VOLUME 1. ( OMHI XK ATIO\S. For the Citizen. A Big Door. MESSRS. EDITORS:—Having had the pleasure lately of seeing the Capitol if our country. I shall endeavor to interest the children who /cad your paper, by a description of a big door, now in the com mon thoroughfare of the capitol, but de signed to be the vestibule door to the grand entrance. I know they will like to read of such a door; it will remind them of their fathers barn-door, or perhaps their uncle Sum'* bain-door. This is the great door of Uncle Sam's house, which is now nearly completed; the entire building covers three and one half acres of ground, and is from the basement floor to the crown of thi' head of the (1 oddess of Lib erty, 204 feet; the entire structure is built in the most durable and magnificant style of the age in which we live, and is a credit to tlft genius of the nation. This door was designed by Randolph Rogers, an American artist, and moddled by him in Homo, in 1858. It wast cast in bronze by T\ Von Muller, at Munich, in 1801. It is a magnificant work of art. being so large and massive, and at the Fame time, so delicately minute in all it details, each figure being a perfect gem of art. It is double, or folding 17 feet high, 0 feet wide, weighs 20,000 pounds, and cost 830,000. The door represents the history of Columbus and the discov ery of America. It "lias eight pantiels beside the semicircular one at the top ; in each of these is a separate picture. The first represents "Columbus undergoing mi examination befoie the council of Sal amanca." lie is seen here zealously un fold ng his grand theory to the bigoted ■audience—here he was unsuccessful. The second rcpre cuts •• Columbus' de- I parture from the convent of La Habiila. near Palos—he is just setting out to visit the Spanish court, lie came to this con vent weary and on foot, with bis little son Diego, bcL'uing bread for him." The third represents '• His audience at the court of Ferdinand and Isabella, where theriven two months to decide whether I hey will move onward in the great work of Liberty and Union in which tliey have labored for three years, or whether they will give heed to " armistice," and stocp so low, that even treason cannot take them by the hand. Last night a ratification meeting was held in the City llall l'ark. which for New York, was very tame, but in which the sentiment of the speakers and crowd, was all that could be exj ccted, where open re dstcnec to the maintenance of the I nion had to bo put down by :lie National troops but a year ago. Alas! how frail is man, and what a comment on humanity, to sec the man we once followed in honorable battle, against the enemies of liberty and l*nion, now stooping for sake of position, to offer his hand to blood stained traitors, a hand which they scorn to touch. 1 can not think the people of this na tion desire the "armistice" which is the, pith of the Chicago platform. The idea could only have its origin in a heart of treason, and can never find a response among the loyal. Who demands this ar mistice? It is not the soldiers in the field who are fighting every day. No, they spurn the idea. Is it the tens of thousands of our wounded soldiers who lie on beds of pain, maimed for life.? No. Visit, their bedsides and you will hear no such humiliating words from them. No! The fact is, the cry of "armistice" conies not lroui the ryilisfnl friends of this Union, nor from its maimed and wounded defend ers, but it comes from hearts always in sympathy with treason ; from kindred spir its of Vallandigham, who, but a short time ago reclined upon the bosom of his friend, Jefferson Davis—the former the meanest, the latter the arch traitor of this Rebellion. The platform of these traitors need but little comment, it is so plain—he that runneth may read. The word Union in the first resolution, the people would do well to bear in mind means Slavery. In the second resolution, all disinterested spectators understanding the history of our country, will read, instead of " The sense of the American l'eople"—The sense of American Traitors. The third resolution is of itself an avowed act of treason, declaring that if traitors are not hereafter allowed to vote, the traitorous organization, of which this is the platform, will sec that sucti are al lowed to vote. In the 4th resolution, "Federal Union," must be understood tu read Slavery. And then it declares " the arrest of such trai tors as Yallandigham—the swearing of nieu to support the Constitution—the tak ing of arms away from the traitors in New York city, and killing a few of the mob, all to be acts calculated to prevent the restoration of the Union," &c. In the fifth, the Democracy are repre sented as condemn.tig the Government for iti conduct in regard to our fellow citi zens, prisoners of war in a suffering con dition in.the hands of those to whom an armistice is to be extended. As to this point I would say, that the Democratic party would be rendering a more practi cal aid to these unfortunate men, if they would exert themselves as much to re lease them, as they did Morgan and his i crew. "Let us have Faith that Right makes Might; and in that Faith let us, to the end,dare to do our djjty as we understand it"— A - LINCOLN BUTLER, BUTLER COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1864. The sixth resolution declares that, "The sympathy of the Democratic party is ex tended to the soldiers." Of course we knew, that, a sympathy that denies them the right to vote—a sympathy that scorns them everywhere—a sympathy that has often shot them down in the official dis charge of their duty—a sympathy that has rendered aid and comfort to their ene my, and enabled him to slay thousands of them, and now, in the event of the Dem ocratic party obtaining power, the soldiers are assured of this protection—protection "such as vultures give to lambs." The soldiers reply is, " We seek not the cow ardly protection you offer, but look for the day when we can meet in open array, the cowardly foe, who, while we were fight ing the battles of our country, would de prive us of otir dearest rights as citizens, and whose very name now nerves the foe we n.eot from day today in the deadly conflict." AMERICAS CITIZEN. TIJIC FALL OF ATLANTA. DI:TAILEI> ACCOVXT. OCCUPATION OF THE CITY. NEAR JONESBOUOUUH, 1 Sept. 7. 1804. } The morning of the 31st found us well prepared for any emergency. Form id ai ble works had been thrown up all along the line during the night, and the boys were wistfully peering over them for the, Johnnie*. We had been feeling our way along all the afternoon of the proviouts day.and a collision was now hourly ex pected. Thus far the Rebels had main tained a dogged silence ; had kept care fully out of our reach—almost out of our sight. Was Hood intending to draw us into a trap, and then suddenly fall on us right and left; or was he not yet apprised of Shertnan's real intentions ? We could not even provoke a respectable skirmish out of his cavalry. Such were our que ries—ami there was a consequent, almost painful anxiety—wjion, at about ten o'- clock, in front of the4th and Mtli corps, a long gray column was seen moving, on double quick, to our right, in the direc tion of Jonesboro'. We immediately opened a battery on the rebs. but received 110 reply—only quickened their steps.— This was Hardee, hurrying down to save Jonesboro' from the army of the Tennes see. to which we will look at present. On the ri::ht Kilpatriek's cavalry had crossed the Flint river. The l">th corps had also crossed the river on each side of the Joncsboro'road. By noon the 17th corps wis across, and in position on the left of the 15th. forge's division of the 10th corps was also across, and on the right of the 15th corps. The remainder of the Kith was held in reserve 011 the west side of the river. Late in the forenoon, Kilpatrick, also withdrew to the west side of the river, to cover the Joncsboro' and Fayettville road manceuvering for THE INIATORY BATTLE was commenced. At three o'clock p. m., Gen. Howard ordered Gen. Blair to make a reconnois ance to ascertain whether the enemy's lines were continuous; Logan and Han som to co-operate—the former by making a demonstration in front, and the latter by feigning a movement on the right. The movement was tobeginat 4 o'clock, but before that hour arrived the enemy made an attack, beginning on Logan's corps. The main body of Hardee's corps moved round to gain our right and rear, while Bates and Choatham's old divisions moved up the river and struck Corse'sdi vision of the lOthcorps, andClaiborn'sdi vision (of Hardee's corps) encountered Kilpatrick at the ford. S. I>. Lee's corps came out direct from Joncsboro'and at tacked Logan in front. To do this the iuemy had to advance through an open field which exposed him to a raking fire of musketry, liemade t.wo distinct assaults, but was each time handsomely repulsed with considerable loss. Kilpatrick cn gaged'Claiborn's division hotly on the right and for a while it was hard to tell which way the scale would turn, but tUe rebel lines finally gave way, and our victory, though comparatively small, was com plete. Our entire loss in killed, wounded and missing, will not amount to over three hund red ; while the enemy'sdead alone, which were left in our hands, sum up nearly two hundred. Auiong their killed wasMaj. Gen. An derson. whose body they have since ob tained under flag of truce. \Ye alsocap tured a number of prisoners, including a score or more of line officers. After the engagement, Gen. Howard is sued the following congratulatory order to the Army of the Tennessee : NEAR JNGESHNBO. GA.. A fig. 21,1564. '• The General Commanding congratu lates this army on the brilliant manner in which they repulsed the attacks of the enemy to-day, aud announces to them that, while the enemy was throwing upon them the greater portion of his force, Generals Schofield and Stanley moved upon the" railroad two miles south of Hough aud Ready, headed off a train of cars loaded with troops going to the support of their repulsed columns, aud are still on the rail road destroying it. " Thus we have whipped the enemy, cut his communications, divided his ar my, and are uow prepared to pursue and destroy it. " Major General Sherman desires the* General commanding to express his ap- preciation of the noble conduct of offi cers and men of this army, and to assure them that he knows their worth and is not unmindful of their services. " The gallant behavior of tho cavalry division under Gen. Kilpatrick, in meet ing the attack of ClaiTsom, is heartily ap preciated by the General Commanding, and will not reuiaiu unnoticed. By or der of " Maj. Gen. O. O. HOWARD." OPERATIONS ON THE LEFT AND CENTER. While this was in progress on theright, our left and center were advanced to the »1 aeon Railroad and the track was torn up at Rough and Ready by the 23d corps, and at Morrow Station by the 4th driv ing away a small body of rebel cavalry and heading off a train load of soldiers on thdir way to reinforce Hardee. They also captured some forty prisoners, and these brought the information that but 2 corps (Hardee's and Lee's) had gone down to Jonesboro' and the rest of Hood's army, Stewart's and the militia, were in Atlanta. (Jen. Thomas immediately notified the 20th corps, which was back at the Chat tahoochee, ty keep a sharp eye on Atlan ta, and more up at the first indication of the enemy's evacuation. The 23d on the left, was ordered to keep its hold ou the railroad, and advance cautiously to the right, while the 4th and 14th were mov ed rapidly down towards Jonesboro' to support the Armyof the Tennessee, which had been skirmishing all morning. Tho 14th, being in advance"!' the 4th. relieved (he 17th. which swung round to the right, and has just succeeded in cross ing and taking position on the east side of Flint river, where it will be ready to ope rate on the enemy's left flank at daybreak to-morrow morning. About two o'clock p. ni., skirmishing commenced along the line of the railroad, which was the beginning of TIIE lIATT.LE OF JONESBORO. The 3d Brigade, Ist Division, lltli Corps, Col. Moore, had been moving.in advance along the Atlanta and Jonesboro Road, with the G'Jtli Ohio deployed as skirmishers, and as soon as the line of the 14th bad fairly connected with the Army of the Tennessee, this brigade was ordered to make a reconnoissnnce to the railroad, a mile distant. Skirmishing its way up to the road, and resting its left upon it, the brigade moved acoss an open field to the edge of a wood, where the 2d Brigade. Ist Division, formed on its right. The whole corps now formed in line of battle. Carlin's division, Morgan's in the centre, and 15laird's in the left, and in re- About 3 o'clock p. 111.. tlio 2d brigade, Ist division (regular) was ordered to charge the enemy's works in its imniedi ate front. The order was promptly obey ed. and tbc brigade bad already taken tlie first lino of works when the enemy suc ceeded in breaking its line and driving it back with considerable loss. Colonel Este's brigade (of Haird's di vision) was now sent forward to relieve the regular brigade, and a chargo along the line of both divisions was ordered.— Meanwhile l'rescott's Ist Illinois battery had secured a position from which it was pouring a raking and deadly fire of shell and soljd.sliot into the enemy's works. The second charge was magnificent.— On the left Colonel Moore moved through a dense woods along the railroad, main taining his lino and skirmishing all the while, then charged across the open field pushing the enemy out of his first line of works, taking 130 prisoners, and compel ling them to move their art i llery down the road at double quick. In the center the contest wasstill hotter. Colonel Estehad advanced rapidly through the lines of the regular brigade with fixed bayonet and orders not to fire a gun. The rebels, ela ted with the previousadvantage they had gained 011 this portion of the line, met our boys with a yell of exultation, at the same time pouringa deadly volley of mus ketry into our ranks. Hut this time it did not have the effect to cl eckor intim idate. Dropping for a moment to let the volley pass over their heads, the boys rush ed forward, charged the enemy in his works capturing some 300 prisoners, to gether with a battery of four guns. The losses in this brigade was very heavy.— Col. Este had his horse shot dead, and himself grazed by two rebel balls. On the right Col. Mitchell's brigade of Mor gan's division, was equally gallant «tnd successful. They carried their part of the enemy's line in splendid style, also capturing a large number of prisoncrsatid a battery. General Davis, together with his divis ion commanders, deserves great credit for gallant conduct on the field, and the old Fourteenth adds another star to her gal axy. Altogether, nearly nine hundred pris oners—among whom was Brigadier Gen eral Govan and Col. Lee —were captured; also, two batteries (eight guns) and ten battle flags. The enemy's loss in killed, wounded, and prisoners connot fall short of 2,000. Ours is between eleven and 12 hundred. The'enemy engaged was Hardee's corps —S. D. Lee being on our right. During and after must have been one of the most attractive cities in the South. Its line rolling site, its palatial suburban resi dences, its gay drives and dreamy promen dates—as they were —must have been the pride of a happy people. Four railrohds center hero, and the fine depots, large machine shops and warehou ses, tell full well that the young city was blessed with more than ordinary prosperi ty. Though not more than abouttwenty live yearsold, her population is saidtohave numbered twenty-six thousand.— C'inein nati Gazette. The S€»von-TliirlioH--Hliat are They ? Wc trust that a large portion of our readers have pondered the Appeal of Mr. Fessenden, our now Secretary of the Treasury. The purport of it is that the People of the United States, acting as a body through theivugentthcUovcrnment, wish individuals to lend them two hund red millions of dollars for three years, at' seven and three-tenths per cent, annual interest payable every six months. For this they offer Treasury Notes—that is, in reality, notes drawn and endorsed by every man in the country. The loan is wanted for a great national purpose, to effect which every man, unless lie bo a traitor at heart if not in an act, is solemn ly pledged. The Appeal is addressed not merely to a few great capitalists, but also to the ma ny whose aggregate means constitute the mass of the wealth of the land. The notes upon which tliis.loyi is asked arc from §SO upward. Every man who has fifty dollars can take part in this loan. Apart frwn patriotism and theduty which all owe to their country, no investment is so desirable as this. It is secure. Every dollar of every man's property is pledged for the punctu al payment of the interest, and of the debt when due. The security is increas ing in valuo. For some years before the war wc were earning 1000 millions a year more than we spent. During the three years of the war, owing to the high pri ces and constant demand for labor, we have earned more than ever before. No man who could or would work has been idle; and, except for the war, we have spent less than before. The total valua tion of the property of the United States, according to the census of 1860, was $lO,- 159,000,000, of which §10,957,448,950 was in the Loyal States. This valuation, according to the usual rule of assessment, was not more than two-thirds of the ac tual cash value of the property. The in crease of property in the I .oyal States du ring the last ten years was over per cent., or an average of 12 6-10 per cent., per annum. In three years of the war we of the United States have certainly earned 3000 millions more than we have spent apart from the war. The cost of thowar may be seidown at 2000 millions. Deducting this from our netearnings, the People who are security for this loan are lOOOmillions richer to-day than they were when the war broke out. No other investment can be so easily convertible. The man who has a Treas ury note for 850, or SIOO, or 81000, can trun it into money more readily, and upon better terms, thaii if it were invested up on bond aud mortgage, OT in railroad stocks. The interest offered is higher than can be realised from any other safe and con vertible investment. It is, moreover, readily collectable when due. To each note are affixed five " coupons," or inter est tickets, due at the expiration of each successive half-year. The holder of a NUMBER 40. note lias simply to cut riiT one of these coupons, present it at tha nearest bank or Government Agency, and receive his interest; the note itself need not be pre sented at all.ft Or a coupon thus payable will everywhere be equivalent, when due, to money. g§Thus, while this loan presents great ad vantages to large capitalists, it offers*%pe cial inducements to those who to make a safe and profitable investment of small saving. It is in every way the best Savings Bank ; for every insti tution of this kind must somchow'.in vest its deposits profitably in order to pay interest and expenses. Hey will invest largely in this loan, ns'the best investment. Bu»from«the gross interest w hich'they receive they must deduct largely f\>r the expenses of the Bank. Their usual ra(e of inter est allowed to is 5 per cent, upon sums over The person who invests directly with Government will receive almost f>o per cent. more. Thus the man who deposits 000 in a private Savings' Bank receives 50 dollars a year inter est; if he deposits the.same ,sn>n in this National Savings' I}nnk iu re ceives 78 dollars. For those who wish to find a safe, convenient, and profitable means of investing the sm> plus earnings which they have re served for their old age or for tho benefit of their children, there is nothing which presents so many ad vantages as this National Loan. It is convertible into a six per cent, gold-bearing bond. At tho expira. t ion of three years a' holder of the notes of tho 7-30 loan has the option of accepting payment in full or fund ing his notes in a six per cnt. gold interest bond, the principal payable in not less than five nor more than twenty-years from its date as the Gov ernment may elect. For six months past, these bonds have ranged at an average premium of about eight per cent, in the New York market, and have sold at 100 to-day (Aug. 12th), thus making the real rate of interest over ten per cent.; and besides, to make the inducement even greater, Congress by special act exempts its Treasury notes from state and munic ipal taxation. Could Shylock ask more ? Was patriotism ever so lib erally rewarded ?— Harpers Maga zine. ATLANTA DURING TIIE BIF.OF,.—Hero is an inside view of Atlanta (luring the time that .Sherman plied the city with shot and told by a correspondent of the Columbus ((Ja) Times: "On Wednesday night trlarge 43-pound shell entered the Presbytefian Church on Marietta.street, and, after passing through the pulpit, exploded in the basement, or Sunday-school room. Several families iu the vicinity having taken refuge there, were more or less stunned and injured by the explosion, and one man had his right arm taken off. The scene in the room was frightful—it was after midnight, and all the inmates were sleeping peacefully, perfectly cofident of security. Mothers caught up their children hurriedly and rushed frantically inta the street, scream ing, though without any definite purposo in view, save that of escaping for tho time from the scene which had struck terror into their souls—and there, out up on the open streets, they stood crouching, with their little families clinging around them, and knowing not where to fly for safety. Shell after shell ire rapid success ion came screaming through tho air. and as the light of each terrific explosion— like lightning flashes—quivered over them, tho figure of one pale faced mother could bo described, with bare outstreched arms, vainly hoping to shield her little ones from the falling fragments. Oh! the heartless cruelty of the foe! Oh! tho mighty depths of a mother's love! H'iio Rejoice. Those who support the resolve of tho Chicago Convention in favor of au imme diate armistice,and tfie withdrawal of our armifes, the great victory of Sherman, and all our victories on sea and land, must be gall and wormwood. This is the neces sary consequence of the position they are in, and of having placed tho fortunes of their party, and the personal fortunes of their candidate, in opposition to military success. Logically and actually their fortunes can thrive but under defeat. Ilcnce it caunot be otherwise than that Democrats who support the candidate and indorse the platform put forth at Chicago, should mourn over tho success of our ar mies, and rejoice over their defeat. It so happens that the military and political campaign and prospects are so internately blended, that it is impossible to rejoice sincerely over the success of our armies, and at the same time support the nomina tions and platform made at Chicago. TUo issue before the country presents this an omaly. Support of the Democratic cause quenches the patriotic feeling at oneo awakened iu truly loyal hearts by the news of victory. Such a result can come only from an advance by our armies, tho crowding of the rebels to the wall, the ex tinction of rebel hopo, the crippling of the rebelliou, whereas the Chicago declara tion is for the withdrawal of our forces, the granting of terms to tho rebels that will at the very least give them hope, and which in reality look to the ultimate recog nition of the independence of the South.. Who,then, rejoice overour victories ? Pitts. Com. If jou undertake to oversee tOC many jobs, you will overlook a part.