, toe^
, larlous work must be Get im
ii needs he, marchGnto. Canada, au a aamnabl^
clean job of the .workpf B \;Beaf?ntog applause.]
piracy and filibustering. [Deaienmg
What we .do we must. . d ° In ® a s n^th 'nominating
[’ England' with .making this of-Eoths
i McClellan, and that j3elmont, tn Pennsylvania
child, Is now of circumstanced