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WEDNESDAY; SEPTEMBER 28, 1864.
'l'O MITE FEINNOS OF THE SOLDIER. IN
EFEBY COUNTY.
'ITECON STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE Boone., No. 11Cs5
R7heetent Street.—Our friends in every county and die
irict in ponasylvanie. should immediately, wit tout one
day's delay, send to the State Committee a corset copir
of their Whole ticket, giving plainly the name of each
rcandidate for entry office. All this most be (LORE to *ma
p til t ,.the tickets to be prepared to send to the several regi-
I menus of the State.
County Committees should also prepare and send
•
with the Commissions their several county tickets, or
. send a special agent with the Commissions, to carry
them. •
• The Peace Platform and its Candidates.
FERNANDO WOOD, on Iris
• cago, confidently asserted, in a public - De
• mocratic meeting, that the nominee of the
Convention would be a Peace man. Ac
cordingly, on Tuesday, August 30th, the
following peace resolution was passed by
that body, which, if it could have con
-trolled the policy of the Administration,
'would have caused an immediate cessation
of hostilities by an armistice, with a view
to a convention of all the States, including,
•of course, all the rebel ones, with alt their
41riDieti in the field, that peace may be re
itored:
Resolved,'That this Convention does explicitly
declare, as the sense of the American people, that
after four years of failure to restore the Union b;
the' experiment of war, during which, under the
pretence of military necessity, or the war power
higher than the Constitution, the Constitution itself
has been 'disregarded In every part, and public,
liberty and private rights been trodden down,
and
the material prosperity of the country essentially
impatred,justice, humanity, liberty, and the pablie
welfare demand Mat immediate * efforts be made for
,the cessation of hostilities, with a view to an ultimate
oenveatiorof all the State's, or other peaceable means
to that end, that at the earliest practicable moment
:pew maybe restored•on the basis of the Federal
'Union of the States."
Upon Wednesday, the 31st, after the
Peace policy of 'the Convention and of the
Desitobratic party, and, according to .the
language of. the resolption,.:of the Ameri
can people, had been ~df.ffinitelY, settled;
Gem..Gisontm 8.. MoCLELTAN was nomi
nated for Piesiderit, •ana' GEORGE H. PEN-
Elam for Nice President. .111.•Varzart
-111,61411, the friend and , follower o
FERNANDO who had arranged
matters with JEFFERSON' DAVIS and BEN
JAMIN, and who hid been in close contact
:with rebel agents' and traitors in Canada,
rand was . the, hero of the Convention, said
that "from the first moment he had been
:animated 'by but one sentiment in this Con
, •
- vention, peace—to the end that there might
be peace in the land." He .then moved
that the nomination of Gen. GEORGE B.
'3IOCLELLAN be the unanimous sense of the
Convention. "The .question was taken
on making the nomination untiiiimons, and
it was declared carried. The shbut that
responded was deafening."
Mr.' EEDLEToN was present, and we be
lieve participated in the proceedings, and
being loudly called for, expressed his thanks
for their kindness and the conlidence.they
reposed in him. At. the first meeting in
New York,lo ratify the proceedings of the
Chicago Convention, Govelor SICYMOuR,
and Governor Wi9ELrFEE,,of Kentucky, a
Secessionist and a Peace man, who-pro
posed tp open the-prisons, and let out all
the traitors, rebels, robbers, and guerillas, -
es pOor,,injured innocents, were the epon
sots •of General Warmer?. The pro
.eeedings Of the Coniention were all pub
lished in New York, the resolutions on the
81it August, and the nominations, which
• were known on ' the 81st, on the Ist Sep
tember. The letter of the committee is
dated New York,-September' 'B, and was
accompanied by a copy of. the proceedings
and resolutions of. the Convention. The
letter of acceptance is dated the same day,
at. Orange, New jersey. The . dates are
material as showing that the peace re
solution had been eight..fall days in the
posaession Of the public and of the floral-
nee, and that his letter took at least e
• week in its careful preparation. Thd re- .
ply hi filled with what Mr. CHOATE called
4 ' glittering generaliiies," whilst one fact is
.patent,•the acceptance of a nomination ' by
.. a strong Peace Convention,
,whose actings
and doings had but, one parallel in our. his
. tory, the Hartford Convention of 1815,
the only differente being that the first
was designed to prostrate us at the feet of
'Great Britain ; the last to put us nude!' the
feet of rebels and traitors in the last ago
. nies of a. defeated rebel lion.
It is true that certain Peace men said .that
General IffoCLELLAN, - who had known the
platform two months , before, had not fairly
accepted it, and threatened to bolt ; but
they were soon quieted by the assurance .
Meets:mai was as good a Peace 'man as'
"PENDLETOE. TALLANDIGHAU and WOOD
suppOrt hith for the reason, publicly as
signed by the latter, at the great Union
Square ratification meeting, on Saturday,
the 17th inst. " Besides," said FERNANDO,
speaking by authority, "if elected, I am
satisfied he will 'entertain the views and
execute the principles of the greit party
he will represent, without regard to those
he may himself possess. He will then. be
'O2E9' agent, the creature of own voice, and, as
such, cannot if he would, and would not if
he could, do otherwise than execute the public
voice of the country, which, with the Con
stitution and laws, will be the commanding
general over him, 'clothed with supreme
power." So spake, and truly, FERNANDO,
the- political conscience.keeper of Fro RATIO
SEYMOUR and GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN,
two amiable men.-in private life, but so
weak as to be mere tools in the hands of
the unscrupulous leaders of an unpatriotic
• party, the Southern wing of which (as was
said by a witty gentleman) Was defeated
SHERIDAN in the Valley of the Shenan
•dciah. MCCLELLAN and PENDLETON" are
entirely harmonious. 'Both arc Peace men
at any price. The peace plank of the plat
rotten ; itwill not bear the weight
of two such great
_and, distinguished dis
• child of the school of the'stern statesman,
..TiciFinioN DAWN.
The peace resolution begins 'with a false
hood.. It undertakes to state, "as the sense
of tlie , American people,"'a failureby the
experiment orwar,
.after tour years; to re
storethe-UniOni. -Die is a disloyal party,
headed by a Secessionists—VALLeivntorrear
7 attempting to 'expreia, the - sense of the
.4 34 e,i4ean .people, the great majorit& of
whom dank: s its Jailers should be Spirt to
Dixie, or to it gratuitous lodging in*.Fort
Lafayette Or'Forttoela ware. Then, the war
actually commenced in April, 1861, by the
daitaidly and cowardly attack upon Fort
Siirillitek and its feeble 'garrison, and by the
rune the four years have expired, with the
continually recurring victories of our troops
and navy under GRANT, SHERMAN, Sit RI
DAN, and FABRAGTPr, the rebellion will be
extinguished, and Devn3 and his associates
suffering the penalties of treason,.or fugi
tives in some foreign land. After tlia as-,
sertion of this unqualified falsehood, and
based Awn it, is the traitorous proposition,
when we are victorious and have the re
bellion by the throat, to imm.ediately tease
hostilities and offer peace to rebels who say
that - nothing but entire separation • will sa
tisfy them. Is such a proposal to a brave
.and heroic nation like ours sheer'insanity,
or is it downright, absolute treason ? Take
it in.either way, the candidates of such a
party cannot ask the vote of any true pa
triot who loVes and honors his country and•
its flag.
'Who are in favor of. MCCLELLAN ? The
- rebel soldiers under LEE throw up their
hats for vim—rebel - sympathizers and spies
in Canada and in Europe pray for his suc
cess, and the rebel General HENRY S.
FoOTE Says :
- • 'u The Chloago Convention has now nominated Rs
.-ciiiidldatei'ffer the Presidency and Viee'Presidelooh
4W enunciated a platform of principles. The ac
-
Alen of that body seems to have been well nigh
t.Ertanimous in regard to all Important questions. I
hold it to be most certain, whatever opinion may
. be utteredln certain quarters to the contrary, that
this platform Is in distinct and irreconcilable oppa;
anion to the further prosecution of the war for any
purpose 'Whatever ;, the second resolution of said
platform'is tf unmistakable import, and how any
man, of discerning mind can entertain a different
-viereof the matter, lam at a loss to conceive. The
resolution referred,* in the moat emphatic man
ner, denounces the 'experiment of war'. ail a mama
.of restoring - the Union ; declares that 'justice, hu
inanity, ilber4, and the public welfare demand
that immediate efforts be made for a cepattee Of
hostilities; that though the most earnest desire fs
expressed for the restoration of the Union by peace
able means, there is not the least hint of intended
constraint of any kind whatever. It Is true that
the same resolution suggests the expedient of a
Convention of all the States, or other peaceable
means, to the and that at the earliest practicable
moment peace may be restored on the basis of a
Federal Union of all the States.' Surely this
ought not at all to alarm us; no coercive instru
mentalities are to be resorted to, to compel us to a
reunion ; there is plainly no reason to be offended
with the members of the Convention, because, con
demning this atrocious war, sympathizing with us
in our grievances ander its operation, and pained
at being, as even they must suppose, separated from
us forever by that very war, they yet deplore that
separation, and aro sincerely desirous of getting
into friendly and advantageous association with us
once more.”
After thus propbesying separation in case
of Mr. MeCLELLAN's election, he points out
rebellion as the result of his defeat:
“ Should the Chicago nominee be defeated, as I
_believe to be scarcely possible, such a result wthed
be so clearly attributable to force or fraud on the
part of the unprincipled faction now in power that
It could not be reasonably expected that the great
body of the State Rights Democracy of the North,
now so fully and deliberately committed to inflexi
ble opposition to the 'atrocious despotism organized
in Washington City, would be found willing to sub
mit to that despotism for four years more. I ven
ture to predict, therefore, that shOuld McClellan
and Pendleton be defeated, the States In which the
Republican Presidential ticket shall be found to
have failed, with a vlow to securing themselves
from threatened enslavement, will themselves
promptly secede from the Federal Union ; that one
or more new confederacies, based on true State
rights principles, will be immediately formed, whioh
must naturally seek a military alliance with the
Confederate States;after which, as is most mani
fest, this most unnatural and exhausting war would
be soon promptly brouglit to an end.”
We should suppose that a major geaeral
in the regular army would be Shocked to
find that he had such backers. Boxiit is a.
well-known fact that .every rebel sympa
thiser; every . Secessionist in the North—
and 'there are hundreds ai;.d ihousands of
them: ht our large cities,. who could not
bear
.the hardships of the . Southern rebel
lion4-4roall is favorof Gener4l..3lcOLßL-
Lex, whose friends in Ids presence are
constantly abusing and .vilifying his supe
rior officer, the President, the commander
in•chief of the armies of• the ljnited States.
Sueh an instance of want - of professional
feeling has never occurred before.
If General NOcunioupt .Were a -true
soldier he Would place -his commission in
the -hands of-his , superior officer, that he
might confer it , upon the , victorious
Bitnnthert.
A cintrEmpon.Any accuses this newspaper
.
of, misrepresenting the Democratic leaders.
On this, point we have one geneial word to
say. Trni PnEss is a newspaper as well as
11, journal.
.We print . opinions of our own,
and - reprint those of :.other people.' The
• rifts departments of Tn rues are, nQt
managed in the interest of any party
candidate, but in the interest of the public.
We ,send our repOrters everywhere, and
theY have but one histruction, " Tell the
truth and leave comment and satire to the
editor." FotoWing this plan, we have not
_Only reported Union orators but the orators
of the Democracy. The recent - Democratic
meeting was reported in Tliz, PnEss . fairly,
and iri TIER Puss only, andthere has been
no Deniocratie orator here who has not
been treated, so far as the mere reporting
is concerned, with as much fairness as any
Republican. With our reporters and cor-.
respondents ;fidelity is a religion, arid as we
manage to pay men a great deal of money,
and' to have many of them, we find no diffi
culty in conducting our own campaign as
Well-as that of the•Ocipperheads. This we
shall do to the end.....We do not care what
our opponents st!,3! :of our editorial argu-•
ments or opinions, but we do not wish to
have our news departments misrepresented.
When this newspaper makes a report the
reader. may be assured it is fair and relia
ble, and any complaint of. unfairness would
be as speedily remedied when made by a
Democrat as by a Republican.
•
WE nitsruic TO smi:TE, on behalf of the De
mocratic State Central Committee, whose
courteous and kind chairnfin has not yet
rnade the announcement, that Mr. JIIBAL
EARLY, a distinguished - supporter - of Mc-
CLELLAN in "the. State of Virginia, has
been prevented.by fortuitous circumstances
from' keeping his engagement, to stump
the State of Pennsylvania. It seems that
a Linioln hireling named Summar has
been forcibly interfering with the right of
travel, speech, and.the bearimpof arms on
the part of Mr. EARLY and his fellow-
Dembcrats. We beg to extend to our Demo—
cratic readers the most profound sputa*
for their disappointment, and to implore
them to be patient a little longer under
this new infliction of a corrupt and 'cow
ardly Administration. to use, the
nant words of a Copperhead contemporary,
elsewhere printed, "We tell . them "again
that thoie who sow the storm mnsfexpect
to reap the whirlwind. Let them be warned
in season. They have commenced a game
which may place it beyond human power;
to stay the work of deiolation • and blood
shed." . -
WE =GAETA° state that the well-known
General GEo. B. Ificer.ELLAN, so seriously
wounded by General STEERIDAN during his
recent arbitrary assault upon Messrs. EAR
LY, RoDzs, - and other of our Southern bre
thria in the Shenandoah Valley, is not ex-
Pee . tad, - to recover.. His friends New
York, are frantic . over his condition, and
the most experienced, physicians do not
think he will live beyond November.
Wm, some good War Democrat, who is
compelled by his conscience to support Ho-
Ciamax, but Who feels that he does not
want an armistice or a cowardly,peace, tell
us why . •it was, when the news of • Mc-
Cr.zia;All's nomination was heard in 'Lon
don, the rebel loan advanced three percent?
The ialift Of that rebel loan depends upon
a peace which: must give the South inde
pendence and dissolve the Union. The
holclers of it know their man NoCzarzA.N,
and accordingly adVanced the price Of their
investment. • . -
Tun Charleston conrier says. there is an
, intimate conneCtion between the rebels and
Copperheads, anti"' that the victory of the
rebels "insures the success of "McGtatmear
.=their failure insures his defeat„': We
commend this to thoie WarDemoqats who
think that the harmless hero of the Chieka
hondny wil) be elected by Ppaoe men, and
favor a vigorous protieOtion'Of the war:
WHEN JAMES Brim:ULNAE was nomi
nated for PresideiitbytheDemocratiC Con
vention he dilf *hit General 3f.q.Cr e 41.4 .
has - done.; that-is to eay, he wrote_ a latter
hy
that might: be construed. •leyaf-Northern
Free..Eitate men is anendOrsiment.of their .
views. When elected he beitaine the agent
and slave, of the lea4e,rs of the'rebellion.
•, . ,
Shall we give GEORGE B. hicCLIELLAN an
. . • • .
oppOrtamity .of betraying, us, like his De
mocratie predecesior ? .
I EVICILY defeaf.of LiNcameti forcei,"
SOT ita alchthotd AXcinkinen
the 'advantage of MoCrarzuts.” • Let some
. •
good Union man .clip this paragraph, and
send it to his War Democrat friends.
A, • •
IMAGINE aWar Democrat sulitalaing and
voting for a man ' who 'has' - ".frsttisfled"
FERI;TANDO WOOD that he will,deeeive and
betray all who think his oßlaions are
other than those in favor of peace A con
scientious War. Democrat would as soon
think of selling his conscience to the enemy
,
Tan Boston Courizr says that all the
"Well-whipped generals. support Mr. LIN
COLE." Are we to node that General
MCCLELLAN bas abandoned. .the ticket as
well as the platform of Chic4git .
The. Coimert Season.
The musical season begins to-night with
the trst operatic concert of the autumn;;
and a very pleasant inauguration is pro
raised by the celebrated ' _ "artists • who ford
the association of.whieh Mr. Dic Vivo is
the:manager. ',OMNI,: STEFANh %zip.;
and AMODIO form-a . yery .quartette;
capable of giving Italian opera brilliant
illustration. The Musical Fund- 'Hill, the
finest in the, city for vocal purposes , will
once more echo.the delicious motes . pf. Do;
ruzzavr, BniLnu, and:::`!;44:1011% 13 .T5selN?
as' VERnt is' carted -kf the faceliote- llos
toniesS. The'coneert. Season- commences
auspiciously. • ' • .
A Voice from the Past.
•
Sir WALTER Scow, with certain Tory
proclivities, was liberal in the -main. He
was the first person in Edinburgh to:oga a
petition to the House of Commons, early
in 1829, in favor of Catholic Emancipation.
But he had lived in perilous times, and
well knew what pseudo-democracy really
was. In one of his 'letters, published in
his biography by LOCKHART, we find this
passage
--A democrat in any situation is but a silly
sort of a fellow, but a demooratical soldier is worse
than an ordinary traitor by ten thousand degrees,
as he forgets his military honor, and Is faithless to
the master whose bread he eats. Three distinguish
ed heroes of this class have arisen in my time. Lord
Edward *Fitzgerald, Colonel Despard, and Captain
Thistlewood—and with the oontemptand abhorrence
of all men, they died the death of I.nfaniy and guilt.
If a man of honor is 'unhappy enough to entertain'
opinions inconsistent with the service in which he finds
himself, it is his duty at once to resign his commission;
in acting otherwise he disgraces hiniself for ever."
We recommend General IVIcOLELLAN to
take the moral of this I,:.xperience, and ap
ply it to his own cane. A military man,
and paid as such, be stands on a Peace
platform.
ON Saturday evening - certain evil-dis
posed Copperheads :groaned the passing
Republican parade/ Certain irascible Re
publicans, who/ should have passed on in'
silence, threw/ some stones at, the• trans-
Parencir in &int of a club-house. The pic
ture of .iokir HBENAN, in which that
champion yeah; a blue' coat and red but
tons, and by, slime quaint idea of apposite
ness-or etbnomy is madi to represent Gen.
DitOLTALLA.N,' `was seriously injured. To
give an ,idea of the
. infpry, We have no
dottbt that 'it Would -iequire as large a sum
ati five dollars to repaik it. The, whole
affair was disgraceful, and the evil-disposed:
Copperheads as well as the irascible 'Re_
publiCans should have:been promr;ay, con _
veyed over to Alderman BFATLEn's and
committed to jail until ffner the election.
This is the way we Nriew the matter, but
we are sorry.to fiu.', s 2 that the " outrage " to.
the 'HEENAN-MCCLELLAN portfait id.to
cinimence " a work of desolation and
bloodshed." Here is an extract from a
Copperhead journal, in which the italics
are those of the writer :
"We tell thorn again, that among the outraged
masses there is a time when patience will cease to
be a • virtue. We tell them again, that those who
sow the storm must expect to reap the whirlwind.
Let them be warned in season! They have com
menced a game which may place it beyond human
power to stay the work of desolation and bloodshed.
The men of capita/ and property should prqmptty see to
this. We will do our whole duty. We will frown
upon all attempts to break oar city's peace, and we
will denounce all organizations, no matter to what.
party they belong, who uplift the red hand of vio
lence In PVT midst. PO whop tlp civil laws fail te
protect the perSonS and property of class of oaf
citizens, there Must - be no complaint if the great
natural law of self.defencebe invoked for protection.
In such a fearful crisis it will be found that the
Democratic and conservative freemen of PhiLldel
phia will be fully prepared to meet the issue at any
hazard and at every sacrifice." .
As all "men of capital and property"
read. this newspaper, we give them the
beneftt'of our circulation that they-may be
Warned. Because some angry politicians
throw stones at
.a crowd who insults them
We are to have." desolation and bloodshed."
" There must be no complaint if the gene
ral law of self defence be invoked for pro
tection." . This is easily understood, "and it
seems to be as plain an incitement to riot
as 'could well be written: Ifthe "outraged
masses" do not begin "the work of desola
tion and bloOdshed" it will not be the faul
of- their newspaper-writers
WE EfAvE been asking. War Democrats to.
read what the rebel journals have been say
ing in reference to their candidate Mc-
CLELLAN. ;Let, tis now gather inspiration
from the illuitrions dead, and ask them to
read the following extract from the speech
of the late Senator DOUGLAS : • .
" The conspiracy to break up the Union is a fact
now known to all. Armies are being raised, and
war levied to accomplish it. There can be but two
sides to the controversy. Every man must be on
the side of the United States or against it. There
can be no. neutrals in this war. There can be none
but patriots and traitors."
Compare these words of a dead states
man—a man whom you profess to venerate
and love—with the timid counsels of the
hesitating McCimLLAR and the bold decla
rations of that'" satisfied" disloyalist, Fan-
NANDo WOOD. " Judge ye whom ye will
serve."
MR. GEORG! M. WHARTON is a gentle,
man who deierves our sincerest sympathy;
Two weeks ago,- when he heard of the fall
of . Atlanta, he wrote thus to Mr. WlLza t us
MoMuLLTN, the chairman of :the Denao
cratic City Committee
In common, also, I suppose, with all Democrats,
I deeply regret that the fair prospects which at first
attended our nominations have been partially over.
Cad. I believe this will be but a temporary cloud? ,
If Atlanta was "a temporary cloud,"
what will the battles of the Shenandoah
Valley prove ? Alas for poor Mr.. WHAR
TON ! we arc afraid many such clouds and
storms will come upon him and his party
long before they see the sunshine :of success
again.
IT Is SAID that General Barucs will be
elected Senator from thelree State of Loui
siana. The reapPearance of this great
statesman in our national councils would
be hailed with delight by the • nation that
admires his genius and patriotism.
THE New York World speaks of the.
" malign influence" that prevents people
from reading it. This is a delicate way of
alluding to the embarrassments of busi
ness, and we trust, for the sake of the edi
tor, that it escaped the attention of his ad
vertising patrons.
THE Radical candidate for Governor of
Missouri is about to declare in favor. 'of Mr.
lins•courT. Thus we see our lines el9sing
up. There is no longer dissension or ',grief
in the Republican ranks. •We are united
and mean to be victorious, while' our ene
mies are divided and dismayed.
• WesarsliTies, Sept. 27.
• ,
lIEP4ETANT ORDER. FROM . THE NAVY DE-
PARTMENT
Orders have been issued by the Navy Department
directing that, hereafter, no substitutes will be re
°Sired in the nary except they be seamen or fire
men. All substitutes, with theie exceptions, for
enrolled or dratted men must be mustered into the
army.
POLITICAL. AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA.
Gen. SLoporr, alilltary . Governor of Alexandria,
Va., has forbidden, under the penalty of arrest, the.
tiklng,:of any . ..informal Vote for President of the
rETnited States, as designed- by some of the citizens.
Tho reasons for the order are that in a community
opmposed to largely of the antagonistical elements
!:.of 'soldiers and 'disloyal citizens the unrestricted
and Illegal eXProseion of sentiment 'contemplated is
• apt to create a disturbance of . the peace and engen•
der. feelings .of bitter hostility. Besides, he says,
41exandria is a fortified military post., aubjeot
to'inilitary control, and that Virginia has no voice
in the election of a President, and such voting is
cliiOnlited to create a condition of things Alesirable
.to be avoided. . .
ARRIVAL OP . RELEASED
.PRISONERS
. Some of the soldiers just released from Libby pri-
Eon haVe reached Washington. Ms stated that one
of their number, while on the way to the place of
delivery, engaged himself in sketching the rebel de
fensive-works on the river, and othe; points of inte
rest, for which he was taken back to Richmond.
• Last night some of our returned prisoners from.
Dixie dropped in upon Assistant Surgeon Wm .
Ci nsamsErN, 20th Cavalry; Surgeon Jortri C. STAN
TON, Cavalry, Lieut. W. F. DOTTOREETY,
Of the 2d Cavalry, and atevi of the Pennsylvanians
among them. Their lot has not been cast in plea
sant places; yet they are cheerful under the hard
ships they have .encountered, and speak with plea
sure of rejoining the army after a brief reunion
with thelpiriends at home.. ..._
TIIE DItAFT
The wheel is again in operation to-day, but the
.provost marshal's office has Wit most of its attrac
tions.
The City Councils passed an ordinance, last night,
appropriating. fifty thousand dollars to relieve the
0314 , of the draft.
A SANITARY. COMMISSION AGENT RELEASED
BY TUB REBELS.
' C. C. Hanna, a relief agent of the 'United States
Sanitary, Commission who was captured In the
Shenandoah Valley Commission,'
in the discliaage of his
duty, in June last, returned from Richmond last
night. The agents of this Commission, It is repro
`seated, make it their business to be present in the
Held Of battle and personally attend to the wants of
the wounded. • •
FAThirABTERS GONE TO-TEE FRONT.
Seveial paymasters have have,gone to the front to pay
the troops, and to-day Major Hannan? leaves to
pay the 2d and sth Corps. •
DICATIIB PENNOLTANIAIIB.
The following Pennsylvania soldiers Meg . , and
Were _buried,. here' yesi,erd ay: ROBERT S. ClRiw
irorta,-iiiith; ,Tiirtz; Ktoicurs,l:llll Cavalry; Jour
13...Kra0,14th CaValry.,
„ . ,
Lieut. 8. - E Omnpany.F, 19th Miasissippi
VOlwateere,e was brought rip!froM•oity- Point as it
prisoner of war, and committed to tlie Old Capitol
yesterday.
THE PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA; WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1864:
THE WAR,
REBEL .INVASIONS IN THE WEST.
Active . Movements in Missouri.
APPEAL OF BEN. BOBEORM lay.Tde rEdni,
PRICE AND BEELBY- ADVANCING
CONTR.AMICTORY REPORTS FROM PILOT
KNOB AND IRONTON.
FORREST ADVANCING IN TENNESSEE
EIS FORCE RATED AT SEVEN THOUSAND.
Reported Butchery of Negro Troops.
THE PEACE REPORTS FROM IiEOBGIA MU:RITMO
COMMISSIONERS SAID TO BE IN
CONFERENCE
NO ATTACK YET MADE ON MOBILE.
Farraiut Successfully Retrioving Torpedoes.
TEN. THOVSNND UNION PRISONERS REPORTED
AT 31AC07, 011011011.
Effett of Ear/y's Defeit on the Rebels.
MISSOiTRI.
PREPARATIONS TO RECEIVE THE TNT ADISES--
EVAOUATiON OP PILOT I{2IOB—REBEL STEENOT . II
ESTIMATED AT 10,000 TO 20,000.
ST. Louis; Sept; 26 —On the recommendation of
Nlayor - Thomas and many of the leading citizens, r
General Rosecrans has Issued an order : suspending .
all business not absolutely necessary. after twelve
o'clock, to-morrow, for the purpose of organizing the
citizens for local defence. The exempts 'are re
quested to join this organization.
General Rosecrans has lamed an 'eloquent appeal
to the citizens.of Missouri to take up arms to repel
the invaders of the State. The officers and soldiers
now discharged are appealed to, and those tithe
city requested to report to Col. Lalbold, who will
combine them with his own troops, and form a bri;
gads of) veterans for the defence of the city.
Colonel Morrill, chief of the Cavalry Minoan,' Is
ordered to arm and mount every man of his com
mand for active service. .
The chief quartermaster Is directed tcLorainize
Into . companies all the employees'of his department
that can bear arms. The entire militia of the State
will probably be called into the field.
Pilot Knob has been evacuated, and the troops
lye fallen back to Mineral Point, where General
Ewing has 3,000 infantry of General Smith's com
mand.
Price will soon be with Shelby, and their com
bined strength is estimated at from 10,000 to 20,000,
and 16 places of artillery. Their advance reached
Farmington, 20 smiles northeast of Pilot Knob, yes
ttoay. There is no confirmation with regard to
the, repot::td rebel capture of Cape Girardeau. Ac
tive preparation; for offensive and defensive move
•
ments are continued.
TUE REPORTED .EVACIIIATIOiT tr:NI;P
NLIS.ID-RISEIBL ATTACKS ON-THAT PLACE AND
IRONTON REPULSBISNRR.A.i. 1101VBR MOVING
NORTRWARD-UNION TROOPS COLLNOTING-BIRII
AT ST. LOUIS. " •
ST. Lours, Sept. W.—Official information still
puts Price's rebel main force at Fredericktown,
With his advanceat Farmington. The main body
is.estimatEd at from 10,000 to 12,000, principally ca
valry. The advance, about 4,000 strong are mount•
ed. Light attacks were made on Pilot Knob and
Ironton yesterday, which were easily repulsed. It
now appears that Pilot Knob is not evacuated, as
previously reported.
Price's plans are as yet undeveloped, but he
stems to be massing his forces in Arcadia Valley.
General Mower, who left Brownsville, Arkansas,
two weeks ago, with a strong force of cavalry and
artillery, is still moving northward in Price's rear,
and will be heard from in good time.. Considerable
bodies of troops are arrivinglere, both cavalryand
infantry, and are being assigned to their proper
positions. •
The militia are responding promptly to thi call
of the commanding general. The citizens gene
rally manifest a strong disposition to organize for
local defence.
The rope walk of Gold *Sc Higby, In the southern
part of the city, was burned last night. The very
eatensive_quarters In process of erection by the Go•
vernment, for refugees and contrabands. from the
South, which was nearly finished, was also con
slimed. The amount of loss is not ascertained.
CHATTANOOGA.
OnATTestoone, Sept. 27. BrigeAter General
!Teuton, in • the absence of Major General Stead
.ll/1114.0..dair was assigned to the Distrlct of ho
Forrest captured Athens, Ala., and destroyed the
Elk river bridge, and the Sulphur trestle . is reported
to be burned. The colored garrison of the stockade
was also captured.
The Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad has not
been disturbed, and ample provisions have been
taken to keep up uninterrupted communication be
tween Nashville and Atlanta.
FMB AT BOONEVILLE-REBEL DEMONSTRATION AT
PILOT KNOB
• Sr. Louis, Sept. 27.—Half a tack of businesS
hoUs.es, at Booneville, Mo., wore burned on Sunday,
The loss is $400,000.
A slight demonstration was made by the rebels on
Pilot 'Knob to-day, but they made no regular attack.
The place is defended by earthworks, mounting
heavy ginsl3, and can resist any ordinary assault.
General Ewing is in command.
Tobacco is lower. Flour dull and unsettled.
'Wheat 567 c. lower. Corn steady. Oats lower.
TENNESSEE:
FOREST'S MOVEMENTS-OUR. LOSSES IN THE PIGTIT
AT ATHENS-HIRST SMITH WITE.A . LARGE rortoa
NEAR•Y - ORT 'PILLOW-THE REBELS-BODED POE
MISSOURI.
NAsiztviLLt, Sept. 28.—The rebel Forrest, with
his whole force, advanced on and destroyed the
Sulphur Spring trestle work yesterday. Colonel
Pact, commanding the Elk river bridge, evacuated
that post at daylight. Forrest took possession this
morning. His force Is estimated at 7,000 strong
with three batteries.
On Satorday, in the fight at Athens, 500 men of
the 6th and Bth Indiana Cavalry were oaptured.
Forrest is reported to have butchered all the fis
groes captured who were in the Federal untfciiinl-Y
Cam, Sept. U.—Refugees from near Forel:T
10w report that a rebel force from Tennessee, 15,000
strong, and said to be under Kirby Smith, was en
eaMped 40 miles from the fort. All the males be.
tween 16 and 50 are boing conscripted. It , was un
derstOod that the rebe,ls were•bound for Missouri.
TEE ADVANCE 'Or •POREEBT.
NeeI:MLLE, Sept. 27.—Gen. Rousseau reached
Pujaski yesterday affernoen, abOut three o'clock.
Forrest was Within" seven miles of Pulaski, and
advancing. Heavy skirmishing continued until
after dark by the adv_ance of both forces.
A;telegram received here at ten o'clock this
morning reports the enemy still near Pulaski in
force, and that cavalry fighting has been going on
all the morning. Reinforcements of infantry having
arrived, the probabilities are that a general en
gagement will take place to day.
A despatoh from the telegraph operator at Pula&
ki, to- Capt. Milroy, here, says General Rousseau;•
heavily pressed by Forrest, is slowly falling back.
It is reported that an attempt has been made by
enemy, with 8,000 men and 6 guns, to flank General
Rousseau.
Heavy skiimishing has taken place all day, the,
enemy advanoing. Our infantry and cavalry are In.
line of battle, and would attack the rebels.
A scout at Franklin; Tenn., reports Col. Biftle,
with a large force of 'Wheelers men, to ; be between
Williameport and Hillsboro. .
.;.,
A despatch from Columbia, says, on that day,
September 26th, Billie was at Lawrenceburg; with
700 men and 2 guns. The report that Johnsonville;
on the Tennessee river, was captured; la unfounded:.
Ample preparations have been made for Its defence,
it attacked. •
CAIRO.
THE STEAMER NASHVILLE CAPTCTIXBD AND.BIIRNED
REBELS—THE COTTON DROP NEAR vwxs-
Brno —L01313 OF TICE STRAIIERLASALLS-311YRDER
BY DIIBHWHACKILB.S.
CAIRO, Sept. 26.—The steamer Nashville 18 re
ported as captured and burned 'by the rebels yes.
terday near Canton, Cumberland river.
Sixty hogsheads of tobacco have arrival here •
from Paducah for Now tork. .
'A refugee from Charleston, S. C., arrived: here
frein Alerrrphis, reports having semi 10,000, Union
prlsonerE near. Macon, Georgia.
The rebels are running the railroad from. ranola,
Mississippi, Tart of the way with:horses.
The Cotton crop In the neighborhood - of Vicksburg
is being taken to that city to be ginned.. Thoquallty
Is very fine.
There was great excitement at New Madrid when
the steamer Mollie Able passed there, the rebels'
-being reported five to six miles bank.
The steamer Lasalle, from St. Louis, bound to
Nashville, laden with Government stores, struck a
snag near Sandyville Island, four miles above Cape
Girardeau, yesterday. The boat and cargo will pro
bably be a totalioss.
The steamer Hillman brings Memphis dates of the
7.4 th inst 4 Dr. Y. M. Osborn arta Licint. E. Gently
were murdered on the 22d by bushwhickers, just
outside of the Memphis picket line,
ENTUCIL Y.
A LOIIIEVILLA BUNSATIOit—REPaRTED NIALPEA
BANC OFF TOR,
LOI7II3VILL2, Sept. 272---The Journal publiahes an
exposition'of malfeasance in omco by Gen. Paine, at
Paducah, and iroplicates the Hon: Lucien Ander
son, member of Congress ; R. H. Hall, Provost Mar.
shal Jobn T. Ballinger -and Major Henry Barth
ney, as his assistants In various nefarious transac
tions. General Meredith, the successor of General
Paine, has arrested some of the parties, and will
doubtless secure theremaincler.
GLEN. SHtßiti LN'S PEPARTIiIENT.
THE CITY DECOMTEC4..A. OR.AEID.3O.7,4iTE.EY DEPOT
OUB ARMY QUIET ET .4TLEET ; II . .--HOOD. mammal-
YBING TO COVER MOBILIP-Axnntigszokluts AT 4
wiTiCitus GEORGIA STATE
Lonisvulai; Sept. 26...—The Journal says : 14 By
ay' arrival from . hymn that bat little
activity exists i i sit army concentrated around
Loam Buinorp WOlictiritat on Tuts lay last tti
• Rood was manoeuvring his command to cover the
Atlanta and West Point- Railroad, so as to present
a hostile front in case Gen. Sherman attempted to
on Mobile. This ran:tor occasioned exolte
ment, std our lines remained as before.
"It is believed that Gen. Wood will be assigned
to the command of Atlanta. The mon are busy at
work transforming the city into a grand military de
pot. Whore houses stand in the way they are being
torn down and the meter - 101 used for other purposes.
"It is stated, on what is deemed reliable art
thority; that Gov. Brown, of Georgia, has tendered
peace propositions to Gen. Sherman, and that the
General has appointed commissioners to go into the
Confederate lines and confer with the. Georgia State
authorities. Gov, Brown, it is rumored and be
lieved, is sustained in his policy by Alexander K.
Stephens, who is operating in the back-ground.
The commissioners are said to be already in con
ference'with the Governor, and the peace proposi
tions will soon be forwarded to Washington for the
President's approval.
"This is an important - movement, as Georgia, oe
cupying the position she does, may be• considered
the Keystone State of the Southern Confederacy.
We are assured that the story is true, and sincerely
hope that the movement niay meet with success.
No civilians of any kind will be granted passes
to Atlanta; not even members of the Sanitary Com
mission." . .
COMPLIMENTARY MUTER TO GENERAL BEET:MAY
yam THE Duozon.liF ATLANTA.
ATLANTA, Sept. 26 —The following, which be
longs to the teatimonials from the authorities at
Atlanta, has just been received in communication,
and in conclusion of the subject I send you a copy
of the Mayor's letter. W, T. SHERMAN.
' ATLANTA, Sept; 20.—0 n leaving Atlanta I f
should return my thanks to General Sherman,
General Slocum, General Ward, Colonel Colburn,
Major Becki Captain Mott, and other officers, with
whom I have had business transactions in carrying
out the order of General Sherman, for the removal
of the citizens, and in transacting my private bud.
ness, for their kindness to, and their patience in
answering the many inquiries I had to make on the
duration of the delicate and arduous duties de•
volving on me as Mayor of this city. •
Respectfully, JAMES M. CALHOUN.
DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF.
NO AVTACE YET MADE ON NODILE--FA BRAG UT Elf.
GAGED IN REMOVING TORPEDOES
•Naw YOUR, Sept. 27.—The'gunboat Fort Morgan,
from Mobile on the 18th, arrived this morning; Our
iron•clads and gunboats were then near Mobile, but
to attack bad.yet been made on the city. The Mon
spin brought a large number of officers and sailors
,0f the squadron, including Commander, Mullaney,
of the Cipoldp.
Wa.stiluOTON, Sept. 27.—The Navy Department
has received details from Admiral Farragut of the
Successful expedition up Fish river, some particu
lars of which hive already been published.
r Admiral Farragut comEnunicates to the Navy
Department that he is successfully engaged in re:
moving torpedoes, and thus - far has succeeded in
taking up twenty•one.
THE SBENANDOAH.VALLEY.
OPINIONS OF REBEL PRIBONIEEB AT HARPER%
FERRY - 031tiRRAL BTEVENBpN AND-A REBEL
00IISIN.
HARPER'S FERRY, Sept. 27.—The prisoners who
arrive here are of different opinions as to the fate
of the Confederacy. The most intelligent of them
acknowledge that its fate is sealed. They do this
but nevertheless are nottdlnd to the
marks or decay and weakness everywhere observa
ble around them. General Stevenson, commanding
this post, has a host of relations in the Southern •
army, one of whom, a cousin, was amongst the cap.
tured brought in here a prisoner a few days since.
Relying upon the ties of consanguinity for some
little relaxation of military discipline, he asked
the General to deal kindly With him, and was
replied to by the stern, yet kind-hearted patriot,
who rules here, about as follows ; NO, sir ;
see you a great deal farther in another direction
before I will make you an exception to the rialoB Of
this department. YOu have made your bed, and,
by'the Eternal ! you shall lie in it. If ydu had
come here sick, or in need,. without that cursed uni
form on your back, and had shown any love for the
old flag, or respect for the laws of the country under
which you were born et:td raised ? I would have nursed
you and have dited for ).ou. But you shall nOt fare
one whit better than your catilrades i and to then"
youauust look for sympathy and comfort.fs •
The General expects many such appeals as the
above, as he has s host of relations residing down
the Valley. But they have mistaken their man if
they expect aid or comfort from him.
A great fuss is being made over the Union sympa
thies of the ladies who live in tire vicinity of Win
chester. There are very few who reside there who
have any love for our country or her institutions. It
suits them to exhibit their loyalty now, and females
who are dispensing bright smiles upon us are as
agreeably polite to the rebels.
THE ARMY DEPORT: PETERSBURG.
ESEML OPINIONS OP • TILE SITUATION-IYMPON.
DBPOY 111 RICEEMOND OVER RARLT'S DEPEATS-
OUR ARMY WELL PRO
The Richmond Examiner of Saturday last thinks
"the final struggle has come. If Richmond can be
hold till November Ist it will be theirs for ever
more.
The rebels are of the opinion that Grant is about
commencing the offensive.
The accounts they furnish the public of their de.
feat in the valley must have been written to order.
They. express abundance of hope. But there is
despondency ohservable that shows the heart is sick.
They deny also' that their •lossiis are anything like
what -the facts prove and what their officers must
know. t
From the tenor of their papers this defeat of Early
must have affected them more seriously than we
had supposed.
No army, it Is said,:ivas ever hotter fed than our
army on the James river, the Subsistence De
partment being active, and the communication
being uninterrupted. Some of the individual com
missaries for supplying vegetables to* the army
have been overdoing the onion and cabbage busi
ness. Thirty thousand of-the latter veketibles, re
ceived hero, are lying rotting at City Point for want
of consumers.
FORlultEtik MONROE.
DEP A.HTUBB AND HETSTIN - Or THE MINNESOTA—
COMMUNICATION WITH NEWBER N INTERRUP TED--
NAVA L COLLISION 01PIT THE CAPES.
Bs/alma/ea, Sept. 27.—The following has been
received from Fortress Monroe:
The United States frigate Minnesota sailed from
here early this morning under sealed orders. Her
destination is supposed to be Wilmington, N. C.
There hai been no regular communication with
Newbern by way of the canal since the attack on
the steamer Fawn, -some weeks
It is now designed to establish a regular line of
steamers to run outside and direct to this place from
Morehead City, connecting with- Newbern by rail
road. -
A three-masted schooner, name unknown, from
Philadelphia, bound to Port Royal, S. C., and
loaded with coal, put in here for a harbor this morn
ing, in a leaky condition, hiving been run,into out
side the capes by an unknown vessel belonglnglo
the navy, which carried away the schooner's bow
sprit and the_greater part of her rigging.
•
P. S.—Since writing the 'above tie Minnesota has
returned, from some cause unknown.
ICAIVSAS
.THE OVERLAND STAGE ROUTE BEER FROM INDIANS.
ATCHISON, Kansas, Sept. 26.—Tho agent
. of the
overland stage line arrived' from Salt Lake, and re
ports the route entirely free from. hostile Indians
and ready for business. The maila and 'passengers
will now be sent forward on regular time.
Reinforcements for Grant.
AUGUSTA, Me., Sept. 27. —The. 13th and 15th re
enlisted veterans, each one hundred andseventptive
strong, loft for Virginia to-day.
NEW YOICIE CITY.
. .
Ni w YORK, Sept. 27, 1884,
Special Coiresp9ndence of The Pim.)
TIME IMPORTED PALL OF MORITA •
has created the wildest enthuslaim among the
Unionists in our midst; There is a general feeling
of hilarity evinced on every side among the Re
spectables. The Copperheads, whose gtnuftexions
towards their. Idle .have furnished; food for much
laughter, find their noses at the grindstone. It Is
oanfidentlypredieted on the street that geld will de
cline to 160 before the end of the wools. Several
failures are reported on Wall street. .
• ' THE LIZSGB WPM, • ,
Which occurred on Sunday In Brooklyn - involved a
.
loss of , fwo. hundred thousand dollars, The build
ings consumed were occupied as workatiy. the Brook
lyn White Lead Company, and, In • addition to ma
chinery, &c.,.-contained • a large amount. of stock,
valued at a quarter of a million. Therflreoriginated
In the «corroding apartment, ,, * and spread with
great rapidity. The flying cinders ignited several
hdjacent buildings, and fired the Church, of the As
sumption. The efforts of the firemen• were, how
ever, effectual in checking, the- flames: b'efore any
very considerabladamage.imateen.done.
A GREAT SPORTMO.-EXCITSALTNT
exists at present, incident to the prospective race of
to-morrow, it being the second _and last . great trot.:
between Gen. Butler, Prince,. John. Morgan, and.
Lady Emma. It will be , remembered that in the.
trot last week the wirmetri.unexpeetedly enough,,
was Prince. It is claimed.that General' Butler was.
"out of sorts " • upon that occasion, and' suffered
much from a gall. under- the , fore arm: ) El&
friends are sanguine• of his. success on Biondap
viewing the victory of Prince- as due rather todor•
tunato circumstances than,to , mettle.
[By Telegraph...)
INTEICKEITINO ORIOXITT STATCII.
The match between : the Yotrmg America, Crinitet
Club' of Philadelphia and the tat. George's. °tub
commenced to-day. at.l/oboken. The result aesn.n
down was : St. George's, let innings, 34; 2d innings,
30. Young America, lat inaings,47; 2d innings, 12,
with five wickets to. go down. The much. wit/ be
finished to-morrow. The Young America Clubplay
with the Willow Club.at Itedlbrd, Long Island, on
Friday and Saturday.'
From this score It will be . seen that the Young
America Club - will probably win the nacach against
their veteran opponents with case to-day. , •
The Young America is a Philadelplabi club,
mostly composed, of Germantown players. As their
name indicates, thoy are all Americana. The result
of the match, which we may presume will be in
their favor, is the more creditable to: them, as it is
the firstmatchinmany years which, has terminated
unfortunately for the St. George's Club. ‘ c t';'" . '
THE 112,(319.
At the Hoboken races today, la She mile dash for
threpyearoldf, Morris' Eclipse, oolt was Brit, his
Eclipse filly second,. and Ackspman's Eagle third.
The time was 1 rein. 48;y sec. •
In the Ferry stakes of 50164 4 three-mile heats,
Fleetwing beat, - Lexicon Iv both - heats. Time, 5
min.. 45 see. and 5 min. 42 tee.
In theMile•heats race Per all ages, the Slasher
colt heat Ben Bruce and others. Time, 1 mla. 473(
see., 1 min. bl% sec.
THE E 4 XICE 07 COLD.
Gold closed tc-nlg'At . at 200.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE
•
Belize advices ?sport the wreck of several vessels,
TiZ. : Brig Hannah, of St. Johns, N. B. ; schooner
Clyde, Brltialt hark Berkshire, and the droger Alma,
all-which were total losses. The barkiModena;of
l3ostoni; Pallas, Helen McDonald, and brig Antonio
Mithe;were damaged by eellisin eriti Otherwiro;
bUG pet very ieriously. '
CALIFORNIA AND MEXICO.
Reported Defeat of the French at II!o.
likingo—Cotton-Culthvation in Sinaloa—
Rejoicings over Sheridan's Victory.
Sex Fitanoisbo, Sept. 26.—The steamer Johh L.
Stephens brings advices from Northwestern Mexico
to September 13th, and 427,000 in bullion.
• The Mexican troops are reported to have gained
a decided success in Durango City, It has probably
been evacuated by the French, who were greatly
outnumbered.
Eight to ten thousand acres of cotton are under
cultivation in Sinaloa with fine prospect. •
Four men were killed by lightning at Mazatlan.
There is great rejoicing in California over Sheri
dan's victories.'
. Greenbacks are selling at ncose. per dollar.
Sailed, skip Daniel Marcy, Hong Kong, with
$82,000 in bullion from Chinese shippers. •
Confidence in American bottoms for Chinese
trade is greatly reduced.
13, 0 I) IEO
The City of Baltimore at New York—The
story of Semmes' new Vessel Denied—
The London Papers on American Af-
fairs—A new Rebel Loan Proposed.
Naw Yonn, Sept. 27.—The steamer City of Bal
timore has arrived with Liverpool advices of the
14th, via Queenstown on the 15th of September.
ARRIVAL OUT.
The steamer Kedar arrived out on the 13th.
The City of Baltimbre reports thaken the 15th, off
Queenstown, she passed the steamer Etna. bound
in. It will be remembered that the Etna took * out
the official announcement of the fall of Atlanta.
SEMIRS NOT TO ISAVR A NEW VESSBL.
The statement that-Captain Semmes, of the late
pirate Alabama, had taken command of a new Con
federate cruiser, built at Bordeaux, is entirely dis
credited at Paris.
THE ABBBL LOAN.
The rebel loan' declined three per cent. but re
corered 34 per cent., on the 14th, owing to doubts
thronn on the fall of Atlanta.
The Bank of Holland has raised the rate of dts.
count to 534 per.cent.
PROTIATOR TRADE `MITI( ANCERIDA..
It is stated in London that an active trade with
America, in salted provisions, is expected for some
months, owing to the high prices of meat and dairy
produce which are expected to prevail until next
I
pring, n cep@equenee of the late won drought.J
•
!tut r Riabfa Us wAtv.s.
The Prince or Wales had abandoned the design of
extending his tour to St. Petersburg and Moscow,
owing to the lateness of the season.
PROPOSITION PON. A OONITRDERLTE LOAN.
An advcrtiseinentJiad appeared, inviting capital
ists to assist in making by easy instalments a loan
of Z 50,000,000 sterling , to the Confederates, at ten
per cont. interest on the security of cotton. • •
The Times says, of course, this scheme Is entirely
unknown to the Confederate Government, and has
received no countenance il-om any • authorized
source.
THIS HULLER CASE.
The London Star says that the inqtarles made by
the German legal Protection Society of London
fullyNcorroborate the statement of Muller in refer
ence to his proceedings on the night of the murder of
Mr. Briggs.
THE PARIS BOURSE.
The Paris Bourse on the 13th was inactive.
Rentes closed at 66.75.
TER ENGLISH PRESS ON AMERICAN POLITICS.
The London Times says : " The Chicago Con
tention professes to stand by the Union as
stoutly as • the Republicans themselves, and we
can very well understand ,why the Democrats at
Chicago should shrink from 'blurting out the fact
thatahe South must go free ; tint on what groundsof
with what expectations of success could the Con
federates now be asked to.. yield what they have
been fightinefor" to the very men who have been
unable to wrest it from them? ft appears to us
more probable that the Democrats should have ills;
guises their genuine policy than that the people of
the South, should gave .evinced any readiness to
compromise. It, is more likely that the armistice
Rill be the Drat step towards it percept : l m, tto
trutl-1. The North, after finding that the South
cannot bo coerced, will find also that it cannot
be persuaded, and that the reflection encouraged
by the interval will gradually induce the
Federal States to relinquish what they cannot ob
tain, rather than recur to what has already been
proved a hopeless and.ruinous struggle for it." The
Times, in conclusion, says : "The North . has been
much misled if the Democratic party Is not the
strongest party in the Northern States—strong
enough in the absence of any unexpected 'events to
carry in November next its candidate for thq Presi
dency, and k impress its policy in the interval upon
the existing Administration. Still It must not be
forgotten that the Republicans will be reluctant to
retire from power, that any signal success may once
more place them in the ascendant, and that tf they
should deem a peace Policy undesirable, they will
enjoy all the advantages of actual office in main
taining the opposite policy."
The Here:id - thinks that even if Mr. Lincoln should
be a second time chosen President therattitude of
the Democratic party encourage the hope that In
the present temper of the people even the Republi
cans will hesitate ere they make the fatal plunge
into another year of war. -
The Morning Post says the Southern Confederacy
is now and has been since the.commencement of the
war, as independent a people as thellsforthern.Fede
ration, and nothing really remains for the latter'bat
.to recognize with what grace it may the political
entity of the new Republic.
The continual (Baca:3Elon of the prospects of peace,
by the Timer, had a very depressing effect on the
cotton market in. Liverpool.
The Daily News says the Federal successes reduce
the proceedings of the Chicago Convention to com
parative insignificance.
THR DANISH QUESTION.
A sitting of the Conference was .held at Vienna
on the 13th Instant. It is asserted that the subject,
of discussion was a •proposition made by Austria
and Prussia that the claims of the Duchies to the
Treasury and State property of Denmark should be
Settled by payriieiitoPallae.Amotint. • -
The Nord Deutsch:Zatiing says : "The Prussian
Government has alroidy sent a suitable reply to
the last note of Ea4l , 4ussoll upon the preliminaries
of peace. ,, .
. A Vienna telegram of the 14th says the prolonga
tion of the`armistice may be considered acceded to
by both belligerents.
TITS SPANISH CABINS?. ,
The Mort Ministry in Spain had tendered their
resignation to General Pavia, and a moderate
liberal was spoken of in connection with a policy of
peace and retrenchment.
The Queen's reception of their resignation was
coraddered'very problematical on the 13th Inst.
SWISS AFFAIB.B.
The French Government has forbidden X. James
Fazy the fugitive leader of the Geneva radicals, to
remain in. the French department bordering on
Switzerland. This measure had been caused by a
demand of the Federal Council.
.APPAIRS IN PORTUGAL.
The election in Lisbon had paoed off quietly, and
had resulted in a very large majority for the Go
vernment.
The Bank of Portugal had raised its rate of dis
count to 7 per cent., an unprecedented measure.
Commercial Intelligence.
LONDON MONEY MARBET.—On the 13th the de
mand for discount at the Bank was moderate, mid a ge-•
neral impression prevailed that, for the present, the pe'
rit d or greatest stringency had passed. Console im
proved 3G per cent. Money for short periods was very
abundant, both in the stock and in the open markets.
LONDON : ,Sept. 16.—Console closed at 873 ®SB for mo—
ney. Illinois Central shares 43@42 per cent. discount.-
The rate of discount at the Bank. of England is un
changed. -
LivearooLjlept. 14. —Cotton sales of three days, 12,000
bales, including 6,010 to speculators and importers.
The market opened firmer but closed flat and irregular,
with a slight decline.
The Manchester market is heavy and declining. •
Breadstuffs very dull and easier. Provisions dull.
Lard firm.
LONDON. Sept 14.—Console closed at 831.1 for money.
Erie Railroad 435. Illinois Central shares 43a43y, per
cent discount.
lIVERPOOL; Sept. 15. —Cotton sales t). day 4,002 bales,
including 2,000 to speculators and exporters. The mar
ket is irregular and unchanged.
Breadstuff's quiet and steady. PrOvisions drll. Ba
con firm. - •
LIVSRPOOL, Sept. 14.—Cotton —The Cotton market
opened on Monday with a more steady tone, but the
continued discussion of the proceedings of the Chicago
Convention, in: their bearings toward peace has ren
dered the market very irtegular, and almost stopped
business to- day (Wednesday) The sa'es of the last
three days amount to 12.000 ba7es, of Which 6.000 bales
Were for speculation and export,
Breadstuffs —Richardsoi. Spence & Co.. Wakefield.
Nash St Co.. and others, report Flou4,very low, and in
some cases Engirt . ; Western 19920 x;
Ohio and extra wg
xef bbl. Wheat dull and prices irregular; winter.red
&@Ss 4d; white' Southern 9e(410a M. Indian. Corn de
clined 306 d quarter; mixed 28s6d(d)26s 9d.
Provisions..—Beef dull and unaltered. Pork heavy.
Bacon steady. Lard firm but quieter ; 'gales of old at
465. ed. • new, 48s (4)485. 6d. Tallow Gimlet but firm, at
40s @42s. 6d. for North American. Cheese quiet ;
choice, 605.@66a. Butter lower.
'Produce, —Sugar very fiat. Coffee, small-sales at
previous prices. Rice, no sales. Linseed inactive and
easier.. Ashes, small sales of Pots at Sea., and Pearls.
at Xts. Linseed Oil quiet at Sas. 6d.©378. 3d. Fish
Oils no business doing.
• Rosin inactive; common, 'Ms.
Spirits of. Turpentine in moderate demand at 6SI. for
French. Petroleum, limited eales of refined at 26. Id.
Vt gallon. Linseed Cakes, trifling sales of American at'
sal Viten'.
LONDON MARKETS.-13readshiffs.—Themarketquiet
for all articles, at Monday's prices, holders resisting
further decline.
Produce. - -Sugar dull of sale, but previous prices de
reandt d. Coffee study at Srui prices. Tea little doing.
Rice quiet but' Srm. Saltpetre easier. Tallow—small
salsa at about former rates.
Messrs. McCall & Co., Glasgow. report Wheat and
Flour very flat, and decidedly in favor of buyers. •
'MANCHESTER TRADE.--Margot dull and lower, and
the pressure to sell increasing ;Very little doing, and
prices altogether nominal.
BALTIMORE.
rinkrisrsna STILL ARRIVING FROM THE SEIRNAN=
DOAR-CONTINIIRD PANIC IN GOLD AND STAPLES
.--OPERING. OP. THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL.
I'MOAOTOTRII WEST--srtrarrlti.ws REAR GUARDRD
PROM-ATTACK.
Rebel prisoners continue to arrive from the Val
ley.. Six hundred of them were brought here yes.
terday, and furnlshed`with• transportation to Psint
Lookout. Some sympathy was expressed for them
by a 'few &cash females. More prisoners are ex
pected to-day.
The panic in stwles and gold still continuos.
There is a prospect that• it will, before many days,
affect the retailers, wham yet show no signs of re
ducing their prices. But there is a manifest anxiety
everywhere observable,.whioh betokens good for the
consumer.
Brigadier General Thomas H. Niell, of Philadel
phia, has been ordered to the command of oar forces
at Martinsburg.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will be formally
opened this afternoon, for the transportation of
freight and pasiengers West.
Warrants for one hundred and twenty-nine .
lions of dollarahave-been issued for the payment, in
most part, of the army and navy.
There is no apprehension felt•in military circles.
concerning General Sheri/laws rear being attacked ,
by - the enemy : 141 s cavalry have their eye upon:
that movement. Seoesh express fears for his rear;
and the safety of Winchester and Harper's Ferry,,
•but their fears are groundless. - -
General Butler has ordered every one withishie
lines, over sixteen years of ago, who has_not taken
'tbe oath of allegianoe, to leave. '
Regiments from your State continue to arrive,
and Teton.= arrive here In squads and companies.
manawre.
•
Flow dull and heavy; Ohio catra sii.; sae fie.
$13.75. - VI has a declining. tendency, and is 15,
cents. lower; red $2, Corn Lan;t white twee• at;
ns ellow $1.66. Grocerica Are neglected. an,d,
nominal. Whisky nominal ea sl.Bo6fd LE&
•
EXERTIONS, TO. ILIIICEST We, LAKE $11413.• Ege.IVRE:3i
.TORONTO, Sept. 27.—AlrL11 deseriptien.K . svzsaas
.ber athe Lake:Erle Wastes have been . teleitivikithe4
to various points in Canada, and overt' exuations . ii
beinginatle tosecnre, their arrest, ."
The Postmaster Geuern3ishlp;7,Vev.
nisei* Decidtd lo Accept-
Cincinroorr, Sept. 27.---Governor Dennison was
in the city yesAerday.:- The Gazette says ho has
.de.
Sided to acccet the Voeition of postmaster General.
Arrow! : Of an Editor.
,
Ntrw.4.alr, Sept: - 27.—E. N. Fuller, Witor .of-the
Jeanie/ 1 1as beet tidioled before the -United-States
Circuit Court, afTrentort,:tin a charge of ,liublish
-411 articles counsel/135g rvevit:ani, to d*ft
July last,
BALTIMORE, Sept. 27.
- FOIITICO.
SPEECH OF HON. HENRY wrsTEADAN , IB AT ELKTON.
(Special Despatch to The Press.l
ELKTON, Md., Sept. 27.-1 large meeting, to
ratify the nomination of Lincoln and Johnson,
was keld in front of the court house this morning.
Hon. Henry Winter Davis, Esq., in an eloquent
address, occupying in delivery nearly one hour and
a half, discussed the general political issues of the
day. His remarks won gretit applause, and added
strength to the Union cause. The sentiment of this
town, and of the whole county, is decidedly in favor
of there election of President -Lincoln and of the
adoption of the new State Constitution. The desire
that Maryland Shall be a free State finds the most
enthusiastic expression among tbe workingmen.
LARGE MERTING AT naLivrith, NEW JERSET
ADDRESSEES J HON. Mat Y. soovxt, AND
°TUBER.
[Special Despatch to The Pram
MitaxmLE, N. J., Sept. TL—The Union men of
Cumberland county turned out here in large num
bers on Monday night. Hon. Edward P. Maylin,
Representatiie In the State Legislature, presided,
and, in a few stirring words, introduced Hon. Jas.
M. Scovel, of Camden, who spoke for more than an
hour in eloquent denunciation of •the false prin
ciples that darken New Jersey's position, and
Severely contrasted the gunboat hero with the
straightforward, honest ability of Abraham Lin
coln, whose courage, energy, wisdom, and patriotic
faith have never flagged, even in-the.darkest hours.
Mr. Scovel concluded with a most impressive ap.
peal that the record of his State be righted inrthe
coming campaign, to which loud responsive cheers
were sent up from the large audience.
James NIXOD, Esq., Mr, Newlin, of the lYilllville
Republican, and Mr. Gifford, of Milvllle, followed
with short speeches, and the meeting continued till
a late hour.
GRAY UNION MEETING MIDDLEBURG
(Special Despatch to The Preen.).
Siuusenova, Sept. 2T.-,We have had to-day a
glorious' Union meeting at Middleburg, addressed
by Messrs. Ell Strobridge, Henry Dioffenbach,
Shriner, and Merrill. Charles H. Shriner is the
Union candidate for Senator. He made one of the
most powerful speeches ever delivered here. He
will be' triumphantly elected. , The enthusiasm
know no bounds for Lincoln and Johnson, and She
ridan, Grant, and Sherman were cheered to the
echo. W.
_
UNION LEAGUE HALL.
SPEECH. OF GENILEAM 8. P. • C&REY, OA 01110-0
IMMENSE MEETING.
• According to announcement, a great' meeting
of the citizens of Philadelphia; without regard
to party, was convened last evening at the hall
of the Union League, (late Concert Hall). The w
oe sh,mwas an address by General S: F. Carey, of
Ohio, on the Issues of the Campaign. A band of
music. was present, and before the meeting was
regularly egnVened enlivened the hall with several
patriotic airs. At an early hour the building was
completely filled, every seat being occupied by an
intelligent audience. ' - • .
At eight o'clock the meeting was called to order
by ex• Governor Pollock, who acted as presiding
officer. Hon. Charles Gilpin, then came forward,
and after a few appropriate remarks introduced the
orator of the evening, General S. F. Carey, of Ohio
SPEECH OF GENERAL CAREX.
The applause with which the distinguished Gene
ral was greeted havingsomewhat .
subsided, he spoke
as follows : . .
Mr CotreerltYrtire : , I am glad ' '.i.o be presented to
you this evening, when the subject for dlseassion is
of such vast magnitude and importance. I would
announce in advance to this Philadelphia audience,
that I am not here !oaths purpose of making any
partisan appeal.' 'The carcasses of the old political,
patties I' leave to the birds and beasts of pray.
While war, with its chariot of fire, and with
RS . gallnente Crimsoned with the blood of our
cOurtitymen, Is itpOti. us, it is no.. time ..to
talk about party. In the language Of' the
illustrious Douglas, "There can be now but two per- -
ties, patriots and traitors." [Applause ] The Re
publican who would try to make political capital
out of the successes of this Administration in the
prosecution of this war, or the Democrat who would
try to make political capital out of the mistakes of
this Administration In the subduing of the present'
rebellion—either of them is unworthy the name or
the heritage of an •American freeman. Either of
them would Bell his grandmother's bones to a button
factory for a consideration. [Laughter and ap
plause.] My countrymen, our" old ehip of State is
riding on . the billows of a tempestuous sea ;. the
winds and the waves are roaring, and we may, in
view of God's favor to this people from the time we
became a nation until the present hour, with more'
than the faith of Peter, put up our petition : "Lord,
save us, or we perish I"
I do not propose, in the War that I may address
you, to talk about old party lines and party divi
sions. The Whig party is' gone. The Democratic
party is gone—was torn asunder at Charleston. a
Mere is a party, I know, calling itself Democratic.
They have stolen the ancient and honorable name'
of of Democrat, in which to serve Jeff 'Davis and the
devil, [applause,] hoping to secure the fortunes of
that ancient and honorable party, thathas gone and
gone forever.. The Republican party hsegone, From
the time that this rebellion broke out, the Republi
• ean party magnanimously surrendered all its organi
zations, and every man of every party who was wil
ling to make any. and every sacritice to save the old
temple of liberty was called to sustain the Govern
ment in the putting down of this wicked rebellion.
[Great applause.] My countrymen, I have never
entertained any misgivings or doubts as" to the re
milts of this war. The man who believes that thia
rebellion is going to be a success, and that this Go
vernment is going to , be divided into petty States,
empires,and - republics, is an infidel, and does not.
behove in at .God.' If there Is anything decreed in
the court' of - heaven and ratified-by the loyal
people =Abe faoe .ola the earth. ); it. is that there,
never alien W . !: but one " Government from the
Atlantic to the Pacific ocean,. and from the
Lakes 'to the. Gulf of, raexico.• [Renewed ap
plause.] God has so built our mountains so - plaeed
our rivers, and so spread out ourapiatris that
division - is impossible ;. and wewill have Mit one Go
vernmen4 if that should be, unfortunately,' Jeff
Davis' Government ; we will have but one 'ha , if
we:should be compelled to' take the flag, the dirty ,
dishrag, of the Southern Confederacy. However
much, before this rebellion a we might have been dis:
posed to avoid the desolation-of Year, to have allow
ed the South to go, we cannot do• so now. If some
of us had sat down to calculate whet sacrifices we
might be called upon to encounter, there-might
have been some of us who would have': said ; " We
will surrender the tomb of Jackson and the grave
of Clay—the statesman, the, greatest- statesman of
this or any other age.' And lelaim fbr myself and
lor,my children, forever, the right to make pilgrim
ages to his tomb; and we might have , given these
up,* and we might have given up the battle=fieldsor King's Mountain and . Eutaw, that were ours;
and we znht—ah, could we?—havesurrendered the
grave of Washington; but if we might havadone
that before this war began, we cannot do it now.
[Applause.] litany of'our sons, brothers, and , ittlfm
bands sleep in that land, and we are determined
that their duet shall never be polluted by the feet of
traitors. Now we arc determined that it Shall
never be inscribed over the grave of our ions , or
brothers that "this man died lu an unjust war," as
. the Chicago platform would have'us believe ; for if
justice demands, as they say, that this war should
cease; then justice demanded that it should never ,
have been begun. But, my countrymen, we are not
going to give up their graves. Waders not going to ,
give np even South Carolina. The Yankees may. ;
saw it out and float it into the ocean, but until they
do that South Carolina has got to stay in the Union.
I say .this war was a necessity; it. was to
come sooner or later ; and the different theories of
civilization prevailing in the North and in the
South have brought It on. We at the North say
that the laborer shall be his own capitalist ; that
the laborer of to-day shall tomorrow own a block in
the next square; if he be fortunate enough In his
plans and undertakings to secure it. Their theory
is that theasa.pital of the country should- own the
labor. eau theory is thatit is honorable to work.
Our theory is that the man who builds a house or
does anything in the way of' labor is fulfilling his
vocation, and is one .of God's nobility. a They
of- the South say that labor is - degrading, and
that if a man expects to be browned with
glory and honor he must eat his broad In the
sweater the face of tioniebody.else." We say " °de
bate the laborer," and hence we buildschools and
invite the poor to enter there and learn the duties
of citizenship.. But there never has been in any of
the seceded' &Mil a single school for the education
of the poor - or into which the children oi4oor men
carrbe admitted. They say that the more Ignorant
and , degraded the laborer, the more work you can
wring out' of his muscles, and therefore they would
keep him in ignorance. That is their theory. Here
'is where the irrepressible conflict exists. We
say that the drops of sweat from the brow of
toil make wreaths of glory that are richer
than, the most precious gems In the coronets
of kings. [Applause.] They speak of the "greasy
laborer," and say it is dishonorable to work. Why,
I remember making a speech in Sbuth Carolina—
for i spent a portion of my life in that poor, God
forsaken country—l remember making a speech at
Beaufort, and I was so little acquainted with their
manners and customs, that i . took occasion to re
mark that I.had been raised at hard work on my
father's farm in Ohio, and 'that I had disciplined
my voice for public speaking while &Wing oxen,
and calling the boys to work. In• the morning. A
friend of mine, now an officer in the rebel' army,
begged me-sot to allude to the oironmstance again
while I was in the State. " Why," said he, " the
impression among our people is that you were well
born. If they get the idea that you are a laborer,
they, won't; respect you near as well" We say it
is honorable to work, and no disgrace to be a me
chanic.- God is a mechanic--and that is not all
either ;• he is always and eternally at work, and the
man who is always at work is His co-laborer. We
say thatit a man is going to, be developed physi
cally ha must eat his bread - in the sweat of his face,
in some way. or other. Where would you go to find
a specimen of manly proportions bat to the farm or
the workshop? And suppose any of our painters
wantedto ilea a cheek of rare beauty, on-which the
rose and lily kissed each other; where would he go?
Would.he go to that parlor cr .- kitchen where the
mothorhad banished herdaughterfromthe.waelatuti,
and would not have her wash a handkerchief? No ;,
but he.would find that youngamiady who contributes
regularlyotoward furnishing the family with a bar-1,
rel. earnest.
And I may say here that that which has Made this:
countrymore powerful than all other countries, and
this-age more glorious than all other ages, is the
fact that we have provided for the education of the
laborers-of the country. Why, my countrymen; tee I
have made more progress in fifty years, under our
system, than has been- made by the civilized world
in the six thousand years that preceded. Why, !
go and ask your old gray-headed fathers,
and. I see some of them before me. Why,:you
fatberewere comparative barbariane. SuppOSeatuy '
lone should have told - those old, grapheaded fathers
that some of them would live to seethe day..when,
.by the 11E0 of hot waterayon Could send a. boat ap a
river aethe rate at which our steamers tr Ith
would have ey
lh
have said put a straight-jacket enahinr, and
I send him to a lunatic asylum.
The speaker then narrated several raughabla i
bidentacennected with the introduction tale.
graph and the printing press into gencralais,e.
Let us see whether'Mr. Lincoln and the _Reaolll--
I ;ean.parly had anything to do with th!e. wax... Leonid
go back as far as 1790, and show the seeds of: seces-
Ilion in (South Carolina. But we,. will . only go
as. far back as President Pierce... There are
many - men - :who-.call themselves Dainactafs, and
Will vote , this tiaket because it is the.Democratio
ticket. If-they kne*. how base the. pasty was they
'would not touch' it with a folly Soot:. mole. Mr.
IPierae was favored. by the.Soutli.",on.coniiltion that ;
he should lurNeJeaDavis for his-Secretary of War-- •
J,ea. Davis, who hag before that time_stanaped his
•own State - and' urged them to seceder. The first .
. thing that was done was to get rid of the old flint- -
lock guns because they wee not good enough for
war purposes. • What became - of-those.gaiis Why,
they were distributed among the SOlr o linin stat es to .
the number of four hundreclaudseveakeenthouBand:
When Buchanan was 81e/tad it nut prmarranged
that Floyd should be his Secretor.% and what did he
do?' He went to work. and stole.all the tnew ones.
He got 335,000 new gore, anir seri:Ahem down to thci
Southern arsenals. The Southiatthe breakiog out)
of the war, had 532,9130, stanaaof arms,'which they"
had taken from the 'United - States arsenals, and the
North had not aenough guile. to arm a single
regiment. And yet this is. Lincoln's war. Oh,
you 'villain, yoia• know , that's a lief - .Antl. the
rebel armies, teem the Potomac to tha. Gulf
of Mexico shouted with' joy at the announce
ment, that McClellan and Pendleton wore nomi
nated. WhY; my frienc, are you not ashamed to
have anything to do with men of whonathese
laths are favorable? (Applause.] Tb.,opiss „reiyar.
son, the father of the Democratic rarty, said he
trembled at the justice of God; that as soon,
as the issue came, as come it. Would against
slavery; that God would be against slavery in
all his high ,kustice. It was reserved for the
United States Supreme Court; in . the Dred. Scott
case, to kick over all .the Manion decisions
of Louisiana and_ South.-Carolina • Why, gentle.
mera.l could go on to
,shovuthat slavery; instead of
' diminishing, has been inereasitig, andl believe that
God; in His justite, has peirautud tbithw 4o come
upon us to wipe out the stain on car eta -
We are passing through a terrible trial st °4 t t
by the help of God, we will come out
ennobled from the trial, to take our prope
among the nations o the earth. There is in ~,'an
in your Hall oflndependence, and it has , it la Itm
accident, an inscription. I don't believe it 104
dent. It isitheffinger of God. Thatbell se"' all.
claim liberty throughout all the land a nd ya. ,Pn,
the inhabitants thereof: , Why, what A.bolito)
al
they were ! When this war is over, we am tav allt,
the echo of that bell and ring it over all the 144
and breadth of our tree and happy land, op t
cheering.) You ca ll this an Abolition w ar. Lag
President Lincoln tried for two years to put 74,
this rebellion. Without regard to the n do h
'what success did we have i When, at last,
..his right arm and went forth in the name oa l ret
I and Justice ' what success has followed our 4/
forts now ! People say we haven't accomst,lB
anything; so says the Chicago platform, 4-ei
what did we start with 7 Nothing! le t e n . 11 , 4 1,
months we had amillion and a kaLf of men ni','"at
and not one a conscript. Talk about the odloe-rll‘
of the conscription ! Why, if it had not been I- 0 7
Copperhead lies there would never have beet, e . 41
scription., We • had no arms I in eighteen inootl!t
supply of ammunition,enough to arm the gToatenu e
tion of the earth. No navy, and in eighteen te, t a t ,'"
-we have a navy that astonishes the world'
money, and in 'eighteen months enough rw) . 3 .,i
carry on the most gigantic war, and plenty ,„`,'!.
'where the last came from. [Great cheeriek tt
to one of these old McClellan mon—lsnot Ws:
costing us like blazes 1 Are we ever gotta t o ;'
the debt 7 Why, my friend, I don't know anyti,:,_ l7
about that, but as long as we haven't barr:av e ,i ,""
money from John Bull, or any other bull, 10 1 ;suf
can declare a bankrupt law and begin afresh. 1,1-. 14
some men would -never have been in the eh e A
salvation wero riot free. They had eight
thousand square miles, covered by the rebel e;' ,
now they have but two hundred and fifty th oo z . n.
They had mighty armies, but they are being - i l w ;
tered; and must it not be a most damnable K.,:
that depends for success on the defeat of ouraran..!:
Every victory gains tens of thousand of vot e!
Lincoln and Johnson. Take that home i t , , •
pipe and smoke it. Why, just as Grant b.as.
monster by the throat,' and it is black in the f a . G
they cry, Oh, hold on, rant ! let us have an a r 4:l
Lice. Ohio, pf course, will give the largest
" [Laughter, and cheers ' for Ohio and Gen. tr e .i ,
We have furnished 258,000 men; some generaliti
Ohio has fenished Sheridan, Sherman, Roset- 4 ,,'
and Grant, too [great cheering); and that r ,:
all, we have furnished Valiandigham, the vilea'j
the vile of Copperheads. In Dayton, the hosa, :
Vallandigham, the children got little Amerial
flags to wear ' • the trustees of Dayton forbid lief
being worn , esit was •a party. badge. Thank n it
that is the only party , badge I recognize. I do t ,,.
believe much , in party platforms, There is sna
thing generally rotten in them.
Who is Pdr. McClellan 1 The only thing that bal
ever rendered him popular, and got him up rot ea t ,
Mate for President of the United States, is that t o
has failed in everything he has undertake s
[Laughter.) Oh! he'? a geed peaee main There
no figiat in Wm. • ' • ' •
Who have we on the other handl Abrala,
Lincoln. Some say he is a "weak man. Het.
weak lu some , things!: One of the weakest this ,
he ever didwas to appoint McClellan Commande:
in. Chief of the armies, God generally take; to
weak things of "the earth to confound the might:
God said to the poor fishermen. Iwill make Di e
fishers of men." It would not be wonderful, tits,
if . God would take Abraham -Lincoln free
guiding a flat-boat .on the Mississippi rive,
to take the of State, and guide *:, 3
ship of State safely through all these storms to
peaceful and happy harbor. I think Lincoln to
wonderful man, and whatever we may think of lila,
when the smoke of these battles shall have cleared
away and our whole country is enjoying civil ail
religious liberty, 'Abraham Lincoln's name will be
embalmed with that of the .Father of his Count:,
Succeeding generations will drop tears of gratitud e ,
and leave wreaths of flowers- upon his grave,
while the names of Jeff. Davis and his
elates will be* execrated to all eternity. If Mr.
Lincoln has done ' a stupid - thing - .since he hal
begun his administration, it has been the stu•
pidity of the people th ati caused these aeti,
Ile has gone with the people. Not ahead of them,
but with then'. _
There are 30,000 of our men at Andersonville eta
temacre lot, dying by the score—nothing to me..
pare with it In the history of the world. What Ci
they do at Chicago 1 . Absolutely charge the ea*.
ing of these men upon Mr. Lincoln. Shame ! y o;
would exculpate everything that Jeff Davie ha,
done, and charge everything upon Mr. Uncoi l
Arbitrary arrests—and yet McClellan was the erg
man to set the example, and the first to suspend
habeas corpus. He did right. He had the iliustriea,
example .of General Jackson on that subject. Ile
— arrested- a little Frenchman at New Orleans, I
writing articles of sedition. Judge Hall issued a
writ of habeas corpus t.o General Jackson. Did L.
obey the writ 7 No, he sent a file of soldiers, net
took Judge Hall, and took care of him till the we
was over. And the freedom of the press--012,
they talk about that ! We will have enough of thl'
affer the war is over. 'You need have no fear of tat
election. - I had-some fears of Pennsylvania, but I
do not feel so to-night. She will be right. If she
not in her home vote her soldiers will vindicate Ler.
You need have no fears of the expenses of
war. We haves thousand millions of acres In tte
West yet lint:lied.. the Germanrare hoardin t ttp
their little gold, and they are waiting to heat= the
notes of freedom go forth over this land. They ail
come here and they will occupy this land. 011,
there's plenty of means to pay the debt. all tit
land belongs to the United States. Bat sOmebo:li
will say I havn't said anything about the ele•
grot Some people will say—Oh, you are in fs•
vor of negro equality. Well, anybody tbat
will say anything like that, is not fit for a negro t;
associate with. I leek around me. to see the dera
lopments of Divine providence, and I see the Valk?
- of the Amazon—lierpetual summer, abounding
all the luxuries of a tropical clime. God has beta
- keeping back that valley for a Republic for the se
groes from this great country. There Is a future Ix
this race yet in their own land, Miller their own e?
tree. We will save the old flag, erase all the blaze
spots, add a hundred more brig ht ones over Ml the
blue of the ftag, till they shall appear like one great
sun of liberty, blessing all: the country with tie
genial rays of liberty and peace.
. ELIWABT PCTRACTS.—WO continue to reprint
some of the elegant extracts that oetasionally st•
t=act the eye in the Copperhead journals. The;
serve to show the spirit that animates-the (1131cyei
press :..
The'old:lady,wllo," wouldn't ride in the same car
with a Copperhead," is shortly to be marr:ed to tti
old geiktleman who , "saw Washington, and think;
that Lincoln looks like_ him." It is bat jc:tie ti
state that the grtkrin is in his dotage.
An amusing scene occurred in Washington City
the
,other day. The son of a leading ernbalmer, ea
Pennsylvania avenue, a lad -of sir years oir
was cheering lustily on the pavement for DlcCiel
lan, inspired by the music of a Democratic bar..
His father, who was busy with -a corpse,
the back shoryhearingsthis unwonted cry, rush
out foaming with rage, seized the urchin •
the coat collar, bored his ears, and dragged him lz
the house, exclainting, " I'llteach you to cheer s
way, you brat ! Do Ton want to take the bread
of your old father% mouth 1"
Serions'llire In Boston.
BOSTON, Seit.'lett & Davis' piano fol
factory, on East Nc'wton street, was entirely
atroyed by Bre this evening.. The loss is $200,000
050 2 000, - Withen insurance of $lOO,OOO at °Bleed
Boston, New York, Providence, Hartford, and od
places. • About 200 pianos; in. various stages of
struction, were destroyed. The fire originate.'
the engine room..
' The - Eake Erie Pirates.
AJIBBSTB BY TAE cANADMVS A.IITHORITIRS
DIX AT Warm,
The Bnffalei Commercial Advertiser, or yesterday
has the following interesting statements :
"We learn that on Saturday-seven or eight .
- the rebels concerned in the recent piratical rail
Lake Erie were arrested at St; Catherines, C. W
by order of the Attorney General of Canada. rtu
were placed in custody, and will be held till d
livered up to the United States under the exta
tion treaty.' ,
"We learn that while . General Dix was in U
city, on Thursday, he had a friendly confereat
with Mayor Fargo in reference to the recent oat
hies on the lakes. Ills business . at Detroit ar
other Western cities was to obtain the neeess
statements and affidavits for the making ciltat
case to present to the British Governmdta. Ti
extradition of the pirates will be demanded, sat
without a doubt, conceded by the Eogliilt antr
ritles." • -
The Cleveland Herald of Friday evening says.
"The officers of the United States Courts rCernt
from Sandusky last evening, without briniOnit nR
thim any of th.e conspirators. Merrick and Rise
thal were ordered by. General Heintselman M o
held subjeetto .military authority, and are CP)Sei
confined on the Island. Cole And Robinson eer
ordered by Secretary Welles to be sent to Fort Wal
Ten; but it is not improbable that they elti betas"
over to the military authorities on the liiiand. Ott
confesses to have been a rebel captaim but says it'
was cashiered- for drunkenness, a story whick ti
habits at Sandusky render somewhat plausible."
The Record, a paper published at Windsor, WV
says in reference to the affair :
"As soon as the affair became known, S. S. 1
donnell, Esq., mfunty Crown attorney for EMS.
lected all the information upon the EU.biect
he could obtain, and . telcuraphed to Qce tvc, asUt
the Attorney Ginteral what course he should pap
and, in reply to• this despatch, ho almost luuneit
ly received instructions to send downa•full
went in writing, for the consideration of the
•vernment. mr. Macdonnell immediately did
and sent it forward by mail on Wednesday
1: A Privateer Seen Off Capo-Siatie ,
lA. GUNBOAT% nr CLOSE PURSUIT —A IILOCES ,
P ATTLEE. ESCAPES TO SRA.
Captain Brows, Of the schooner Saralc Gaiji
New London, reports that on the 19th Inaba;
Cape' Sable, she saw "close to" a smart,]
English-built screw steamer, showing ao"
steaming rapidly to the westward, near Cape S.
The vessel was evidently a privateer. she
barkentine rigged, painted black, with- gilt rnst
boards on her quarter t her smoke stack standiu
tween the mainand mizzenmasts; and boats. paint
white. 'About Six miles astern was a United SUI
screw 'gunboat, in full 'chase. The= gunboat it
, down her foretopmast arid.topsailyard; hut lea
' fore yard across. As the vessoldneared Cape SF.bt
both vesstls.dre s w in shore, and as soon as then .
posed privateefrounded the Cape she made alll3
Shortly afterwards the Gage spoke a sehoor
from LiverpooVN..S., which reported that the
previous she had left port, where it was repot
that a rebel privateer had put into•a small pi
and was blockaded by two United. States galab'
but she escaped. during the night, and went to
This vessel had. been cruising ir...theßay el
leur, and. had destroyed a number, of meekest , hat
„„. .
FORTY' JAILILION SEVEN-TILLETIES SrESO Ett:
-The subscriptions to this popular loan
forty million dollars, and they continue to Too
at thereto of about a million a day: Tilevabik
satisfied that there are no other , investmen is so.
Stable as United States securities. While nr 3
all the hundreds of miscellaneous stocks sold
New York market have been .declining for iW
weeks, Goverament stooks Itsvo.remained Ear
while lenders. loan very sptaringly, and sr t;
rates, on the best mercantile paper, they have 1 ,12 , ,
of money talent.' on Government- paper, at si -
rates as ever. While the Government ne3.l
people's money, and ..payafor It liberally,
the highest possible consideration besides, an.
Is, safely.—.Exchtfrtge.
SALT. OF REAL ESTATE, STOCKS, , t ( --
messrs. Thomas S.. Sons sold at the Er
yesterday noon, the following real estate an r.tk.
Two shares, Delaware and Chesapealo
comPireY, 370, $145 ;46 , shares Philadelph:s 3 .
Institute, $6, $ 2 2660,000-Lombard and Scult.i :.
Railroad b°nds, PA; $2;727; 2 shares Can;oe :
Hotel Company, sl6lk $322; 1 share Pc:c:
Perk Association, it ; Pew No. 82, Otalal
b Yterien Church, $30.3 shares Aoad , :mf cf
$263; three-story -brick dwelling, No. 6 , .7
venteenth street,.l93 feet front, $6,503; lug
%
valuable residence, 100. 1617 Walnut, strrAlL
of Sixteenth- street, $20,000 ; valttablo brc.v.r:f
large lot, Nos. 9sarid 982 north Saveno
A e n,
above Poplar, subject to a,' yearly greer , "
$34 76, $8,000.;. threeistory brick dwelling, , 11:
Queen street, $1,2t0; three-stor,l. brick
No. 247 : Queen • street, $1,175; thr": - ",
brick dwelling,e • No. 265 Queen strec t ‘ t jit
two-story frame dwelling,, - No. 253 Quee r ' •
.6975; turo,story ; frame dwelling, No. 26 1
31,000; thren,atory brick dwelling„ NO. slack.
Third, : eubleot :to a yearly ground rent oi
tS,EOO ; three:story brick dwelling, No. 1009,
street, .subject to a yearly ground rout 01 n:
$5BO ; three-story- brick dweffing,._
street, $1,276.:- three-story brick dwelltron
Carlisle , street, $1,700; three
brick' (too
No: 843 North Pifteesith street, subject t 0 i 4?
ground rent of SU, $2.2411; two-story brick
No • 906 South Third street, $1,825 ; twe.styi,
dwelling, No. 908 South Third street,
- Yearly ground rent of $34, 81,Mb ; three-5t , "...„ )
dwelling, N. corner Fourth and Cherry
Subjedt to yearly ground rent, of $297. S4,P
HOSPITAL VOTE. ,
e ll
McC/{4l - ast Hospital. ,— Lincoln, 1,087 ;
91 3. • .
Che' 4inui Hill.--pour hundred and two"'F
Men who had jest arrived at this hosplt?!
LeiP00111 ) 889; VlOCiellan, 2