RAFTSMAN'S JiOtJUlMk
Bailsman's Journal
re:
BT 8. J. ROW.
CLEAEriELD, PA., SEPT. 2S, 1864.
NATIONAL UNION NOMINATIONS.
FOR PRESIDENT,
ABBAHAM LINCOLN, of Illinois.
FOR VTOE PRESIDENT.
AUDEE W JOHNSON, of Tennessee.
UNION ELECTORAL TICKET.
SEATOHIAI. ELECTORS.
310RTON M'.MICIIAEI-, of Philadelphia,
THOMAS CUNNINGHAM, of Beaver.
REPRESENTATIVE ELECTORS.
1 Robert P King,
2 Geo.MorrisonCoates,
3 Henry Bumm.
4 William II. Kern,
5 Barton II. Jenks.
ft Charles M. Rank,
7 Robert Parke,
8 William Taylor,
9 John A. Hiestani.
10 Richard H. Coryell.
11 Edward Haliday,
12 Charles V. Reed,
13 Elias W. Hale.
14 Charles II. Shriner,
15 John Wister,
15 David M"Conaughy.
17 David W.Woods,
13 Isaac Benson,
19 John Patton,
2 Samuel B. Dick,
21 Everard Rierer,
22 John P. Penney.
23 Ebenezer M'Junkin.
24 John W. Blanchard,
DISTRICT UNION NOMINATION.
FOR CONGRESS,
GLENNI W. S00PIELD. of Warren.
COUNTT UNION NOMINATIONS.
FOB SHERIFF.
JOSEPH A. CALDWELL, of Pike Tp.
FOR COMMISSIONER,
JOSEPH "WINERY, of Bradford Tp.
FOR DISTRICT ATTORN EV,
JOHN E. FULFORD, of Clearfield Bor.
FOR AI'DITOR,
" PETES HOOVER, of Pike Township.
FOR CORONER,
BENJ. SPACEMAN, of Clearfield Bor.
OUR CANDIDATE FOE CONGRESS.
. Hon. Glenui W. Scofield, who &o a.y rep
resented our District in Congress during the
last two years, is again before the people a
the Union candidate. Mr. Seofield's posi
tion on all the vital issues involved in the
. campaign are too well known to require
epecial elucidation. His speeches, his votes,
his efforts have all been directed to the
speedy crushing out of the Rebellion, the
. maintainance of the Federal Government,
the preservation of the Union for Justice
and for Liberty. These ought to be a suffi
cient guarantee for his future course, and
". ehould, a3 they doubtless will, secure him
the support of every well-wisher of our
present distracted country.
It may be satisfactory to Mr. Seofield's
friends in this county to know that the pros
pects of his re-election are bright. Mr. Big
ler's canvass in the upper portion ot the Dis
trict has done him no good on the contrary,
his unqualified endorsement and advocacy of
the Chicago Platform, his opposition to the
rigorous prosecution of the War, a: J to
the law allowing soldiers to vote,as they be
come known, are arraying against him many
of the patriotic men of his on party.
REPUDIATION AND ASSUMPTION.
, It is one of the unfavorable signs of the
times that there can be found some persons
who coolly consider the chances of the repu
diation of our national debt. ' The New
York World seems to think there would be
soom good achieved by such an infamous
, measure. The following insidious sugges
tions are to bo found In. an article in a late
number of that journal : -
"Whether, if the war continues, our debt
'". will be paid or repudiated, must depend up
- on the yirtue of our people. We know that
some argue that the debt being owned by a
v great number of people, in . small sums,
Nattered all over the country, a large party
, will thud be created against repudiation.
But it is safer to look at the oast. Our rev
olutionary indebtedness was in the hands of
- all the people, the continental currency was
held in sums smaller or larger by almost ev
ery one, and j-et this did not prevent its be
ing scaled down to forty for one.
And again, our debt will be almost entire
ly held at the East. Will Western farmers
. be willing to be taxed to pay tribute (as they
call it) to the East, which is the only section
of the country whoso citizens have made
money out of the war? Will they be willing
to pay high duties to add to the wealth of
.-.. . . ....... I Y. . O .
To such sentiments it is rather curious to
observe while it is suggested that the debt
., of the North might be repudiated, the debt
ot the South might be assumed by the -eo-.;
pie of the North. The same journal says :
. "Lf the South comes back into the Union
those States would be so impoverished that
yeais must pass before they could contribute
" to the national income. And then they have
' a large debt of their own, due to their own
citizens and foreigners, which they would
(1 fed in honor bound to jtay, if able, in case
' : tee did not assume it. And enormous appro-
-nations would be required to rebuild the
ighthouses all along the Southern coast, to
. . repair the fortifications, and to open and
. render the harbors safe for commerce."
There can be little doubt that the repudi
ation of the Northern debt, and an assump
tion of the debt of the Rebels, is part and
parcel of the Copperhead programme. To
6uch a tempting feast are the people of the
North invited by the leaders of the Pcace
. at-any-price party. When Gen. McClellan
' says, in his letter of acceptance,' that "the
Union must be preserved at all hazards,",
-'is this one of the "hazards," to which he
alludes ? Can our Co pperhead neighbor tell ?
"WHERE ME. BIGLEE STANDS.
The best index to Mr. Biglers views on
the War question, is perhaps hiV speeeh
made at the stalled "peace meeiiug' '; in
Clearfield borough on the 13th of August,
1864. On that occasion he denounced Mr.
Lincoln as a "usurper and a tyrant," and
the policy which had been inaugurated rel
ative to the institution of slavery in the re
voked States :is "unlawful, revolutionary,
and imijlitic." lie denied that the Presi
dent had any more right to make the aUtn
don incut of slavery a condition precedent to
the restoration of the Union, than he had
to make its establishment such a condition ;
and characterized the "condition" as "an
attempt at a flagrant usurpation of authori
ty" meriting the ""severest execrations of all
men devoted to our republican form of Gov-,
ornmenmt." He denied that "the Govern
ments at Richmond 'and Washington com
bined (the Rebel, it will be observed, be
ing given the precedence in this connection)
had no right to overthrow the institutions
of the States, or change the relations be
tween the States. That was the right ot
the States and the States only.
The doctrine here advocated is simply that
which prevailed in the latter part of Mr.Bu
chanan's Administration, when State after
State was permitted to secede because it was
contended they could not be "coerced" with
out a gmss infringement of their reserved
rights. Mr. Bigler, it must be manifest to
every reflecting u: an, is "joined to his idols.'
He still clings to the daugerous dogmas ori
ginated by John C. Calhoun, and kept alive
and put into practice by Jeff Davis, Breck
tnridge, Floyd, Toombs and the whole brood
of leading traitors who are now in arms a
gainst the National Government, or we are
at a loss to know what his language is in
tended to imply.
Another portion of Mr. Bigler's speech,
worthy of consideration now that he is a
candidate for Congress, is that which re
lates to the draft. He said "he had uni
formly advised obedience to law,even though
the law might be ot doubtful authority or
utility ; but he intended that obligation as
much for those in as fur those out of author
ity. In the execution of the Jaw the Presi
dent can claim our obedience, tut whenever
he transcends the limits of the law, Mr. B.
said he had as much right to command the
President as the latter had to command
him." What does this mean? Are we. to
understand that 3Ir. Bigler charges the Pre
sident with "transcending the limits of the
law" when he orders and euforces the draft?
And, if this be his premise, what construc
tion are we to put on his declaration about
his right to "command the President?" Ts
not the inference fair that he means by this
language that he has the right todinoley the
President, or in other words, to advise a re
sistance to the draft? If not, why did Mr.
Bigler deem it necessary to add in this con
nection that, "some may think these views
calculated to discourage enlistments," and
contend that "Mr. Lincoln was eminently
amenable to the law on this charge?" AVlry
did he not urge the prompt filling up of our
armies? Why did he contend that "he could
''see in the n?w aspect of the war noth
"ing but endless drafts, conscriptions, car
"mrge and desolation?" Why did he say
that, "as for himself, whilst he was willing
"to do and suffer anything for the Union
"and Government as made by the Fathers,
l' he would not contribute one m in, nor out
i farthing, to prosecute the ir,rr forth iin
"latrful purposes set forth by Mr. Lincoln f
Why did he express the. belief that "the
'"very first effort of a Democratic President
"would be to stop the war to put the sword
" to rest, in order to try what virtue there
"is in reason, negotiation, and intercourse?'
Can his organ, the Clearfield Republican,
from which we make those quotations, give
a satisfactory explanation? The people of
the ' 10th Congressional District have a
"right" to know exactly w here Mr. Bigler
does stand, if the inferences which we have
drawn from his speech of the 13th August
are not correct. We shallwaitforarespon.se.
Grant and Sherman on the Draft.
Gen. Grant and Sherman have telegraphed
to the War Department urging a prompt
enforcement of the draft. The despatches
are as follows :
City Point. Sept. 1310:30 a. m. To
Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secy of War We
ought to have the whole number of men
called for by the President, in the shortest
possible time. Prompt action in filling our
armies will have more effect upon the ene
my than a victory over them. They profess
to believe, and. make their men believe,
there is a party North in favor of recogniz
ing Southern independence, that the draft
cannot be enforced. Let them be unde
ceived. Deserters come into our lines dai
ly, w ho tells us that the men are nearly uni
versally tired of the war, and that the de
sertions would be much more frequent, but
they believe peace will be negotiated after
the fall election. The enforcement of the
draft and prompt filling up of our armies
will eave the fchedding of blood to an im
mense degree. U. S. Grant, Lieut. Gen.
Atlanta, Ga. Sent 13, 6:30p. m. Hon.
E. M. Stanton : I am very glad, to hear
the draft will be enforced. First we need
the men ; and secondly, they come as pri
vates to fill up our old and tired regiments
with their experienced officers already on
hand ; and thridly, because the enforcement
of the law will manifest a power in our Gov
ernment, though a Democracy should in
times of trouble and danger be able to wield
the power of a great nation.
All is well. AV. T. Sherman,
- Major General.
Mr. Lincoln's prospects of election are
growing brighter every day..
GEN. SHEEMAN'S "CRUEL" OEDEE.
After (Jen. Sherman had taken full pos
session of Atlanta, he issued an order, di
recting all uon-couibitants who still consider
themselves "Confederates,'.' to go south
ward into Hood's lines, with all their move
able effects, including so much of the negro
"property" as may be disposed to go with
the other chattels in other words, obliging
the Rebel citizens of Atlanta, who. if per
mitted to remain, would be so many spies,
to go into Jeff. Davis' dominions, and thus
getting rid of the. responsibility of feeding
them, to the special and timely relief of
Hood's commissariat. Gen. Sherman has
effected an armistice of ten days with (Jen.
Hood,' for the purpose of carrying" the or
der into effect. The latter, whilst accept
ing of the temporary armistice, pronounces','
the order unprecedented, and the act as one
of studied and ungenerous cruelty. To this
charge. Gen. Sherman replies in the follow
ing pointed manner :
Headquarters MiMTARr Division of )
tuk Mississippi in tue Field, . V
Atlanta. September loth, 1864. )
General T. B. Hood, Commanding Ar
my of the Tennessee, Confederate Army :
General I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of this date at the
hands of Messrs. Ball and Crew, consenting
to the arrangements, I had proposed to fa
cilitate removal south those of Atlanta who
prefer to go in that direc tion. I encloseyou
a copy of no orders, which will, I am satis
fied, accomplish mi purpose perfectly.. You
style the measures proposed unprecedented,
and appeal to the dark history of war for a
parallel as an act studied and ungenerous
cruelty. It is not unprecedented, for Gen
eral Johnston himself very wisely and prop
erly removed the families all the way from
Dalton down, and I see no reason whv At
lanta should le excepted. Nor is it neces
sary to appeal to the dark history of war,
when recent a-id modern examples are so
handy. You yourself burned houses along
your parapet,, and 1 have seen to-ilay fifty
houses that you have rendered uninhabita
ble because they stood in tlie way of your
forts and men. You defended Atlanta on a
line so close to the town that every cannon
shot and many musket shots from our line
of investment that overshot their mark went
into the habitations of women and children,
Gen. Hardee did the same at Joiieaboro,and
Gen. Johnston, did the same last summer
at Jackson. Miss. I have not accused you
of heartless cruelty, but merely .iustauce
those cases of very recent occurrence, -and
could go on and enumerate hundreds of oth
ers, and challenge arry fair man to judge
which .if us has the heart of pity lor ' the
families of a brave people. 1 say it is a
kindness to these families of Atlanta to re
move them now at once from scenes that
women and children shsuldnot be exposed
to. anil. the brave people should scorn to
commit their wives and children to the ru le
barbarians who thus, as you say, violate, the
laws of war as illustrated iu the pages of its
dark history. In the name of common sense,
I ask you not to appeal to a jut God insuch
a sacreligions manner.." You. who in the
midst of peace and prosperity have plunged
a nation into civil war, dark and cruel war,
who dared and badgered us to battle: - insul
ted our flag, seized our arsenals and forts
that were left in the honorable custody of a
peaceful ordnauo sergeant, seize land made
prisoners of war the very garrisons sent to
protect your ieopIe against negroes and In
dians, lorur before anv overt act was commit
ted by the (to you) hateful Lincoln govern
ment, tried to force Kentucky and Missouri
into the rebellion in spite of themselves, fal
sified the vote of Louisiana, turned loose
your privateers to plunder unarmed ships,
expelled Union families by the thousand,
burned their houses, and declared by act of
your Congress the confiscation of all the
debts due Northern men for gorxis had and
received." Tell this to the marines but mt
to me, who have seen these things, and who
will this day make as much sacrifice for the
peace and honor of the South as the best
born Southerner among you. If we must
be enemies, let us be men and fight it out,
as we projose to-day, and not deal in such
hypocritical appeals to God and humanity,
(iod will judge us in due time He will pro
nounce whether it be more humble to fight
with a town full of vomen and the families
of a brave people at our back, or to remove
them in time to places of safety among their
own friendsand people. I am, very resect
fully, your obedient servant: - '
W. T. Sherman.
Major-General Commanding.--
HELPING THEIR FRIENDS.
The editors in Rebeldom have come to the
aid of their Copperhead friends at the North,
and are determined to do all in their power
to elect the candidates of the Chicago Con
vention. The Richmond papers are quite
conspicuous in this respect. The Examiner
of the Sth September, in an article on the
(subject, holds the following language :
i " We, in defending our oicn riff his and
homes, are per-foree tcorkinrj in the came of
the opposition. Every defeat of Lincolts
forctSy even holding them steadily at bay,
inures to the advantage of McClellan,' or
rather to that of the dexterous manipula
tors in whose hands he is a puppet, and ac
cumulates for them the much-desired ."po
litical capital." Every effort of the present
Administration'will be put forth, every pe
cks of lie will be iuvented in order to influ
ence opiniou, and every exaggeration j oj
their success and.-palliationof their defeats
be artfully used. We have met with rever
ses lately which will enable them to give
color to their representations and buoy up
the hopes of the people. Yet vigor and pru
dence can turn these tempting fruits to dust
and ashes on their lips. In far more gloomy
periods the spirit of the country has reboun
ded under the pressure of disaster with
healthier elasticity. So will it be again.
Victorious on nearly the whole theatre of
war, we can bear with firmness and repair
with energy the disaster we have unfortu
nately met with on the field. Military suc
cess, then, will not retain Liucolu in his seat.
The influence of the South, more powerful
in the shock of battle than when throwing
her minority vote in an electoral college, trill
be cast in favor of McClelbin by this indi
rect j-et efficacious means. " . I
We congratulate our Copperhead friends
ou their ardent allies. At the game time
Gen. Grant is likely to spoil all these fine i
calculations of the Rebel editors, as the peo
pie of the North will, in November, those
of the Copperhead leaders. !
" Gold has declined to $ 1 .87. ; . , . ,
GRAND VICTORIES
LXTIIE SHENANDOAH VALLEY!
GEN. SHERIDAN DEFEATS EARLY.
RUL LOSS IN KILLED, WOUNDED
AND MISS! NO 10,000.
G.SiiAL Grant's visit to Sheridan was
of no small importance, being the prelude to
omi of the most important and decisive vic
tories of the war. -Sheridan for the past
few Veeks, keeping hold of the railroad from
Harper's Ferry to Winchester, has held a
position the advantage of which .wphld.be-.
come immediately apparent the moment
Early hould make his expected movement,
toward Martiusburg. At the latter point ou
Sunday, the ltith, AveriU's command was
situated, and was there attacked by Gordon's
division of Early's army. Gordon was driv
eu back a short distance to Parkesviile.
Sheridan's opportunity had now offered ; he
immediately broke camp an 1 determined the
next morning to cross the Opeqiian, ou the
Winchester and Berryvilie pike, with his
entire command, .including the Army of
Western Virginia under Crook, which was
to march from its encampment near Sum
mit Point aud effec t a junction with the
main column before crossing. At daylight,
onthel'Jth, Wilson's cavalry crossed in ad
vance and gained a position for the iulautry
on the Winchester &ide. The. Sixth Corps
was the first across and waited two hours
for the Nineteenth, . which was delayed.
This delay gave E irly time to get Gordon's
command from Bunker Hill, a little south
of Parkesviile, and bring it up to support
Breckinridge, Rhodes, and Ramseur. On
the arrival of the Nineteenth the two corps
advanced up to the enemy's .lines, which
had been formed iu a position to resist Sher
idan's advance. At first the rebel army, al
ready formed aud with artillery in position,
had a great advantage, and the advanced
line of the Federal army suffered considera
ble losses, and was driven back a short dis
tance and in some confusiou. Order was
soon restored, however; the lines re-formed
aud the. .artillery got iu position, and after
an obstinate fight the lost position was re
gained. Crook's army, which had been
held in reserve, w;:s now brought up on the
right, and the two armies of the Shenan
doah now co i fronted e eh other in fuii
strength, as AveriU's command, with Tor
be rt's, having been engaged all day at a
point some, distance north of the main at
tack, now came up on the right. It was
3 o'clock p. M. General Crook had fumed
on Sheridan's right nd rear. The Federal
line, three miles long, then advanced under
cover of ii tremendous artillery fire ; aud
shortly after this advance the cavalry ou the
right were led by their masterly leaders in
an impetuous charge which broke the ranks
of the rebel army. In this charge between
soven ami eight hundred prisoners were
taken. ,
The enemy routed and in confusion flel
toward Winchester, through which and be
yond they were pursued by the victorious
cavalry. The rebel loss is roughly estima
ted at between 4ouO and oOOy killed and
wounded, and 5000. captured. The rebel
Generals Rhodes ami barton are reported
killed, and Generals Bradley T. Johnson,
Gordon, York, audGodmau wounded. Fif
teen battle-flags were captured and five guns.
The Federal loss is estimated at2000; among
the killed is General David Russell, First
Division, Sixth Corps. General M'Intosh,
First Brigade, Third Cavalry Division, was
wounded, also (icueral Upton of Sixth Corps.
The fleeing enemy were 'next day pursued
with vigor,'and on the 2ZI were overtaken
at Fisher's Hill, where Sheridan's forces
agai-i defer, te Idiom, .capturing sixteen guns
arid many 'prisoners.'
Official Bulletin.
Washington, Sept. 1'4 10 a. m.
To Major General Dir. AVw 1'orh:
The following official dispatch has jut
been received from Gen. Sheridan, detail
ing some of the particulars of the battle at
Fisher's Hill :
' Headquartkrs Middle Military Di
vision, Woodstock, Va.. Sept. 23, 8 a.
M. lo Lieut. Gen. U. S. Grant, Ci'y
Point: 1 cannot as yet give anv-definite
account of the results of, the battle of yes
terday. Our loss will be light.
Gen. Crook struck the "left flank, of the
enemy, doubled it up, advancing along their
lines. Ilicketts' -division of the Sixth Corps
swung in and joined Crook.
Getty's and Johnson's divisions taking up
the same movement, followed by the whole
line, and attacking beautifully, carried the
works of the enemy. The rebels threw do wu
their arms and fled in the greatest confu
sion, abandoning most of their artillery. It
was dark before the battle ended.
I pursued on after the rebels during the
night to this point with the Sixth and Nine
teenth corps, and have stopped here to rest
the men and i-sue rations.
If Gen Torbert has dashed down the Lu
ray valley, according to my directions, h e
will achieve results. I do not think that
there ever was an army so badly routed.
The valley soldiers are hiding away and
going to their homes. I cannot at present
give you any estimate of prisoners.
I pushed on regardless of everything.
The number of pieces of artillery reported,
captured is sixteen. P. II. SnERiDAN,
Major General.
You are directed to cause a National sa
lute to be fired of one hundred great guns
for the victory.
Gen. Stevenson reports that 3,000 prison
ers from the field had reached Winchester
last night. - :
- Reinfercemente and supplies have been
forwarded to Gen. Sheridan.
Edwin M. Stanton, Sec'y of War.
THE LATEST.
Secretary Stanton's last bulletin states
that on Saturday night Gen. Sheridan was
six miles south of New Market, having driv
en the enemy from Mt. Jackson without be
ing able to bring on an engagement.
Twenty pieces of artillery were captured
at Fisher's Hill, 1 10) prisoners taken, and a
large number of caissons, &c, captured.
. General Stevenson reports the arrival at
Harper's Ferry of twenty-six capturel guns
and eighty additional captured officers. .
The Memphis Bulletin publishes what it
regards as a reliable report of the uncondi
tional surrender of Mobile to our gunboats.
- CHANGE IN THE CABINET.
. Retirement of Postmaster-General Blair.
Washington, Friday, Sept. 23, 164.
When the resolution of the lati Baltimore
Convention, declaring that they "deem it
essential to the general welfare that harmo
ny shall prevail in the national councils, and
rega rding as worthy of public confidence aud
official trust those only who cordially indorse
the principles propose! in the serious ot res
olutions, and which should ehrracterize the
administration of the government," was,
shortly after its passage, read by Postmaster
General Biatr, he at once verbally tendered
his resignation, which was not formally
made and accepted until to-day, as will be
seen 'rom the foilowingeorrespondence. Ii
is understood that ex-Goy. Dcnnisou of 0
hio, will be his successor :
Executive Mansion,
: -Washington. Sept. 23, JSC4. )
' Hon. Montgomery Blair My Dear
Sir: You have gencDU-ly said to me more
than once that whenever your resignation
could be a relief to me it was at my diso
sal. The time has come. You very well
know that this proceeds from no dissatisfac
tion of mine with you personally or officially.
Your uniform kmunes.s has lee unsurpass
ed by that of ury friend, and while it is true
that the war does not so great iv add to the
difficulties of your department as to those of
others, it is jet much to say, as 1 most truly
can. that in the three years and a half du
ring which you have administered the Gen
eral l'ost Oiliee, I lemeniber no single com
plaint against you in connection therewith.
..Yours, as ever, A. Lincoln.
Post-Office Department, )
Friday, Sept. 23, 1S04. j
My Dear Sir: 1 received your note of
this date referring to my offers to resign
whenever you should deem it advisable for
the public interests that I should do so, an i
stating that, iu your judgment, the time
had now conid, I now therefore formally ten
der my resignation ot theo!fice of Postmas
ter General. I cannot take leave of you
without renewing rhe expressions of my grat
itude for the uniform kind.iess which has
marked your cours, toward,
Yours, very truly, . M. BLAIR.
Senator Wallace on the Stump.
The Cops had a meeting in Harrisburg on
Tuesday evening '.:' last week. Among the
speakers was Sefiator aiiace, of our town.
His performance is noticed by the Telegraph
in the following manner:
"flu next speaker was the youthful' Sen
ator iVoia Ciea, Ik-id. His boyish style and
recourse to notes had a chilling effect upon
the auiienee. His speech had forty-seven
points, or lather heads, or headis, all of
winch were folded -up iu the palm ot his
hand, and to which In; had recourse forty
eight timos. But the for;y e guth point was
not there, and he concluded to subside. He
was iii favor of the Democratic party ma
king this campaign an aggressive one, in
stead of acting upon the dtfeuaive. lie
thought it was much easier to attack Mr.
Lincoln than to defend Gen. McClellan, and
he said if the energies of the party would be
bent iu that direction, they would accom
plish more, lie said the Abolition party
weri in favor of "war to" the knife, knife to
the elbow, and elbow to the heart they are
iu favor of directly the opposite. He said
they were in favor of peace, and that an
early and a speedy peace. He said the only
way to crush this ""cruel war" is to concili
ate the "confederates;" by fighting them,
we will never gain their Ood will, but al
ways their displeasure, lie was for peace
and the Democratic party, and its nominees
are for peace. We would thank the Sena
tor to repeat his speech all over the country,
and the re.-u!t will be many hundreds added
to our usual majority. Come soon again,
Mr. Wallace; truly we will welcome you."
Lincoln's Letter of Acceptance.
As Mr. Lincoln's letter of acceptance has
been a subject of discussion, on several oc
casions recently, we give it below for the in
formation of the public :
Washington, June 27, 18G4.
Hon. Wm. Deinii.ton and others, a Com tit it-
mit're of the National I'nion Convention ;
Gentlemen : Your letter of the 14th
inst., formally notifying me that I had been
nominated by the Convcuriou you represent
tor the Presidency of the United States for
four years from the 4th of March next, has
be en received. The nomination is grateful
ly accepted, and the row lutions of the Con
vention, called the p!at;orm,are heartily ap
proved. While the resolution in regard to
the supplanting of republican Governments
upon the Western Continent is fully concur
red in, there might be a misunderstanding
were I hot to say that the josition of the
Government in relation to the action of
France m Mexico, as assumed through the
State Department, and endorsed by the Con
vention, among t he measures and acts of the
Executive, will be faithfully maintained so
long as the state of fact shall leave that po
sition pertinent and applicable.
I am especially gratified that the soldiers
and seamen wore not forgotten by the Con
vention, as they forever should and will be
remembered by the grateful country for
whose salvation they devote their lives.
Ti anking you for the kind and compli
mentary terms in which you communicated
the renoniiriation and other proceedings of
the Convention, I subscrile myself
. Your obedient servant Abil LINCOLN.
The veteran old Democratic Stateman
Gen. Lewis Cass kicks over the Chicago plat
form because it is wauting in fidelity to the
preservation of the Government ; and Val
landigham and Ben Wood kick over the
Chicago candidate because he is wanting in
fidelity to the platform. If the War Dem
ocrats go against the ticket because of the
platform, and the Peace Democrats go a
gainst the ticket because it don't square
with the platform, about how much may lie
left of the Democracy by the ides of No
vember? Will old Berks be certain? For
particulars, see returns from Vermont, Del
aware and Maine !
Fremont Withdrawn. Gen. Fremont
has written a letter, withdrawing his name
as a candidate for the Presidency, and John
Cochrane, who was on the ticket with him
for Vice President, has done the sa"ine.
They do this to prevent the election of Mc
Clellan and Pendleton,on the ground that 'the
Chicago platform means simply separation."
As ignorance lies at the bottom of all hu
man knowledge, the deeper you penetrate,
the nearer you arrive-to it. , : . .. , , -1
The Model of Copperhead Sedition,
benedict Arnold, on the 2oth dav- -r a
tuber, 1780, issued the following 0;"
1 rocbtnuitUm to the Citizen aZl v t..
oftlte United States: iuidn
You are rromised .liberty by the U
of your affairs, but is there an uhIW a
ir.
sons, drags you to the field of battle 'L'
daily deluging your country with Hood'.
the proffered peac been embrac d Z p
two years of misery had been snem in t.
and plenty, and repairing the desuUti!?"
the quarrel, that would have set tho 1
"i ureal uriiaui aim .America in a t
light, and cemented their friendhjps
1 wish to lead a chosen ban! of Anieri a.
to the attainments of p-an. l;i,trtf f
ty. the first objects in taking the fitl.J ""','
What is America but a land of wjd0.
orphans and beggars? But what ne, 1 r
argument to such as feel infinitelvnwreti
ery than tongue can express' "l riv '
who are disposed to join ,. in a m-L"".
necessary to close the wenes ,.f our 6a:
tion. which must increase until we are m"
ished with the hberality of the mother coun
try, which still offers us protection and ex
emption from all taxes but such as wethi.l
Oct. 20, 17S0.
Benedict Arnold.
press has been taken awav
Second That pn perry'has been triiro
priated. 1 1
Third That illegal imj risoiiiuei.ts Lave
been made.
Fourth That odious o.ncriptim3 have
been imposed.
Fifth That peace, which n,ig t me
been had, was refused.
Sixth That the first objects iu taking
the field have been abandoned.
Seventh That the rouutry has been del
uged with blood, an.) made a laud of willows
and orphans.
Eighth That it is necessary tf. join Lim
in order to close those afflictions and r-.tuui
to prospentv.
N ow we defy any man to make out a liire
oniplete model of a Copperhead haiangae
in lt4. Take any nf the said speeches we
care not which. Turn for instance to that
made by Horatio Seymour, n Milwaukee,
and extract from which we published !a-t
Monday, his points are as follow s, and we
use his own words :
First "The freedom of the press has
been denied us."
Second "It is your property, the prop
erty of Northeru tax-payers, which is con
fiscated." third "M"ii have Iteen torn from their
families, and locked up in prison, and w
men too."
Fourth "The policy of the Administra
tion has p'aced hindrances in the wav of tie
Union.".
Fifth "Men are told that they mu-t
leave their homes, and devote themelv.i
to the war."
Sixth "The Administration has enter
ed upon a settled policy dangerous to the
welfare of our country."
Seventh "In God s name, are there im
means by which we can save the hws .f
husbands and brothers?"
Eighth "We nominated McClellan tbt
we might restore prosperity and pea. o t
the people."
Thus arc th points made by Horatio
Seymour against tm; Administration in i4.
dentical, point with point, with those made
by Benedict Arnold airainst Wahii.goii
and the Continental C' "gre-s in 17.SV. He
see presisely v.h it Mr. Seymour tueutit
when, toward the close of his sjieecli. he
asserted, "our views came from our fath
ers." They are the views which the Tory
fathers, through their executor; Ben. dnt
Arnold, bequeathed to' their . Copperhead
offspring. ; " ,
If any of our readers will turn to A7
Register for 1SI4. and read the long address
of the Hartford Convention there publish d.
he will find nearly'cvery point there made
aga.nst Mr. Madison's Administration and
the war of that period which is now mad
by the Copperheads of t his day against Mr
Lincoln's Adminisf ration and our pre? Dt
war. In default of that, let him refer to
Benton's Debate of Congress, a nd rea I some
of the speeches then uttered" by Federalist
leaders. He will find the tame arguments
the same appeals, the same invectives, and
even the same phrases and terms f expn-sio-i
that are now constantly assailing our
ears. -A Y. Times. .-' ' " ,
Jlcur jltlrcrtisfmfuK
CAUTION. All. persons - hereby caution
ed agaicxt purchasing r taking n uigo
tneiit of. a certain note of baud dated Kept. 24tb,
18C4, and payable on the lit of May. l!l5; calling
for fifty dollars, gircn by me to Rusel Rose or
bearer. ' Ai I have received no value for aid 0'
I will not pay it miles compelled to doo by die
process of law. . FIMON RORABAHJH
Sept 28, 1854 pd. J
STRAY flORSE Cauie to the premiss of
the subscriber residing in Huston township. on
the 15th of September, a light bay horse, about
years old, with three white leet. Tbe owner
requested to come forwurd. prove property-F.T
charges aad lake him away, or he will be Jul a M
the law directs. DAVID BERKE.
September 28, 1864. pd. - -j .
j.'j. morris. : : : i. w. morhis.': : : J f-
HEAD QUARTERS
FOR CHEAP GOODS.
The undersigned having jut returned rroai
Philadelphia with a new and cplendid assortin"
of Goods, are now ready to sdpply all who w?
favor them with a call, with anything eBr
line such as . , .
Dry-Goods, Groceries. 'Qneensware,
HARDWARE AND NOTIONS
in great rarietv. with a full "assortment of Fny
Goods. Flour.'Feed. Fixh. Bacon and
ery thing and a little more than is uillj low
in a country store. . F, r
We are ready to supply persons with
Feed, Fish, or Bacon by the load or f0". i &
sons disposed to favor us with call will
ready to supply their wants. ...i,.
We are also prepared to trade for
Boards and other Lumberatthe ,r"t ft,
JAS. J. MORKIb. Co.
CARD.. T am happy to sarto ny "
many known customers, that I 1f.l4eJ
myelf with" the .bore . :W&S.
to have their custom.- JAMEfei jkw
the eniovment ot it rT-in,
wi Y' oJuur oppress,
ho among you dare to speak or writ
he thinks against the tyrannv which hJ'
bed you of your pronertv. im, . t-
1 he traitor here makes !,ht ,,;nM
against the Contineutial Congre-s and Wah
ington. the Commander-in-Chief:
Firt That freedom of mwivIi'-.i. I .!...
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