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'2ID THE FRIENDS OF THE SOLDIER IN
EVERY COUNTY.
UNION 6TATB CBNTRAL COMMITTEE BOOMS, No, 1105
- Chestnut Etreet.—Onr friends in every county and MS
trict in Pennsylvania should immediately, witho u t one
day's delay, send to the State Committee a correct copy
of their whole ticket, giving plainly the name of each
candidate for every office. - All this must be done to ena
ble the tickets to be prepared to send to the several regi
ments of the State.
County Committees ehould also, prepare and send
with the Commissions 'their several county tickets, or
send a special agent with the Commissions to carry
them. ' • •
McClellan and the Peace Party.
The New York Daily News advises, and
its advice is. equivalent to an announce
ment, that there shall be no independent
Peace nomination for the Presidency. "It
is too late in the campaign for any inde
pendent ticket to have the remotest chance
of success" 'Upon this ground it argues
that the object of the'Peace party should
not be to withdraw itself from MoCLELLAN,
but to convince him of the necessity of re
ceding from his antagonism with the plat
form The masses of, the Peace party, it
,claims, will not goto - the polls unless Gen.
IVIcer.ELLAR declares himself in favor of
an immediate cessation of hostilities and a
.convention ,of all the States. Hundreds of
thousands of Peace, men Will be
franchised, for they will he without a can
The meaning of all this is root difficult to
discover, especially when we recall the
Course 'MMUS H Sg.ibroon, FERNANDO
Wool), and other Peace leaders have taken.
It means that BENJAMIN . WOOD his dis
covered his' political blunder, and is trying
to repair it. FEniANno, shrewder than
his brother, requil'es no pledge from Mc-
OnprzArt that he favors an immediate ar
mistice, being satisfied that his party is
strong enough to control its candidate.
BENJAMIN was premature in his desire
that the peace policy should be recognized
at once ; astuter politicians may have
since' informed him that the letter of
McCLELDAN was intended to be the
creed of the party during the canvass only,
and will become null and void when the
election is over. If a vigorous prosecution
of the war were to be the result of MC- .
CLELLA'N'S election, such Unconditional
Peace Alen as SEYMOUR, WALL, FERNANDO
WOOD, INGERSOLL, and REED would not
support 'him ; nor would Mr. PENDLE-
vow, bound by a thousand paths to
oppose the war to the last, be placed
upon. the ticket with him. That
some of the more sincere and less
shrewd Peace men will continue to de
nounce McCrELLAN for his apparent de
sertion of their policy is probable ; but
they< will not oppose him with another
candidate, nor will they, whatever the
Hews may say, decline to
,vote for him in
November. So long as PENDLETON is on
the ticket with him, the Peace party may
be certain their programme will be exe
cuted to the last letter. A day or two
since the News affirmed that if General
MCCLELLAN would publicly, as he does
privaiely, advocate an immediate peace, it
-would sustain him. It will not be long be
-fore BENJAMIN will profit by the example
of PzuNANDo, and learn to be satisfied
with the private pledge alone.
The Bight and Wrong of Coercion.
In a telling speech before the Union citi
zens of Kings county, New York, at the
Broolslyn Academy of Music, on Wcdnes
.....,„l„.„___lT.m_itp2.._4l-4,3m-A:mn.-
•observed The real feeling of the men
at Chicago is conveyed in-the declaration
of Gov. SEXMOTTE, in a public
„speech, that
successful coercion would be as revolu
tionary as successit secession.' In other
words, that to support the Government of
the United States by force of arms is just
as revolutionary as to overthrow it by force
•of arms. [Applause.] BIIC.TIANAN also
declared that there was no right of coer
cion, and acted upon it. Such was the at
titude of the party that, with such an out
rage, upon all decency of language, calls
itself Democratic ; and it has not changed
ground: Nowhere has it admitted the right
of coercion." The charge is undoubtedly
well grounded. Yet, this same anti-coer
cion party passed a resolution at Chicago
threatening to resist a the National authority
with all the means and power under their
control in case of military interference with'
the election ; that • is to say, in case the
election happens to disappoint their cale;u
lations. They hold it to be unconstitutional
to coerce a State, but of course it is emi
nently right and proper to coerce the Uni
ted States !
A Mistake about the Democracy.
The New York World, of yesterday, con
tained a jolly article in the Mark Tapley
vein, in which 'this sentence occurred:
" We speak what we know when we say
that there will be no defection from the
ranks of the Democratic party worth con
sidering—no ' bolt' worth counting. The
mistake made by our anxious Republican
friends, and by the few bolters themselves,
was in supposing that the Democratic
masses wantcd peace at the expense of the
Union." The mistake is a serious one,
and ought to be rectified as soon as an op_
portunity occurs ; but the " Republican
friends" and the " bolters " are scarcely to
be blamed, when . the gentlemen who made
up the Chicago Convention, and adopted
the platform, fell into precisely the same
mistake. And if our memory serves us,
.the World was, similarly mistaken, up to
the day on which General McCLELLisx's
letter of acceptance was published.
Political Decline of England.
Among the shrewdest and most practical
-of living essayists is• - the .writer in Black
wood's Maggain,e, who has assumed the
sobriquet of " Cornelius 'O'Dowd." In a
paper, in the August number, upon " moral
aid," he goes into the very, core of Eng
land's present position among the -nations.
He says : " In the old days of the Peninsu
lar war, we Were pretty much like our
neighbors.' What we could not do by men
we did by money. Now, however, we
have grown wiser, and will not spend.
either. This universal medicine, ' moral
:aid,' moral co-operation, or whatever it be
•called, is the cheap panacea for all troubles."
And he adds : "To conclude, if we are
never to deal in any other ware than
moral aid,' let us be frank and open
about it. Let us dress the army in drab,
and put broad-briths on the navy. : Above.
.all, let not our newspapers be filled with
target-practice, and the relative merits of
Armstrong and Whitworth. The neatest
duelling pistols in the world would never
get the owner a character for courage after
he refused to fight." This is the plain
truth. In 1854, before England had taken'
up the policy of "Peace at any price," if
her GroVernment had declined joining
France in attacking Russia, there would
not have been any Crimean war, fOr
Prussia - was wholly, and Austria . partly,
neutral (merely occupying Wallachia and
Moldavia, which the Czar NrcuoLne had
taken and relinquished), and France would
never have dared to assail Russia single
handed. •
That " Peace at any price "48 the pre
sent policy of England is admitted. by Lord
PALMERSTON himself. There was a time,
not very remote, when England would
have repudiated such a degrading policy,
for, as WELLINGTON always said, the pro
per plan to avert war was to be prepared
for it, and when PALMERSTON would have
been foremost in opposing it—for he was
secretary of War, in the Liverpool Admin
istration, when, in December, 1826, on the
invabion. of =Portugal by :Spain, Mr. CAN
sent a British force into the Tagus.t6
assist the weaker Power. That time, how
ever, has passed away. England left to
France the honor of aiding in the libera
tion of Italy ; England declined acting
with France in behalf of unfortunate Po
land, now utterly subdued and broken ;
and, worst of all, after having encouraged
Denmark to take arms, for the maintain
tame of the disputed Duchies, England
meanly refused to draw a sword, raise a
bayonet, or fire a musquet in aid of the
unfortunate and betrayed Danes. •
At Tiverton, the little Devonshire borough
for which he has been M. P. since his na
tive. Hampshire rejected him in December,
1834, Lord PALMERSTON, head of the Bri
tish Government, and real ruler of the
British empire, lately delivered a public .
speech, in which he made the humiliating
confession that the British army is suffi
cient only for the times of peace, and that
? it cannot cope with three or four hundred
thousand soldiers which Germany could
have pitted against it." No wonder, for
with the necessity of garrisoning her de
pendencies all over the world, it would task
England'very exactingly to send even 25,-
000 soldiers into the field, in the event of
being involved in an European war. With
aid from the Militia and Volunteers, who
really constitute a'splendid army to resist
and punish invasion: assaults from without
are scarcely to be dreaded in England,
though twenty or thirty thousand French
(or American ?) soldiers suddenly thrown
into Ireland, would probably break
its parchment Union , with Great Britain,
and enable that island once more to become
an independent nationality. But; Lord
PALMERSTON added, as if he were ennei.
ating a very satisfactory no l ac a l truis m ,
"we Jaw A flePt grOWing every year
adapting itself to the modern requirements
of naval warfare, and fully adequate . for
ihe defence of the country. Our object
defence, not aggression but the state of
things does not allow this country to un
dertake vast operations beyond its confines,
calling on the nation to make great exer
-
tions, to make great sacrifices both of men
and money, innrder to send out an army
fit to cope with the vast establishments
maintained in other countries." So, one
school-boy, threatened by fisticuffs by an
other, sobs out, " You ought to fight with
your match, and leave me alone. Though
I look as big as you, I am weak in the
knees, and can't risk a stand-up fight All
I want is for you to let me alone, and if
you double your fist again in my face,
go and tell my Ma, and she'll write a note
to the schoolmaster that'll get you a good
caning."
• The especial policy of Lord RUSSELL has
succeeded in leaving England without
scarcely a friend, at a very important crisis.
He. might have treated the so-called
Southern Confederacy" as the mere rebels
that they are, but he overhauled his Vattel,
making a note of it, as Captain Cattle ad
vised, and acknowledged them as " belli
gerents." Consequently, as he did this,
but did not venture , on recognizing them.
any further, he incurred the enmity of
North and South in this country. He
snubbed France last November on the
Conference question; he has arrayed Prus
sia and Austria against him during the re
cent war in Denmark, by condemning their
action therein ; and he has brought down
On him the execrations of the Danes, for
making them believe that he meant to belp
them, and for not doing it. Above all, by,
playing the, same game with Poland,-end
ing in
. " . keeping the word of promise to
the ear, and breaking it to the hope,".he
has not exactly conciliated Russia. We
need not
_traverse Europe for instances,
but there is, scarcely a country on that
continent where Earl RUSSELL has not es
tablishecl a feeling of hostility against Eng
land. On this continent he has been
equally successful—in that line.
The grand plea for reducing England to
a second-rate Power ; for confessing that,
happen what may, she is physically capa
ble of no more than defence, is thit;perpetu
ally impressed upon his colleagues in the
ly
Ministry bv the.on too-clever Chancellor
or - tne Excnequer, mat - it- costs - money,
which England cannot afford to expend.
Mr. GLADSTONE, who lately played the
make-believe rude of a Liberal, even more
advanced than honest Jom Bruairr or as
tute RICHARD ConDEN, started in public
life as a Peelite, and, a Tory at heart, fan
ciis himself a great financier because he
actually is master of compound multiplica
tion. His aim has been to reduce the public
expenditure, (and a very praiseworthy aim
it is,) and also to persuade the English. to
substitute thin claret for the XXX brown
stout which . John Bull so especially affects.
Do what he may, he finds that the Army,
the Navy, and the Ordnance absorb about
three-sevenths of the net revenue of Eng
land. No wonder, then, that taking a mere
shop-keeper's view of the matter, he has
impressed PALMERSTON and Russia",
with the importance of " Peace at all
events."
° It is a humiliating policy, and it is to be
lamented that England's• rulers believe
themselves justified in adopting it. For,
say what we may, think what we please
of some things, the -cause of popular
berty and good government must suffer
by whatever tends to lower England among
the nations. In England, the exile finds
an asylum, and there, too, the wrongs of
the oppressed can find a voice through a
free press. It is really the only country
in Europe (for Belgium is under the thumb
of France) where ,the truth can be pub-.
lished, without prohibition or censorship.
Over the decline of such a country it be
comes freemen of all climes to mourn.
Sadly, therefore, we say, " Ichabod ! the
glory hath departcd.."
Parliamentary Elections.
We have received a letter from and in
behalf of several readers of THE PRESS
requesting us to inform them of the mode
in which the hustings' elections of mem
bers of Parliament arc conducted in the
British dominions. To do this would oc
cupy more space than we can afford, and
engross more labor than, considering how
few the information might satisfy, we can
bestow. Our correspondent particularly
wants answers to the following questions:
1. Can the voter give to one candidate the
votes he possesses for the two represents.:'
tives of a borough? 2. Is there no secret
ballot, as in vogue with us ? 3. Are the
Houses of Parliament cleared at the taking
of a vote on an importantquestion? To these
we reply : 1. only some boroughs have two
members ; at an election, where two are
to be chosen, a voter may vote for one
candidate, and this is called " giving a
plumper-vote." 2. The ballot .is not re
cognized in voting at an election ; every
man entitled to vote has his name entered
in a public register, and, at the poll, an
nounces his name and residence, publicly
declares whom he votes for, and is ticked
off as having voted, so as to prevent fraud.
3. When an important vote (a division it
is termed) is taken in either House of
Parliament, the members voting clear off,
-the " Noes" into one gallery, the "Ayes"
into another, and their names are taken
down by tellers (two members selected
for the purpose), as they come back into
the body of the House. Lastly, we are
mot acquainted with any book which gives
details about Parliamentary Elections in
England.
FERNANDO WOOD, being - unable to at
tend a McClellan meeting in New York on
Tuesday night, wrote a letter declining the
invitation, and adding : " Upon some other
occasion it will give me pleasure to address
the Minute Guard, and to add my voice to
the thousands who are now preparing to
elect GEORGE B. McCLELLAN our next Pre
sident. Although I was opposed to the no
mination of that distinguished man, yet
when the Convention decided in his favor
he became my candidate, and he shall have
my earnest and determined support." If
MCCLELLAN had ever had the slightest
chances of election,Ahey world have been
ruined'beyond peradventure by this little
note ; and perhaps the keen-witted apostles'
of the Peace Democracy, conscious that
his obnoxious utterances, and affiliations
mist `prove fatal to any candidate -in
whose behalf they are employed, shrewdly
adopts this method of damaging the cause
of MCCLELLAN, in. revenge for the snubbing
the Peace men have received at the hands
of "Little Mac." A day or two ago the
World, and all the other McClellan papers
of smaller calibre, thanked God they were
rid of the. Wood faction, What will they
say to FERNANDO'S little note ?
,WE notice, with much Satisfaction, that
IitiCTITROP W. KETCHAM, of
the Hon.
arre, has been nominated for Con
gress in the Twelfth district of this State.
Mr. KETCH_A3i was ,prominently named in
the last contest for,:the United States Sena
torship. He is yet a yoUng inn, of vigor
ous and, growing powers, and has already
gained a most honorable and valuable re
cord in the: State Legislature. Hiß election
Will add one iriore to the ranks of integrity,
ability, ana l faithfulness in the National
councils. 7
LEOER FROM "OCCASIONAL."
I WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 1864.
- One;'' of the compensating reflections of
the tines is the wonderful vitality of the
American people and the American Govern
mentin 'this terrible time'of war. Herein
We find the source or endless hope and the
fountain of inexhaustible confidence. The
financial situation is beyond measure
auspicious. If the national debt and the
national- expenses were doubled, there
would be, from present estimates, based
upon actual returns, sufficient revenue to
p y.> gig - .4ltereit on the one and to meet
he demandS of the other. You have, of
-
course read the report from the Agricultural
-Department, stating the products of the soil
for the summer and autumn just closed. The
good God who rules over us seems to have
giveatinsi a new cause to bless his indul
gent and forgiVing Providence. . Wasting
armies ,devastate the seceded South- but
in;.%, the :. loyal States all is, :prosperi
ty. ' Look at the wonderful wealth
poured into the. coffers of the people
and the • Government from the oil *elle
and iron mines of Pennsylvania I Now,
as you count it over, do not forget that if
the South had been permitted by the
slaveholding despots to remain in , the
UniOn, from her generous bosom the
saute streams of nourishing and en
riching food: would flow." Virginia, with
her matchless internal advantages ; Mis
souri, with her unrivalled opulence of soil
in more than' all the elements that have
made Pennsylvania supreme ; Kentneky,
with her Marvellous resources, left unmo
lested by treason,would now be rivals for the
great internal commerce which alone saves
and consolidates a people. These three
States have been put back a century by the
rebellion. And Maryland I Why the wealth
that is now secured to heir by the " art&
trary " force of the Government in hold-
ing her to its warm and fertile bosom,
would all have been lost if the slave=
holding aristocrats had succeeded in
their efforts to tear her away from it, As
Judge Conrad says, in his great play of
"Jack Cade," " There are no poor where
I freedom dwells," TEolly true 9f the 19.7.11
States now ! I assert it as a fact which
! cannot be successfully denied that at no
period of our history has there been less
suffering, among what are called the poor
1 and - laboring classes, than at the present
time. And to this great material and
solid fact we are indebted for the utter
failure of the Copperhead agitators to
create riots in the great cities. It is only
in times of great popular suffering that
the demagogue can rule and ruin. It may
be answered by saying that this is an
artificial condition, and that when the rc-.
vulsion comes we shall be thrown into
utter and into hopeless anarchy. My
reply is, that when a people are so ready
as ours is- to give everything to their
Government in time of war, they may well
laugh at the subordinate perils of peace.
If, when nearly every other house has, or
has had, a dead man in it ; when our mer
chant ships are swept from the seas by
• laws,ivikTe. , fitik*As.C.4.l,‘
. 6tirities held by foreigners. are thrown
back upon our Government '; when our
forces are beleaguered .by the armies
Of the rebels ; when the honest debts,
amounting to millions, owed to our
Northern people s are fiendishly repudiated
by the South : if, I say, in the midst of
all these causes for depression and de
spair, we still hold our place among the
nations, and gloriously subsist upon, our
selves, who can doubt the issue of this
conflict - between Freedom -and Slavery ?
And I can well imagine how the two grim
warriors, Grant and Sherman, thought of
all this when they wrote their letters
of the 13th of September to Stanton,
insisting upon an instant and vigor
ous draft. They comprehended all I'
have spoken of. They knew the weak
ness of the South and the strength of
the North. They wrote, then, not alone
from their hearts, but from their heads.
And mark it, oh, friends of the Republic I.
Let me ask you to re-read their words, more
precious than diamonds—more priceless
than gold. Grant says :
CITY Potter, Sept. 13-10.30 A. M.
Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War:
We ought to have the whole number of men
called for by. the President In the shortast possible
time. Prompt action in f itting our armies will have
more effect upon the enemy than. a victory over them.
They profess to believe, and make their men believe,
there is such a party North in favor of recognizing
Southern independence that the draft cannot be en
forced. Let them be undeceived. Deserters come into
our lines daily, who tell us that the men are nearly uni-
Versaltv tired of the war, and that desertions would be
much more frequent, but that they believe peace will be
NEGOTIATED AFTER THE FALL ELEC
TION.
The enforcement of the draft and prompt filling up
of our armies will save the shedding of blood to an im.
mettle degree. U. S. Gnarl; Lieut. General.
And now for Sherman :
ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 18-43 30 P. M.
Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War:
I am very glad to hear the draft will be enforoed.
First, we need the men; and, secondly, they come as
privates to fill up our old and tried regiments, with
their experienced officers already on hand; and,
thirdly, because the enforcement of the law Will
manifest a power resident in our Government equal
to the occasion.
Our Gozernment, !hough a democracy, should, in
times of trouble and danger, be able to wield the power
of a great nation.
ALL IS WELL . HERE. .
I bliyeltalicized and otherwise empha
sized these two remarkable despatches, for
they will enter into the most interesting
volume of the war. Thin conflict makes
every soldier a statesman, and there has
been no great warrior, from Cmsar to Napo
leon, who did not consider - the civil as
well as the military situation. Hence,
when-I hear a "regular" officer say that
he has nothing to do with politics, (too
many of the " regulars" have fallen into
this fatal habit,) I feel like reminding
them that this is not a party, RUT A LIFE
eanuGGLE... Grant sees it in this light,
and so does Sherman.. As
,they have not
hesitated to ' apple with slavery in arms, why
should they fear to grapple with Uopperhead
ism not in arms? Grant says that the re
bels •believe "There is such a party North
[that which nominated George B. McClel
lan] in favor of recognizing Southern inde
pendence that the drift cannot be en
forced. LET THEM BE UNDE
CEIVED." Sherman says : "The draft
will manifest a power in the Government
equal to the occasion.. OUR GOVERN
MENT, THOUGH A DEMOCRACY,
SHOULD IN TIMES OF TROUBLE
AND DANGER BE ABLE TO WIELD
THE POWER OF AvGREAT NATION."
I respectfully call General McClelldn's
attention to these thrilling sentences. His
party opposes the draft ; he suggested it,
and Grant insists upon it. His party exe
crates arbitrary arrests. He was the
first to sustain and carry out this
policy in the case of the Maryland
Legislature in 1861. Sherman, in the last
sentence of his above-quoted letter, only
follows General McClellan's example, by
insisting that the precedent of 1861 should
not be n - eglected in 1864. I began this
letter by referring to the • resources and
power of the loyal States as a re
"kilt of -their devotion to the Union,
and their consequent safety from all
the" crimes and 'calamities of the rebel
leaders and their dpittded followers.
THE PRESS.-PHILADELP - HIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1864.
W. T. SHEBBEAN,
NaJor General.
.I close it with the belief that, un.der
such generals as Grant . and Sherman,
both of whom understand the situation, the
misery and snfrvation of the South will,
under their guidance, soon be succeeded by
a wholesome winter, a blooniing Wing,
a ripening slimmer, and a plenteous
autumn. And when our Prodigal
Southern Sons return, we will wel
come them as men welcome their own
living children, forgiving them for all the
offences of the past, and trusting them for
all the promises of the future. After all,
blood is thicker than water ; and we, who
really belong;to the only Union party, are
far more able to forgive the mad and
remorseless fanatics of the . South than
their Copperhead echoes of the North.
_ OCCASIONAL.
THE WAR,
BRISK FIRING AT PETERSBURG.
Shells Thrown Into the City.
COMPLETION OP GRANTS NEW RAILROAD.
A. CHANGE TO BE MADE IN THE
r.TVVI CO/IPa.
REPORTS OF REBEL DESERTERS.
LEE WILL GM GENERAL GRANT BOVE . -
TBEN Amys vf GET AWAY.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE NEAR RICHMOND
$4,100,000 WORTH OP REAM Tod
BACCO DESTROYED.
ADVICES FROM GIEORGIA..
Congratulatory Order of Gen. Oberman.
THE CITIZENS ORDERED TO LEAVE
ATLANTA.
Protest from r-e.fleral.
AFFAIRS IN GENERAL CANBY'S DIRJAWYMBNL
UNION FORCES CONCENTRATING. ON
THE MISSISSIPPI.
THE ABBY. BEFORE PETERSBURG.
COMPLETION OB NEW ItAILEOAD-A CITANCE
TO BE MADE IN THE SISTII • CORPS-THE DAVIS
HOUSE BURNED.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16,—The special correspond
ent of the Chronicle writes as follows, from the front
before Petersburg, Sept. 13: Yesterday the locomo-;
tlvo made its appearance near the Yellow House,
and the whistle blew several shrill and defiant notes
to notify every one within hearing.that a new rail
road had b9en. completed, hoes 4Sseml)led Bear
-the road began to cheer, and the sound was heard
echoing far out along the picket line many minutes
after. To-day a specie.l oar came up, containing
Gen, Grant and.statf.
The weather "assumes a wintry appearance, and
already the few oaks about camp appear sore and
yellow-leafed. Each day brings ite strango mixture
of showers and sunshine.
Another change in the organization of the sth
Corps is soon to be made. Those portions of the
original let Corps now scattered in Crawford's and
Ayres' divisions are to be reunited under General
Orawford. A promise is held out that the divisiOn
will be recruited. The 190th and 191st Pennsylvania
Regiments Veteran Volunteers are to be transferred
to Ayres , division.
The Davis House wattlast night consumed by fire.
This dwelling is a spacious white frame; on the
Weldon Railroad, between three and four miles
from Petersburg. It has long been a disputed spot
between our own and the enemy's pickets. On each
alternate davit changed hands, and being on the
top of a hill, it afforded unusual facilities to the
watchful sharpshooters. The rebel' pickets posted
here numbered in all but ten men, and by way of
precaution against surprise and capture were with.
drawn at night. The bone of contention Is gone.
Henceforth the'blackened chimney 4 the only shph
ndshing in ti ont of the extreme IsarKße uisoon•
tinned. Along the 9th and 10th ()dips it seldom
ceases.: Here the propinquity of thelines inereaBoll
continually. Strange to say, very. few . get hurt.
It. H. 11108.
FRISK FICKITT AND ARTILIAIRT
THROWN INTO PIFFICRSDURG--ICEROgT3 OF D.
SERTRES.
HELtQUARTEIII3 OF THE ARMY - OP THE . POTO•
aux, Sopt. 'B.—Picket and artillery firing -have
been kept up very briskly since Saturday, the fie of
the rebels not seeming to have cooled off yet at being
surprised and lOsing so many prisoners.
The result is that some live or six men a day are
brought 'into the hospitals, the majority badly
wounded, and some few have Q.led.
Yesterday a large mortar opened on the right,
and threw a number of shells into Petersburg with
great precision.
A rebel sliarpshooter, this afternoon, stole across
the Appomattox, - and, watching his chance, shot
one of our men at a battery. He was soon disco
vered, and, as he was making his way back across
the river, a well-directed shot struck the boat, tear
ing into pieces, and, itis supposed, killing the occu
pant. .
Deserters report that Lee had announood to his
troops on Sunday that he would give the Yankees
fourteen days to get away from here, but ho did not
say what he would do if we refused to leave.
These men also represent matters to be in a bad
way over there. They have been living on 'Short
rations, and those of a poor quality. The first thing
they ask on reaching our camps is, " Where are we
to get rations ; we were just going to draw when we
left •
Among the casualties in the 3d Division, 2d Corps,
since Sunday, by picket firing, are :
Lieutenant George Essior, 99th Penna., killed.
Lieutenant Benj. P. Moorhouse, llth N: J., face.
Lieutenant Jos. S. Hobbs, 17th Maine, back.
Sergeant P. Goidy, 11th Mass., killed.
W. D. McCr.
THE JAMES RIVER.
BIIRMING OP A BALTIMORE VSBSBL BY THE REBBLB.
N.sw Volts, Sept.rlEth.—The steamer Varuna,
from City Point, reports that on the afternoon of
the lath inst. the schooner Mary, of Baltimore,
when coming down the James river, ran ashore at
the mouth of the Chickshominy. The crew, three
Degrees, left her and got aboard the steamer. Perit
et 11 P. M. The vessel was captured and burned
by the rebels, and her captain was taken prisoner.
FORTRESS MONROE.
DESTAIXTIVII PIP.WNPAIL RICHMOND-TREISSNDOITS
LOSS OP TOBACCO--DISTUESANCEILT NORFOLK-
REBEL RUMORS FROM ATLANTA.
Fonpuma Mormon, Sept. 14.—A destructive fire
has occurred in Manchester, opposite Richmond.
Gilmour's large tobacco „warehouse was burned,
with.l,B7o hhds. of tobacco, belonging to John Gil
mour & 00. i and 234 hhds. belonging to the rebel
Government. •
Gary's warehouse was also destroyed, with other
valhable property.
The fire was the greatest that ever occurred in the
Southern Confederacy, destipying tobacco alone to
the value of $4100,000.
A disturbance took place 'yesterday, in Norfolk,
between some sailors and the colored guard doing
duty on Main street. Two sailors and one of the
guard were shot. One of the sailors died, and the
other lost his
. The.flag-of-truce steamer Nei , York arrived last
evening from the James river with 400 returned pri
soners of war from the South, including 40 officers,
in charge of J. E. Mulford.
The rebel papers say that the, prisoners they have
taken from Sherman all declare that Sherman will
reinforce Grant, take Richmond, and finish the re
hellion at once. • They also state that one-half of
Sherman's army will go out of service this month.
The enemy aro closely massed about Atlanta, and
there is not the slightest prospect of the early re
sumption of hostilities.. ,
PETF:ItSBURO, Sept. 9.—Grant is still'perfeeting
his works on the Walden -railroad, and is sloWly
pushing his line to the west of the rpad.
THE SHEN OAIX• VALLEY.
Tlll2 BRII,LIANT SUCCESS ON TIIESDAY-PItOMO-p.ON
OP 0111. TOBBRICT POP. 0 ALLAIYTRY.
BALTIMORP,, Sept.l6.—The American has received
the following:
HEADQUARTIVRB 1111 Alt BERRYVILLII, Sept. 14.
A reconnoissance was made yesterday by General
Wilson, to within two miles of Winchester, on the
Winchester and Berryville pike, which resulted in
the capture of the Bth South Carolina Infantry,
numbering 186 men and 16 officers, with their battle
flags. Amongst the officers captured was Colonel
lianigan, formerly commanding a brigade, but re
cently relieved by General Connor, who was sent
from Richmond for that purpose. The ad New Jer
sey Cavalry, Lieutenant Colonel Suydam com
manding, are deserving - of great credit for making
a very gallant charge, which was in a measure in
strumental in making the reconnoissance as sue
ceisful as it was.
Whilst this reconnoissance was going- on, a de
tachment, consisting of Getty's division of the 6th
Corps, and one brigade of cavalry belbnging to the
Ist Division, was sent out from Summit Point to
wards the Opequan. It was intended that this de
tachnient should make a diversion in favor of Gen.
Wilson. They proceeded as far as the Opoquan,
where they engaged the enemy's skirthishers. Two
squadrons of the 2d Massachusetts Cavalry made a
charge in which they captured one officer and ten
men, belonging to the 6th Alabami; General Gor
don's diVision. The result. of tho day's operations
has been a glorious success, and . reliectsgreaVoredit
on the general' commanding. • Our total loss will
not exceetll6 wounded. General, 'Torbert has bean
promoted to be a tlevot nisjor gesterat. for gal
lantry in the Rola.
SR ERMA A's ARMY.
GRNSRAL BEERICAN'S . ORDER REQUIRING THE OITI•
MINS OP ATLANTA TO LEAVE--TROyEBT OF;OEN•.
LOUISVILLE, 'Sept. 14.—The foamed's special cor
respondent, under date of Atlanta, Sept. 10, eon
talus a congratulatory order of General Sherman,
recounting his victories, and an agreement between
Sherman and Hood for a ten days' truce at Rough
and Ready, on the Macon Railroad, and the country
around it enclosed by a circle of two miles radius,
from September 12th, to enable the people of At
lanta to remove to points South.
General Hood to General Sherman, Under date
of 9th, says : "Permit me to say, the unprecedented
measure you propose transcends in studied and In
genius cruelty all the acts ever b efore broug - ht to my
attention in this dark history of war. In the name of
God and humanityi I protest, believing that you
are expelling from their homea and. firesides wives
and children of brave people."
General Hood, in a letter to James M. Calhoun,
mayor of. Atlanta, says: ." I shall do all in my
power to mitigate the terrible hardships and misery
that must be brouett upon your people by the extra
ordinary order of the Federal commander."
The letter from General Sherman to General
Hood was not obtainable, but the following items,
from a notice issued by the Mayor, by permission of
General Shannon, will give an idea thereof :
"All citizens are required to leave Atlanta, and
proceed either South or. North. The Government
will furnish transportation south as far as Rough
and Ready, and, north as far as Chattanooga. All
citizens may take their movable property with them,
and transportation will. be furnished for all mova
bles. Negroes who wish to do so may go with their
roasters, and all other male negroes will be put in
Government eniploy, and the women and children
sent out of the lines."
General Sherman's order of the 4th instant com
mences thus: "The city of Atlanta, being exchL
sively for warlike purposes, will at once be vacated
by, all, except the armies of the United States and
such civilian employees as may be retained by the
proper departments of the Government,” and con
cludes as follows i " At the proper time, just arrange
ments will be made for the supply of the troops of
all articles they may need over and above clothing,
provisions, &c., furnished by the Government, and
on no pretence whatever will traders, manufacturers
or sutlers be allowed to settle within the limits of
fortified places, and if they manage to come in in
spite of this notice, the quartermasters will seize
their stores and appropriate them,to the use of the
troops, and deliver the parties and other unautho
rized persons who thus place their, individual into
-kestiaboxe that of the United States, in the hazds,
of some+provost marshal, to be put to labor on the
forts, or be conscripted into ,one of the regiments,
and batteries already in service) ) , The same gene
raj p r i nc ipl es 7,111 apply to all military posts south
of Chattanooga.
DEPARTMENT OF THE GULP.
NEWS PROM - MOBILE-THE NASHVILLE BLOWN OUT
OF THE WATER-THE ELECTIONS IN. LOUISIANA.
NEW CONSTITUTION •AtiOTTED
Nuw Your,,Sept. 15.—The steamer Creole, from
New Orleans on the 7th inst., has • arrived at this
port. •
Amongst her passengers is, the Hon. A. O. Hills.
The: Metasornet had succeeded in blowing the
Nashville out of the water at Dog river.
Some rebel cavalry had been seen on Fish river.
A Fort -Morgan letter, of Sent 3d; says there Is
nothing new there. - • ;
_The rebels in Alabama, are conscripting. all; the
negroes for service in their army.
The elections iin Louisiana drew out /1,009 votes,
and had gone favorably.to the Union ticket. ,
The new Constitution of Louisiana is adopted by
the people of the. State by, a large majority, The
Era says.:
‘i Louisiana is a free gtaTe forever. The Consti
tution that prohibits' 'slavery or involuntary servi
tude, except as- ic punishment for crime,' has re.
ceived the endorsement of a large majority of the
legal voters , of the. State of Loulsiana.”
In the city of New Orleans, the Constitution was
adopted by about four thousand majority, 'only
eight hundred votes being cast against It.
The Constitution is: adopted probably by a four
fifths vote in the whole State. The friends of the
new Government claim that a majority of the pre'
sent voting population of Louisiana participated in
the election. -
THE COLORED TROOPS IN GENERAL CANBY'S DE•
PARTMENT--TrEION POTiOBS CONCENTRATED ON
TAR MISSISSIPPI-18,000 REBELS dBOVE
ANDBIA
Nnw Yeas, Sept. 15.—Private letters from Mor
ganza" state that everything there was progressing
favorably. The order for the oonsolidation of the
colored regiments was rescinded by General Canby,
and General ITllman was authorized to take mea.
sures to have these forces recruited from the plan
tations.
A few skeleton colored regiments were disbanded,
thus bringing them into the existing regiments, and
putting them on a more effective numerical
standard.
Quite a force of Union troops are being concen
trated on the Mississippi river, either in anticipa
tion of a movement by the rebels or for offensive
movements.
The rebels have a force of some 18,000 men, under
Generals Walker and Polignao, above Alexandria.
Sixteen of their scouts haVe been captured by Gon.
Tillman's pickets.
Flying squads of rebels continue to hover on the
banks of the Mississippi to fire into passing 'steam
boats, but the indications are, from military move
inenti about being projected by Generals Oanby
and Reynolds, that this will soon be stopped.
The health of the army is good, and the morale of
• • _
• "The cotton crop is said to be almost a failure id
Louisiana, from the raVagei of the worm which had
made its appearance as high up as Vicksburg.
Uls reported that General Ullman has proposed
tOthe President and Secretary of War a plan for
establishing two camps of instruction for colored
soldiers—one to be located in Virginia, and one in
Missouri or Louisiana, for the purpose of collecting
all the colored recruits, who shall be duly instructed
ID their duties by experienced and competent offi
cers, before being put into the field. The proposi
tion meets with much favor.
HAVANA.
IsTaw Your:, Sept.ls.—The steamer Liberty, from
Havana on the 11th, arrived at this port this morn
ing. Business in Ha*male dull. There fs no busi
ness engaged in with or for the United States ex
cept what is done by regular packet traders. Ex
changes improve ; on the United States Northern
cities 51@521per cent. discount for sixty-day bills
The health of Havana is improving.
The steamer Frances, from Philadelphia, has
been sold, and left for Galveston. The;ohaatis ex
cessive. There are but few oases ofryeiiow fever
retorted. Mrs. Rohe, betterknown as Miss Natal],
a prima donna, has been attacked with this
malady.
CALIFORNIA.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13.—The Steamer Sacra
mento sailed for Panama to-day with 215 passengers
and 8625,384 in gold.-
W.A.SIirINTGre3CON.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 1884.
THE PROVISIONAL 2D PENNSYLVANIA HEAVY
ARTILLERY DISCOVITNIIED
The folio wing is of interest, as it settles the dis
pute long existing between the Government and the
authorities of Pennsylvania c .
• WAN DEPARTMENT,
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, August 26, 1864.
SPEOTAL ORDER No. 282.—[Extract 12..1—The or
ganization styled the Provisional 2d Pa. Heavy Artil
lery, as tempotarlly organized by Special Order No.
153, April 20, 1864, from this office, is hereby discon
tinued, and the enlisted men thereof will be return
ed to 2d Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, from the
surplus men of which the Provisional regiment was
formed, there to be-assigned to companies so as to
till them to the maximum. The excess, if any, will
be distributed pro rata among the companies, and be
borne upOn the rolls thereof as unassigned.
The commissioned officers of the provisional or
ganization will fall baok upon their respective
grades as retained for them by Special Order 153.
In the original organization those who, prior to their
provisional appointment, were enlisted men, will be
retained as officers, and the regimental commanders
will report their names to the Governor of the State,
with the view of their being commissioned to vacan
cies now existing, or which may occur.
The Commanding General of the Army of the
Potomac will cause the Provisional Regiment, now
in the 9th Corps, to be sent to the 18th Army Corps,.
in order that the Commanding General theredmay
look to the prompt execution of this order, through
the corps commissary of muster. The consolidation
effected, the commissary of muster will make a. full
return of the force to this office, reporting therein
his action in full.
By order of the Secretary of War.
E. D. Tovcsreann, A. A. G.
WIR DEPARTMENT,
ADJUTANT GBNBRA.L'S OFFICE,
WASRINGTON, July 92,1841..
SPECIAL ORDERS No. 245.—[Extract 611.—8 y
direction of the President of the United States,_the
leave of absence granted Captain A. A. "Ginsori, 2d
United States Artillery, now major 3d United States
Artillery, to enahle him to accept the colonolcy of
he .2d Pennsylvania . Artillery, is hereby revoked,
and he will report in.person to the Adjutant Gene
ral of the army under his rank as an officer of the_
regular, army.
By order of the Secretary. of. War.
E. D. TC4NSEND, A. A. G.
EEPENTAN•T REBELS
A Surgeon in the rebel army, who came into Gen.
BuTtun's lines on Monday, and took the oath of
allegiance, arrived hero to-day, and was furnished
with transportation to Louisville.
Ten deserters from . Eant,v's command arriveA
here this morning from Harper's Ferry. Eight of
them were immediately released-and furnished.with
transportation to Philadelphia, where they desiced s
to go for the purpose of seeking employment.
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO GOVERNMENT LOANS.
The subscriptions to the seven-thirty loan, for the
lost three days, as reported tä the Treasury Depart
ment; amount to a million and a half of dollars.
TIT° total subscriptions to date are W 5603,000. Those
to the ten-forty loan thus far, in the aggregate, are
$81,06,060. Bonds of the new loan continue to be
furnished within twenty-four hours after the re
ceipt of Ons.certificates.
RETURNED LLIIIIT PRISONERS.
. _
Lieut. A. G. SEDGIVICS, of the 20th Ilaseachu.,
setts, and Lieut. A. M. SCOTT, of the - 110th New
York regiments, are registored to-diy airetttrned
Libby prisoners.
STAMM:EMS. OR PUBLIC DEBT .
Official statements of the public 'debt,ii:re i to be
made monthly, instead of weekly, as heretofore.
DEATHS - 01`. SOLDIERS. - .
The folloiring are the deaths of I,'-ennsylvartians
reported yesterday from the hospitals areandcwi sh.
ington : Edward C. Mullen, ComranY F;Sth Penn.
sylvania Veteran Reserve Corps rtianfel Tobas, E,
40th Pennsylvania; WEL.Selltyderouta p ennol .
vents ; Thos. Kernage, 14th. /leg/418,ra i 'John'JohnG, 21st Pennsylvania- C.s;vat; Pasj
let r y
Veteran Eeserve Corps, • 7
NEW YORK CITY.
(Speetal Correspondence of The Press.]
Nnw YORN, Septembigls, 1864
THING'S IW 6ENBRAL.
About the only affairs of any great moral interest,
which have recently attracted the attention of our
citizens, have been a brief prize Bght, and the in
ception of the opera season. The scene of the fer
nier was Hoboken ; that of the latter the Academy
of Music. Thus do we blend the rough utilities of
the arena with the dainty luxury of the lyric stage !
The opera was " Faust." The company was Ger
man. The audience was large. This conjunction
produced success of a character most unmistakable.
The German element in opera is generally con
sidered to be painful by the east-side lovers of music.
Yet, the reception of the company upon this occa
sion was all that could be desired.
There is 'some idea of starting a 'new up-town
theatre upon a scale of unparalleled grandeur.
Whether the undertaking. would prove remunera
tive, is a question open to debate. There are grave
doubts In this regard, which are entertained by
many. Judging by past experience, it would seem
that the number of theatres is fully commensurate
with the number of theatreogoera. If a new one be
started, some older house must give way.
IfIITTEr AVEISVE
is ostensibly in a high state of Irritation, incident
upon the intrusion of a most notorious character
within the sacred precincts. This character, who
has no character, is building contiguous to the
shocking aristocrats a most magnificent affair. The
affair, when put to its intended uses, will be no
credit to any one. Vigorous persuasive efforts have
been made to induce the character to abandon the
affair, or project it In some locality more consonant
with its nefarious nature. The bloated aristocracy
has thus far suffered only repulse. The marble pile
rises ; the neighbors frown and bite their lips ; and
so bids fair to perish the last immunity of the avenue.
Long ago profaned with shops, it is now outraged
by the establishment of an affair presided over by
an old being with no character.
WALL STRUET
is in another fluctuating season. The following
facts are deemed substantiated on Wall street Tnat
Germany has loanCd the United States one thou
sand millions—that Grant has been defeated within
the last forty-eight houisi 7 :that Lee has been de•
feated Within the same time—that Mr. Lincoln has
sent peace commissioners to Richmond—that Mr.
Lincoln has not done anything of the sort. Upon
these established truths the bulls and .bears are
clawing and goring.,
'A Rs BENJAMIN._
r.- - -This well-known lecturer and inductor to litera
ture, who 'died on Monday night, standing as he
did only at:a middle altitude in the world of letters,
with nothing at which envy could carp, was yet the
one mark at which the unkempt Bohemians loved
to
nmir so-called arrows. Forhaps becaus9 he
earned his living, Which Bohemians hertz do. mr.
Benjamin was a Zllofifty-fifth year Of his age, A
lawyer, an editor, a lecturer, a 3antributor, a real
estate agent,.and an inductor to literature—such
was the curious professional mixture which excited
the ire of the wandering Bedouins of "Pfaff's,"
IMPORTS PROM
,EUROPE
have latterly fallen off to a great extent. Liver
pool steamers, are in some instances bringing over
less than a third of their heretofore average freight.
The EurOpean market has had many of its own far
brics thrust back upon it for resale. Months ago
`numerous merchants had their ordered goods upon
the Continent resold for their account, and in some
instances recalled their buyers. Now they are ab-
Solutely returning goods which had already arrived
on this side, thereby avoiding the, heavy duties.
A NOTABLE SALE
To-day all lovers of the "noble animal" are being
gratified by the exhibition, and sale, Under the ham
mer, of pure Arabian barbs, steeds and coursers—
they have no simple "horses " in Arabia. These
were imported by the Hon. Geo. V. Brown, late
United States Consul for the empire of litorocco.
The sale takes place at the contiguous town of Pa
terson. The animals are highly spoken of by con
noisseurs. Just now there is a rage in the Avenue
for this quality of horsedlesh.
TYPOORAPHIOAL TROUBLES.
Our publishing houses are at present much con-
cerned regarding the unprecedented state of affairs
which seems to have arisen directly out of the for
mation of the Typographical Union. Were the de
mand for fresh works thrice as great as it really is,
the publishers could reap but little benefit therefrom.
Indeed, it would seem as though this department Of
business were at a ComparatiVe Authors
ravening for their proofs are told that the type
setters aro unmanageable. Nothing can be pro
mised for tomorrow. If the type-setters will; they
will; if they won't, they won't. The demand for
higher wages has been acceded to ; they have been
subjected to all mollifying influences; still they are
unmollified. Working when they please, lounging
When they please, and Derhaps, like lEsop's fly,
exclaiming : " What a dust we create !" Such is
the story of more than ono publisher. Perhaps the
delinquents have their own version. The matter is
unfortunate.
LITRRARY NOTES.
The authors resident In this city are preparing
vigorously for the neat publishing season, the poets
especially being hard at, work.
Bayard Taylor Is engaged- upon a new poem
which is highly spoken of by those who have had
access to the sheets. The subject is Italian.
Mr. R. H. Stoddard's version of " Little Red Rid•
ing Hood" has been completed,. and Is now in the
publisher's hands. it will be illustrated In colors
by eminent artists, and issued in holiday binding.
Mrs. R. H. Stoddard, whose " Morgesons" will
be remembered as one of the most vigorous Ameri,
can novels of the day, has prepared a new work for
- •
will publish it during the fall.
Fitz Hugh Ludlow's account of his overland jour.
ney in company with Blerstadt, the artist, will ap
pear in two ootavo:volumos, from the press of Messrs.
Hurd & Houghton, of °" Riverside fame.
• • THE "NSW NATION,"
like a great many old nations, has become a source
of trouble to its owner. General Cluseret claims it
as his own, as also does the "National Pathfinder As
sociation." General C. retorts at Tenth, claiming
that he has not been paid, and that he has been
generally maltreated. In fact the General is very
severe upon Mr. Fremont, and after repudiating
him politically, and passing the Young Egotist with
a sneer, declares for Mr. Lincoln as the manof the
three.
ATTOTHBR BTAIRTLING DOCrIIIIENT
of immense value has just emanated from the pen
of Mayor Gunther. Probably no letter could be
more exquisitely pungent or indicative of a greater
mind in Its author. The subject le emigration. The
Mayor opposes it>in this instance, because he main
tains "the inhumanity and immorality of bringing
emigrants to a land engaged in war, and especially
a civil war, to be Involved in its horrors when, they
have no real interest in the issues of the strife." If
this is hot Greatness and Humanity, this deponent
would like to know why. Mareover he says : "These
'importations' are to be either food for powder or to
paralyze the laboring population, so as to prevent
'strikes' caused by an inflated currency, to neither
of which I can give my snpport "—which is proba
bly the worst English sentence:ever written or con
ceived.
A POLITICAL STRAW
On Monday last an inquiring gentleman endea
voring to ascertain the political proclivities of the
passengers on board the Hudson steamer; Mary
Powell, requested those is favor of Mr. Lincoln to
step to the port side. This they were proceeding to
de l en masse, when Captain Anderson politely in
terfered for the reason that the 'great preponde
rance on that side would endanger the boat. Straws
show which way the wind blows.
SERRHADR. TO GOY. CURTIN AND OEN. HOOKER.
Governor Curtin and General Hookor were se
renaded at the Astor House to-night, but neithor of
them spoke.
ARRIVAL FROM Asribr WALL
The steamer Northern Light, from Aspinwall, ar
rived to-night, with $369,000 in specie. She spoke
on the 10th inst., off Great Inaagua, the steamer
NorthlStar, for Aspinwall, under convoy of the gun
boat Nereus.
TICE NEW JEMMY RACES.
The races to-day were as follows : Sequel stakes,
two-mile dash, Kentucky beat two others—time
8.52%.
One and a quarter•mile dash, Captain Moore
beat Copeck,-Bon Bruce, and Eclipse, filly—time,
2.24.
Handicap stakes, mile heats, Throgsneck Won
Last two heats—time, 1.50, 1.53 k, and 1.533 t.
A match is formed for Saturday between. Ken.
tucky and Aldebaran for 05,000, two-mile heats.
There is heavy betting on the result.
ARRIVAL FROM TIICIARAGUA.
The steamer Golden Rule arrived to-night from
Nicaragua, with the San Francisco passengers of
August 23d. She brings no news.
THZ GOLD MARKST.
Gold olosed at the evening exchange at 2211 X.
AMA ONE.
Arrived—Brig Albatross, from Port-an• Prince.
BALTIMORE.
Mammon); September 15.
BALE OF TEE PERSONAL PROPERTY OP MUMPS
CARROLL. OP CARROLLTON.
This morning, at ten o'clock, was commenced one
of the most Interesting sales ever held in this city—
that of the personal effects of the ever-memorable
Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the De
claration of Independence. They consist in part
of a splendid china dinner set, 270 pieces,. presented
to the illustrious patriot as a birthday present;
rich and costly dessert, tea, and coffee set, of heavy
gold-lined china, the dessert set having been once
owned by Sir Charles Vaugh, and many othei
splendid specimens of the mechanic arts. Some
idea may be formed of the extent of the effects when
It is stated that the goods invoiced filled nine hogs•
heads and fifteen large boxes. The sale Is peremp.. -
tory, and the terms cash.
TIIB 26TH PBNNSYLVANIA REGIIIRNT.
The 26th Pennsylvania Regiment marched down
Baltimore street this morning, on their way to the
front. They were loudly cheered at the -American
office and other places, and their full rankt and fine
appearance was the subject of general comment.
LAO 'NUMBERS OP PEnINSYLVANIA TROOPS.
A full regiment of Pennsylvania troops has passed
through here daily for-a week past, and all of there
reflect infinite credit upon the old Commonwealth
which has sent themfor.th.
A FALSE PLX.RORT 601033CTICA,
It has been stated that a daughter of Gov. Brad
ford, married to a rebel officer r is rustleating along
with the wife of Gan. A. P. Hill, in the neighhci ,
hood of Do wningtown, Chester county, in your State.
The statement la false. Goy. Bradford has' no mar
ried daughter. His daughters are among the. most
active of, the lciyal ladies of this. State, as their con
stant attendance at the late State fair, and in watt
lug upon our Sick and wounded at our hosrlials tes
tifies. Their friends are indignant at the suggestion
of such an ignominy.
ARRIVAL PROM PDRTRRSS MONROE
The'Reboooa Barton; Captain Harry Chel
arrived this morning from Fortress Monroe. She
repoits nothing new this point.
ETM13712
Flour Steady; .Howard-street •supettue, $11.17 . 4.
'Wheat adiratoteg; sales o 1 5 , 000 buShsls 7hitea s .
81.80@1.86; red, $1.65®1133.1 Wlata Corn
El'Bl@t3 yellow duU - ,4t .74. Whltty fl!coriit,
POLITICAL.
(Special Despatch to The Press. 1
GREAT UNION R.ATWICATION MEETING AT EVADING.
READING, Pa., Sept. U.—Excursion tickets will
be issued at the usual excursion rates by all the
railroads in the vicinity of Reading, to afford facili
ties to the people to attend the grand ratification
meeting, to be held on Saturday next, at 1 o'clock,
P. DI. Ex. Governor Pollock, and Colonel Taylor,
of Tennessee, will positively be present and ad
dress the meeting. Great preparations are tieing
made for the occasion.
UNION CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION' IN TIIE MTH
EISTRIOT OP PENNSYLVANIA.
(Special Despatch to The Press. 3
NORRISTOWN, Sept. 15.—The Union Convention;
in session here, has nominated George Bullock,
Esq., to represent the Sixth Congressional district
of Pennsylvaala.
THE NEW TORE. DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTIO.Tr-
GOT. .SETMOIIR . RENOMINATED - GEN. MN:MEL-
LAN D S LETTICE *NDORSID
ALBANY, Sept. Is.—The Democratic State Con
vention met at ten o'clock this morning. The re-
port admitting the Tammany delegates' from- New
York city was adopted, and the McKeon, Wood,
and regular Mozart delegations all retired. Daniel
Pratt, of Onondaga county, was elected permanent
president. -
The following nominations were made :
For Governor, Horatio Seymour.
For Lieutenant Governor, David It. Floyd Jones.
For Canil Cominissioner, Jarvis Lord.
For State Prison Inspector, David E. McNeil.
The Convention reassembled this afternoon, and,
after the transaction of other business, adopted re
solutions endorsing General McOlellan , s letter of
acceptance, and pledging_him the support of the
Democracy.
A State Committee was appointed.
The committee appointed toinform Governor Sey
mour of his nomination tot:re-election reported his
acceptance.
The Convention then adjourned eine die; with
cheers for McClellan and the nominees.
THE NAME ELECTION-ADDITIONAL nuTumrs--t•
EVERY COUNTY CARRIED EY THE UNION PARTY.
Anomie, Sept. 15.—Official returns from two
hundred and seventy-five cities, towns, and planta
tions show a total vote of 85,052.
The majority for Cony for Governor is 15,316.
The total vote yet to be heard from will amount 'to
about 25,000, and will increase Cony's majority to
nearly 18,000, or about the same as last year.
The total vote of the State will be nearly 10,000
less this year than last.
Returns from 119 -Representative districts show
the election of 102 Union and 17 Democratic Repre-
Sentatives to the Legislature: • - •
The Senate is unanimously Union t :eyery county
in the State haying beenoitrAtal bvthq Vnion nan
: •
- 3rescitirbßmlEilvtirtit itnlytiati o4t CoNVERnSII
'—natnitaolt Atitska* RatiOXINATET , ST Acad.-
'NATION.
WORCESTER, Mass., Sept. 15.—Tbe iteptiblidalt
State Convention met here .to-day.. Nearly 1,600
delegates were present. Governor Andrew and the
rest of the ticket wore renominated by acclamation,
with the exception of Attorney General Foster, who
declined. Chester J. Reed, of Taunton, was nomi
nated in his stead.
•
Edwat d Everett, of Boston Whiting Gris
wold, of Greenfield, were nominated as electors at
large.
THE WISCONSIN DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
MILIVATIIME, Wis., Sept. 15.—The Dernooratic
Convention at Racine, yesterday, nominated John
W. Cary for Congress In the First district, and 0.
A. Eldridge, of Fond dn Lite, for the Fourth district.
The Soldiers' Vote.
CAMP NEAP. WELDON RAILROAD, VA.,
September 12, 1864.
To the Editor of The Press:
Sun : You will excuse the liberty I have taken in
addressing you when you are aware of the purpose.
Being away from home, and almost cut off from
civilization, we are dependent upon i eur friends
North for proper documents to conduct' the election
in the army, which will be held in October and No
vember. If not inconsistent with your wish, pleats
send me a copy of the election lawarelative to sol.
diers voting, as many 'controversies occur concern
ing them. •We wish to understand the matter. The
vote in this regiment will be strong for Mr. Lincoln.
By giving the above your attention, yon will oblige
many voters.
Very respectfully,
[This request, from a soldier, should command
the attbntion of the State Committee. Tile proper
documents should, andho doubt will, be distributed
In all Pennsylvania regiments.—En. TELE Pause.]
Arrival of Paroled union Prisoners at
Annapolis.
Ann/L.l.oms, Sept. 15.—The following paroled
officers and men, belonging to Pennsylvania, ar
rived here to-day, by flag-of-truce boat New York:
Lieutenant Colonel G. A. Fanlart, 148th; Lieu
tenant Colonel L. T. Bennett, 55th; Lieutenant A.
B. Horton, 149th ; Lieutenant B. F. Anderson, 54th ;
Captain B. S. Sloan, 2d Cavalry. Captain L. Van
Blaconr,lsth New Jersey, also arrived.
_ They were not in such a: pitiable condition as
some who came before, although all require hospital
attendance and care.
A fine band of music met them at the wharf, to
enliven them with a
_welcome after their long cap•
tivity and coffering%
The kind-hearted surgeons of the post were at the
landing to welcome them with kind words, and ad
minister such-necessities as their cases demanded .
The poor fellows were very muoh affected and could
scarcely believe that they were once again amongst
their friends. Some wept copiously, and all be
trayed more or less nervousness, which kind treat
-Is...!,iiaailg4:diesipate.or-destoty, - .
Sbipwreekspat, Cape Breton.
SYDYRY, C. 8., Sept. 15.--Dnring an easterly
gale at Cow Bay, the brigs Clyde, - of Digby Judge
Hathaway, of New York ;.Velerand, of Liverpool;
N.' S. Congdon of Halifax ;.and Annie Grieves, of
St. John' N. 8., were driven ashore, and- Will be
total wrecks.
The Kearsarge at Fayal. \
BOBTOIC, Sept. 15.—The U. S. steamer Keersarge,
Commodore Winslow, was s,tFayal on the 24th - ult,
bound for New York.
The Arilible at Haltrax.
liar.rries, Sept. 15.—The Arabia sailed at 4 osclook
this morning for Boston. Among her passengers-is
E. S. Sanford, president of the American Telegraph.
Company.
Public Entertainments.
WALNIIT•STERET THRATII.E.-TO-night, Edwin
Booth will take a benefit, appearing in "The Iron
Chest" and " Don Casar deßazan." Mr. Booth is
unlike ail our other young , actors in this—he is4n
tellectually commensurate with the characters he
portrays. He evinces this in an unusual degree in
Hamlet. He is not merely an actor of pleasing-ad
dress, apt facial expression, fire, and impetuosity,
but he is one whose intellect comprehends and in
terprets the dramatiet's meaning. His audience .
will overflow to-night.
ARCH-STREET TErßaTna.—Tonight, the occasion
of the second benefit of Mrs. John Drew, " The
Provoked Husband" and "Faint Heart Never.
Won Fair Lady " will be produced. On Monday
evening Edwin Adams commences an engagement
with " Hamlet ;" as favorite an Impersonation
with rising, as with established actors.
CHEST37UT• STREET THEATRE.—TO-MOTIVW even.
log "Aladdin, or the-Wonderful Lamp," Will be
played for the last time. The "Sea of Ice" is
underlined for Monday.
OHESTNIIT-STREET OPERA SOI7SR.--The -enter
tainments here are magnificently attended, and de
serve their signal success.
• LARGE IMPORTANT POSITIVE SALE OP 10,000
DOZEN HOSIERY, GLOVES, SHIRTS, &0., Tsre
DAY.—John B. Myers & Co., auetioneerseNos. 232
and 234-Market street, will sell this (Friday) morn
ing, September 16th, commencing at 10 o'clock, by
catalogue, on four months' credit, 850 lots of men's,
women's, and children's cotton and woolen hosiery,
gloves, gauntlets, shirts, vests, hoop skirts, head
nets, spool cotton, cravats, ties, suspenders silk,
satchels, and notions in largo variety, to whi ch the
attention of the trade is particularly solicited. Sale
to be continued throughout the day without inter
mission.
TILE
The Titer;
BEPTEMI3ER 16,-I8&3. , SEPTEMBER IG, 1964.
6 A.M. ..... 12 M. ——3 P. M. 66 . M 12M 3P. M.
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PRESENTATION OF FLAGS AT.CAMP WIL
LIAM PENN--SPEECILES BY BRIG. • GEN.
•WILLIAM BESITEY CHARLES-. GIBBONS.
Yesterday afternoon two flags, heretofore describ
ed in The Press, were presented to the colored troops
at Camp William Penn—one to the-lath, and the
other to the 127th United States Colored Troops. A
large number of invited guests .were present, to
gether with quite an array of the. relations and
friends of the soldiers. The ceremony took place
under the large wild-cherry tree-.which stands in
solitude almost In the centre.of.the immense parade
ground. Previous to. the presentation the troops,
about. 2,800, in number, performed various evolu
tions by battalions and companies. Aside from the
little confusion arising 'from the. inexperience of
the troops, the e volutionswere.wellperformed, and
concluded. in the formation of the whole command
into a hollow square, surroundin g the tree and the
spectators .gathered under it. Itig. Gen. Birney,
commanding 3d Division 18th Army Corps, present.
ed the colors to 'the.4sth Regiment. He ascended
a temporary platform, and taking the colors, ad
dressed that•regiment as _follows :
SOLDIERS OR THE 45TH: In behalf of the Super
visory Committee, I have the honer to present to
you this lie& It testifies their confidence that you.
will bear it3vell and bring it hack again with honor.
It was this war and its occasion that led them to
present it to you. They knew- that there, was a.
probability that lon weretabout to have the oppor
tunity to bear It upon th.ifield. I understand that
you are soon to leave-for. Gay Point, and that you.
will be ordered. to my oomesand. I will, there.
fore, be able, when yskr;pass from the hands. of.
the Superviscry Committee, and. leave fo., the_
seat. of war,, to introduce you. to those men.
Rho have. already stood around the flag. in, the
midst of the battle. And this is the time and.thia
the. place, when thcb labors of the committee have
ended, for yon to make. a solemn pledge, on. your
part, as a. regiment, to those who have assisted in,
a - our organization.. You - , perhaps, have already
made this pledge.. It pledgee you to submit, with a murmur, to the trials and fatigues incident to
a soldier's life ; termdergo the toilsome march, the
scorching suns of 'summer, and to bunk amid the
snows and mud of. winter. •It pledges you ta incur
the danger of long campaigning ; it pledges you. to
stand without' shrinking when the shella ate imrst
hag over you, arid. when the balls whiz through your
ranks; it pledger, you to obedience and respect to
your cheers; ODd to behavior like that of the soldiers
who 'have sn'long fought the battles of the Re
public. Tb:ey will receive you with. welcomes, for I
do rot kncivi that I have ever observed among
those uteri any discrimination as to, the color of the
eyes, the color of the hair, or the particular shade of
the oomplexion of their comrades. There are no
ideas likr, theseamong the regiments in the field.
They healer those who do their duty when it is plain
before them.' And when each company officer doos
his o.uty, sees that his men do theirs, that conipany
an?, that regiment is a good oae. I can say that
some of the very best regiments in the United State'
r..rmy are among the colored trooPs, and sonottof the
very worst are there too. I say this" as a matter of
Justice. I trust yourS Will be among the hest. Ido
not believe there IS a single regiment trete Camp
'William Penn but what has done hone( to those who
bey° been the source of . Its origin, .:.p goal puffin
zz- •
D. A. K.
moxneter.
of the colored troops under my mou
this camp", and I have seen the ad, rth, e!,
two of widch.came from this camp, ct e„,4,
work again and twain. I have neve;a:
flinch, but I have seen them drive tt
miles before them. I employed o b e e
particularly in South Carolina. lye 1 „
at White Point, just below Charleston,
proposed they should do some of ttis*
blontgomerVe regiment, the Ist South f
composed almost exclusively Or star
posed against the rebels, many of the;
masters. Well, the result was just this,,
they drove their old masters four or five ref!'
ter), a proof of the patriotism, courage, a,
of the colored troops. And then we tinq
at Olustee—that" unfortunate field,
men conducted themselves well in that
though they were not brought Into the I
its unfortunate encl, they acted as w e l l
" troops there in covering the retreat,l e 7,
rear,. and confronting the pursuing 44
with victory. I had the pleasure at
seeing, whilein command in Florida a t- . ," 1
the ability of the black troops agains t t ' l
Wei had been looking at eaCh other forse,L -
The rebels were posted at Baldaio
Milton. We were within half a mile a„„, 17 ;
and had, staid in that position for ter
t '
Foster wanted to see how the colored
do. There were 1.500 of them,
a few white troops.` it was Concluded
is called a flank movement, and In Eu d.!.; 44
up a river twenty-five miles above th','„? ,
across the country : got into their rear, .'•
Baldwin at its junctionp with the rallrc a V
and Bth led the van. The rebels el l ,:
thinking they were the only two re gat :'
against them ;- tint fighting, they' were:;
through Baldwin, without stoppiew ;tou ,.
the railroad in the rear, the him] tr ,:.
1,900 rebels W w
With ten cannon, whil e tt.
1,800, or 1,610 strong, with four carm an
derstood among the rebels that the re r e
tee was to come off at Baldwin.
therefore, fiercely and hard. The black
.
into them, bayonet in hand, and Soon 1:e;,
from every rebel in • it: They made u p ~
at the outset not to take many prlson e 4'
did not, at that time:. [Applause.] Tte ';
Untied fighting in retreat, but night
they g of away.
Next morning they,ttere - aix or eight .
having crossed the St. Mary's river lee
Thus, the black men, alter a long ma rt , :
town, held possession, and hold it nos% ;
ties near Deep Bottom, the Bth Regimes'
camp had an opportunity of distinuoia
The rebels made an attack on our Ibies
It. was not expected; it was, indeed, is
surprise. Expecting no attack at tha,.
were extending our lines ; they char ged „
entrenchments in which these colored z:
stationed ; the 9th Regiment were belogti
to manage spades, (the spadedrill is Real* .
the 9th quitted its vocation, but the
vancing column met no very easy slo t:.
bored pickets had just been changed.
driven in, but' the column 'met the nr,b!e:
- merit, which received them With a collar, '
them back, leaving at ,least one hunkt
field. The rebels were repulsed. lh.b
thunder of the musketry,, the. londes
during that week of the cautpa , __n tall?
ears, the question was asked," what t
front Wand the answer alwar —i t s , r
merit is there ; they never pass ti
tient stands its ground nohlr
my friends, improve upon thtie
Every man of sou will receive a cords,
among.the soldiers of the army. Ail
noW ibisallted iq MOT mings. Shotthie :
they pull together. In every Pitt eine
—in the Department of the South, in ti
the Potellnae..-Celored soldiers ana
picket with thelli—doing duty togeti
trenches.. There is, Indeed, no prej d ,! !
'you. You will' meet there, I say agsi r ,
welcome. Every sign, I thinki points t
early termination of the. war. Ytiu sow
the last of It, but there site plenty of 0 1
of doing yourselves credit. It - is not u
during,the - ooming fall and -Whiter ever
stronghold, and slave-master - will ry,
under the feet of our loyal citizen-Milli
should not be the case, if we should
on, there will be plenty of hearts and h
We are ready, the citizens - of - the Unite
ready, for the issue. History tells us of
have waged not only one war but sev
order to shape their nationality. Shoal
order to accomplish like ends, follow tht
France fought the secessionists of her pi
centuries, and it took the Spaniards art:
to expel the Moors from Spain- Citizew
when I see you desponding, I wish to
that if it takes eight centuries to rebuild
tered nationality of the American pop'
dren will' "fight it out on that ifae.•
"We will," and • great applause.]
when - this war is finished, it
ished in peace, and justice, and rllftt
to battle, and the" generosity and . ts,i
American people wiirtake care of y‘t.
behind ! Listen not, do not be chicatieri •
or specious sophistrieaof politicians. 1
firm, and plotting politicians will be er.
indignation of a generous people. file
with full faith in the people of these r
[Prolonged applause.]
Major Bates, receiving the flag on h
45th, replied in a short and modest add 3
the donors of the flag that it had been ,
hands which would always strive to wc
it.
The flag intended for. the laTth Kai
Charles Gibbons, Esq. Be said:
SonnrEns : I have been called upon
• you this flag as the lag of your regimes
flag under which you have enliate& and
strained to say under which the eikilar ,
race once came to receive protection lo
ztion and enjoyment of their slaved:. t
. that flag, they were entitled by law
thou. 11 they had not torn, spit upon s•
it under foot, it would have been thii
out over some auction block, where ca
• and children . were knocked down at c
highest bidder. All then e men Sere se:
Constitution in which the word "".
never been written, and to the Gin
grew with - unexampled rapidity—tbi
into a powerful nation under that se
tion before God andsman, and tram
that all men are created equal, and en
Creator with the inalienable right of li
caught all of those who wished to be
pendent and ran away. They could ,
and capture them in the free States. al
back again into captivity under this d ta
believed that the foreign slave trade e•
and denounced 'it as piracy, but
of the nation declared that oh
not -become a national institution ui
vernment.. They declared that as ix
it shostld be left within its present bout
free Territoriee of the Government at
- be - preserved for the )abor of freemen.
position the country refused to bulge
stuck to it, and the slaveholders wit
other madness seized them. They rc
loose from the Union, from the Con
had so long protected them in their
petty, to part-from it, and form for the,
and independent Government fount'
principle of human' slavery. And so tl
the Constitution ' they withdrew the
tires, they set upaGovernment forth
slavery as-its corner-stone. They Ore
rity the flag. that the Ameleirman peel
they made war upon the United State:
And that is the war in which we are nt
the war that is waged on their side it
slavery, and on ours to• preserve the I
overnment. [Loud and continue(
That cause appeals to all the instinct
hood. It is the cause in which you
It is the war for the emancilm.t.on •
[Cheers from the soldiers.] And let me
slaveryis not - your enemy only, but ft
that the Union has to fear, and which
tinue to fear until it is crushed from
until every. entrenchment thrown
broken. Until then we can never hqs.
neat and honorable peace which or
the nation for all the treasure and bfr
has eOSt. [Applause.] Then, Inca
take this flag and bear it for
companion of death, which
you on many a field. Rematch
Is to be free and regenerated.
IS no longer an emblem of slavery.
fears Its voice, or fears its presence. i
the soil of a free people, and a free
[Cheers.] Take it, then, and bear
grateful hearts and fearless arms; grl
that the day is come to serve you:
please from the soldiers:] - And read
only'America,
but all the world id
' closely when in the storm of bleit
deeds insist forever establish your tit'e:
tilde of your country and the respect ,
[Applause.]
Col. Given, of the Il7th. respoas:.:
marks were frequently met by die
cheering of his men. He said he bite'
It the colored soldiers might peel:
would lead the country. to recognize ti
of colored soldiers as colored Amain'
this Government, the-beet on earth, he'
were determined to light to the last.
promised for himself and his sol , l
brought back glorious and untarnisint
This speebh concluded the ceremony
Con. nrough the politeness of Dr. i;
surgeon in charge of the camp, we we:
through the various buildings, and sci
observe the general air of comfort a"
The hospital is almost empty, the E.
situation dontributingto the genera
occupants. The soldiers occasion
among the residents in the neigh
camp. We are informed that theft
pnlous—taking nothing—destroyirg '
le a good record.
UNION FLAG ItA eL.MG- AND 3V
Yesterday afternoon a banner was
of the Union League- House, at Mart
eighth streets, in West Philadeiphu
salute-was fired froma battery undt ,
of Professor Saunderrs Cadets. Al t
was made by Mr. James Neill, a.
Maurice recited..a- poem, being an
American flag. A very larg.craudier
and the greatest . enthusiasm pre: ,
o'clock last evenings' grand mass
at the same plane. Mr. A. _B.
tamed home by.slekoess,ttba cJ of
Mr. E. Spencer Miller.
He made a faw eloquent and raPPI
and then - introduced the Hon. W. II
gentleman enchained his audie ore t
the most masterly and exhaust ire '
He reviewed, with. great sadly ,y.
ry of the lastfoarlears, =d n . ; tide a
delible impression -upon the vs 'strait
Throughouthis address, and at ie
cheered Most , heartily. Ex- Govern
lowed in an:able and sugge stirs 3:
called forth:ft - event apple! Ise, am
instruction to the-voters of ' West le
Thomas Pitzserald was the nest
though n0t.11. 7 . hie best votes a, &Matt
signal ability. He anaryw the
sion, and tore it to tat) ers."
time he had addressee '
Philadelphia, he spole e as
Democrats, and Mato ugh et'.
to be a Democrat, he die crusted to
party, and oould not fel low them •
able, procltyities. He I osisted the
the party were honest at heart. bc!
they Would: miasma tx ) follow des
runt leaders. Every J 1 °West, Dec'
for his country now, an .d ignore me
tions.untilthe rebellie a l is crushed
FreqUeDb.aPPlallte 'lnterruple:-
eloquent remarks.
Tha neat, speaker 7 was, tha Bu'
Rho was.as Lawman s as ever.
Mr.. Nicholson an d others min
addres . ...qf.s, -wharf tl• vast ae-1
sheers for "Lineal/ I and. Johnl
enthasiasna anti aakisraciien.
This was the largest mass 1'
West Philadelphia.
EICILITAA
DRI'ARTIIRE OF 'fICE &VI 11.
21EG11LBSS
This regiment has-received IDs"`
leave the city on hior.day ,
ed by Col. Horatio G-. Sic tel.
leaves a street 'Parade sell 6 e, 2"„ e".
will be entertained at OA
Saloons. Twelve companie
more arc in process of reeril“. --- ,
forwarded to tie regiment, as
COL.
Col. Rickards,,,who was 010;
Pine Knob, sever^...l montt- 0
vexing from his wounds. lie ti 1,..
s p la r m ob e able that ha
effects of the shots he received . I'.
will never 4 ,'
o fth il
00 0
RS
I;f'
Another regiment, called them
to be raised in Pennsylvania-, ~„%t:
to come from this city, thrO of e
three from the northern Rart
will be handsomely cladin dar"„01
with scarlet. The trowser 6
style, and the jackets tong.
iEt l
The following deathS of -s idle :el:
the Medical Director's AO
hokpitais in this department: i%
Eaddington Rosplat.—fl eoll
1118th Pennsylvania.
- '
White. Hall Hospital.—A • • I (1,.
York Artillery ; Nelson r ot ; N : .
nia Heavy ; Thc4it'
Witc•Onsta,
.