gilt :J t; cos'ettger.
R. W. JONES ' L Editors.
JAS. S. JENNINGS')
..`One Country, One Constitution, One
Destiny."
411V,Illiilit%IlIN14) lk(t
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1864.
FOR PRESIDENT IN 1564,
OEN. GEORGE B. McCLELLAN,
[Subject to the Decision of the Dcmorpitie No
giptzal Conventlgn.l
"While We sway ys lighting, you sta cit
izens see that the war is prosecuted for
the preservation of the Union and the
Constitution, and of your nationality at .d
your rights as citizens: 9
GEO. B. HeCiLELLAN.
-•The Constitution and the Unit n
I plate them together. If they stand, the y
tenet stand together; it they fall. they
must fall together.”.—Denie/ Itrebotcr.
T :1: PRIMARY ELECTION,
p a r v,e,adp,rf. 'FU T !' 1.,,c,c4 7 ,.E.2t, that Sat-
nrder next, May 28th, is the day
designated by the Democratic County
Convention for the holding of the elec-
tion for the nomination of candidates. It
is all-important that every Democrat in
the count ( ?N l4 f .,.,,tend the election
and indicate his preference,?. In no
better way can the Harmony and gen
eral interests of the party be subserved,
m.o. its success assured. If there are
objections to candidates, now is the
time to press them, or if there are
many and cogent reasons for the nomi
nation of any particular candidate or
candidates, let them now he urged
But let it be done in a kind, courteous
and fraternal spirit, such as should al-
ways actuate members of the same po
deal household, and let everything be
avoided that could possibly lead to feuds
or divisions, or to the encouragement. of
the Opposition. When the ticket is
once selected, every true and t's,ith a ful
Democrat should forget his individual
preferences and his disappointments, de
fer to the popular will, and cordially
and earnestly support the entire ticket ;
and this we are glad to know the ster-
ling Democrats of Little Greene NEVER
TAIL TO DO.
The candidates nominated at this
grave and critical juncture in public af-
fairs should be the very beet men in the
party, —men of integrity, experience,
intelligence, ability, and general fitness
for the positions to which they respec-
tively aspire. Let the ticket be a strong
one, combining efficiency and popular
ity, and not ov, which can ye4.en
confidence of the people, to any extent,
I R the wisdom , discretion or patriotism
of the party
True Eloquence.
The following truly eloquent passage
.
Ai from the speech of Hon. Geo. pen
dletUn, of Ohio, on freedom of speech
in Congress :
* * * My imagination paints an
other scene. When your work shall
have been fully accomplished ; when
your mission shall. have peen all execu
ted • when your Constitution shill be
dead, our Governinent destroyed, bur
liberties gone ; when these States, held
in their proper position'hy the power t
of our matchless Constitution, ' and em
ulating in their liarmonioui ' action the ,
starp which' 'cli'cin` 'around the %of- '!
st6Ol of the Eternal Throne, amidst the
music of the spheres, shall have given
to "States dissevered, discordant,,
place
; a land rent with civil feuds,
and drenched with fraternal blood ;"
impartial history will hold its dread. in
quest; and 'before appalled humanity
s yirill render judgment, that degenerate
children, discarding the teachings of
their fathers, 'deserting the, lessons of
the past, departing frock `fthe ways of
pleasantness and peace," rebelling
itgainst the wisdom and -benificence of
Elbd, with their hearts filled with pas
sion and fanaticism, raised their hands
to strike the matricidal blow, and re
ceived at that moment, from the ven
geance of indignant and outraged Heav
en, the just punishment of their terrible
and nameless crime. .
Ulf QM /OMB didn't intend the Con
s*** tie Witily didn't they make
ohe 'for saw sad the
IT I T , Ar e ," 4II . •
Webster on Currency.
The following extract is from a speech
made by Daniel Webster in the 'United States
Senate, May 24th 1832, and may be found
in the third volume of bis works, pages 894
and 395.
"A sound currency is an essential and in
dispensable security for the fruits of in dustry •
and bone, enterprise. Every man Ff prop
erty or industry, every man who desires to
preserve what he honestls , possesses, or to
obtain what he can honestly earn, has a di
rect interest iu maintaining a safe circulating
medium: such a medium as shall be a real
and substantial represmtative
,9f property,
not liable to vibrate with opinions, not sub
ject lobe blown up or blown down by the
breath - of speculaticn, but made Sable and
secure by its immediate relation to that
which the whole world regards as of perma
nent value. A disordered cur,...ency is one of I
the greatest of political evils. t undermines
the virtues necessary for the support of the
social system, and encourages propensities
destructive of its happiness. It wars against
industry, frugality and economy: and it fos
ters the evil spirits of extravagance and spec
ulation. Of all the contrivances for cheating
the laboring classes of mankind, none have
been so effectual as that which deludes them
with paper money. This is the most effectu
al of inventions to fertilize the rich man's
field with the sweat of the poor man's brow.
Ordinary tyranny, oppression, excessive tax
ation, these bear l.ightly ou the mass of the
commmunity, compared with a fraudulent
currency, and 'he robberies comwittecl by
depreciated paper. pnr own history has re
corded for instruction enough, and more than
enough, of the demoralizing tendency, the
injustice, and the intolerable oppression nn
the virtuous and well disposed of a degraded
paper currency, authorized by law, or in any
way countenanced by Government.
Can We Stand It?
The following penetrating truths we mean,
says the Harrisburg Patriot to keep standing
under our editorial head for people to road
and ponder every day:
The Americans, at the close of this war
will be the" Most indebted people. nationally,
and the ocirsest governed els!) on the face of
the earth..,
Great Britainhitherto has held that un
enviable distinction. Alas, the honor isnow
ours. Englishmen pay yearly thirteen
dol
lars and three-quarters per bead for being
governed. Swiss, ten dollars and three-quar
ters. Frenchmen a little over ten dollars.—
:
Hollanders twelve dollars and a Trarter.
The debt of England divided up among the
entire people, men, women and children,
shows a lien of $l4B upon each individual.—
France shows $65 per head of her population.
Russia $22 per head. Switzerland nothing;
she has no debt. What do we show? In
1865 we shall owe $4,000,000,000, or $2OO
for each man, woman and child in the North;
and to support our government for the future,
every man, woman and child will be taxed
$2O per head yearly.
We are now the most indebted, the dearest
governed, and heaviest taxed nation upon the
face of the earth.--t Hodge's Bank Note Re
porter.
.
NoßlysY
The Yew York Tribune says, "the nation
is drifting steadily toward bankruptcy. We
are now in the granile4 crisis of our national
history; and we choose dwarfs to do plie work
which might well employ angels. Some
thing must, be done to stop the tendency to
ruin, or the country fs lost beyond redemp
tion." This is strong language to come from
a party organ. gel who is to blame for al
lowing "We nation to drift into bankruptcyr•
The aaministration have had things all their
.
own way; not an obstacle has been interposed
by the people of the North. After conduct
ing the war for three years under such cir
cumiiancee, 'the Tribune now admits that
there is danger that "the country will be lost
beyond redemption!" There may be one
hope left. The time for a change is coming,
and the people can, it they will, place men at
the head of the Government and in Congress
who are not dwarfs—men who understand
the principles upon which the Government
was founded, and who will endeavor to re
store the Union.
she ibtrong anri
The abolitionists are just now busy in 'or
ganizing a new secret society, allied the
"Strong Band." The organization is said t 4
be of a military character, and designed no
dputt, to terrorize over peaceful 'Citizens, and
carry 'the . coming elections by violence and
fraud. The headquarters of the organization
is at Chicago, 111. Camps have recently been
instituted in Harrisburg and Philadelphia,
and it is designed to extend the organization
over the whole State. This secret oa h-bound
society is atilt' a repetition of Know--Nothing
ism and Vide4wakeisrn. The people expe
rienced aid , evils Hon il; from the defunct or
ganitiOns, just named, and if they encour
age this new one they will have reason t.). re
gret
"
What our Soldiers are Fighting For.
6eneral Meade in his address. to the Ar
my of the Potomac, ou the 4th instant, in
forms his sghlier . s that they are "fighting tc
preserve the Government aria institutions, as
handed down to us by ou• forefathers."
That is the sentiment that inspires brave
men to deeds of valor and to victory. Not
the cry of Abolition, not the desire for pil
lage, not a mere spirit of hate, but a love of
constitutiorod liberty, and a devotion to the
cause of the Union.
LOTAtTir.—Keep it before the people that
the Chicago Tribune, a Lincoln loyal organ,
said
Give us a rebel victory, let our armies be
destroyed, Maryland conquered, Washington
Capttited, the President exiled, and the Gov
ernment'destrOyed ; give us these akci iSther
calamities that can - result from defeat and
ruin, sooner than a victory with Met lertah
as General.
Gwernor Curtin has called out the Penn
syheniellfditia for not lees than one hun
dred der.
Labor Pays the Taxes.
It is truly said that the people of this coun
try have not yet begun to feel the effects of
the taxation that is in store for them. The
value of the real and personal estate 41 the
United States in 1860 was $17,000,000,000
This amount embraced the whole Union,
North, South, East and West. It must be
aMpAtted that the amount g.t this time is much
less. L iJpon what there is left is to tall the
enormous debt of $4,000,000,000. There
fore, so much of the capital of the country is
sunk—is worsg than destroyed, because4t is
a burden, a dead height upon what there ae
left for all time to come.
The bonds issued by the United States are
to draw interest, but i they are exenipt from
taxation. The effect of this is that the farmer
and mechanic must pay, while the capitalist
_who has ready cash to invest, escapes taxation
by investing hip money in t United States
bonds.
In 11.11 s way this i.iinnelise debt of -
000,000 is withdrawn from the productive
capital of the country, and becomes a burden
upon the remainder. The question naturally
arises, as to how fat it is safe to carry such a
system, and have we not reached the limit
already? The farmer and the mechanic pay
the taxes, while the rich man, who has invest
ed his capital in bonds, is exempt, and not
obliged to pay a cent. The rich are to grow
ric4r, and the poor poorer, under such a
system. The discriniinatlwi is zgai r c.st the
laboring men of the country. ,Labor is tax
ed, while capital becomes privileged and
escapes. It is, theretore, for the interest of
every farmer, every mechanic, every laboring
man of small means, that the debt shall not
be increased.
Already the Government Mortgage upon
every tam end every house and lot, is enor
mous, and every day's continuance of this
reckless Administration increases it. So long
as the Itepublican party continue in power,
we have no reason to expect to see an cud to
this struggle.
Mr. Voorhees on the Union
The Administration organs, says the Pitts
burgh Post, I.ersistently misrepresent the
Position of all Democrats, but they have taken
Particular pains to falsity the record of lion,
D. W. l'oe . rhee's, of Indiana, 'representing
him as not a loyal Union loving man. The
following extract froai the closing passage
of a long and eioquent speech made by him
a few week ago, as y find it in the Globe,
more truly ropresents him :
"But thy heed I dwell upon these evi
dences of disunion ? The greatest leader of
the administration on this door, the gentle
man trom Pennsylvania (\fr. Stevens), has
deliberately here announced, atter all our
sacrifices, sorrows and loss, that the Union
of our fathers is dead, and he who attempts
its resurrection is a criminal instead of a
patriot. He goes further, and admits all
the seceded States have ever claimed—their
nationality. They have sought in vain in
all the four quarters of the earth for recog
nition. They find it at the hands of the ad
ministration on this floor.
"Sir, I deny the dobtrine. I plant myself
on the constitution which recognizes ah un
broken Union. I shall stand there ircevery
vicissitude of fortune, and if I tall it will be
when the people themselves abandon their
own constitution. By the principles of this
mighty instrument, I expect finally a restor
ation of the Union of the States. Every
IfOhr Which the party in power prolongs it's
control 'of affairs postpones the auspicious
clay, 'but as I behold the future it will as
suredly come. Material and indestructible
interests Unite every section except that
which prosper; on fanaticism. And '1 here
to-day, in thesiilitt Of one )=ho expects and
desires his posterity and 'theirs to live to
gether in the ancient and honorable friend
ship of their fathers, warn the southern peo
ple not to look forward to a spperation and
independence, but to embrace' every oppor
tunity for co-operation with the conserva
tive people of the worth, whc will aid with
their lives, if need be, to secure to them all
their rights and institutions as free and
equal citizens of the United States. If this
be done, the approaching Presidential elec
tion will bring peace, Union and liberty.—
But if the peaceful popular revolution of the
ballct box fails to produce these results,
then' darkness will settle upon the face of
the deep and thd free institutions of Ameri
ca will exist only on the page of the future
historian. )tour - years more of our pres
ent policy Will leay6•the Republic an un
shapen mass of ruins, a wr&ek more mislan
choly and hopeless than airy that strew the
pathway of ages. And' ''he , e — lb. ttis fair
young World, as in all former tinier,
"a des
potism will rise from the shattered •ft:iik
ments of self-government, to which each
succeeding generation shall pay the extorted
tribute of its blood and toi'."
The Private Soldier,
Somebody says, and we endorse the
sentiment., that7if there is a being in the
world who is deserving of private affe'c
tion and pubic gratitude, it is the sol
der as a private in the
ranks of the ern - Iy, to fight for his coun
try, offers his 4loc ; c1 and - life as a sacri
fice for the maintenance of the Union
and the Constitution And yet how
seldom it is that they get the honor and
reward their services entitle them to.—
It is the private who carcies the gun;
it is the priv ate who marches on foot
through mud, frost and snow ; it is the
private who erects bridges over swift
streams, and rears the - lofty fortifica
tions; and it is the pitivate who, with
the bayonet set, ebarges' on I..he deadly
rifle-pits and against the squared Col
umns of the enemy ; and yet how sel
dom is it that he • receives the .. honors
and rewards of his noble condpct.
A Negralected.
The Abolitionists of Wayne township,
Kosiusko county. Indiana, in which the
town of Warsaw is situated, elected a negro
barber Supervisor, on Monday last, says
the Fort Wayne Times, and we ask, why
should they not? The Administration has
commenced making commissioned officers
in the United States army of the same dusky
individuals. Are the white men of Warsaw,
who while working the roads will have to
obey their negro supervisors, any better
than the white soldiers who will have to sa
ints old Abe's daik 'Skinned minions as their
snpericirs in rank ?
An Awful Fact.
The Louisville (Ky.) Journal truly ra•
marks; "It is the most awful fact in this
war that the President of the United States
considers his own re4leMion the chief pur
pose to be accomplished by it.
Banks' Expedition.
Gen. BANKS Red River expedition, says
the New Hampshire Patriot, was undertaken
mainly to obtain a large amount of cotton
which was supposed to be "laying round
loose" along Red River. It was simply a
great marauding expedition—a foray for
plunder and spoils. The object 4 /PF the expe
dition has doubtless been defeated by the de
lay occasioned by the defeat and retreat of
Bank's forces, and the expedition will there
fore probably be given up. As the enemy will
Kaye time to remove or destroy_ all the cot
ton in the region before Banks' army is "re
organized" and reinforced sufficiently to war
rant another advance, it is not likely that the
attempt t? reach Shreveport will again be
made at present.
This expedition has resulted even more dis
astrously than was reported last week. The
shameless but characteristic lying ce 4.1 e Gov
ernment toss, which anucunced magn,fficent
victories was resorted to as esual to (Viceive
the people and to break the force of the sad
reality . wilich it was kupwn woult.l s ‘ non shock
the public rr..ied. Instead of the magnificeut
victories so exultingly reported. aftAr and du
ring a series of bloody conflicts, Gen Banks
retreated some forty miles down the river,
leaving his dead and w,9unded, his artillery,
his wagons and his supplies. The extent of
the disaster will never be made known, 4
letter from 7,,Cew Orleans says:
"The disaster t' our aynts cu 114 , d
River bas proved a vevy serious cane; in which
we have lost some 1000 in killed and wound
ed, 200 army wagons with stores, &c., 19
pieces of artillery with caislons, ammunition,
&c., even the personal effects of staff officers.
We have the entire gunboat flotilla above the
rapids, with the water of the river turned in
to Bayou Pierre, so that the boats are use
lass. Gen Banks has been forced to retreat
60 miles, after suffering great loss, and the
enemy are now between the gun boats and
the army."
A despatch from - Washington says, a letter
has been received there from Admiral Por
ter, who commands the gunboats co-opera
ting with Batiks' army, which "pronounces
Qeii. Banks' expedition a ccniplete failure
Besides over ' t .hirty pieces
,of archery, a lexge
quantity of small arms, several hundred •-fig•-
alls and a first-class gunboat, (the Eastport,)
60Q0 prisoners have been lOst; alsO in addi
tion, the Paymaster's safe, containing a mil
lion dollars in greenbacks, was captured by
the rebels."
It is feared that this disaster may lead to
another. Gen Steele with 15,000 men was
advancing through Arkansas to join Banks,
it is feared the active rebel Generals will turr
Rpon Steele with an overwhelming force and
annihilate his army,
The management G: tins expedi4on by
ten. Banks is sharply criticised and severely
censured. A. letter from New Orleans says:
"I have:seen a large number of those who
were in the fight, and they all agree that
Banks, by marching up his men in brigades,
tcfencounter the massed army of Kirby Smith
si;nply to a vholesale slaughter,
and his loss of eighteen pieces of artillery, a
mong which was Nims' Battery, shows how
effective he made his artillery."
The New York Evening Post, an Admin
istration paper alwaya friendly to Banks,
suppression" of rival candidates for the Bal
nore nomination.
siir-If President Lincoln had withdrawn
eneral Burnside's corps from General
rant just previous to the commencement
the late battles, as he did General Mc
• well's from General McClellan's army,
ring the latter's campaign against Rich
ond, on which side of the Rapidan would
e lieutenant-general have been to-day ?
ill any Cr 66 maligners . of * general MO.
ellan please answer.t4World ?
ROOD Duntrnost.—The Clinton Demo
• gives the following definition, which is
beet we have yet seen: Copperhes42-4
The Demagogues at Work.
Intrigues, hates, and plots occupy the time
of the Abolition leaders at Washington. 31n
der the previous question, tend by a party
vote, the House of Repregexttltttve,s passed
the resolution to drop from 14:0 lerytge Major
Generals and Brigadiers not in active ncorn
mand. General Schenck, in .urging ,its pas
sage, declared "if George B. McClelland and
John C. Fremont were not to be effected by
the joint resolution, perhaps no serious oppo
sition would have been made to its paapage."
True, perhaps; but if McClelland and Fre 7
mont had not been intended to he reached by
the resolution, it would never have been of
fered.
While small men are thus venting their
spite upon their superiors, another set of dem
agogues are playing fantastic tricks in New
York. Garrison. and Phillips, and Cheever.
the howling dervishees of Abolition, are in a
frenzy of joy over the carnage and desolation
of war. They see God in it—a negro God, a
'eti,h sacrificed t.. ) with blood, and feathers
and dirt.
They denounce the Coustitution—"the
Covenapt with
. death, the league with Hell."
In epilei,,tic g.ge they rail and prophecy and
curse. With true African superstition they
revile the idols of yesterday, and pelt their
monkey god with foul nit3siles. j - sut they
turn to some new image of du t tth obscenity;
and they cry out that all intii.t down and
worship
The War
General Grant has witndra l4s army
behind the Ny river and is now four miles
from Spottsylvania. General Butler has been
defeated at Fort Darling and has retreated to
the protection of his gunboats at City Point.
On Tuesday morning last, by means of va
rious adjustments of their lines, and gradual
encroachments upon General Grant, the
Confederates in Virginia occupied a line fur
ther north than any occupied by theta since
the contests in the Wilderness, the Po is no
longcr their line of defence. They have ad
vanced to the Ny. This stream rises near
Ron, and flows Southeast, passing five
miles north of Spottsylvania Court House,
and falling into the ro six miles southeast of
it. ;1 1(: (,;ontei:erates now present a north
eastern front along the south bank of the I,:y.
They have brougbt their wester flank for
ward until it is about four miles north of
Spottsylvania and near Piney"'Branch Church
which stands on the south bank of the Ny.—
Their eastern flank is about three miles east
•
of p9ttsy;vania. The Contedc”tec, have
very strong earthworks and hold possession
of th r o grencd cwhio last Thursday's hatt',q
was fought.
General Grant, to allow these adjustments,
has swung his western flank back until it is
on the Ny, about four miles south of Chan
cellorsville. Ilia eastern flank is southeast
of this and east of Spottsylvania. Along
nearly all the line, the Icy runs between the
opposing armies. On Tuesday, Gen. Grant
made various reconnoissances, which devel
oped the great strength of the Confederate
defences. On Wednesday morning a battle,
it 'is reported, begun near L'iney Iranch
Church on the western Dank of the two ar•
mies. Of this contest we have received no
definite intelligence. At ten o'clock on
Wednesday morning no firing was heard at
'”edericksburg, and the anticipated battle
not have occurred. One very incom
diensible thing is, why Grant should have
;sated behind the Ny. Of this we have
1 received a word by telegrr It
where the gunbc.
:tox and James protected
enemy. Smith's corps is very nh.
np. This retreat gives the enemy pot
of the railioad between Richmond any
tersburg, and will place Butler fur some ti
on the defensive.
There are large numbers of guerrillas in
Grant's rear. Three hundred of them am
reported in one body near Falls Church, fif
teen miles from Washington. Many aro en
gaged in sinking torpedoes in the lower Rap
pahannock, and no bate venture up that
Stream.
There is a report, though not very authen.
tic, that General Rank's army, being shut •
in Alexandria, has been summoned to purr.]
der. It was refused. There is no
any oommunicaan with what remains
Red river The
have atirely ea it.
7. .1.
The Bth Pennsylvania Reserves.
We learn that the Eighth Regiment
of Pennsylvania Reserves are en route
,or this city, where they will probably
arrive op Sunday. Every arrangement
has been made to give them a fitting
reception, a brass b;nd having been en
gaged; and a committee., with his honor
"Mayor Lowry at the head, will be at the
depot to receive them, atter which they
will be conducted to City Hall, w}'ere
they will be furnished with an excellent
and substantial meal. The veteran
Eighth is under command of Major
George S. Gallope, Ado was severely
wounded in one of the engagements in
Virginia, of last year, and who has prov
en himself to be a brave and efficient
officer. The term of service of the reg
iment had expired p4,:;r to the com
mencement of the late battles in Virgin
ia, but the men, with 3 que spii.it of
patriotism, rotuncriesi 49 go,c•, the
front and participate in all the recent
battles under Gen. Grant, losing a large
number in killed and wounded. The
regiment has behaved with great gal
lantry, and has participated in nearly all
the engagements of the Army of the
Potomac, and we trust our citizens will
turn out to give its members a hearty
welcome.— Pittsburg Chronicle.
stw-Will President Lincoln please tell axe
country how touch better his plan of a march
overland to Richmond is than the plan of
General McClellan to go by way of the pen
insula, in the light of the forty thousand kill
ed and wottuded who line the roads from
the Rapid4n spotts2,lvania (;,Hirt House?
--LWorld.
ommuuiatiouo.
A Card
WiIITELY TOANSHIP, limy 23,- 1864
EDS. MESSENGER : —YOI Win gee by the
last. Republican a communication signed by
A. F.isinminger, in which ne takes me to task
for certain promises madr him before enlist
ina in the link , . His statements are entire-
ly false, and I am prepared to prove them
false by the very men he names as proof of
his slanderous representations. I can also
prove by others that he said lie did not want
my house, that it, was too tar away from
school, 3c The whole thing is gotten up
and put in circulation to injure me at this
time. I 40 . ,‘ pemocratic friends will
consider the source from whence this slander
Psinu4ngeg s r 7. Abolitionist
and was about as useless a piece of furniture
in community 4.5 the Greene Poury Ilqub
11,;an in which :;t is pri:nted, and you will all
admit it is bad enough in all conscience.
As to the vile aspersion of bring a copper
head, all rig'it thinking Democrats will know
where I stand by this imputation. I am, as
always, a law abiding and Constitution lov
ing Democrat. There is not a Democrat in
the Union wbo will say that he does not
sympathize with the government in any law
ful effort to suppress the rebellion; but this is
not enough for the m•gro-worshipers; you
must endorse all the unconstitutional acts of
the administration now done and to declare
in advance your willingness to endorse all
acts to be done in the future, or in other
w9rds support the administration, not the
government.
Your Friend, J SHRI WER.
Appeal to the Patriotic Citizens of
Greene County.
Pittsburg Sanitary Committee, a
.h of the U. S. Sanitary Commission,
hold a great fair at Pittsburgh, Pa., com
inipg on June Ist, 1864, the entire pro
la of which are to be spent so as to do
greatest pod to the sick, any wounded
Allem
The Ladies of the Aid Sociqty of Waynes
rg would again appeal to thp patriotic chi
t of Greene Co. for aid and co-operation
its good work. Will you not appoint a
Aittee in each township to visit all the
)Ie in the neighborhood, and solicit con
itions of EVERY TH,NG? Fruits of the
len and farm, eggs, butter and cream,
merles ar d provisions, Fancy articles
„.,
[new.acie and foreign, curiosities, war rel
, bioks and pictures, every thing that can
bought and sold, begging all to remember
every dollar or dollar's worth will reliev
sufferings of some sick or wounded sole
Rae perhaps save him from death—it
be a stranger of whom you will never
ir—it may bp ycur bspther, or your dear
friend.
Contributions may be left at the houses of
Benjamin Campbell, Mrs. Jesse Lauer,
Hannah Minor.
M. K. B. MILLEti,
Con Sec. Aid So. Waynesburg.
Declination.
MAPLETOWN, May 18, 1864.
MESSRS. JONES & JENNINGS, —Yon will
41se withdraw my name from the list of
ididates for Sheriff. I have several con
,cts on . hand which deprive me of the privi
7e-of canvassing the county at this time.
-e my best bpw to the Deniociacy.
'i•om the number of candidates yet in the
id, there will be no difficulty in selecting
good candidate. I trust the time for a
sige In the administration of our country
ip coining, and that men who understand tho
principles upon which our morninent is
founded Will be placed in authority, and the
Union and the Constitution once more be re-
. , .
stored to an oppressed and bleeding people
WM. CiptiVENGER.
Declination
PIiILADELPIIIA, Pa May 18, 104.
Messes EDITORS:—Owing to a pressure :}f
business which called me from the county,
and thus rendered it impossible for me to
aRY4 4 O tke C o nntY as it atoulti bp done,
desire you to withdraw my name from among
the list of candidates. Thankful for the ma
ny kind expressions and the energy display
ed by my friends, I shall decline being a can
didate at this time, but perhaps if a more fa
vorable opportunity shoukl occur, I shall
than place myself before the people as a can
4ste. Wit A. PORTER.
Q O l ll
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GAO
FRONNASHINGTON
WAR DEPARMLNT, WASHINUION,
May 18. 7 o'clock P. At ,Major Genets!
Dix :—Dispatches s,rom General Butler,
just received, report the success of his
expedition under General Kautz, fo cut
tke Danville Railroad and destroy the
iron bridge across the Appomattax.—
On Monday moimrng, the enemy i 4
force under cover of a thick fog, math?
an attack upon General Smith and fork
ed him back in some confusion and
with considerable loss, but as soon as
the fog lifted, General Smith re-estab,
lished his lines, and the enemy were
driven back to their original lines.
At the same time di enemy made
as attack from Petersburg on General
Butler's forces guarding the rear, but
were handsomely repulsed. The troop
having been on incessant duty for .6v4
days, three of which were in a rain
storm, Gen. Butler retired leisurelx
within his own lines. We hold the
railroad between Petersburg and Rich
mond. Prisoners._ state that Gens
Bragg and Davis were present on the.
geld.
Dispatches from Gen. Sigel report
this ~ veping that on Sunday he fought
the Forces of Gene. Echols and Imho
den, under I3reckinridge, at New Mar
ket ; :that the enemy's forces were su
perior in number, pa th a t he g31,0011 , y
withdrew from the battle geld and vet
crossed the Shenandoah, having lost
five pieces ot artillery, about
and Wounded, and E..QO prisoners, 144
bringing all his train amd all the woun
ded that could be transported from the
battle field.
He states that in consequence of his
long line and the trains which had to
be guarded, lie cou!d not bring more
than six regiments into the fight, be
sides artillery and cavalry, and that the
enemy had about seven thousand infan
try, besides other arms, and that his
retrograde movement to Starsburg
effected in perfect order, without any
loss of material or men.
No report of any operations of tha
Army of the Potomao received to-day
A dispatch from General Sherman re
ports hi:4 advance upon Johnson pro
gressing to his satiAlaction. His sup
plies are abundant. Our animals fira
improving on the grass and grain fields,
which now afford good pasture.
(Signed) E. M. STANTON.
Secretary of War.
\ . sllixc rox, May 18.—Maj. Gen.
Dix, New York : We have no reports
of operations since my last dispatch.—
The latest information from Gen. Grant
was that the roads had greatly improv•
ed. Reinforcements had reached him,
and he designpd to move against the
enemy without delay.
It is the design of the ( i lovernment to
keep up the national forces until the re ;
bellion is overthrown, and in order to
provide against any inopportune redpp
tion when the service of the hundred
day's men go .ont, a draft to flu up
their place and all other reduction, will
be ordered to take place on the first of
July, by which time the new enrollment
will be completed. No order is yet is
sued.
E. Ai. STAN - ros,
Secretary of War.
W . Arm r.o.; ' 111,ay 18. —4 nforni ation
received at the War Department leaven
no doubt that the rebels are receiving
large reinforcements from the South to
Lee'sarmy. Both arnlies are actively
preparing for the next conflict. The
weather is good for military operations.
It is reported that an order will be is
sued to-night for a draft for 300,000
men. The time fixed for the draft it
the lit of July.
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Another Brittle
NEw YORK, May 21.—The Times has
the following :—Headquarters Army of
the Potomae, May 20, o'clock, A. M.
My dispatphes of 10 o'clock, P. M.
yesterday, informed you of the attack
made yesterday (Thursday) evening on
the right wing of our line, and 'the
harldsOi'pe T r aimer of its repulse.
Tne attack was made on our right
flank near our headquarters. The only
troops we had on the ground at the
time, were two regiments of Tyler's
diVision ; it was heavy artillery and ha 4
never been under fire before. Tylet
soon brought up the remainder of hid
force and met the the rebel attack, driv
ing the enemy liack'intn the woods.—
Here the enemy had formed their line
of battle. Tyler felt rather appreben•
sive at the work before him, consigering
the rawness of his troops, but when fkir
ly under fire they showed the utmost
bravery.
The loss is quite heavy—more se
yere than reported by me in my dig
raph last night—and will probably
tech 1,000 killed and wounded. The
rebels gave way in confusion, scattering
theiroelyes through the woods.
The liquor of the repulse of the reb
els rests with Tyler's heavy artillery—
although Birney's division of the 2d
corps and Cr_ wford's of the sth were .
afterwards sent to the support of Ty
ler, enabling him to withdraw, after
the enemy had withdrawn and he had
cleared the valley of the Ny. The ma
jor portion of Rhodes, (rebel) division
were scattered in the tvoods, and 3.5 4 1
of them were picked up during the
night, and have just been brought to
headquarters.
The division of raw recruits are tick
led at their success, although their loss
is heavy. They feel the diminution
of their numbers is fully made up by
the increase of their morale.
The Tribune's special, dated head
quarters, May 19-9 o'clock P. M.,
Says our communications are open as
to-night, and supplies are still
pouring in tor us. Guinney's Statiori
was captured last evening by Talbott's
cavalry, and is now in our possession.
From'this point the rebels have been
bringing up supplies. It is believed
that the rebels bring their supplies from
the Virginia Central railroad, a distance
of 20 miles.
Nsw tow, May 21.—The Herald
has the following:
Friday, May 20, 7 o'clock, A. lif t
Our kissesin the ight last eveninipmf