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VIDNEWIT, JUNE 15, j 864
IP OR PRESI'DPNT te18.04,
GEN. GEORGE 13..McC.LELLAN,
[E jest to the Decision 'of 'Me Democratic Na
time/ Convention.]
DEMOCRATIC. - DOONTY TICKET.
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HEATH JOHNS,
OF WASHINGTON.
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AUDITOR,
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44 WhIlettutifituy Is fighting, you as eft-
Issus.see that •the war Is •prosecuted- for
the „prtkiteryatiou of the Uplou and the
Cuostputlott, and 4f your ,totticualay ar.d
Your rlghti aa•cltigeus.” • • •
GEO. B. McCILELLAN.
pfir - "The Constitution and the Union!
place them together, if they stand, they
mist stand together; if they fall, they
"lust fail together."--Daniel lirebiter.
ipelrWo failed to notice, in our last week's
Issue, the Preamble and Hesolutißos qffered
by our: I,epresontative in Congress,. Hon.
Jan Lutes, on the 30th ult., for an amnes
ty, with a view to an , rttempted, settlement
our troubles, and Ith the hope of end
tn further sacrif ce of the lives and wealth
la our Chimps, North and South. It is nead
less to say that - these kroamblenna p.i14311,u
-tions were promptly voted :down. The time
-will come, • and tie hope!speedily, tlien this
vital abject will force Itself upon this rulers
IA this country, in both section's, by' whieh
'tea% with the 'Union, may be' lutaght
about.
Wazases, the fratricidal war which has
for the last three years filled every neigh
. borhood of our once united and happy coun
try with mourning and has drenched a han
dfed hattle-fields with the blood of our fel
low citizims,.and laid waste many of the fair
est portions of the land, and yet has failed to
arestmwthe authority of the Federal Govern
ment in the seceded States; And whereas we
believe a misapprehension exists is the minds
of a large portion of the people of the south
as to the feelings which actuate a large por
tion of the people of the free States, and
. -Whiclimisapprehension we are called upon
by evety-eonsideratiou of humanity and a
sense ofjustio to correct and if possible re
move, whether we...regard in making this
effort what we owe to ourselves, to our fel
.low-countrymen of * south, or to the
world: Therefore,
Resolfed, Mild no truly loyal citizen of
the United . States desires the application of
u . 13% i
i*e or law .determining the „right% and
apd-the measure of responsibility
of the people of any of the States but such as
shall have been determined by the Supreme
Coin to be in accordance with and sanction
.sal by the Constitution and well-established
.usages Pi the counter.'
&solved, That the President, in his ca
paZity of Commander-in-Chief of the Army
and Navy of the United States, be, and he is
~ ..hereby, required to adopt such measures as
tiiinay think best, with a view to s suspen
sion of hostilities between the armies of the
,North 4ho South4cre period not enceed
.-ing Ind that he, be also 'authorised
to adopt or agree upon. same planby wbich
the decision of the great body of the people
.North and South may be secured upon the
question-of calling a convention composed of
delegates from all the States, to which shall
.be referred the settlement of all questions
Pow dAvitlin_g gtp scnthern States from the
rest of the Unfon -With a. yipw to the resto
rationt of the several States tOthaglac i es they
were intended to occupy in the Uti;oo, and
she privilegesiliatendedic be granted to therri
fly the frateurs of cur national Conistitntion i
who werein Out opinion the "inast'enlighton,
ed statesmen and purest patriots that ever
lived, and than whom we cannot hope to find
wiser or better counsellors in the present ex
igency in our national affairs.
The new Nationai Bank Bill.
In the grand old timed‘ert - die:4%m of
Jackson Democracy, a National Bank , with
capital of THIRTY lifiniows of Dollars, was
regarded as dangerous to the liberties of the
people. . Itiliana justly feared that by the
Ain* of the Farm and the sword, a corrupt
.or ambitiq4 ruler might aariseiU o would be
come the tyrant, instead of tlianserraqit,
. the people. But that was in the days o.f
honest Democratic rule, before the days of
enlightenment which followed the advent of
the Western "Rail Splitter" into the Presi
dential chair and the reign of Shoddy contrac
tororatid.grieteipekl, and the prevalence of the
zew . Xdlosoophy ie NOW tnglaud.
r. • By th#'lll*)tig Law wkich recently paned
Clogigrest4orm thQ limitatia c‘Tam HUN-
Witich, was contiimed istvtbe
original bill, was stricken out. ;t -
ty the provisions ottilis bill no Bank an
ba with a molts! atlas thist4l44-
94:* in small taws3sBoo,ooo 'in Mx
idatiosi 01 440: 4 40 1 1att
ire Ut=4l2,_Per?
- The 13310moke
long 3 a4ii is Vrei..: The' -Mit:more
Convertgion has cane togetfer, did I€ 4
au-
Aimed edlssolontpain leave sat:Meted
to their holies *4 40 the
_enjoyment *:
their fat sees and their productive ihoddy
c' 314 " 1644 sad to dreill of a Cootinuance of
these good dings, %glutei the expected re
election of Father Abraham.
There was considerable maoeovering
,ftx
the officers of the Conver#lon, : .bat ; Dr.
Breckinridge, of Kentucky, bras elected
temporary dmirmah and ex-41ev. Dennison
of Ohio ; periputent Cllairrnan!
The admission of Delegates created quite
4pAescited -diattninina. .Firo nett appliswed.
from Missouri—the Radicals and Conserva
tives—the one representing the rabid swipe
of radicalism ptattarent that State, the
;Other' the Ait.c. - fiatoi, lather was no
where, when the cbte aide to lie taken—
they only having received torn votts in fa
vor of their admission !
Quite a large bops delegation from the
Eebel States, elected by the army and "con
-,
:trfdiands" were present. All the rebel States
were represented, mostly by Lincoln's o ffi
cials. Sbme were • airlifted, some were re
jected and other's were ridrinittbd to" 41d
seats but prohibited trom voting. 'The
miscegenation delegation from South Caro
‘lintentnifosed 'of epal • rotm - bers' cif Me
groes, and 'their white co-laborers was, we
believe, rejected in tote. {This, by the way,
was exceeding bad policy, and will lose Mr.
Lincoln quite a number of his " loyal"
friends.]
These preliminaries out of the way, the
Convention procte,4dttf7nutife nominations.
,‘.:aft the mater of the noinint.thin for the
'Presidency, therb Was, of bourse . ; no difficul
ty. Mr. Lincoln and his "bieker had so
long and so laboriously arranged the pieliin
inaries, that opposition to him, was utterly
futile; His nomination was a matter of
• Thf quection of the yice Presidency, was
pub of nide dif . fi'eulty. Ilanlin the - present
incumbent, was at first, supposed to be
strong, but as matters progressed, his weak
ness became apparent—Dickinson of New
York had several adherents, but the choice
of the Convention was finally found to be
4ndy Johnson, military Governor of Ten
nesseel.a State not now In the Union, ac
cording to` the theory 'of the itbottionists:
• The Republicans, seem to have quite a
fancy ftir renegide Democrats on their tick
kls'—jblitiiiin as Wei)' as'ohn COchra'se, hay
inkapnci3 beign - getf to'that party. They sup
pose they add strength to their party, in
this way, but they never made a greater
mistake. A real democrat would always
. prefer to vote for an avowed and open op
ponent, than a weak-kneed and faithless
member of his own'party.
The caed;ulate's having: been disposed of,
the rent question artose , as to' the' plattbrth;
upon which they were to be'placed. Rumor
asserts and we suspect correctly too, that be
fore the meeting of the Cleaveland Conven
tion, the whole programme was arranged at
asilington to be an out and outtipn, adopted
of all the acts of the Administration as gospel,
including military arrests, Miltary elections',
drum bead Court Martials, suspension of the
ivtitlef Habeas Corpus, the - freedom of speech,
afld —of .the 'press, and the thouiand
'other gross outrages upon the rights and
iiberties'of the petiple, it( Which this adminis
tration ha's 'prodiially indulged. But the
proceedings of the Cleveiind "Convention
opened ihelr ayes io the tact, that the ' pre
test even from the Republicans would be loud
and deep, and warned the '"Convention ef
formidable breakers ahead.
One of their own leading organs, the New
York Evening Post had told them that:
' "No political party can henceforth
prOiper among us which has not caught
the impulses of this reviving life ;
which does 'not snuff the fresh breezes
of the morning intd its blood ; which
does not feel to its inmost core that
Democracy is the vital element of .Ottr
being ; which does not place itself kris:
vocably upon the foundations, first of
the rights of man as above the interposition
tied way of all governments ; second, of
- the'nghts of the States as necessary to the
perfect balance and equilibrium of our sys
tem," and moreover that the 'conven
tion nmst not entangle ittielf in the defense
of-measitree-tokich, , ithenigh temporalbj fits
, tifiect by thi exigencies of a civil war, • ARE
t L. EtZtY INDEFENSIBLE as a permanent poi.
ley. It must sayfrankly to the people
that the expedients of the Adminit•
tmtion, which have g,iven offen4e't'a our
traditional instincts -and ;'`convictions'
have= beon thin expe
dients forced.upon it by the pressure of
extraordinary and novel • events,' and
givethe 'fullest assurances of an unaba •
ted devotion to the guarantees as well
!as to the principles Of personal and lo
cal liberty."'
The Cleveland Convention had adopted a
Platform with unusual enthusiasm, much of
which was an out-spoken and manly protest
tiialast the wrongs of the Administration.—
El'em4i3t hi his letter of acceptance had sa d
with ringing earphttso
"The ordinary ' rights secured under
the Constitution and thole:vs of the coun
try, have been violated'And .extraordizry
powers have been usurped by the Exe:ciam've.
Again.
the Convention at Baltimore will
nortinate any man whose past life justi
fiee'a Atoll -grounded confidence in his
fidelity innue cardinal principles, there
is no reason whY , there should be any
division among the really patriotic men
of the.nountry, • To aniy such I shall
be most happy to ,giviralcordiel and ac
tive, • • - . • • ,
"My own decided preference s ispß, aid
in this way. and not to te myself a can
didate. But if Mr. Lincoln should" be
nominated, as I believe he will would
be fatal to the country to indorse
a policy and renews power, which has
cost us the lives of thousands of men
and needlessly putthe country on the
road.to bankruptcy, there will remain
no other. alernatave but to organize
&pints him every element of opposition
l A* the viaw,to prevent the misfortune
of his re-deal illq„ 1' .1 . •
- lailicridawb‘s4 appuft evezywhem
avg. axes erattlerty, that
0010,4114 wOhlife,•ivair breaking
And then there loomed tlp to the frightened
'ung'Mations Of the Shoat , contiJactors and We tlinfe f o .t, f e W persons who haw
well fed elides, the fact that there' remained ••,
observed public events , for the two past years,
behind thisoyeons defe'efi , ntiin'ti i* own par- with any degree of care, can doubt that
ty, the great tniterrifiei.% and undivided, yeti the rerun for driving Gen. McClelland and
PerseeuW.WaP 9 eratic varty, with its millions the otii`e:r Detn6ct olio Generals from the ar
of protesfs for years, were only my, was the tear'that i by the speedy suppres
faintlyechoed by the Cleaveland Convention. siOn of the Rebellion and the restoration of
this caused the leaders and tfanagers of the I.7niou-l-Whicli Gen. McClelland would
the Baltimore Convention to pause and heg- L av e e ff ec t e d t wo yew-a agO, if he had been
tate'about the Platform they Were aboht to sustained as Gen. Grath now is, a can
wet. The result was a Vitra change of its didate might•arise, who would supplao
original features, and the substitut ion of oth- Lincolti, in the Presidential race. • '
ere of quite aftetiir 'haratter. Hence the ' The persecutioU of Gen. McClellan and oth
motly and iacongruous concern which this erGenerals of similar politics, as Buell, -Por
to' nvention idopted. ter; McDowell, ; Franklin and others—could
In coneltestibit'we cong,ratulate the Dame- not not fail to be oligieted as open, marked,
, ,
racy the liro - spe'et of Victory at the ap. and systematic. No candid man will risk
' proadhing Presidential election. All that re- bis reputation by a denial of this glaring fact.
nowned old party needs to secure victory' is s what Republican of Abolition G e neral did
caution in selecting the right • caedid'ate to 'the convenient war committee, in aid or the
the Presidency add united", harmonions', and AdmiListration, 'hoiisd down, (with
1 1 effective action. Our opponents are setting . Cept,ion cf
,Fremont who was regarded as a
us the example which we set them in the
Presidential election of 1860, and we should
need no urging to profit by thir factions wd
their follies.
Wendell Phill i ps .on the "Situation."
Mr. Wendell Phillips seized the occasicu
of the recent gathering et hd co-werkers 'in
Mlle
Leis
at tCleitsiand, to ventil
ate Ls opinion on Matters ''and things in
general, and on his quadom friend, Lincoln, in
particular. lie thus - disconrses:
MR. Plumes' Pxsit-=-There is no plan of
reconstruction possible within twenty years,
, unless we admit the black to citizenship anti
, the ballot, and. use Mn, with the white; as
jthe basis of states. There is not in the reb
el states sufficient white basis to build on.—
If we refuse this method, we must subdue
the South and hold it as territory until this
generation of white men has passed. away,
and their sons, with otherfelings, have ta
ken:their places, and northern• capital ener
gy and immigration hire forced their way
into the South we adopt that plan, .and wait
for those Chinges,.tweaty-yeara must elapse
befottet6•Can venture -to rebuild states.—
Meanwhile, a large and expensive army, and
the use of despotic power by a government
holding half its territory ana citizens as sub
jects, make every thoughtful man tremble
for the fate of free government. A quick
and thorough reorganization of states on s
Democratic basis, every man and race equal
before the law, is the only sure way to save
the Union. ' i'mge for the nation's sake.—
Against sucht recogniiimSbf the , bla'cks
Lincoln stands pledged by prejudice and
avowal. Men say, if we elect him lie may
change his views. Possibly. But three
yeats have been a long time for a man's ed
ucation-in such hours as these. The nation
cannot alord more. At any rate, the Con-
Otutioirgives us this summer an opportuni
ty td"make-president a man fully educated.
I prefer that coarse.
A CIVIL AND MILITARY .FAIL:CRE.—The ad
ministration, therefore, I regard- as a civil
and military failure, and its avowed policy
ruinous to the North in every point of view.
;It/n.1111610 may wish the .• WA—peace and
faieedom—Lbut he is wholly unwilling to•use
the means'wbich cart'secure that end. I
Mr. Lincoln is re-elected Ido not expect to,
see the Union reconstructed in my day un
less on terms more' disastrous to liberty than
even disunion would be. If I turn to Gen.
Freinont I see a man whose first act was to
use the frbedoin of the negro as his weapon.
,1 I See One'whose thoi 4 ough loyalty to Demo
' cratic institutions, without regard to ritce—
whose oar nest and decisive etfitracter, whose
clehr-Siglited statesnianship and rare mili
tary ability, iustify my confidence that in
his hands all will be done to save the state
that foresight, skill, decision and st.atepnan
,
ship can do.
The War News.
There appears to have been no serious
, - „
fighting in front of Richmond since Friday
Week, the 3d inst. That fight was a more
&Mani phe' than was represented by even the
report of and Secietary Stanton
at the time. The - Vorre4pondents of the
"Times" and "World" how' agree that the
Federal loss amounted ti about seven thou
. ,
sand. Since that time the position of Gen. "The effect anticipated by McClellan from
Grant's forces has been considerably changed.: result (our successes in the West) has
. this
---•
, duly happened. The enemy has found it
•
He has apparently abandoned his position at ! necessary- to abandon M.:ll!ftSSC:=, and fill
er near Mechanicsville, and, at latest dates, ; bait tct , other iiptensive positions. It has
his right NYILIg was abntit wherei.g
his wing , 1
not entered iuto -Jive acheme of the general
• to fight the enemy in front t.. Washing.tun.—
was a Week ago. The general position of his./ The salutary error of PrallEnn taught bow
Due is farther from Richmond, than it was 1 disproportionate is the stake we ehotild vkii.•
at the fight qn 'Friday week, it being now 1 ture by such - hard m
such - hardihood : Those accoplish
from ten to thirteen n...iles from the city and ! I
ed etre...tees& who, Inspired by . rnerti . al lir
'
Or and indifferent whiSkey, tight 'skilltaiy
a few miles north 'and - bast i',if . tile Chicka- i tintl daringly the battles of their countryn.in
hominy. i ..• • 'den editorial and attic, are of course not
.
The New York World of the 11th inst. mined % . %itli the method of Gen. McClellan.—
thus briefly sums the "sitaation'at!that date. The results, they conles.s, are all that could
be desired; but why were they not obtained
`There is no official news from Gene'ial ' earlier ? The aneweris. palpable: General
Grant to-day. It is presumed that the op- : McClellan had befor4 him the thoice of a
eraticns of the Army of the Potomac are l . rash and , impettiona policy, the produeta of
now &ailed' to the approach to Richmond j which, as the digasters of Bethel, Bull 11‘111;
by the aitt`of the 'spade, • and that, unless ! Ball's Bluff, Wilson's creek,• and Lexington
Leeiirovokes it by some movement, there had proved, were exceedingly doubtful, or of
will not be any immediate engagement.— a cautious and mature policy, which, when
Ifanaertown tindNew Castle ; have ? ben I the thoroughly prepared machinery of de
abandoned', as well' as the entire country i struetion should be put in motion; would at
above Bethesda church. The lines of Gen. once end the war. 'lt is impossible for any
Grant's army have been materially changed : one not blinded by prejudice to see that our,
within a few days, evidently for the purpose successes in the West compelled the aban
of deceiving the enemy as to our real po- , doumeut of Menas:.•es without the hazard of
sitiun anti intentions. An endeavor on the a conflict in sight of the capital, and in
part of the rebels to unmask these has re
front of works so formidable that to carry
suited in various briOt sk;rmishes. General themour troops would have suffered decima-
Hancock is now 'tut the 'extrcitie left, and ticn.'
.
Burnside on the right Of the dyne
General Cook has made another move
ment in West Virgiuiai probably with the
intention of joining Gmerai Hunter near
Staunton
We have no later intelligence from gene ! - .11
11110/Atm 's advance.
It is repotted that a forward movement
is contemplated by G3neral Butler. He has
Ontoon bridges enough 'to span all the
rivers near Richmond in a dozen places.
Zotreat is ;Aiding extensively in Eastein
Kentucky,- aid is in quite dangerous prox
imity
to Lexington. He is on the line , uf
the Kentiick3r Ceptral `Railroad." " •
Since our last: publicition, there has been
considerable eglitine - under §III.IBMA.N I *lift
considerable loss of men on our dart, and
more on the part of the enemy, and a ISeci44
advance has been made towards Atlanta. -
Allatoona, Marietta, Ackwor h and Dallas
Lave, respectively, fallen into our hands, the
hitter were not immediately on the line of the
t t . ttEoqd,
A hut the capture seemed to man
'
oeuver the enemy out of a strong position
and cleafilia , •way to Atlanta.
.4-I-.
Verdict Recovered.
ALBANY, June B.—Albert W.Tatrie, has
recovered a verdict of $9,000 at tlin •C;reene
County Circuit, against litsushal Murry - 'and
one Badly, his deputy. Petrie, was asrost
iid44 August, 1862, : for alleged dislityil
lour& itlthost ?meet, iliad carried to-N1
York, where lee was cant* In s - cell with
other Omen or errand days
"14.,
Gen. McClellan.
rivalbythe President in his own party?)—
The people will look in ,raip foiany such.—
Before Gen. Grant was trusted, his possible
rivalslnp was sopposed, to be guaranteed
Atgainst by ti4e possession of the office of
tienzenarit Getieral, for life, with honor and
2slary almost equal to the Presidency its2,ll.
Who doubts that the small cutthing of . tho
cnanwho invented the famous "one tenth"
loctrine for the re-adits!on cf the Rebel
States, and who has hastened into the Union
Territories, withcat.the requisite number of
inhabitants, to 'swell hie Presidential Elect O
ral vote, calculated all the'se questions and con
tingencies with the nicety of a practised
politician ?
AMON; the newspapers Iyho joined the
AdministratiOu in till's conspiracy to blast the
reputation of Oen. McClellan, none Was more
•
conspicuous than the New York Times,
,(cx
, cept, possibly Yorney'a rress, wl; f icit' is new,
',hapay. with.out ..inthiance' on the public
Mind.) But the Times makes pretensions to
character, candor, and impartiality.
That paper permitted itself to say in April
last—
" The desperate sfFuits of a few heroic
in
dividuals who still keep up the hope of mak
ing out of General McClellan a military gen
ins," &c. And again iu January of the came
MI
"What General XeClellan was or what he
did that entitled hitia to so much unexampled
self display, may sorely puzzle the future his
torian. For his benefit we may as well say
that the huge parade don't app(r:ain at all to
anything
General McC ellan is, or anything
he has done as a military man. The infla
tion is all political. It conies from his aspir
ations to he a Presidential candidate."
I 'it, will probably neve. b.) sAtisfact:wdy e-z
-plained how it weq that General McClellan
te'l:atne a great hero for having faiiled..in a
series of important military- operations nainst
!St:ople en' whnin ate here told no millmry
. ottGrations , could ever make any impression.
There can be no- doubt, how ever; that
this mysterious occurrence would'tiever have
taken place if it were not that the Democrat
ic; party had not been just then in serious
' want of a leader."
I It would be amusing, and perhaps instruct
ing too; to contrast these disparaging state
ments and opinions with those previously ex
pr2ssed by the same paper in reference
fo this same gen. 3TcCh4lan, while he was
ih the splendid performance of his military
dales on the Een'ineuln,aml at a time when he
WAS not regarded as a rival to the fivorite of
the Times for the Presidency, Mr. Lincoln.
Si e propOse to introduce a fey very of these
extracts from 'the Times, fur which we ' are
in lebted to "Townsend's Encyclopedia of the
Great Rebellion, (a work quite recently - pub
lished.)
THE ABANDONMENT OF MANASSES AND THE
EF.SUI:T OF OUR SUCCESSES IN TIIE WEST.
[Editorial of the New York Times, March
17th, 1862
ANOTHER HERO
'Timer Corre:siiokeni, tV : l,hing:on, March
lULh. 1b J
"`Rut there is n thud hero in this eri,j,s,
whose mime will he written +n marble :orev
er. That man is Grosgs B. Aloasta,s v. who
proved himself, and thus worthy to lead and
govern others He took hold of our army when
it was a routed mob„and scoff of the world, &c.
THE BATTLE OF FAIR OAKS
[Editor:elcf flat N'ew• York Times, Jane 14,
1 , 862,1 '
"Gen. McClellan appeara, to have had from
the Jitter, the true toreetast •of the Peninsula
campaign for the possessit:n of Richmond.—
After the evacuation of Yorktown and the
battle of Williamsburg'', he declared 'other
battles are to be fought ;' and they have teen
fought, as %Vest Point. Hanover, and ChiclCa
hoimitly testify. Each step on.their onward
march from Yorkrown, till now that our lines
oreelusing around the beleayred capital of the
tcheltion, has been a vietnr. , and the corn
manditig•General was Mlle I.r( udiy to tell his
men 'to clear is mind that r• Army of the Po
tomac had never Liven civet " •
M . CLELI.Ati Olst . WE 1.1E1.D.
(Times Correspondent, Bettletiekl, June 2,
"Gen. McClellan a,rived on the hattleti. Id on
Saturday evening. where he has remained ever
since. ditelting all the nwvements in person.—
A little utter one o'clock Gen. McClellan rode
along the lines of his troops. back and forth,
until all the soldiers had a good opportunity of
seeing him. Napoleon sew was received by
his enthusiastic troops with greater admiration
of delight than was McClellan by his army.—
They feel that they must ever be victorious
under. his guidance." ••• • •
BATrug atiOtEs . amsE 27, 1862.
(Special Ceseopondent of the It Y. Times,
. -pescribi n f the Battle.]
"It *rent east, nowiiiilitiefair ii ?vim
to perc,i , ,e the ;ans. -, of Goa. l e.
cent reverses. At the last 'moment, when
least expected, arid equally to the s!:rprize, we
have no doutt., 41" Vrelideni Linioln.;Secre
tary Stanton. and Geti McClean hiry.self,
Stonewall lack sofr.rnshed from the valley ''ot
the ShenandoalWat:aeked with 50,000 men r
right wing 0f20,410, threed it back ani got in
the rear of our wtitile . eolumn, wi,houtWeaken
ing the rebel force massed in front of it by a
tingle man. 'No General on earth eourd
make bead against such a coup de guerre '
McClellan had stood his tfround and fought in
such a position, nothing in the world could
hale prevented the utter annihilation of the
7.rmy of the Potoinae. ;Chat her Ire(' pie army
'against such odds and under su6ll circumstan
ces, and that he has been able to place it upon
a • ew base of operations from whit+ he may
renew his attack upon the rebel capital with in
creased chances of success, atiltrds such prvutS
of censain mate generalship as few living sol
diers cawAow. McClellan' left not deceived.,
bstt ke was helpless. lie knew that the rtglyds
outnumbered nint, and he was thus placed in
a position of the utmost peril, from which ex
smtn almost impossible. Ile
had the enemy it: ek4whelmirig numbers in
'runt, on his right, and tepidly gaining his
rear. The sudden resolution which he took.
of throwin v.'hcle army over narrow and
difficult roads - , 'in lace of a powerful, victorious,
and exultant eoerhy., lapOtfl. 11Ew base of opera
tions twenty miles away kill stand as one of
the boldest military conceptions'ever formed.
Thanks to The generalship and' courage of his
soldiers the Ar,...ni.of 4!.e Patcmac
.is
iTiot•os Correspondent, liarrison's .Lata.ing
_.• .
Auzust 11, 196:2.;
"With the strength of the army gradually
In‘it'stendily being, reduced by Sichnc:Sl,, the
milks enervated by the terrible heat of Pile en
/an:tend with the impossibily of stretigthning,
the sitin,tion by the tidditton of tresti treops
winch experience has (Inn uostrated cannot he
Safely sent to the peiiiiisuia in Aitgusr. there
is but one eaurse RAC t the government to
p,irsue—bet one the Country eaniapprcive
iiz To - resetie - the artily irein its present in
active and unsatisfaensry position as soon as
possjble, and wait the developnicni of events :7
THE POTOMAC ON TUE )IARCJI
tEditorial of the New-York Times, August
1862.)
"Is our brave army safely withdrawn from
the banks (Lithe James river I I( so, if se, a
great . victory has been won. Talk of 'the
evaeption of Manasscs as a successful piece
0! strategy ! Any weak gem2ral, with an ob
ject to 'gain by it: _ould" strifsie his tents and
tlee away by ruiltoad, as the rebels did fro in
'Mant.ssas. They had no eue•ny in the rear
or on either flank ; and no enemy could get
there without observation. But Genera' Mc-
Clellan has been literally surrounded by the
rebel armies. They have in vested his camp
oatnumberim , hint immensely," &c,
withdrawl of our army from Harri
son's Landing, if accomplished, as it seems
to have been, not only without loss, but r nun
without attack, we 4iacc above any sirtur
a :hievment althe ivar, un either side. fur
c niception and brilliant cam union.
"Tho amount of the grand march of the Ar
my of the. Potomac is this, that inasmuch as
General MeClelfan's reinforcements could not
well go to him, he haS come to' his rciufor,e
menis:'
THE WrITIDRAWL
(Editorial of the New-York Times, Augnst
19:h, IS6I
"General MeClellan has transported his ar
my to Yorktown in entire safety. Not a man,
or trophy, or fragment, has been left for the
1.• y "
Correspondence of Gov. Vance and
Jeff Dgvis, upon P;?ace.
;_Trader dste of December 3Qtll, 1'4163, Gov.
V.Affer. of North Carolina, writes to JEFF
Davis :
"After a earefal consideration of all
the sources of discontent in North Car
chna, I have concluded that it will be
impossible to remove it except by mak
ing some effort at negotiation with the
enemy. The recent action of the Fed
eral House of Representatives, though
meaning very little, has greatly excited
the public hope that the Northern
inind'is looking towiird peace." •
Tc JEEP Delis replies under date of
Janti,ey Etb,
"Apart from ins:aperable objections to
the line of - policy you propose, (and to
which I will p. esently advert.) I cannot
see how the more material obstacles are
to be stu mounted. We have
three distinct elfOrts to eo t timunicatp
with Ole' authoiities at Washington,
and ha'e been invariably unsuccessful.
Commissioners were se, t before hos
tiliti begun, and the Washing
ton Government refused to receive them
or hear what they had to say. A second
time I sent a military officer with a
c immur.ivation addres `ed by myself to
President Lincoln. The letter was re
ceived by Gen. Scott, who did not per
mit the officer to see Mr. Lincoln, but
promised that an answer Ak;ould be sent.
do answer has ever been received.—
The third time, a few months ago, a
gen: leman was sent whose position,
character, and reputation were such as
to insure his reception, if the enemy
were not determined to receive no pro
posals whatever from the government.
Viet, President Stephens made a pa
triotic tender of his services in the hope
of being ableto promote the cause of
tithrianity, and, , although little belief
was entertaitthd ofThia success, I cheer
lAN 'suggestions that the
experiment should be tried. The ene
my refused to let hini pass through
their lines, or to hold ••'any — conference
with him. HO wag stopped bebre he
ever reached Fortress "MOnroe on his
Way to Washington."
Ile then draws but more at length his Im
pressions of the impoSsibility of affecting
anything, in the present and past tone of the
North, in the way of peace, which he says
can only b 3 acceptel accompanied with the
independence of the South. The fact was
not generally known at the North that Ur.
,tc,iilleus, the Vice President of the Con
federacy, was chiirged with power to nego
tiate on the subject of peace. It Wai strong
ly denied at the'time, in administration cir
cles, • • •
Gan. M'Otellan- Good Man's Opin-
lon,
Admiral A. H. Foote just before his de
cease said : '
"I have the highest cpinion of Gen. Mc-
Clellan. He is an extellent; man ; a man of
principle, and one to be depended on.; a man
of piety—and just the man for the place,
(the army of the Potomac,)—but he worked
with his hands tied, and of course he could
not do as he would. The Government
would not let him.'
" This . lV4iin and intrepid man was not gov-
Mlied by any party intrigues. The most
radical can certainly find no fault with Ad
miral Foote's devotion to the Union, for his
life was his offering, and his deeds on the
Mississippi and Tennessee will remain an
enduring monument to his memory.—[N. Y.
Evening Express.
1 for C4r Republican frignd some time ago
ridiculed the idea of i de r n: Fremont, being a
imudidate for the Presidency. We would
respectfully enquire whet they think of the
raw& weer T . ; - •
At a meeting of the Students of kines
burg College, on . 4.aturday June 10th 13&4,
a Committee consisting of T. Hendershot,
C. A. Hampton and J. y. Howard, was ap
pointed to draft Resolutions expre?sive of the
sense of the peeling.
RE ri , ov, the following ;Preamble and
R.esolutions were reported by said Commit
tee, which on motion of P. A. Knox, were
unaniniotvdy adepte*:
WnEn7 A S: Sonic .ut' the St nde ntso f Waynes
burg College, have been greatly annoye'd by
the insolence of some of the boys and young
alen of the town; and whereas, this insolence
has been carried so far, that we feel it to be.
btu• duty to endure it no lont.7er.
Therefor ejtesolved, Ist, That we as Stu-
dents unl:e :a all earnest J•rotest against such
proceediag, and expresf;.onr disapproval of
the same
2nd, That we appeal to the Faculty of this
Institution, to the Siiperinteudant of the
Union School, and to the citizens and civil
authorities uf the town for protection front
ME
3,1, That should this appeal prove unavail
ing and this insolence continue we will take
the matter into our own hands and protect
ourselves and each other, Ly every means in
our power whether by force or otherwise.
4th, That a copy of these Resolutions be
sent to the President of this Institution, to
the Seperhtendent of the tnion School; and
that a oopy be sent to each of the County
papeys for publitatiop.
W. p..Z'itridul , ou, President
Sprowts, Secretor:
A Mammoth Enterprise
By our advertising comma it will be seen
that the two well known establishments,
Thayer & Noyes' Circus and Van Amburgh
& Co.'s Menagrie have effected an arrange
ment by which they will both travel together
the present season, and exhibit in one Mam
moth tent for a single
. vice of admission,
forming a combination of attra i ztions which
cannot till to draw out immense throngs of
visitors wherever they r•ay go. The Me
nagerie is said to include an - unusual fi ne
collection of living beasts and birds from all
parts of the world, many of which have been
imported within the 'fast year, while aft are
in the best condition. Among other rare
zoological feature); this collection can boast
of the largest lion in the country, a white
Polar bear fresh from the Arctic ocean, a
superb ostrich, a South American hippopo
tamus, and a monstvr elephant “ilannibal,'
the largest quadraped on exhibition either
in Europe or America. The Circus per
formances which are given at each exnibi
tion, with,mt extra c;ta;•ge, will consist of
every variety of dashing horsemanship and
extraordinary athletic teats, introducing one
of the largest and most talented troupes ever
brought together in this country. A stud
of horses, ponies and mules nark - ailed for
extent, beauty end thorough training, com
pletes ;he list of attractions included in this
truly colossal combination, which is to be
exhibited here on the 21st of June.
Those whO enioy a hearty laugh - will have
their cases attended to by Dr. J. L. Thayer,
the inimitable humorist, who psi 1 enliven
the scenes of the circle by his quaint droller
ies, and also introduce his wonderful comic
molts. Mons. Davis a pupil of the great
Van 4rtibur.;:li, manipulaN the lion. ftnd
tilers. •
trzllarrq Sirkler, EA.I., the able editor of
the Tankhaanock 14,?inocrat, publiAles
the tollo‘Niag in issue of 30th October,
18i1:
"We deem it due to Messrs. J. C. Ayer,
& Co., and the public, to make known our
experience with the use of their Err. SARK k-
PARILLA in our family, by stating the.circum
stances ut,der which it was taken and its ef
fects.
When our only child, now in his third
year, was about eight months old, a sore ap
peared first in smml pimples on forehead
over his nose. These rapidly increased and
uniting formed a loathsome, virulent sore,
which finally spread over his forehead and
face, not even excepting his eyelids, which
became SJ swollen that hi§ eyes were closed.
We called a skillful physician, who admnis
tered the usually prescribad remedies. A
solution of nitrate sit silver was applied until
the mass of corruption which covered his
entire thee turned jet black. The sore again
and again hurst thro' the scorched and arti
ficial skin formed by this solution. Mean
while many remedies were employed without
any apparent benefit. For fifteen days and
nights he was constantly held by his parents
to keep him from tearing open with his
hands the corrupt mass which covered his
face.
Everythinm s
having failed, we were induced
by the high recommendations of AYER'S
SARSAPARILLA tor the cure of Scrofulous dis
ease, to give it a trial. In his treatise on
Scrofula, Dr. Ayer directs a mild solution of
lodide of Potash to be used as a wash while
takitt the Sarsaparilla, and it was faithfully
applied. • ' •
Before one bottle of Sarsaparilla
. had been
given the sore hadinst much of its virulence
and commenced ' heal. Another bottle
effected an enitr6 cure . ,iind the general pre
diction that the child mast' dio• contm
dieted. His eyelashes which 'came • out,
grew again, and his face is left . Nr•;thout
scar, as smooth as anybody's. It is unnec
essary fur me to state in how high esteem
we hold ATER . B SARSAPARILLA.
==l
Reinforcements for Grant.
.
It has alrea4 been announced that
General Pope, with the Army of the
Northwest, is now on the way to rein
force the Army of the Potomac. Ac
cording to one of the city papers, Gen.
Hunter's (late General Sigel's) army is
marching to a position where he can no
operate in the coming siege of Rich
mond,
From the following dispatches it will
be seen that General Crook's army, at;_
so, is advancing, to some unknown
point, but probably to the lineof Gen:
-•-
Grant '
MEADOW B,LUFF6, W. Va., May 31.
General Crook's command has started,
in fine spirits, on its second expedition.
General Crooks forces are again on
the move.
ger Some of our Democratic friends
ex
prep apprehension at the result o the ap
prciaphing Presidential Elsction, We acv*
theal to be cool and not §t . .ti their hreenbei
We ran boat a> _the Aektit tinivinny being
Into the field, if it should be half a dozen !
For the Me n
cv - - - IV; .
11.,
SECRETARY 4TANTON'S BULLETIN,
Dispatches from Generals Giant, ,Sherma fi
and camirt —All Qtift iic Grant's Front.
—Visit of A`sherman Allateona Pa‘os.—
Vetmy of Hunter oz . er the Rebels near
Stantom—Rebel General Jones Killed—
Retreat of the, Enony TVG(frigsborp.
WASIIINC;TOti, June C-7 A. M•
3licArr-CA'Hertfi :—We have dispatch
es from General Grant's headquarters
clown to 6 o'clock last evening, which
bt :.•
a 0) that thei e had been no fighting
~licinn the ley. The enemy made an
atiaik Saturday night upon Hancock
Wright,,and Smith, but were every
where ' repulsed. Hancock's lines are
brought within forty yards of the reb
els works. The rebels ;were
.very busy
Saturday senF,tructing intrenchments
on the wcf.:i„ side of ti e Chiekahominv,
at Bottom's bridge, and toward even
ing thieu - a party ..?..cross the east hide.
EKWIN ti, . SrAyroN.
Secretary of War.
WASIIIN6TI ti, June 6-10 o'clock r.
IN.—T 9 Major-Gencrui .1.4 r :—Dispatcheg
,have been received from General Grant's
headquarters to-day, but they report
only c-rtain changes in the disposition
of corps :,n4l contt7l , l:ited operations
They state that e+,el NAL:ti t ; is going on
The chief quartermaster of the army
reports, front personal insp.e, - !tion of tl:le
ilepot at White House, :,',l!at it is in a
most efficient state. All needful sup
plies are on hand, and wagons easily
transport them to Tho
wounded are being. brought in, and
transports are nut cleltiyed a moment.
E. 11. STANTON', Secretary of War.
W‘sin7;(..rox, June if-7 o'clock A. If.
—To _lfajor-Geiwrql Do: :—A dispatch
from General Sherman, dated yesterday
afternoon (June 31 o'clock, at Al
!_atoona creek, states 11e4 enemy.
discovering us moving round his right
flank, abandoned his position last night,
and marched off. General McPherson
is moving to-day fir Ackworth, Gen.
Th6mas on the direct Marietta road,
and `Schofield on his right. It has been
raining hard fer three days, and the
roads are heavy. An examination of
the enemy's abandoned line of works
here shows an immense line of works,
which I have turned with less loss to
ourselves than we have inflicted upon
them '"The army supplies of forage
and provisions Are
E. %I.Z'iTANTON, t' 4 veretal v of War
AsniNGrox, Juue6, 10 P.
(loz. :—A dispatch from General
4lmrmau dated 12 o'clock, noon to-day,
at Ackworth, says : "I am now on th©
railroad at Ackworth Station and have
full possession forward to within Fix
miles of Marrietta. All well."
Thre is no military intelligence to
day.
EDWIN M. STM rroY.
Secretary of "War
VT sripzGroli, June 8. 12 m.---.11(yor-
General DLr :—A 'dispatch from Gen.
Grant, dated 3:03 p.'m., reports "all
has been q . iiiet 'to=day.'' No casualties
are reported.
A dispatch from General Sherman.
dated at Ackworth yesterday, 6, p. m.,
says : "I have been et Allatoona Pass
and find it very admirable for our pur
pose. It is the gate through the last
,:r most eastern spur of the Alleghenies.
f t now becctnes its useful to us as it was
to the enemy, being easily defended
from eitl-er directim.. r.rb,“ roads hence
from Ashworth into Georgia are large
and good, and the country more open."
The details of the position of our troops,
and contemplated movements are given,
but are not needed for public informa
tion. The dispatch further states that,
the enemy is not in our front, but his
signals are seii at Lost Nountain and
Kenasaw.
Dispatches fi.orn Cen. Canby, dated
June 3d,.have been tweived, which re.:
port satisfactory progress in the organi
zation of his command.
[Signed]
E. M. S TANTON,
Secretary of War
WAsumotoN„Tune 8, 1:45 P.
ifaiOr-Gea. :--A dispatch from
Mr. Dana, at Grant's headquarters;
dated last night, 8:30 P. M., announcee
a victory by Gen. Hunter over the reb
els beyond Staunton, and that the rebel
Gen. Jones was killed on the battle
field. The dispatch is as follows :
"The Richmond Examiner, of to
day, spetikS of the defeat of Gen. W. E.
Jones by Gen. Hunter, twelve miles
beyond Staunton, Cien. Jones was kill
ed un the field. • his successor returned
to WaineSboio, dna now holds the
mountains between Charlotteville and
Staunton. The paper' 'further states
that no hospitals or stores were - cap
tured by General Hunter."
Anther dispatch announces that our
forces occupy Staunton.
WASHINGTON, June B.—MAJ. GENE R.-
AL DIN : Gen Hunter's victory, and our
occupation of Staunton, is ooufirmed
the I:ullowing dispatch just received
from Gen. Butler': "Alt Inlet on my
line. The Richmond papers, just re-
ceived, have intelligence of a fight at
Mt. Crawford, between General Hun
ter and Gen. Jones, in which General'
Hunter was victorious, and Gen. Jones,
the rebel commander, was killed
Staunton was afterwards occupied by
the Union troops. The fight was ott
Sunday."
[Signed.]
Strength of the Opposing Army,
We have no opinion of oar own as to
the probable strength of Grant's and
Lee's armies, other than is derived from
the letters of army comspondeqs.—
From these we are led to believe that
Grant is now menacing Richmond with
fully two hundred thousand men, ono
hundred and seventy-five thousand of
whom are under his ithri3ediate oom
∧ and twenty-five thousand under
Butler and Hunter. To this force may
he'added' the column under Crooks and
Averilli'and the gmlxitt . The high,
eat estimate of Leer's strength that we
have esewtheiw, einireldrne at one
hundred id forty'thonsand, including
Beanregard'soommaod.
U
E. 4. SEAN-roti