American citizen. (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, October 05, 1864, Image 1
VOLUME 1. confix H:\TIOXS. F<>r the Clttorn. A short account of my visit to the ar jU the Cumberland has been promis ed ; and ou account of sicfcitys, has been delayed. We will now try to redeem our prom fee*: | First, The distance from Titt-burg to Atlanta, via Creatine, Indianapolis, LOll - Nashville, and Chattanooga, i«879 miles. Our place of labour was assigned us At Kingston, Ga., 79 miles below Chat- Uinuog' l ; and -9 from Ivenesaw Moun tains, which Was tho front. OUR WORK, Was to led the sick and wounded sol diers passing along from the front, towards Chattanooga and Nashville. Tn doing this, the Sanitary and Christian Commis sions joined hands, and just labored to gether. In supplying their wants, we used milk punch, ale, coffee, ham, shirts, quilts, bandages, <ic. And when time permitted, 1 would goto the hospital about a mile distant, preach, pray, read Scripture, write letters, distribute paper, envelopes, tract books, newspapers, &c. SUI'FKIUNIiS OF SOMHKRS. .An idea may be had of this, when we statu that many hundreds, and indeed thousands </! them, whose wounds were dressed mi the battlefield, and at the near est. possible point wore just put upon the cars (freight ears.) laid on the bare floors and jerked and jolted IV.'in the front to Chattanooga, a distance of from one hun dred to otic hundred and thirty miles, often occupying two and three days and nights; aud during this passage very lit tle rfcliof can be aft'orde 1 or provisions ob tained -f.fr except what, eoines thro' Sanitary and..flier agents stationed along the way. Yet all this was unavoidable. Stern necessity demanded their removal; and very little grumbling and eomplaiu ing was hoard from this lrisss of suffering humanity. TUB SANITARY COMMISSION 21 as done a great work in relieving suf fering and saving the precious lives of many of our brave and noble soldiers. This Commission has three trains oj ears running from Louisville to the front. Those cars arc supplied with beds, spring mattrasses, swinging beds, &c., &e., for the accommodation and comfort of these unfortunate sufferers. Each of these trains will take about four hundred sick at once, and always a surgeon in attend ance; and I wMI add to this statement the fact, that so thronged wore these trains, and so busily was the road employed, that during our stay we never saw but one train of those cars, and that only once a week. Yet it looked like civilization when it did come, and fortunate was the sufferer who gained a berth thereon. We are aware that some suppose that their money aud goods arc squandered going throu-rh the hands of the agents. Huf"eous, &c'; and 'tis trne that some times (lie agents are unfortunate in the selection of their men; but from our ob servation wo conclude that not more than one dollar of every ton is spent in pay ing, feeding aud trausportation, with what may be improperly squandered or wasted, and wo think this is not extravagant. The sanitary confines its labors to the tempo ral wants of the sufferers, and we are fully satisged that the general superintendents strive to make tho Commission reach the object designed in its formation. THE CHRISTIAN COMMISSION. Tts "benefits, adHiutagas and comforts to the soldier, sick and wounded or well, cannot be overestimated, 4,t leaches all his sanitary wants, oxeept providing trains for transportirtimi, and comprehends especially bis spiritual wants; sends him the living, warm hearted minister of Christ to comfort anti-cheer him and point him to the "Lamb of God ; " to write letters, supply with paper, envelopes, &c., when needed; to distribute books, tracts, papers, &c„ aud, in short, provide our brave ''boys" with a wholesome religious literature, the beuofits of which may be • seen in society when they return from the service, but will never be wholly devel oped until eternity sheds a new light up on the labors of time. The delegate of tlie Christian Commis sion finds his way into the nospital of sick or wounded, into the prisons or dungeons .of our own prisoners or rebels, aud uuder the most forbidding circumstances sows the Gospel seed. The following is a copy of a letter writ ton by a deserter iu prison at Chattanooga, to his mother: " CHATTANOOGA, June 12th. "Dkar Mother: It is with pleasure T seat myself this morning to inform you 1 am well, and I hope these few lines may find you all enjoying the same blessing. Now, mother, you may thiuk straugo that I have one cheerful thought, placed nnder , circumstances that I am. But I feel move encouragement this day than I ever did in my life before—for my past life has been one of sin and open rebellion against my Creator. And when I loot back and consider liow lenient God has been to me in' sickness and in battle, how ho has spared my life to this time, I can not be tco thankful for the tender mer cies shown me. Aftei I was forwarded to this place, the delegates and ministers of the Christian Commission visited our place of confinement, and thank God, through their faithful ministry and circu lation of the blessed volume and tracts, I was brought to see my sinful condition, and I implored God's forgiveness and mcrey. . ! " I thank my God for such an .institu tion. May it ever prosper, and may God bless tho faithful laborers concerned in it; and may more be brought to see tho An and folly of their ways in tho, same manner. 1 was converted. At first, I rejected the test, and was determined to resist anything good ; but one day I pick ed up a small tract entitled " Too Lite." ft suited my ease. I soon procured a Testament, with many papers and tracts. I soon turned my thoughts to heavenly and divine things, and earnestly sought (rod's forgiveness. 1 can truly say 1, love Jesus and all things pertaining to good. Things T once hated 1 now love. When first the faithful ministers came around, I used to say, as many others did, • They come to preach, * 1 escape the service.' Hut I thank GBd I am led to see and feel different towards them now. 1 love to sec the ui come, for it cheers my sad hours, ail that is not all: they always bring some good reading matter, which 1 am sure to share; and instead of getting down in the corner to play cards as soon as tho minister's back is turned, I now peruso tho sacred volume distributed anions; us. "Oh! mother, encourage the Christian Commission with all your might, anfl tell my brother and sistors they cannot do too much for tho Commission. When lam placed so that I can, I will aid it all 1 can, for 1 know tho good of it. Mother, 1 trust your prayers have been heard and answered for your unworthy son. I still invoke an interest in your prayers. By the help of God, I wiil lead a different life, devoted to the cause of my blessed Savior, whom I have so disdainfully treated. Gh, that all would do as 1 have now done, or be le led to see as I have seen. " My lore and best regards to all in quiring friends. " From your absent son, '•THUS. R. CARSKADDEN." This man was induced to desert by a Copperhead, during tho riot at New ork, who paid his fare after getting him drunk, ko. The delegates of the Christian Com mission arc men who go out from princi ples of piety and patriotism. No object of money to draw out tho worthless class of ministers, therefore the Commission is a decided success and stands very high in the estimation of' both officers and men. Besides, there is not more than half the ratio required to pay transportation, ex penses, &c., that is required in the Sani tary Commission. Will wo not sustain this Commission more heartily than we have done, by our contributions, our pas tors (allowing them togo and labor.) aud our earnest prayers ? IJOOKOUT MOUNTAIN Is a grand sight. Starting from the rail road at its base', and in close proximity to the Tennessee river, it makes a circuit of some ten to fifteen miles, when it ends in what is called Missionary Ridge, again touching the Icimesseeriver, aud making a complete horse-shoe, aud inside of this horse-shoo is Chattanooga; and we were utterly astonished that an army could oc cupy this place while the enemy occupied the range, of mountains, and escape cap ture. An overruling Providence is our only explanation. mzz.uui's ROOST Is a most impregnable position. Wecan not conceive of anything more defensible than this famous place, from which tho rebels were driven by Sherman and his army. We remarked npon seeing it from the railroad, that Johnston's anny was no match for Sherman's. And ou being asked how wo knew that fact, re marked that no army thus situated would suffer themselves to be flaukod if their force was adequate to meet the 100. Later developments have established the truth fulness of our belief, beyond the shadow of a doubt. KiNORANCK OF THE NATIVES. This is visible in every department of society. But wo need not write of this; it has been faithfully aud properly por trayed by correspondents of the Now York Tribune , to all of which that we have read, after seeing for ourselves, wo can heartily say amen. The simple cause of '' kflNlia tv V "Let us have Faith that Right makes Might: and fh that Faith let us, to the end,dare to do our dfit|as we understand it"— A Lincoln BUTLER, BUTLER COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, ; OCTOBER 5, 1864. this deplorable ignorance is in tho fact that common or free schools arc unknown; and the reason they arc not known is because the rich slaveholder frowns upon thetu; and the reason hq frowns upon them is because they dangerous to the instltationofslavery. And as the common and poor whites can not have schools without the approbation of the aristocracy, therefore the masses of tho people grow up in the most abject ig norance, not knowing one letter or figure from another, but well trained in all the social vices attendant upon such a state of society. These things our i i/ex have. seen ami our ears have heard, and from the households of these ignorant creatures the rebel armies have been gathered. Now is it not quite evident that the slavery of the South stops not with tho colored race, but actually spreads its withering pall ovea a largo majority of the Southern whites, and brings many of them down far below the level of blie negro, and in fact are used only to elect their lords to office, and to raise insurrection against the Government, as in the present in siance. Just as the horse obeys his mas ter, so do these poor whites obey their masters, and lords of the land. But it may be asked, arc there 110 intelligent men or women in Georgia. Verily, yes — a favored few. The rich planter sends his son or daughter North among the de tested Yankees, or to some high school, where they receive a liberal education. But the poor man cannot do this; there fore ho must submit to the interests of slavery, soul and body, and just believe what the slaveholder tells him, for that is his only source ~of information. And as tho very fountain of light, the Word of eteriud truth , is prostituted and perverted by them to sustain the institution of slavery, what chance has the white or black for the salvation of his soul or the enlightenment of his mind? No wonder that gross darkness covers the people. No wonder that God is wiping out the base institution of slavery and doing it at our expense, for it is '• the sum of all vil lainies" and the cloak of all crimes. **An«l cmtv Ood Npwd the d»y When It will be wjwlhhl away." K. WoODBUFF. The Army for Lincoln. Our neighbor of tho llerahl, would fain have us believe, that Little Mae was going to run a large vote in tho army, and after searching for some time, hit 011 two names that ho ventured to announce, for McClellap. We have since learned from what we believe good authority, that in this, as in almost everything he advances, he is disappointed. Had wo room, we could tire our read ers with letters from the army, urging the electionof Lincoln. Theydon'tsayumeh against McClellan, but hate his Copper head associates; and on that account, if no other, will not support him. For tho purpose of showing the sentiment of the soldiers, we will give extracts of a few of the many letters in our possession, all bearing on the same subject. The fol lowing was written at Chattanooga, bgr a former citizen of Donegal township, and is written to his father, lie says : " 'filings look pretty prosperous at the front, and we have all appearances of a speedy termination of the war, if tho in- ferual Copperheads of the North are kept down. But now, when Southern rebels arc beaten and discouraged; and every thing looking bright on our side, we hear the voice of distention in the North, and of course, if it is not stopped, the rebels will pick up new courage. I say d—n tho cowardly sneaking Copperheads and Peace men of the North. The rebels say they cannot unite with the pcaco men of the North, but will kindly receive their assistance iu breaking up Mr. Lincoln's war policy, and establishing the confeder acy ! But a single chance remains for them, (the Rebels) and that is the result of the next Presidential election. If a 1 )cmocrat is elected tlioy feel sure of ne gotiations, and the recognition of their confederacy. In the re-election of Mr. Lincoln, they see only subjugation and annihilation, for the war must then con tinue ; and continuance is their failure. They cannot continue the war, and will not attempt it. As soon as Lincoln is re elected, Southern hope dies! and the Un ion will again bo restored, mere firmly than ever —sementcd by the blood of her gallant heroes, it can never be brpken.— Now, what I have to say to you is, be true to the old flag; stand firm. Let no peace doctrine turn you. I saw the returns of tlie election on the Amendment to the Constitution, extend ing the right of suffrage to soldiers. I uotieed how Douogal, Clearfield and Sum-, rnit went. Donegal for soldiers voting, 19 vot«~. against " " 109! Now I know how many men I lidvegot ,i}i Douegtil! The"man that says I shall not vote, is a cowardly uieau Uop^othuad. I will remember all such, and while I live, trent, them as 111 y open enemies, and it not me alone who feels thus—it is the universal sentiment of the army. Many of these cowards will soon be called to judgment for this cewteniptable ae+. But to those who stood by us, we return our thanks, and if over they should stand in need of friends, they can count us in.— Thank God, there were enough of Loyal, true-hearted men in Pennsylvania to give us a vote ! and we will now elect honest old Abraham to the Presidential chair— whip tho fighting rebels of the South— go home and cowhide the cowardly sneaks of Copperheads. " Oh, that will be joyful," JESSE S. TIIOUNUURO. The following will explain itself: " M ESSBS. EDITORS :—You will confer a favor by publishing tho following letter from my father, in your valuable paper. I am sorry that I should get such a letter from my Father; but I think it right to let the people know tho kind of encour agement we get from our Copperhead friends at home. 1 also send you a copy of my answer to let you know what we think of such sentiments." The letter is dated Aug. 29, ISM—was written a short distance from here—wo can only give ex tracts. " I want you to let me know how you like the war ? aud what you are fighting for ? if you are fighting to free the nig ger, God help the men that are in tlie army. When this war commenced, 1 thought it was to restore this.once glori our Union. But alas! it turned out to be to free the nigger! and kill off all the white men ! for the Abolitionists say that Hie nigger is as good as a white man. — If you can make tho nigger your equal, then fight to get them free ! But I can not see that the nigger is as good as the white man, for God has put that mark on them to show that they are not the white man's equal. Look at all of Old Abe's work since he has been President. It has been a continual slaughter of white men to free the nigger! Nojv vote for Old Abe this fall, and you will have war enough! but I hope you have got the wool off your eyes. Now come out and vote the Democratic ticket, and save the country from the curse that hangs over us. We had good times when the Demo crats had the reigns of Government, and would have the same good times again.— Now vote for the Democratic candidate for President this fall, and let the world see that you arc not in favor of the nigger." To this bis son replies, Sept. 17th, 'O4, as follows : " DEAR FATHER : It is with pleasure I embrace the present opportunity of an swering your letter of the 29th Aug. I was glad to hear that you were all well, but 1 was both sorry and astonished to see tho .position that you have taken in tho political affairs of this great nation, !in its time of peril. In thefirstplaeeyouwant cd to know how I liked the service '! and what I was fighting for? I thank God that lam able to be bore; where I hope to remain t ill tho last rebel has boon com pelled to lay down his arms and acknowl edged his allegiance to this Government. I believe lam fighting for the restoration of the Union 1 and for the overthrow of a hell-born rebellion that has never had an equal on earth for lioinousncss. It is no time now to stop to enquire whether tlio negro is our equal or not; or who oauscd the war. If tho negro is made freo by the operations of war, the South, who caused the war, has done it. I heartily endorse tho emancipation proclamation, and am deeidedly in favor of confiscating all rebel property—wheth er iu slaves or anything else. Just so far as God has made the negro our equal, he will bo so, and no farther ! But this is not the question now to be de cided ! it is whether we are going to main tain this Government or let it go under. I am willing to see peace as any one eke; but am unwilling to concede one iota to tho enemies Of this Government. I would rather leave my bones to bleach ou south ern soil, than to cowardly knuckle down to .feffcison Davis and his motley crew of traitors. You ask me to come out like a man, and support the so-called Democratic tick et ! When I got to be a Southern sym pathizer, and want to aid the rkbel oause, I will do sa! but honorable means taken to quell this Hell ish and most uncalled for rebellion. I do believe that the Copperheads of the North are doing as much harm to our cause as if they wero in arms with their "southern brethren" against us! I be lieve their position would then be more manly and honorable! I would ask you to look at the bloody plains of mauassesl the saturated fields of Antietam aud G#t tvsburg! the liry of Fredericks burg and Chancollotsville! the gory hills and swamps from the Wilderness to Pe tersburg ! The blood washed mountains and valleys of the west, where the bones of many of our noblest braves avc now bleuching beneath a southern sky. and say whether you can think of a compromise with such traitorf ? Xo. everydeath this rebellion has cost us, should make its doom the more certain. I for one am willing to add my life to the many that have been sacrificed, before we give up. From the New York Tost, Monday, 2^, Trade and Prices- The fall in the premium on gold is hav ing its legitimate effect on the prices of all descriptions' of foreign dry goods; and the disposition to sell is the feature of the general market. The auctioneers are just now doing a business greater than has been recently known, if their announcements are to be considered as evidence; but the truth is that while tho holders of the goods are anxious to sell, and are endeavoring to realize by taking the highest bids iu the open market, their offerings are not dis posed of in great quantities ; a majority of the trade, it appears, believing that by waiting they will be able to makestillbet ter bargains. During the latter part of last week comparatively few goods changed hands in this city; on Saturday there was scnrOe ly any trade, 011 Monday tho market was little better; and to-day tho auctioneers are monopolizing about all the business. At two or three of tho several auctions in the various departments of tlje dry goods trade to-day,the attendance of buy ers and speculators is large; at others there are only a few persons; but it is ob served that the bidding is nowhere spir ited ; though some goods arc freely taken at reduced rates—in a few cases thirty three to 40 per cent, less than the regu lar prices of tbrcee weeks ago.. It is also a noticeable faet that the auc tioneers almost without exception, are ex tensively " passing" goods in their cata logues—in some eases amounting to a large portion of the entire offerings. This indicates not only that the prices obtain ed are not equal to what had been expec ted, but that the owners of the goods are not yet ready to concede a reduction rang ing all the way from twenty to fifty per cent. The largest mercantile firms in the city are " marking down" their goods—a pro cess which has been going forward for the past week or ten days. Some of the men of best judgment in this trade fore saw what was to take place, and made their arrangements for tho permanent change of rates they believe the present to be. The reductions vary materially. On some goods they do not exceed ten to fif teen per cent; on others thirty or more, while the average is between twenty and twenty-five per cent. Sheetings hav® fal len about fifteen cents a yard, and prints which werMJorth nearly half a dollar a yard, tgjj cents. Wooden cloths arc cheaper—as much as three dollars a yard on the best impor ted beaver overcoat—which now costs ten to twelve dollars a yard. Other imported cloths have been reduced in the same ra tio—on new goods in exact proportion to tho fall iu the prices of gold. The reduction in tho rates for domes tic goods is not so largo. These goods did not rise as much as fabrics of foreign man ufacture, and through their nominal value has been enhanced in some cases a hun dred per cent. The quality of the goods has improved, owing to the protection our manufacturers have received from the high rates of exchange and the customs duties. The stock of goods in market is not so large as would naturally be supposed from tho figures given from week to week of tho value of importations. Largequatiti ties of tho goods remain in bend; others arc rcshipped at a loss to the importer, aud tho quantity on sale is about equal to the average at this season before tho war. While values may fall still lower, well in formed merchants believe that such a state of things would be attended with an early reaction. The reduction in tho prices of foreign goods will, it is quite probable, continue. It is evident that tho "panic" in tho trade is lessening; merchants are prepar ing for the decrease in rates which has already taken place, aud way yet come. It appears likely that the chief suffer ers will not be the regular dealers, but men who have invested means for the purpose of speculation. The goods now offered forsale by many of our standard houses were bought at rates not equal to the have ruled; and the losses in the trade will therefore be less than the extent of tho reduction in the price of gold. The asking rates of many dealers liave not been materially changed ; but they must very soon eome to the new rates, or cease to do business. From the Post of Tuesday afternoon : The wholesale market is without mate rial change Irom yesterday's prices. Quo tations are irregular, and there are few purchasers at the greatly reduced rates. Buyers aro waiting for a further decline, and the sales which aro made for immedi ate use. A\ e give a few quotations, showing the decline within three weeks : Sort. SIU St'lit. 27th. Coffoo Hi,. 4S>e>loU i7 „ 11 Cotton, Winning* $1 fcK " jl-ji Flour, (mi. briUKls....*U 0nn.13 M *lO 10 Hour, Sr. Louis ex £ll oo,, ( uj oo fin mniu on l*rk.liowi»«M ttt VMU 00 *3s WV'iiMt (111 Mhfrkujr, wi stM-h $1 SO ?1 Ti The fall in cotton, it will be observed, is OS cents a pound since the Stli inst. TUB DECLINE. Coal carts driven through the streets of Brooklyn yesterday bore signs chalked upon their sides, apprising the public that the price of coal had been reduced ?1 a ton. Tho retail dry goods houses yesterday " marked dowu" their goods from twenty tri thirty pf>r cent. The wholesale houses telegraphed to their traveling agents to sell at lower rates. Flour fell fifty cents and one dollar a barrel. Pork tumbled two dollars a barrel. These items show which way the wind blows. Tho Late Cattle Raid. IN FHDNT OF PJEIBBSHUUG, VA , Tuesday Mortting ; Sept. 20 1864. All is comparatively (juiet hero since tlio great Rebel cattle raid. This affair will give rise to another Court of Inquiry. It has been hinted that there was deliber ate bargain and sale in thin extraordinary matter, but I do not believe that anything more tliau gross culpable carolcSsuess, on the part of those having principal charge of the cattle, and of the cavalry picket regiments, will be developed. The num ber of cattle lost is officially stated at 2,- I*o. Probably at least 2,000 head were gotten away safely by the enemy. Our pursuing force, as I have said, was met by a largely superior reserve force of the raiders strongly posted with six pieces of artillery ou thp baujes of the Notta way, after the cattle had becu forded across, and were driven back. On the morning ofthe raid, Capt. Gregg (brother of the General) of the 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry, was taken prisoner while endeavoring to rally hia men to the rescue of the cattle. At the same time, Corporal John C. Beck of the 13th was killed, and Albert 13. Ivinyon and Win. Griffith of the same regiment, wounded, the former probably mortally, in the neck, Sergeant Houseman was also slightly wounded. Among the prisoners taken from the regiment were John Wountz, Win. Shorts and Win. and John Sago. The body of the votran. Col. J. 15. Howell, of the 86th Pennsylvania Ifegi ment, who was killed at the headquarters of the 10th Corps the latter part of last week, by being thrown from his horse and his horse falling oil him, was yesterday sent north. He had been severely woun ded in several battles during the war, and at the time of his death had juatbeen promoted to Brigadier General, lie was one of the bravest officers in the service, and has left a vacancy that it will be hard to fill. It may be some little comfort to his friends to know that he was kindly cared for during his last moment# at Gen. Birncy's headquarters, and was buried with military and Masonio honors, not a few tears of fellow-heroes beingslied over his temporary grave. Wednesday Morning, Sept. 21,1861. A grand salute was fired . along the lines at daylight this morning, in honor of Sheridan's great victory over Early. The Rebels took a part in it. No casualties on our side. Extensive army movements arc on foot here this morning, which it would per haps bo premature to speak of in detail, but which yon will hear fromsodn. ILJ.IN'OIE.V. fifaT In referanee to the coming Presi dential .contest in this country, the Lon don Times remarks: " There will be hut one wish among European nations—that a President will be elected unpledged to a war policy." Is it not a little insig nificant that the Chicago Convention and the monarchists of Europe should be in suoh perfect harmony on the subject of the'kind of President they mutually want for us? PITTSBURG, Sunday. Sept. 25,1864. A salute of one hundred guns will be fired by the Ist New York Battery, in Allegheny, at sundown to-morrow, in hon or of Sheridan's last victory. |SSf* Prentiee says there is no braver oul on earth than the soul of our Foote.' t ! X tut** NUMBER 42 Rsbel News. From the Richmond Ku<iuirt*r, Sept. 22. The telegram from (Jen Lee brings tho unwejeprae intelligence yf a reverse to our arms in tho Valley. General Early lms retired froilt Winchester to Fisher's Hill, near Strnsburg. The varying for tunes of the war 111 the Valley have so repeatedly witnessed the falling back anil subsequently the advance of our army that this intelligence has not come unex pectedly. At one time tho enemy were almost in Lynchburg; in a few weeks the shells from our guns were exploding with in Washington City. It has not been long since General Early advanced from this very Fisher's Hill and drove the en emy into Harper's Ferry. His present position is reyurded as tmpreynable, und from it hen ill, indue lime, again advance upon the vote rtjfiirintj ettemj/. The death of Mafor General Robert E. ltodes will be severely felt by the army of Northern \ irginia, which sustains, by his death, tho loss ol' onoxif its best officers. His promotion was rapid, for ho early evinced those great qualities which won the eonlidence of his men and the admi ration of his country. General Rode# was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, and graduated in the class of IHIB at tho Virginia Military Institute, and, after a few years of profossionship at that Insti tution, he removed to Alabama, where ho married Mis.* Woodruff, of Tuscaloosa. General Rodes came out in 1801, as Cap tain *of tile " Mobile Cadets," arid upon the organization of the Fifth Alabama regiment, lie was appointed its colonel. His best eulogy is the faithful record of his services. Promoted soon alter tho first battle of Manassas to Btigndibr Gen eral, ho followed the fortunes of the army of Northern Virginia through the Winter of I ><ol ; the siege of Vorktown; woun ded in tho arm at the battle of Seven I'ines: throughout the seven days' bat tles around Richmond; upon the Mary land campaign; wounded at Sharpsburg; present at Fredericksburg; at Chaneol lorsvillc, where he was made Major-Gen eral jjtlirough the Pennsylvania campaign! from Mine Run to Gaines' Mill; witlt Early in the defense of Lynchburg : again into Maryland and with the valley army throughout its marches and battles, until ho has fallen at Winchester, in tho service' to which he devoted himself, in the faith ful discharge of duly, and in the enjoy incut of the grate fill admiration of his countrymen Ho leaves a widow and child, to whom no earthly honors can bring any consolation, but to whom the tender sympathies of all will be freely given. Brig.-Gen. A. C. Godwin is also men tioned by Gen. Leo as among the killed. Gen. Godwin was formerly Provost Mar shal of Richmond, and was susenuently promoted Colonel of a North Carolina regiment. It has been but a few days since the papers mentioned his appoint ment to tho Brigadier Generalship. Gen. Godwin was from Portsmouth, Virginia, and was a most gallant offioer. No other casualties tire mentioned, but our loss is reported very severe. The iall of Atlanta had already cast a gloom over the community, and this reverse will very much increase it, we fear. It should not do so. The fortunes of war aro always uncertain, and reverses are, of course, very saddening; but it is unbecoming our people nut to shake off their long faces and bring themselves to calmly and reso lutely consider their situation. The ar my is always in fine spirits, and, though defeated to-day, to-morrow it will retrievo the loss, and laugli at the sad and gloomy people who. far from danger, are yet moro apprehensive than those who bear its brunt. Desperate efforts on the part of the en emy are to be looked for. The Presiden tial election compels Lincoln to be stirring and striking. He can only save his elec tion by success this Fall; anil, as there is no chance for peace between him and M'- Clollan, we do not see that anything should be risked by us in a battle which cannot be decisive in its character Partialsuc tesses like this in the valley may elcet Lincoln —we hope that they will—but they tend very little to any final result. They serve the purposeof Lincoln—tode feat McClellan; but they contribute noth ing toward our subjugation. Bui these reverses show that our peo ple must conic forth and goto the front; more arc there wanted, and more must be had. The long list of Govcrnmcntde tails must be shortened ; the Nitre and Mining Bureau, the Commissary and Quartermaster Departments, must dis gorge. The contractors must be lessen ed ;'the exempts reviewed, and the army increased. But more than this, when men are sent to the army they must not be allowed to desert and straggle off. Dis cipline must be improved, and as much done by officers of the line as is expected from the Bureau of Conscription. To stop to mourn over reverses is great folly; thoy should but nerve the people, as they da the army, to meet disaster with the full Confidence in the-overruling Providence, who seiidli victory oi defeat as to Him" seems best Mi If XM M ■ ilihm . tWI