TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1861
WE ELECTION TO-DAY.
JPOUS OPEN, v-
J»OIXS CLOSE, >
Oub friends throughout the State, attd
Especially: in the towns, are requested to
tend us by telegraph, this evening,- the
results of the election, in their county or
district. The expenses -will ho ,paid by
lliis Office, We would suggest Mat, as far
ns possible, the despatch would give the
returns as compared with last year, and
4hc estimated loss or gain.
Vote early ! Then see that your neigh
bor votes.
Vote early, Union men! It will bo
unotighif the Opposition vote often.
Vote early, and'call Upon your neigh
bor and friend, and see that he votes.
IjET every man give this day to his
country. ■>, /, . .
Oke day at-Me polls is a day-given to the
Republic.
If every Union man in the city will
vote once, wc can aflord to let each of their
opponents vote twice.
-Let'every Democrat save his vote till
niter supper. Then, by going to the polls
Sn a'body, they-can make a fine display.
Let to-morrow he McClellan’s Mont
S,aint dean. In November he will have his
Waterloo.
Let us make no consideration higher
Than that of country. For patriotism all
Time a temple—all seasons summer.
Laboring men,, remember that if the
enemy triumphs to-day labor will have re
ceived a fatal blow.
“-As Pennsylvania' goes so. goes the
Union.” Let Pennsylvania stand by the
Union and all will be well. ■ "
Ladies, the'.coward who remains at home
to vote against the country is not worthy of
yourismiles.;
Wives, sec that your, husbands vote be
fore they have eaten their breakfast,'and
unless they remain all day at the polls, give
them no supper.
Brother, think of your brother in the*
'army,' sleeping under the cold stars, with
no accompaniment of his dreams but the
shell and picket-shot. Think of hi mas you
go td -the polls, and do not vote for the men
srlio would degrade him.
r Father; you have a son in the trenches
st Atlanta, who lives from day to day on
the loving words from home. Do not tell
him that lie has fought for nothing ; that
the" experiment of war has been a failure;
that all his sufferings are in vain. Show
him, by your vote, that a father’s love ap
preciates a son’s devotion. . , .
The voters of the First district have a
noble opportunity before them to redeem
their neighborhood from the disgrace of
its representation in-Congress, Never
before has success been so possible and.
necessary. Never before were greater
cause and reason for .triumph. In the
Hon, John M. Butler the people have
a candidate for . Congress worthy of .their
respect and support; a gentleman of ma
ture experience and sagacity, and a popu
lar public man among all classes of his
fellow-citizens. We trust that every Union
jnan, and every citizen who desires’ to be
represented by the best and ablest candi
dates, will make their privilege to vote a
duty to succeed... In no district is the
election more important.
! In ip Second district we have that
amiable and accomplished gentleman,
(Cnabbes O’Neill, He has been a model
Representative—-earnest, eloquent, upright.
He is opposed by a General who never
Smelt powder, and whose whole life has
been one series of efforts for ; office. The
General may remain at home with his
militia, Mr. O’Neill must return to Con
gress. ;■
Leonard Myers has been one term in
Congress, and has shosvn himself to be a
capable, accomplished, active representa
tive. Against him there has been nomi
nated a young man .whose only; record is to
be found in debating societies. We - do not
want boys in Congress. , Detail friends of
the Union vote for Mr. Myers.
Wm. D. Kelley has been a tfue iriend
of the country, and his voice has always
been .raised for freedom and the dignity of
labor. Send this eloquent champion back
to Congress.
M. Russell Thaybb must be returned
to Congress from the Fifth district. If
Philadelphia does her share this can be
done. He is one of our best" and bravest
".Representatives, and we must preserve him
jn Congress. ' .
The noble-hearted George Bullock is
the" candidate in Montgomery. He is
making a gallant fight, and If our friends
do their duty they can break the Demo
cratic column, and send Mr. Bullock to
.Washington.
Henp-x C. Howell,- the Union candi
date for Sheriff, is a man who would,
■were it not for party prejudice, be unani
mously elected; for he is universally ac
knowledged to be worthy of the trust of
-his fellow-citizens, and pre-eminently fit
Lor this important office.
; Son Receiver of Taxes we have in nomi
nation Charles O’Neill, a high-minded
find honorable citizen. This is a very im
portant position, and the interests of .the
city demand that the office shall, be filled
by a competent man, and no one is more
vrorthy of confidence than Mr. O’Neill.
Men who give their votes to Frede
rick M.. Adams will be sure that our next
■Register of Willi will dohis whole duty, and.
nothing hut his duty. Mr. Adams under
stands the business ©this position thorough
ly; and his loyalty and integrity are above
question.
Ik no officer are integrity, ability,
and energy more important than in the
Clerk of the Orphans’ Court. Edwin A.
Merrick is the'Union candidate. Union
imen! vote him in by an overwhelming
jnajority, and you will elect a good officer
and a true patriot, and will well serve the
interests of the city.
It is important that the office of City
Commissioner should be filled by a gentle
man who has the interests of the city "at
hearty and is perfectly familiar with its
'wants. Such a man is Thomas
Jlie Union candidate,' and we ask all good
*nen to vote for him. ......
'f n e .exal taliop of slavery is the degrada
tion of labor. Laboring men, remember
this at the polls, and strike a blow at the
di buds of slavery: ....■a
Let every sweetheart tell her lover to
dny tliat-if he would "be worthy of her
'Jove., or if he would.have her wear the ring
„lie gave, he must be true to hiS'country.
•. Women, you can do much for the coun
•4rj by giving , your influence to the cause.
that-your husbands and sons and bro
thers do their duty. ,
This day given to the Republic is a day
given to Almighty God—for -God has
cursed slavery, and he will bless all who
2, id in its overthrow. _
The Union man who will not vote
Wday is a deserter of his cause. The
poldii-r who " would -drop his gun, and
Jcave Ins comrades in danger, would not
get more- dishonorably.
Thoughtful Democrats, "ask your
selves candidly if the policy of &e Chicago
Convention can save the Union, Have not
the rebels proclaimed that so long as they
can fight they will maintain their inde
pendence? What, then, can we make by
peace now ? Must wo not destroy their
fighting power before offering them terms ?
The Copperheads say that we are
ruined by debtand taxation; Yet - rye am
asked by Mr. Randall, Mr. Tngebsoll,
and-others, to assume the Southern debt!
How much more taxation would this
bring? -Will you vote for a party that
would pay rebels for murdeving our brothers
and, endeavoring to destroy our Govern
ment ?
■S'A. M.
S -P. Mi
The Government loan is at a pvemiudi
and gold is falling. If Pennsylvania votes
wrong, the loan will degenerate and gold
will rise. . Think of. this, capitalist, when
you vote. /
Remember, soldier and friend of the
soldier, that Pendleton, the nominee of
the Democracy, voted against the resolution
of Congress thanking you for your victo
ries in Virginia. Is he or any of his friends
worthy of your support ?
Every vote given to the Democracy to-'
day is a vote given to Wm. B. Reed and all
r who, like him, labor day and night to bring
discredit upon the Union army and defeat
upon our cause.
Soldiers, and friends of the soldier, re
member that no- Democratic Legislature
ever passed a soldiers’ voting law, and that
a Democratic governor, Seymour, o£ ( New
_York, vetoed such a law when passed.
Think ofithis when you vote. -A
“ The Lincoln hireling ” now running
for President on the Chicago platform has
extended his tour into Connecticut. He
recently made a speech in Hartford, but'
we believe said nothing about Grant.
Gait the long-suffering Little Mac be
jealous? Can he be jealous?
A correspondent desires to know if
McClellan's expenses on bis electioneer
ing tour are paid by the Belmont edminit
tce. We feel authorized to say that ; Mc-
Clellan's salary is fully equal to all his
electioneering demands upon it. ■
Democrats who have not obtained their
naturalization papers should -get them at
once. After each voter has used 'his;- let
him lend them to his neighbors. One - set
of papers has often supplied six men.
The skies brighten. Eventhe New York
Wcics, the Wood organ, admits that the
election of Lincoln is as certain as that the
sun is to rise. At the same-time, let us not
be too sanguine. .. ;
It is not enough that we should be victo
rious to-day. We should gain such a vic
tory that treason will never again be men
tioned in the North, and McClellan will
be glad to “ share the fate of his men on
the field of battle.!’ ... . >
A VOTE for Democracy is a vote for re
pudiation. Citizen, look at your green
back and think of this before you vote.
“ Four years of war have shown the ex
periment a failure.” Two years of war
were under the lead of McClellan, and
can he be a failure ?
It is suggested that the Peace men sup
port McClellan he never made
war. They at least are consistent.
Soldieks, Judge Woodward decided
that you had no right to vote. McClel
lan is Woodward's friend. Last year he
wrote a letter in reply to The Press, en
dorsing him. Is- this the man whom the
Copperheads say you love ?
Among the few men wearing stars who
support Gen. McClellan is one Henry M.
NaGlee, a person who seems to be editing
a “ Complete and Ready Letter-Writer.”
Now, who is Naglbe ? ‘ /
Imagine Jeff Davis reading the news
that Pennsylvania had voted for the De!
mocracy. What joy in the rebel capital -
Americans, think of this when you vote.
We understand that the Hon. John
Wilson, of Chicago, Illinois, some weeks
ago resigned the position to which he had
been elected of president of the Western
Independent Telegraph Company.
The Copperheads threaten revolution
if Mr. Lincoln is chosen President, and
Governor Seymour is reported to be ready
to lead a million of New York men to
Washington to unseat him. We fear this
revolution will evaporate in certain Tam
many resolutions. -The Ne w York-riots of
July, 18011, inaugurated by Seymour’s
“ friends,” was crushed by a battalion of
pelieemen and a few regulars. How will
these “friends” manage a revolution or
riot against the terrible power of the Fede
ral Government? “Let ’em come on—
m are armed, ’’ as Spartieus.has it.
Alexander Long, the Copperhead Con
gressman who advocated disunion, writes
‘from Cincinnati: “ There is no enthusiasm
in the Democracy, and the election is al
most going by default. I see nothing but
defeat.” Wliat else, when; for years past
Mr. Long and his friends have been preach
ing nothing but defeat and surrender?
What else after they have attempted to sell
their party and the country ?
How shall -we have peace ? There are
two ways, and both appear to he war me
thods. General McClellan’s, friends pro
pose to 1 make peace by hostility to the
North; the Mends of the Union purpose to
obtain peaee by putting down the rebellion
of the South. The issue is a square one—-
between "Union and Disunion, Government
and Secession, liberty and slavery, courage
and cowardice.
In; otjr just exultation over the
mighty Union demonstration of Saturday
night let; lis not forget the marvellous
gatherings in the different counties of Penn
sylvania. That at Lancaster, of Wednes
day,last, was a monster assemblage of the
people. It was the people’s afone-; got up,
organized, and paid for by them, and has
never hedn equalled in that unectualled em
pire county even in the extraordinary cam
paigns of past years. We seize this occa
sion to say that the chief marshal of thi3
grand occasion, Colonel Miles, a brave
returned soldier, conducted the whole pro
cession with consummate ability and sys
tem. . ;
Never before in the history of the na
tion was so much interest felt in the vote
of Pennsylvania. Let every voter feel as
he goes to the polls that the nation; awaits
his action, and that a vote for the Union
will gladden the nation’s heart.
“And have we fought in vain ?” These
sad words will come from the heart of
every soldier if he should read the news of
Pennsylvania’s Let the soldiers
know that they have not fought in vain. .
Remember that the Democracy have
pledged themselves to an armistice, which
means a disgraceful peace, and the repu
diation of the debt. . So, laboring man, if
you want to live in a dishonored nation,
and if you desire to sec your Money of no
more value than; the paper on which it is
printed, vote for the Democratic candi
dates.
The New York Herald remarks, and for
once, at least, with literal truth:
u Je.n Davis does ‘not attempt to conceal the fact’
that the rebels 1 have experienced great disasters of
’ate." The only persons who do ‘ attempt to* con
ceal’ thls fact are the Copperheads, at the North
and. their organs, the World and the Naira 4>f this
; city; they are the only fellows who make the least*
effort to belittle those Union, successes that Davis
looks upon as great disasters to the South;”
Witness the Copperhead papers of this
city. One .of them, only two days before
election,’--.told its readers that Grant’b
army had been cut to. pieces!
The brave and heroic Heintzelman, a
son of Pennsylvania, and a native of Old
Lancaster, lias taken ground for Abe and
Andy.
... as the sun rises to-morrow,
wUI. Pennsylvania elect the Union ticket
to-day. If it were possible that she should
not elect that the sun mightas well
shroud his light, for it would be a dark day
for the whole nation.
| John VaJt Buben’s efforts for McClel
- LAN are consistent with his early willing
ness to let the Southern States “ depart in
peace.”
An angry Democrat has given the Q. P.
F; the most irreverent title of “the favorite
scoundrel (instead of the favorite son)' of
Pennsylvania.”
The friends of Geo. B. McClellan
are clamorous for peace . with the rebels,
but much more clamorous for war with
the friends of the Government.
Pundlutok boldly declares: “If these Southern
States cannot be reconciled, I would bid them fare
well eo. tenderly that they would forever be touohed
by the reoolleotlon of It." -
Vote for even a Democratic councilman
to-day, and) you vote for Pendleton.
You help the party which has adopted Ms
disunion policy.
We thank The ‘Tribune for its well
meant anxiety, but its concern about Penn
sylvania is almost unnecessary. It is possi
ble there have been “ too much unwise
confidence and exultation on our side," but
we have done the best we could, and are
ready to help New York. We can say that
if the party in New York had been as true
to principle, as as free from personal quar
rels and passion and in Pennsylvania, we
should have had less trouble in'the cam
paign; - ' ■';
The following extract is from a letter
just received in'ffiis city from one of the
most prominent men—once a large slave
holder—in the interior of Missouri. It
speaks for itself:
“ I am yet, thank G od, allv-o and well, and as
active as ever in the cause of the Government. I
am for Lincoln and Johnson- as the only hope for
law and government In 'the United States. I
honestly Believe that the Democratic party will
agree to a peace recognizing the Southland bring
ing disgrace on our Government, and that’ their
suocess gives ns perpetual war, anarchy, bloodshed,
and rain. I accept Mr. Lincoln as the only repre
sentative candidate of the Union men. Our coun
try Is full of bushwhackers. No Union man—that
is, no Lincoln man—is safe out of a garrison.”
One of the New York Democratic pa
pers characterizes Governor Seymour’s
"late speech in this city as “ a tong-winded
and tiresome rigmarole of electioneering
clap-trap. The Governor is a man of
words” —and his peace principles show
that he is also a man of straw.
“I object.” This was "Pendleton’s
speech when a patriotic Representative
sought to introduce a bill for aiding the
army. Soldiers,-tMnk of this when you
vote. ;.. ,■
Mr.-Pendleton thinks war can only
lead to “an . unmitigated despotism.”
Friends of liberty, when you vote, resent
this insult to your country, your army, and
your flag.
Americans, remember Mayor Guxther (
of New York, is McClellan’s prominent
and dear friend. He presided at the Mc-
Clellan ratification meeting. And yet
this dear friend of McClellan refused to
illuminate in honor of-Atlanta 1 Rebuke
these men when you vote 1
Jeff Dayis, in his Macon speech of the
23d of September, virtually gives up the
contest with the Administration of Lincoln ;
and yet General McClellan’# supporters
would turn out President Lincoln because
his management of the war lias been a
“ failure!”
, If gold is at so much premium now,
what would its value be when McClellan
repudiated the debt ? Think of this when
you.vole.
.“ Whom shall I gladden with my vote?
If I vote for the Union I send joy to the
army and navy: If I vote for Democracy
I rejoice Davis and Napoleon, and every
traitor in the land.” Let every Union man
ask himself this question when he votes.
What matter all the blood that has been
shed, and all the money that has been
spent, if the Republic proves untrue to it
self? Think of this when you vote. :
General Me Olellan , has few respecta
ble supporters, hut among these are men
tion e'd Robert 0. Winthkop, a gentleman
who belongs to a bygone age, and has said
nothing since the war began, but who ex
pects to be a member of McClellan’s
prospective Cabinet; John Yan Buren, a
lawyer for any side, and a philosopher of
the New York Herald school • James
Guthrie, of Kentucky, a member of Frank
Pierce’s Cabinet, an intense slave-owning
Southerner, and- one of the constructors of
the infamous and cowardly Chicago plat
form ; Hon . J. C. MoKibbin, whp lately
begged‘of the President the office of Go
vernor of Idaho ; Emerson Etheridge,
who has become a bitter and coarse dema
gogue for a like well-known reason;
Franklin Pierce, the bosom friend of
Jefferson Davis ; Millard Fillmore,
who charges the North with the crime of
the rebellion, and excuses the South ; -Tamer
Buchanan— -let every .-honest voter fill up
the commentary I: These men are now
politically worthless; worthless‘as slaves >
‘‘Nothing, in the lartCohgre6S,-either in point
of mental ability or personal activity, which, gave
us credit. On all great questions of moment to our
people he was silent He never opened his mouth.'
Be voted atony millions of your money, which- will
have to be made up by you? heavy taxation, without
ashing a single question where It was to be appro
priated, for what purpose It was to be used, whether
it was necessary for the support of the Government
or only the fattening of many corrupt officeholders
at Washington.” ' ;
This extract is from a card now in circu
lation in the Third district against Mr;
Myers, the present candidate for Congress.
It could not be more unjust and scurrilous.
Mr. Myers made one or two speeches in
the House that; we remember for their " apt
ness and eloquence; He was an industrious
and diligent-member., He never was ab
sent from Mg seat. He flever shirked work
from a committe. He never turned away
a poor soldier or a soldier’s friend without
giving him a dollar, and all the aid in his
power. He was a model Representative.
His opponent is a glib young man, of the
name of Buckwalter, who will not only
open his mouth on great questions, but on
air questions; a lyceum debater, who can
enlighten the House as to the merits of
C/ESAr and Napoleon, or whether'steam
has been of, more' advantage to mankind
than electricity. Mr. Buckwalter would
certainly lie an ornamental member; but
Mr. Myers has bepn useful, and we shall
keep him where he is.
One issue of the present contest must
not be forgotten; namely, the effect of the
election of McClellan upon our political
relations with Europe. If such a misfor
tune as that election should; fall upon us, it
will he said m Europe, "and will be acted
upon by France and England, that the
North, speaking at the polls, has accepted
a peace policy in accepting its peculiar
champion. The London Quarterly, which
with equal wit and truth has described
McClellan as “Athelstane, the Unready,”
would then see its hope fulfilled—that hope -
being the immediate recognition of the
South as an independent nation, and this
recognition would be hastened by the anti
cipation of obtaining a first commercial foot
ing in the South. Let the Union candi
dates be defeated, and what we hero pre
dict must occur. Napoleon and Pal
merston will at once .receive the creden
tials of Slidell and Mason as ambassa
dors from Jefferson Davis. Elect the
Union candidates, and the political hope
of the South falls to the ground, and even
ihe arch-rebel himself will have to admit
his inability-tb proceed- any farther in his
: reason.
The following announcement will be in
teresting .to the great masses of our,patriotic
people:
’ Union" Statb Central Cokmittbb,
October 10, IRB4.
■ The election returns received by the Union State
i entral Committee trill be announced to the pnbllo
:-n the night of the election from the. Union League
.ouse, Chestnut street, above Twelfth.
Sikon CAStaaoN, Chairww.
THE PKESS.—PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1864.
The Chatnbersburg Repository sums up the
prominent Pennsylvanians who have given
their support to Mr. Lincoln.,. It recalls
the fact that in 1860 Governor Packer’ s
Cabinet was opposed to , Mr.
Now Mr. Heisteis is the Union candidate
for Congress in Berks, and Mr. Knox is
stumping- the State for Lincoln; Hon.
James L, Reynolds, brother of tlie late
Gen; Reynolds, who fell at Gettysburg,
was on the Democratic Electoral ticket in
IB6o—now he is zealously for Lincoln;
Gen. McCall, who led the gallant Penn
sylvania Reserves through the Peninsular'
campaign under McClellan, and who ran
as the Democratic candidate for Congress
in Chester in 1863, espoused thb cause of
Lincoln as soon as ■ McClellan was no
minated. So with Judge CukninghaSi, of
Beaver; General Geary, of Westmore
land ; Hon. Daniel Dougherty, Hon. N.
B. Browne, Buchanan’s Postmaster;
Hon. B. P. Brewster, Hon. D. Paul
Brown ; Hon. Wm. Strong, Democratic
Judge of the Supreme Court, and others in
Philadelphia; lion. John Cessna, of
Bedford; Hon. John Rowe, of Franklin ;
Hon. John Scott, of Huntingdon, and
many others, who were the Demo-’
cratic party in 1860, are now. earnest in the
support of President Lincoln. . . Indeed,
all over the State we hear nothing but in
dications of victory.
The Copperhead papersviewitk the
rebel journals in making epithets Tor the
friends of the Union. A wretfckedly disia?
gennous paper of this class has been calling
the defenders and supporters of the war
“ Abolition mercenaries,” “ Lincoln hire,
lings,” and other names much worse.
These, be it observed, are terms borrowed
verbatim from the Richmond papers. Hot
to be outdone, a few:more of the Copper
head press have termed; the President “a
rail-splitting 'buffoon,” and the candidate
for the Vied Presidency “ a ,boorish tailor”
—forgetting to give proper; credit to South
ern invention. Andrew Johnson, a li
berty-loving people’s mto of the South,-has
a word for these vulgar would-be aristo
crats. The poor man, who votes to-day,
should bear him:
“I have nothing to regret that my early life was
spent In the shop. I never boast of It la my can
vasses, but when it ts brought up as a reproaoh, I
bare met it in the way tt should be met, and he
who fights with such weapons is not entitled to the
respect of anybody. Yes, the ‘boorish tailor’ la put.
upon the tail of the ticket. What an insult to the
aristocracy, who want reputation without merit and
without worth. Yes, Tarn a tailor, 1 but learned long
since, that if a man does not disgrace his profession,
It never disgraces him. [Ohccre.] And I may be -
permitted to say, that when I was a tailor, I made
some pretty close fits. [Daughter.] Mygarments
used to be right well proportioned ; but I have seen
tailors, at their own expense, too, make a man out
of very scaDt material; I used to be considered a
very good tailor, and got. my work done according
to promise,’ [Laughter andcheers.j So' much'for r
the ‘ boorish tailor,’ One of the fundamental prin
ciples of my Democracy is, and it Is Repubilcanismi
too,'that men should be rewarded according to
merit. It is worth that makes the man, and the
want of it the fellow.” ■ ?■ .
Who abb Gen. McClellans Friends? :
—Among the rebels who have declared
that the election of McClellan and the
success of the Peace party-will give tri
umph to the rebellion and independence
to the South are the editors of the Rich
mond Whig, Examiner, and Sentinel; Gov.
Beottn of Georgia, Hon. L. M. Curry of
Alabama, cx-Senator Clements of Ala
bama, Henry S. Foote, Dayis, Benja
min, and the entire press and platform of
the Confederacy. ( Added to these are
Yalt.akdtc-ham, who was put under arrest
by a Democratic general for disloyalty;
Yooehees, who encouraged secret armed
treasonable organizations in Indiana;
Dodd, who was under court martial for
conspiracy ; Wrxgiit, the "originator of a
secret treasonable order ; Fetch, the re
bel candidate for Governor of Missouri;
Medary of Ohio, and Bonn and Rod
max lit. Pkice of New-Jersey, who have
openly encouraged ' secession and rebel
lion; George N. Sahdees, the North-.
. ern traitor ; Henry Clay Dean, post
ern Secessionist; Fernando Wood; who
suggested that McClellan should seize
upon Congress and proclaim himself dicta :
tor ; Long, who openly advocated seces
sion and rebellion on the floor of Congress;
Harris, of Maryland, who did the same ;
HuenEs, of. Pennsylvania, who advocated '
the secession of this State into the Confe
deracy ; Woodward, who spoke in favor
of the rehellibn, and declared that “to
think against slavery. is a sin; to speak
a gainst slavery is a crime;'' ’ Horatio Sey
mour,;-who declared that to put down trea-'
■ son was as bad as treason itself; and a host
of demagogues to whom only opposition
gives importance, and whose declarations
have violated every principle of “ peace,”
and almost every article of the - Constitu
tion. So much for the cry of “ Constitu
tion,” “habeas, corpus,” “.peace,” and
“ conciliation.” So much for the McClel
lan-Chicago platform! . ’
Four years has the divided North been
fighting the united South. That the rebel
lion is not crushed and ,the war ended is
nor due to any fault of the Administration,
not to the strength of our enemies, but to
the. political contentions in the free
States. With - a powerful minority per
petually- opposing the plans of , the Go
vernment, denouncing it’ as■ '-imtmst
worthy, tyrannical, and imbecile, it is
astonishing that so much has been' ac
complished. No one can estimate how
much we should have gained had the
North been, like the. South, united. We
ask the American • people,: is it not time,
these divisions should-end ? We ask every
intelligent Democrat to think agaimof these
matters before he votes to-day. It may
have been that the Administration has
made many mistakes; it may-have been
that General McClellan has been treated
unjustly by his political opponents. Do
not let these matters lead you to forget
that the Union can only be saved by the
union of its- friends. : Remember that
in times like these much that is harsh and
mistaken may be said and done by both
parties, and that there is something higher
than personal interests at stake. Your
duty as an American is greater than your
obligations as a partisan, and we think you
are'bound to go with,the majority of' your
fellow-country men at a crisis when nothing
but a united effort can hold the country to'
gethcr. ■ - \
Against General McClellan and for
President Lincoln are all whokave ear
nestly toiled, suffered, and bled for the
country. What attests a citizen’s man
hood, patriotism, convictions more
eloquently than his wounds ? We call the
■witnesses:
Generals U. S. Grant, Sherman,- Rose
crans, (an anti-slavery Catholic Demo
crat), Meade, Sheridan, Hooker, Hancock,
Warren, Ord, Butler, Birney, Dix, Sickles,
Burnside, Schofield, Logan, Granger,
Banks, Canby, Carter,"Garfield*, Howard,
Crawford, Bartlett, Seymour,'Humphreys,
A. J. Smith, Baldy Smith, G. H. Thomas,
Lorenzo Thomas, Slocum, Carr, Stanley,
McCook, Kilpatrick, Greggs Custer, Avc
rill, Ilunter, Kelly, Tyler, Torbert, Ha
milton, Peck, Hallowell, Higginsoh, Hack
man, Paine, Prince, Rousseau, 1 McCler
nand, Meagher, Mott, Hunt, Graham,
Grierson—and we .might name, hundreds
of other well-authenticated’ names of those
who have signalized their devotion by
gallant service against the enemy. The
list includes an immense majority of all
the officers 'in the, Union armyj from ge
neral and colonel down to subaltern, and
yet a large proportion of these were Demo
crats, slaveholders, : and- sometimes friends
of McClellan. ‘ ...
The letter of P. P. Blaik,. Sr., published
in another column, disposes of the story,
already contradicted by Mr. Lincoln, that
the President had offered Gen. McClellan
a, command in the'army, provided that he
would refuse . the • Chicago - nomination.
This letter proves, however, that the friends
of the-cause have been willing to do all
in their power to unite the country against
its enemy. *Mr; Blair, entirely upon ,his
own responsibility; offered to be the media
tor betwocn-lhe Government and General.
McClellan, and obtain active service for
;!ie major generalship which now brings
him 10,000 a year for doing nothing, and
nwtffwaiaawrv—i-iiaaawm ii»inriir«iia«uMMu»t»>aMMi
which, it may be remarked, McClellan
. has ndt yet resigned I Does this fact show
that McClellan prefers to serve the re
bellion with a United States commission
rather than Once more “look upon the face
of my gallant comrades in the army 7 ’
or that he is willing enough to accept a
command should it prove a better bargain ?
Tt will be remarked that General McClel
lan thought Mr. Blair’s proposition en
tirely reasonable and worthy of considera
tion;- ■■
New ,York waits for Pennsylvania. The
Empire will gladly follow the Keystone. ■
Grirard College.
DISLOYALTY ESTABLISHED WITHIN ITS WALLS—
TUB NATIONAL FLAG PULLBD- DOWN.
To the Editor of The Pfesi:
. Sris: In a recent issue pf.your valuable journal I
noticed the statement that “since the 4th day of
July, 1864, the'star-spangledbanner hag not been
uniuTled at the Girard College,” and an inquiry of
your correspondent If “ snob is the case from design
on the part of those having the charge of that in
stitution' 1 !”. I infer, from faots in my possession,
both that the statement ie true and that our glori
ous flag’ has been furled there all through these
months, “from design" of the authorl.
ties of the’lnstitution. I do know that this;beauti
ful banner—emblem of all that Is dear to every true
American—has, during this present year; been pulled
deum again and again from a window in whloh.it was
placed, until. Anally, ifr was nailed to the window-'
frame by tho noble loyal lady whose it was.
■ I am told, too, that when the present “ Board"
assumed control of the College, certain members
thereof swore that all Republicans on the grounds
should leave; The sequel shows 'that, with but two
or three exceptions,* air the Republicans on the
ground—indeed, all loyal persons,of whatever party,
male and female, from the president to the watch
roan, have left. Many of them, whose faithfulness
and fitness had been unquestioned fornearly a score
of years, were suddenly found “incompetent.” And
wlio are they who have taken their vacant
places 1 Men and women whose avowed senti
ments; and sympathies should'secure' them; ao-'
commodniions “ beyond the lines,” and would,
.were they hearer the scene of conflict. -Why,’
,sir, there are those‘among these improved preoep
tors, governors, Ac.,- who are proud of their advo
oaoy of the cause of the South, There are those
there, who, on the very grounds' of the institution
boasted and gloried in the raid of the rebels to Baiti-;
more and Washington last July. Not only this,
but one professor, I understand, steps aside from
his allotted sphere and talks secession' sentiments to
his olasses. -It seems had enough to have, under
the new regime, tho grounds neglected, the halls
and rooms.unswept, and the boys so uncleanly and
ragged that teachers: are ashamed to send them
without the wails of the college, and are often re
proached - for so doing 5 but, when such sheets as
the Philadelphia Age and Now York Daily ticios.
and no others, grace the parlors—when disloyal mon
teach treason to the college pupils, and boast of its
triumphs within the college walls, and when Co
luriibla’s flag of the free is never honored, but fre
quently insulted, Is it riot time, sir, that something
should be donel I have but recently become a
resident of your city; and I am amazed that your
Councilsshould not only elect but re-elect such offi
cers, and that your citizens should submit to such a
state of things in the Institution that' was onco their
pride arid glory; That It Is so, Is not only a reproaoh
and disgrace to the city that contains it, arid whose
government's entrusted with its management, but'
It is in manifest disregard of and opposition to
the expressed principles arid purposes of
him who founded this munificent school, and
whose name it bears; for no provision of his
memorable will stands out more prominently than
the following ; “ And especially I desire that, by
every proper means, a pure attachment to-our re
publican Institutions and. to the sacred rights of
conscience, as guaranteed by our happy Constitu
tion, shall be formed and fostered in the minds of
the scholars.” ' - ;
Is there no remedy for these abuses l There is.
That remedy may be administered to-morrow. Bal
lots are sometimes powerful purgatives.
I am, sir, yours truly, . R. B. J.
Ediladem’Bia, Oct. 10, 1864.
|We have reason for believing that most of the
above facts are true. Girard College has been
shamefully an d foolishly managed for a couple of .
years past. More orphans have been crowded into
the institution than it can decently feed, clothe, and
educate; more have absconded than its authorities
care to mention ; more have been dismissed without
a hearing, and even for trivial offences,than it would
be creditanlo to tell. Altogether; nearly as many
pupils have ’been dismissed', or have absconded in
one year, than ordinarily entered in two years. We
can scarcely credit, however, that the national flag
has not fceen unfurled at Girard College, although
the Institution rests under the baneful management
of a Copperhead Board of Directors. " The President
of Girard College was but lately an officer in the
regular service of the United States,]
Union Mooting’ at Ashland.
IKTKBKTTPTION 01" THE MEETING BY COPPER
HEADS—BRICKS THROWN AT THE Sl> BAKERS, AND'
ksyoi-vmisMaßh. ■’
[Special Despatch to The Press’. 3
.Pottbvillb, Oct. 11.—On Saturday night Judge
■Shannon, Levi’ Bartholomew, .Tudge Helfenstein,
Colonel Green and George Marts proceeded to
Ashland from Pottsville, to address a Union meet
- ing at that- place. Judge Shannon was -the first
-speaker; he had not spoken more than five minutes
' before a brick was hurled at him, passing between
himself and George C. Brown, Jr., of Philadelphia,
short-hand writer. The Judge, hot alarmed In the
least, proceeded with Ms speech, when shots from
revolvers were, fired at him, one of which shots
grazed his right ear. Several bricks were afterwards
hurled at the judge, two of which struck him in the
right breast. ■' :■■■
Levi Bartholomew was also attacked; but, after
the Union men re-established the meeting, he spoke
at great length to the people. . - Bower. ■
WASHIN GTON.
A COPPERHEAD EIE REPUTE©
LETTER FROM-HON. E. B. WASHBURNE
TO GENERAL CAMERON
ISTEKVIKW BETWEEN MB. WASHIiEKNE AND.
GENERAL GRANT.
- Washington, Oot. 10.
THE MANASSAS GAP RAILROAD—THE TRACK
TORN UP AND TRAINS PIKED INTO BY
GUERILLAS. '
This railroad has been repaired as far as Rector
town, and trains have recently run between 'Wash
ington and Alexandria and that point. - Major,
Wentz, the superintendent of the road, when near
the first-named place last Fridav, discovered that a
small portion of the track had been torn up, and
promptly commenced repairing it, when be and his
party were fired upon by guerillas. Notwithstand
ing this attack the work was continued until it was
completed. Several shells exploded near the la
borers, but there were no casualties, and the train
escaped without damage. On another day last
week a laborer who had been sent out to make re
pairs was seized by guerillas, and was taken to the
woods, where, he wasjrobbed of a number of letters
which had been given to him to bring; to Washing
ton. He was furnished with a receipt for these let
ters, and was then set at liberty. Much more seri
ous guerilla operations took place to-day.
'The, superintendent of the Manassas road had
started on the way to Piedmont, or beyond that
point, with two trains containing material for re
building the road.:: When a mile and a half the
other side of Whito Plains, which is about fifty
eight miles from Washington; It was discovered
that the track had been torn up. A party of gueril.
las at once fired into the train, killing Mr. J. Mc-
Cbiokett, the superintendent, Edward T. Bolt,
the conductor, and ex-Lleut. 001. Fuller, former
ly of thet iqth: Michigan, who had'gone Cut on the
train to acquire experience as a conductor. An en
gineer is also reported killed. Mr. Galscott, the
agent, and a number of others were wounded. The
dead and wounded will be brought to Washington
to-night,
REFUTATION OF A COPPERHEAD LIE.
Major Eckekt, Chief of the-Telegraph. Bureau
In eonneetjpn with the War Department; waited on
the'differenttelegraph offices to get the name of the
author of t he message published In the Philadelphia
Sunday Mercury, yesterday, purporting to have been
sent from this city.. The several ; offices disclaimed
any knowledge of It, and positively asserted that it
had-not been sent over their wires. It was not found
In the budget of the Mercury's correspondent, and
that gentleman, Mr. Wallinoton, denies any
knowledge of it. Of course it was manufactured in
Philadelphia. . -
The following despatch has been sent to General
Gambron by Mr. Washbubnb in relation to the
matter:
Washington, Oct. 10,1864.—Gbn. Simon Camh
eon: My attention has just been called to a de
spatch which appeared In the Philadelphia Sunday
Mercury yesterday, purporting to come from this
city,, but Jri reality manufactured by Philadelphia
rebels.
A more atrocious falsehood In regard to our mili
tary operations has never been circulated by Jew
Davis himself. I saw Lieutenant General Grant
last Friday night, and had a. long conversation
with him'ln regard to the present military situation.'
I have seep a great deal of the General during
the war, and have never seen him so hopeful and
confident, and never has ho felt himself so com
pletely master of the situation as at the present
moment.
gThe recent operations about Petersburg' and on
the north of- the James were regarded by hl»as
great and substantial successes.
We advanced our positions, took very strong and
very .Important rebel works, which we will hold. ,
: Our losses were small compared with the advan
tages gained, and no greater than those of the re
bels, though the’ latter fought in entrenched posl
-tlone... :
All was well with both- Sherman and Sheridan, ’
and, from all that could be learned at the front from
deserters and from the tone of-the rebel papers, it
was evident that the; rebellion Is now tottering to
Its final and complete overthrow.
Yours, respectfully, -E. B. Washburns.
RESIGNATION ON AN OFFICIAL.
G. P. Bah,ky, so long and efficiently in charge of
.the loan branch of the Treasury Department, hag
resigned his position to ocoept one la a banking
house li New York.
THE LOAN SUBSCRIPTIONS.
- The subscriptions to the seven-thirty loan, as re
ported to the Treasury Department, tor the last two
days amount to $7821,450. The subscriptions to the
Joan during last week were $4,021,030.
THE DESTONDENT- FEELING IN THE ?OUTH.
Late fifes of Southern papers from various direc
tions show a general depression, but oditorß aro.en
-Vc-avorli g -to ;ln/uto rt\v Fplrlt and hope Into .the.
people, Insisting that every available man"; be sent
to tbe field, andpromisiDjc, by that means, ultimate
SIitCCSS, 7
THE WAR.
IMPORTANT OFFICIAL GAZETTES*
GOOD NEWS FROM ALL OUR ARMIES,
BSBPATCHES FBO® BUTLER, SHERMAN, THOMAB,
SHKBIBABT, AND BUBBBIIIBE,
<S®n.Slfferman?secure in Atlanta*
RAPID RETREAT ®F HOOD TO DALLAS.
Immense Destuictien of Rebel Property
nnd Supplies by Sheridan.
THE .WHOLE VALLEY' RENDERED UNTE-
NABLE TO THE REBELS
Severe Defeat of the Rebols at Saltviile, JCy.
SUCCESSFUL ADVANCE OF GRANT’S AKMF.
THE REBEL SKIRMISHERS IERIVEN
. INTO THEIR WORKS.
THE BATTLE OF FRIDAY A DECIDED
UNION SUCCESS
ANOTHER TICTOKi BT SHERIDAN’S ARMT.
DEFEAT OP THE REBEL CAVALRY
NEAR PIBHER’S HILL.
Eleven Owns and Three Hundred and
Fifty Prisoners Captured. -
BKl'lilSK OF PBHJE AT JBFPBBSON (Jill, MISSOURI.
A Rebel Attack on Hopkinsville, Ky., Defeated.
FIRST OFFICIAI. GAZETTE. >
DESPATCHES FROM GENESALS THOMAS, SHERMAN,
SHEBIDAN, BUBBRIDGE, AND BUTLER— RETURN
OF GENERAL;: GRANT. TO‘THE FRONT—E9OAPE OF
GENERAL.FORREST—GENERAL SHERMAN’S ARMY
WELL ANDIN .A SECURE P03I
; TION—GENERAL SHERIDAN AT WOODSTOCK, VA.—
BATTLE AT SALTVILLE, KT.—DEFEAT OF THE
REBELS—WITHDRAWAL OF OUR FORCES—THE
SUCCESS NEAR RICHMOND ON FRIDAY;
Washington,! Oct, 10-1 P, M.—Reports have
been received by this Department from Generals
Butler, Sherman, Thomas, Sheridan, and Bur
bridge, showing the favorable condition of military
affairs in their respective fields of operations.
--, The purpose of General Grant’s visit to Washing
tori having been accomplished, he returned to his
headquarters on Saturday, but there has been no
telegraphic communication since his arrival there.
DESPATCH FROM GENERAL THOMAS.
Nashville, Tenn., 11,30 P. ffiL, Oct. 8,1864.
Secretary ofWar '
Have not heard direct from Sherman, but Gen.;
Corse at Alatoona informs me that Sherman is at
Kenesaw, repairing the railroad between Atlanta
and Alatoona, He has plenty of provisions in At;
lanta, and, so far as the main army is .concerned,
feels secure. ■ . ;
Gen. Rousseau reports that Forrest has escaped
him by crossin g the Tennessee' in flat-boats above
and below Florence, on the 6th lost., while ho
(Rousseau) was: detained , by. Mgh water in Shoal
oreek and Elk river.
Georob H, Thomas, Major General.
DESPATCH FROM GENERAL SHERMAN.
' AiAlrGoirA; bet. 9, Msi—B P. M,
Major General 11. W. Balled:, Chief of Staff:
I reached the Kenesaw Mountain October 6th,
just, in time to witness at a distance the attack on
Alatoona. . / .
I had anticipated the attack and had ordered from
Rome General Corse, with reinforcements. The.
attack was met and repulsed, the enemy losing some
200 dead and more than 1,000 wounded and prisoners.
Our loss was about TOO in the aggregate.
The enemy captured the small garrisons at Big
Shanty and Ackwortb, and burned about seven
miles of our railroad, but we have at Alatoona and
Atlanta an abundance of provisions.
Hood, observing our approach has, moved rapidly
back to Pallas and Vanwert, and I am watching
him, and in case he tries to reach Kingston or
Rome,’Atlanta, is perfectly secure to us, and this
army IS better off than in camp.
W. T. Shbbman, Major General.
DESPATCH PfiOffi ftaSBRAI, SHh&EDAy.
Woodstock, Va., Oct. 7,1864—9 P. xrr.
Lieutenant General V. S. Grant:
I have the honor to -report my command at this
point to-night. I commenced moving back from
Port Republic, Mount Crawford, Bridgewater, and
Harrisonburg yesterday morning.
The grain and forage in front of these points have :
previously been destroyed. In moving back to this
point, the whole country from the Blue Ridge to the
North Mountain has been made untenable for a
rebel army. I have destroyed over two thousand
barns filled with whoat, hay, and farming imple
ments; over, seventy mills filled with flour and
wheat • have driven in front of the army over four
hundred head of stock, and have killed andissued
to the troops net leas than three thousand sheep.
This destruction embraces the Luray valley and
Illttlo Fort valley as well as the main valley.
A large number of horses have been obtained, a
proper estimate of which I cannot make. '
Lieutenant. John Rj ; Meigs, my engineer officer,
was murdered beyond Harrisonburg, near Dayton.
For this atrocity all the houses within an area of
five miles were burned.
Since X came into the valley, from Harper’s Ferry
up to Harrisonburg, every train, every small party,
and every straggler has been bushwhacked by the
people, many of whom have protection papfrs from
commanders who have been hitherto in that
valley. 1 "’
The people here are getting sick of the war.
Heretofore they havo had no reason to complain,
because they have been living in great abundance,
I have hot been followed by the enemy up to this
point, with the exception of a small force of rebel
cavalry, that showed themselves some distance
behind my rear-guard to-day.
> A party of iflO of the Bth Ohio Gavalry, which I
had stationed at the bridge over the mouth of the
Shenandoah, near Mount Jackson, was attacked by
McNeil, with seventeen men, while they were
asleep, and the whole party dispersed or captured.
I think that they will turn up. ,
I learn that fifty of them had reached Winches
ter. McNeil was mortally wounded, and foil into
our hands. .
This was fortunate, ashe was the most daring and
dangerous of all the bushwhackers in this section' of
the country. P. H. Sheridan, ,
Major General.
DESPATCH PROM GEN. BTJRBRIDGE.
■Gen. Burbridge makes the following report: - ■
Cattlesbukg, -Ky., Oot. 8, 1864—10 A. M.
lion, B. M. Stanton: -
Forcing the enemy from Clinch Mountain and
Laurel Gaps, after heavy skirmishing, we met the
enemy throe-and-a-half miles from Saltvllle, on the
mornin gof the 2d inst., and drove him to his works
around the salt works, whoro he was strongly en
trenched on the bluff in heavy force, under Echols,
Williams, Vaughan, and, it Is said, Breckinridge.
.We at once attacked him and drove him from his
works on our left and centre, and held Mm in check
on the right ; and finally, In spite of artillery and
superior numbers, whipped him at every point, and
forced him back to his own works. V
In the evening our ammunition gave out, and
holding the position until midnight, I withdrew the
command In excellent order and spirits. The occu
pation of the works themselves was, only prevented
by the failure of ammunition. Prom the prisoners,
I learn that the enemy’s force was between 6,000
and 8,000, and that Breckinridge was present with
4,000 from Lynchburg.
My force amounted to 2,500 engaged.
' It Is certain his force greatly outnumbered us. A
detachment sent to Pound Gap, forced Its way
through , and drove Prentice with a superior force
from his works at Gladesville, captaring several
prisoners, a number of small arms; and’one piece of
artillery. a'- 7
Our loss In all Is about 350. That of the enemy Is
’ more, I will report more fully by mall.
On the morning of the 3d I received an order from
General Sherman to return. 7 '
S. G. Btjbbbidsk, Major General,
The telegraph line between Fortress Monroe and
City Point was broken down by a big storm, and Is
not yet repaired. '
' The latest military intelligence from there Is the
following telegraph from Major General Butler:
DBSBATCH BROM GBNBRAt, BUTLBB.
• Headquarters Dbpabtmbnt ob Virginia
and North Oarobiwa, Oct. Bth, 1864.
Lieutenant General Grant •
Our success yesterday was a decided one, although
the rebel papers claim a victory
: They admit General , Gregg killed, and General
Bratton wounded. General Gregg was In command
of Field’s division. 77. 77^77^7
The Richmond Examiner of this morning- con
tains an official despatch from Gordonsvllle last
night, stating that a Yankee cavalry force yestor
day burned the railroad bridge over the Rapldan
and made their escape.
■No movement on the Petersburg side. No more
troops have been sent over from Lee. The move
ment yesterday was made under his eye.
B. F. Butlbr, Major General.
No recent intelligence has been received from
Major General Canby, but, by his last report, Gen.
Steele was moving In force upon the roar of Price,
towards Missouri. Edwin m. Stanton,
SECOND OITICULh OiZET CL.
DISPATCH SBOM GEM, GSAKT—-OvH OX
DAY 400—THK TIMES TKAT NUAt-
BKB* . ■■ ' '
Washington, October 10—4.20 P. M.—Tolagra
plxic communication rtltii Oeni Grant’s
ters/has been re-establlshtid, anil In a despatch dated
at 1 o’clock this P. M.-tho G eneral reports as fol
lows: “ I find our losses the. other day were much
less than first'reported. Pour-hundred will cover
cur entire loss is killed, wounded* and-oaptured.
’About oneVundred aiid 1 fifty, were captured, and. a
■great maiy.dcad. fell Into-our hands.- The loss of
Ithe enawy; could not be less than ten or twelvehun-,
‘dfed;’;/ .; ’ .. X, S/Cfit ant, ’ideut.JCren.''
Emv<K T>l: STAWTOITi
Secretary ef War..
OUR LOSBKS IB TUB RKCENT BA-ITIKS —MATT M»
IH!L LOSE—«EN. QRBOO AND OTH.BJS KKIJBt ©FPL
( EES KILLED—NO PIGHTISO SINCE FKDAV,
: Washington, Oet. 10—r.65 ']■>¥. M.-yStaoe »y
despatch of this afternoon a fuller report has jus!
been furnished by General. Grant of the operations
of Friday, together with the rebel acknowledgments
of their heavy loss In general and field officers.
' Oitt Foist, Ta., Get, 10-4.30 F, M.
Ken. £,M. Stanton, Secretary of War t - :>
Oar entire losslathe enemy’s attack on onr Haas ■;
on Friday, the 7th Instant, does not exceed 300 la*
killed, wounded, anil mfesing.
The enemy’s loss Is estimated by General But
ler ail, oeo.
The Richmond Whig, of the Bth Instant, speaking
of this battle, has the following:
“The gallant General Gregg, conMßSßding a
Teias brigade, fell in the advance. Among other
casualties, we have to report General Bratton, of
South Carolina, badly wounded. Colonel Aaettell,
ol the 7th South Carolina Infantry, severely wound
ed' ;In the face, and Major Baskin, of the- Soath
Carolina Artillery, also wounded. Rumor states
that General Geary had been killed.”
FOURTH OFFICIAL GAZETTE.
AN ' IMFOKTAKT VICTORY BT SHERIDAN'S CAT*
Washington, Oct. 10—8.30 F. Hl.—Major General
Augur, commanding at Washington, has for the
last four'days been on the line towards Front Royal,
to which point the railroad was being extended for
the supply of General Sheridan.
A telegram from him, dated at Elchertown, re
ports Sheridan’s arrival yesterday at Strasbnrg,
followed by the enemy’s cavalry, and that sharp
cannonading has been heard from that direction.
A telegram from Brigadier General Stevenson,
commanding at Harper’s Ferry, reports that an en
gagement took place yesterday between the cavalry
forces near Fisher's Hill, and that the enemy were
whipped and scattered to the woods and mountains,,
with the loss of eleven pieces of artillery and three
hundred aEd fifty prisoners. .
Harper's FJKP.sr, Va.—3 30 P. M.
Mon. E. M. Stanton: •
General Sheridan just heard' from. Our cavalry
attacked the enemy beyond Fisher’s Hill and
whipped them, driving them beyond Mount Jhck
son, and capturing eleven pieces of artillery and
three-hundred and fitly prisoners. The rebels scat
tered into the woods and mountains. 1
9.20 P. M.—Since the foregoing despatch reached
the Department an official report ftom Major Gene
ral Sheridan has been received, announcing the vic
tory of his cavalry over the entire command of Gen.
Roper. is, M. Stanton, Secretary of War.
Stbabbukg, Ta., Oet. 9—Midnight.
Lieutenant General Grant, City Point:
In coming back to this point, I was not followed
up until late yesterday, .when a large force of
cavalry appeared, in my rear. I. then halted my
command to offer battle, by attacking the enemy.
I became satisfied that it was only all the rebel
cavalry of the Valley, commanded by Roper, and
directed Torbort to attack at daylight this morning,
and finish this saviour of the Valley. -
The attack was handsomely made. General Cos
ter, commanding the 3d cavalry division, charged on
the back road, and Merritt, commanding the lßt
cavalry division,-on the Strasbnrg pike. Merritt
captured five guns, and' Custer captured six guns,
with their caissons, battery forge, &c: The two di
visions .captured 47 wagons, ambulances, kc.
Among the wagons captured are the headquarters
wagons of Roper, Lomax, Wickham, and Col. Hol
land. ■
The number of prisoners will he about 330. The>
enemy, after being charged by our gallant oavalry,;
were broken, and ran. They were followed by our
men, on the jump, twenty-six miles, through Mount
Jackson and across the north fork of the Shenan
doah. I deemed It best to make this delay of one
day here and settle this new oavalry general. The
eleven pieces c f artillery captured to-day make
tblrty-slx pieces captur ed in the Shenandoah Valley
since the 19th of September. Some of the artillery
was new, a,minever had been fired. The pieces were
marked “ Tredegar Works.”
P. H Sheridan, Major General.
ADVANCE OP THE 6TH AND 9TK CORPS—THE REBELS
Headquarters, Oct. 9.— The sth and 9th Corps
advanced their lines yesterday a half mile, driving
the enemy’s skirmishers Into their breastworks.
The movement was for the purpose of feeling
their strength, and to' determine whether this part
of the line had ? been-weakened so as to strengthen
their forces elsewhere. Our forces hold the ground
but as yet have made no attack on tho
main lino.' • r : 'v/ '
: A few; prisoners were taken during the advance*
Their statements are merely a repetition of (almost
all the others, viz.: Hard times, great despondency
among the troops, &c.' - r
Picket firing was kept up all last night. The
prisoners say they are much opposed to this barba
rous practice, and only Indulge In it on the positive
orders of their officers, but that they generally fire
too high to have any effect. . Their officers believe
that this practice prevents many desertions, which
Is true. \
Our mortar firing Is said to be-very accurate,
scarcely a day passing In which a number of the
'enemy are not killed and wounded by shells burst
ing in their midst. -■■■■- -
Washington, Oct. 10.—As the. mail-boat was
leaving City Point yesterday morning, at 10 o’clock,
heavy firing was heard oh the right of the James
river, in Gen. Butler’s department. No particulars
are yet known. The boat brought, twenty pri
soners to Fortress Monroe, and ninety to Washing
ton.
THE SIIIOASPOAH VAIIEY. -
OPERATIONS OX OUR ( CAVALRY—-REBEL PROPER
TY NEAR WAYNESBORO DESTROYED—THE VAL-
Baltimore, Oct. 10.—A correspondent of the
Baltimore American, writing from the Valley, un
der date of October 8, says the road from Harrison
burg to Martlnsburg, via Summit Point, Is lined
with guerillas. This correspondent’was captured,
with his horse, notes, fee.
The following have been the operations of our ca
valry: ■ ... ,
Immediately after the oceupatloh of Staunton by
the cavalry, they proceeded to Waynesboro, for the
purpose of destroying the Iron railroad bridge at
thatlplace, and all the barns and mills In that sec
tion of tho country. What remained of Early’s ar
my had, In the (meantime, retreated through
Brown’s Gap, with their wagon trains. But, on
learning of the operations of our cavalry, Kershaw’s
division of Infantry and Fitzhugh Bee’s cavalry
wore (ordered to march in the rear of, and, if possi
ble, capture that portion of our cavalry, consisting
of one division, under command of General Torbert,
which was engaged in destroying the railroad at
Waynesboro.
General Torbert, learning of tholr approach and
intention, retired byway of Staunton, marching alt
night, and at the same time the 6th and 19th Corps
were moved up from Harrisonburg, where they were
encamped, to Mount Crawford, to be within sup
porting distance, if their services were required.
our cavalry, however, returned in safety, after
thoroughly accomplishing their work, and bringing
back at the same time, herds of cattle which they
had collected la the country through which .they
passed.
The destruction of mills and barns was most com
plete, and will be severely felt In that region of the
country. There were sufficient supplies destroyed
and captured to have fed the whole of Early’s com
mand for three months- Now the whole country
presents the appearance of a- barren region, from
which a great proportion of the inhabitants will be
obliged to emigrate or starve. * >
So thoroughly'has General Grant’s ordorfor the
destruction of property been carried out, it will be
impossible even to sow or till the land In time for
the harvest next year.' The horses and all the able
bodied negroes . and field hands are being collected
and seat to the rear; and even- the grain, which
was to have been used as seed by the farmers, has
been destroyed, Allhopes whlohthe rebels may
have heretofore had of holding the valley, must
now be completely at an end, for It would be an
utter impossibility to subsist five thousand men In
the valley ior a week, and there is no base of sup
plies from whici a. rebel army of occupation could ‘
be fed. He represents that the inhabitants are
leaving, and that, crowds flook to the provost mnr
shal’s office seeking passes North. .* Some belong to
the religious persuasion known as the Hunkers.
They have been levied on to. Bupport. the war, but
heretofore exempted from serving in the army. They
were officially notified a few days -previous to our
occupying 'Harrisonburg that their services were
imperatively needed in the . rebel army, and that
they nmst’prepare to serve the cause.
McNeil’s guerillas attacked a detachment of the ■
17th Pennsylvania .Cavalry, who were guarding
the bridge at Mount Jackson, and succeeded In
surprising and capturing quite a number, but- not
before, he was mortally wounded. A Federal - sur
geon, who had examined his wound, expressed the-;
opinion that he could hot live forty eight hours.
, .‘After capturing or dispersing this cavalry at
Mount Jackson, a portion of his . command:, went to .
Edenburg, and set fire to the bridge at that place.
When they had left, soma of the citizens went out
to extlnguish the fire,,but McNellis men . hearing;of
lt," returned,’ and threatened to shoot any one who.
would interfere with its burning. •
’ THE Wlk IN THE SOUTHWEST.
TBIOB BHUISBB At; .lEVMRSOK CITY—MOVEItaKT
: St. LouiSkOot. 9.—Official,despatches from Jef
ferson City Btati.e that the' advanoe.of General .Price,
from Osago river to Moreau, creek, ten miles from
Jefferson; City, upon the 7th, was spiritedly eon- ‘
teßtcd by our cavalry. A considerable number of
the enesay were killed and wounded. Our loss was
seven killed and.forty-nine wounded. ..
; On the' morning of the Bth, the rebels drew up In
line of battle before bur works;but, after being
well peppered by our batteries, moved off towards
the west, and were followed by our forces for six
miles, receiving sharp punishment from them.'
A detachment of the 6th Missouri Militia
under Major. Montgomery, 'attacked a-camp of
three hundred rebels, under Hlldebrant, at Tyler’s
Mills, St. Francis county, and killed thlrty-one of
■them.
Secretary of War,.
RBPXTXSE OX THE HEBBI.S IK AN ATTACK ONHOP*
KINSYII,I,E, KT.
, O7.Ai.KBvII.LR!, Oct. . 9.—General X,yon, with a
tores estimated at from 400 to pjq men, attacked
.THIRD OFFICIAL HAZKTTK.
Since Friday there has Been no fiahtlng-whafewr.'
Signed V. S. Grant, Lieutenant General. . „
E. IVI. Stanton, Seo’y of War.
AIEV-MFSAT OE THE REBELS NEAR FISHER’S
HIM.—ELEVEN GONB AND THEBEHUNDEBD AND
FIITT PRISONERS CAPTURED— THE ENEMT
OHASKD.FOE TWKNTV-SIX MILES.
Respectfully, J. D. Stevenson,
Brigadier General Commanding.
«EX. OBAST’S ABUT.
DRIVEN TO THEIR BE EAST WORKS.
HEAVY PTRTNG ON SUNDAY MORNING.
IET MADE A BARREN WASTE.
OP THE BEBKtS TOWARDS THE WEST.
Hopkinsville at r o'clock this
manded an unconditional surrender, whk* J fe
fused by Colonel Johnson.- A fight' eureed** 8 k
lasted four hours, when the . rebels retreated ***
rebel loss wae eight killed and fifteen tot ***
wounded. _ Onr loss Was star wonuded,
lORTBF.SS *?o2»*© E .
LIST OF EXOHANGKD PENnSVLVANTA CSV c
tTiHON TRISOOTBS SENT BOOTH,
, Fortress Monkok, Oot. 9—The following p
sylvanla officers were brooglt down by
truce steadier New Fork, 10-day, having {3s*
changed at Altken’s LandEag: a
Captain A. J. Feesler, 4ith Pehna.* r Capt x
Winding, 84th Fennav; Major J. m. Dayj, *
Peiona.; Lieut. G.-M. Watson, 90th Peonj . -J,"*
AndrewHoppeiVlithFehnar; Capt. s. C.’ch R
man, 46th Penna.; Capt, F. A. Orawfori tT?"
Febna.; Lieut. .T. H. Norris, 190th Penna, ; y, h
E. Murray, 190th'PeHna. *■
The Richmond Examiner, of October r'th, s s?su
Yankee prisoners were sent South' yesterday u ,7*
Danville train. - '•**
- BTAVAK OPERATIOSSi
CAPTURE OF REBELS IN ALBBHARLE SOOsd
■ ON A BCHOONEE IN MISSISSIPPI BOCIKO.’ **
Washington - , Got. 10— A communication i
been received at the Navy Department fro* 0 ‘
mender Macomb, commanding the naval forcr
the sounds of North Carolina.
Ha says that on the mh nit. lie was ltiro rnH(
Col. "Wardrop that the latter Intended Bending
army steamers up the Alligator river that night
capture a party of rebels who were conscrip« nf
that vicinity, and he requested Commander
comb to send a- gunboat up the Soupperntng n,
to head off the rebels should they attempt to
that way. ~
Commander Worrell, of the Chicopee,
to Bend the Talley City np the riser, accomp% tt i«
bythe tug Martin, to tow her off In ease she
get aground, and a double-ender was also station
off the month of the river.
in crossing the bar at the month of the Sou;
ning the Valley City grounded, and was fired (
from a battery of Whitworth field pieces, whlos
returned, and drove the enemy off, but'by the i
she got off it was too late to-proceed'frirther.
The army gunboats, ascended the C l
and succeeded in capturing the rebels.
The Navy Department has received Informstls
of the oapture recently of-the schooner Oregon, t,
the steamer Narcissus, in 8010 bay,
sound. ■ .
:■ - ; MTK KGBEI< STEWS.
A VICTOHr ON FBIDAT CLAIM ED BT THE EEBSI
SHEKKAN SAID TO UK SHUT TO IN ATLASTj
FOBBEST— G EBKEAL HAEDEB IN COMMAS";,
CEAKLKSTON BKATTBB9 ABD’S NEW DEtv
■ maT. <
Fobtbess Blok-bob, October 9.— The Rlci
Enquirer of Saturday, speaking of the recei
tack on General Butler’s lines, says: “Aner
ment took place yesterday on the Darbytown,
near Eiehmond, resulting In the recapture, by
forceß, of all the positions held by the enemy
tween that and the New Market road, five e
below the city. We captured between m
600 prisoners, with nine pieces of jartttlery,
between 200 and 300 horses. '
“Anoftelal despatch from General Lee says ti
yesterday morning'General Anderson attacked
enemy on the Charles City road and drove tl
from two lines of entrenchments, captaring
guns, oalßSons and horses, and a number of pf
ers. The enemy were driven to the New Ha
road, where they were found strongly entree;
and were not pressed. Our loss was small,
of the enemy was unknown. Gen. Gregg dit
the head of his brigade.
“ An official despatch from GordonevlUe list.
states that the Yankee raiders had burned the
road bridge over the Rapldan yesterday.
“A despatch from General Early to General.
dated on the 7th. inst., says: Sheridan’s whs
fOTce commenced falling back down the Valley ’
night, along the pike.’ "
The EnquirerM the Bth instant says:
“ All the Yankee naval officers, seamen, and
soners'ln onr hands will be forwarded North by
flag of trace to-day,
“ Large numbers of negroes are at workstrm
enlrg the fortifications around Lynchburg.
“ Sherman is shut up in Atlanta by i’orrest, t
hls lines of communication so destroyed tint
Government has not heard from him for saw
days. He 'captured Atlanta, but It may yet pi
his rain.
“ Chabibstow, S. C., Oet. 6.—General Hi
assumed command to-day. The steamer Const
six days from'Halifax, in attempting to rui
blookade last night, rah against a sunten -
and sunk in five minutes. Only one manw«
All is quiet, except the usual bombardment <
olty and Sumpter.”
The Examiner says: K General Beaurega:
department Includes East Louisiana. MHsUsii
Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia. 11
Bailroad Accident Bear l*o«gi:kesi
New York.
Poughkeepsie, Oct. 10.—'The train from
York, due here at 5 P. M., was thrown oif the
near Milton Ferry, about four miles below hes
reason of a rock falling on the track from a ‘
The engineer, Henry Geran, was fatally Injure-)
Explosion of Powder Wills at Oas&fll
New York.
POTOKKEBPSIEj Oct. 10.— The pDWdflr mil
DashvUle, Tflster county, blew up on Siroia,
again to*day, Jfo liras were lost by.tbe first«
BIOS, hut to day three men were killed asi
buildings considerably damaged.
BALTIMORE.
Balwmobb, October'
THE HEW jrARTtAND OOHVEHTIOJr—LOTAt?
MEETIB'S IN BALTIMORE—LETTER FROM
DKNT IrllfCOlrlf EXDOBSrKG THE KEW 001
TIOK—7>BATH OP MKS. Br.ECKINEEDOE
A very large meeting -was held to-night la
ment Square of the friends of the new UuE
tion.
Senator Wilson was amongst the speakers.
The following letter from .President Lincoi
read and applauded.
■ Executive Mausiow, Washinbtos, Ooi
Hon. 11. W. Hoffman:
Mt Dbak Sik : A. Convention of Karykr
formed a new Constitution for the Stato. A i
meeting Is called for this evening at Baltlmr
did In semiring Its ratification by the people
you ash a word from me on the occasion, i
same the only feature of the instrument j:
which there is serious controversy Is thatwiid;
Tides for the extinction of slavery.
It need not to be a secret, and I presnma it
secret, that I wish success to this provision. T
it on every consideration. I wish »H met t»
I wleli the material prosperity of theatres
■which I feel sure the extinction of slaver
bring. I wish to see In process of dlsappas
only thing which could bring the nation
war. I attempt no argument. Argument r
question Is already exhausted by the able
Informed, and more Immediately interesteo
Maryland herself. I only add that I stall fo
fied exceedingly If the good people of the Sti
by their votes ratify the new Constitution.
A Yours truly, A. LiK-
DEATH OF. KBS. BKECKIIfBIBBE.
Mrs. Breckinridge, mother of the rebel
died In this cits on Saturday afternoon laa
residence of the Rev. Dr, Bullock, her son-'
The Portress Monroe steamer this morulffi
no news of note.
-Important changes will shortly be mi®
Army ol the Potomae.
Death or Waiter Savage I.aadoi
Our European advices inform us of tin
Florence, on tbe lTth ultimo, of one of th(
tinguished members of the English litei
of that city, the aged Walter Savage
was born in 1775, and was therefore eij
years'old. He was educated at Kugby aw
but quitted the university without a do-
ISOS lie raised at his personal costa bodyt
in aid. of the Spanish patriots, by who®
created a colonel in the Spanish army,
marriage—with the exception of a few
Bath—he has resided abroad, chiefly at
Among his works, we may mention “Count
a tragedy; “ Gebir,” an epic poem, which
wards translated into Batin; “Imagine
satioas,” In five volumes, and “ Pericles
sin.” In ISaT he published “ Dry Sticks
which- contained personal : allusions -to 4
Bath, and occasioned great scandal, for rf
dor was prosecuted and compelled to pal
damages-. His: last work.was a'.'small re ll '
verses In English and Batin, marked t>f
characteristics of his peculiar genius.
letter from Governor Oirt* 0,
The folio-wing patriotic letter from his E»'
Governor Curtin, was read at the W'
meeting .In Independence Square on
night:-
■ , HabEISBURS, OCtobef
DeabSib: I deeply regret myiCiw' 11
present to participate in the great urn™
to be held this evening in Independent®
The condition of my health, and e3rtr
consequent upon a journey to Erie ana «
era counties, where I have had the plow"
dressing large meetings of my fellow-mtu'
a short rest necessary.
The eanse of the Union at no time sin®'
mencement of the rebellion looked brigs l '
..present; -and if the true friends of the w
everywhere will continne to yield tow
and patrjctle support, a speedy and hone®
must be achieved.
-Intake no donbt of the result in oar
State. Pennsylvania, true to her unsv>
alty, will utter.no uncertain sound: 1
propereffort should; be put forth at tm :
loyal men to secure such a' triumph at w
will encourage and sustain our brave J
held, and convince the enemies of the tr
at home and aproad, that; there can b(
berment of this gTeat republic-t-no cot
traitors. With great respect,
Your obedient servant, A. «■
gOECHUGHT TBOCESSION AT PK
Last night, the Union League ;of tl
Third Ward, and the Union citizens t
together with a delegation of the Kept
eiblcs nearly 400 strong, paraded thro;
aipai rtreets ofJFrankiord.. The usual*
mottoed transparencies 'made up pari *•
tion. The Inhabitants trade ft a pj:
large portion of them, including ths
the .children, lined -the sidewalks, apP
processionists with'cheers and wati“‘
chlefß.- - Besldences, on all tho stree
through*, were brilUahtiy
procession had passed over Its route,« f
the.« Seven Stars”' hotel, a large meeo
presided over hy James Ashworth, *■=
tain 5a thelSSlst Begiment of
tears* .hat incapacitated from aj‘
tary duty by severe wounds receh,
burg.- The first speaker did not
audience until nearly, tea o’cioex- -
men made speeches—Res- ® r -
Bussell Thayer, candidate for
, district, and ’William B. Ma ? n ’ B Sssi
marks were chiefly naade up 0! t F nlt
tlons to every voter to perform “L D£
the polls to-day, and seo that evm.
vote he : could influence, alsoP. c , flir oi
appearance, bearing, and
biss were subjects of general com a ,
A Democratic meeUng was t (
time at Brldesburg. The
also paraded withlorchllghts,
cessions of so dlsßlmilar ptlnoiP*® br0 l
ithe same time, the peace p.fV'jeof-’
dence of the JptelpgOSfO 0i *
j ford, -■