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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1904.
NATIONAL TJNIOJI TICKET.
FOR r RESIDENT:
AilK VIl in I.l. 01,
of inii,i;.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT:
Of TennctH.
National Union Electoral Ticket.
SFSATOniAI..
Morton M'Michnrl, Philadelphia.
Tboiuss Cunningham, Heaver county,
IttrnKSEKTATlVR.
1 BobcTt P. Kino;.
2 George M. Coalcs,
3 Ilnnrv Huiinn.
4 William II. Kern,
i Barton 11. Jonks,
fl Charles M. Kuuk,
7 liohcrt Parko.
h William Tavlor.
John A. Hci'tand.
Ill Hichard 11. Coryell,
11 Edward llulidav,
J diaries F. r.eed.
l.'l riins W llnlo
14 Chailes II. Shrincr,
15 .Inhn Wi-uer.
10 David M'Conanghy,
17 David VT. Woods,
IS I.vic Benson,
If) J elm Pntton.
20 Samuel H. Dick,
21 Kverhnrd Bicrcr,
22 John P. Penney.
2.1 Kbenerer M .lunkin.
24 John W. Main-hard.
EDITORIAL COEBESPONDENCE.
rmi.ADKi.rni.v, Oct. 20, 1804.
Little else is now talked of here but poll- j
tics; nil seem to tliink tliat the approaching
election is one of great importance, ami us
patriots anil goods citizens, all are imiioi tun
ed to vote accordingly. But what side is the
rijrht side, is the trouble with many who
feel disposed to do what is right. In a dif
ficulty like this, it i9 always safe to be on the
fide of your country. There can be no ques
tion that the rebels arc all opposed to the
election of Mr. Lincoln. That they hang
their hopes on the election of Gen. McClellan
is true beyond doubt, lie is considered the
peace candidate, nnd they contend that lie
will favor per.ee even on the basis of their in
dependence, because many who support him
favor Mich views. But Gen. McClellan has
declared that lie is for the Union at all
hazards, and I have no doubt that he hon
estly entertains these sentiments, but he is
in company with others who do not hesitate
to declare themselves in favor of recognizing
the Confederacy, if a restoration of the
Vnion cannot be effected without war.
Mr. Pennington, Secretary of the French
Legation, says that the election of McClel
lan would be immediately followed by the
recognition of Southern independence by
France and England ; and that consequent
ly the Chicago ticket, instead of meaning
peace of any kind, really meant intervention,
Southern independence, and foreign war.
"Yc have also the important testimony of
Hon II. J. Walker on this point, and it is to
the same purport. The opportunities of
Mr. "Walker, as a sojourner abroad, for know
ing the temper and intentions of France and
F.ngland, are such as enable him to speak
with little less than absolute knowledge.
"We quote from Li3 letter on the Presidential
contest, as follows:
"It is the boast of the Confederate leaders
in Europe, since the adoption of tV plat
form at Chicago, that upon the election of
their candidates, without waiting four
months for the Inauguration of March ncTt.
Xiipiileon will at oncu recognize the Confede
rate Oorernrr.fnt. Indeed I do not doubt the
circumstantial evidence (although I do not
know the fact,) that, they is already a secret
understanding between .!'. Davis and Na
poleon the Third to recognize the indepen
dence of the South, upon the election of the
Chicngn candidates. Why wait four months
until the 4th of March next, when the
American people, by endorsing the Chicago
platform, shall have declared for peace,
with the additional announcement in that
platform, that the war for the suppression
of the rebellion has failed?
"If, indeed, the war has failed, and we
cannot thus suppress the rebellion, it would
not only be the right, but upon the princi
pals of international law, the duty of every
foreign power to acknowledge Southern in
dependence. Thu is it that the Chicago
McClellan platform invites recognition.
What is the recognition of the independence
of the South by France under such circum
stances! It means war. ' It means, in the
first place, commercial treaties stimulating
great advantages in favor of France, and
perhaps other powers. It means, of course,
the overthrow of the bjockade, so as to
carry on those treaties. It means conditions
descructivo of our interests, and favorable to
the recognizing powers.
"There trill be no recognition of the inde
pendence of the South by France or England
or nin other Poicer, if Abraham Lincoln
thtnild he re-elected in Kotemlier ie.rt. The
American people will then have loudly pro
claimed through the ballot box that they
can and will ubdue the rebellion by force
of arms ; and that they will continue to ne
gotiate from the mouths of our cannon un
til the southern armies shall have been dis
persed and vanquished. Upon the news of
the re-e'ection of Mr. Lincoln reaching Eu
rope the Confederate stock, now waiting tho
fueerss of the Chicago candidates, will fall
like Lucifer, to rise no more. American se
curities, including those of the federal and
loyal Stite governments, of railroads, and
other companies with real capital,, will all
be immensely appreciated. The difference
in favor of our country, including the rise
in greenback, would bo equivalent in a few
months to hundreds of millions of dollars.
Nor is it only our stocks that will rise nt
home and abroad, but the national character
will be immensely exalted.
Last night, in company with some friends,
I went to hear Hon. Henry Winter Davfc,
f Maryland. The immense Hall was over
flowing, but we secured aplaco on the plat
form through a private entrance. Mr. Davis
is well know n as one of the ablest men in
Congress, and was the first man to propose
the ubolition of slavery in Maryland. He
ii an uble speaker, though his voice is not
very clear or strong, lie is not one of those
who think Mr. Lincoln is wtihout fault, but
that he is the beat man that could have been
H-lected under the circumstances. The
friends of Gen. Met 'Kll.m here, with whom I
have conversed, think they will carry the
State by a majority of 10,000 on the home
vote, but do nut expect to overcome the sol
diers' vote.
Biintnefi has improved some, but is vc-rv
unsettled. Merchant Imv but little nnd
keep but little stock on ' hand. In New
Yoikitisaaid that Stewart and others of
the heavy lHHit.es, J.uvo ro shipped soma
millions of dollar worth of good to Eng
land. They evidently fear great decline
iu the market.
.W"Tiie IIomb Yotk. The real figures
or tliuiionio vote in this State stand as ful-
lows :
For Union Congressman 107,303
" Democratic " 11)7,001
I'd ion frvoriti
'IS THE "WAK A JPAIlitTRB t
The Chicago platform declares tho war ft
failure, and demands a cessation of hostili
ties. This, as a child might see, is nn un
conditional surrender to tho rebels j for if
the majority of the people should, by the
election of Ocn. McClellan, endorse that
platform, the rebels nnd tho rest of mankind
will take it as a proclamation that we are
vnnqnished ; that wo will not, because we
cannot, fight any longer; that we are In the
condition of any other conquered people, at
the mercy rf our encmiea, and obliged to
accede to whatever terms they may choose
to impose. ThU is the issue. There can
be no othef. The rebels know it, and hence
they regard and speak of tho election of
McClelhin n iheir triumph. Ills election
would be office to Copperheads ; but to them
it would bo victory, triumph, life giving
them cither separate independence In their
new Confederacy, or supremo control in a
new Union. It would be life to them, but
death to the old Government life to Slavery,
death to Liberty.
Now, let us sec whether tho Chicago Con
vention has asserted the truth in declaring
the war a failure. Neatly one half the ter
ritory of which the rebels had undisputed
possession in the beginning of 1802 has been
wrested from them. At that date they held
thn Mississippi from the mouth of the Ohio
to the Gulf; now it is all in our possession.
Then New Orleans, Natchez, Yicksburg,
Memphis, Nashville, Norfolk, Pcnsacola,
Chattahooga, Atlanta, and many other im
portant towns wcrej apparently as firmly in
the possession of the insurgents as Baltimore,
Pittsburg, Cincinnati, St. Louis and Chicago
are now iu 01119. They ,have lost hundreds
of thousands of miles of territory ; we not
an acre. City after city, fort after fort, nas
been wrested from them ; wo have not lost
one. There armies are rapidly melting away
under tho triple operation of casualties, di
sease nnd desertion, the means to recruit
them having been exhausted; whilo ours
are at this moment stronger and more effi
cient than they have been since tho war be
gan. They arc everywhere struggling, but
struggling in vain, to defend themselves
against our victorious nnd advancing hosts;
while at no point nre we standing on the
defensive. And yet those fellows who met
at Chicago, with traitorous design and
shameless mendacity, in the face ot facts like
those, voted that the war on our side has
been a failure. It is a falsehood, and a base
slander upon the brave men whoso gallant
deeds and splendid achievements will shine
in history with lustre surpassing that-of the
heroes of the Revolution. It is but nn echo
of the'languagc of the tories of that day,
and will consign those who utter it, to' the
same undying infamy. Everyman who votes
for Gen. George B. McClellan on the 8th of
November, will set his seal to, and become
the endorser of that traitorous utterance.
He may make what disclaimers he pleases;
but, so far as his vote goc9, it will be a pro
clamation to the world that the war is a fail
uro that we are conquered that wo are
ready to throw down our arms nt the feet
of victorious rebels, and sue for peace.
Perhaps, however, tho traitors who met
at Chicago forgot, in the midst of their tri
bulation, for whom they were speaking.
Possibly they meant that the war on the
part of their insurgent friends had been a
failure; for Jeff. Davis himself, in his recent
speech at Macor., admitted the same thing.
In fact, that speech of Mr. Davis is the most
complete refutation of that iying declaration
that has yet appeared. It is a wail of despair
the strongest possible confession of failure.
Have both sides failed? It must be so, or
else tho Chicago Convention has lied.
TTue Secret Order Eating rp the
Democrat Partt. Tho secret oath-bound
Order of American Knights, alta9 Sons of
Liberty, has so completely gained the ascen
dancy in all the counsels and movements of
the Democratic party, that there is no lon
ger any freedom of action in that party,
either for the members or for those who are
,not. Whatever action is necessary to be at
tempted by the party is dictated and shaped
by the higher conclave which govern the
secret Order. The same hidden and myste
rious body fabricates the platforms which
are foisted upon Democratic conventions.
In point of fact tho whole Democratic party
may now be regarded as a sham, concealing
the secret organization which is the real
party. The local Democratic meetings which
nre held everywhere are only for the purpose
of deluding the multitudes who are not In
the secret. Nothing but mere formal pro
cecdings ever take place at such gatherings.
They are not permitted to frame or pass re
solutions of any other tenor than those pre
viously concocted by the secret Order.
Yet there are many thousands of honest,
high-minded, intelligent Democrats who still
labor under the delusion that tho Democratic
party is the same as ever. They cannot be
made to understand or believe that they nre
mere instrument used by the secret Order
to accomplish its own purposes. When they
vote for delegates to a nominating conven- j
tion ttiey luticy that they are exorcism" a
freeman's privilege, while the men they vote
for are previously dictated by tho secret
Order, and those who shape everything are
the secret manipulators who manage the
wires. If any such citizen were to profess
loyal sentiments aud to become a candidate
for any position, the secret Order would
quietly dispose of his chances at once. Of
course so long r.s the Democratic party
serves so well the purposes of this secret
Order it will be used, but in the end it is
sure to destroy tho party at tho North as it
dul ut the South.. Hence those who seek to
preserve the Democratic party should war
against this insidious enemy which u de
stroying its vitals. If they hug to their
hearts now tho delusive show of strength
produced by this secret machinery, the par
ty will be inevitably lost.
117 A Good Day's Work. At the recent
elections in Pennsylvania, Ohio aud Judiana,
the Union men gained 81 members of Con
gress, out of a total of 8 i. In these three
States the present members stand 21 Union,
and 83 Democrats. In the next Congress
they -w ill stand 43 Union to 19 Democrats.
And yet in tho face of those figures the
i Democrats cUini a sreat victor.
"Tlife Noun off Jlrf T'-1"h:Ir Treu
onnblo Object.
The Copperhead papers, hare treated w:lth
incredulity the revelations of the treasonable
doings of the so called "Sons of Liberty"
in tho western States, but there is no longer
room for a doubt of their nefarious purposes.
The evidence on tho trinl of Dodd, nt Indl
annplis, is overwhelmingly conclusive. The
tintimony of Felix 8. Stigcr, a government
detective, proved conclusively that, the pro
gramme of the "Order" included a rebellion
in the West, in co-operation with an inva
sion by the rebels. The following is the
evidence of another government witness:
"William Clayton bcinu sworn testified
that tho organization first contemplated
brincina tho Democratic party into power,
and was only understood to le a political
organization ; ntterwanl the otneers lniorm
cd the members that it was a military or
ganization. Tho authorities who had con
trol of tho government were said to bo ty
rannical, mid that they were trampling us
under foot, and that wo should have to re
sist by forco of arms, nnd the members of
the order lrcqticntly drilled, nnd have been
drilling for a year. About two-thirds of
the order arc armed, some with rilles and
others with revolvers and shot cuns. The
muster roll of our township was over 109.
Dr. McCartney, who is Grand Seigneur of
the countv. inlormcu the mcmliers that
there were 40.000 in the State of Illinois,
well nrmcd, and that they could depend
upon 80,000 in that State. There were
about 40.000 in Missouri, 20,000 being in
St. Louis and vicinity. Ihe olhcers said
that in M:iy and June there was to be an in
vasion at three points into Ohio, to be led
by Morgan or Wheeler: into Indiana, to be j
led by Longstrcct, nnd info Missouri, to be
led by Marmaduke or Price ; and, in case
the rebels came into Illinois, the brethcrn of
the organization were to shake bauds and
bo friends. An assessment was made on
the lodges for the purchase of arms. Their
lodges was assessed for two hundred dol
lars; it was collected by a Colonel Barry, or
Burrett, of St. Louis." Tho arms were to
come from Nassau to Canada, nnd were to
be brought to the Canada lino by tho Con
federate authorities, but the Order was to
pay the cost of transportation from Nassau
to "the Canada line. It was understood in
the Order that tho signal for the uprising
would be given by the supreme command
er, C. L. Yallandigham. Next to hitn in
command was Kobert llolloway of Missouri.
There were lieutenants and captains or cols,
in tho Order, and a major general for each
Congressional district. The penalty for
divulging the secrncts of the Order was
death. Since the exposures of the Order in
St. Louis, nnd especially in this case, the
Order was disposed to be quiet, and do but
little. The present invasion of Missouri was
made known to the Order in this locality
by one of the Quantrell's men, who said
Price would be in Missouri by Oct. 1 and
stay there until nfter tho election, and n9
much longer as he could. Tho Order in
Illinois made no effect to aesist if he came
in. Tho late exposures had stopped their
calculations. Their temples met but had
quiet drilling.
Wesley 1 router, witness for tho govern
ment testified that the organization of which
he was a member, contemplated a simulta
neous attack on Indianapolis, Springfield,
III., and St. Louis. Members of the order
who were fearful of beina shot or hunjr as
traitors, if captured, were assured that the
government would be notified that they
must be trca'cd as prisoners of war, or Jeff.
Davis would retaliate.
Since this and other evidence was given
in, Dodd, who was on trial, has escaped,
thus furnishing conclusive evidence of his
guilt. Brig. Gen. Carrington, in nn appeal
to the people of Indiana urges them to put
down this damnable conspiracy. Iteferring
to the escape of Dodd, ho Eays :
"The exposure of the Sons of Liberty has
been made. Lvery word is true. Harrison
II. Dodd, grand commander of Indiana, has
been on trial. The proof was overwhelm
ing. Dodd was released from the military
prison upon his parole of honor not to at
tempt to escape, and was granted quarters
in the United States Court building. Late
at night he escaped from the third story by
a rope. One man was only with him. That
man was Joseph J. Bingham. Innocent
men do not do so. The act confesses
guilt."
Dodd's counsel publish a statement un
der their own signature, denying any com
plicity in his escape.
1'Iic Itcbt'l ISaid iu Vermont.
Montreal October 22.
Twelve of the robbers at St. Albans,' Vt.,
have been captured in Canada. One of
them, who is in jail nt St. Johns, states that
the raid was conducted by a captain iu the
Confederate service.
'Twenty-threo persons were concerned in
the raid, and the amount taken from the
banks was f 223,000.
The K"cning Telegraph, published at St.
Albans, says: "Fears are entertained, from
the sympathy shown at St. John for the re
bel raiders at St. Albans, that an attempt
will bo made to rescue them. A troop of
cavalry has been called out, and are now
guarding the jail. Hon. J. J. Abbott, It.
Lallammc, and Hon. J. II. Cameron have
been retained as counsel for the rebels, and
Mr. Devlin for the United States authori
ties." Lieutenant Bennett II. Young, command
ing tho raiders, has sent to tho Evening
Telegraph a letter, in which he charges the
citizens of Ycrinont with violating the Eng
lish and Canadian laws.
Brui.ixoTo.v, Vt., Oct. 23. Thirteen of
the St. Albans bank robbers are now in jail
at St. Johns. They are mostly young men
claiming to hail from Kentucky, and instant
mat tuty are in the Oonteuerate service, acd
are also confident that they will be released.
Two of them claim to have captain's com
missions. A small quantity of Confederate
money was found on them. An examina
tion will be commenced at St. Johns to-morrow
before Judge Coursel.
Keuftutlon in Halt Inioro.
Baltimore, Oct. 17.
A great sensation was created here this
morning, caused by the simultaneous seizure
by the military authorities of a number of
largo business houses, and closal of the
establishments by a guard of soldiers.
The seizure is understood to be pursuant
to orders lroui the War Departmett. Notli
iug definite isknown as to the charges
which induced tho seizures, but it is under
stood to be contraband trade aud rebel mail
carryiug.
The houses thus far seized aro as follows :
Hamilton, Faeter & Co., dry goods, Balti
more street; Charles Waters it Co., hard
ware, 15 Charles street; Jordan ifc Hose,
clothiers, Hanover and Baltimore streets;
two ware houses of Weieulelder ii Co.,
clothiers, Baltimore street.
The following are among the arrest:
Isaac Cole, Jr., & Brother, hats aud caps,
Baltimore street; Simon French & Co
clothiers, and A. L. Frederick, clothier. The
prop:ietors, clerks and employees found on
the premises were also arrested, and sent to
Wasuiugton on a secial train.
It is understood that other arrests are to
be inado.
- A McCJeltan club at Hartford! Connecti
cut, has very appropriately taken rooms
over a coppei areuoum.
TlOTOItV.
Os Tnn Batti.e-fiei.d NeaiI CeAab
Creek, Va., October 1010 P. M. The
sun has egnin set on a battlefield in tho She
nandoah Valley, and the rays or the waning
moon are dimly lighting the pathway of the
retreating Keiicls. ucnoral Btioruian s vic
torious troops are swiftly pursuing the bro
ken nnd scattered remnant of Early'a army,
now rapidly flying up tho Valley.
Tho battle which has just ended so glo
riously for the cause of the Union will,
doubtless,. lie known in history as "the bat
tle of Cedar Creek," having been fought on
the banks of that insignificant, nut now his
toric stream. It has been an extraordinary
and fierce strucffle. and in one respect is un
equaled in the history of warfare, cither of
modern times. It has proved the magical
influence a master-mind exercises over the
fate of a battle in inspiring .with renewed
courage a retreating army, nnd turning a
probable defeat into a decisive and clorious
victory. The man who has this day achiev
ed so wonderful a defeat is Maior-Oeiicral
Philip II. Sheridan, the hero of the- Shenan
doah and tho idol of tho troops lie com
mands.
The Battlk Commexces.
The morning of Wednesday, Oct. 19, was
raw mid misty. A dense fog enveloped the
whole" country in the vicinity of Cedar Creek
mnkintr everv obicct nt a distance ot nity
yards perfectly invisible. At 4 o'clock the
air was nt its" keenest, nnd the fog at its
densest point ; so General Early chose that
opportune hour for the attack, by which he
hoped to clenr tho Shcnnndoah valley of
General Sheridan's Yankee army.
Ghost-l'kc nnd chilly-was everything that
morning. I he veteran s ot tne snxui i.orp9
were wropped in sleep on the right of our
line, nnd beyond them still further to the
right was General Custer's Division of Ca
valry. The vigilant pickets ol these com
mands were shivering in and peering thro'
the mist, for experience had taught them
that the foe was never to bo despised and
proper precautions never neglected. Through
the misty morning nir the pickets peered
with curious ryes, when shadowy forms ap
peared ns though rising from the ground ;
but in a few seconds n bright flash and a
sharp report told them that onco again.
Early's Uebel horsemen were coming down
their lines. Shot was exchanged for 'shot,
and for fifteen or twenty minutes quite a
lively picket duel ensued, breaking the slum
bers of thousands fur a time. The firing,
however, ceased almost as suddenly ns it
had commenced, and the army once again
slept.
Quiet reigned along our lines, nnd even
the mules, usually so noisy, appeared to be
dosing. Four o'clock approached aud the
Bebel column was put in motion. Ker
shaw's Division was the first to move, and
the real attack commenced.
The Eighth Corps was the first to suffer.
The demonstration on the extreme right had
been intended as a feint to draw the atten
tion of our pickets from their columns mov
ing towards the left. The Bebels must have
moved their troops nlong the line of the
Manassas llailroad, nnd crossed the Cedar
Creek far to the left of General Crook's
Corps. Hebel prisoners subsequently stated
that they commenced to move nt two o'clock
in the morning. They would consequently
have had about two hours to get into posi
tion before attacking the left of our line.
Gen. Early succeeded in getting his men
well on the rear tlank of General Crook's
Corps by four o'clock in the morning, with
out being discovered. During the proceed
ing day the utmost confidence had been ex
pressed in the impregnability of this flank ;
but tho fog hid the Uebel advance, and be
fore the long roll was beaten through the
camps of General Crook's Corps, Early's
men were inside and instantly charged on
the artillery. Largo numbers of men were
surprised and instantly captured, without
having a chance for a shot. The Bebels took
possession of several batteries and turned
the guns on General Crook's men. Not
withstanding the perilous position in which
his corps was placed, General Crook made
a gallant defense, but the 11. bel troops
wrapped his flank and front in llames.
The Eighth Corps had been compelled to
change front, and shortly after the Ilcbel
assault their front was facing east and the
Hebcl line extended down to camp of the
provisional division, Colonel Kitching's
command, which was surprised in a similar
manner to the Eighth Corps.
This division originally mustered between
three aud four thousand men. but all, ex
cept about five hundred, had been taken
away to guard trains and perform other si
milar duties. Colonel Hitching, however,
succeded in forming the small balance of
his division on the left ot the Eighth Corps,
and until that organization broke and fell
batfk, made a brave und determined stand.
During this stand Colonel Hitching succeed
ed in rallying in aiarge number of stragglers
and placing them iu position to check the
Itebel movemunt.
The efforts, however, of General Crook
and his stall" were insufficient to stem the
Hebel advance. For upwards of an hour the
unequal contest was sustained, when the
corps began to waver and soon afterwards
lell back with great rapiditv. Colouel Hit
ching was severely wounded in the foot
while e.idoavorinjr to rally his men..
About this time the sun began to rise nnd
the mist to disperse, when a clearer view
could be obtained of the operations on our
leit. J he itebel plan ot battle had already
developed itself. It was evidently Early's
intention to keep flanking us on the left,
thus to double up tho nrmv and Ret in be
tween nsand Winchester. Tne Eighth Corps
waving oeen pressed uacK lor a considerable
distance, and their works occupiefl by tho
Kebcls, preparations were made by the Nine
teenth Corps to resist the advance. Unfor
tunately, sufficient timo was not allowed for
the purpose. The letreat of tho Eighth
Corps, at the first slow and ordeily, was by
the impetuosity of the Itebel advance, con
verted into a very disorderly retreat.
On the left of the Winchester and Stras
burg pike the hills were of considerable ele
vation", aud on those eminences the Eighth
Corps had been camped when surprised.
About sunrise, however, stragglers began to
come down, and in nn iucredibly short space
oft iuic the whole corps was eti route for tho
rear. Many regiments of General Crook's
Corps behaved nobly, and contested the
ground inch by inch." Others, however, to
their shame be it spoken, broke up entirely,
and came streaming down the hills, across
to the turnpike, and way to the rear of the
Nineteenth Corps, and even much further.
Goneral Emory and staff, and other officers,
did all in their power to stop these strag
lera, but without avail. Strong, able-bodied
men, would rub the palm of their hand over
their stomachs and reply "I am sick."
Shells from the llcbd guns began to drop
in the ranks of the Nineteenth Corps, and
General Grover, whose division was on the
left and resting on the turnpike, was busily
cugaged in getting his men in position, to
protect General Crook's flying troops.
Suddenly the Itebel Hue of battle was dis
covered parallel with the turnpike, and ex
tending far in the rear of the Nineteenth
Corps. Their plan of flanking on the left,
which succeeded so well with the Eighth
Corps, was again to be tried on the Nine
teenth Corps.
General Wright at this time sent for the
Sixth Corps to come up, acd General Emory
superintended the formation of bis Corps
into line of battle. Gen. Grover, command
ing the Second Division of the Corps, was
hard at work reversing his line and having
bis guns trained on the Rebel columns. It
was at thia critical juncture that Colonel
Daniel Maetulry of tho Eleventh Indiana,
commanding the Third Briirndn firrnnd
Division Nineteenth Corps, was seriously
nuuuu auu leu irom nis norso.
iteientc9s as Tate and rapid as thought
e Kebel columns advanced, preventing the
rmntion of a perfect line of Wtlo by tho
ineteenth Corps. Lanuinir Oror thoir flnnlr
and pressing on in front cam tho Kebel line
oi oattio. ocneral Emory commanding the
corps, had his horse shot under him while
encouraging and forming his men. Ho in-
Bluntly mounted one belonging to an Order
ly, and was fortunately able to continue at
the head of his men. General Grover at the
same time had tho heel of his right boot
carried away4.y a shell, but, singular to re
late, neither the General nor his horso sus
tained any injury.
With wild yells and withering volleys the
Rebel advance, both front and flank con
tinued. At this moment old Jubal Early's
oosom must, nave swelled with, pride at
witnessing the mnguificent imnetunaitv nl
his grey-coated soldiers, and his heart doubt
less beat high with the hope of at last
annihilating the Yankee nrmv. The Nine-
tcenth Corps, however, stood firm for some
time longer, although outflanked and out
numbered. The wagons and ambulances
were being driven rapidly away in a west
erly direction. The greater part of General
Crook's ambulance train had fallen into the
hands of the Rebels nt an early stage of the
battle. The Sixth Corps had come up from
their position on tho right. It was then
under the command of Brigadier-General
James B. Rickctts.
General Wright on seeing tho Nineteenth
Corps so completely outflanked, ordered
both tho Sixth and Nineteenth Corps to fall
back to some rising ground on the west side
of the small stream already mentioned in a
former part of this report. The Sixth Corps
covered the retreat, nnd gave the Nineteenth
and Eighth Corps ample time to cross the
the stream, when tho Nineteenth went into
position on the right, the Sixth in the centre,
ami the Eighth on the left.
It was now about half-past ten o'clock in
the morning. Long lines of infantry had
commenced to file off through the-woods,
and the battle was over for a time.
The wagons had been passed down the
road to Winchester with but slight loss,
although the Rebels had made several despe
rates ellorts to secure so valuable a prize as
tho wagon train of the Union army.
Arrival of Gen. Siikkidax on the Field.
Close on to eleven o'clock General Sheri
dan arrived on the field, and at once assum
ed command of the army. He had heard
the news of the Rebel advance nt Winches
ter, and rode up from that place on a hard
trot. He arrived on the field with hi9 horse
decked with foam nnd bathed in prespira
tion. While passing nlong the road he was
loudly cheered by the men, when the Gene
ral raised his cap" telling them that it was
all right, that he wanted them to go back to
their old quarters, nnd that he intended be
fore sunset to make his head quarters in the
same place where they were when he left.
The General's escort came up far in his rear.
When the soldiers laughed at them for not
keeping up, they replied that "The devil
might keep up, but they could not."
Tho different corps were promptly halted,
nnd they presented a strange scene of wir
like confusion, nnd apparently no ordinary
efforts would be needed to restore order to
the chaotic mass. Long lines of wagons
and ambulances were still filing down the
middle road towards Winchester; pieces of
artillery were with great difficulty being
drawn through the woods in an oblique di
rection towards Newtowu. On every side,
close nt hand nnd far away in the distance,
were lines of troops, upon whose arms and
equipments the sun shone with great bril
liancy. Horses stopped to grase, and the
men who had been deprived of their break
fast by the Rebels' early movement, began
quietly munching a hard tack, and loudly
telling of their feats during the last few
hours.
General Sheridan proceeded ti form his
line of battle nbout a mile to the north ol
Middletown. The Eighth Corps was placed
on the left and held ttie Winchester turpikc.
General Wright's veterans took the centre
of the line, and the Nineteenth Corps tho
right. General Custcrs cavalry was also
placed ou the left to guard the ll'ink of the
Eighth Corps. The Rebel line of battle was
formed on tho outskirts of Middletown.
IiKNEWAL OF THE BATTLE.
During this intermission in the storm of
battle, the deadly elements were quietly
gathering strength to renew the drendlul con
flict. Shell from the Itebel batteries were
constantly dropping in and around our
lines, but the men Buttered little from this
firing. Our batteries were also employed,
waking up the Itebel troops, but no lighting
of any importance took place for over an
hour.
Siikridan Drives tiik Rkhki.s.
About half-past one o'clock General Sheri
dan commenced driving the Hebels. The
Nincteentn Corps' lir.es were thrown for
ward, ami with their batteries playing brisk
ly on the Hcbc! position, affairs began to as
sume a more cheerful aspect. Tho Hebels
had apparently got hoarse from their efforts
in the morning, for their yells at this time
were both faint nnd far between. Our lines
continually advanced, slowly, it is true, but
surely.
At this time General Grover wns hit on
the wrist and the ball traversed his arm,
lacerating his flesh in a very bad manner.
The charge wiiich decided the fate of this
eventful day was made at four o'clock in the
afternoon". Fifteen minutes before that time
Gen. Getty's Division of the Sixth Corps
formed in two lines of battle on an open
pieco ot ground on tho right ot the turnpike.
The other div ision of that Corps, ' and also
General Emory's command (the Nineteenth
Corps) formed in a similar manner, but un
der cover of the woods.
At four o'clock the lines commenced to
move forward. More than half the distance
was tarversed and scarcely a shot was fired.
Then suddenly the Hebel batteries opened
with terrific effect on our advancing lines.
Tho spectators held their breath or asked in
hushed and eager wisper whether the
troops would meet with the success their
bravery merited. But mingling with the
roar of artillery and the din ot exploding
shells was heard now the roar of musketry.
The firing was tho most constant and
rapid which has ever been heard in the
valley, aud was never equaled on this conti
nent except the battle qf the Wilderness.
Citizens of Winchester left their houses, and
stood in silent groups in the streets, listen
ing to the sounds of the dreadful conflict
which was then in progress ten miles away.
Our lines slightly wavered under the
withering tire of the Rebel batteries, but
they did not give way or all back.
When but a short distance from the Rebel
lines the last grand rush was niado. Our
men ware Inside their hues and tho day was
won. Without any regard to the order of
their going, the Rebels fled through the
streets ot Middletown, leaving their guns in
our hands, and many small gnus and several
stand of colors.
General Sheridan, with his usual prompti
tude ordered the pursuit to be kept up.
Our cavalry waa at once ordered forward,
and the Rebels continued their flight Jver
Cedar creek, en route for Btrasburg, which
place they also left in their rear after sun
set. During the latter part of the day the. Re
bel General Hamseur was mortally wounded,
and he subsequently fell into our hands, and
the Rebel General Lahr, commanding a bri
gade in Renshaw's Division, is also reported
killed and the body in our hands.
The substantial fruits of this victory nre
now to be teen in the shape of fifty pieces o)
artillery and a largo number of wagons and
ambulances. Uciicral Ouster lias just sent
in word that the prisoners he has captured
are being constantly increased, and that
assistance will be needed to guard them.
General Sheridan has kept his word nnd
re-established his head-quarters in the place
tney occupied this morning. Tho ditlcrent
corps have also gono back to their old camp
ing grounds, and now, while writing, at this
late hour, the events of the last sixteen hours
seem almost like a dream. Our wounded
have been sent to Newtown and Winchester,
where everything is being done for their
comfort. Of course at this time no estimate
can be made of the losses on either side, and
the country between here and Winchester 19
filled with stragglers who will doubtless
culm in uieir tuinraues in a lew nays,
which will reduce our at this time apparent
ly great losses.
1 his has been the most complete and
crushing defeat General Sheridan has in-
uicted upon the old man, Early, nnd it is
extremely problematical whether tho latter
win again endeavor to dispute with mm
the possession of tho valley.
Address of the 1 11I011 Mate Central
Committee.
to the loval men op pennsylvania.
Rooms of the Union State Ckstrat. Com.,
Philadelphia, Oct. 21, 1804.
To the Loyal Men of Pennnyloania : The
smoke of the first engagement has cleared
away, and upon the vote of her citizens at
home Pennsylvania stands bv the govern
ment of our fathers, while her brave sons
in the held will not give less than twelve
thousand maioritv for the crood cause. Tlii
last hope, therefore, of the supporters of
ucncrai mcueuan has disappeared, nnd the
only result of continuing to sustain him is
to give aid nnd comfort to the rebellion bv
increasing the appearance of disunion among
ourselves.
General Sheridan dealt a terrible blow to
treason on Wednesday, and every patriot's
heart thrilled with joy upon hearing it; but
a great majority for Abraham Lincoln in
Pennsylvania would by far more fatal to the
armed conspiracy against the Union and the
Constitution. Every vote for our tried and
faithful President will paralyze some arm
raised to shoot flown the flag, while every
vote for the bnsc surrender nt Chicago, nnd
the men who carry its white flag, will en
courage some rebel to shoot another north
ern soldier. Tho Ticket nominated by Yal
landighnm. Wood nnd Seymour is .now
black with treason, nnd after it is voted will
be red with the blood of our brothers fight
ing for us. The war has existed fur the last
year only by reason of our divisions, and its
continuance to day is solely owing to the
activity of the disunion party of the north
aiid the platform of its convention. While
any hope remained of the election of its can
didates, plausible excuses might bo found
by misguided men forgiving them their suf
frages; but after the verdicts of Maine, Ver
mont , New Hampshire, Ohio, Indiana, nnd
Pennsylvania, all sencible persons
know that
the election is already decided by the peo
ple, and that it only remains to ascertain
the majorities. It follows, therefore, that
every vote for McClellan und Pendleton is nn
earnest invitation to Jefferson Davis to con
tinue this fearful war to waste more of our
treasure and to murder others of their sons.
The sublime spectacle of n united north j
will end the war. We invoke all patriots i
to lend their efforts unceasingly to produce i
this result. By prelecting the ward nnd i
township organizations: bv ttie circulation
j of documents; by public uddre?wsT cspecial
i ly; by local speakers; by earnest personal '
ellorts with honest but mistaken men; l y j
I making arrangements to bring tv.-ry loyal
! voter to the polls; by fending ts receipts
to every soldier and sailor ; by the immedi- !
' ate formation of campaign clubs in every:
i borough and community; by great meetings j
j of the people by daylight and by ton-Illicit,
I aud by ail the honc.-t agencies of an active 1
' una through canvass, appealing to the pa-
! triotic zeal, and kindling the p:itriotiMii ot'
1 a great and loyal commonwealth, we can nt
I test the fealty of our State to tiie !'. ig ol the ,
j Union by a majority worthy of tin- liUtoiir ;
iiiitiiteier 01 ine contest ui.u 01 me. great
issues dependent Upon it.
Forward, then, every lover ofhis country
to this good work! Looking not to the
past but to the future, forgetting all person
al considerations, and appreciating the pri
vilege of some sacrifice for I.ihcrt and the ;
Union, let us relax no effort unto the polls '
nre closed. This Committee will continue 1
to do its whole duty, and relies upon your I
instant, earnest und constant usMstancc. !
Grant's march of valor and the irlorv from '
the Rapidau to the James sealed the late
of the rebellion. Since then, Sherman has
turned its left wing. Furrngut if closing
its avenues of scape. Sheridan has sent its
vanguard again whirling down the valley.
It only remains for us to sound the charge
aloug the whole line;, and wrapping our bal
lots around our brothers' bullets, march to
the peaceful, final, triumph which awaits
us in November. j
Proclaiming the war to bu a failure, i
George H". McClellan is hime'.f the great
failure of tho war-- a general wiehout a vie- j
tory a statesman without a repord, and j
if wo arc faithful, hi story will add to his j
epitaph, that ho was a candidate for the
Presidency without an electoral vote. Let
us all, therefore, labor without ceasiti''. In
memory of our buried martyrs, in regard for
the wounds of our living "heroes, to guard
libert, from its deadly peril nnd the Union
from its treasonable foes, in the interest of
religion, and in the hope of the republic ot
the future, loyal men of Pennsylvania, for- J
ward to victorv! j
In behalf of the Committee,
A. . Hesedict, ) Stcretarut).
WlES Foil.NEY, f
3liMourl.
St. I.oris, Oct. IS.
Price's headquarters arc reported ut Lex
ington. General Curtis drove the rebels out of In
dependence on Sunday, and at last accounts
was fifteen miles this side.
A duel was fought on Monday morning,
between Major Grebe and Captain Ilasson,
4th Missonri Cavalry, in which thtf former
was sli-ditly and the latter severely wounded.
The all air is universally condemned by the
army officers.
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Medical fnculty is invited, a hebas no secrete iu hi
mode of treatment. .
July 2, 1804. ly
MADAME PORTER'S Cl'RATIVK BALSAM
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In Medicine as there is in Science, and this Medicine
is compounded on principles suited to the manifold
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healthy and vigorous circulation of blood through the'
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perform its dutirof regulating the heat of tho sys."
Jem. and in gently throwing oil the waste substance
from the surface of the body. It is not violent reme
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imilK-rliind 4'onnt).
OKNTl.tMKi : Application having been mail by
the Hoards of Directors of a majority of the School
Districts in s:iid countv. statin their d Lirfl to in.
ereima the salary of tho County .Superintendenl
j thereof, you ore respoetlully requested to meet at
j the Court House in Sunlmrv. on Wednesday the 18th
I day of NOVE.M liKIt, 161.' nt 1 o'clock nni 30 win-
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I according to the tcrm of Ihr Eighth Section of the
j supplement of the &I100I Law, approved the 8th
I dy ot .Mny. IS.'pS.
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irinaiilo n '1YI; rupU.
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false doctrines and eeltifli purposes ot thi many em
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wan redouMid eilorta to lueel tbu increasing de
iiiiiiids of the public.
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Oct. Us, Hoi. 21
Look at the .Returns !
WM. II. MILLER..
Market Siiuarc. t-l'.Nlil'ilV. PK.NN'A.,
1 1T received from New York and Philadelphia,
l a fresh supply of the lalc.it styles and of the Ocsi
IfUlllltV of
BOOTS AND SHOES,
for Men. V f.iuen und Children, hich he often at
rclueetl price.
Women's .shoes nt Jl 50.
All his i-uod stock YYAItRAXTED. No Paper
hoes sold ut his More.
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'1 lie public generally are invited to cull and ex.
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Lav, reuce House, in this plee. and Hill call upon
persous who may want books, magatines. An., bound.
His work will bo well done and delivered al the
lowest city prices. Ml'SlU handsouielv bound at
reasonaolu rates.
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its entire length was opened fr passenger SDt
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Time ol Passenger trains at !unbury,
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Cars run through without chango, both ways, be
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Wiilinuisport and Philadelphia.
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